This Variety Article on August 21, 2005 discusses the podcast drama for "My Heart Split in Two", which releases a 10-minute podcast segment every week in addition to the live theatrical performance.  Brenda Withers notes that podcasting provides the advantage of a time shift so viewers are not forced to listen at specific times.

Scott Sigler released his novel Earthcore (as well as his new podcast novel Ancestor) as a podcast before releasing the print version of the novel.  The fifty-five chapters are available for download on the site, as well as information about other podcast novelists.  New chapters started to become available in March of 2005 and continued until August.

This article traces the relatively short history of podcasting as well as exploring the potential as it is becoming compatible with some phones.  Advertisers are now sponsoring shows similar to the way radio used to work.  Since the format requires stripping the podcasts of all dated material, it becomes ideal for talk shows and radio dramas.

The podcast network is a resource for people engaged in podcasting, a technology briefly explained on the website that involves users of Apple's iPods downloading periodic shows for later viewing.  Included on the network are two New Zealand radio serials released under a Creative Commons license, Claybourne and Ashleys World (verification found at the blog http://blogs.oldradio.net/archives/2005/01/10/ashleys-worlds-a-radio-serial/).