The only substantive use I see for podcasts lies in radio-type programs. Most demand these days is for video, not audio, and while podcasts are useful for recording and dispersing interviews, sermons, and radio programs, they pale in popularity to Youtube and music-sharing applications.
For library employees, podcasts can disperse information, like any other medium. For patrons, they do the same, but they will need to have a computer with sound and a pair of headphones if they want to listen in the library.
Personally, I hardly ever use podcasts except to listen to the rare interview or radio report that I'm interested in. I'd like to try some more, however, and podcast databases like the ones in Discover 2.0 will help me do that.
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