Ruby podcasts?

Question

Can anyone recommend any podcasts on Ruby or that at least cover Ruby from time to time? I have only found rubiverse.com so far.

I'm not interested in Rails, though.

Answer 1

The Rails Envy podcast covers many non-rails ruby things, and is funny and entertaining.

Update: The Rails Envy podcast has been renamed to The Ruby Show, to reflect the fact that it's not just about Rails.

Still very good.

Answer 2

There's a huge pile over at Rubyology - I can't speak for quality yet because I only stumbled over it yesterday. Up to #69, so there's plenty to listen to.

And if you can stand to listen to something with "Rails" in it, I second the Rails Envy podcast recommendation.

But heck, why am I looking at my list? There's a great stackoverflow thread that discusses the topic. I've sampled a few of these and there's plenty that interested me.

It's really worth spreading your net a little wider than just Ruby - on my way home last night I listened to a FLOSS podcast interviewing the SQLite guy (D. Richard Hipp) and this morning I listened to the same guys talking with Ward Cunningham. Hard not to learn something interesting from people like that...

Answer 3

sd.rb : http://podcast.sdruby.com/

Answer 4

Railscasts are very good. They're Rails-specific, but they do give you a feel for how to do things "the ruby way."

I second the Rails Envy podcasts.

Answer 5

If you're interested in Ruby Metaprogramming I strongly recommend Dave Thomas' Pragmatic Screencasts. They cost a small fee, though.

Answer 6

Here is a general overview on YouTube (with a pretty wacky theme, but an earnest vid)

In full disclosure, I am affiliated with these people. I hope it's ok to post.

Answer 7

I'd like to point out that probably more than half of the Ruby on Rails podcasts are not about Rails or Rails-based sites at all. There's a lot to love in there even if you're just interested in Ruby.

I of course agree with everyone mentioning the Rails Envy podcast. Great production quality and fun, too.

Happy listening!

Answer 8

Check confreaks.com, they are videos of lectures given at many (mostly) Ruby conferences so you get a wide range of topics related to Ruby.