iBlog. iPod. iTim.

Call him the hippest candidate for governor in Virginia history.

Tim Kaine entered the blogosphere months ago. Now, though, bloggers are no longer cutting edge. They are stuck in the black-and-white, typed-letter era that is sooooo 20th century. Why write out a journal when you can record an audio show that everyone can listen to on their iPods.

So Tim Kaine, Democratic candidate for governor, is now officially the author of a Podcast.

A what?

If you don't know what a Podcast is, you're clearly stuck in the C-SPAN age. They are short, downloadable "radio shows" that anyone can record and distribute online. The idea is that owners of iPod music players (and other, less-hip brands) can play them just as they would the latest tune.

Just think, the next time you're on the Metro or jogging on the treadmill, you don't have to listen to the Boss or the Dave Matthews Band. Instead, you can listen to TimTalk, where Kaine talks at length about his transportation plan and continues his criticism of Republican Jerry Kilgore for "ducking" debates.

You can't think of anything more exciting, can you?

Kilgore and independent Russ Potts don't have Podcasts yet.

By Michael Shear |  July 5, 2005; 5:23 PM ET  | Category:  Tim Kaine
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