Yahoo has finally launched its long rumored podcasting application. It appears to be a hybrid between iTunes and Odeo.com. Seems to be better then iTunes, but I still like Odeo better.

Yahoo has done the same thing as iTunes and integrated podcasting into the downloadable Yahoo music player. It looks and feels very much like iTunes, but without the iPod.

Here is the link to the main page: http://podcasts.yahoo.com

Seems to still be a few bugs as my WebTalk Radio artwork appears and then disappears with page loads.

Still no one has really done a really good job with a podcast directory, except for Odeo. I think Odeo has the best of breed podcast directory design. Yet, Yahoo podcast directory is far better then iTunes.

I have also noticed that clicking subscribe inside of the Yahoo podcast directory it loads the subscription and launches iTunes instead of loading into the Yahoo Music Player. Now that is a big bug.

Please vote for WebTalk Radio at Yahoo Podcast.