Aha Radio features a constantly evolving selection of stations. We will frequently add new podcasts, twitter lists, and Aha stations to the lineup.

We are planning to have the announce the releases the day they become available, however this time the NCAA station was released separately, and the other podcasts went up earlier this week.

Adding:

Aha Stations

• NCAA March Madness (3/18) – A custom mix of handpicked, tournament themed, podcast episodes, with an open forum for users to discuss the tournament.

Podcasts

• NHK: English – World Radio Japan’s English language newscast.
• NPR: Hourly – Five minutes of NPR news, updated hourly.

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Now that you have all this great Aha Radio content playing on  your iPhone you probably want to know the best way to get it playing through your existing car stereo.  Depending on how old your car and/or car stereo is there can be a lot of things to consider.  Here are the most common options:

• Cassette adapter – these first became popular with portable CD players and got even bigger when the iPod took off.  It may seem that these are almost extinct, but odds are that if your car stereo has a tapedeck this is probably going to be the easiest and most affordable option.  If, like me, you hate the wire hanging out of your tape slot, move on to option two.

• FM Transmitter – once cars started shifting the default to CD (instead of cassette) the easiest option for most was a device that transmits your portable device audio through an unused FM frequency, and then you simply tune your car stereo to that same frequency.  Depending on the available frequencies in your area, and where your car antenna is located, the results can be mixed, but the look is often the cleanest option.  Some of them even charge your device in the process.

• Auxiliary Input (basic) – there are two types of AUX options, but I’ll start with the one that’s been around longer.  First available almost exclusively in after-market stereos, these options are now popping up more and more in factory stereos too.  Either with an adapter that plugs into the back of your head unit, or in many cases a simple headphone jack somewhere on the front of the stereo (or even on the dash), just plug a 3.5mm dual male stereo cable into your headphone jack and the AUX jack, and you are connected.  Audio quality is great, but you won’t be able to control the device with your stereo controls.

• Auxiliary Input (USB) – the latest and greatest of the bunch, but not without it’s pitfalls.  Your stereo has full iPod integration and connects to your iPhone via USB/iPod cable.  You’ll typically be able to manage the iPod function directly on your stereo and may even get details about what is playing.  If you are using an iPhone app that produces audio (like Aha Radio) the iPod function will automatically mute when needed.  You may still have your iPod details display on your stereo, but the audio will be all Aha Radio.  Depending on the car stereo you may or may not be able to make iPod choices directly on the device.

You should be able to combine a bluetooth headset with any of these options, but keep in mind that the bluetooth only works for the phone…not for recording or listing to Aha Radio content.

Ryan

Aha Radio features a constantly evolving selection of stations.  We will frequently add new podcasts, twitter lists, and Aha stations to the lineup.  These announcements will typically occur on the day the changes become available, however in this case there are some podcasts that were added last week.

Adding:

Twitter Stations

• SXSW: Official Updates – Tweets from SXSW organizers
• SXSW: Interactive Speakers – Get updates from many of the Interactive Speakers
• SXSW: Film Tweets – Get news about the films at the event
• SXSW: Director Tweets – Hear from the film directors while they’re there
• SXSW: Band Tweets – Get the scoop on the SXSW music happenings
• SXSW: Buzz from Attendees – Tweets from tech influencers at the event

Podcasts

• 60 Minutes – Listen to the weekly TV show in its entirety.
• NOVA: scienceNow – Irreverent stories from the world of science.
• NPR: Marketplace – The money show for the rest of us.
• NPR: On Science – The NPR Science desk brings the science news.
• NPR: Science Friday – Weekly science news with Ira Flatow.
• Scientific American – Weekly science & tech news with Steve Mirsky.

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