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Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba - of the Church of the Customer blog and two of my favorite people - have started a podcast.

Their first installment covers citizen marketing, a topic I spoke at length about at the iMedia Summit. I will post that presentation shortly. I have been delayed by my battle with the flu this week.

In related news, Cameron Reilly and Mick Stanic from G'Day World have launched a whole podcasting network. Here's more info via ClickZ.

ClickZ: "Podcasting has its first aggregated network. And it comes complete with the advertising opportunities many interactive marketers have been waiting for.

Created by Australian e-business and marketing strategists Cameron Reilly and Mick Stanic, The Podcast Network, which launched on Valentine's Day, is both a collection of original podcasts and an ad network comprising third-party podcasts from around the world. Its first offerings include The Gadget Show, The Mobiles Show, and G'Day World, which features information on podcasting and commentary from Down Under."

Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.