Sarasota Livin'

Today's story is about another hidden Sarasota "jewel" did you know that one of the top podcasts in the world is recorded here in Sarasota.

Free Talk Live has been going for several years. I listened for a few months and it is a very entaining show - if you can take a couple of young libertarians...

They has a big story in todays SHT

Free Talk Live" was among the first to embrace the technology. Not only does the Internet offer visibility for rising radio shows such as this one, it also allows international audiences to tune in. Already, Bernard said, the show has attracted listeners in countries as far off as China and Australia.

The show is No. 2 on June's Top 10 list at podcastalley.com, a Web site that tracks podcasts. On iTunes' news and politics podcast page, "Free Talk Live" is nestled between such heavy hitters as National Public Radio and CNN.

In March, "Free Talk Live" was rated by the trade magazine Talkers in the top 250 most influential talk shows in the nation.

It's impressive, considering that libertarian duo Bernard, 25, and Edge, 35, have been syndicated only since 2004.

"They talk about things that traditional political shows are afraid to talk (about). They don't have an agenda or even a format, for that matter," said Chris McIntyre, creator of podcastalley.com.

From a small studio near Riverview High School in Sarasota, they produce a live three-hour radio talk show six days a week, a live stream show online, and a podcast, the archives of which are available on their Web site (freetalklive.com) and iTunes for free. In Sarasota, the show can be heard weekdays from 1 to 2 p.m. on WWPR (AM 1490).