It's a rare treat when you find a podcast that is hosted by experts who come across as engaging,  knowledgeable and entertaining while managing to not sound arrogant. This Week in Photography (TWiP) is exactly that type of podcast.

Hosted by Alex Lindsay and Scott Bourne, TWiP manages to hit each and every week on topics of interest to beginning and intermediate photographers with a well-structured yet jovial roundtable style. Regulars on the show include Fred Johnson from Adobe and Ron Brinkmann, author of The Art and Science of Digital Compositing. The four of these personalities combined do a fantastic job of delivering current photography-related news, demystifying complex topics and generally engaging in discussions that raise the photography intelligence quotient (PiQ - a term I'm claiming rights to right here, right now) of their audience with each and every episode.

TWiP also goes beyond your typical audio-only podcast to include screencasts and innovative use of the Apple AAC format for podcasting to include reference images for those equipped with video-capable iPods.

The TWiP podcast is also backed by an active blog, www.twipphoto.com, a flickr discussion group, a flickr contest group and a flickr critique group. The TWiP crew has managed to create a vibrant and friendly community in just a few short months - showing that there is huge interest in the subject and that they have a podcasting style that is appealing to the masses.

If photography interests you, I highly recommend you start listening to the TWiP weekly podcast and adding their blog to your list of feeds.