• Reuters, Tuesday, February 7, 2006 10:16 AM

An unemployed British radio producer has become one of the first podcasting superstars by proclaiming after viewing a reality show in which contestants were asked to eat an animal's penis: "I could eat a knob at night." The soundbyte has become so popular with Internet users it already appears on T-shirts displaying the slogan underneath the balding head of its author, Karl Pilkington. Pilkington said these "immortal" words on The Ricky Gervais Show, a popular British podcast, after first proclaiming he couldn't eat a penis in the morning due to a sensitive stomach. Gervais, the show's host, boasts 2.5 million downloads. Podcasts, of course, are audio shows distributed over the Internet that can be downloaded on MP3 devices. Obviously, they're not censored, which means audio shows feature everything from potty-mouthed sports fans talking about who sucks and who's great to shows like "open source sex" which promises "erotica, sex ed and more." Welcome to the digital age people, it ain't always pretty, but at leaves us completely free to choose what we consume--often for no charge.

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