In terms of usefulness for the teacher, ESL Pod serves the most like an instructional tool. It does not look as "authentic" as the other two podcasts reviewed here but would be the most useful. The teacher can organize their instruction by units, daily English, Cultural English, or particular topic (food, travel, etc.) There are also a myriad of options with at least 1000 podcasts to choose from which is helpful for the teacher to specifically choose what they need. With each podcast there is a transcript, vocabulary, cultural note, idiom explanation, and comprehension questions. The downside to all of this amazing content is that the teacher would need to subscribe and pay a fee. Another downside is this podcast does sound very "school-like" and less authentic.
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