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The iPod has not been a gateway to history. That's changing in part because of an 86-year-old man with a story to tell, a professor of criminal justice with a class to teach, and a team of broadcasters with a desire to use podcasting to bridge generations.

KVSC, the radio station at St. Cloud State University, has just finished producing a series of podcasts based on the book, The Unbroken Chain, the story of Henry Oertelt of St. Paul. The idea started with professor Barry Schreiber, who wanted Oertelt's story told, after he heard it during one of Oertelt's public presentations.

Schreiber approached Jo McMullen-Boyer, the station manager of KVSC, and their idea of history by podcast was born.

What are the possibilities for incorporating podcasts into education?

I talked with Oertelt, Schreiber, and McMullen-Boyer.