RSS readers and podcatchers

[Geoff Shang]

Hi,

I must be one of the last people on Earth to dip my towe in both of these 
particular ponds, but I am finally doing it and would like suggestions of 
software to use for reading RSS feeds and downloading podcasts.  I've found 
Snownews for RSS feeds and plan on looking at it (it sounds like the kind 
of thing I'm looking for).  Have not investigated podcatching at all.

I'm looking for text-mode software, not Gnome.  I run Debian but am happy 
to compile from sources.

Thanks,
Geoff.