public PodcastViewModel() { PodcastGroups = Enumerable.Empty <IGrouping <string, Podcast> >(); PodcastItems = Enumerable.Empty <PodcastItem>(); PodcastSortItems = PodcastRepository.GetPodcastSortItems().Select(item => new SelectListItem { Text = item.Name, Value = item.Value.ToString() }); PodcastFilterItems = PodcastRepository.GetPodcastFilterItems().Select(item => new SelectListItem { Text = item.Name, Value = item.Value.ToString() }); }