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Gateworld Podcast

Category: TV and Film

GateWorld discusses the sci-fi world of Stargate: Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Universe, and the Stargate movies. Darren and David discuss news in the world of Stargate, give episode analysis of the tv shows, and air exclusive interviews with actors and others involved in the Stargate world. They come across as professional and well-spoken hosts with a well-defined show format that makes great use of bumpers and transition music. Even with their in-depth Stargate analysis, they don’t take themselves too seriously, and therefore, make great podcast personalities. The podcast is well produced and offers preferred audio lengths and refreshing consistency. This is a great podcast for anyone interested in the world of Stargate.

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Inside Home Recording

Category: Technology

Inside Home Recording is a veteran in the podcasting world having started in August of 2005. It is a great resource for beginner to intermediate musicians and producers who want to know more about the hardware, software, and editing techniques of home recording. Paul and Derek have been the hosts until it was recently announced that Paul Garay will not be in future recordings until an unspecified time in 2009. These two are credible authorities when it comes to reviewing new equipment and software and when responding to listeners’ questions on technical issues. They are professional and keep the show entertaining as well as informative. We are pleased with the various formats this podcast offers including enhanced AAC, MP3, and video podcasts. Inside Home Recording has excellent sound quality: easily in the top 90%. The only negative we found in this otherwise excellent show is the heavy inconsistency in episode releases. Overall, this show is a great resource for anyone who podcasts or is involved with audio or music production.

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The Movie Bandits

Category: TV and Film

This is a film discussion podcast in which hosts Austin Brown, Ryan Asava, Ryan Stibich, Dan Wallace, and Rich Geyer preview movie trailers, review movies, and discuss a featured movie they all watched over the weekend in more depth and with spoilers. With so many hosts on every episode, listeners may find it difficult to “get to know” the hosts and sometimes even follow the discussion. We did enjoy the inclusion of the “minisodes” released on Wednesdays however. This show features the use of music, bumpers, and audio clips of trailers to keep the show interesting. The drawback to including the audio of trailers, though, is that without the corresponding visual element, listeners may find the clips more annoying than interesting or helpful. Overall, this is a lively and informative film discussion show, which could be made better with some changes in number of hosts and format.

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The Brain Science Podcast with Dr. Ginger Campbell

Category: Science and Medicine

Dr. Ginger Campbell gives in-depth discussions on advancements in neuroscience – the study of the human brain. Dr. Campbell is a well-informed and well-spoken host, but the specific material being delivered in each episode is crucial to whether this show is interesting or monotonous. The Brain Science Podcast is heavily dependent on which guest Dr. Campbell is able to interview. When Campbell serves as the only voice for a specific episode, it can be quite dull because of the monotonous delivery and dryness of the material being covered. Guests are able to balance-out Campbell thus allowing her to demonstrate her ability to interview. This show could also benefit from being shortened and somehow broken into smaller segments with more bumpers, such as the currently used instrumental music, to break up the monotony. The Brain Science Podcast is well-produced and professional and worth a listen to anyone interested in the human mind.

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DVD Weekly Podcast

Category: TV and Film

Don and Jarrod Schockow are two brothers who discuss upcoming DVD releases each week. As brothers, they have excellent chemistry and talk animatedly about their subject within a regular format consisting of upcoming releases, that week’s most wanted DVD, and funny or unusual DVD titles. Each host gets random bursts of energy as if he were receiving shots of caffeine throughout the show. Both cover their topic in great detail, at times running a bit long. They are very opinionated and should be careful about alienating listeners with their opinions. Also, the blowing of fans and children playing are heard numerous times in the background. Overall this is a well-produced show with good sound quality, presentation, and consistency. Some listeners will find it to be very entertaining.

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HYH Radio: The Yvonne Pierre Show

Category: Personal Journals

Host Yvonne Pierre interviews a variety of guests on different topics relevant to personal growth and emotional health. Her goal is to uplift, inspire, and inform. Yvonne shows a clear interest in her topics and her guests and seems to be driven by a desire to help others achieve inspiration and satisfaction in their lives. Yvonne, while passionate in intent, suffers in her delivery. More time spent in post-production to eliminate unnecessary transition words such as “um” and “uh” would greatly improve the presentation. HYH Radio also employs the easy-to-use yet sound quality-compromising Blog Talk Radio. While this causes some problems with audio, it does a fair job of getting the material across. It is evident that Yvonne is trying to find her feet, and we encourage her to keep going.

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Slashdot Review

Category: Tech News

Andy McCaskey leads this Monday through Friday podcast. In about 10 minutes, Slashdot Review summarizes Tech, Business, and Regulatory News. Each episode is comprised of, but not affiliated with, the accumulated daily news from Slashdot, Digg, and Reddit. Andy demonstrates an experienced manner and vocals that sound similar to reporters on National Public Radio (N.P.R.). He discusses a nice variety of tech news and makes it interesting.

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Views from the Longbox

Category: TV and Film

Views from the Longbox is a podcast that discusses comic books. In fact, host Michael Bailey describes himself as a Superman Apologist. Michael is refreshing in that he does not come across as a stereotypical comic book snob; he is very genuine. It is obvious that he puts a lot of time into each episode. Listeners receive views regarding comics including the recent focus on feminism and the advantages and disadvantages of “Cross-Over” comic book stories. Michael periodically does interviews with other enthusiasts too. Views from the Longbox’s sound quality, especially while recording at differing locations, is distracting. We would highly recommend using Skype when possible as opposed to using a portable recorder to better sound quality.

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Best of the Left Podcast

Category: News and Politics

This politically based podcast is relevant especially now with the upcoming presidential elections. As the title of the show suggests, the podcast is a collection of work from those who classify themselves as Liberal. Best of the Left Podcast employs clips from television, movies, speeches, and interviews to make-up much of its content. The clips are often funny and usually about national issues as opposed to specific candidates. We are concerned, however, about the heavy use of copy-written material. We assume (though it is never said) that the materials are used with permission. Listeners looking for a political podcast representing the Democratic party will not be disappointed by this show.

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Delta Air Lines Flight Ops 411

Category: Business

Delta Air Lines Flight Ops 411 is unusual in regards to the podcasts that are usually submitted for review. Host and Delta pilot Robin Maiden uses a portable recorder to interview key people within Delta Air Lines for each episode. The show gives listeners a good peak behind the curtain at the inner workings of this airline. Pilots and others interested in aviation should enjoy the podcast. Much of the value and entertainment found in Delta Air Lines Flight Ops 411 is heavily dependent on the guest being interviewed. These people have included flight trainers, engineers, schedulers, and pilots. We applaud Robin Maiden and Delta Air Lines for producing the podcast.

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Chrissy and Brian Show

Category: Comedy

Chrissy and Brian are very entertaining and skillful with great vocal tone variation. The enjoyment of the podcast is dependent upon the chemistry between Brian and Chrissy, which they most certainly have. Also, these two talk for an extended length of time in each episode and are still able to entertain listeners-no small feat. The show consists mostly of the hosts bantering as they loosely discuss current events and their lives. The Chrissy and Brian Show is remarkably consistent in distributing new episodes. On a more technical note, the podcast could use a smaller file size by decreasing the bit rate and employing mono. A talk-show podcast does not need to be encoded at 128 kps. This only results in a larger audio file making the download time for an episode taxing for those with slower Internet connections.

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End Cast

Category: TV & Film

End Cast is the End of the Internet podcast according to hosts Steve Glass and Anthony Pagliari. The hosts are also the crew of Dead End Films, an independent film company. The “Dead End Films” influence on the show is never fully explained thus leading to some listener confusion. There is some structure to the show. Our favorite segment is Shot-gun news where hosts compete to find the funniest, grossest, most outrageous true news story. The hosts are frequently joined by several other guys with whom they have stayed friends through school, university, and marriage. Our advice though: beware of familiarity. The hosts know each other so well that at times they forget new listeners might not understand their inside jokes.

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