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Category: Society and Culture
Ethan Anderson is the host of This Week in Interesting. Ethan chooses topics that he feels “most people have either never heard of or have been misusing on a regular basis.” Topics have included the history of Philosophy, Napoleon, speech mistakes, and Socialism. While many topics are interesting, we could not help but feel as though we were being read to during the episode. Most of the content Ethan covers can easily be found on sites such as Wikipedia, though he does give additional sources for more information. The length of the episodes are smartly timed at usually no more than twenty minutes. The audio quality for This Week in Interesting needs improvement, but Ethan makes it known that he is aware of this weakness. Ultimately, this show has taken a leave of absence from the podcasting world before it was even able to really get started. Ethan has joined the Air Force, and we wish him the best. For the time being (and probably through May of 2010), don’t look for new episodes.
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Category: Arts
Double Talk Radio describes itself as a topic based show including current events, news, sports, and entertainment; basically conversations around the water cooler. Double K is the main host of the podcast followed by Violette and the producer Scotty. The episodes to which Daniel listened mostly featured Violette and Scotty with Double K making an appearance in the most recent episode. Double Talk Radio is crippled to begin with due to the horrible audio quality that results from recording live through Talk Shoe. We are coming to the conclusion that Talk Shoe may be a service that is hindering podcasts more than helping. It was not uncommon to listen to Violette fading in and out due to a poor connection. At times there is audience participation, but the show quickly unravels into three people having blanket conversations that are difficult to understand due to audio quality. We would highly recommend that the hosts of Double Talk Radio record separately while still using Talk Shoe as a service. Finally, post production would be a great addition to enhanced the quality and edit the episodes to a more manageable listening length of time as it is usually well over an hour.
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Category: Music
Brandon Lutmer, Chip Copeland, and Patrick Delehanty are the hosts of Sock Monkey Sound which is recorded by Mark Gustafson. Sock Monkey Sound is a musically-based podcast but is strongly rooted in the hosts’ commentary and analysis. Sock Monkey Sound does an admirable job of keeping the dialogue lively while making sure the music is played. Listeners can expect to hear many genres included in each episode and the latest news regarding the independent musical circuit. Hosts are also passionate about the music and arts culture of their hometown, Rockford, Illinois. We highly applaud the release of episodes in the enhanced podcast format that allows listeners to click on links the hosts are discussing when using a computer or other device. Enhanced podcasts can take a great deal more time to produce but usually result in a more interactive style of listening. The hosts occasionally get lost in making fun of band names or talking about the problems in their home city, but this may increase the entertainment value of the show. Sock Monkey Sound will be familiar to listeners who enjoy music-based podcasts, and it is also unique enough to distinguish itself from other shows.
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Category: Kids and Family
Our Webkinz Show is all about Webkinz, stuffed animals that come alive online. Webkinz pets are plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code used to unlock activities in Webkinz World. Our Webkinz Show is a refreshing podcast to which to listen. Hosts include kids Jordon, Spencer, Tyler, and their father, David. It was great to hear a father involved in his children’s lives using podcasting as a type of family project. The show is progressively growing stronger with each episode. The children are well spoken for their ages, and David has put together an impressive and catchy introduction. The young hosts do their own research to bring listeners the latest Webkinz news. Our only suggestions are to release new content on a more consistent basis along with using better microphone techniques so listeners can hear everyone at once. Simply, Our Webkinz Show is a good family podcasts for those who love these little plush pets. David and family do a good job reaching out to Webkinz fans.
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Category: Music
Michael J. is the visionary behind The Great Unknowns Presents. He starts each episode with a short biography of the artist(s) being featured prior to the music portion of the show. Unlike most music podcasts The Great Unknowns Presents will play music from one band per episode thus forgoing the “d.j.” approach. Wisely, Michael limits the songs played to 4 or 5 per episode. Michael J. believes “listeners have a short attention spans.” Jana says she does, and she really liked the 15 minute episode lengths. The podcast features diverse genres, and Michael keeps it simple and free of complexity by just playing the music. It is great to hear a podcast being used to promote independent music artist(s). Perhaps in the future Michael can include a brief interview or two to help musicians become more relatable to the audience.
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Category: Sports and Recreation
Mark Cardenas and Phil Fuehrer are the well matched hosts of CPL Poker Podcasts. The podcast is heavily focused on Minnesota poker and music. CPL is an abbreviation for Cardenas Poker League. General discussions include the many communities one can be a part of to meet fellow poker players along with ways to better experience poker. Mark and Phil feature online sites, home poker leagues, review casinos, and inform listeners about political agendas currently affecting gambling. Listeners will enjoy the strategy discussions on how to vary up poker playing along with applicable tips for bettering one’s performance. CPL Poker Podcasts is deliberate in rotating segments through differing episodes to keep the format as fresh as possible. We particularly liked the science segment that related scientific/mathematic principles to poker playing. The most distracting aspect of the podcast is the poor sound quality. The audio sounds very “muddy” with higher frequencies having been chopped off either by the method of recording or post editing. Higher frequencies are needed to balance the lows and provide a more cheerful perception. Also, the downloading of episodes to several test computers was never reliable. The downloads would start and then suddenly quit. This lack of reliability must immediately be addressed. If listeners can not get the content, they will go to another podcast for it. CPL Poker Podcasts has the content poker enthusiasts will enjoy but desperately needs to improve audio quality to reach the maximum amount of listeners possible.
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