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Sounds From the Yellow Room

Category: Music

Sounds From The Yellow Room is a podcast dedicated to promoting independent music and artists. Host Glenn Pellito acts as a radio DJ offering not only the selection of music but also the background of the artist or band along with contact information. Glenn offers a diverse selection of music from Acoustic, Blues, and Folk to Hip-Hop and R&B. Glenn’s vocals and persona are a nice blend of tonality, and his enthusiasm is nearly tangible. The show moves at a nice, quick pace too. However, as of this writing we had not heard a new episode since May 11, 2009. Sounds From the Yellow Room’s schedule had been somewhat consistent with the release of new episodes every other week. Also, this podcast’s audio file is excessive at one hundred and thirteen megabytes. Glenn needs to work on compressing the audio size without having to sacrifice quality. Daniel was not able to get past the numerous technicalities while Jana was better able to enjoy the music selection.

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Answer Me This

Category: Comedy

Helen and Olly are the main hosts of this unique podcast. The premise of Answer Me This is listeners writing in or calling with questions for Helen and Olly to answer. These questions range from the very trivial and silly to the serious. The host’s substantial talent is immediately noticeable. The hosts are creative in supplying jingles that are catchy and constantly promote the phone number to call, email to write, and web site to visit. It comes as no surprise that Helen and Olly attract a participating audience from all over the world who provide the podcast with many questions. Unfortunately, the chemistry between Helen and Olly and the flow of the show are periodically interrupted by Martin “The Sound Man” who speaks with a heavily reverbed voice. The effect gives Martin a “god-like” sound that distracts from what Helen and Olly are discussing. However, the podcast scores high in entertainment and humor and should be checked out by curious listeners.

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The Improvised Radio Show

Category: Games and Hobbies

Old-timey radio shows are brought into the 21st century with The Improvised Radio Show with Sara Hood, Zach Kaplan and Matthew Reiss. These voice actors perform a story, complete with sound effects, in about 30 minutes. We loved the idea of this show but found a number of technical problems throughout. Most notably, the volume levels desperately need to be leveled. Each story would be easier to follow if characters did not talk over one another and character names were repeated. The more recent episodes are showing signs of improvement. We suggest in order to help listeners become familiar with the actors is to dedicate an episode every four or give episodes to provide a behind the scenes. Also, The Improvised Radio Show needs an introduction that explains the improvised technique to prepare listeners for what they are about to hear. We were surprised to discover the overlook in The Improvised Radio Show not listed in iTunes. If you are a fan of stories and old-timey radio shows, you may want to check this one out. However, until The Improvised Radio Show is better refined we suggest you explore other podcasts.

Rating: Daniel

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