Edgy Reviews From That Podcast Show: Dan Carlin’s Hard Core History, Brains Matter, Business Week: The Welch Way
Edgy Reviews From That Podcast Show: Dan Carlin's Hard Core History, Brains Matter, Business Week: The Welch Way [20:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDan Carlin’s Hard Core History
Category: History
Dan Carlin shares history with listeners in his storyteller, narrative style. The intro to this show is fantastic! Throughout his many episodes, Dan has covered history from the Bronze Age through World War II. He is very descriptive, and the word “passionate” does not even begin to describe his delivery. In fact, he is quite over-dramatic. Dan’s expressional tone and style would be great at story-telling time around a camp fire. His delivery style is similar to that of a small church preacher. The use of background and vocal effects is helpful by bringing the information alive. These are often played at such a low volume, however, that they sound more like background noise. Dan Carlin’s passion is admirable. However, the length of the podcasts are too long, and this became a distraction for us.
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Category: Science and Medicine
This show is hosted by the self-proclaimed “Just an Ordinary Guy” or OG. “Science, curiosities, and general knowledge” are the focus of this podcast. Brains Matter mixes-up the shows with “Brain Teasers” along with guest interviews. Most of those interviewed are well spoken and pleasant to listen to. Unfortunately, Brains Matter goes down hill from there. The theme music for the show is used often during the podcast; this gets annoying very quickly. An odd feature that was hard to overlook was the placement of a listener comments section right in the middle of interviews. This seemed very out-of-place and awkward. Brains Matter is plagued by background noise full of hisses and hums. The unruly sounds are similar to high-spinning computer fans. If Brains Matter can make use of a room with less ambient noise and keep the computer from becoming so taxed, sound quality will greatly improve. This will increase the professionalism of the podcast. Despite hard work from the host, Brains Matters is not a memorable show.
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Category: Management and Marketing
Jack and Suzy Welch use this podcast to offer weekly advice that would normally cost corporations a lot of money. Unfamiliar with the history of Jack Welch? Jack was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure, GE increased its market capitalization by over US$400 billion. Jack and Suzy Welch are given high marks for being authorities on the subject they discuss. During the podcast, Jack and Suzy field questions from listeners and banter commentary off one another about issues facing the business market. The duo tackle topics such as corruption and misconceptions currently affecting the corporate world. These two recognize the importance of the average employee and encourage management to value these people. Jack and Suzy usually finish the podcast with a general lesson or thought to ponder. With all of this said, the sound production of The Welch Way is surprisingly poor. Jack and Suzy sound as if they are conversing through a recorded telephone connection. The production “flubs” keep us from understanding complete statements from Jack because his voice sounds garbled.
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