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This Week in Interesting

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.

Rating: Daniel

Rating: Jana

Double Talk Radio

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.

Rating: Daniel

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Sock Monkey Sound

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.

Rating: Daniel

Rating: Jana

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