Flipswitch: The Bipolar and Depression Connection
Category: Health
Hosted by Chris and Ryan. Flipswitch is associated with the site www.depressedteens.com which provides information on mood disorders for teens. There is a great value in the message that Chris and Ryan, Flipswitch’s hosts, are attempting to get across. While some terminology used in the show is defined, the hosts failed to adequately describe what would be happening in the episodes and why. The hosts also fail to give their full names and credentials, if any, in the area of mental health therapy. Given the sensitivity of the subject and the fact that individual’s health is involved, it is extremely important that these hosts are qualified to discuss this material. We fear that the way Flipswitch presents such delicate topics as Psycho dynamic therapy could be harmful. Audio quality is not exceptional but is produced well enough not to take away from the podcast. Oddly, music is played continually throughout all episodes. In one episode in particular, the music was extremely out of place and awkward. Technically, Flipswitch is having a lot of problems with RSS feed which makes it difficult to catch up on past shows. In fact, ee could only find 3 episodes available.
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Category: Comedy
Interrobang Podcast is hosted by Adam Court and Hannah Lewis. Adam and Hannah are the thrill seekers of podcasting and don’t seem to care where the show will lead them. Listeners should be advised that these two let the language fly and bring sexual references up often. The episodes start with a fun intro and quickly delve into the crazy happenings of Hannah and Adam’s lives. Broadcasting from South Wales, the duo launch into rants and fits that make some episodes very funny, while others didn’t quite tickle our funny bone. The hosts play well off one another with Hannah being the wilder of the two. Hannah goes into unpredictable tangents while Adam serves as an anchor of sorts by bringing some form of organization to the podcast. However, the lack of structure and the quick pace of Interrobang can leave listeners feeling as if they are sitting on the curb, suddenly realizing that they have just missed the bus.
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Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American
Category: Science
Hosted by Steve Mirsky, this weekly podcast will quickly catch the attention of listeners curious about the edgy topics in science. Topics vary from the theory of “Dark Matter” to the ethics of climate change and everything in between. Steve has wonderful interviewing skills and goes out of his way to interview fascinating people. Because he interviews people in various locations, sound quality is not always the best due to background noise found in large buildings or gymnasiums. This was distracting on some interviews but was better in others. With this said, Steve does a phenomenal job with what he has to work with. There is also a fun little segment at the end of each episode called “Totally Bogus.” Steve tells of four recent discoveries in science, only three of which are true. Listeners try to guess which is false. Science Talk did a great job of bringing out our curiosity and left us wanting more.
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