01-04-2019, 09:15 AM
I like podcasts, although I feel we have hit peak-podcast. Is there anything that isn't sponsored by Squarespace? Some of them have got far too bloated, both in the sense that maybe they had a natural run to cover a topic and and now spreading it really thin, or podcasts that used to be 20 mins and ended up 2hrs 30mins.
It has turned in on itself. I'm seeing more podcasts about podcasts. Podcasters are interviewing other podcasters. That kind of thing...
I appeared as a guest on a podcast about five years ago. After that I explored doing one for internal use at my employer. If I give a talk in person it has to be a very tightly defined amount of time. A 50 minute talk really does mean 50 mins, not 53, or 47mins. What I like about podcasts for internal use is they can be whatever length they need to be (e.g. 15 mins). It meant spending an obscene amount of money on equipment, but then we save the cost of a 300 seat room
That said I think RadioLab is VERY well produced with incredibly diverse topics. This Week in Tech (TWIT) is a big one, although it has got rather up itself. Very NSFW, but absolutely hilarious, is "My Dad Wrote a Porno" about someone whose father self-published a really awful erotic novel. Each episode they read a chapter who their friends who pick it apart. Don't download this one if the title or content is likely to offend - definitely adults only.
It has turned in on itself. I'm seeing more podcasts about podcasts. Podcasters are interviewing other podcasters. That kind of thing...
I appeared as a guest on a podcast about five years ago. After that I explored doing one for internal use at my employer. If I give a talk in person it has to be a very tightly defined amount of time. A 50 minute talk really does mean 50 mins, not 53, or 47mins. What I like about podcasts for internal use is they can be whatever length they need to be (e.g. 15 mins). It meant spending an obscene amount of money on equipment, but then we save the cost of a 300 seat room
That said I think RadioLab is VERY well produced with incredibly diverse topics. This Week in Tech (TWIT) is a big one, although it has got rather up itself. Very NSFW, but absolutely hilarious, is "My Dad Wrote a Porno" about someone whose father self-published a really awful erotic novel. Each episode they read a chapter who their friends who pick it apart. Don't download this one if the title or content is likely to offend - definitely adults only.