Comments on: Podcasts, what have they become? http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/ The journal of Paul M. Watson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta1 hourly 1 By: Emmet http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/comment-page-1/#comment-15152 Emmet Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:25:04 +0000 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/#comment-15152 Totally agree too. I'm all for citizen media and so on, but for some reason I have yet to come across an amateur podcast that does it for me. The fact that I can't "skim read" a random podcast that I come across, the way I might do with a random blog to decide if I might like it, means that I'm not inclined to invest my time checking it out.<br><br>That said, there are a couple of professionally produced "spoken" podcasts that I think are great and listen to when I have time: This American Life, <a href="http://RadioLab.org">RadioLab.org</a> and Slate Magazine's podcasts are worth checking out. Totally agree too. I'm all for citizen media and so on, but for some reason I have yet to come across an amateur podcast that does it for me. The fact that I can't “skim read” a random podcast that I come across, the way I might do with a random blog to decide if I might like it, means that I'm not inclined to invest my time checking it out.

That said, there are a couple of professionally produced “spoken” podcasts that I think are great and listen to when I have time: This American Life, RadioLab.org and Slate Magazine's podcasts are worth checking out.

]]> By: hellojed http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/comment-page-1/#comment-15151 hellojed Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:30:24 +0000 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/#comment-15151 I agree, I'd never go out of my way to listen to an information podcast. The only spoken word podcasts I got into were the Ricky Gervais ones. Like you said I'd rather read the information rather than listen to it. I agree, I'd never go out of my way to listen to an information podcast. The only spoken word podcasts I got into were the Ricky Gervais ones. Like you said I'd rather read the information rather than listen to it.

]]> By: Emmet http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/comment-page-1/#comment-5350 Emmet Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:25:04 +0000 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/#comment-5350 Totally agree too. I'm all for citizen media and so on, but for some reason I have yet to come across an amateur podcast that does it for me. The fact that I can't "skim read" a random podcast that I come across, the way I might do with a random blog to decide if I might like it, means that I'm not inclined to invest my time checking it out. That said, there are a couple of professionally produced "spoken" podcasts that I think are great and listen to when I have time: This American Life, RadioLab.org and Slate Magazine's podcasts are worth checking out. Totally agree too. I’m all for citizen media and so on, but for some reason I have yet to come across an amateur podcast that does it for me. The fact that I can’t “skim read” a random podcast that I come across, the way I might do with a random blog to decide if I might like it, means that I’m not inclined to invest my time checking it out.

That said, there are a couple of professionally produced “spoken” podcasts that I think are great and listen to when I have time: This American Life, RadioLab.org and Slate Magazine’s podcasts are worth checking out.

]]> By: hellojed http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 hellojed Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:30:24 +0000 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2007/10/01/podcasts-what-have-they-become/#comment-5349 I agree, I'd never go out of my way to listen to an information podcast. The only spoken word podcasts I got into were the Ricky Gervais ones. Like you said I'd rather read the information rather than listen to it. I agree, I’d never go out of my way to listen to an information podcast. The only spoken word podcasts I got into were the Ricky Gervais ones. Like you said I’d rather read the information rather than listen to it.

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