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Podfading

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Podcasting is easy and inexpensive which has a lot to do with why so many people are doing it. But, like with many “hobbies,” it can be difficult to sustain over the long haul and some podcasters are starting to pack it in. They call it podfading. Rob Walch (Podcast411) estimates at least a fifth of podcasters don’t make it to their 10th show and he won’t interview a podcaster until the show has at least 10 episodes. This week Henry and I recorded our 16th podcast and I see no signs of fading. I think we both have sort of an unspoken target of 52 shows. Would be fun to make it a full year.

A finger up my bum

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I listened to my first Ricky Gervais podcast (Episode 7). I thought it was hysterical. But then I think anything said with a real British accent is hilarious. Nothing fancy going on here. Mr. Gervais and a couple of his mates (Karl Pilkington and Steven Merchant) chatting it up. Sounds like they’re only going to do 10 or 12 episodes in this first flight and (hopefully) do another batch later.


I was particularly delighted with their discussion of prostate examinations. It runs about a minute and is one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a long time. The perfect follow-up to last week’s Living Healthy Podcast.

Living Healthy (12) – Prostate Cancer

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Dr. Domke had his doubts about PSA screening long before the test became the subject of the research and reports we’ve seen in recent years. Recorded on January 16, 2006.

We’re using some new recording equipment. I bought ($50) a little Behringer UB802 Eurorack UB802 Mixer and a Heil PR-20 mic. I gave Henry the new mic and you can really tell the difference. So I ordered another one. Only cost $100 bucks and they sound great. Still battling iTunes tag issues but Andy has promised to solve those for us. So, we’re almost where we need to be technically.

PR Technology Panel

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The big “PR technology” panel went off reasonably well today. Not my best showing but it’s been a while since I did one of these. [AUDIO: 5o min] I got a little distracted when my nano (which I was using for a timer) shut off. But it could have been worse. And the room was packed.

Tony Calandro did a nice overview of blogs, RSS, podcasting, etc. I added a few thoughts on podcasting. and Richard Callow (www.mayorslay.com) did convinced me that a smart politician with good people advising him/her can get a lot of mileage from blogging and podcasting. I was very impressed.

You can listen to the discussion if you care to download this 23 meg MP3 file. Questions from the audience were not mic’d so I left those off.

I came away with the sense that the PR community sort of knows what blogs and podcasts are… and want to know more. But they have miles to go. Controlling the message is hard-coded into their DNA and the idea of open, unfiltered, uncontrolled communication will make many of them –and their clients– uncomfortable for a long time.

Living Healthy (11) – Depression

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Approximately 1 in 5 people suffer from depression at some point in their life and it can often recur. When is it just “the blues” and when is it depression? There’s no blood test for depression. The majority of people suffering from depression are treated by their family physician. What is Beck Depression Inventory. Recorded January 7, 2006.

RadioWarren.com

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Warren KrechNow we’re talking. Long-time radio guy Warren Krech has started posting some interviews at RadioWarren.com. I immediately spotted several that I’ll want to listen to. I assume these are interviews he did on local talker KLIK and the station has blessed this re-purposing of the interviews. Good move Mr. Manager. I don’t listen to radio at work so I’ve never heard these. Now I will. And it might prompt me to listen to KLIK to hear more. See what’s happening here?

I looked for, but didn’t see, the feed link. Warren is almost podcasting and will, I’m sure, get that final piece in place. I want to be able to subscribe so I won’t miss any interviews. Or whatever interesting, informative audio (or video?) he comes up with.

And by posting these to an RSS enabled blog, he can open up the comments so we listeners can get in on the conversation. If you lose your way, I’ve added Warren to the blog roll and slotted RadioWarren.com under Links.

Forbidden cocktails in a swank pad

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Tiki Bar TVI think it’s great that the networks are making episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives and The Daily Show available as (video) podcasts. But the really cool stuff is fresh, original, creative videos like we haven’t seen before. Like Tiki Bar TV, “Forbidden cocktails in a swank pad.” (Check out Episode 10A, Drinkbot Outttakes)

Four Eyed Monsters is a feature film and a video podcast. “We are still working on distribution for the feature film but for the video podcast we already have that figured out. That is the cool thing about the web, distribution is a non-issue.”

Exactly. There have always been talented, creative people out there making videos. But we couldn’t find them and they couldn’t find/reach us. No more. I watched a few episodes just sitting here in front of my box but I can see where it would be fun to load up a video iPod.

I am now completely in charge of my “radio” choices. I’ve got more of exactly what I like than I have time to listen to. That’s going to happen to my “TV” viewing as well. And every everything else. Sample some of the video podcasts at iTunes and email me your favorites.

Podcasting mostly a guy thing

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The audience for podcasts is relatively small and mostly male, according to a new survey from Podtrac, a company that tracks audience figures for individual podcasts. Roughly a third of the thousand Web users surveyed said they have heard of the term “podcasting.” Among that group, just 32 percent have actually listened to a podcast. Of those who have listened to podcasts, 78 percent were men, according to the study. [MEDIAWEEK.COM]

Early days. And I take some comfort in these stats, since our company is far from where we need to be with this technology. [Thanks, Morris. Again.]