1. Stuff You Missed in History: Was there a female pope?
first, these 2 girls went to UGA, because they give a shout out to UGA and the bulldawg spirit when they briefly talk about the history of bulldog/bull fighting. This was very clean, clear audio, but the tone of the cast read like a formal script. The girls would talk back and forth at different points of the story, but it
was rare. On the positive side, they get into the topic very quickly so you aren't sitting listening to random converstaion before getting to the point of the podcast. It was also short (15 minutes) which I appreciated. While I am a huge history fan and was thoroughly entertained/intrigued by this, I think many people (who are not big history people) would find this dull and boring and would stop listening.
link:http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history/id283605519
it's number 12 on that list
2. Culturatopia: Boardwalk Empire, Filming Online Dramas, and more
this was a very long broadcast, but it kept me entertained. I chose this one, because I wanted to hear more about the show Boardwalk Empire it did not dissapoint. The narrarator interviewed both Steve Buscemi and Terrence Winter who had lots of information about the show. The interviewer did very well in not cutting off the person being interviewed or overlapping the audio. This was also very broad in the topics from the HBO show to movies about computers to the last episdoe of the soap opera, As the World Turns. There were several interviewers and their stories often sounded like any typical news report with sign-offs. It, of course, was very clear audio with tons of audio clips from everything they were covering. This is the only podcast I listened to that I thought really would've benefited from video. Although they explained the context of each audio clip before playing them, seeing the clip would've made it much better.
link:http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=126677937
it's the one called Culturetopia: Golden Age (I think it's the third one on the page)
3. One-Minute Tip:Tech tips for Busy People
I picked this for its length and topic. It's very short and to the point. Everything is clearly stated in a way that is easy to understand. It often points out short-cuts for many complicated or frustrating things technology-related.
4. Citizen Radio: Epidemic of Gay Suicide
I didn't realize the obvious bias in this podcast until I started listening to it which made it VERY distracting. I saw that it was explicit, but, again, I didn't realize HOW explicit it was going to be. I was really interesting to hear about the topic, but was frustrated when it took over 20 minutes before they actually started talking about the topic at hand. Those first 20 minutes were spent talking about American Idol, The Office, or riding on airplanes. While the conversation was entertaining, I really could've done without it. Those first 20 minutes were just wasteful to me. I did appreciate that the 2 people talking (a husband and wife) did the show completely in a conversational manner. Nothing came across scripted. Instead, they bounced off one another's ideas or statements and kept the tone serious without being preachy. Audio was clear, sometimes there was overlap with the two talking, but that's bound to happen in this kind of environment.
5. Movies You Should See: Cinema Paradiso
This podcast basically summarizes movies it finds interesting and important in the history of film. It also often talks about the movie's lasting impact on the film world and how and why the movie was made. It's kind of like film studies 101 on radio. I chose this specific episode, because Cinema Paradiso is one of my favorite films of all time and I was interested to see what they had to say. While the audio is clear, the thick Brittish accent (especially the girl's accent) can make it hard to understand at some points. I also think this podcast might benefit from visual aid just to explain further what the people are talking about--especially when they talk about cinematography and lighting and things that yield better to vision.
link:http://www.simplysyndicated.com/shows/moviesyoushouldsee/
it's the second one on the website, number 234
Out of all these, I might only subscribe to 2. Length was a major factor in deciding for me and it was hard to find things shorter than 30 minutes. Anything longer than that must be thoroughly enjoyable and informative before I get bored and tune out.
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