Boston Globe Big Story: Patriots Trade Randy Moss: This was a short podcast, but doesn’t lack quality. I like to hear the news in bits, so that I can listen to what I want and ignore what I don’t care about. It gives the facts about Randy Moss going back to the Vikings. It’s nice that there isn’t any commentary about Randy Moss coming in from three or four people also hosting the show, we get one opinion and it seems to be an accurate one. This is a great example of why length doesn’t matter too much.
I also liked this one from a CBS affiliate because of the length. It is about an Emmy-Award winning reporter who is accused of sexually assaulting a four year old girl. Once again I like getting the news that I want to hear in two to three minute pieces instead of watching an entire half hour of news. The other nice thing about podcasts is that unlike most online news, you don’t have to watch or listen to an advertisement before it starts.
The next one I watched was Meet the Chef: Mario Batali. It was hosted by one person and there was an audience which made it different because more than one person was involved. IT wasn’t as easy to listen to because of the multiple people involved – sometimes I got confused as to who was talking. There was more humor involved in this. It would have been easier to keep up with if it had video involved.
LA Daily News: The next one involves food also. It is an LA Daily News podcast. It’s informational, because it teaches how to make multiple things inspired by BLT’s. But, it sounds like a recording you would hear when you call somewhere and are given a range of options. Better yet, it sounds like the emergency voice that comes on broadcast channels that says it’s doing an emergency test. Very informational, very boring and mundane.
Castle: The last one I listened to was information on the ABC show Castle. I don’t watch this show on a regular basis, so it was completely new to me. It has news about the show, and special interviews from actors on the show. In the beginning it gives you a tease of what’s to come later. I like this because it has background music that makes the podcast more than just talking. If you weren’t familiar with the show before, you will be after hearing the podcast.
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