Archive for August, 2005

Interviews using Telephone instead of Skype

Most podcasters that conduct interviews do so via Skype. Not all interviewees are able to use Skype. When this situation presents itself, there are a couple of alternatives. First, while listening to Podcast411, one of the promos was from Michael Torino of the Digital Media Cast Experiment. The promo included a recording that was [...]

Podcast of the Week - 8/30/05

This week’s pick is from Verge of the Fringe. I just heard episode #27 and it’s funnny. It’s called Erik Estrada is NOT Satanic. Lance Anderson, the story teller of Verge of the Fringe, spins the tale of his college days at Humboldt State University and dupes an unsuspecting group of Ponch lovers [...]

AOL Guide to Podcasting

Yes, AOL. The shrinking giant of Internet access has dipped it’s paws into the world of podcasting. In fact, This Week in Tech, the podcast of the week two weeks ago, is hosted on AOL servers. There is a top ten list and reviews and links to multiple podcasts. It looks [...]

Podcast of the Week - 8/23/05

This week’s pick is from the fabulous podcast, Coverville. I just heard episode 121, though it came out on the weekend. It’s The Police Cover Story. Brian Ibbott, the host of Coverville, every once in a while, spotlights covers of one particular band. The Police were one of my favorites since Junior High, [...]

Podcast of the Week - 8/16/05

Tuesdays from now until…whenever, I’ll be choosing my favorite podcast of the week. This week I literally was laughing my ass off for 10 minutes listening to the latest edition, number 18, of the TWiT Cast, This Week in Tech. Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak (Why the C., why not just be John Dvorak?), Patrick [...]

Podcasts & MythTV

There was a blog post that was mentioned at digg.com. This guy is using MythTV and iPodder to download podcasts to his MythTV box and listening to them through the televison. This is very similar to the way that I listen to podcasts on my Tivo using the Tivo Server that is availbable directly from [...]

Basic Equipment - The Mic Stand

This is the Sixth post in this series, Basic Equipment. In this series, I’ll assemble a podcast rig from scratch.
Last time I recommended a Compressor, and like I mentioned in that post, while not basic equipment, the addition of the compressor will take the quality of your podcast to a new level. I don’t know [...]

Podcast Outline

If you’re struggling trying to find the right format for your podcast, this guy at the link below has posted his own formula for a 10 minute podcast. This format will get you started and you can expand on it when you are more comfortable doing your cast.
http://blog.ericrice.com/blog/_archives/2005/6/4/909411.html
Enjoy!