So, what's a podcast, anyway?
From the New York Times: In One Stroke, Podcasting Hits Mainstream
So, how about some of those Pagan podcasts?
I must admit, my favorite so far is Lance and Graal. Hosted by Jeva Singh-Anand, this is a quirky and engaging hour of Pagan talk and music.
There are a few production bits I don't care much for with Lance and Graal. For one, Jeva introduces music as a way to break up the talky bits. Good strategy (and good music!), but sometimes he's kind of abrupt, or breaks up the talk in odd places. Another thing that could be improved is that Jeva uses an echo effect in some places that makes it difficult to understand what is actually being said. I noticed it more in his early podcasts.
But those are my only real complaints. He keeps a schedule for one thing... love that! He's got a quirky, fun attitude and voice. He's not afraid to say what he thinks. Basically, I like him and what he has to say. News, interviews, music... Jeva promises that he plans to "...bring Paganism to the mainstream...kicking and screaming if necessary!" Give it a listen... you don't need an iPod. Just go to the site, and you can stream the cast right over your desktop.
...A podcast, as anyone under 25 can tell you, is an audio recording posted online, much like a short radio show. ('Podcasting' is a pun on 'broadcasting,' implying, of course, that you listen to it on your iPod or another music player.) The beauty of a podcast is that it's free and you listen to it whenever you like. And there are more than 7,000 podcasts 'on the air' right now, on every conceivable topic. Their quantity and variety already dwarf what you can find on regular radio.
What makes podcasting a national dinnertime conversation these days, though, is that anyone can make one. You just need a microphone, a sound-recording program, and the tutorials that have already appeared at many points on the Web, including apple.com/podcasting.
Yes, some are corporate broadcasts, repurposed shows from traditional radio shows. But the real fun is finding the homemade ones, the amateur attempts made in somebody's basement with a laptop and a microphone. These can be unpolished and quirky, with plenty of dead air and 'ums,' but that's their charm. Podcasts, in other words, are the audio version of blogs - the Web logs, or daily text postings, that made up last year's hot dinnertime conversation.
So, how about some of those Pagan podcasts?
I must admit, my favorite so far is Lance and Graal. Hosted by Jeva Singh-Anand, this is a quirky and engaging hour of Pagan talk and music.
There are a few production bits I don't care much for with Lance and Graal. For one, Jeva introduces music as a way to break up the talky bits. Good strategy (and good music!), but sometimes he's kind of abrupt, or breaks up the talk in odd places. Another thing that could be improved is that Jeva uses an echo effect in some places that makes it difficult to understand what is actually being said. I noticed it more in his early podcasts.
But those are my only real complaints. He keeps a schedule for one thing... love that! He's got a quirky, fun attitude and voice. He's not afraid to say what he thinks. Basically, I like him and what he has to say. News, interviews, music... Jeva promises that he plans to "...bring Paganism to the mainstream...kicking and screaming if necessary!" Give it a listen... you don't need an iPod. Just go to the site, and you can stream the cast right over your desktop.
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