Comments on: Some Podcasting Thoughts http://www.variousandsundry.com/2008/12/18/some-podcasting-thoughts/ The random non-photographic musings of Augie De Blieck Jr. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:03:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob Postuma http://www.variousandsundry.com/2008/12/18/some-podcasting-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-196152 Rob Postuma Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:11:41 +0000 http://www.variousandsundry.com/2008/12/18/some-podcasting-thoughts/#comment-196152 I kind of agree with you regarding "background music", it can be incredibly distracting. That being said, kevin Smith's Smodcast - does have background music continiously, but it changes along with the theme of whatever they're talking about at that specific moment - it's part of the joke as it were. I agree with you about people either dragging it on to fit format - or cutting it short for the same reason. It does get annoying after a while. One of my favorite comic podcasts "Comic Geek Speak" - tends to use way too much filler material - such as trivia - to fill up time remaining. Other shows, such as KEITH & The Girl - get it. the shows usually run an hour, but if they're having what they consider a great show - they'll run it for 2 or more hours if needed - sometimes breaking the show into parts. As for shorter podcasts, such as yours - for the most part I tend to overlook them. Not really sure why, but it just doesn't catch my attention as much. I think it's this way for a lot of people. Maybe the solution for that - is banding together with 2 or 3 other "SHORTcasts"(TM-Rob Postuma- right now ) and giving people a package to listen to. I kind of agree with you regarding “background music”, it can be incredibly distracting. That being said, kevin Smith’s Smodcast – does have background music continiously, but it changes along with the theme of whatever they’re talking about at that specific moment – it’s part of the joke as it were.

I agree with you about people either dragging it on to fit format – or cutting it short for the same reason. It does get annoying after a while. One of my favorite comic podcasts “Comic Geek Speak” – tends to use way too much filler material – such as trivia – to fill up time remaining. Other shows, such as KEITH & The Girl – get it. the shows usually run an hour, but if they’re having what they consider a great show – they’ll run it for 2 or more hours if needed – sometimes breaking the show into parts.

As for shorter podcasts, such as yours – for the most part I tend to overlook them. Not really sure why, but it just doesn’t catch my attention as much. I think it’s this way for a lot of people. Maybe the solution for that – is banding together with 2 or 3 other “SHORTcasts”(TM-Rob Postuma- right now ) and giving people a package to listen to.

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