Happy Groundhog Day, all. I hope you all didn't get stuck waking up in the same Bill Murray movie over and over again. Well, I guess that wouldn't be that bad, unless it was The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. That one was a turd and a half.
In my research for doing the Scamper Podcast (premiering Monday morning right here on the scampernet fa fa fa), I've been browsing around the net to get an idea of what sort of podcasts are out there. I've got to say - it's a pretty exciting world. It seems like there's something for everyone.
Don't get me wrong - there's more than enough crap to clog up your earhole as well. I entered the whole podcasting world with a healthy skepticism, as I do when involved in anything on the internet. A few years ago, I remember people telling me how great the blogging world was going to be.
"It's the future!", they'd scream.
"It's a bunch of nerds consoling each other about the cancellation of Babylon 5!", I'd retort.
But there are a few good blogs out there I read every day. And yeah, the podcast world is pretty much the same thing. Lots of nerds, lots of filler, a few decent shows. But isn't that what TV and radio have become, really? It's mostly crap with a few good things that you like. Since Howard Stern left, there aren't any really good radio shows to which I regularly listen (except David Lee Roth, of course - that man is good). As much as I loooooove television, even I've got to admit that I'm not interested in 92% of what they show. But there are a few shows I really like (Dog the Bounty Hunter being my new favorite).
The cool part about the podcast movement is that there really is a large talent pool that's finally expressing themselves. There are plenty of funny, informative, interesting and entertaining people in the world. With the ease of podcasting, you can find their shows. Sound equipment is relatively cheap, so there's not a big dropoff in quality from broadcast-level productions. I suggest you check out some of the shows over at www.podshow.com, especially the Daily Source Code with former MTV veejay and current king of the podcast world Adam Curry. I think you'll be surprised at the depth and variety of entertaining shows.
The best part about it is that it's all niche-based - there's something for everyone. Basically, if you're really into bass fishing, there's probably a good bass fishing podcast out there. If you're trying to learn the Irish language, there are a few podcasts for you. If you're sexually aroused by bulky women struggling to open jars of mayonnaise... well, there may not be a podcast for you, but throw me an email. I've got a few magazines in my closet I think you'd like.
But I digress. The point is that the podcast world has something for everyone. As a matter of fact, let's do a little experiment, shall we? Everybody pick some weird subject that they're interested in and google search the subject + "podcast." See if anything comes up. I'll try one right now...
I randomly searched "podcast" + "kirk cameron" because hey, who's not interested in Kirk Cameron? And whammy! The Daniel Britt Interviews featuring Kirk Cameron talking about sharing your faith in Christ. Sounds enlightening, huh?
What else can you find out there in podcast land, apes?
In my research for doing the Scamper Podcast (premiering Monday morning right here on the scampernet fa fa fa), I've been browsing around the net to get an idea of what sort of podcasts are out there. I've got to say - it's a pretty exciting world. It seems like there's something for everyone.
Don't get me wrong - there's more than enough crap to clog up your earhole as well. I entered the whole podcasting world with a healthy skepticism, as I do when involved in anything on the internet. A few years ago, I remember people telling me how great the blogging world was going to be.
"It's the future!", they'd scream.
"It's a bunch of nerds consoling each other about the cancellation of Babylon 5!", I'd retort.
But there are a few good blogs out there I read every day. And yeah, the podcast world is pretty much the same thing. Lots of nerds, lots of filler, a few decent shows. But isn't that what TV and radio have become, really? It's mostly crap with a few good things that you like. Since Howard Stern left, there aren't any really good radio shows to which I regularly listen (except David Lee Roth, of course - that man is good). As much as I loooooove television, even I've got to admit that I'm not interested in 92% of what they show. But there are a few shows I really like (Dog the Bounty Hunter being my new favorite).
The cool part about the podcast movement is that there really is a large talent pool that's finally expressing themselves. There are plenty of funny, informative, interesting and entertaining people in the world. With the ease of podcasting, you can find their shows. Sound equipment is relatively cheap, so there's not a big dropoff in quality from broadcast-level productions. I suggest you check out some of the shows over at www.podshow.com, especially the Daily Source Code with former MTV veejay and current king of the podcast world Adam Curry. I think you'll be surprised at the depth and variety of entertaining shows.
The best part about it is that it's all niche-based - there's something for everyone. Basically, if you're really into bass fishing, there's probably a good bass fishing podcast out there. If you're trying to learn the Irish language, there are a few podcasts for you. If you're sexually aroused by bulky women struggling to open jars of mayonnaise... well, there may not be a podcast for you, but throw me an email. I've got a few magazines in my closet I think you'd like.
But I digress. The point is that the podcast world has something for everyone. As a matter of fact, let's do a little experiment, shall we? Everybody pick some weird subject that they're interested in and google search the subject + "podcast." See if anything comes up. I'll try one right now...
I randomly searched "podcast" + "kirk cameron" because hey, who's not interested in Kirk Cameron? And whammy! The Daniel Britt Interviews featuring Kirk Cameron talking about sharing your faith in Christ. Sounds enlightening, huh?
What else can you find out there in podcast land, apes?
11 Comments:
scamper + "podcast" led me to:
Brendan's Journal
...i feel like i'm going around in circles... maybe i AM in a bill murray movie?
I'd like to find an ape doing a podcast, that would be fun. Like that monkey that smokes, he is awesome.
I rather enjoyed The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Willem Dafoe was priceless.
Try "monkey news" + podcast. You'll get something good.
Yeah, Willem Defoe was about the only part of that movie I liked. I'm a big Wes Anderson fan and a HUGE Bill Murray fan, so I was really disappointed in how that one came out.
I thought Owen Wilson, who I also like a lot, gave the worst performance of his career in that movie. Just way the fuck off.
bill murray + "podcast" linked to:
Bag and Baggage
...an intolerable interview with a boring dolt (not the infectiousy funny comedian/actor/genius) named bill murray, head of some legal firm talking about digital media and other buzzword jargon bullshit i hope not to hear ever again. ewww!
I googled "jon gorey" and podcast and got "he's a jerk!"
You can't argue with the internet.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou started out sloooow, but after I got over the pure rediculousness of it, I rather enjoyed the ending. Plus, who doesn't want to hear Bowie songs sung by a Jamacian?
---==> Christóbal
Tiki Bar T.V. - A podcast of 2 hot chics and 2 douchey guys making drinks and acting out a schticky drama themed by whatever the episode's cocktail happens to be.
More brilliant than the A-team, MacGyver, and My Two Dads combined.
The Life Aquatic is one of those "Am I enjoying this?" movies that get better with each viewing. So a Groundhog Day-esque reality trap would mean life getting better and better as the day repeated itself. Plus you'd be stoned all the time. Now back to reading the rest of your long-assed post.
i thought you'd given up inciting fake fueds with other area musicians?
by the way i highly recommend checking out chuck klosterman's super bowl blog on espn.com's page 2.
My feud with you is very real, Gorey. Very fucking real.
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