Welcome to the Podcast Guide Stories from the Podosphere! Today we’re talking about disaster in Myanmar, A frozen guy, and becoming Gods. Here’s the links to the stories we talked about today:
Today is Theme Thursday, and this week’s theme is “bite-sized music.” You may recall we started off the week with an interview and spotlight with Podington Bear, and today we will be covering 3 more bite-sized music podcasts. We’ll be talking about NRP Second Stage, IndieFeed Indie Pop, and CBC New Music Track of the Day. We hope you enjoy, and you can add these 3 podcasts to your DailySplice favorites here:
Today on Spotlight Wednesday we are spotlighting Podington Bear, the man behind the fantastic music podcast called, of course, Podington Bear! We hope you enjoy the review, and of course you should check out the interview we did with him on Intertues Day this week. You can also subscribe to P. Bear on our website. Oh, and PS. I think I mentioned his secret new project wasn’t going to be a podcast… but now that I think back he DID say it was a podcast, so sorry about that!
http://dailysplice.com/Bear-Modern-Music-Grower-podcast [7:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHello, today we’ve got a special treat for you, an interview with Podington Bear! This is our first interview podcast in what we are going to be calling Intertues Day (clever eh?). In this interview, our friend P. Bear talks about the music podcasts he subscribes to, what motivates him, what he’s accomplished and some hints about some exciting future projects we can expect to see. Hope you enjoy, and please do subscribe to the P. Bear!
Welcome to Ready, Set… Monday! This week on Podcast Guide we are going on the theme “bite-sized music.” We’ve got a great interview with Podington Bear on Tuesday as well as a spotlight on the show on Wednesday. On Thursday we’ll be covering 3 great bite-sized music podcasts, and as usual on Friday we are covering intersting stories from the podosphere. Here are the links for the reviews covered in our 5 minute pod review marathon today:
Tech5 - Site
CBC Hourly Edition - Site
90 second naturalist - Site
NPR Second Stage - Site
Medical Minute - Site
FAQAutism - Site
Podcast From Paradise - Site
Jim and Them - Site
Grammar Girl - Site
Marvin suicide - Site
HBR Ideacast - Site
Hello. We like podcasts, and we talk about them every day. Today we’re talking about a bunch of interesting stuff we heard in the podosphere, including stories about short stories and comedy becoming the new Rock & Roll.
Intro Music: Asbury - Covered in Acrylic from NPR Second Stage
Dialed in From CNET: 23 - 26 minutes; Produced on Wednesdays
A couple interesting tidbits from CNET’s weekly mobile phone news podcast. First, Canada is finally getting iPhone. Rogers Wireless will shortly be selling the iPhone, but don’t be too quick to grab one. Apple will be releasing a much anticipated 3G version of the popular device sometime this summer. Also, T-Mobile is saying that they expect to have a Google Android-based phone out by the end of the year.
Books on the Nightstand: 20 min. Published Bi-weekly.
Some people say they don’t like short stories. Reasons: can’t follow a full plot, can’t have fun with the characters, etc. But a collection of short stories called Unaccustomed Earth just debuted at number 1 on the NYT Best Sellers for Fiction. This is big news in the book lover’s world. Here’s some quotes from short stories to wet your whistle:
Daily PWN: 2 - 3 min. Produced semi-daily
After several delays, the long-awaited video game Grand Theft Auto has hit the shelves. Packed with crime, sex, and violence, this game has stirred up a number of political and social activists (e.g. MADD) claiming that it should not be sold or at least should only be sold to adults. Putting all that aside, the Daily PWN reviews the graphics, gameplay, and overall enjoyability of the title.
R3TV: 8-9 min. Published Fridays.
After the “comedy collapse of ‘92″ (Patton Oswalt) comics were forced to find alternative spaces… which ended up being music venues. Recently they’ve moved on to the Internet, and company has gone back to it’s purest form as it was in the 70s. It seems comedy is becoming the new Rock & Roll.
We’re back… like it or not. Today we’re talking about such things as living in a dungeon, and getting wiped out by bird flu. A really up beat show today! Here’s the notes:
Intro Music: CBC Radio 3 New Music Track of the Day: Hey Rosetta! - The Simplest Thing
Slate Explainer Magazine: 3 min. Published twice weekly.
Josef Fritzl keeps is daughter in a 60 square meter dungeon for 24 years. Slate Magazine talks about the health problems that can come out of this. They include: vitamin D Deficiency, Rickets, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Obesity, Asthma. Other than that, you might die, like one of the kids he fathered with her and also kept down there did. Other than that, you might be ok.
The Medical Minute Podcast: 1 - 2 min. Produced tuesdays and thursdays
Yuckers! We’ve all seen it at some point. Those unhealthy-looking yellow or brown, brittle nails. They’re caused by a fungus that loves to hide where it’s dark and moist like underneath your toenails. There are antifungal medications, but they can take months to work because you have to wait until your toenail grows out.
Health Ranger: About 30 min. Published Wednesdays.
The bird flu is now allowing people to live a bit longer, but it’s more contagious. This is common and it is evolution. If viruses have lower or slower kill rates, they have more time to spread and can gain ground a lot faster. The kill rate of Bird Flu has gone down from 90% to 50%, and the health organizations are really worried. If the kill rate goes down to 25% it could really get out of control and is now poised to follow the footsteps of SARS.
Secrets of the Job Hunt: 8 - 9 min. Produced bi-monthly
This podcast is all about job seeking, particularly using online tools like Monster, Snagajob, and Indeed. A funny story: apparently Monster.com drove a van up to the craigslist offices and started blasting music at full volume. Is this the kind of thing that goes on at Silicon Valley? Another intersting tidbit: The top 10 hardest jobs to fill for 2008. Guess which was #1: engineers!!
Thanks for checking out today’s DailySplice Podcast! Today we’re talking about fun stuff like Harold and Kumar and selling your daughters. Have Fun!
Intro Music: IndieFeed Indie Pop: Golden Shoulders - I Will Light You on Fire
CNN You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: 2 - 3 min. Produced on Fridays
Scientists believe that humans may have migrated to North America 1000 years before previously thought. How did they make this revelation? By the discovery of new fossilized human poop that’s over 14,000 years old.
CNN On Screen: 1 min.Produced 3 times per week.
Harold and Kumar are have graduated from buying burgers to escaping from prison. They get caught up in terrorism end up in Guantanamo Bay… and at some point get stoned with George W.
Tea Tips With Dr. Tea: 2 - 3 min. Produced on Mondays.
In this video podcast, Dr. Tea discusses the pros and cons of a variety of tea additives. For example, putting dairy milk in your tea is a big no-no! It neutralizes some of the anti-oxidants present in tea. If you need to use a sweetener, at least use natural sugar.
Distorted View: 10-30 min. Produced weekdays.
Marryourdaughter.com, Marry your daughter off for $5,000 to $99,995. Buy/Sell daughters of any shape or size. Earn a little extra cash, get out of the trailer park, and go on vacation! 5% surcharge for the webmaster.
Hello again and thanks for checking out today’s podcast from DailySplice. We’re talking about cool stories from the podosphere as usual today. We’ll be chatting about such things as teleportation and Iraqi school closures.
Intro Music from Global Apathy: Electric Wizard - Weird Tales, Electric Frost
Science Channel: 5 min. Published occasionally.
BrainStuff from HowStuffWorks.com: 2 - 3 min.; Published occasionally
BrainStuff from HowStuffWorks.com is a short podcast that explains how scientific or natural phenomena work. This episode discusses smoke and the components of wood and what happens to it as it burns. Other episodes in this series cover other interesting topics such as rainbows, cold viruses, and the little dimples in a golf ball.
UNICEF: 3 min. Produced twice per week.
An interview with a 16 year old student in Iraq reveals that the Iraqi version of a snow day isn’t quite as fun as they are in Canada. When there is a lot of gunfire, schools get closed, but there is no going outside to play with friends. The kids stay at home hiding with their families for days at a time, and can only talk to their friends by phone. It’s also tough to study for exams with all the noise and the pits of fear in guts.
Nova PBS: 4 - 5 min. Produced weekdays
This episode discusses Iceland’s progress at creating a hydrogen economy. Because fossil fuels are so expensive in Iceland, finding alternative sources of energy is very attractive. Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavík, has a hydrogen fueling station but very few cars use it. Iceland is hoping to have developed a hydrogen economy by the middle of the century, which is much sooner than most industrialized nations’ targets.
Hey, thanks for tuning in once again to our podcast! At DailySplice we get all our outside information on the world from podcasts, and today we are excited to talk about a number of totally rad stories from the podosphere. Here’s what were up to:
Intro Music: Amy Campbell - All I See
dotBoom: 3 - 4 min. Various publications
The puppet web designed with the acerbic wit, Gideon, interviews Geoff Stearns from YouTube. Geoff Stearns is a “backend” programmer who works on the Flash player and YouTube’s syndication features. He talks about some new features that are rolling out at YouTube, including better picture quality on certain videos.
Jim and Them: <1 min. 2 per Week.
The world witnessed a miracle on April 19, 2008 when Jim and “Them” landed on the moon! It was all made possible by Miley Cyrus. Despite speculations of fraud, this reporter had a tear in his eye as he witnessed “them” hi 5 in zero gravity and as the first podcast moonlanding words were heard around the world: “Hi! And um, more videos coming soon from the planet moon!”
Mashable Conversations: 27-28 min. Produced on weekdays
Social networking site hi5 has released an OpenSocial-compatible development platform. The features is up and running and has over 200 community-developed applications. Mashable has an in-depth discussion with two developers from hi5 about the platform and how it has been adopted by the community.
Occasional Podcast Review: various publications
Alex Albrecht, and Dan Trachtenberg, Jeff Cannata do the OPR, and reminice on the good old days of podcasting. 3 geeks unite over a good old fashioned game of D&D. Alex: the seasoned podlebrity from Digg and Screen Savers; Dan: from the “winding down” Geekdrome; and Jeff: emerging out of his lonely hollows that is his basement. Now they have big plans in the wake of their success, including jet packs and world domination. And they still call eachother by their D&D character names.
