08-04-28 >> the DailySplice Podcast [7:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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

New YouTube Features on the way

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.

They’ve Landed on the Moon!

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!”

hi5 releases OpenSocial-compatible platform

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.

From Screen Savers to Rad

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.