Please don't

[g0rd]

Does everyone with a mic think they're some sort of expert and that everyone wants to hear "their take" on podcasting?

I am sooooo sick of podcasts about podcasting. If your goal is to make me reach up and hit the button to skip to the next podcast, please feel free to start out your show with it so I won't hear anything you have to say.

Yes, it's new. No, I don't want to hear you discuss it. Anyone can talk about producing a good podcast, but instead why not just try and PRODUCE something worth listening to?

Please, stop the verbal masturbation!

Your dedicated listener,
John Gordon
www.flysharc.org

[allthewhile]

and who are you exactly?

[Cookiepuss]

and who are you exactly?

Well, as far as I can tell he is one of the new wave of podcast media critics who is way into the originality of model rocketry (http://www.flysharc.org/). Perhaps he rates the show with 1-5 rockets. With 5 being the best. A 0 would be equal to the rocket blowing up on the pad. Which evidently is what "podcasts about podcasting" get from the Ebert of podcast world. :lol:

But I will be using "verbal masturbation", I give it 5 rockets.

[theFerf]

Does everyone with a mic think they're some sort of expert and that everyone wants to hear "their take" on podcasting?

I am sooooo sick of podcasts about podcasting. If your goal is to make me reach up and hit the button to skip to the next podcast, please feel free to start out your show with it so I won't hear anything you have to say.

i thought the power of podcasting was the ability to listen to what you want, when you want, where you want...and to fast-forward if you want. If you dont like something, dont listen to it and move on :)

[Michael B]

i thought the power of podcasting was the ability to listen to what you want, when you want, where you want...and to fast-forward if you want. If you dont like something, dont listen to it and move on :)

So true! I've been listening to a lot of shows for a few months now and I've really started to trim what I've been listening to. A lot of shows fail to entertain me anymore. I'd never attend a play where the cast stands on stage pointing out how cool the set is while talking about the other plays they've seen, so why listen to the equivalent?

For those of you who are into that, check out my blog! Here's my latest entry:

Hi. I have a blog. I am blogging. When I blog, I use my blogging stuff.

Comments (3)

1. Cool! I have a blog too! Come read it!

2. I love blogging!

3. Has anyone seen my blog? It's really bloggy!

[Cookiepuss]

I give Michael B's post 4 1/2 rockets. :D

I think I will make it my mission to go to every podcast site about podcasting and tell them they are "hurting America!"

I just made a video blog of my video camera in the mirror. . .it rocked!

[jawbone]

That blog sounds awesome! Where can I check it out?

[robaustin]

I think though the original poster has a point.

I was actually talking about this over on the Podcasters Yahoo Group. The podcasts I really enjoy are the ones who stay focused on their topic and their mission as a podcast. I don't mind a little cross-pollinization here and there (oh geez I've just listened to the latest Dawn and Drew), but I can see where he's coming from. If you're a podcaster and want to mention another podcast that you like or htink is cool - keep it brief and then move on. Focus, Focus Focus.

I like that the podcasting community is that - a community - but I also like to hear podcasts about specific topics that stick to their topics. Reel Reviews is good because Michael sticks to the point. Brian from Coverville is the same way. He talks about the music, then gets to the music. OTOH - Say Yum is less about food and more about two people bantering - and there is a real glut of shows with two people bantering. You can put a specific spin on it - food or whatever - but it's still average folks bantering - and yes -talking about other podcasts. I xpect it from a few - but I'd also really love more podcasts about their given topic that stick to their topic of choice.

To that end - I see the original poster's point. I am not saying there's not a niche for each and every podcast - everryone's got a shot in this. What I'm saying is that there's more out there to be explored.

--*Rob

[obtuseangle]

I hear ya, Gordo.

When I started podcasting I made an oath to myself not to talk about podcasting, and so far my record is nearly spotless. It's like reading a blog/article/essay where the author talks about his writer's block.

With that said, it's very easy to get sucked into talking about podcasting. Truth be told, I've edited out more than a few minutes of such ruminations from my shows. And it's not all rubbish across the board. There is a lot of very interesting dialogue going on out there, I'd just prefer to let those people (i.e., Curry) do their thing and go about doing mine ...

Which is typically spouting complete nonsense.

Steve
The Obtuse Angle

[sydbarrett]

Does everyone with a mic think they're some sort of expert and that everyone wants to hear "their take" on podcasting?

I am sooooo sick of podcasts about podcasting. If your goal is to make me reach up and hit the button to skip to the next podcast, please feel free to start out your show with it so I won't hear anything you have to say.

Yes, it's new. No, I don't want to hear you discuss it. Anyone can talk about producing a good podcast, but instead why not just try and PRODUCE something worth listening to?

Please, stop the verbal masturbation!

Your dedicated listener,
John Gordon
www.flysharc.org
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait just one minute here.
Hey dude, this is my job and you're working my side of the street.
But off the record dude, keep up the good work.
And I'm warning you, get ready for all the love you will receive from these
awesome
podPeople of the Alley.

And together dude, maybe one day we will say with confidence that
podcasting is just a little bit better than radio,

Spread the love
Later dude.

[sydbarrett]

I too have some issues with podcasting.
However if you are into poker, there is an awesome podcast for you.
Subscribe to Phil Gordon's World Series of Poker.
So there is hope dude.
Phil just gets it done.
Its awesome, and none of this pod this and pod that garbage.

But again you have to love poker, or its just crap to you.

There is hope.
I was down and now I'm happy because
I've found something awesome to enjoy.

And that my friends is what this is all about.

Amen.

[mental-escher]

Rant-o-Matic Autoreply #ffcc00:

Open you mind. It feels good.

The Mental-Escher.net Pluri Media Group will venture where few else dare- facilitative herding of any willing cats in Podcastville.

So tune in, or not, it's your choice baby!

Peace and Love.

:idea:

[sydbarrett]

mental you got a thingy picture

its ok...a bit busy though

hey good luck dude

[alissa]

podcasting?

what's that?

isn't it basically just making an mp3 and putting it on the internet?

weren't we doing that before?

i'm so over it.

[kickasspodcast]

Behold the power of choice.


Such Obvious Troll.

Tsk Tsk.


Troll:A troll is a person who makes inflammatory or hostile comments, which by effect or design cause disruptions in discourse, or a post made by such a person.

Jack

[vox_monitor]

sounds like what these people need is a good podcast review podcast. You know, to, uh, podcast to them about podcasts and podcasting.

[Keeme]

Why is Keeme cOnFuSeD by this post?

[Keeme]

I know why now... I started on Page #2 and thought it was page #1

Remember when we used to record our shows on those old tape decks at our cousins house and it was what we wanted to do? That was Cousins house casting and it evolved into this thing which shall remain nameless

PODCASTING!!! I said it "****"

*Sigh*

Percocets are really good tonight man.

[mental-escher]

Release is imminent

Microcasting Alliance #1

[mental-escher]

Microcasting Alliance Podcast #1

"Podcasters On Podcasting"

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