8 posts tagged “podcasting”

My Dad and I were talking about podcasting yesterday. He's going to record a Life Works episode sometime about how communities have shifted from location-based communities (villages) to web-based communities (social media). He came up with the idea that a podcast is like an island. Each podcast-island has its own small community and that community builds bridges to other podcast-islands.

When I was a kid, whenever I made up a joke, Dad would tell me to write it down. Now, whenever he has an idea that I think will make a good Life Works episode, I tell him to write it down. :)

Here is a list of podcasts and the bridges I am building:

• Yondercast (Mine, all mine! Mauhahaha!)
  
• Life Works (I produce it.)
  
• Inspiration Ignition (Coming soon, I'll be producing it)
  
• Canadian Podcast Buffet (Mark and Bob played my promo!)
• Sundown Lounge (Larry Winfield played my promo!)
  
• DFEMBE's Podcast (David Bailey MBE interviewed me!)
  
• SpudCast (I want to build a bridge here because this show resonates with me.)

Island Inn - Edited

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I've just posted the 11th episode of my audio show!

I've been quite busy with school and life, so it felt really good to create an episode again. Check it out (as well as past episodes) at http://feeds.feedburner.com/yondercast.

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"Developing a style nobody can deal with--a style that cannot be easily understood or erased, a style that has the reflexivity to create counterdominant narratives against a mobile and shifting enemy--may be one of the most effective ways to fortify communities of resistance and simultaneously reserve the right to communal pleasure."

That quote is from an article I had to read for my pop culture course. The article is "A Style Nobody Can Deal With" by Tricia Rose. It is about the development of hip hop culture. The quote is interesting to me because it has potential applications to the wide world of podcasting.

My sister and I talked recently about the negative side of postmodern media. The conversation came out of listening to a sermon/lecture by Ravi Zacharias about postmodernism. Ravi seems to think that all modern media is the same, rooted in selfishness and solipsism. If that is what he means, I disagree, because I see podcasting and other forms of do-it-yourself media as opportunities to respond to the negative aspects of big media.

Podcasting can be a way to short-circuit people's expectations and open them up to new ways of "reading" media. People often expect pablum, because that is what is often given to them by the media giants. Podcasts such as Frank Key's Hooting Yard on the Air and my Yondercast could certainly be thought of as podcasts nobody can deal with. Both podcasts are centered around unusual, quirky stories. Both podcasts expect the listeners to work a little to find pleasure in the stories.

If you were a good friend of mine, and you hung out at my house all the time, I wouldn't dish up ice cream for you. You know where the spoons and bowls are, and you can choose the ice cream you want from my freezer. You're getting it for free; dish up your own ice cream! I will wear myself buying ice cream for my freezer, and I will talk for hours about ice cream with you. But I'm not dishing it up for you.

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For the last month my dad and I have been getting ready for this day! I just uploaded the introductory episode of The Life Works Podcast! In the episode, my dad introduces himself and explains the meaning behind the term "life works."

You can get the episode by going to www.christophershennanbooks.com and clicking on the audio button.  Or you can click here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelifeworkspodcast.

There is going to be an episode every week, hopefully on a Friday. Want to get the episodes automatically?  If you have iTunes, click on Advanced at the top of the screen, click on Subscribe to Podcast and paste this in: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thelifeworkspodcast

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I just released a mini episode of Yondercast to let my loyal listeners know I am still alive.  :)  Here is the info about the episode:

Listen/Subscribe to Yondercast:

• http://feeds.feedburner.com/yondercast

Welcome:

• This is Shane Shennan, updating you about Yondercast, a brand new podcast and my academic life.
  
• Welcome to the new listeners!
  

Personal Update:

• Last year of my English Lit degree, can't drop the ball now!
  
• The Life Works Podcast is launching November 9, 2007 at www.christophershennanbooks.com. Christian author Christopher Shennan speaks passionately about life, writing and faith.
• Steve "Snowball" Saylor, interviewed on Wandercast 002, is launching his audio novel Black Shadow on December 1, 2007 at www.stevesaylor.net.
  

Next on Yondercast:

• Wandercast 004 - Robin's Trip to Kenya
  
• Yondercast 010 - Furious Ninjas and Devastating Sunsets
• More about Mary Linseed, a character from Yondercast 010. She was briefly mentioned in the reading Rolling the Dinner Die as the person I would sup with if I rolled a 9.
  

Song and Background Music:

• Changes by Green Lizard, found on the Podsafe Music Network.

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I've just released my latest audio episode into the wild!  In this episode, Alice sits down at the table, I roll the Dinner Die and you get a pat on the back for avoiding permanent paralysis!

Curious?  Confuzzled?  Fearing for my sanity?

Then listen to the episode at http://feeds.feedburner.com/yondercast.

(That link lets you listen to episodes right from your computer.  If you want Yondercast episodes to automatically sneak onto your MP3 player, there's a way to do that too.  Email me at shane@yonderman.com if you want to learn how to do that.)

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I have a bad cold, so I sat down and put together a "mix tape" of music that made me feel good.  It's about half an hour long, and has a variety of podsafe music, from ambient to rock to jazz to acoustic guitar.  Listen to it here if ya need a boost!

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I just posted a promo for Yondercast!  Any of you podcasters out there, feel free to play this on your show(s).  The promo is 1 minute and 11 seconds long.

Greetings, Traveller! My name is Shane Shennan, and I am the host of Yondercast, a bi-weekly 15-20 minute audio show containing my nifty poems and zany flash fiction. I also play some of my favourite podsafe music. Find out more about the show by going to www.yonderman.com or by searching for yondercast on iTunes. Travel well!

The promo also includes intriguing tidbits from previous episodes.

Options:

• Listen to the promo: http://www.yonderman.com/yondercastpromo001.mp3.

• Copy and paste this into your iTunes (or other podcatcher) to get episodes automatically: http://feeds.feedburner.com/yondercast

• More details are at http://yondercast.blogspot.com.