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Contents
4 Editorial
6 New s
7 An Interview W ith Ch arles H odgson
Regular Columns Feature

- Col
in M e e k s
11 Inside Th e Podcasters' S tudio: Tim Baker

- Paul& Judy H utch inson
15 TresJefes
Th ree DIY Bosses
- Lance Ande rson
19 Review Roulette
Review s
- Ph ilCl
ark , Be rnade tte , M aril
yn M adse n, Sim on Toon
23 Global Voices : S outh Africa

- Jane t Park inson
25 S ome S h ort Jaz z Music Review s
- Norve l
lA M ol
e x Jr.
27 Cockos Reaper
- PaulPark inson
33 Jaz z and Podcasting

Guest W riters
- Norve l
lA M ol
e x Jr.
37 Defining Moments: Becoming A Podcaster
- M ark Bl
e vis
39 Are Podcasters Th e 'Next Generation' O f
S truggling Entrepreneurs
- Fre d Castane da.
41 Reveal Yourself: Robin Tymm
- M aril
yn M adse n & Grant M ason
43 More New s From PU M
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An Interview W ith
Ch arles
H odgson
im age : podictionary
by Colin Meeks
CH ARLES H OD GSON IS th e auth or of th e re ce ntl y re l

e ase d book 'CarnalKnow l e dge (A
Nave lGaze r's D ictionary of Anatom y, Etym ol ogy and Trivia)' and al so h ost of th e popul ar
podcast 'Podictionary'. W ith ne arl y 600 podcasts unde r h is be l t, h e m ust sure l y be in th e
h onorary top fligh t of podcaste rs, along w ith our ve ry ow n R ich ard Vobe s and th e Podfath e r
h im se l
f, Adam Curry. I caugh t up w ith Ch arl e s to discuss book s and podcasts and for a
lam e e xcuse to use th e w ord 'callipygian'.
COLIN: H i Ch arl e s, th ank s for tak ing th e podcast w as, I w onde re d if it m igh t be a
tim e to tal k to m e . I've be e n a re gul ar good route to buil d audie nce . Th at w as
liste ne r to th e Podictionary podcast for a a Th ursday, June 2. I w e nt to be d
w h ile now , can you te l lus e xactl y w h at it w onde ring if it w as a good ide a, but at
is and h ow you cam e to start it? 3:00 in th e m orning I w ok e up k now ing it
w as a good ide a. I got out of be d and
CH ARLES: Sure , Col in. Actual ly w h at starte d figuring out w h at I h ad to do to
h appe ne d w as th at I h ad bough t m y k ids be com e a podcaste r, and by suppe rtim e
a coupl e of iPods to te l lth e m I w as proud I’d poste d m y first e pisode . I’ve be e n
of h ow w e l lth e y w e re doing in sch ool . doing one e ve ry day e ve r since .
Be fore th at I’d ne ve r e ve n h ad
an iPod in m y h and. Th at w as COLIN: W h e re did your l ove
th e e nd of th e sch oolye ar in of w ords com e from ?
2005. O nce I got th e th ings in
th e h ouse I starte d to w onde r CH ARLES: I gue ss I’ve al w ays
w h at th e y w e re good for. love d w ordpl ay, but it w as
Al th ough I’d h e ard of podcasts onl y in th e l ast te n ye ars or so
be fore , it took actual ly h aving th at I re alize d h ow m uch fun
an iPod in th e h ouse for m e to th e h istory of w ords can be .
re al ly figure out w h at a Lik e th e w ord 'm ustard' is a
podcast w as. I just h ad a book pl ain ol d e ve ry day w ord;but
com e out th is past sum m e r, im age : podict
ionary if you l ook into its h istory it is
and back th e n I w as trying to th ink of so coolbe cause it is m ade up of a w ord
w ays th at w h e n th e book cam e out— I th at th e R om ans use d for young w ine ,
didn’t h ave any ide a it w oul d tak e tw o 'm ust', and one th e y use d for fire ,
m ore ye ars— w h e n it cam e out, I coul d 'arde nt'. So you k now th at som e one w ay
ge t som e publ icity for it. You k now th e re back th e n m ade m ustard by m ixing
w e re 260,000 book s publ ish e d in 2006, so m ustard pow de r w ith w ine , just l ik e
if you don’t tak e controlof your ow n D ijon, and th at it m ust h ave be e n h ot
publ icity as an auth or, th e re is e ve ry stuff for th e m to nam e it 'fire w ine '. And
lik e lih ood your book w il lsink l ik e a so m any w ords h ave coolh istorie s, or
stone . Anyw ay, once I figure d out w h at a storie s associate d w ith th e m . It’s fun.

COLIN: W h e n did you first discove r th e ir sh ow , not be cause it isn’t good, but
podcasts? be cause it h as ach ie ve d a w ide r audie nce
th an just in Cal ifornia, and th e y th ink it
CH ARLES: Actual ly I w as producing sh oul d be carrie d by a m ore national
podcasts be fore I actual lyl iste ne d to broadcaste r.
any. I did ge t m y ow n iPod by th e e nd of
th at sum m e r, but e arl ie r during th e COLIN: W ith th e l aunch of your ne w
sum m e r I starte d l iste ning to oth e r book 'CarnalKnow l e dge ', podcasting
pe opl e ’s podcasts for a fe w diffe re nt provide s an inte re sting w ay to publ icise
re asons. O f course I w ante d to k now it. W as th is your inte ntion w h e n starting
w h at th e l ate st de ve l
opm e nts w e re in th e podcast?
podcasting, so I subscribe d to al lth e 'h ow -
to' podcasts. I found a fe w th at I just CH ARLES: Yup.
lik e d to l iste n to as w e l l, but th e
bigge st th ing for m e at th e tim e COLIN: H ow e ffe ctive a m e dium
w as th e fact th at CBC w as be ing h ave you found it?
lock e d out at th e tim e . I’m from
Canada and I l ove liste ning to CBC CH ARLES: Th e jury is stil lout.
R adio, but th at sum m e r w as pre tty Th e re ’s no q ue stion th at if I’ve
bad. Fortunate l y for m e I’d just m anage d to touch 10 or 20
discove re d podcasting, and I w e nt th ousand pe opl e w ith th e podcast
look ing for podcasts to fil lth e im age : podictionary
I’ve done be tte r th an noth ing at al l ,
void. I discove re d NPR and a fe w oth e rs, but it’s h ard to k now . I’l ljust h ave to
and th at h e l pe d m e survive th e CBC w ait and se e h ow book sal e s go and if
drough t. th at track s w ith an incre ase in podcast
subscribe rs. I th ink it is pre tty tough to
COLIN: H ow m any podcasts do you l iste n ge t pe opl e to cross be tw e e n m e dia. I
to re gul arl y? saw l arge spik e s in l iste ne rsh ip w h e n I
h ad e xposure th rough iTune s, but l ittle
CH ARLES: W h oa, I actual ly just cl e are d ch ange w h e n I got e ve n ve ry broad and
out m y podcast l ist so it’s dow n to about prom ine nt cove rage in ne w spape rs and
10 or 12. It varie s, I gue ss. Som e tim e s m agazine s. I’l lce rtainl y h ave a fe w
w h e n I’m in a routine I h ave tim e to h ardcore fans w h o w il lobl ige by buying
liste n, but just now I’m discom bobul ate d th e book , and th at is a ve ry im portant
e nough th at I ofte n forge t to dock th e start. But m ost book sal e s for a book l ik e
iPod, so I rush out to w al k th e dog or do a m ine h appe n just be cause a sh oppe r
ch ore and th e e pisode s are al lstal e. h appe ns across it in th e book store . O nl y
about 15 or 20 pe rce nt of book sal e s are
COLIN: W h at podcast w oul d you re al ly onl ine , and be cause pe opl e ofte n l
iste n to
m iss if it w e re to e nd tom orrow ? podcasts aw ay from th e ir com pute rs,
th e re isn’t th at im m e diate
CH ARLES: Actual ly I w ant to l e t pe opl e stim ul us/re action th ing th at can drive
k now about A W ay W ith W ords. Th at’s a book sal e s on Am azon from w e bsite s and
podcast of a radio sh ow from Cal ifornia. bl ogs. I’m ve ry h appy I’ve done it. It
It’s one of th e NPR podcasts. But th e y h as brough t m e l ots of e njoym e nt and
are risk ing com ing to an e nd. Al lof th e actual ly m ade m e a be tte r w rite r and
pe opl e I’ve m e t and inte racte d w ith in th e m ore k now l e dge abl e about m y subje ct
w orl d of book s, w ords and dictionarie s are a, too, as w e l las conne cte d m e w ith
h ave be e n so nice to m e ;so supportive . som e gre at ne w pe opl e th at I w oul dn’t
M arth a Barne tte and Grant Barre tt are h ave m e t oth e rw ise . And it is de finite l ya
th e h osts, and I gue ss it isn’t a grassroots good ve h icl e . But it isn’t going to m ak e it
ope ration l ik e m y podcast, but th e ir radio a be st se l le r I don’t th ink . It’s just one
station KPBS is th ink ing of cance l ling m ore h e l p al ong th e w ay.

COLIN: D o you ge t m any e m ail s from COLIN: Al th ough your podcasts are sh ort,
pe opl e w h o h ave proble m s w ith podcasts, h ow l ong w oul d you say th e ave rage
such as th e y can't w ork out w h at to do, or podcast tak e to produce , from re cording,
fe e lintim idate d by R SS and aggre gators? allth e w ay th rough to publ ish ing on th e
Inte rne t?
CH ARLES: Ve ry, ve ry occasional ly. And
actual ly not so m uch re ce ntl y, e ve n CH ARLES: For m e th e e pisode be gins
th ough th e audie nce is grow ing. I don’t w ay, w ay be fore re cording. W h e n it’s
th ink it’s m y pl ace to be an R SS e ducator, tim e to re cord, I’m al m ost done . I w rite
but once in a l ong w h ile , w h e n som e one a script for e ach e pisode , and on a good
ask s, I try to give a fe w pointe rs. day I can w h ip a script off in unde r an
h our. But som e tim e s it tak e s th re e .
COLIN: W h at do you do in th e w ay of Th e n th e re cording, e diting, ID 3 tags;th at
prom otion for your podcast? m igh t add 15 m inute s or h al f an h our
m ore . Posting tak e s five m inute s or
CH ARLES: R e ce ntl y I’ve turne d to m aybe a bit m ore , since I h ave to form at
prom otion for th e book , so I h ave n’t th e transcript and stick in som e l ink s.
th ough t about th at too m uch
in a w h ile . I h ave starte d COLIN: W ith ne arl y 600
doing som e SEO stuff to try podcasts unde r your be l t,
to bring in m ore w e b visitors, h ow do you fe e lth e y h ave
incl uding a transcript of e ach e vol
ve d?
e pisode . I h ave info printe d
on th e back cove r of m y book CH ARLES: W e l l, th ose first
th at I h ope w il lbring pe opl e one s w e re sh orte r and I
to th e podcast as w e l l. tal k e d faste r. I w as ne rvous
at first, m ostl y th at th e
COLIN: W h e n re cording your te ch nol ogy m igh t not w ork
podcast, w h at k ind of se tup and m y voice w asn’t actual ly
do you h ave , as in softw are , be ing re corde d, I th ink .
h ardw are , se rvice s and so Anyw ay, I starte d out strictl y
forth ? tal k ing about w ord h istorie s
and origins. I now find
CH ARLES: I h ave a de sk top, w ords th at m igh t not h ave
a re al l
y q uie t m ach ine im age : podictionary
inte re sting e tym ol ogie s pe r se
running W inXP pro. I h ave an but th at h ave som e inte re sting tal es
AudioTe ch nica 2020 conde nse r m ic re late d to th e m som e h ow . I l ik e it be st
fe e ding into an M -Audio M obil e Pre USB w h e n th e e tym ol ogy is cool , but som e of
pre am p. I h ave be e n re cording w ith th e storie s are good in th e ir ow n righ t.
Adobe Audition for a w h il e now and stil l So th e podcast runs l onge r now as a
h ave onl y scratch e d th e surface of w h at re sul t of th e fact th at I h ave m ore to say
it’s abl e to do in proce ssing and such . and al so th at I say it a l ittle sl ow e r and try
LibSyn h osts th e fil e s, but a l ittl e l
e ss th an to e nunciate be tte r. I al so onl y be gan
a ye ar ago I m ove d th e bl og to a putting transcripts up th is ye ar, so th at
W ordPre ss se tup on anoth e r h ost. I’m adds a ne w dim e nsion to m y audie nce .
not ve ry h appy w ith th is be cause Not e ve ryone w h o is fol low ing m e is
W ordPre ss ne e ds babysitting w ith al lth e actual lyl iste ning to m y voice .
update s and e ve ryth ing. Al so, w ith th e
h ost I h ave now , I’m finding th e page COLIN: W h at do you th ink podcasting
loads too sl ow l y, so I’m e xpe rim e nting to ne e ds to bring it th e ne xt l e ve land into
se e if I can fix th at or if I’m going to m ove e ve ryday h om e s?
to anoth e r h ost. O f course I use
Fe e dburne r and Googl e Anal ytics. CH ARLES: iTune s is, of course , th e portal

for podcasts. But you k now iTune s not isn’t an audio ve rsion of a re albook th at I
onl y hel ps podcaste rs ge t th e ir sh ow s alre ady did. And I h ave pl ans for anoth e r
liste ne d to, it also bl ock s lots of pote ntial book on w ords as w e l l
.
liste ne rs, so m oving podcasting to a
m uch broade r audie nce l ik e l
y m e ans a COLIN: If it w e re on a diffe re nt subje ct,
big ch ange from iTune s, I th ink . iTune s is w oul
d you conside r starting anoth e r
softw are th at th e m ajority of Inte rne t podcast?
use rs h ave not dow nl oade d and instal le d,
h ow e ve r succe ssfulit is. Com pare it to CH ARLES: Th e one s I h ave cl ose st to
YouTube . Any com pute r in th e k now n be com ing re al ity— and th e book w orl d
w orl d h as a brow se r and can ch e ck out m ove s re al l
y sl ow ly, it’s incre dibl e h ow
YouTube . But since h undre ds of m il l
ions long th ings tak e to com e to
of pe opl e h ave n’t installe d iTune s, and m ark e t— th ose one s are al lin th e w ord
iTune s is th e de facto portalfor and w ord origin ge nre and so th e y fit w e l l
podcasting, h uge sw ath s of th e Inte rne t w ith th e podcast as it now stands.
are l e ss acce ssibl e to podcaste rs l ook ing Podictionary tak e s so m uch of m y tim e
for audie nce . If iTune s m ove d to a w e b- th at I k now I coul dn’t support anoth e r
base d syste m th is of course w oul d ch ange . one l ik e it. I’m th ink ing I’l lk e e p
Podictionary going to at l e ast 1000
COLIN: D o you h ave any pl
ans for e pisode s and th e n m aybe I’l lsl ow dow n
anoth e r book ? on th e fre q ue ncy, m aybe w e e k l y inste ad
of dail y or som e th ing. O ne of th e ide as I
CH ARLES: Ye s I h ave pl ans for se ve ral. I h ave k ick ing around in m y h e ad m ay be
actual l
y h ave an audio book in th e w ork s suite d to som e k ind of podcast, ce rtainl y
at th e m om e nt. Th at’s suppose d to to a bl og, but it is too e arl y to say. You
com e out in th e spring. It’s in a re l ate d k now th at l ine from Pink Fl oyd, “pl ans
ge nre to th e podcast and 'Carnal th at e ith e r com e to naugh t or h al f a page
Know l e dge ', th e softcove r book , but th e of scribbl ed l ine s.”
audio book is an original , m e aning th at it
Th ank s to Ch arl e s for tak ing th e tim e to answ e r m y q ue stions. Be sure to ch e ck out h is
book and podcast. For anyone stil lponde ring on th e m e aning of 'cal l
ipygian', th e de finition
is 'h aving be autiful ly proportione d buttock '. Now , th at's not som e th ing you are going to
forge t in a h urry.
Col
in M e e k s - h ttp://ne w m e dial
aunch pad.com
Link s to site s m e ntione d:
Vobe s - h ttp://w w w .vobe s .com

Adam Currry D ail y Source Code - h ttp://w w w .dail ys ource code .com
Podictionary - h ttp://w w w .podictionary.com
CBC - h ttp://w w w .cbc.ca/radio/
NPR (NationalPubl ic R adio) - h ttp://w w w .npr.org
A W ay W ith W ords - h ttp://w w w .k pbs .org/radio/a_ w ay_ w ith _ w ords
CarnalKnow l e dge - h ttp://tinyurl.com /35e a3r
iTune s - h ttp://w w w .itune s .com
Libsyn - h ttp://w w w .l ibs yn.com
W ordPre ss - h ttp://w w w .w ordpre s s .org
Fe e dburne r - h ttp://w w w .fe e dburne r.com
Googl e Anal ytics - h ttp://anal ytics .googl e .com
YouTube - h ttp://w w w .youtube .com

Inside Th e Podcasters' S tudio
Tim Baker
In an e ffort to b e tte r
k now our col le ague s, w e
are tak ing a l ook 'Insid e
th e Pod caste rs’ Stud io'.
W e w ant to k now w h at
m ak e s pod caste rs d o
w h at th e y d o, w h at
m otivate s th e m , and
w h e re th e y se e th e ir
pod cast going in th e
future .
ph oto courte s y Paige Baird
by Paul and Judy H utch inson

Th is m onth insid e th e pod caste rs' stud io, w e are privil

e ge d to m e e t Tim Bak e r.
Tim is th e h ost of a w e e k l y m ash up pod cast titl e d R ad io Cl ash .Tim h ail s from Lond on in th e
UK.Musical l y, h is sh ow incl ud e s m ash ups (m usic com prise d of e l
e m e nts of tw o or m ore pre -
e xisting pie ce s of m usic), m ixe s, w e ird cove rs and m ore .Inform ative l y, it fe ature s th e h istory
of m ash ups, b ootl e g e ve nts, ne w s and vie w s of th e b ootl
e gging sce ne .Tim h as b e e n d oing th is
since Nove m b e r 2004.
Le t us b e gin w ith a b rie f se l
f-introd uction...
TIM : I w as born in O l dh am , Lancash ire , in 19 73, and m y pare nts m ove d south in 19 79 . I'm
curre ntlyl iving in London, w h e re I've be e n l
iving and w ork ing for e igh t ye ars. I've be e n
w ith m y partne r Joh n for 10 ye ars as of M arch th is ye ar, al
th ough w e 've not got 'm arrie d' or
civilly or uncivilly partne re d as you callit! I w ork as a w e b de signe r and de ve lope r, cre ating
Flash gam e s and banne rs, w e bsite s and th e l ik e .
W H EN, AND H OW , D ID W H AT D O YOU LOOK FOR

YOU FIRST H EAR ABOUT IN A POD CAST?
POD CASTING?
TIM : Inte re sting ch at,
TIM : I h e ard about inte re sting m usic and ide as.
podcasting from R oss ak a Il ik e h e aring about pe opl e 's
TBR from th e sadl y m isse d live s and storie s - I love th e
M ash up podcast. I k ne w ide a of 'audio bl ogs', w h ich
h im l ik e a fe w of th e se e m s to h ave falle n by th e
curre nt podcaste rs w ayside now ;som e pe opl e
(Tw ink e l boi, W h o Boys, bitch e d at th e tim e about
Eric Kl e ptone ) from th e th e unprofe ssionalnature ,
m ash up/bootl e g sce ne th at im age : Radio Cl
as h but w h at dre w m e to th e m
I'm al so a part of. H e poste d about h is w as th e originalunh e ard voice s, ide as
podcast on th e m e ssage board w e w e re and e ve n th e e ve ryday nature . I'm not so
both on back in Nove m be r 2004;I l ove d into organise d/form atte d sh ow s or re -
th e ide a l ink ing back to m y ch il dh ood purpose d radio/m e dia conte nt. I w ant to
days of m ak ing tape s and im aginary radio h e ar som e th ing I can't h e ar on radio.
stations (I use d to w ant to be a D J), and
four days l ate r, I h ad m y ow n podcast up. W H AT PUTS YOU OFF A POD CAST?
I cal l
e d it R adio Cl ash be cause I w ante d TIM : O ve rproduce d or re purpose d
to produce som e th ing diffe re nt th an conte nt you coul d h e ar a th ousand oth e r
radio, i.e ., a 'soundcl ash ' or clash against pl ace s - and non-inte ractive conte nt th at
th e curre nt m e dia syste m , and be cause m isse s th e point of podcasting and nich e
I'd be e n invol ve d w ith th e London Boote d m e dia - th at th e individualconne ction
m ash up proje ct/al bum , and th at got m e and inte raction by th e audie nce , e ve n
into Th e Cl ash and it's one of m y favourite cre ating th e ir ow n conte nt/podcasts in
songs. Th e 'pirate sate l lite ' l
yric e spe cial
ly re sponse is th e im portant th ing. It's active
fits into m y e th os. and not passive - and th e traditional
passive m e dia m isse s th e point of th is and
W H AT W AS TH E FIRST POD CAST YOU usual ly fails.
SUBSCRIBED TO, AND W H Y?
I al so ge t bore d by pe opl e starting 'be e fs'
TIM : Th e first podcast I liste ne d to and or ve nde ttas for publ icity (th e e go h as
subscribe d to w as R oss's M ash up podcast, lande d!) or tal k ing se xualor offe nsive
close l
y follow e d by Insom nia R adio, language gratuitousl y unl e ss it h as a point
R adio Z oom and D ail y Source Code . - i.e ., it's funny or an e xpre ssion of w h o

th e y are . If th e y are just doing it for sh ock H OW H AVE POD CASTS CH ANGED
val ue , th e n it doe sn't w ork for m e . I'm YOUR LIFE IN A M ORE GENERAL
m ostl y unsh ock abl e! SENSE?
W H AT D ROVE YOU, TIM : W e l l, th e soppy

PERSONALLY, TO answ e r is it's introduce d
BECOM E A m e to se ve ralfrie nds
POD CASTER and ope ne d m e up to
YOURSELF? oth e r groups of
pe opl e /sce ne s, th e odd
TIM : Th e ide a of re late d w ork
com m unicating m y l ove opportunity and e ve n
of m usic - any ge nre or th e odd inte rvie w and
type to pe opl e . And just pie ce of m e dia
be ing abl e to natte r on e xposure . I l ik e th e
about w h at's going on in m e e ting pe opl e and
myl ife . It's a form of ge tting to k now ne w
th e rapy! pe opl e th e be st, and
th at h as be e n th e m ost
W H AT M OTIVATES positive outcom e . Th e
YOU, CURRENTLY, TO re st I can l e ave or tak e ,
CONTINUE to be h one st!
POD CASTING?
W H AT, IN RELATION
TIM : Partl ymyl iste ne rs TO POD CASTING,
but m ostl y oth e r GIVES YOU TH E M OST
podcaste rs. It's sad ph oto courte s y Paige Baird
H OPE?
w h e n pe opl e podfade ,
and som e gre at podcaste rs h ave fal le n by TIM : W h at give s m e h ope is e ve nts l ik e
th e w ayside , but sh ow s l ik e Saturday PodCam p and th e unconfe re nce ide a - I
Nigh t W ith Th e W h o Boys, Bicycl e m ark , pre fe r to e xch ange ide as and h ave
50 Pound Note , Nigh t Nurse Sh ow , e tc., inte re sting conve rsations w ith pe opl e
give m e conte nt and ide as to rip off... w h o are insane l y into it or fans rath e r
sorry, I m e an th e confide nce to k e e p th an th e traditionalconfe re nce form at.
going...; -) Th at's not dissing PodcastCon;I h ad a l ot
of fun l ast ye ar and it w as an inte re sting
H OW H AVE POD CASTS CH ANGED e xpe rie nce , but afte r th at and crash ing
YOUR ATTITUD E TOW ARD , AND th e W e b 2.0 in SF, w h ich w as ve ry
CONSUM PTION OF, TRAD ITIONAL com m e rcial ly and ol d-m e dia m inde d, I
M ED IA? th ink a l e ss h ie rarch icale ve nt (e ve n just
m e e ting dow n th e pub!) suits grassroots
TIM : Not th at m uch , to be h one st. Be ing m e dia m ore . W e are al lspe ak e rs and are
an asce tic m e dia h e rm it, I don't w atch TV as k now l e dge abl e in m ost case s as
and h ave n't done for th re e or four ye ars. I anyone in th e m e dia or on a pane l . We
rare ly w atch D VD s e ith e r. I do dow nl oad just ne e d to find a good w ay of sh aring
th e odd TVprogram m e . I do l iste n to a th at in oth e r pl ace s th an our podcasts!
fe w stations on D AB digitalradio, but I
find I te nd to l iste n as m uch to podcasts Th e oth e r h ope is th at O pe n R igh ts
as I do traditionalradio. I do l iste n to te ns Group and th e Gow e rs re port w il lle ad to
if not h undre ds of track s a w e e k on m y a re l axation in th e arcane copyrigh t l aw s
iPod or M P3 pl aye rs and occasional ly buy in th e UK;curre ntl y podcasting is caugh t
CD s. M usic is m y first l ove , and it w il lbe in th e 19 th -ce ntury l im bo th at m ost
myl ast... m ash up artists are in - using e ve n a sh ort

clip of m usic or for be ds can ge t you in

troubl e , w h ich is crazy if you're a non-
com m e rcialpodcast.
W H AT D O YOU SEE IN TH E FUTURE

FOR YOU, AND YOUR POD CAST?
TIM : For th e podcast - w e l l, pl

anning
m ore th e m e d and col laborative sh ow s,
inte rvie w s and bringing m ore of th e
m ash up com m unity to R adio Cl ash and
podcasting in ge ne ral . Sh aring m ore gre at
m usic and m aybe l aunch ing a ne w total ly
se parate podcast (you h e ard it h e re first,
de pe nding on w h e n th is com e s out!).
Eve n th e re turn of th e H istory of
M ash ups, m aybe .
For m yse l f - h ope ful

ly m oving into
diffe re nt ge nre s and fie l
ds of w ork . I w ant
to push m y ph otograph y side m ore , and
w illbe continuing to D J th rough out th e
ye ar. I've be e n doing w e b de sign since th e
be ta stage , th e first boom in 19 9 6, and
re ally w ant to m ove into oth e r are as now .
And I th ink m ost l ong-te rm podcaste rs

w oul d e ch o 'ge tting paid for w h ate ve r I
do' - I h ave a suspicion th at q uite a fe w
pe opl e in th e podcasting com m unity w il l
be surprise d at m e saying th at, but I've
ne ve r be e n against pe opl e m ak ing m one y
off th e ir w ork . W h at I do disl ik e is th e
ine vitabl e strings attach e d and
com prom ise s it brings w h e n you tak e
som e one e l se 's m one y - in th e m ash up
com m unity it h as be e n q uite a
de structive force , and in th e m usic
industry as a w h ol e , a w ar of
inde pe nde nce and k e e ping control .
So I'd l ik e to use m y podcasting

e xpe rie nce m ore in w h at I do, but I w on't
be giving anyone th e k e ys to R adio Cl ash
anytim e soon. I'd rath e r do it for fre e
rath e r th an m ak e th at m y day job - and
th e copyrigh t issue s pre cl ude th at,
anyw ay. It's a nice dre am , th ough !
Tim Bak e r - R adio Cl ash
h ttp://w w w .m utantpop.ne t/radioclas h /
Judy and PaulH utch inson - TotalPodCastroph e
h ttp://w w w .TotalPodCas troph e .com
ph oto courte s y K irk Cove rl
y

Th ree DI Y Bosses
by Lance Anderson
um pit, oth e r ph otos h e re courte s y Tre s Je fe s

ph oto courte s y K e vin Cal
Back in A prilof 2005, th e Tre s Je fe s
(Th re e Bosse s) w al k e d into th e ve ry first
m e e ting of th e L.A .Pod caste rs w ith a
pitch e r of b e e r in th e ir h and s and
m isch ie vous sm il e s on th e ir m ugs.Kid
and Fonz (th e "D os Je fe s") h ave al w ays
b e e n th e re for m e and th e re st of th e
L.A .Pod caste rs.Th e Je fe s cam e to m e e tings, th e y
h el pe d pound grom m e ts for th e stud io curtains
and b uil t th e originalw e b site for th e group.Most
re ce ntl y, th e y w e re th e re to m ak e th e L.A .
Pod caste rs' T-sh irts.Th e Je fe s e m b od y th e
D .I.Y.e th ic in e ve ryth ing th e y d o, from th e ir
pod cast and h and m ad e T-sh irts, righ t d ow n
to th e ir ve ry e xiste nce .

Kid and Fonz, al ong w ith th e th ird Je fe , th e ir sh ow . Fonz de scribe s th e sh ow w ith

W al t, allgre w up in th e city of South Gate "Th e Th re e Bs: Booze , Bands and Babe s"
just south of Los Ange l e s. South Gate is a and Kid cal ls Tre s Je fe s "th e prose cution's
m ostl y Latino ne igh borh ood th at borde rs e vide nce ."In re al ity th e y are allof th at,
th e m ore infam ous city of Com pton and m ixe d w ith w h ip-sm art inte l l
ige nce and
an are a k now n as W atts. As Fonz says, k ind h e arts. Be l ie ve it or not, th e Je fe s
"w h e n you grow up in South Gate and are trul y dow n-to-e arth good guys. Last
h ave l ittle m one y or no m one y to w aste , ye ar, th e "D os Je fe s"m e t m e in th e
you h ave to use your im agination and be Fash ion D istrict of L.A. to buy bul k T-
re ally cre ative to ge t anyth ing done . A sh irts so w e coul d print th e m l ate r th at
rock w ork s just as good as a h am m e r
w h e n you can't afford one ."For th e ir
raucous and raunch y podcast, th e y
starte d in a cl utte re d garage , be cause th at
is w h at th e y h ad to w ork w ith . W al t adds,
"Grow ing I ne ve r h ad th e be st toys,
e q uipm e nt or gam e s... So w ith th e h e l p
ph oto courte s y Lance Ande rs on

of a l ittle im agination, I w as abl e to
cre ate th e se th ings th at w e re just as
good! I th ink th at a l ittl
e of th at sh ow s in
th e w ay w e podcast our sh ow ! W e use d
day in Fonz's funk y bach e l or pad. W e

w e re suppose d to m e e t at 9 :00 AM , but I
sh oul d h ave k now n th at afte r a nigh t of
boozing w ith porn stars, th e y w oul dn't
arrive until9 :45. Kid and Fonz w e re h ung
ove r, but th e m inute w e starte d to se arch
th e crow de d and ch aotic sh ops for th e

be st de alon T-sh irts, th e y w e re al
l
busine ss. It w as ve ry obvious th at th e y
h ad done th is be fore , m any tim e s. W h e n
w e final ly m ade it back to Fonz's ch unk y
to be th re e jack asse s in a garage w ith

k araok e m ics;now w e are just th e sam e ,
but in an apartm e nt w ith running w ate r!"
(W h ich is a good th ing, be cause th e ir
signature drink of th e sh ow ofte n induce s
spontane ous bodil y functions.) W h e n I
ask e d Kid if grow ing up in South Gate
hel pe d to de ve l
op a pe rsonalD .I.Y. e th ic,
h e gave m e a cl assic Je fe s re sponse :
"Nah , I th ink us be ing ch e ap bastards h as
al ot m ore to do w ith it. W h y pay
som e body to do a profe ssionaljob w h e n
you can do a crappy job of it yourse l f at a
th ird th e cost?" apartm e nt, th e Je fe s instantl y m ove d into
action. Kid pre ppe d th e sil k scre e n w ith
O n th e surface , th e Je fe s se e m lik e m ask ing tape as Fonz m ade space in h is
drunk e n, k nuck l e -h e ade d, frat dude s in close t so w e coul d h ang th e ne w l y printe d
se arch of th e ne xt porn party to cove r for sh irts to l
e t th e m dry.

th ough Fonz w as total ly sl am m e d th is

ye ar w ith w ork , cl asse s and coach ing Pop
W arne r Footbal l(I w onde r if it's th e sam e
k id's l e ague Snoop D ogg coach e s for?), h e
stilll e t us print th e T-sh irts at h is pad.

Th is tim e , W al t w as th e re to be th e
"runne r"so I coul d sh oot a fe w picture s.
Al so, I h ad al re ady gone dow ntow n to ge t
th e sh irts, but th e printing proce ss w as
e xactl y th e sam e : Kid taping q uarte rs on
th e corne rs of th e scre e n fram e for
Th e Je fe s w ork e d as a te am , w h ile I took spacing, th e L.A. W e e k l y ne w sprint use d
a supporting rol e of "runne r", h anging th e
fre sh l
y ink e d T-sh irts. Eve n th ough I h ad
th e e asie st and m ost dispe nsabl e job, I
fe ltluck y to be part of th e proce ss. Th e
m ode rn w orl d h as disconne cte d us from
th e proce ss of e ve ryth ing from th e food
w e e at to th e sh irts on our back . Not so
for Tre s Je fe s. ph oto courte s y M aris olM artine z
Earl ie r th is ye ar th e Je fe s cam e dow n to

m y studio at th e Bre w e ry and w e
re corde d a "l ost"e pisode of th e ir sh ow . As
usualth e y w e re l ate , but w h e n it w as
tim e to re cord, th e y w e re re ady to rol l
. as a m atte and spre ading th e ink w ith a
Kid poure d th e drink of th e sh ow (rum , in sq ue e ge e . M ost im portantl
y, e ve ryth ing is
m y h onor) and passe d around th e 40s of done ve ry q uick l y and al
w ays by e ye .
M ick e y's Big M outh . W ith in m inute s W al t
got us tal k ing about pubic h air and Th e T-sh irts th e m se l ve s h ave an auth e ntic
pe rve rte d acts on M ySpace . Kid sh ot D .I.Y., punk e dge . Th e y're im pe rfe ct and
picture s of th e fre e -for-al l, as Fonz trie d to som e tim e s e ve n a l ittle ragge d, just l ik e
k e e p us on topic and ste e r th e th e Je fe s th e m se l
ve s. Afte r a l ife tim e in
conve rsation, but th e rum and be e r h ad South Gate and ne arl y th re e ye ars of
oth e r pl ans. I th ink th e onl y re ason th at podcasting unde r th e ir be l ts, th e future is
e pisode h as ne ve r aire d is for m y unce rtain, but th e Je fe s k now th at no
prote ction. m atte r w h at h appe ns, th e y can do it
th e m se lve s. Fonz im agine s th e Je fe s
"doing a vide o podcast and tak ing th e
sh ow on th e road to bring Tre s Je fe s to
th e nation and th e w orl d. Lik e a punk
band, you h ave to go on tour to ge t th e
liste ne rs."Kid pre dicts th at in th re e ye ars
th e podcast w il lbe "use d as e vide nce
against us in a m ul titude of crim inal
case s."Eith e r w ay, Tre s Je fe s are th e re al

de al , and th e y do it th e ir ow n w ay, w h ich
for m e is al lth at re al l
y counts.
Tre sJe fe s
h ttp://tre s je fe s .com /
In fact, th e Je fe s are al
w ays l
ook ing out Lance Ande rson
for m e and th e L.A. Podcaste rs. Eve n h ttp://lance ande rs on.com /

Sw e e te st Lady Around A Spe cialKind of Love
D an Kl
ass Fath e r R ode rick
by C. C. Ch apm an
Review Roulette Edited by S imon Toon

TH IS M ONTH TH E roul e tte w h e e lpick e d us th re e ve ry diffe re nt podcasts to l
iste n to, and
as usualw e didn't k now w h e th e r th e y'd be gre at conte nt, w e l lproduce d, or com pl e te and
utte r drive lth at w oul d m ak e our e ars fal loff. Th e gre at th ing about podcasting is th at it
can be done by com pl e te am ate urs w ith no back ing, or by l arge inte rnationalorganisations
w ith a de libe rate focus, and (in be tw e e n) by e xpe rie nce d m e dia profe ssional s, l
ibe rate d by
podcasting's l ack of th e air-tim e re strictions of traditionalm e dia. So if you're stuck in a rut
w ith your podcast l iste ning, w h y not ch e ck out som e of th e se ...
U NICEF Radio - Review ed by Ph il Clark
Let's Talk Ch ildren
h ttp://w w w .unice f.org/vide oaudio/vide o_ radio.h tm l
UNICEF, or th e Unite d ove r 8 m il l

ion pe opl e?
Nations Inte rnational O ne e ve nt th at did h it th e
Ch ildre n's Em e rge ncy h e adl ine s w as th e
Fund, is m ore com m onl y e arth q uak e in Pe ru ne ar
k now n as th e Unite d Lim a, an 8.0 m agnitude , and
Nations Ch il dre n’s Fund. th is is re porte d on w ith
Th is vol untaril y-funde d cl arity and fact, h igh l igh ting
age ncy h as be e n providing th e pl igh t of th e ch il
dre n
e m e rge ncy food and w h o are now w ith out
h e alth care since 19 46, sch ool s and h om e s.
and re l ie s on donations
from gove rnm e nts and O ne fact th at I l e arne d
private individual s to im age : UNICEF th rough liste ning to th e se
provide its ove r 2.5 bil l
ion sh ort podcasts, is th at
US dol lars of incom e ye arl y. contam inate d w ate r is one of th e bigge st
issue s, and som e th ing th at is tack l e d first
An organization of th is m agnitude h as by al le m e rge ncy re sponse te am s. As
m any approach e s to publ icizing its m ost of us can e asil y w al k to our taps and
e fforts, and th ank ful ly one of th e se is turn on fre sh , cl e an w ate r to q ue nch our
th rough podcasts, or as th e y cal lit, th irst, th is aspe ct of l iving in disaste r-
UNICEF R adio. Th e w e b site doe s a strick e n are as and th ird-w orl d countrie s
good job of te l l
ing you h ow you can l iste n som e tim e s e scape s us. I’m sure th at
in a varie ty of w ays (w ith or w ith out an pe opl e living in th e re ce ntl y fl oode d are as
M P3 pl aye r) and can al so provide of th e Unite d Kingdom can atte st to th ose
vodcasts for th ose w ith vide o probl e m s.
capabil itie s. It al
so h as a gre at de alof
oth e r inform ation about UNICEF and is Not al lth e re ports are of catacl ysm ic
w orth a visit as you l iste n. e ve nts. Som e are tal e s of program s th at
are trying to m ak e a diffe re nce . In
Th e podcast conte nt is a gre at varie ty of Guate m al a th e re are se ve ral , incl uding
tragic and inspirationalstorie s. R e ports bil ingualinte r-cul turale ducation for
from al love r th e w orl d e ducate pe opl e indige nous stude nts, and youth program s
about th e e norm ous num be r of adul ts th at com bat th e se ve re probl e m of
and ch il dre n w h o are curre ntl yl iving in viol e nce and te e n gangs.
stre ssfulconditions. For e xam pl e , h ow
m any of us k ne w about th e fl oods in I th ink one of th e probl e m s th at UNICEF
Bangl ade sh back in August th at displ ace d h as, is th at th is type of podcast is l ik e ly to

not be on m ost l iste ne rs’ top te n podcast Gre at podcast: sh ort, inform ative and
lists. I w as guil ty of th is m yse l f, and I’m e ach e pisode a com pl e te e ntity re q uiring
sure th at if I h adn’t random l y pick e d th is no prior k now le dge . Th is one 's staying on
podcast to re vie w for PUM , I doubt I m y playl ist.
w oul d h ave k now n about it, or adde d it to - Bernadette
m y iTune s podcast l ist. It’s th e re now ,
and I w il lce rtainl y spe nd a fe w m inute s
liste ning to e ach e pisode . W e al lcan’t Wel l
-produce d podcast giving a concise
afford to donate to e ve ry e ffort for e ve ry and insigh tfull ook into ch ildre n’s issue s
probl e m , but if w e al lgive a l ittl e it CAN around th e w orl d. W ith th e ave rage
m ak e a diffe re nce . le ngth of th is podcast be ing th re e
m inute s, one is le ft w anting to k now
Give th is podcast a ch ance –it’s w e l l m ore about th e topics pre se nte d.
produce d, h as conte nt th at is straigh t-to- - Marilyn Madsen
th e -point, factualand inform ational . Be st
of al l, a podcast m ay h it a h e art-string
w ith som e one w h o donate s a sm al l
am ount, and th is act of k indne ss m ay Conte nt 4.33 out of 5
save one ch il d’s l
ife . Production 4.00 out of 5
H ow m any of us w h o produce podcasts
re gul
arl
y can say th at?
Th e sini-gang Review ed by Bernadette

h ttp://w w w .s ini-gang.com /
Th e sini-gang is one of m e th e k ind of discussions

th ose ubiq uitous frie nds-sit- th e sh ow contains are far
around-som e -m icroph one s- m ore e njoyabl e to
and-tal k -about-stuff participate in th an to liste n
podcasts. Th is particul ar to.
group of frie nds are a
bunch of se cond- According to th e sh ow 's
ge ne ration Fil ipino w e bsite , th e podcast is
Am e ricans w h o m e t in produce d at l e ast partl y to
col le ge . Th e y talk about re pre se nt th e Fil ipino-
th e usualstuff: th e th ings Am e rican com m unity. In
th e y’ve be e n up to, w h at th e e pisode s I l iste ne d to,
th e y’ve se e n on TV, th e im age : Th e Sini-Gang
th e onl y e vide nce of th at
m ovie s th e y’ve se e n, th e w as th e w ord of th e day and
h ol idays th e y’ve tak e n and th e m usic a sh ort conve rsation about th e tre atm e nt
th e y’re l iste ning to. of Fil ipinos w h o h ad fough t in th e US
arm e d se rvice s. I’d h ave l ik e d m uch m ore
Th e y cl e arl y e njoy e ach oth e r’s com pany: of th is k ind of inform ative discussion (and
th e re are no aw k w ard sil e nce s and th e le ss of th e m ore ram bl ing “w h at w e did
ge ntl e ribbing of e ach oth e r is indicative th is w e e k ” stuff).
th at th e y are l ong-tim e frie nds w h o are
com fortabl e w ith e ach oth e r. If th e y w e re Again, th is sh ow is not al one in displ aying
h aving th e ir conve rsation around a tabl e th is attribute , but it doe s h ave a fairl y
at th e l ocalpub I’d w ant to join th e m . But h igh pe rce ntage of ne ve r-e xpl aine d
th e re in l ie s th e rub, not just w ith th is Am e rican cul turalre fe re nce s. Th e y spe nt
sh ow but w ith al lsh ow s in th e ge nre . For 10 m inute s tal k ing about ch e e se ste ak s,

for e xam pl e , and I’ve no cl ue w h at one is. In podcast fanatic te rm s th is sh ow rate s a

I h ave an im age in m y h e ad of a giant sl ab not m y cup of te a but do try it for yourse lf.
of ch e e se be ing gril le d. As oth e r countrie s
de ve l op de ce nt podcasting sce ne s, th e re ’s
an incre asing num be r of sh ow s w h e re th e
h osts (a) unde rstand th e ir cul tural
re fe re nce s are paroch ialand (b) tak e th e Anoth e r podcast w h e re a group of
tim e to e xpl ain th e m –so I’m be com ing frie nds sit dow n and tal k about w h ate ve r.
le ss forgiving of sh ow s th at do ne ith e r. Th e re are som e e nte rtaining m om e nts
w ith th is group but not e ngaging e nough
Th e sh ow doe sn’t m ak e m uch e ffort to to k e e p in th e subscription l
ist.
ge ne rate l iste ne r inte raction. Th e re are - Marilyn Madsen
no forum s, conte sts, q ue stions for th e
audie nce , l iste ne r pol ls or any of th e
sim ilar fe ature s th at oth e r sh ow s use to
e nge nde r audie nce participation w h ich is
a sh am e , be cause it’s th e k ind of sh ow Conte nt 1.75 out of 5
th at w oul d be ne fit from m ore audie nce Production 2.75 out of 5
e ngage m e nt. Ul tim ate ly, th ough , I ge t th e
im pre ssion th is sh ow is produce d m ore
for th e e njoym e nt of th e m e m be rs of th e
sini-gang th an for th e e njoym e nt of th e
audie nce .
Th e Broo View Review ed by Marilyn Madsen

aka Ken Broo S ports
h ttp://w w w .k e nbroo.com
Liste n up, Sports Fans! little . I ne ve r th ough t I

Th e Broo Vie w podcast w oul d e ve r be inte re ste d in
brings you th e inside track footbal lstats or pl aye rs
on th e Cincinnati Be ngal s issue s, but found I k e pt
and R e ds. cl ick ing th e ne xt e pisode
and ch e ck ing out th e l ate st
Th is podcast is produce d inform ation. In production
and e dite d by profe ssional since Se pte m be r of 2005,
sportscaste r, Ke n Broo. O n Th e Broo Vie w ge ts good
an al m ost w e e k l
y basis im age : K e n Broo m ark s for l onge vity and
Ke n posts a sh ow giving a consiste ncy. W ith th e
look into th e standings of th e Cincinnati duration of e ach podcast com ing in unde r
Be ngal s footbal lte am and th e Cincinnati 15 m inute s, e ach l iste n w as e asy and
R e ds base bal lte am . In addition, e ach e njoyabl e.
e pisode al so cove rs th e 'burning' sports
topics of th e m om e nt around th e NFL, O ve r at th e e asy-to-navigate w e bsite , it
M LB and NBA. Th is podcast be ne fits w as found th at Ke n h as m any irons in th e
from th e w e l l-m odul ate d voice of Ke n, fire . H e also produce s tw o oth e r podcasts,
w h o h as m any ye ars unde r h is be l t as a Broo vs. Broo and th e Be ngal s R e port in
profe ssionalbroadcaste r, pl us good audio addition to a pe rsonalbl og. Th e Broo vs.
q ual ity and e diting. Be cause of th e sound- Broo podcast be ing a “re d h ot,
bite s from th e pl aye rs th e m se l
ve s and opinionate d sports discussion de l ive re d
insigh tfulcom m e nts on e ach te am ’s by tw o l ive Broos se parate d by
status, th is re vie w e r w as draw n into th e ge ne rations” and th e Be ngal s R e port a
sports w orl d about w h ich I k now ve ry m ore in de pth vie w of th e te am co-h oste d

by M arc H ardin. It w as al so note d th at I've absolute l

y no ide a w h at th is podcast
Ke n som e tim e s m oonl igh ts as a disc is about. AllI h e ard w e re a l
ot of
jock e y at an ol die s station in Cincinnati, acronym s and te am nam e s th at m e ant
W GR R-FM . O ne dow nside at th e site noth ing to m e .
w as th e l ack of a dire ct l ink to th e R SS - Bernadette
fe e d or any oth e r subscription l ink s. W ith
onl y click -and-l iste n options appe aring to
be avail abl e , th is is one are a w h e re th is
oth e rw ise w e l l-produce d podcast coul d
be im prove d. Conte nt 3.5 out of 5
Production 4.00 out of 5
So, if Am e rican footbal lor base ballare
your gam e s, th e n tune in to th e Broo
Vie w for an audio sl ice of th e sporting l
ife .
Th is m onth 's podcasts w e re Th e ratings give n are th e ave rage of th e

random l y ch ose n from : score s give n by our te am of re vie w e rs.
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(h ttp://podcas tal e y.com /)
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and Be rnade tte - h ttp://podcas tfanatic.com
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(h ttp://podcas tpick le .com /) Sim on Toon - h ttp://s l am idol podcas t.com
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S outh Africa Review s by Janet Parkinson
ph oto courte s y Victor Ge e re
W ITH POD CAM P CAPE Tow n tak ing pl ace in O ctobe r, it se e m e d appropriate th at I sh oul d
h e ad on dow n to be th e re in spirit if not in pe rson. I 'trave le d' th e re last sum m e r, so it w as
inte re sting to re turn to se e h ow th ings h ad de ve lope d –if at al l
. In e sse nce I w oul d say th at
ve ry little h as ch ange d. Al th ough a fe w ne w bie s h ave found th e ir fe e t, w h ich is al
w ays
good to h e ar, it is stil
lth e l e ading l
igh ts of l
ast ye ar w h ich are bl azing aw ay:
1 –2 –3 Listen to Me
h ttp://123l
is te n2m e .com /
“H ow za podl ings!” ch irps cl e arly e njoy th e w h ole

Sarah (age d 9 ) brigh tl y as sh e e xpe rie nce . It's a gre at
introduce s th e sh ow . Sarah , inspiration to oth e rs, and I’d
al ong w ith Nina (age d 6) h ost love to se e ch il dre n from
th is e nch anting podcast ‘by around th e w orl d join in w ith
k ids for k ids’ –w ith som e th is one . Ge t your k ids to h ave
hel p of course from th e ir al iste n and se nd Sarah and
pare nts. Liste n to Sarah and Nina a m e ssage –I’m sure
Nina’s e nth usiastic and th e y’d love to h e ar from you
e ne rge tic re vie w s of (th e k ids, th at is)!
ch ildre ns’ book s and m usic,
toge th e r w ith ‘Funfacts’ im age : 123l
is te n2m e
‘Vocabw ise ’, ‘Gl obalNe w s’ and jok e s as

w el las th e odd sch oolm usic pe rform ance Conte nt 4 out of 5
th row n in. Th e girl s put on a gre at sh ow – Production 3.5 out of 5
not sure h ow m uch is scripte d but th e y
ce rtainl y com e across natural l
y and

Th e Z A Sh ow
h ttp://w w w .th e z as h ow .com /
You just can’t l and in South W ith a good inte rnational

Africa w ith out m e ntioning fol l
ow ing and podcasting
Gl e nn and Bridge tte Ve rran, since 2005, th e y’re cl
e arl
y in
w h o h ave be e n re vie w e d by it for th e l
ong h aul…
Podcast Use r M agazine in th e
past. No surprise th at th e y
w on th e ‘Be st SA Podcast’ in
th e SA Bl og 2007 Aw ards
re ce ntl y, as th is sh ow is
e xtre m e ly w el lproduce d w ith
inte re sting conte nt. R e l axe d
im age : Th e Z A Sh ow Podcas t
in styl e , Gl e nn and Bridge tte Conte nt 4.5 out of 5
tal k on a varie ty of subje cts base d around Production 4.5 out of 5
th e South African th e m e –inte rje cte d
w ith South African m usic of various styl e s.
Derek “Th e Bandit’s”

S ound Republic
h ttp://w w w .s oundre publ
ic.co.z a/
W ith 18 ye ars in th e radio to e nd w il

lk e e p you on th e
busine ss and a de e p-roote d m ove and constantl y in th e
passion for dance m usic, Th e groove .
Bandit’s e nth usiasm for h is
m usic is contagious. “W ith th e
face of popul ar m usic ch anging
al m ost dail y, it’s e sse ntialto be
abl e to adapt and grow your
pe rsonal ity w ith in th e m usic Conte nt 4 out of 5
you pl ay,” D e re k R ich ardson Production 4.5 out of 5
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S ome sh ort Jaz z Music Review s

by Norvell A Molex Jr.
SEAN JONES - K ALEID OSCOPE

Se an Jone s: h ttp://w w w .s e anjone s m us ic.com /
Labe l : M ack Ave nue
h ttp://w w w .m ack ave nue .com /
Th is is th e fourth CD from th is ph e nom e naltrum pe t

pl aye r, and Se an Jone s tak e s it to a diffe re nt le ve lw ith
th is album . O n h is 'R oots' CD , you coul d h e ar fam il iar
gospe ltune s, transform e d to jazz, stil lm aintaining th e
spiritualfe rvor th at th ose songs invok e d. 'Kal e idoscope '
tak e s us on a journe y of grow th and col laboration,
introducing us to diffe re nt voice s and diffe re nt
e xpe rie nce s. To try to cate gorize th is m usic onl y tak e s
aw ay from it. Th is CD ge ts 4.5 out of 5 possibl e stars. im age : Se an Jone s
TOM BRAXTON - 'IM AGINE TH IS'

Tom Braxton: h ttp://w w w .tom braxton.com /
Labe l : Pacific Coast Jazz
h ttp://w w w .pacificcoas tjaz z .com /
W ith h is soph om ore al bum , Tom Braxton h as h it th e
sm ooth jazz m ark - th is CD h as pl e ase d sm ooth jazz
radio stations across th e w orl d. H e h as th e pe rfe ct
re cipe for cre ativity w ith out be ing ove rbe aring w ith
th e use of sh arp note s. 2.5 out of a possibl e 5 stars.
im age : Tom Braxton
TOD D LED BETTER - 'M ED ITATIONS:

H YM NS IN TH E K EY OF JAZ Z '
Todd Le dbe tte r: h ttp://w w w .toddl e dbe tte r.com /h om e .h tm l
Labe l : D am al jah Productions
h ttp://w w w .toddle dbe tte r.com /
Fol low ing in th e footste ps of Kirk W h al um , Todd tak e s
traditionalgospe lsongs and transform s th e m into jazz
h ym ns, h e nce th e titl e of th e al
bum . Ge tting daring
on 'Ste alAw ay' and proving h is e xce l l e nt m usiciansh ip
th rough out th e e ntire CD , th is one de se rve s 3.75 out of
5 stars.
im age : Todd Le dbe tte r
Norve l lA M ol e x Jr.
h ttp://th e jaz z s uite .m ypodcas ts .ne tand h ttp://gos pe l
jaz z s ite .m ypodcas ts .ne t

BroLo and M e Th e H al
lw ay To M y R oom
Expo Fl
oor Inte rvie w s
Jul
ie n is H APPY to se e th e Rum or Girl
s Paige
by C. C. Ch apm an
CO CKO S REAPER
And no Blue O yster Cult jokes –please…
Review ed by Paul Parkinson
AS YOU PROGRESS th rough th e te ch nol ogicalside of cre ating podcasts, you e ve ntual ly
m igh t e nd up ask ing yourse l
f a q ue stion: Sh ould I re cord 'l
ive ' or sh oul
d I re cord in 'tak e s'?
Th e k e y is w h e th e r you w ant th e
ch ance to re -do pie ce s w h e n you
m ak e m istak e s or w h e th e r you
val ue th e l ive fe e lof doing it in one
tak e . It’s an inte re sting are a and
w orth y of conside ration.
If you are a l ive podcaste r and

you’re l ook ing for a 'live '
podcasting re cording tool , you
w on’t go far w rong w ith M ik e
Ve rste e g’s CastBl aste r
(w w w .castbl aste r.com ) appl ication.
H ow e ve r, w h at if you w ant to do
your podcast re cording in m ul tiple
tak e s?W h at th e n?It se e m s th at
unl e ss you go dow n th e route of
Logic /Cubase /Acid (and oth e rs)
at m ore th an $300 USD pe r copy,
th e n th e re is pre cious l
ittl
e in th e
W indow s w orl d w orth w riting
about. M ac use rs h ave Garage Band
(but don’t stop re ading de ar M ac-
anistas, I h ave ne w s for you too).
Ente r th e R e ape r.
Cock os’ R e ape r appl ication im age : Cock os
(R EAPER , for R apid Environm e nt for

Audio Prototyping and Efficie nt
R e cording) is th e ne w k id on th e bl ock . I ope ne d up th e installe r, and th e program
You m ay not h ave h e ard of th e com pany, w as in and ope rationalw ith in a coupl e of
but you m ay w e l lh ave h e ard of th e m inute s, alth ough it coul d h ave tak e n le ss
pe opl e . O ne of th e k e y pl
aye rs cre ate d tim e , be cause I w asn’t k e e ping count.
W inam p, w h ich m any of you w il lbe using
to l iste n to podcasts. Th e instal lation w as fast. I h ave a
som e w h at com pl icate d se t up w ith an
W h e n I first got sh ow n R e ape r, I coul dn’t e xte rnalEdirolFA-101 sound card (th e
be lie ve th at anyth ing th at sm al lcoul d do acq uisition of w h ich pul le d m e aw ay from
w h at it said it coul d do. Le t’s ge t th is CastBl aste r), but R e ape r found it al l
straigh t –th e dow nl oad is a m e re 2.4M b. straigh taw ay. I h ave th e ASIO 4ALL
Ye s, 2.4M b. W ith m y AD SLl ine , it took drive rs instal le d on m y PC so th at m ay
le ss th an a m inute to save it to m y h ave h e l
pe d. W h ate ve r th e re ason,
de sk top. th ough , instal lation w as e asy.

R e ape r is sh are w are but is notabl e for to point out th at th is is a ful ly fle dge d
be ing a ful ly ope rational , uncrippl e d, m ul ti track , m ul ti ch anne ldigitalaudio
une xpiring pie ce of softw are , and if you w ork station appl ication, but I am onl y
lik e it, you sh oul d buy a l ice nce for it going to l ook at th is from th e podcasting
w ith in 30 days. Com m e rcialuse rs pay pe rspe ctive . Be ar in m ind, h ow e ve r, th at
m ore , but it’s stil lch e ape r th an th e th is appl ication is h uge and incre dibl y
com pe tition. A l ice nce give s you al lth e fle xibl e and pow e rful . Th e ave rage
update s up to ve rsion 1.9 9 for fre e , but podcaste r isn’t ne ce ssaril y inte re ste d in
R e ape r 2.0 is al re ady in be ta. It m igh t be M idi, VST or O GG –but th e y are al lh e re
w orth k e e ping an e ye on th e re l e ase in R e ape r. Tak e a m om e nt to dow nl oad
sch e dul e as w e m ove tow ards Ve rsion 2.0. th e m anual , w h ich is com pre h e nsive and
W h at al lth is m e ans is th at you can, if you de tail e d and th re e tim e s th e size of th e
w ant, dow nl oad it and use it for noth ing. I appl ication. D on’t try to print it out,
w oul dn’t. Pay for it. I’lle xpl ain w h y late r. th ough , unl e ss you can ge t to a fast and
ch e ap printe r;th e m anualis ne arl y 300
Cock os re com m e nds th at R e ape r is run page s l ong.
on W indow s 2000, XP or Vista w ith 1 gig
of R AM . It w il
lrun on oth e r flavours of So, h aving said th at, l
e t’s go!
W indow s such as NT, 2000 or e ve n M e .
If you h ave se e n Logic, Garage band, Acid
I’ve se e n a be ta of th e Unive rsalBinary Pro or e ve n Audacity (in m ul ti-ch anne l
ve rsion for M ac O S X and it l ook s pre tty m ode ) you’l lbe at h om e w ith R e ape r. I
m uch th e sam e as th e W indow s ve rsion. use Acid, and I w as com fortabl e w ith th is
You can dow nl oad th e be ta from th e program . O n th e l e ft side of th e scre e n
Cock os Forum , and th e ful lre l
e ase is due you w il lse e th e input ch anne l s, and in
be fore th e e nd of th e ye ar. th e m ain body is th e visual isation of w h at
you re corde d, w h ich is k now n as th e
Reaper in action 'Tim e l
ine '.
Be fore I ge t crack ing on th e re vie w I w ant

TECH PANEL
Le t’s ge t ge e k y for a w h il
e . I w ant to give you an ove rvie w of th e incre dibl
e fl
e xibil
ity of
R e ape r. Th is is an e xtract from th e Cock os W e b page .
M e dia Support
* Can native ly de code :
o W AV/W 64/BW F (8/16/20/24/32 bitPCM , 32/64 bitfl oat)
o AIFF (8/16/20/24/32 bitPCM )
o M onk e y's Audio (APE)
o W avPack
o FLAC
o O GG Vorbis
o M P3
o M IDI
o SYX
* Can native ly re cord to/re nde r to:
o W AV/W 64/BW F
o AIFF
o M onk e y's Audio (APE)
o W avPack
o FLAC
o O GG Vorbis
o M IDI
o M P3 (ifl am e _ e nc.dl
lins tall
e d)
o CUE/BIN (CD ISO )
* Can de code audio/pre vie w vide o:
o AVI, W M V, M PG
o M O V(re q uire s Quick Tim e )
* Supportfor any com bination ofs ource m e dia ofvarying bitde pth , s am pl
e rate , form ats
Track s /Routing
* Supportfor an unl im ite d num be r oftrack s
* Volum e , pan control s and e nve l ope s pe r track and pe r s e nd
* Proje ctpan l aw configuration, pe r-track /pe r-s e nd pan l aw ove rride
* Eve ry track can actas a bus , e nabl ing e xte ns ive routing fle xibil ity
* Unl im ite d s e nd/re ce ive s pe r track *, w ith configurabl e param e te rs (pre -fx, pos t-fx,
vol um e /pan adjus tm e nt/e nve l ope s , m ix to m ono, ph as e , e tc)
* Track s can h ave one or m ore (m ono or s te re o) h ardw are s e nds , for anal og m ixing capability
* Indus try l e ading Routing M atrix th ate nabl e s you to q uick ly s e e and ch ange routing, re cord
inputs , and h ardw are outputs
* Fully routabl e /FX-abl e folde r track s th atcan contain and group track s
* True 64-bitfl oating pointe nd-to-e nd s ignalpath (notjus t64-bits um m ing)
* Supportfor fe e dback routing, ifde s ire d
Editing Facil itie s
* Re al tim e fading, cros s fading, and auto-cros s fading ofite m s
* M ulti-laye r undo/re do w ith h is tory w indow (w ork s on al lproje cts e ttings including e dits ,
routing, pl ug-ins , e tc)
* Pitch s h ifting and tim e s tre tch ing pe r ite m
*Arbitrary ite m grouping
* Tab to trans ie nts upport
* H igh ly configurabl e e diting pl ayback be h avior (autos e e k ing to audition e dits , e tc)
* Rippl e e diting (in one track or in al ltrack s )
* Grid/s nap s upportw ith h igh l y configurabl e options
* Supports m ul tiple tim e s ignature s and te m pos pe r proje ct
* M ark e rs
* Re gions , abil ity to m ove /copy re gions (and al lofth e ir conte nts )
* M ultipl e tak e s pe r m e dia ite m
* Piano rol lM IDI e ditor for M IDI ite m s
* Proje ctpl ays pe e d control /e nve l
ope s upport(e q uival e ntofch anging tape s pe e d, ful l
y
autom ate abl e)
* O ptionalSm ooth Se e k ing (atm ark e r/re gion or e nd-of-m e as ure ), for e as y pre vie w ing of
trans itions

Across th e top are th e usualm e nu options (Fil e /Edit/Vie w and so forth ) and m ode -se nsitive
icons. Navigation is sim pl e , w ith cl
ick and drag be ing a prim ary m e th od.
Le t’s start from scratch . H e re is a brand-ne w proje ct w ith no track s l

oade d:
To re cord som e th ing, al lyou ne e d to do is righ t-cl ick th e l

e ft bar, ch oose 'Inse rt Track ' and
'arm ' th e track for re cording. To do th is, pre ss th e sm al lgre y circle –sh ow n be l ow .
You can th e n righ t-cl

ick to ide ntify th e source for th at track .
Be fore you can re cord into a tim e l ine , you w il l
ne e d to pre ss 're cord' again for th e proje ct. M id-
w ay dow n on th e l e ft-h and side you w il lse e th e
classic pl ay/re cord pane l–just h it 're cord' and
you’re done .
O ne th ing th at I re al lylik e d w as th e num be r of

options avail abl e w ith a righ t-cl ick . R ath e r th an
de scribe th e m al l, I w ould e ncourage you to w ork
on som e th ing w ith th is program and righ t-cl ick
ofte n and al love r th e pl ace . You ne ve r k now w h at
you’l lfind. Al m ost e ve ryth ing in R e ape r is
re size abl
e , w h ich introduce s a l ot of vie w ing
fl
e xibil
ity from re cording righ t th rough to m ixdow n.
W h ilst R e ape r is ve ry fl
e xibl
e , it is al
so se t up so th at a ne w use r can ge t into it straigh t out
of th e box w ith out ge tting bogge d dow n.

If you h ave sw e e pe rs, bum pe rs or oth e r w h iz-bang

sounds you w ant to h ave in th e podcast, you can
add th e m w ith R e ape r. You al so don’t ne e d to
w orry as th e se m e dia e l
e m e nts can be adde d
e asil
y;th e sam e is true for podsafe m usic track s.
W h e n you w ant to re -re cord som e th ing, you can

just re cord in th e norm alw ay (and e dit th e file
w ith in R e ape r), or you can do a punch -in or e ve n
ch oose from m ul tipl
e tak e s.
Th e sim pl icity of R e ape r is th e re al

ly coolbit. If
you’re use d to Audacity, it w on’t tak e m uch to ge t
fam il
iar w ith R e ape r. If you can cut, copy and paste in M icrosoft W ord, you can do th e
sam e in R e ape r. If you w ant to ge t up close and pe rsonalw ith th e audio track , th e n use th e
m ouse w h e e l
. It’s so sim pl e and intuitive , it m ak e s you w ant to w e e p.
You w ant to m ix an audio track in?Easy. Tech nical S ystem

Just drag ite m s toge th e r inside R e ape r Requirements
and th e cross-fading is autom atic. R igh t-
click ing th e ove rl
ap w il lgive you se ve ral M inim um syste m : W indow s
ch oice s of cross-fade sh ape . 9 8/M E/2000/XP w ith 128M B R AM , 10M B
fre e disk space , 800 x 600 displ ay in 256
Base d on m y e xpe rie nce w ith Sony’s Acid col ors or m ore , W indow s-com patibl e
Pro and from th e opinions of som e ve ry sound h ardw are
e xpe rie nce d m usic produce rs as w e l
l,
Cock os’ R e ape r is a firm 'BUY'. R e com m e nde d syste m : W indow s
2000/XP w ith 1GB R AM , at l e ast 1GB fre e
Licensing disk space , 1280 x 1024 displ ay in 16.7M
col ors, ASIO sound drive rs
It is w orth cl arifying th e pricing –it is
SH AR EW AR E and is avail able for Conclusion
dow nl oad w ith out te ch nol ogic l im itations
for e valuation purpose s. O nce you h ave R e ape r is an e xce l le nt, low -cost, h igh l
y
e val uate d R e ape r, you re ally sh oul d functionalappl ication for al lk inds of
purch ase a l ice nse , w h ich can be e ith e r audio w ork . I’ve not e ve n m e ntione d its
th e non-com m e rcialone for $39 .9 5 or a M ID I capabil itie s, its h andl ing of VST
com m e rcial -use l ice nse for $19 9 .9 5. pl ug-ins or R e W ire , or e ve n th e h uge
num be r of bundl e d e ffe cts h e re .
Esse ntial
ly, th e vast m ajority of
podcaste rs w il lbe able to buy R e ape r for Th is softw are is aw e som e and is w orth y
$40. of a tryout. If you lik e it, I w ould im pl
ore
you to support th e de ve l ope rs by buying it.
If you m ak e l
ots of m one y from
podcasting or m usic, th e n go for th e Visit Cock os
com m e rciallice nce . (h ttp://w w w .cock os .com /re ape r) for m ore
inform ation.
W h e n th is re vie w w as w ritte n, R e ape r
w as at ve rsion 1.888, and purch asing a PaulPark inson
lice nce give s you al lth e update s fre e until Th is W e e k In London
it ge ts to ve rsion 2.9 9 . w w w .th is w e e k inl
ondon.co.uk

Anji and th e Sh ow Girl
s Aw ard H e y H om e frie s Bre ak fast
Sch w ag
Troubl
e Bre w ing :) Lance Ande rson
by C. C. Ch apm an
Jaz z andByPodcasti ng
Norvell A Molex Jr.
im age : Norve l
lA M ol
e x Jr.
W H EN M OST PEOPLE h e ar th e w ord ‘jazz’ it brings to m ind th e days of D izzy, Col trane ,
M onk , M il e s D avis and m any oth e rs. So h ow doe s th is m usic survive ?By be ing one of
Am e rica’s trul y cre ative art form s as w e l
las its only originalm usicalcre ation, starting in its
birth place of Ne w O rl e ans and spre ading around th e w orl d. If you’re a jazz fan and l iste n to
th e radio, you h e ar sm ooth jazz m ixe d w ith R & B;w h e n you l ook on th e inte rne t m ost
pe opl e are pl aying traditionaljazz or w h at coul d be re fe rre d to as ‘classic jazz’ (th e jazz
from your grandpare nts’ or gre at-grandpare nts’ day). H ow e ve r, if you l ook re ally h ard and
tak e your tim e , th e re are som e of us w h o play w h at coul d be conside re d as m ode rn jazz,
e xpe rim e ntaljazz, progre ssive jazz or conte m porary jazz - al lof w h ich stillcan be de fine d
as jazz.
Le t m e introduce m yse l f: I’m Norve l l painting and d e rive tw o d iffe re nt
M ol e x Jr, produce r of tw o podcasts - 'Th e m e anings, it can b e a sub je ctive art form .
Jazz Suite ' and 'Gospe lJazz Podcast' – My und e rstand ing of jazz is as an e ve r-
and producing th e se tw o sh ow s e ve ry e volving and consiste ntl y cre ative m usic
w e e k h as give n m e a gre at e ducation in form .W h e th e r you're a trad itionalist or
podcasting and th e m usic busine ss as far purist, a conte m porary or sm ooth jazz
as jazz is conce rne d. I’ve be e n bl e sse d to love r, th e im provisationalaspe ct is th e
find a l ot of Inde pe nde nt and Indie jazz com m on ground .
artists from around th e w orl d on se ve ral
diffe re nt w e bsite s - M yspace .com , Al l It com e s from th e h e art, is e xpre ssive , tak e s
about Jazz.com and Broadjam .com , just a ce rtain am ount of m usicald iscipl ine or
to nam e a fe w . Lik e m y podcasts, I’m virtuosity and m ost of al l, is appre ciate d
h oping th at th is articl e w il lgo som e w ay and pl aye d b y th e m ore m e ntal ly m ature
tow ard bringing th e jazz of inde pe nde nt in our socie ty.
artists - as w e llas sm al ll abe ls –to th e
fore , as it’s not a ge nre th at is particul arly It's a th ink ing pe rson's m usic!”
w el lk now n in m usic podcasting circl e s.
Lik e Joe , Brian Pal m e r also touch e d on
To th row som e l igh t on jazz, and in th e fre e -form , im provisationalaspe ct of
particul ar on jazz in podcasting, I put th e jazz: “To m e , jazz is th e re sult of tak ing a
follow ing q ue stions to som e of m y pie ce of m usic in a d ire ction oth e r th an its
m usician frie nds and artists w h o h ave originalform .W e ofte n associate jazz as
be e n fe ature d on m y podcasts: W h at th e outgrow th of th e b lue s, w h ich is th e
doe s jazz m e an to you and h ow w oul d origin of th e te rm .Ye t w e can tak e a
you de fine jazz? and D o you se e classicalpie ce and ‘jazz’ it up b y tak ing
podcasting as anoth e r w ay of ge tting jazz anoth e r approach oth e r th at th e original
m usic out th e re for th e w orld to h e ar? inte nt.”
Th e answ e rs w e re e nl igh te ning. Joe Byrd Th e artist M LCal dw e llput h is answ e r in

w rote : “Jazz h as b e e n d e fine d m any such a poe tic form th at re printing it
w ays...I'd say it's in th e e ye or e ar of th e w oul d not do it justice ;go to h is 'Th is is
b e h ol
d e r.Just as tw o pe ople can l ook at a jazz' blog e ntry on h is M yspace page and

re ad it for yourse l
f. O th e rs w e re far m ore upbe at and
e nth usiastic. Jason Carrol lth ough t th at
Jazz and podcasting al m ost se e m to be a podcasting w as “..a gre at ave nue for
pe rfe ct m atch , give n th at m any artists to ge t e xposure ”, and W SAJ R adio
podcaste rs –l ik e jazz m usicians –w il l said “Ye s - I b e lie ve it’s th e ne xt ne w
w ork from a rough outl ine for th e ir sh ow ve nture to ge t m usic airpl aye d and h e ard
and spin th ings out from th e re in true th rough out th e w orld ;in h om e s, on th e
‘im prov’ styl e,l e tting th ings fl
ow fre e l y in inte rne t, th rough out b usine sse s, in
w h ich e ve r dire ction th e ir fancy tak e s ve h icl
e s… ”
th e m .
Th e te ch nology and th e e ase w ith w h ich
“Jazz is Bl
ue s and Gospe lm ixe d w ith an it al
low e d pe ople to find th e m usic and
insigh tfullife styl
e ;w rappe d , sm oth e re d also to h e l
p spre ad it appe ale d to m any.
and cove re d in IMPR O VISATIO N.....” ”Pod casting is a m od e rn te ch nol
ogy w h ich
e m ph asise s BillM cGe e . And th e m usic w e can use as a toolto b road cast [th e
ce rtainly pl ays on its styl istic and artistic m usic]”, e nth use d M ark M inch e l
lo of
fre e dom , de spite its discipl ine d core ;a M ain Gazane , w h il st D avid M ora
fact th at appe al s to Fre d M ills: “W h at jazz disagre e d w ith Jak e H anl on e ve n th ough
m e ans to m e as an A frican-A m e rican is h e al
so se e s jazz as h aving a nich e
fre e d om ........of id e as, spirit, souland audie nce : “I d e finite l
y th ink pod casting is
sound .Th rough im provisation (a m ain an e xce l le nt w ay of ge tting th e m usic out
el e m e nt in jazz), th e se th ings b e com e al ive th e re .I b e l
ie ve th e jazz l iste ne r is outsid e
to th e pe rform e r as w e l las th e liste ne r b y th e m ainstre am and is al w ays l ook ing for
inte rpre tation. Eve n th ough jazz is a ve ry ne w ve nue s to e xpe rie nce ne w m usic;I
d iscipl ine d art form , it is so ve ry ope n once pe rsonal ly am al w ays se arch ing for
you are ve rse d in th e appl ication of th e pod casts - not just to l iste n to m usic b ut to
th e ory of th e m usic”. e xpl ore oth e r sub je cts as w e l l.”
O n th e se cond q ue stion, th e re w as som e BillM cGe e is som e th ing of an e vange l ist

ne gativity, but th e re sponse s w e re m ostl y for ne w m e dia te ch nology to h e l
p ge t th e
positive and to th e point. Jak e H anl on w ord out. “ I se e pod casting as one of
didn’t se e podcasting h e l ping to bring m any ne w te ch nol ogie s th at can b e use d to
m ore pe opl e to jazz;rath e r, h e se e m e d to prol ife rate jazz.Th e im portant th ing is
sugge st th at it w ould onl y appe alto th ose th at jazz l ove rs and artists sh oul d use al
l
w h o alre ady appre ciate th e ge nre : th e ne w te ch nol ogie s to k e e p jazz al
ive and
fre sh .Jazz is a m usic th at h as spre ad to al l
“Nope , I d on't se e it as anyth ing spe cial . four corne rs of th e w orl d .Pod casting w il l
It's just anoth e r w ay to conve y a m usic al low th ose w h o d on't h ave acce ss to a jazz
th at m ost pe opl e d on't care ab out h e aring station or jazz CD s to sh are in th e joys of
anyw ay.If you took ove r th e inte rne t and th e art form .” W h il st th is is e ncouraging,
force d e ve ry conne cte d com pute r to sh ow a Vinny Val e ntino can se e th at for m any,
H e rb ie H ancock conce rt m ost pe opl e th e ne w m e dium m ay stil lbe a l ittl
e too
w oul d prob ab l y go find som e th ing e l se to com pl e x for pe ople to unde rstand and
d o rath e r th e n sit and w atch it. th us not ye t re ach ing as m any as it coul d.
“I d o th ink pod casting is a viab l e w ay to
I th ink th at it m igh t h e l
p pe ople who ge t m usic out to th e w orl d . A t th is point I
al re ad y h ave a passing inte re st or a strong th ink th e te ch nol ogy is a l ittl
e
inte re st in th e m usic to visual ize th e m usic ove rw h e l m ing and confusing for th e
and m ak e a stronge r conne ction to it, b ut ave rage m usic l iste ne r. A s w ith al lm usic
pe opl e w h o d on't care ab out jazz now w il l- d istrib ution, th e m ore re ad il y avail ab le it
in nine case s out of 10 - not ch ange th e ir b e com e s th e m ore it w il lb e use d b y th e
w ays for anyth ing.” liste ning pub l ic”

Unl ik e any oth e r m any of th e m usicians and prod uce rs now

m usic today, jazz cre ating ne w m usic ove r h e re ;th e y’re far
h as al w ays h ad a m ore infl ue nce d b y - say - th e Jam e s Tayl or
diffe re nt fl
ow and Quarte t or Courd uroy th an b y D ave
attracte d a Brub e ck .”
diffe re nt crow d. For
ye ars, th e m usic Podcasting is just one of m any w ays jazz
industry h as can be h e ard around th e w orl d and can
im age : Norve l
lA M ol
e x Jr. re porte d th e re ach m ore pe opl e th an any ‘brick s and
dow nw ard spiralof jazz;but as Bil l m ortar’ radio station can. Aside from
M cGe e said “ I se e pod casting as one of inte rne t radio stations w h ich can be a
m any ne w te ch nologie s th at can b e use d to podcaste r’s be st frie nd, w h e n you th ink
prolife rate jazz” Jazz h as a life of its ow n about e ve ry bit of m usic th at h as com e
it h as survive d and cre ate d partne rsh ips th rough tim e since m an cre ate d th e
w ith R ock ’N’R oll, H ip H op, and R & B. abil ity to re cord m usic, none of it e ve r
goe s aw ay. It just ge ts e xpose d to a ne w
Th is is a m usicalart-form th at h as and diffe re nt audie nce , and th at is th e
e volve d w ith th e tim e s, adapte d and bottom l ine w ith jazz. Podcasting is th e
spaw ne d ne w and diffe re nt form s, and ne w m e dium w h ich al l
ow s th at to
w illnatural ly tak e to ne w te ch nology to h appe n. From l ive bands to w ax cyl inde rs
prol ife rate and –pe rh aps –cre ate ne w to sh e llac discs to vinylto tape to CD to
cre ative partne rsh ips across contine nts. th e inte rne t age , jazz w illl
ive on.
Lik e oth e r m usic podcasts, jazz In closing, I’l lle ave you w ith a post of
podcasting al low s th ose w h o can’t ge t m ine on Al lAbout Jazz.com , w h ich
m ainstre am airpl ay to be h e ard. As Tom e xpre sse s m y ow n fe e l
ings about th is
Edw ards, giving m e a UK pe rspe ctive on w onde rfulm usicalge nre . “Jazz to m e is a
th e sce ne tol d m e , “W ith th e curre nt m usicalm e taph or for w h at w e w ish to say
d om ination of Em o, R & B / H ipH op and and w h at w e can’t say in l ife .A s th e
Ind ie rock in th e UK, pod casts are one of m el od ic tone s d ance th rough our e ars w e
th e fe w m e th od s in w h ich ne w artists in inte rpre t a ve rb alre sponse for a m usical
th is are na can ge t airpl ay and th e re fore e m otion.” Th rough
re ach aud ie nce s.Estab l ish e d jazz sh ow s podcasting, I h ope it
te nd to stick to trad itionaljazz and e ve n w il
lspe ak out
ignore th e ‘acid jazz’ e xpl osion th at across th e w orl
d.
occure d in th e UK in th e 9 0s, infl ue ncing
im age : Norve l
lA M ol
e x Jr.
Norve l lA M ol e x Jr.
h ttp://th e jaz z s uite .m ypodcas ts .ne tand h ttp://gos pe l
jaz z s ite .m ypodcas ts .ne t
Link s re l
ate d to th e above articl e:
Joe Byrd (h ttp://w w w .joe byrdjaz z .com )
Brian Pal m e r (h ttp://w w w .brian-pal m e r.com )
M LCal dw e ll(h ttp://w w w .m ys pace .com /th e m l cal dw e l
l3)
BillM cGe e (h ttp://w w w .bil lm cge e m us ic.com )
Fre d M ill
s (h ttp://w w w .m ys pace .com /s w e e tdre am s funk i)
Jak e H anl on (h ttp://w w w .m ys pace .com /jak e h anl onjaz z )
Jason Carrol l(h ttp://w w w .s m ooth jaz z s ym ph ony.com )
M ark M inch e l lo (h ttp://w w w .m aingaz ane .com )
D avid M ora (h ttp://w w w .h arborre cords l a.com )
Vinny Val e ntino (h ttp://w w w .vinny.com )
Tom Edw ards (h ttp://w w w .m ys pace .com /th e re al tom e dw ards )

PICKLE W h itne y Ste e l
e
Karm yn Tyl
er Ge off Sm ith
by C. C. Ch apm an
Defining Moments:
Becoming
a
Podcaster
im age : De re k K . M il
ler
by Mark Blevis
W H EN IFIRST m e t Gail , sh e w as struggl
ing w ith th e ide a of podcasting. Sh e 's incre dibly
sm art;a l e ade r in h e r fie l
d, so sh e w asn't l
ack ing any ide as of w h at to say. Inde e d, Gailis a
gre at candidate to be a podcaste r. H e r bl og is incre dibly popul ar, and sh e inve sts a l ot of
tim e pick ing strong topics and th e n w riting, e diting, re w riting and th e n tw e ak ing h e r posts.
H e r fe ars of podcasting are com m on, our re cording and coffe e .

th ough : fe ar of th e m icroph one , fe ar of
h aving to m ak e tim e to re cord h e r Eve n th ough podcasts se e m to be
podcast and fe ar of h aving to l e arn e ve ryw h e re , in allsh ape s and size s, on
te ch nol ogy and audio production. W h at al m ost e ve ry topic im aginabl e , produce d
I k now of Gaill e ads m e to be lie ve th at using a varie ty of approach e s, form ats
th e se w e re e xcuse s m ore th an fe ars. I and de l ive ry style s by e ve ryone from
say th is be cause I k now of m any se asone d profe ssional s to rank am ate urs,
podcaste rs w h o h ave found a w ay to th e y al lbe gin w ith th e pe rson w ith ide as
addre ss al lof th e ir conce rns in ve ry to sh are w h o h as struggl e d w ith th e
cre ative - som e w oul d say obvious - w ays. de cision to podcast. Th is is th e de fining
m om e nt in e ve ry podcast: h ow to h it
Up untilth e day th at Andre a announce d 're cord.' Podcasting sh oul dn't be
sh e ’d lik e to do a podcast w ith m e , sh e intim idating or e xcl usive , and th e re are
h ad be e n th e patie nt and supportive w ife m any w ays to incorporate podcasting into
of a m an w h o w as (and stil lis) addicte d e stabl ish e d routine s or to augm e nt w ork
to cre ating audio conte nt. Sh e didn’t in w h ich w e are invol ve d. M y w ife
k now anyth ing about audio production Andre a and I, and so m any oth e rs, h ave
and h ad no e xpe rie nce w ith a re al ize d th e be ne fits of podcasting about
m icroph one . Th e se e d of h e r ide a w as to our passion w ith in our e ve ryday routine .
unite our tw o passions –audio production Pe rh aps th e se storie s can inspire you, too.
and ch il dre n’s book s –and h ave an
activity to do toge th e r. To pre ve nt th e Knitte rs Unce nsore d
podcast from be com ing de m anding of (h ttp://k nitte rs unce ns ore d.blogs pot.com ) is
tim e , w e de cide d to m ak e our re cording anoth e r podcast th at cam e into be ing
se ssions part of our e xisting dail y routine w h e n th e h osts buil t th e podcast into
of sitting dow n in a coffe e sh op for a fe w th e ir e stabl ish e d l
ive s. Ele m , Cash yie and
m inute s afte r dropping our ch il dre n off at M s. B. are advance d k nitte rs and
sch ool . W e de cide d to m ak e e ach e pisode e xpatriate s l iving in Ge rm any w h o m e t
rough l y te n m inute s in l e ngth (give or th rough a k nitting group. Th e th re e of
tak e ) and to l im it th e am ount of e diting th e m de cide d to produce a podcast to
w e w oul d do, if any at al l. Th e de cisions “put Ge rm an/Europe an yarns on th e
h ave m ade th e sh ow fun and e asy to m ap” l arge l y be cause of th e l e vity of th e ir
produce . In fact, our day doe sn’t fe e lrigh t conve rsations. Using a bare -bone s se tup,
on m any l e ve ls if w e are force d to sk ip th e y m e e t e ve ry tw o to th re e w e e k s to

k nit and re cord se gm e nts such as w h at’s acce ss to lik e our ow n apartm e nts, or
on th e ir ne e dl
e s, l
ife in Ge rm any, and publ ic pl
ace s. It m e ant using e le m e nts
'k nitte r vs. non-k nitte r', inspire d by th e from our ow n w ardrobe s th at m atch e d
dynam ic be tw e e n M s. B and h e r h usband. th e ch aracte rs' pe rsonalitie s.”
“I th ink th e ide a of doing it al one w as a Podcasting is particul arl y e xciting

littl
e scary” says M s. B. ”H aving one or be cause of th e dive rsity th at e xists w ith in
tw o oth e r pe opl e w h o are e xcite d about it th e com m unity. Th is goe s be yond th e
m ade it m ore ‘re al ’ and w e coul d divide type s of podcasts th at are produce d and
up th e w ork .” e xte nds to th e back grounds of th e pe opl e
w h o produce th e m . So, if you’re th ink ing
M ark o Kul ik fe lt th at producing podcasts th at your l ack of e xpe rie nce m ak e s you an
w oul d give h im m ore of a pe rsonal ity and unl ik e l
y candidate for a podcast, th ink
‘face ’ for th e active com m unitie s again. M y podcast com m unity incl ude s
associate d w ith e ach of h is nich e e ve ryone .
w e bsite s (h ttp://pe ts .ca and
h ttp://ph otograph y.ca), site s in w h ich h e
ne ve r sh are d h is ow n opinions in th e
passionate forum s, and m ade ce rtain th at
h e incl ude d th e ph otograph ic w ork of
oth e rs w ith h is ow n. Podcasting, it w oul d
se e m , offe rs h im m ore fre e dom .
“Exce pt for tim e re straints, th e re w as no

good re ason for m e not to do it...so I did.”
Bre ak ing into podcasting w as not h ard for

M ark o. O nce h e l e arne d about it, h e
contacte d a fe w e stabl ish e d podcaste rs
and found th at th e y w e re al lve ry w il
ling
to offe r th e ir support and answ e r h is
q ue stions. O n advice , M ark o bough t
spe cific e q uipm e nt and w as up and
running.
For Justin Kow nack i, podcasting offe re d

anoth e r distribution ch anne lfor a vide o
proje ct h e conce ive d in 19 9 9 . It w asn’t
until2003 w h e n broadband w as
pe rvasive and affordabl e th at h e launch e d
Som e th ing to be D e sire d
(h ttp://s om e th ingtobe de s ire d.com ), a vide o
se rialth at fol low s a group of de e jays at
fictitious W ANT FM .
e vis
Unl ik e m ost podcasts, Som e th ing to be

im age : M ark Bl
D e sire d is a group e ffort.
“Initially, w e k ne w w e 'd ne e d to k e e p th e
sh ow as m anage abl e as possibl e ” says M ark Bl e vis is a tallguy from O ttaw a. H e
Kow nack i. “Th at m e ant using a sm al l
, produce s m any podcasts. You can fol l
ow
re l
iable cast w ith am pl e fre e tim e . It h is bl
og and find l ink s to h is onl ine
m e ant using l ocations w e h ad pe rm ane nt activitie s at h ttp://m ark ble vis .com .

Are Podcasters th e
'Next Generation’of
Struggling Entrepreneurs?
by Fred Castaneda im age : Fre d Cas tane da
IF W E CONSID ER Podcasting as an ind ustry , th e n w e m ay ask ourse l

ve s “At w h ich stage
of grow th or m aturity (or e ve n de cay) are w e now ?”
Be ing as invol ve d as I am (som e pe opl e ful fil
ling proph e cy of guarante e d succe ss,
cal lm e obse sse d) w ith podcasting in its or e l se w e suffe r from m assive de nial
m any form s— subscribing and l iste ning to w h e n confronte d by re al ity w h e n oth e rs
th e m , cre ating and publ ish ing th e m , and sh ak e th e ir h e ads w h e n w e te l lth e m of
le arning from oth e rs on h ow to im prove our dre am s.
th e m — I te nd to se e th is 'industry' not in
its infant stage any m ore . But I h e sitate to Are w e , th us, l ik e th e cartoon im age of
de scribe it as be ing in its adol e sce nt stage th e w oul d-be e ntre pre ne ur running in
at th is point in tim e . R ath e r, I fe e lth at it is m any dire ctions, casting our butte rfl y ne ts
now in a 'toddl e r' stage , w h e re m any of us to catch th e e l usive re ve nue stre am th at
'ne w bie s' w h o h ave joine d th e rank s of our podcasts are suppose d to ge ne rate for
se asone d and ve te ran podcaste rs, us?
podcasting-pundits and
founding 'ge e k s' (th e l atte r By th is, I m e an th at th e
m e ntione d w ith re spe ct) succe ss of cre ating your
are now abl e to stand ow n podcast and se e ing it
up— for a brie f in 'brigh t l igh ts' on iTune s
m om e nt… but al as! l ik e th e m ay be th e e uph oric
toddl e r, w e m ostl y fal lback se nsation th at fue l s our
dow n to th e ground, onl y pursuit tow ard
to try to pick ourse l ve s up m one tization. But inste ad
again and try to w al k , th e n of finding a pot of gol d, w e
run. And l ik e th e toddl e r, im age : Fre e Im age s .co.uk
m ay be running into a
w e find ourse l ve s struggl ing. m ine fie l d stre w n w ith al lsorts of
obstacl e s th at w e m ay h ave ch ose n to
As I join th e rank s of th ose w h o starte d ignore .
th e ir podcast m ore as a h obby or a pursuit
of passion, I now re al ize th at our ne xt ste p First, w e sh oul d re al ize th at th e re al
m ay be to conside r m one tizing our re ce nt succe ss storie s th at w e h e ar about are ,
and future podcasts. Afte r al l, in th e ory, inde e d, case studie s th at m ay not pe rtain
isn’t our conte nt of such gre at val ue th at to our ow n situation. D oe s th is m e an th at
oth e rs sh oul d be w il ling to pay for it? adve rtising sh oul d be our onl y ve h icle in
our 'dash for th e cash '?Not at al l. M any of
Now , for m any of us w h o m ay be ful l-tim e us 'ne w bie s' m ay not be k now l e dge abl e in
e m pl oye e s in a firm and w h o w ish to th e re q uire m e nts se t dow n by pote ntial
start a part-tim e ve nture , th e n podcasting adve rtise rs or sponsors: th e m e trics, th e
m ay appe ar to be th e pot of gol d at th e track re cord, th e subscriptions, th e
e nd of th e rainbow . But if w e k e e p l ook ing dow nl oads and th e de m ograph ics of th e
at th is rainbow th rough our rose -col ore d audie nce th at th e adve rtise r w ish e s to
gl asse s, w e m ay soon re al ize th at w h at w e re ach . Not onl y is th is not e xciting to th e
are se e ing is noth ing m ore th an fool s’ naïve e ntre pre ne ur, it m ay be dow nrigh t
gol d— m ainl y be cause w e de sire a se l f- daunting and ove rw h e l m ing.

im age : Fre d Cas tane da
If not in adve rtising, th e n w h e re do w e custom e r— th at com pe titive , diffe re ntial

look for th is 'e asy m one y'? advantage of th e e ntre pre ne urialbusine ss
or th e joint ve nture .
Fortunate l y, w ith th e grow th of th is
industry into th is ne xt stage , a fe w So, as one of th e 'toddl e rs' w ith in th is
course s and training se ssions are industry, I now re al ize th at I h ave to
appe aring on th e h orizon th at can assist te m pe r m y e nth usiasm of podcasting w ith
th e struggl ing e ntre pre ne ur and give h e l p th e cold and cal culating re al ity of
in cre ating th e road m ap to busine ss pl anning and m ark e ting
m one tization— and, th e re fore , bypassing strate gie s. Be cause if I do not, th e n I th ink
th e m ine fie ld th at w e m e ntione d e arl
ie r. I w illalw ays be at th e bottom of th e
prove rbialm ountain, struggl ing and
Book s are al so now tak ing a diffe re nt cl im bing to ge t to th e top, but
course . Inste ad of th e instructional'h ow - e ncounte ring num e rous and stre ssful
to' vol um e s th at de scribe th e ste p-by-ste p obstacl e s along th e w ay.
task s ne e de d to plan, pre pare , produce
and publ ish a podcast, w e now se e book s And th e q ue stion w e w illnow be ask ing
orie nte d tow ard tak ing th e podcast is: “W h e n do I stop be ing a struggling
w ith in th e m one tization busine ss e ntre pre ne ur and be gin be ing a succe ssful
m ode l s. e ntre pre ne ur?”
In addition, th e confe re nce s now abound I fe e lth at, untilw e tak e an active ste p to
w ith oth e r succe ss storie s w h e re e ducate ourse l ve s in th e strate gie s of
m one tization w as not de pe nde nt on m one tizing our podcasts w ith in our
m assive dow nl oads and subscriptions. busine ss m ark e ting m ix and l ook be yond
Th e nich e m ark e ting tow ard targe te d th e obvious re al m of
custom e rs can de l ive r succe ssfulre sul
ts adve rtising/sponsorsh ip, w e m ay ne ve r
w ith out th e m e ga-m e trics. ge t be yond th e 'toddl e r' stage . Th at is w h y
I am pre paring to im m e rse m yse l f into
W ith ne w e xam pl e s of succe ss in m ore m e ntorsh ip, m ore strate gy-
m one tization, I now se e th at th e podcast ne tw ork s, and m ore training on
itse lf is not th e goose w ith th e gol de n e gg; m one tization m e th ods th at w il lincl ude
it is not th e e nd, but m e re ly a m e ans to podcasting.
th e e nd of ge tting a se t of succe ssful
re ve nue stre am s. I don’t k now about you, but I w oul dl ik e
to ge t to th e ne xt l
e ve l
— I w ant to go w ith
W h at w e now h ave to re al ize is th at a th is ind ustry be yond th e 'toddl e r' stage
w el l-planne d m ark e ting strate gy w ith in a and into th e 'adol e sce nt' stage . Pe rh aps
sol id busine ss pl an are th e foundations in th e n I can be com e a succe ssfulpodcaste r
re ality. As distaste fulas th e y m ay se e m to th at is no longe r stuck in th e “Tw il igh t
th e adve nturous and passionate Z one ” of be ing pe rpe tual ly in th e ‘ne xt
podcaste r, th e se are th e corne rstone s ge ne ration of struggl ing e ntre pre ne urs.’
w ith in w h ich th e podcast pl ays an
im portant rol e as a de live ry ve h icle or
ch anne lor part of th e m ark e ting m ix th at
m ust be inte grate d into th e busine ss. Th e Fre d Castane da
podcast m ust support th e val ue to th e h ttp://s truggl
inge ntre pre ne ur.com /

Reveal Yourself
by Marilyn Madsen & Grant Mason
EACH M ONTH W E ask an artist to suppl y th e ir answ e rs to a scie ntificall
y se le cte d se t of
q ue stions (w e ll, O K –w e lie d –th e y w e re se le cte d by re side nt PUM boffins Grant M ason
and M aril yn M adse n), in th e h ope th at th e ir re sponse s cast a l ittle m ore ligh t on w h at
m ak e s th e m tick ...
W H O ARE YOU? M OST TREASURED

R obin Tym m POSSESSION?
M y M artin acoustic guitar
W H AT D O YOU D O?
Songw rite r (and M OST D OG-EARED
som e tim e s a singe r, BOOK ?
m usician and produce r) 'A Praye r For O w e n
M e any' by Joh n Irving
H OW LONG H AVE YOU
D ONE IT? BRAND OF COFFEE?
O n and off for ove r 20 D on't drink th e stuff
ye ars, but se riously for just
a coupl e of ye ars FOOD YOU CAN'T LIVE
im age : Robin Tym m
W ITH OUT?
D O YOU H AVE A H ID D EN TALENT? Toast
Noth ing 'h idde n'...I te nd to bore pe ople
w ith anyth ing I conside r to be e ve n th e FAVOURITE LABOUR-SAVING D EVICE?
sligh te st tal
e nt Ke ttl
e
STEREO OR IPOD ? W H AT M OTTO D O YOU LIVE BY?

Ste re o "Look on th e bl ack side ;th at w ay th ings
can only ge t be tte r"
W H AT RINGTONE IS ON YOUR M OBILE
PH ONE? W H O IS YOUR FICTIONALH ERO OR
W h ate ve r th e de faul
t is H EROINE?
'D irty' H arry Cal
lah an
FAVOURITE ARTIST?
Crow de d H ouse W H AT'S TH E BEST AD VICE YOU W ERE
EVER GIVEN?
FAVOURITE ALBUM ? "D on't stick your finge rs in e l
e ctrical
'August and Eve ryth ing Afte r' by Counting sock e ts"
Crow s
H EALTH AND H APPINESS OR FAM E
FAVOURITE TRACK ? AND FORTUNE?
'Troubl
e ' by th e Jayh aw k s H e al
th and h appine ss
BIGGEST INFLUENCE?
M ark Knopfl
e r's guitar pl
aying w h e n I w as
l
e arning
W H AT ALBUM D O YOU W ISH YOU'D R obin Tym m

NEVER BOUGH T? h ttp://w w w .garage band.com /artis t/robintym m
Vic Ch e snutt's 'About To Ch ok e ' h ttp://w w w .m ys pace .com /robintym m

Back issue s of pod cast use r m agazine are avail
abl
e at w w w .podcastuse rm agazine .com
More New s New s Editor: Joh n Buckley
From PU M
Th e iTune s w ifi m usic store h as official l
y
launch e d in th e US, al low ing use rs to
acce ss th e iTune s M usic Store ove r a w ifi
conne ction on both th e iPh one and th e
iPod touch . Curre ntl y onl y m usic can be
dow nl oade d from th e w ifi store , but
te l
e vision sh ow s and m ovie s w il llik e ly
follow in fairl y sh ort orde r. W ifi acce ss is
A W ash ington-base d re se arch lim ite d to h otspots w ork ing w ith th e
organization re ce ntl y re le ase d a re port 802.11 protocol . Th e abil ity to buy m usic
sugge sting th at th e th e rapid prol ife ration from an iPh one m ay be com e a k il le r app
of Appl e 's iPod de vice can account for a for th e de vice . Th e ph one , w h ich is
nationw ide rise in viol e nt crim e in th e US sch e dul e d to go on sal e in th e UK on 9
in 2005 and 2006. Th e 10-page PD F Nove m be r, w il lcost £269 incl uding VAT
re port publ ish e d by th e Urban Institute for a de vice w ith 8GB of storage . Th is
appe ars to sugge st th at "th e rise in com e s afte r e arl y sale s patte rns in th e US
viol e nt offe nding and th e e xpl osion in th e sh ow e d th at th e re w as l ittle inte re st in th e
sal e s of iPods and oth e r portabl e m e dia 4GB option. Th e iPh one w il lbe avail abl e
de vice s is m ore th an coincide ntal ." to buy from th e Appl e Store , O 2 re tail
outl e ts and th e Carph one W are h ouse .
Th e Urban Institute re port state s th at
iPods h ave a "h igh val ue , visibility, and M ore from : h ttp://w w w .appl
e .com /uk /iph one
ve rsatility."Th is appare ntl y m ak e s th e m
'crim inoge nic' — or 'crim e -cre ating'. Th e re port
draw s a paral le lw ith th e introduction of oth e r
h igh -status and e xpe nsive products such as
sports sh oe s and jack e ts, w h ich it surm ise s
m ay h ave l e d to sim ilar crim e s and te l ls us to
e xpe ct furth e r such 'iCrim e ' w ave s in th e future .
D ow nl oad th e ful lre port at:

h ttp://w w w .urban.org/publications /411552.h tm l
In an unusualm arriage of th e ancie nt and m ode rn, a m onastic orde r of
Be ne dictine broth e rs l
e d by Fath e r Pe te r Funk at th e M onaste ry of th e
H ol y Cross in Ch icago are e njoying succe ss w ith a se rie s of podcasts
w h ich fe ature dow nl oadabl e h om ilie s and re cordings of th e ir praye r
and ch anting at th e m onaste ry’s w e bsite , ch icagom onk .org.
“M onk s h ave te nde d to be at th e fore front of te ch nol

ogy— but th at k ind
of ce ase d be ing th e case in th e 16th or 17th ce ntury,” th e aptl
y nam e d
Fath e r Funk says. “I don’t k now oth e r m onk s th at podcast,” h e adds,
“but I do k now oth e r m onk s th at bl og.”
Visit th e w e bsite at: h ttp://w w w .ch icagom onk .org/

More New s New s Editor: Joh n Buckley
From PU M
Inte rne t giant Yah oo! h as announce d th e
cl osure of its Podcasts D ire ctory se rvice .
Th e se rvice (w h ich w as ne ve r out of Be ta),
Podcast and socialm e dia m e dia w il lce ase to ope rate from O ctobe r 31. A
production com pany Podsh ow (th e m e ssage on th e com pany's w e bsite re ads
pare nt com pany for BT Podsh ow ), h as "Yah oo! apol ogize s de e ply, but w e w il lbe
announce d th e l aunch of PodSh ow TV; cl osing dow n th e Podcasts site on O ct. 31,
a se rvice giving use rs acce ss to 2007."Som e inte rne t com m e ntators are
Podsh ow conte nt on m obil e de vice s al re ady spe cul ating th at Yah oo! pul l
e d th e
and (e ve ntual ly) digitalse t-top boxe s se rvice due to poor uptak e and a fail ure to
and oth e r ne t-e nabl e d de vice s. Th e com pe te w ith iTune s. O th e rs se e th e
se rvice announce d as part of an m ove as a sign th at Yah oo! is pl anning to
agre e m e nt w ith Advance d M icro sh ak e up its e ntire e nte rtainm e nt division
D e vice s (AM D ) w il lde live r an in a big w ay th is ye ar, and th is m ay signal
optim ize d ve rsion of PodSh ow TVfor th e be ginning of a proce ss w h ich coul d
th e AM D LIVE Ente rtainm e nt Suite . le ad to th e closure of both th e Yah oo
PodSh ow TVfor AM D LIVE! w il lbe M usic se rvice and Yah oo TV.
unve il e d in a pre vie w de m onstration
at 2007 Inte rnationalCES and w il lal so
provide a pl atform for use rs to publ ish
th e ir ow n conte nt.
Ful lPre ss R e l
e ase at:
h ttp://tinyurl
.com /3cnor8
Th e W orl d Podcast Forum (W PF) h as an articl e cl aim ing th at
m obil e ph one provide r O range is due to l aunch in th e UK in e arl y
2008 a se rvice th at w il lal low custom e rs to autom atical l
y re ce ive
se le cte d podcasts on th e ir m obil e ph one s w ith out going th rough th e
onl ine pl atform of th e ph one itse l f. Inste ad conte nt w il lbe ch ose n in
advance and autom atical ly se nt to th e m obile during th e nigh t.
O nce custom e rs h ave dow nl oade d and instal le d an appl ication on
th e ph one , th e y w il
lbe abl e to se le ct conte nt from th e m obil e or
from th e Inte rne t. Th e re w il lbe around 100 ch anne l s and e igh t
cate gorie s of conte nt, incl uding ne w s, h um or and m usic. Use rs w il l
appare ntl y be abl e to re ce ive up to one h our's audio conte nt and/or
10 m inute s of vide o conte nt pe r day.
M ore from : h ttp://tinyurl

.com /2bjl
mm
Next Month W e bring you m ore from your
in PU M favourite w rite rs, as you h ave com e to

e xpe ct. And m uch m ore !
Th is w ork is l
ice ns e d unde r th e Cre ative Com m ons
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Is s ue 21 O ctobe r 2007

Podcast U ser Magaz ine Team

Co-Founders: Al e x Be llinge r, Jim m y H aste l

Podcast Use r M agazine at M ySpace

Podcast Use r M agazine now h as a Face book

Podcast Use r M agazine is

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Regular Columns Feature

11 Inside Th e Podcasters' S tudio: Tim Baker

23 Global Voices : S outh Africa

33 Jaz z and Podcasting

43 More New s From PU M

For m ore de tail

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D ave Strik e s a Pose

New s New s Editor: Joh n Buckley

Joh n H irst, H e ad of GCap’s podcasting com pany, Cre ation, said:

“O ve r th e past th re e ye ars w e h ave se e n m ill

Th e Expo is al so a m ajor ne tw ork ing e ve nt

M ore cove rage at:

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CH ARLES H OD GSON IS th e auth or of th e re ce ntl y re l

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Link s to site s m e ntione d:

Vobe s - h ttp://w w w .vobe s .com

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Inside Th e Podcasters' S tudio

ph oto courte s y Paige Baird

by Paul and Judy H utch inson

Th is m onth insid e th e pod caste rs' stud io, w e are privil

W H EN, AND H OW , D ID W H AT D O YOU LOOK FOR

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W H AT D ROVE YOU, TIM : W e l l, th e soppy

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clip of m usic or for be ds can ge t you in

W H AT D O YOU SEE IN TH E FUTURE

TIM : For th e podcast - w e l l, pl

For m yse l f - h ope ful

And I th ink m ost l ong-te rm podcaste rs

So I'd l ik e to use m y podcasting

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um pit, oth e r ph otos h e re courte s y Tre s Je fe s

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Kid and Fonz, al ong w ith th e th ird Je fe , th e ir sh ow . Fonz de scribe s th e sh ow w ith

ph oto courte s y Lance Ande rs on

day in Fonz's funk y bach e l or pad. W e

th e crow de d and ch aotic sh ops for th e

to be th re e jack asse s in a garage w ith

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th ough Fonz w as total ly sl am m e d th is

ph oto courte s y Lance Ande rs on

Earl ie r th is ye ar th e Je fe s cam e dow n to

case s."Eith e r w ay, Tre s Je fe s are th e re al

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Review Roulette Edited by S imon Toon

UNICEF, or th e Unite d ove r 8 m il l

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Th e sini-gang Review ed by Bernadette

Th e sini-gang is one of m e th e k ind of discussions

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for e xam pl e , and I’ve no cl ue w h at one is. In podcast fanatic te rm s th is sh ow rate s a