Completely Conspicuous Episode 118: Radio Nowhere
Part 1 of my conversation with special guest James Gralian as we discuss podcasting and the slow death of commercial radio.
Topics:
- James hosts The Rink podcast (http://www.rinkpodcast.com)
- James got into podcasts after getting an iPod
- Worked as a radio engineer
- Wrote hockey blog for years and wanted to do more
- Plane flies overhead
- Don't listen to commercial radio anymore
- Playlists are shorter, formatting has taken over
- College radio is still great
- Since '96, consolidation has killed radio creativity
- Podcasting is a labor of love
- The fine art of podcasting while driving
- James started site called Podcasters Unite (http://www.podcastunite.com) to begin conversation about podcasting
- Operating in a vacuum
- Podcasting is more than Internet radio thanks to time-shifting element
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
- Quasi - Repulsion
- We Were Promised Jetpacks - A Far Cry
- Beach House - Norway
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The Quasi song is on the album American Gong on Kill Rock Stars. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/theequasi. The song is courtesy of RCRDLBL; download the song for free at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The We Were Promised Jetpacks song is on the EP The Last Place You'll Look on Fat Cat Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks. The Beach House song is on the album Teen Dream on Sub Pop Records; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic. The songs are courtesy of IODA Promonet; download them for free at http://www.iodapromonet.com.
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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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