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Traditional Radio Tries Out Podcasting

For those who need yet more motivation to check out podcasting, here’s a site that Tod Maffin has put together that consolidates a list of podcasts of traditional radio shows. (note – the site is no longer available) (via Amanita.net) … Continue reading

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Audio Listening Zen

Back to Content ConsumptionI’ve been struggling recently with keeping up with audio content. In general I prefer audio to text because, as I mentioned, I’m a slow reader and I can listen when I otherwise wouldn’t be able to read … Continue reading

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NPR Revenue Streams

I’ve been playing with this program Replay Radio which allows me to audio streams that are playing through my computer. There are a bunch of programs that do similar things. I’m going to be posting a larger piece about this … Continue reading

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Podcasting

I haven’t devoted a whole entry to podcasting yet, only referring to it here and there, so I thought I’d do something a little more detailed. For many this will be old news. Podcasting has gotten a lot of mainstream … Continue reading

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Content Overload

First, let me apologize for the lack of content here recently. I was traveling for the holidays, developed a cold that made doing anything a real pain, then came back and have been trying to catch up on reading all … Continue reading

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Launchcast Radio

Yesterday I wrote about my last week in radio-synchronicity-nirvana-Zen-whatever. The whole thing was really prompted by Meredith’s post about Yahoo’s Launchcast Radio, which I’ve become quite fond of. Being new to internet radio, its capabilities could be matched or even … Continue reading

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Internet Radio for the Uninitiated

As you probably know by now, I’m a big fan of “gadgets.” When I picture a “gadget” I get the image of some kind of portable device that utilizes technology. I think the first “gadget” that was commonly used was … Continue reading

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XM Satellite Radio to be transmitted via Internet

XM, the more successful of the two satellite radio companies that began transmitting a couple of years ago, has decided to expand its reach to internet broadcasting. I used to own an XM radio, and while I enjoyed the better-than-FM … Continue reading

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Radio Journalism and Naked in Baghdad

National Public Radio has been derided by conservatives as being an example of a liberal slant in the media. Maybe this is true, maybe not. But to me more than being slanted towards one side or another, NPR distinguishes itself … Continue reading

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Speed-Listening

I love to read, but I’ve been cursed with this lack of ability to read at any reasonable pace. I’ve tried speed-reading on my own and through a class but without extreme dedication to the program, it’s just not worked. … Continue reading

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