Last Semester's Podcasts Reviewed

The first Podcast I listened to was the 24th Podcast. Carrie, Autumn, and John interviewed Professor Dr. John Strange about his blog. "A Cultural Revolution". I thought that the students had well formatted questions, however, practice would have helped them significantly. I do not know whether they had a script, but if not they should have. They all repeatedly said, "um" and stumbled over their words.

I liked that they had some humor in their podcast. I enjoy listening to podcasts that are informative but also have a bit of humor. The students asked Dr. Strange what a "pippin" was. He had to look back at the article because the article was written back in 1995. This was humorous to me. Overall, I learned that a script and practice is helpful for podcasts.

The second podcast i listened to was the 20th Podcast. Brandy,Amanda,and Daniel talked about Randy Pausch's Last Lecture. I think they did a good job informing the audience about Randy Pausch, however, I think the group should have talked about the facts before doing the podcast. There was one part of the podcast where one of the hosts did not know the facts. I think that has taught me the importance of not mentioning something unless I am completely sure of the facts.

Their overall presence was very nice a few parts of the podcast was not very professional. For example, their was slang used and it had an effect on the tone of the blog. I think that for this group they should have had a script. I know that my partner and i will have notes that we can go by to stay on topic.