Podcasting is a means of publishing audio
and video content on the web as a series
of episodes with a common theme. These
episodes are accompanied by a file called
a “feed” that allows listeners to subscribe
to the series and receive new episodes
automatically.
Some people use the term “podcast” to
refer to any distribution of audio/video
content on the Web, but technically speaking,
the feed and subscription model of file
delivery is what differentiates podcasting
from simply posting files on the Web.
Think of podcasting like setting up
an automatic bank draft to pay bills.
For expenses that occur regularly over
a prolonged period of time, like utility
bills, the initial work of setting up a bank
draft is worthwhile because it saves time
and effort in the long run. If the expense
occurs with less regularity, it is probably
easier to just write a check.
Setting up a podcast is similar. For
content that is published on a regular
basis, like weekly homework reviews,
the initial steps to create a podcast are
worthwhile because they save students
some effort in the long run. But for
content that will only be published a few
times during the semester, it probably
makes more sense to simply post the files
on a course web site—without the extra
effort of setting up the feed and having
students subscribe.
There are three general categories of
activities and equipment involved in
podcasting: file production, podcast
publication, and delivery and playback.
File production
Generating appropriate and compelling
content for a podcast is typically the
most time- and labor-intensive part of
the process. This step includes planning,
writing, and recording content, as well as
audio/video editing and file compression.
Production requires recording hardware,
like digital microphones and digital cameras,
and software for editing audio and/or
video segments.
In addition to the relevant audio/video
files, the creator must generate an RSS
feed. A feed is a simple XML file that lists
the location of podcast episodes. It also includes
information about the podcast, such
as publish dates, titles, and descriptions of
the series and of each episode. The podcast
creator can write the feed manually, or use
software that generates the feed file. A list
of useful resources for creating podcasts
appears in the Appendix.
Podcast publication
The audio/video file and RSS feed are then
posted to a Web server. For the first podcast
in a series, and for ongoing series that
are always open to new subscribers, the
podcast creator must notify the audience
of the existence of the podcast by publicizing
the location of the RSS feed. Many
podcasters post a link to the RSS feed
on their blogs, Web sites, or other public
Web spaces. The podcast creator can also
list information about the podcast in one of
many directories that categorize podcasts
alphabetically or by topic.
For this assignment, I chose to interview JL Audio cofounder Lucio Proni. JL Audio is a consumer/professional audio manufacturer located in Miramar Florida that produces speakers for boats, cars, and home sound systems.
The podcast I listened to on RadioLab is called “An Equation for Good,” which portrays a long conversation between three different guests Richard Dawkins, Oren Harman and Carl Zimmer and the producer is Lynn Levy. This podcast was very interesting to me because Robert Kulwich shared a story about his discussion about natural selection with Richard Dawkins and eventually natural selection gets known as “the total horror of this suffering in nature” (Levy, 2010). From this remark, I quickly realized that one of the main points of this podcast is to enhance our understandings of natural selection by realizing that it exists. Most importantly the introduction was strong and creative because it drew my attention as the music was pleasant and effective while listening intensively.
The movie Radio is about a young man who lives a very lonely life, he is introduced to a football team as he walks by a High school football teams practice. One day he is walking and suddenly gets struck in the head by one of their footballs. A student athlete asks for it back, but the young man does not listen. The athlete ridicules him, but the man is distracted by the ball, he puts it into a shopping cart and carries on with his walk. One of the football coaches’ notices this young man and sees him in a different perspective rather than a degenerate like everyone else. Coach Jones figures out that the young man likes to fix radios, he will even fix a radio, dissemble it, and put it back together; just for fun. This habit is what gave this young man his name, “Radio.” With this ability to fix radios the coach sees potential in this young man and wants him to be a part of the team, but in order for him to be allowed on the team he must be a student. Radio has no experience with
Good morning, Sioux City. This is Adam Lewis and you are tuned to KL&R on this delightful March 3rd for all your news so you’ll know what’s going on.
I’ve never heard of the story of radio that inspired this movie.The genre of this movie is drama. This movie is very dramatic, because it has ups and downs. It is based on a true story in Anderson, South carolina which I was not surprise about, because it is an extremely realistic. The film was condensed to take place over the course of one year 1976-1977. This story could happen to anybody around me.
Certainly, being born into a privileged family have their advantages. Unfortunately, for those who are born into poverty may struggle for their success, but it is not impossible. The podcast “Three Miles” is a great example of that. Comparatively, on the surface Melanie and Raquel are two individuals coming from the same unfortunate circumstances. Although, both girls were introduced to the same pen pal program their outcomes would travel different courses. Initially, the purpose of this program is to give students from poor neighborhoods a glimpse inside their wealthier counterpart’s lives, from another school. Raquel and Melanie’s backgrounds were similar, because they were afforded the same opportunities, but they turned out differently. Raquel was driven while Melanie is unambitious.
The Fifth suspect podcast was about a child pornography ring, which included Bailey Joe Mills, Elizabeth Mills, and two other male suspects. Four out of five suspects were caught, but one suspect remained. Brad Bird, the detective on the case, believed that the fifth suspect was Tommy Wall because Wall was seen on video. Wall was caught on video because, in 2011, Wall met with Elizabeth Mills on a dating site, and the two went back to Mill’s house. At Baily Joe and Elizabeth’s house, there was a video camera rolling- that’s how Wall was on video. That video was turned over to the police. Wall was caught by the police because he saw himself on TV and he did not know why he was on TV, so Wall contacted Detective Bird to try to figure out why Wall
When this picture was taken, it was spread throughout the nation, and the rest of the world, within a matter of days. It is discussed in congress and by the president. The picture is of a young black man being held back by a white police officer and a police dog. I feel like the media and other viewers used this picture as the symbol of the civil rights movement, although, in reality, it was a random picture that was no big deal. This shows that the dangers of misinterpretation are serious. The officer in the picture was labeled a bad man, because he was white and a police officer. They did not include anywhere that all he was trying to do was keep his dog from attacking the black man. He was a good man that was
Recording technology wasn’t always a digital process. Before the 1970s, all recordings depended on capturing a physical analogue sound with microphones. This was done on either tape or disk. Analogue recordings lacked the sonic integrity that the 21st century demanded; it was becoming increasingly problematic and expensive in reducing noise and distortion that plagued analogue recordings. As a result, audio researchers began to study digital conversion techniques. They discovered that digitizing an electrical audio signal consisted of sampling the audio wave thousands of times a second, measuring the peak amplitude of each sample, and then assigning one of a limited number of binary values to each.
Audacity could be used as a way to improve a student's ability to read expressively by listening to themselves reading a passage then determining where expression is needed. It could also be used to create learning reviews with a voiceover for students that need refreshers on content, these could be uploaded to YouTube for students to view at home if needed. Audacity could also be used when discussing the topic of soundwaves because it shows the actual wave a sound it has recorded makes, this would allow students to experiment with pitch and volume and see how it affects the soundwave.
Growing up in a more privileged environment things may come easier to one. But one should not be surprised of those that are in a less fortunate situation that are not able to reach certain heights, compared to someone from a more privileged back ground. Even if one is not in the best environment, they are able to make a choice to keep fighting for a better life. In the podcast “Three Miles” that is exactly the attitude described from a girl name Raquel, on the other hand Melanie froze her life doing what she thought she deserved. Though Raquel and Melanie had similar backgrounds in that they were raised in the same poor neighborhood and attended the same indigent high school, in the end Raquel was able to succeed in her life after getting denied a Posse scholarship, whereas Melanie worked in a supermarket for ten years, feeling that was as good as it was going to get.
“Types of films are commonly referred to as genres (pronounced “zahn-rahz”). The word genre is originally French and simply means kind or type.” (Bordwell & Thompson, 2004: 108). Genre groups films, which share similar filmic qualities and themes, into various subsections according to the type of film they are associated as.
I liked the movie Radio because it is a really good portrayal of the struggles, triumphs, and setbacks of a disabled person's life. It had a good storyline.
Reading and listening to podcasts on topics that interest me are activities that I can engage in which will benefit me intellectually.
What exactly is content syndication, how does it work, and how can you execute it successfully?