Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Listen to some podcasts

Go to http://epnweb.org and listen to some podcasts. Find 3 podcasts you would recommend to others.

Post your recommendations here.

9 comments:

Amanda said...

http://web.mac.com/yalskey/iWeb/Self-Defense%20Show/Podcast/B32E1D93-8024-4B7D-9287-64BAD01FDB30.html

That self-defense podcast is an example of what a podcast should NOT be. It's boring and monotone and the hosts have no prescence or charisma. Also, there is a lot of unnecessary hard-rock music.

http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/kidz-audio-bible-episode-143-sheep-goats

We picked this one as a joke, but we listened to it and it actually is a good podcast for children who seek to learn about the Bible. The host speaks in a clear voice with lots of expression.

http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/31883

While this is corny, the reader is pretty good, but she doesn't read the puns right. She uses excessive diction and there is annoying background music.

Meredith, Mary, Jessica, Amanda

Molly said...

1. Obama Policy Shift Reopens Debate on Stem Cell Research
I would recommend this one because I think it's important for people to know what's going on in the world today, and podcasts are a good, relatively easy way to keep up with current events

2. Any of the Classic Poems Read Aloud because that way you can absorb the writing of someone else without having to physically sit down and read; you can be doing other things as well at the time.

3.U Live Where? # 01 Grindavik, Iceland
This one is very informative and fun at the same time. It tells you things you might not know, or ever find out except for this podcast.

nahoma said...

Three podcasts that I would recommend:
1. "Poem Present" by Michael Fried, because it is an outloud poetry reading that allows the reader to hear poetry without having to read the actual book, or go to a coffee house reading. It is a chance to hear poetry and learn more about your personal style as an audience for poetry.

2. "Just One More Book" by Dorian Green talks about what makes a book interesting for a sonsumer and what would make someone want to buy a book. It includes information about how illustrations affect people's opinions of a book at first glance.

3. "The Science Show" allows a listener to learn more about science while still doing other work, or play on the computer. The speaker is clear which makes it easy to understand and the content is interesting.

_Jeri_ said...

http://www.younghollywood.com/feeds/podcast/


http://quantadynamics.libsyn.com/rss


http://feeds.feedburner.com/RealWomenRadio

Anonymous said...

-Alicia Green

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheGraphicsGuru

http://www.lunchboxshow.com/podcast/turkeysub.xml

http://www.evolutionminute.com/rss/evo_minute.xml

Nautica (NaLa) said...

Nautica Lawrence

1. My Trivia Podcast was interesting because it forces you to think about the questions they ask you.
2. Japancasting (causes and solutions for bullying in Japan) this was interesting because it shows that no matter where you are as a teenager or just a child in general you still experience some of the same issues in school and relationships.
3. Ace Kids (Dear World), was interesting because it’s cool to hear how kids create podcasts and it is very entertaining.

Lauren said...

one minute how-to by George L. Smyth

Podcast Against Poverty -Michael Rosenbaum

A Light in the Midst of Darkness Erik Loebl

Anonymous said...

http://www.manythings.org/jokes/9962.html

The worst jokes that I have ever heard ! They were literally terrible !! There wasn't even any kind of humor ! But the speaker's voice was very easy to hear.

http://epnweb.org/player.php?podshow=http://poempresent.uchicago.edu/media/grunbein_reading_128k.mp3&podcast=Poem%20Present&program=Poetry%20Reading%20by%20Durs%20Grünbein


This is the worst thing that I have ever heard. I DO NOT reccomend it.

http://epnweb.org/index.php?request_id=441&openpod=11#anchor11

The first one on here is full of culture ! Its a very nice peice and it is dictated very nicely.

Miller said...

http://www.miettecast.com/2009/01/28/it-was/

I particularly liked this. Of course, I completely zoned out and couldn't understand what the speaker was saying about 3 minutes in, but her voice is so soothing, I couldn't help it! I almost fell asleep on my desk! While this is a podcast series dedicated to bedtime stories, it would be in the speaker's best interest to maybe enunciate more, and speak louder so the audience can understand what she's talking about.
As far as I can tell, it had something to do with writing.

http://www.bigcontact.com/shakespodospheare/selected-sonnets-by-spenser-and-sidney

I really like this, I do. I'm drawn to sonnets and I don't know why.
Although the speaker's voice is rather monotonous, he gets his point across fairly well, and really knows what he's talking about.
Despite the monotone, does anyone else think that he talks like mr. Craddock?
It's 33 minutes long, so be careful.

http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com/player/web/2007-11-01T12_53_38-07_00

Let me remind everyone that I hate kids before I start ranting.
Right.
This is ADORABLE. I had no idea WHAT was going on, especially when it kept going back to the kid drawing on the ginormous smartboard. Was there a purpose to that? It didn't seem related.
The background music is a very good...well, background. Not too distracting. The boy's teacher obviously knows a good deal about podcasting. :)

AND ALL OF THESE ARE FROM THE ELA SECTION OF THAT WEBSITE, BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED BORING/THE LINKS WERE BROKEN.

--Miller