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OK, maybe hate is too strong a word, but we definitely
\n don’t have time for this latest cyberfad, which. we are convinced. is a
\n technological and sociological dead end, except perhaps in certain highly
\n specific situations or among an eccentric niche audience.<\/p>\n
Ever since our first podcast, which may have been THE
\n first podcast, we have been skeptical about the whole idea of micro-broadcasts
\n of talk radio. However, the idea refuses to die, like a persistent virus
\n percolating under the radar of the media matrix’s immune system. <\/p>\n
We really tried to get into podcasts. Lots of
\n our friends and cyber-idols are ‘casters, people we know and respect,
\n and the movement is almost terminally hip. But we’ve yet to get all the
\n way through an entire podcast, and we think we’ve figured out why.<\/p>\n
Words are the Dowbrigade’s stock and trade. Every day
\n we wield those words for 10, 12, 14 hours, spoken and written, to teach
\n and test logic, analysis, description, conversation. And then in our
\n "spare" time, we sling still more words up on our blog. The last thing
\n we need during those few precious moments when we can slip
\n on our
\n earbuds
\n without offending an acquaintance or causing an accident is more words. Basically,
\n one of the unfortunate consequences of the life we have chosen to live,
\n at least for now, is that it contains too many words and not enough music.<\/p>\n
So you can have your clever, cloying, candid or kooky
\n ‘casts – we’ll stick with our Vivaldi, Velvets and Van.We will not deny
\n that podcasts can do useful things like introduce us to new music and
\n weird,
\n funny
\n personalities. We can see the utility of narrowly focused podcasts when
\n one is preparing for a trip, or researching a new field, or looking for
\n an interview with a particular figure or on a specific topic. And we
\n are very interested in stored, downloadable ‘casts featuring enlightened
\n and entertaining audio guides to famous museums or architecturally or
\n historically significant neighborhoods in major cities, for example.
\n But as far as
\n surrendering a portion of our precious "quiet time" to amateur wordsmiths’
\n lexical doodling and linguistically-challenged DJ wannabes, count us out.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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