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'Morning Becomes Eclectic' now available as podcast
Merlin Mann | Jul 24 2005
KCRW TO PODCAST MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC SESSIONS Damn, this is pretty big. “Morning Becomes Eclectic” now available as a podcast (subscribe: iTunes | RSS). I think that’s the “biggest” show I’ve seen NPR or its affiliates offer in podcast format. Great news for listeners and a ballsy move that suggests smart affiliate stations have confidence in the future of the medium. (Also: All KCRW podcasts)
Edit 2005-07-24 07:53:29: Hmm. It appears that these podcasts will be single, selected segments of the show, and, as with Le Show, I imagine they’ll be redacting the recorded music parts. Also, it doesn’t seem like they’ll be doing this daily, so I wonder if this is really a typical podcast so much as a free sample on a toothpick. It would be a bummer if MBE only used the format to an nth of its potential by offering irregular, hobbled, or incomplete versions of this wonderful program. For the foreseeable future, podcasting media will succeed not on the medium's novelty, but on the fact that—as with, say, On the Media—it's simply re-packaging their whole, high-quality program in a convenient “to-go box.” If a media outlet is uncomfortable releasing their whole product as a proper podcast, they'd do better to create a short but unique piece of programming exclusively for podcasting. Maybe a weekly wrap-up of highlights from the program? Anyhow, it's still nice to get some of this swell show in an easy and portable format. Guess we’ll have to wait, listen, and see where they go with it. Related 43F posts on NPR and podcasts: Technorati Tags: npr, podcasts, public radio, radio 9 Comments
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 I don't mean to imply...Submitted by Merlin on July 24, 2005 - 7:21am.
I don't mean to imply I'm blaming anyone—it’s a complicated business, and everyone wants a cut of the action. Moreover, each show and each affiliate will certainly have its own reasons for doing a podcast at all, so, yeah, I get that. But, for a radio show that’s based heavily on spinning licensed music, it’ll be rough to generate a seamless podcast that doesn’t come off as aural swiss cheese. That’s why I’m encouraging a unique “best of” that suits the limitations (legal and otherwise) of the medium. And, yeah, I think it's worthwhile to chime in (early) when the cluetrain's only pulled partway into the station. That's what fanboys do. :) » POSTED IN:
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