Podcast Search

During the time given in class to explore podcasts, I have to admit that all of the podcasts I looked at were about books, and that they all seemed to have the same feel to them. They were almost like radio talk shows, just with out callers calling in to say their peace or change the subject. All of the podcasts I listened to had two hosts, who would talk about books, normally chapter by chapter. I found a great one on the Hunger Games, where these two people for the past couple years have read and made podcasts for every chapter in all four Hunger Games books. I read the Hunger Games series, and they were mentioning things that I either forgot, or missed all together. In the couple minutes that I listened to them I was able to hear their point of view, and compare it to what I remember feeling or thinking while reading. For example (spoiler alert) at the end of the last novel, Katniss is in seclusion and trying to figure out how to kill herself. These hosts pitied her, where as I remember being completely annoyed with her. They were able to show me a different perscpective on something I have already read. I think that is the value of podcasts, as opposed to blogs or papers, because you can take words written on paper and interpret them in your own way, as opposed to listening to the tone of someones voice, or the words they emphasize, or the way they studder when they try to figure out exactly what they are trying to say. It makes it much more personal, and I'm sure my personal podcast is going to have a lot of studdering too, so that made me feel a little better.