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“Throckmorton, Go And Lie Down!” — BBP Episode 2

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

After a short delay caused by delayed equipment deliveries and a move, here’s episode 2 of BBP. As promised, the theme is effective use of language.

Show Notes for BBP 2
Intro: Berkeley Traffic Noise
Tool Talk: Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer; MXL990 Condenser Mic; Quicktime for music and effects, noisy mouse clicks, poor volume control : (
The Long View: The Killers Jonathan Swift and Stella; “as I was laying on the green”
Build It Better: Linguistic Pet Peeves: “is is”; “I could care less”; sussinct & assessible; plurals; “beg the question”; kudo (shudder!), peasen, cerise; study grammar and be yourself; Peppy and Throckmorton
Gerard Manley Hopkins:“As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame”
Coming Attractions What’s good about my favorite podcasts
Credits:Theme music: “Autoharp Polka”, Harvey Reid

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BBP Episode 1

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Episode Summary Format of BBP: Each episode will have four segments and an interlude.

  • Segment 1: Comments from Listeners
  • Segment 2: Tool Talk — choosing and using podcasting tools
  • Interlude: The Long View — snippets from old literature, the older the better
  • Segment 3: Building It Better — improving the communications effectiveness of our podcasts
  • Segment 4: Coming Attractions — what’s coming in future episodes
  • Credits and farewell.

Today’s Segments

  • Comments: Lee Hopkins
  • Tool Talk: Radio Shack Noise Cancelling Desktop Mic. Castblaster is a blast (but I don’t use it.) Mixer on the way.
  • The Long View: Robert Herrick: “Upon Julia’s Voice.” Emily Dickinson: “The Soul Selects Her Own Society.”
  • Building It Better: 90% of being good is not being bad. The five top ways to make your podcast bad: rambling, noise, misusing language, slickness (distancing), talking about the time.
  • Coming Attractions: An episode on grammar, diction, pronunciation. What’s good about my favorite podcasts. Use and misuse of audio effects & music. Video podcasts of BBP.
  • Bonus Poem: Walt Whitman: “One’s Self I Sing”
  • Credits: Theme music: “Autoharp Polka”, Harvey Reid

Links

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