2008 Woodie Awards
Podcasts bring personal expression to public forum
Courtney Bailey
Issue date: 11/2/07 Section: Mosaic
A few years ago, new blogs seemed to pop up every day about anything and everything one could ever want to know. With more technological advances, however, blogs have to make room for a more convenient and accessible format.
Now, rather than sitting at home and staring at a computer screen all day, bloggers can enjoy easy-to-carry audio forms known as podcasts.
Because iPods are one of the most popular electronic devices among college students, it doesn't come as a surprise that podcasts are also growing in popularity. Podcasts are now becoming substitutes for online blogs because students can listen to them rather than read them.
Sophomore Brian "King B" Kracyla was brought on board "Moe Train's Tracks Podcast," which is based out of Philadelphia and covers music festivals, after Moe, the creator of the podcast, thought two MCs would add a different and fresh dynamic. Moe has been offering podcasts for three years and now has nearly 50,000 subscribers.
Kracyla says the show started out as an experiment because Moe was such a big "punk/ska/reggae" music fan. He uses the podcast to feature independent artists and bands that don't garner much exposure.
The podcast is officially ranked as the No. 1 punk podcast on iTunes even though the format of the podcast has changed since its beginning.
"I think that the manner and candid nature of the coverage has been our biggest selling point," Kracyla says, "and also a definite source of our enjoyment as well. It's something that we pride ourselves in, and it's that freedom of content that the podcast forum allows."
He says he thinks the podcast provides an outlet to have one's voice heard, figuratively and literally. For "Moe Train's Tracks Podcast," it's built an audience because the podcast is free.
University alumnus Andrew Joslyn says he listens to a podcast titled "Feast of Fools" on a regular basis because it provides entertainment he can't find elsewhere and it's unapologetically gay.
Now, rather than sitting at home and staring at a computer screen all day, bloggers can enjoy easy-to-carry audio forms known as podcasts.
Because iPods are one of the most popular electronic devices among college students, it doesn't come as a surprise that podcasts are also growing in popularity. Podcasts are now becoming substitutes for online blogs because students can listen to them rather than read them.
Sophomore Brian "King B" Kracyla was brought on board "Moe Train's Tracks Podcast," which is based out of Philadelphia and covers music festivals, after Moe, the creator of the podcast, thought two MCs would add a different and fresh dynamic. Moe has been offering podcasts for three years and now has nearly 50,000 subscribers.
Kracyla says the show started out as an experiment because Moe was such a big "punk/ska/reggae" music fan. He uses the podcast to feature independent artists and bands that don't garner much exposure.
The podcast is officially ranked as the No. 1 punk podcast on iTunes even though the format of the podcast has changed since its beginning.
"I think that the manner and candid nature of the coverage has been our biggest selling point," Kracyla says, "and also a definite source of our enjoyment as well. It's something that we pride ourselves in, and it's that freedom of content that the podcast forum allows."
He says he thinks the podcast provides an outlet to have one's voice heard, figuratively and literally. For "Moe Train's Tracks Podcast," it's built an audience because the podcast is free.
University alumnus Andrew Joslyn says he listens to a podcast titled "Feast of Fools" on a regular basis because it provides entertainment he can't find elsewhere and it's unapologetically gay.
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jm
posted 1/10/08 @ 9:27 AM EST
Hell Yea!!! Keep the Moe Train ROLLIN', BABY!!!
-JM
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