tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post4091102345049220264..comments2024-02-26T22:31:02.623-05:00Comments on Finding Beauty in Ephemera: Seeding with PodcastsRalph Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-49603988149610503042008-06-05T10:36:00.000-04:002008-06-05T10:36:00.000-04:00Definitely not in its current form. The program ru...Definitely not in its current form. The program runs approximately a half an hour, but playing times range from 28-40 minutes. There's a "commercial" for DCDRecords.com in the middle of each episode, with calls to action, mention of pricing, and some other no-nos for public radio (and the possibility of getting this on a commercial classical station is vanishingly small).<BR/><BR/>The repertoire is all from the labels that we carry -- and only from those labels that have given us permission to use their music in the podcast. That tends to limit what I can play somewhat.<BR/><BR/>If I were to produce a version for radio, that restriction would go away, of course.<BR/><BR/>Still, the idea for this particular podcast is to showcase the music we have for sale, and that's the single unifying element of the show. I'm not sure that theme would make sense in a broadcast media, especially if the commercial break in the middle had to go away.<BR/><BR/>Now a podcast about local classical performers would be something else again. UVa has a great music department, and I think a program that mixed interviews with concerts would be interest both locally and globally. <BR/><BR/>If we had good recordings of the Charlottesville Symphony, as well as all the faculty and student recitals (some of them are really good), then there would be more than enough material to create an interesting podcast that could also double as a radio program.<BR/><BR/> - RalphRalph Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-15691479807895857432008-06-04T20:55:00.000-04:002008-06-04T20:55:00.000-04:00I apologize for being slightly off-topic. What I s...I apologize for being slightly off-topic. What I should have said was that podcasting can't yet obtain the critical mass to develop local personalities like you might hear on local radio. Those that are getting buzz and traffic are appealing to larger communities of interest that aren't necessarily geographically connected in the same way that an announcer can turn on a microphone and speak to people live one on one in a close area. <BR/><BR/>Let me ask - could you get your DCD podcast aired locally somewhere?Sean Tubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703508034749435266noreply@blogger.com