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The Crowded Market of Podcasting
Nearly a year after Apple began offering podcasts on iTunes, podcasting has become a surprisingly diverse audio genre - the Wild West of the media landscape. Thousands of companies and individuals offer podcasts on every conceivable subject. Today, we look at some of the best and worst of the medium, from those offering university lectures and stocktips to indie rock and more. We'll get a state of the podcast business and hear from a skeptic who believes it may just be a fad.
It's a Pod World After All
Time Magazine reporter Jeremy Caplan discusses the crowded podcast media landscape and offers his podpicks.
» The Pick Of The Podcasts by Jeremy Caplan
Oh, Behave!
Hear about "Bedroom Radio" with Ellie Lumpesse, a podcast that looks into the intersection between indie rock and sex.
Also: In an age when the Pope has an iPod, perhaps it's no surprise prayers are being offered as podcasts. Fr. Peter Scally, British Jesuit and creator of the website "Pray As You Go" explains how MP3s can lead to faith.
» Pray As You Go Web site
Fad or Media Technology of the Future?
Tim Bourquin, co-host of The Podcast Brothers, a weekly show on podcasting and David Coursey, a contributing editor for Ziff Davis Internet debate the future of podcasting.
» Few Compete to Settle Podcasting's Wild West Advertising Age
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Find out what John Schaefer and the Soundcheck staff have to say about recent segments on the show. Plus, watch videos from in-studio performances.
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Introducing our Video Contest
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John Schaefer gives the lowdown on Soundcheck's music video challenge with the Fiery Furnaces.
In Studio: Angel Deradoorian
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The 22-year-old multi-instrumentalist performs live in our studio.
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Cucu Diamantes Performs Amor Cronico
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Cucu Diamantes went from a tough childhood in Havana, Cuba, to an art school in Rome to underground New York City, where she co-founded the Latin alternative band Yerba Buena.
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In Studio: Stephanie McKay
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The local singer-songwriter performs "Jackson Avenue," a nostalgic toast to her childhood in the South Bronx.
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In Studio: The Decemberists
The Portland, Ore., band's latest album, "The Hazards of Love," is a concept album with a mythological flair. They joined Soundcheck to play live for a studio audience in WNYC's Greene Space.
Sound Off
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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.
