Comments on: HN 125 – Ben sings! – (805)725-5085

By: DianaCecelia

DianaCecelia — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:39:14 +0000

Great show guys! It’s cool that you have so many international listeners, ah the magic of the internet!
Nice singing too! I think you need to make that a regular part of the show.

The great thing about Australia is that they have zoos there where you can hold a Koala.

Regarding the podcasting vs. radio thing, I listen to a lot of public radio podcasts, like This American Life and All Things Considered (as well as a little HN), at work. I think there’ll always be a market for these types of radio shows, even if they aren’t primarily delivered through the radio anymore. You could argue that purely audio mediums will eventually go extinct and be replaced by more visual entertainment. However. I think that there are many situations (working, driving, etc.) where you have to watch what your doing and not a screen. I listen to a few video podcasts, but I find that I rarely will watch the video portion of the podcast for that reason.
At this point in my life most of the new music I find is by watching movies and checking out whatever they have at the library.

By: Ben the podcast trader

Ben the podcast trader — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:53:31 +0000

Yo guys its “The verse” myspace page as promise http://www.myspace.com/theverses

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:23:27 +0000

a little delay on the blog post… its comming soon

By: Erk @ the Erk Pod

Erk @ the Erk Pod — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:49:20 +0000

Dave, check out the official AFL site as a good start http://www.afl.com.au

By: Colin G

Colin G — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:39:17 +0000

I've been to America twice and both times while I was in the country there was a mass killing. First a failed businessman in Pennsylvania killed three generations of his family and the second time a kid walked into a mall in Omaha and started shooting. Since Dunblane in 1996, Britain has banned all hand guns and there hasn't been a mass shooting since. I rest my case. (Having said that young people in the rougher parts of London and Manchester have started shooting each other with alarming regularity, so it's not all good news.)

By: Dave Calderbank

Dave Calderbank — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:21:55 +0000

Thanks for the heads up Erk. Kinda funny though that you mention Delaware, it’s one of those states where nothing ever happens. But i get your point. Maybe Australia should loosen up on it’s gun control, a good rampage shooting always makes the news. While i’m at it, why didn’t that Croc hunter have a gun? If Steve Irwin was American he’d be feeding those crocs grenades for breakfast. I’m not saying that’s an OK thing to do, but it would’ve made the show sooo much better.

Is there an AFL website or something that has video? I’d love to see one of those games again.

By: Shawno

Shawno — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:35:00 +0000

Thanks, Jacob. Will catch it in my GooglesReader when you post it.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:32:53 +0000

shawno, i will be mentioning your podcast on my blog soon

By: Ken Turetzky

Ken Turetzky — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:35:03 +0000

I am on Twitter, Shawno. Just created my account a week or so ago. Haven't decided how to use this new tool for maximum gripiness. Although I have Blip'ed since last night. Here's my FriendFeed. I'm also now on thesixtyone, another one of those inscrutable music/deejay sites. Watch all of these sites closely during the next few weeks for absolutely nothing from me!

By: Shawno

Shawno — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:03:26 +0000

Ken, why aren’t you on Twitter? My Internet life won’t be complete until there’s a place for you to gripe about everything in less than 140 characters per post.