Podcasts I Subscribe To, Part One
02/12/07 Filed in: Hogwash
American Theatre Wing Downstage
Center
• All theatre interviews, all the time. This is the podcast version of an XM Radio Show of the same name, and because of rights restrictions, they can't include musical performances. Still, the stories told are terrific. My favorite recent shows are Blair Brown, Matthew Broderick, and Alfred Molina. Least fav is Daphne Rubin Vega, who must've been having a lousy day, and comes off as a moron. Somebody, though, needs to tell co-host John Von Soosten that the phrase 'that's a wrap', with which he closes each show, is a film term. In all my years in theatre, I've never heard it used to end a day or session unless it was used ironically.
Mr. Deity
• Smart, snappy, very funny, well produced, exceeding well cast, and catchy theme music. This video pod cast, still only six episodes so far, does religious humor just right. Be offended if you must....it's funny 'cause it's true. When a joke from Episode #2 was repeated, silently, in Episode #6, I laughed at how beautifully it was delivered.
The Bitterest Pill
• Dan Klass has been doing his show since the early days of podcasting, making him one of the pioneers. (He claims otherwise, putting himself in the 'second wave'). He's an old friend from my Los Angeles days, and I am hooked on his very amusing tales of the city, his family, his career, and his adjustment to being a stay at home dad.
Urban Dharma
• Kusala Bhikshu is a Wisconsin born Buddhist monk living in L.A. Kusala "shares his understanding of Buddhism in a simple, non-technical way through stories, humor and personal insights." I like his approach, and he plays a mean blues harmonica.
• All theatre interviews, all the time. This is the podcast version of an XM Radio Show of the same name, and because of rights restrictions, they can't include musical performances. Still, the stories told are terrific. My favorite recent shows are Blair Brown, Matthew Broderick, and Alfred Molina. Least fav is Daphne Rubin Vega, who must've been having a lousy day, and comes off as a moron. Somebody, though, needs to tell co-host John Von Soosten that the phrase 'that's a wrap', with which he closes each show, is a film term. In all my years in theatre, I've never heard it used to end a day or session unless it was used ironically.
Mr. Deity
• Smart, snappy, very funny, well produced, exceeding well cast, and catchy theme music. This video pod cast, still only six episodes so far, does religious humor just right. Be offended if you must....it's funny 'cause it's true. When a joke from Episode #2 was repeated, silently, in Episode #6, I laughed at how beautifully it was delivered.
The Bitterest Pill
• Dan Klass has been doing his show since the early days of podcasting, making him one of the pioneers. (He claims otherwise, putting himself in the 'second wave'). He's an old friend from my Los Angeles days, and I am hooked on his very amusing tales of the city, his family, his career, and his adjustment to being a stay at home dad.
Urban Dharma
• Kusala Bhikshu is a Wisconsin born Buddhist monk living in L.A. Kusala "shares his understanding of Buddhism in a simple, non-technical way through stories, humor and personal insights." I like his approach, and he plays a mean blues harmonica.
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