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November 01, 2004
Podcast Review: Bibb and Yaz Take Over the World
Bibb and Yaz Take Over the World
Format: talk show with some music
Content: commentary on american culture
Rating: 
What I'm going to do: unsubscribe
Typical Length: 30 - 60 minutes
Seems like Gary Bibb and Yaz Larino are working towards being podcasting's answer to Howard Stern. For fans of Stern's style this is probably a good thing, but I've never been a particular fan of Howard Stern.
Bibb and Yaz are positively scatological, and their humor is very broad. Lots of bodily function jokes. Definitely anti-PC. Again, this is sure to appeal to many listeners.
Technically, Bibb and Yaz do a good job. They rely heavily on effect carts or tracks but they're well-placed, as far as that goes, so there's not a lot of waiting for the cart to catch up to the voclas like you might hear on community radio shows using those kinds of effects. The balance of vocal to music / effect volume is good, and the fades into and out of music tracks are well executed. They are both easy to hear and understand, as well. One thing that doesn;t work as well is their intro, which pops on very abruptly.
[Editor's note: Forgot to mention that Bibb and Yaz are definitely not child- or work-safe (but you probably figured that out already). They're also a little over-encoded: they were encoding at about 128Mbps, but have dropped down to about 96 on their last 'cast]
Like Curtis from the sportspod, these guys lay it all out there and have a good time doing it, which is critical to a good podcast. All in all, if you like Howard Stern, I think you might like Bibb and Yaz and you should tune in. I won't be.
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Posted by kinrowan at November 1, 2004 06:29 PM
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