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November 13, 2004

Podcast Review: 5 Speed Cassette

This entry posted in: 3 and a half stars , I do not subscribe , Podcast Review

5 Speed Cassette

Format: radio show
Content: personal and sports talk, some music
Rating: 3 and a half stars
What I'm going to do: not subscribe
Typical Length: around 20 minutes

Mark Falcon and his co-host, Zack, from 5 Speed Cassette present us with some conversation and good non-RIAA music.

Mark's typical topics of conversations are about FormulaOne and World Rally Championship racing and the bicycle circuit and he's got a lot of information to share about these subjects; if you're into these sports, 5 Speed Cassette will definitely be a good choice. He discusses personal details to an extent, though not nearly to the point of, say, Dawn and Drew; Mark is clearly a very proud parent. Mark is personable and easy to listen to, though the goings on around him are occasionally distracting. His musical selections are from IndieFeed and from a CD from MP3.com, and are typically strong.

Mark handles the transitions between vocals and other content fairly well. Mark's background track typically consists of Zack's various emanations; Zack is in the room when Mark records. His vocals are a little muffled-sounding; I'm not sure if this is a technology or a mixing problem, but he's still perfectly audible, and the balance between Mark's vocals and the other content in his podcast is fine - no need for me to adjust my volume.

Marks' blog has links and additional comments about what he covers in his podcasts. He does not give us the track lengths of the music he plays [rant], but filenames are good, including both podcast name and date information. His meta-data, however, contains only the name of the podcast (all of them say "5 Speed Casette") [rant].

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Posted by cori at November 13, 2004 06:26 AM