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January 19, 2005
Podcast Review: Goin' Deep with the Paralyzer and Mr. Clean
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3 stars
, I do not subscribe
, Podcast Review
Goin' Deep with the Paralyzer and Mr. Clean
Format: on air get-together
Content: crew of guys talking - girls, booze, current events, girls, booze
Rating: 
What I'm going to do: not subscribe
Typical Length: 50 - 80 minutes
I was never "one of the guys" when I was growing up - always a little too geeky, I suppose, being in band and heavily into RPGs. My idea of sports was cross country, and I didn't drink during high school until a graduation party (some peach schnapps concoction - ugh). After listening to Goin' Deep, I've determined that I didn't really miss all that much.
The content on Goin' Deep centers mostly around women and liquor. Thrown in for good measure are the occasional tidbit of current events or sports, and the guys tell quite a few personal experience stories (mostly revolving around women and liquor). One actually enlightening exchange in a recent podcast was the information about whiffleball - I had no idea that whiffleball was so difficult and certainly no idea that it was a popular sport with the over-12 crowd.
The Paralyzer's audio for the podcasts has its ups and downs. Frankly I think they mostly do a pretty good job with making everyone audible; there are usually 4-6 guys in the room at the same time and the listeners can hear most of what's going on. On a few occasions the audio has been poor with many of the vocals cutting in and out and very difficult to discern, but this is the exception rather than the rule. The delivery is pretty smooth - most of the guys are competent story tellers and fairly comfortable behind the mic (maybe that's the Seagram's talking). Production quality is pretty good, with the musical interludes and intro / outro being fairly well integrated into the show. Track- and file-naming is adequate, with both including an identifiable podcast channel name and date.
The show is not work- or child-safe (disclaimer prominently displayed on the site). In fact, it might not even be girlfriend-safe.
While I didn't care much for the content personally I'm sure many guys out there will enjoy it, and the crew is definitely having a good time, and no one can fault them for that.
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Posted by cori at January 19, 2005 11:28 PM