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October 28, 2004
Podcast Review: sportspod
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3 stars
, I do not subscribe
, Podcast Review
sportspod - sports talk on demand
Format: Radio show
Content: sports talk and commentary
Rating: 
What I'm going to do: ignore it
Typical Length: approx 10 - 20 minutes
Curtis over at sportspod certainly loves sports. You can hear it in his voice and his enthusiam.
Me, I'm not a sports fan. In fact, I'm probably closer to a sports-hater. But since this is the forum for fair and balanced podcast reviews, I'm going to give it my best shot. I'll start by giving Curtis 1 star for content - assuming that since I know next to nothing about most sports I'm not qualified to judge Curtis's content.
That said, I think Curtis puts on a decent show. As I mentioned, he's enthusiastic to a fault. He also seems to have a lot of information to draw on for his commentary. And he's definitely got his heart in the right place when it comes to podcasting - he's giving it his all and holding nothing back. He's put himself right out there for all of us to listen to, with no reservations, which is arguably the most important thing in a successful podcast. While his humor is not to my taste, the sports fans I know will probably enjoy it.
Curtis's biggest drawbacks are his audio and production quality. His edits are sometimes very choppy and sometimes it seems like he's forgotten to turn his mic on until he's part of the way into a word (that could be latency on his machine as well). He's come up with a pretty funny intro/outro track, but it plays a little too long. One of the 'casts a listened to had several cut-outs and some popping. The volume of the clips he plays are sometimes not great, forcing the listener to adjust volume a few times, but in his defence, Curtis is probably not working with the greatest source for these clips (sound like some are recorded via mic from his TV or radio). If he's listening to his 'casts after they're done, and trying to work out these problems, then I'm sure these aspects of his 'cast will improve.
Curtis's podcast is not work- or child-safe.
Give Curtis a listen by subscribing to mp3s.
Tagged: podcast podcasting review
Posted by cori at October 28, 2004 06:03 PM