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November 12, 2004
Podcast Review: The Miller Report
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3 and a half stars
, I do not subscribe
, Podcast Review
Grand Forks Times Online - Blogging and Podcasting
Format: news radio show
Content: talk, local news, politics, some music
Rating: 
What I'm going to do: subscribe to his blog - listen occasionally
Typical Length: 25 - 35 minutes
Dave Miller at The Miller Report has some radio experience, and it really shows in the quality of his podcasts. His delievery is smooth and inviting - he treats the listener like a friend, drawing you into his conversation. Dave's audio is crisp and clear, and the balance between the music and vocals is good. Transitions in and out of musical tracks and the intro / outro are well-handled. Dave does not use a musical bed, but there's little dead air and the underscoring isn't missed.
The content on the Miller Report is a mixture of politico-social commentary and local news. Dave's political comments are a little hard to pigeon-hole (though he does lay claim to the "libertarian" label), a fact which I like a lot about his podcast - it's always challenging and interesting when someone's political commentary matches completely with your own on some topics but diverges completely on others as Dave's does with mine. The local information is less interesting, but surely valuable to residents.
Dave has made the decision to play only non-RIAA music in his podcasts (he usually plays one or two tracks a 'cast). The exception to this rule is Fridays, when Dave plays a "Top 5" list of music from this week in 1996 (obviously he's using RIAA music for this). He's plugging the bands he plays with a vengence, which is good to hear. Dave has a lot of good things to say about podcasting.
The blog has good content and links to many of the items he discusses - it's a good companion to the podcast.
Dave's mp3s are well-named and the meta-data in the mp3s gives me enough to go on both in Media Player and on my portable, but he does not give the track lengths for the music he plays (rant).
Subscribe to mp3s.
Tagged: podcast podcasting review dave miller grand forks report libertarian
Posted by cori at November 12, 2004 04:06 PM