Podcast Critique

Stuff You Should Know

For my first podcast subscription I chose "Stuff You Should Know."  I found this podcast organization on iTunes. I listened to two episodes, How Stuntmen (and women) Work and What was the Most Peaceful Time in History. 

I chose "Stuff You Should Know" because it looked like an interesting and informative podcast. Every episode had a different topic that I wanted to know about. I am very interested in film so I chose to listen to How Stuntmen (and women) Work. I was curious to what time in history was most peaceful so I chose to listen to that podcast. 

Likes

•  I really enjoyed the depth of information I received in both episodes. 
• The commentators had good voices and the audio quality was good. 
• It was fun to listen to because the commentators were amusing.

Dislikes

• The commentators referenced many things that I wished I could see and learn more about.
• Sometimes there was too much side chatter and conversations that went off topic that was frustrating to listen to.
• It was hard not being able to contribute to the conversation.
• No one introduced themselves (I didn't now who was talking).

Personally I probably won't listen to them again. It was frustrating to listen and not see what they were talking about. I felt that they took too long to get to the root of what they wanted to say.  I did not put them on a device besides my computer.

MuggleCast

For my second podcast choice I found MuggleCast.  It is a podcast about the Harry Potter world and franchise.  I selected #269 All Was Well and #270 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. 

I chose MuggleCast because I have seen the name for a few years now on different social media sites when I search for things such as "Harry Potter." They are big in the Harry Potter community. I am a Harry Potter Nerd as well so I thought it would be fun to integrate that into my school work. 

Likes

• The tone and environment was relaxed.
• They read listener's letters and comments which created the conversational aspect.
• The content was something I was extremely interested and invested in.
• They had a news section with updates on the franchise.
• It was short and to the point but did not lack information.
• The commentators introduced themselves.
• They had a theme song, which included other media sources then just audio of them talking.
• They referenced their other outlets, such as a twitter account.

Dislikes

• There was a lot of self promotion of the commentator's other projects.
• There were also advertisements.
• In certain spots too many commentators were speaking over each other.

 

I will most certainly listen to the podcast again. Especially with new developments in the Harry Potter community coming out soon. It was as if I was listening to my friends talking. It was very open and friendly. I did not put the podcast on any device other than my computer.