The Podcast Asylum

My favorite Writing Show episodes (it’s so hard to choose!): Writing Comic Books, with Buddy Scalera; Spark Your Creativity, with Linda Seger; Writing Biography, with Bob Andelman.

Episode #55 - A CEO Roundtable recorded live in Utrecht (over 3,000 downloads)

Here is a good sample episode of Radio Rickshaw, I’ll give you the direct link to the file: Radio Rickshaw Episode 33—Don vs. World.

I also produce two other podcasts, The Heart of Darkness Comedy Podcast and the Toxic Audio unOfficial Podcast.

A good sample of the Heart of Darkness is Tips on Pizza Delivery and a good sample of the Toxic unOfficial is Toxic Podcast 5: The Sound Guy.

The one that I still get the most downloads and comments on is MTG #2, Origins and Self Brands:

Thank you for the idea. I think it’s such a good idea for promoting podcasts!

This is new podcast about Japanese culture and language.
Hope you enjoy it!!

December 20, “Oishi is delicious!”

I would have to pick #414 and #415 (two part episode). I think it’s one of the funniest episodes and it stars Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci) as one of my favorite historic figures, Gallileo.

One of my favorite episodes of my show, Shrink Rap Radio, is #50. Noted author and workshop leader, Bill O’Hanlon is interviwed about the work of Milton Erickson, as well as his own Solution-Oriented Therapy.

I guess my choice would be BCR 5, “How to communicate to the four main personality types.”

Favourite other: Trafcom News Show 38: “Creating compelling newsletters.”

I think for a “newbie” show #14, “What Makes a Good Podcast?” might be educational and entertaining.

For me, I like the interview with Ken Auletta.

I like others from other podcasters as well, but it’s tough to say which episodes in particular. So many people want a quick answer to these types of questions. But real knowledge is not easily conveyed in a soundbite. Which is why FIR is hefty but good.

If I were to pick one Survival Guide, I would recommend any of the Pimp That Kiwi’s (SE005, SE006 and SE007) or the interview with Annie Hololob.

Here is a non-technical show I did that was kind of fun: The First Anniversary Show.

Tough call! Well, DSSP 62 and DSSP 69 are pretty representative, with nice segment length and good listener feedback. I frequently refer to Donna Papacosta’s podcast on the three most important letters in podcasting (Y-O-U) in my seminars, so that might be a good one to pass on as well!

I don’t yet have my podcast out really. Well, episode 0 has been released, and we’re recording the next few later this week. So for now, I don’t have anything of my own to recommend.

I’d happily recommend the 10/6 and 10/3 episodes of Geek Entertainment TV in which they feature Yahoo! hack day and the Beck concert.

For favorites from my own show, Sonitotum, I’d recommend Episode Two: A Grief Delayed.It’s a very personal one, and really hits what I want Sonitotum to be, which is a conversation between me and my closest anonymous friend.

Faves from other people’s shows? Holy moley. There haven’t been any in recent memory that really leap out at me, but of the many shows I subscribe to, these are the ones I actually actively listen to:

Spaceship Radio
I Should Be Writing
Escape Pod
Slice of Sci Fi
In Our Time

Hope that helps..!

Thanks for asking, too!

Wow, I have been asked some tough questions but this is up there! I cannot decide….maybe you as a listener would be better at this than me!

Depending on your contacts I would choose the following..not sure if this is right but gone for topics that general in nature.

Show 35 - Seth Godin interview - think this is good for general business people

Show 46 - Mark Sanborn on Customer Service - another good general one, on a subject that most people can connect with.

Show 52 Mitch Joel on Personal Branding - again a show that would be applicable to all

My issue is that there is a special place in my heart for each one I produce.

For a first-time listener who may know nothing about the child-free, I’d suggest the two episode interview with Jerry S, the non-father of No Kidding!

TASCF-Ep12-NoKidding Pt 1
Friday, June 16th, 2006

TASCF-Ep13-Jerry Part 2
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

This is one of my faves: SPOS #26—Bernard Goldbach from Ireland.

Here are some others that I’ve enjoyed!

• Across the Sound 31 with guest Mitch Joel
• Across the Sound 55: Live from Utrecht
• Inside PR Special Edition: Podcasting Presentation by Shel Holtz & Terry Fallis

I think I’d have to pick Show #35: Podcasting is NOT about technology.

For folks just learning about podcasting from a business perspective, I would start from the start—Episode #1, Business Podcasting and the Big Question. Episode #2 frames the business argument for podcasting nicely as well.

My personal favorite was iLifeZone Episode #7 - The Tip Monster Show.

It would depend on the interests of the listener.

For a totally general audience, someone who’s not necessarily very outdoorsy:
#42 & 43, A Wild Bird Chase

For someone who does get into the outdoors (or likes to imagine that they do):
#32, Mountain Rescuers:
(This remains my all-time favorite.)

And for the environmentalist:
#19: Restoring a Park Gone to Pot

I’ll suggest our most popular one: The careers in communications episode. (It even features a comment from ‘Professor’ Goetsch!)

Greg Galant of the Venture Voice podcast picked his interview with John Bogle of the Vanguard Group for his favorite episode.

“If I had to choose any podcast from DJAJ it would have to be Episode 42: ‘What is the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?’“And I was thinking if I had to chose one more from any other podcast I would have to say episode 52 from the binary star cast.”