Soumya Duggirala- Class blog 3/20/18 - Podcast Reviews

We listened to podcasts and wrote reviews on them during class today. Everybody had to write a 3-4 sentence review under the podcast page of two groups, one in our class and one in another class. Then, we had to listen to our own podcast and write a lengthier, one paragraph long reflection in our notes, where we evaluated our performance, then copy those notes into the space in google classroom. In our own reflection, we were expected to focus more on specific choices in our pre- production and post- production.

I wrote miny reviews under 90$ Fella$ (about movies from the 90s) and Clash of the Tuff Guys (about Marvel Movies). One was about a movie about Pokemon and friendship, and the other was about the popular Marvel movie Deadpool. I found both groups' podcasts very interesting and entertaining (if you want to know more about my thoughts, look under each podcast page). In my own podcast I discussed Monty Python's Life of Brian and how it's funny with a friend. It was fun to record, and I feel like I've learned from listening to it again today.  

In other more "professional" podcasts, speakers obviously more experienced, and in many cases, more time. I wonder if there are reviews of podcasts like there are reviews for movies and books. Many definitely plan a lot beforehand. In one Freakonomics about lawns (How stupid is our obsession with lawns?), they interview a professor on the economics of lawns. There aren't any awkward pauses, and the interviewer has a clear plan as to what they are discussing and when they are discussing it. Everything transitions smoothly. This is sort of my goal with my guest podcasting, though a little bit different since neither of us are experts.