
Podcasting: The radio-free radio experience
Abstract (Document Summary)
[Walter Anaruk] and [Mark Cuebas] have day jobs and don't really approach it as a professional enterprise; they use $8 microphones. Anaruk doesn't even own an iPod. [Michael Oster], a professional sound engineer, makes a little money through the sale of Internet advertising; he updates his podcasts regularly so fans will keep coming back and his hit count will increase. And everyone who visits his Web site is a potential client.
CRUSHING GRAPE (www.crushinggrape.com): A wine podcast produced from the garage of Walter Anaruk of Palm Harbor and his brother-in- law Mark Cuebas of Clearwater.
Walter Anaruk, 30, of Palm Harbor and Mark Cuebas, 29, of Clearwater talk football in Anaruk's garage, their audience a laptop and $8 microphones. Later, they'll edit and podcast the discussionSOME TAMPA BAY PODCASTS
AREA 51 (www.area51show.com): This irreverent comedy show, produced by a group of radio professionals and friends in St. Petersburg, ranks among the top 10 comedy podcasts and top 40 overall at Podcast Alley (www.podcastalley.com).
EXDRUNKALOG (www.calebism.com/wordpress): Artist Caleb Fiske, who goes by the handle Caleb de Floriduh and contributes to Area 51, also produces this podcast centered around his recovery from alcoholism.
CRUSHING GRAPE (www.crushinggrape.com): A wine podcast produced from the garage of Walter Anaruk of Palm Harbor and his brother-in- law Mark Cuebas of Clearwater.
THE DIFFICULT LISTENING CHANNEL (www.michaeloster.com): Michael Oster, a New Tampa sound engineer, posts field recordings and his own daily musings.
FREE TALK LIVE (www.freetalklive.com): A Sarasota Libertarian talk show that ranks among Podcast Alley's top 20 shows.
OFFRAMP (www.offrampaudio. blogspot.com): A comedy podcast from WMNF's improv voice-acting troupe, which produces the Sixty Second Radio Hour (www.sixtysecondradiohour.com).
FIELD POSITION (www.fieldposition.com): Another Anaruk-Cuebas podcast; this one deals with football.
RELIGIOUS PODCASTS: Bell Shoals Church of Christ (www.bellshoalscoc.org) in Brandon and Seminole Presbyterian Church (www.seminolepca.org) in Tampa offer downloads of their sermons.
DIGITAL FLOTSAM (www.digitalflotsam.org): P.W. Fenton of New Port Richey caught the attention of "podfather" Adam Curry himself with this well-produced podcast, an eclectic mix of stories, music and interviews.
LIVE FROM THE HOUSE (www.houseofgigs.net): After three years streaming Web casts from their Web site, House of Gigs, Jon Boutelle, Duncan Taitt and Jerry Nolan created this podcast devoted to local and independent music from around the country. They're working on adding three more podcasts, including one on the Tampa Bay music scene.
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