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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Critiquing Podcasts!!!!

The first podcast I decided to listen to is called “Things you should know”, and the episode I listened to was called how the Ouija board works.

 The first thing I found that I liked about this podcast was that the tones of the two hosts were very conversational. Listening to them was great because I was learning so much random but interesting stuff but it wasn’t boring. They not only just speak of the Ouija board but the past of it and the correlation to Egypt. 

Another thing I very much enjoy about this podcast is there are so many different options to choose from alongside “how the Ouija board works”, there was also other topics such as “How temper tantrums work”, “Who killed JFK” and “How Pet Psychics work”. It was actually hard for me to choose just one topic because they all sounded good and it allows the listener to listen to a topic they want to listen to not just what is available. Because of the many choices I was given, I downloaded more than just this one episode on my android phone with the app “podcast republic”.

 I also like how they give out additional information such as sites and museums I can go to if I wanted to learn more about the Ouija board. I also like how they broke down the science of the Ouija board, sometimes they did get a bit off topic or went on a ramble and that was the only thing that I found I disliked about the podcast.

 However, over all it was a great episode and I can now say I am practically an expert on all things Ouija thanks to this forty minute podcast. I do believe I will listen to the podcast again because it was interesting and fun to listen to and I gained a lot of valuable information without having to do any work.


Then I decided to listen to the podcast, “Stuff mom never told you” with the episode, “Is modest hottest?” also on my android app. 


Right off the bat they brought in viewer’s statements, they asked the question on is dressing modest more beautiful than dressing skimpy on their Facebook page. The fact that they brought in the audience’s opinions makes me feel as though they have a more opening personality that makes me want to listen to them.

 I also like how they brought up more topics than just clothing, they spoke of childhood and how that can affect one’s decision on what to wear, as well as what was considered appropriate back in history.  What I really liked is how I got to hear other people’s opinions on a matter that affects me as a woman but as well as learning about things in history I would have never known. For example, in history in some countries, if a woman had long hair she was basically considered a whore but in the United States if a woman wears short shorts she is considered one. I thought it was so interesting to hear how things change throughout time and region. 

I can’t really find anything I didn’t like about this podcast, perhaps at time they could have been a bit flighty and hoping around on topics but even that I didn’t mind. I think this podcast is definitely something I will listen to again and it is something I’d recommend to any female who perhaps doesn’t want to ask certain questions or maybe just want to hear other woman’s point of view. A great podcast that I loved listening to! 

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