Podcasts as a Means of Contact
Podcasts have increasingly appeared, which is why they are now a traditional means of contact. Podcasting primarily includes audio files that are transmitted through RSS. Podcasts have turned out to be a tool for promoting connectivity and marketing in industries. Podcasting can also be seen in comedy sketches, song demos, chat shows, tutorials, debates, tutorials on foreign languages, professional instruction and storytelling. Podcasts are useful to listeners in the sense they can easily receive and listen to the material the listener is interested in. Once the material is downloaded, the content can be viewed or listened to on handhelds that are wireless, allowing one to use their time to listen to something entertaining or educational while on the move.
Choosing a Podcast: Radiolab (Episode: The Living Room)
I chose the podcast on Radiolab (Episode: The Living Room). I enjoyed every bit of the podcast. The presenter, Diane, is lively, and she narrates the episode with a lot of passion which makes one want to listen to her more and more. The story starts on a thrilling note where Diane tells about her new neighbors being intimates who live without shutting their curtains, and ends on a sad note, where the man in the neighborhood passes away. The absence of the curtains makes it possible for Diane to have a clear sight of each and every event in the neighbor's living room, and this creates a one-sided relationship.
Reflections on the Podcast
Though the episode feels like a stalking incident, listening to it did not make me have the same experience. I felt that in this world, there is that one person who watches you without you realizing so. Even if one may feel all alone, there is that one who cares and also can understand you as a person and the experiences one is going through in this life. Knowing one has issues, empathizing with them is a thing we should all possess at all times. (323 Words).
