Frank Racioppi
Bio
I am a South Jersey-based author who is a writer for the Pod-Alization podcast blog on Substack, Ear Worthy on Medium, Podcast Reports on Blogger, Auditorily on Vocal and The Listening Post on Tealfeed.
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Plastics Recycling; Teeth Grinding; Book Sales
You would think the holidays would be the ideal time to decompress from podcasts. However, an interesting and informative podcast can act as a stress relief from all the family visits, gift exchanges, and lofty expectations we set during the holidays.
By Frank Racioppi9 months ago in FYI
How To Conduct A Podcast Interview
Practicing and aspiring podcasters expend a lot of energy on choosing a topic, developing episodes and scripts, and then preparing the recording software and hardware. One area, however, where they often assume experience and skills not finely tuned, is in interviewing guests on the podcast.
By Frank Racioppi9 months ago in Geeks
Finale Of "Uncontrolled Substances" Podcast
We know from recent experience what happens when someone or some entity claims to have a novel solution that is “groundbreaking.” Think Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, where she claimed to have developed a blood test that used surprisingly small volumes of blood, such as a fingerprick. Holmes will begin serving an 11-year sentence jail sentence next spring and her partner, Ramesh Balwani, was just sentenced to 13 years in prison.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in Psyche
Five Best politics Podcasts Of 2022
Here's a novel experiment. We are going to attempt to offer you the five best politics podcasts without one of them representing one of the two divergent -- and increasingly erratic -- political viewpoints that swamp our narrowing mindsets.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in The Swamp
Freakonomics Radio Podcast: Staff Picks For Best Episodes
If you’re over 40 years old, this memory may be an unfamiliar one. Before smartphones and digital downloads, there were only two ways to watch movies. In the theater and renting a video from Blockbuster. Back then, picking a movie for weekend viewing was truly a family outing. Somehow, Mom, Dad, and the kids found common ground (hear that Congress) and chose movies that could agree on.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in Geeks
Season Finale Spotify: Mic Check Music Podcast
Music isn’t simply an entertainment medium. It also has the ability to inspire, motivate and energize. In perhaps no other nation in the world can music play such a pivotal role as in Ukraine. Under attack by Russia, an authoritarian regime with visions of resurrecting its empire, the nation is fortunate to have Ukrainian rapper and frontman of Kalush Orchestra Oleh Psiuk. The band’s sound mixes old Ukrainian folklore with contemporary hip-hop.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in Beat
Audio Delicacies 2022
Podcast listeners are rewarded by the seemingly infinite depth of “ear worthy” podcast content. Podcast listeners also suffer from that same strength. Why? Because, when there are tens of thousands of podcasts worth minutes of your audio focus, two things will happen. First, podcast fans will certainly miss some terrific content. Second, great podcasts will slip into oblivion because listeners don’t know their podcast exists.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in Geeks
Five Best Psychology Podcasts Of 2022
Psychology podcasts are tailor-made for podcasting because the “talk therapy” process is inherently an audio system. Instead of a mental health provider speaking with a patient, we have a podcast host speaking with psychology professionals.
By Frank Racioppi10 months ago in Psyche
