Thing 19 - Podcasting

"I drink your milkshake!! *slurp*"

I visited Podcast.com and did a search for movie reviews. I found in this search National Public Radio's Movies podcast. This podcast compiles movie reviews each week from it's many daily shows, including Fresh Air & Day to Day. This last week's podcast was just over 30 minutes, and included clips from six shows from 2/22-2/29.

I really like having these compiled together and having them in one easy to listen to file. The thing I dislike about it, is there is no way to easily forward to the next show's review. Instead, I had to just grab the status bar and fast forward the clip, hoping I didn't go too far. Also, there was a lot of overlap in what movies were being reviewed. The big one was The Other Boleyn Girl - 3 different reviews were on it, and they all pretty much lambasted the film; they all said the same things and maked similar observations.

When I listened to this podcast, I did so right from the Podcast.com search engine, but once it was over, I followed the link to the NPR: Movies website. I am happy to see there that I can listen to individual reviews here! I have subscribed to this podcast, & look forward to hearing more about film from it.

(In case you're wondering...the quote that opened this post is from Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood. It was discussed in one of the reviews in this week's podcast!)

Thing 19 - YouTube

I've been a fan of YouTube for quite a while already, & am overjoyed at this being a thing we are playing with for this project. The embedded video in this thing's post is one I've already seen & shared with fellow librarians, along with many other library-related videos on this wonderful site. I also use YouTube during the day as a jukebox if there is a song or singer I am in the mood for hearing. I have queue up a list of videos and let the run in the backround so I can listen while I work.

For this assignment, I decided to look for an old favorite bit from Sesame Street & Mr. Rogers. I loved this short documentary on how crayons are made, and in watching it again this morning, it still has the zing and fun it had when I was a kid. I especially like that it doesn't have a narrator, but instead just guides you through the steps without words. Here it is: