~DB~ - Some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal ~Albert Camus

The Spoonful Ep.3

The Spoonful Ep.3

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Shownotes:

0:01 Intro Music

0:16 Welcome to the Spoonful's third and final Podcast

0:27 Quote by James Bryant Conant

"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."

0:39 Song: The Climb by Miley Cyrus

1:35 Quote by Ronald Reagan

"There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect."

1:58 Poem by Dawnalda Brennan alias Avery Winters

3:31 Quote by George Bernard Shaw

"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."

3:52 Song by Curtis Mayfield Move On Up

4:14 Thank you for listening

4:26 Outro Music

Music:

Floating Shadows ~ Josh Heineman www.omnimusic.com

Dream State ~ Erich Glaubitz/ Michael Jewel www.omnimusic.com

Miley Cyrus ~ The Climb

Curtis Mayfield ~ Move On Up

Ratatat ~ Cherry

Spoonful of Sugar ~ Julie Andrews [Mary Poppins Soundtrack]

Sound Effects: [Audacity]

Generated Tick

Generated Risset Drum

Images:
Spoonful of Sky nathanielguy.com
Yard in a Spoon studio.nathanielguy.com
Shadow studio.nathanielguy.com

Sources:

http://thinkexist.com

http://www.quotationspage.com

James Bryant Conant

Ronald Reagan

George Bernard Shaw

Dawnalda Brennan "Progress"

Cross-legged on this bench

in this park with thick clouds and a sallow sky;

the air is crisp and carries the fleeting sound of tire on pavement,

of flapping wings, of morning;

the rising orange peeks through where ever it can;

I will move shortly,

This way I won't stay too long.

Swing seats sway from weathered chains,

no children here to creak the rusted metal,

no bruised knees or gap-toothed grins;

It's only 6am and lonely.

The children will be dreaming,

their knees tucked safely under blue and yellow blankets

Today I will rest on this land,

the moist earth firmly beneath me;

these thin blades of green imprinting my skin.

I will lie down in this old sand box,

each course grain, raising each bump, purpling and tiny;

my hands outstretched, pushing against this soft splintering wood.

I will move shortly,

I will climb up and along this jungle gym,

and let this big red slide carry me down,

and my hair will blow behind me,

and the friction will burn the back of my thighs;

I will do this just once.

I will move shortly.

I won't stay too long.

I only need a little longer.

ThAnKs ALL ITs BeeN GrEaT!!!

Posted April 1, 2010

The Spoonful Ep.2

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Shownotes:

0:15 Intro: Welcome Back to The Spoonful, Episode #2

0:25 Oscar Wilde Quote :

"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."

0:39 Song: Who I Am performed by Nick Jonas and the Administration

1:22 Confucious Quote:

"To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge"

1:32 Spoken Word Poem by Dawnalda Brennan alias Hans Screuvala "Better", Background Music: Loud Pipes performed by Ratatat

3:21 Henry Ford Quote:

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."

3:43 The Podcasters Opinion : My two cents

3:58 Song : This Is It performed by Michael Jackson

4:22 Outro: Thanks for listening

Outro music: A Spoonful of Sugar performed by Julie Andrews

Recorded on Audacity

Music:

Floating Shadows ~ Josh Heineman www.omnimusic.com

Dream State ~ Erich Glaubitz/ Michael Jewel www.omnimusic.com

Who I am ~ Nick Jonas and the Administration

This is it ~ Michael Jackson

Spoonful of Sugar ~ Julie Andrews [Mary Poppins Soundtrack]

Sound Effects: [Audacity]

Generated Tick

Generated Risset Drum

Images:

A Yard in a Spoon studio.nathanielguy.com

Sources:

http://thinkexist.com

http://www.quotationspage.com

Oscar Wilde

Confucious

Henry Ford

"Better" by Dawnalda Brennan

What makes you think you can do whatever you like?

What makes you think I can't?

What makes you better than anyone else?

What makes me any less?

Why because of beauty? Because of wealth? Because of charm?

For some people that is enough.

Just visible, material things don?t make you better than me.

Agreed.

These things are overestimated.

Yet equally disarming.

Who are you trying to please?

Myself.

And why always regard yourself first?

Because I can.

What makes you think you are right?

When did this become a discussion of right?

But you think you have power?

I know I have power.

What arrogance!

What of it?

It is self-important.

Some people would say that.

What would you say?

I would say that I am important to my self.

So this justifies your egoism?

I do not need justification.

I am what I am because I genuinely know I am.

I made that choice.

What choice?

I believe I deserve only the best and I receive it.

The world is how I perceive it and I perceive greatness in myself.

And when you see what I want you to see

That makes me better.

For further Information :

http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/

http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/C/Confucius.html

http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/henry-ford/index.htm

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/

Posted March 25, 2010

Production Process

Well I have to say that this podcast seemed much easier in my head than the actual follow through.

Firstly, my voice sounds so unrelaxed, it took me until my fifth try to even sound semi-enthusiastic.

Secondly, background noise is killer. I decided to record dead air and use that as my noise profile for the noise removal but then I would have to amplify my voice and the result was too much squeak in some cases so I had to leave some of the background noise there. Which was terribly frustrating but something I hopefully will master on Episode 2.

Thirdly, time zooms by. I had a lot of cutting and trimming to do. I think I had a good 10 minutes after my original recording. And editing took lots of time with music and fade ins and fade outs and noise removals and re-recordings, but I have to say I still had fun.

Finally, It is very satisfying finishing my show notes and uploading the final product. Definitely worth all of the re-recordings and editing. And I still say that the hardest part of this whole thing was me and my voice; avoiding sounding too scripted and trying to sound casual and like a real person.

Note for next time: Designate more time for the production process.

Posted March 15, 2010

The Spoonful Ep.1

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Shownotes:

0:12 Intro: I am your host Dawnalda Brennan...

0:36 Dreamweaver- Gary Wright

1:15 What is a Dream?

1:48 All I Want to Do (is Dream)- Everley Brothers

1:56 Quote by George Bernard Shaw-

"You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?"

2:17 Introduction of aspiring author Mala Rambharose and her short children's story.

2:41 Dragonfly by Mala Rambharose, read by Dawnalda Brennan

4:08 Quote by Doug H Everett-

"There are some people, who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are
those who turn one into the other."

4:39 Outro: Thank you for listening

4:53 Spoonful of Sugar - Julie Andrews

Recorded on Audacity

Music:

Floating Shadows ~ Josh Heineman www.omnimusic.com

Dream State ~ Erich Glaubitz/ Michael Jewel www.omnimusic.com

All I Want to Do ~ Everley Brothers

Dreamweaver ~ Gary Wright

Spoonful of Sugar ~ Julie Andrews [Mary Poppins Soundtrack]

Sound Effects: [Audacity]

Generated Tick

Generated Risset Drum

Images:

A Spoonful of Sky studio.nathanielguy.com
A Yard in a Spoon
Spoon Flower
Take it in

Sources:

http://thinkexist.com

http://www.quotationspage.com

Doug H Everett

George Bernard Shaw

For further Information :

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1925/shaw-bio.html

Mala Rambharose - Dragonfly (unpublished)

Posted March 15, 2010

The Podcast Research Continues...

I have to start by saying that I spent a great deal of time on my post, and was finally content with it when my computer froze. So needless to say I am aggravated and need to point out that this second time around will not be nearly as enjoyable :(

So my Podcast concept has morphed again. While researching my podcast theme, I have watched a lot! of podcasts and realized that I tend to favour the ones with the least amount of commentary. One such to do with literature and writing, such as story time podcasts and music podcasts. Although I do value podcasts the teach and speak to the listener my aim is of a more poetic mode.

I am hoping for the Podcast to act as a catalyst for discussion. The means to an end perhaps.Instead of all discussion or my own observations a combination of presented work and quotes and theory and music to create something new. I am hoping that a listener, busy with work and study class and hectic schedule can tune in and experience a non-obtrusive experience, allowing for thinking, amusement and possibly even inspiration. I am really aiming for a free association concept.

I want to provide a casual tone. This is an opportunity to present different peoples works and different styles. I am still using Omnimusic for my soundbites and intro/outro music. I am considering titling the podcast A Mood that Strikes; a very day to day and free

So my new podcast plan entails: (All podcast will follow the same outline, but not necessarily in the same order)

Podcast#1

An introduction of myself and the purpose of my podcast and the theme of the day.

I will site an anecdote and a relevant quote. Then I will read one piece of work.

I will follow the reading with a little about the author and/or the context of the piece.

I will sign off and an applicable song will end the podcast

The piece to be read is a short childrens story written by: Mala Rambharose

Podcast#2

The piece to be read is a poem written by: Avery Winters

Podcast#3

The piece to be read is written by: Hans Screuvala

An example of a podcast with helpful show notes is from Cloudy Day Art, a Podcast centred around Poetry. The notes are concise and provide an outline of the Podcast, the title that are being read and links to further works by the author. It is ideal for me because after I hear the work I would like to read over the poem to fully appreciate it. I have seen other podcasts in my research that cram the words to the whatever piece is being read and it looks both sloppy and is hard to read. I much prefer Cloudy Day Art.

http://www.cloudydayart.com/podcasts/the-poetry-podcast/

An example of a podcast with a link to visual content can be found at Learn Out Loud Podcasts, specifically an Art History Podcast. Below the show notes is a link to a high quality image of the Art being discussed. It isoptimal for the listener, eliminating the inconvenience of finding the image themselves.

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Arts-and-Entertainment/Painting_-Architec...

Posted March 4, 2010

The New Media World

This video of Clay Shirky was eye-opening. I hadn't realized how much has changed in media. The fact that twitter was the medium for the very first earthquake notification was surprising but it makes total sense, it is the fastest way to post online.

As well, for this to lead to a wide protest of school building code and administrative shortcomings or basic bad intent. I can understand why allowing such freedom in media would scare any government. But I do not agree with the monitoring and halting of twitter use, I feel this should serve as a lesson to be better and do better as a government not to impose more control.

With this kind of global awareness money was being raised within 12hours of the earthquake; sites created for information and fundraising. Perhaps the loss of privacy is a minor snag in a chance for a greater purpose or a greater good. The communication possibilities are remarkable. Being able to message almost anyone in any part of the world breaks down alot of barriers. It is a better foundation of multicultured ideas and creations,as well as an obvious larger accumulation of opinion and information. Biased information centers pose a lesser threat, if I can find out on my own what has or may have happened. I do not need to rely on one source or a few large sources that have control over what they reveal.

It is curious to see what new methods will be formed from these individual sources because although the filtering control may be lessening there is a newer worry of standards approaching. There will still be individual biases and lies and self-motivations, but atleast there will be a much broader selection to choose from. An individual can research a great number of sources before making a decision; not that everyone will mind you.

I am curious to see the adaptations to media rights, publication rights and civil rights in the near future.

Posted March 3, 2010

3 PEAS in a PODcast

My podcast idea has completely changed thanks to my friend, an aspiring childrens book author. And ofcourse, life perceptions in general and my inclination to affect some sort of thought. I believe that the children's book and its purpose can and is most often overlooked by adults. I find this unfortunate. I do not believe that we should feel embarrassed or silly when reading and especially enjoying a childrens story. Perhaps we do not realize but philosophical ideas can and do, lay in the pages of our favourite kid's books; and they lay there simply and helpfully. I feel there is a lot to appreciate that we overlook.

My podcast will explore this forgotton genre, in our eyes and hopefully present something, anything or even a bigger issue in a better light. Three new stories will be read, one in each podcast. These stories have been acclaimed and accepted by publishers but have yet to be seen in print, so the audience gets a totally new chance to listen, and learn. The best part is now that we have a greater foundation of knowledge, being university students and in our second decades of life we can find more to appreciate within them. The general theme of these podcasts will be the philosophical ideas behind each story.

Podcast title: Big Questions Little Words

My first podcast:

The story being Lady, a tale of a ladybug. The bigger issue being dealt with is both the perception of life and death.

The story is only about a minute long, so the following minutes will be in discussion.

I will speak with one interviewee as well, after they hear the story (at a separate time)

my questioning will be of impression and thoughts.

Then I will discuss the potential bigger meaning or lesson than can be associated with the tale.

*The same format will follow for podcast two and three except the story and interviewee will change.

My second podcast:

The story will be There's a pebble in my shoe. Philosophical question of perception.

My third podcast:

The story will be Betula Pandula. Philosophical question of consciousness.

The stories I have chosen have been written by Mala Rambharose, who kindly agreed to my using them for this class assignment.

I am choosing my theme music from Omni Music

http://www.omnimusic.com/

I have narrowed it down to pocket groove and but a breath. There is a wide variety of choices on the site. I have also selected a few sitcom cues as soundbites to keep my podcast flowing. As I work more on my scripting I am sure I will find more opportunities to add in effects.

I have been listening to other children's style podcasts for a better understanding and for ideas. These are storytelling podcasts. They gave me the idea for my podcast twist.

http://cdn2.libsyn.com/storytime/m_Stewy_pod_-_1.mp3?nvb=20100302030134&nva=20100303031134&t=06e76891ff7a658b8dfe3

After choosing the three stories, I researched different philosophical ideas to help me illustrate and understand better so that I have educated opinions. So far I've read most about consciousness, existentialism and perception.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/existentialism/

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness/

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/perception-problem/

I will be using Audacity to record my podcasts with a separate microphone attached. Considering a short story will be told in each Podcast I am sure I will be reaching the 5 minute mark rather quickly. I am now working on my scripting as to avoid any problems in that area.

Posted March 1, 2010

Age of Persuasion

As a writer I am aware of the connotation that a word or a series of carefully stringed together words can and need to promote but I found Terry O’Reilly's podcast quite interesting and a little eye-opening. I guess it is easy to injest what is handed to us from media or in life or in class even, without second guessing the motivations or basis or evolution. I enjoyed Terry O' Reilly's investigation into 'slogans'. Sometimes I wonder if less requirement-following, and criteria-filling should be advocated in University classrooms and more intelligent observations and indepth investigation instead. (But that is another post and another thought)

As a lady in the process of mastering her own podcast I noticed and appreciated the many layers illustrated in this podcast. There were the more funny, injected sound effects, and suited music like when speaking of Paris and having popularly acquainted music accompanying that part of the story. As well as the history of words and situations ranging all over the world and quite far back in history. Although the podcast comes across simple enough, I am enjoying how I can isolate contributing factors that create the smooth product what we, the listener are presented with.

Once again, a little more knowledge is gained, or at the very minimum, random fact and perspective.

Posted February 26, 2010

The Nerd Factor

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I had the opportunity of partnering with my dear roomie, Kim Hacuman for this interview; so we settle comfortably in my room, with her handy microphone and we chat, but realizing how superb we both are in the art of timewasting we had to re-focus before delving into pertinent questioning and then the time flew by. I hadn't expected that after only a few questions both of us would have a good seven minutes recorded. It was a nice realization though.

It was fairly straightforward questioning Kim because I knew where her head was at regarding her Podcasts plans, so I had more specific questions prepared, and luckily for me Kim is a great improviser and wonderfully enthusiastic and competent and well this is not meant to be so obvious but yes Kimberly Hacuman is a stellar human being. Back on topic though, her quick thinking and experience in this medium really helped me solidify my plans for my Podcast assignment. So thumbs up!

The hardest part of this whole experience was trying to save our mp3 document onto my usb so that I could edit too. Apparently, my USB not only dislikes me, but Kim as well and her laptop. But after causing a nuisance greater than and possibly doubling the length of both our interviews combined I was officially an MP3 editor. I really enjoyed this part, once I got the hang of it, which I am pleased to say did not take much time at all. I am feeling quite satisfied with my finished result, I am really looking forward to recording my Podcast! Maybe a little too eager!

Lastly, came the transcribing, which being an avid typer was not really an issue. It was interesting to observe how colloquial we were though, and how many 'ums' and 'ahs' and 'likes' and pauses we used,and I sound a great deal like a four year old. Even how long a breath of air takes, was surprising. I ended up editing out alot of that wasted space. So the transcribing was completed shortly and after twenty minutes of gabbing, fourteen minutes of interviewing, half an hour battling a USB, half an hour editing and fifteen minutes transcribing I am finished. Success!

Posted February 12, 2010

Podcast me?

I have been mulling over this assignment for longer than I should be, well longer than I should be without result.

I began with my interests and the subjects I am most knowledgable in, they did not coincide so well.

I love writing but unless I had interesting authors on to add interest, the podcast would sound a great deal like

a classroom.

I love music but my reviews of new or old music is not a most informative podcast; there are many more qualified

music critiques already doing there thing.

They say it's difficult to be unique when everything is recycled. Who the 'they' are I am not entirely sure...

And this got me thinking. Which is great and fun for me,

but still no great podcast ideas had appeared.

If only ideas grew on trees and I could plant and grow and pluck them down when ever needed

and get an A+ for my spectacular harvesting of ideas.

so the deliberating continues

and now I swtich to modes, maybe if I can choose a method for my madness I'll make more progress.

I choose these three...minor progress

Poetic:

Is a license to be creative and abstract and provocative (in a non-innappropriate way)

Expository:

Opens up a great deal of opportunity in regards to parody. Seemingly important vs. Seemingly trivial

Observational:

Lets one experiment with listeners personal perspectives and perhaps challenge obvious opinions.

So all three I enjoy, but still no podcast plan yet...

Posted February 9, 2010

Some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal ~Albert Camus

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