Podcast Reviews!

Over the weekend, I spent some time learning about podcasts – what’s out there, what software is used to access them, what it takes to create them, etc. Like many of you, I’ve been reading lots about podcasting recently, but I hadn’t done any research to learn the ins and outs of the technology. But when I stumbled upon an article in Budget Living magazine, of all places, that recommended Madge Weinstein’s Yeast Radio, I had to investigate. So I downloaded iPodder, and off I went to listen to Madge Weinstein’s podcast. I had no idea what I was getting into.

You have to have a sick and twisted sense of humor to enjoy Madge in all her drag queen lesbian (or is it lesbian drag queen?) glory. I personally think she’s a scream. Others might not like her humor so much. She’s absolutely disgusting when she interviews a Mystery Guest in L.A. about, among other things, her yeast infections. And she appears to have great affection for the word ‘cunt,’ for she uses it every chance she can, as in “America is a great cunt-ry,” so be prepared for that. But she also offers more-than-just-a-sound-bite political and cultural commentary that is quite dead-on in its analysis. I highly recommend checking her out.

Another podcast I really, really want to like more than I already do is Gay Sexcapades, which documents “the social life of a twenty-eight year old gay man [pause] with an enormous penis.” This podcast is essentially the retelling of this man’s sexual encounters. After listening to three of his casts, I have to say that he can tell a good story, but I’m left feeling like the tales could be told just a bit better. For example, he uses a lot of parenthetical expressions, mainly “…and that’s fine…” to explain away a particular occurrence. He doesn’t need to insert “…and that’s fine…” into the story. It is his story, after all, so any justification isn’t necessary, in my view. And not that it’s necessarily a bad thing, but this guy really likes himself. He says he’s a top with all the gusto of someone having issues with being a bottom. Sure, everyone has preferences, but his tone is a bit, um, mighty, let’s say when he discusses his positional preference. Also, I wouldn’t really call nine inches enormous, for example. Big? Sure. Huge? OK. But enormous? Seems kind of forced to me. But those are my only criticisms. I really do like his story-telling and I have to admit, listening to porn on the way to work is an interesting way to spend one’s commute time!

Check out these podcasts when you can. And let me know about the great podcasts you’re listening to!


The Word of Todd
Madge Weinstein’s Yeast Radio rating: out of 5 iPods

Gay Sexcapades rating: out of 5 iPods