About Me
- Abbey
- I am currently a senior at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, PA. I am a Communications/Journalism major with an emphasis in Public Relations and a minor in Psychology. My specific academic interests and strengths are event planning, social media, promotional design and writing. I currently reside in Harrisburg, PA and love everything the small city has to offer! I enjoy spending my free time with friends & family, being active outdoors,volunteering within my community and spoiling my baby girl (a mini Australian Shepard/Poodle mix named Ava).
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Drew Michael Taylor Foundation-Soundslides
Click the link to view: Drew Michael Taylor Foundation Video by Dee & Abbey
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Podcast Review: The Skeptics Guide to the Universe #289
The podcast that I reviewed was called The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, Episode #289. I found it on podcast.com in the entertainment section. I wasn't quite sure what to expect as far as the topics discussed in this podcast, however, after listening I wouldn't have exactly labeled it as "entertainment." The podcast discussed very random, irrelevant topics that I believe very few people would find interesting enough to listen to in-depth. I guess the overall idea behind the podcast is to criticize and question official scientists, doctors, and professionals regarding topics of science.
In particular, the podcast discusses the death of Jack Lalanne, a fitness/nutrition guru for about 7 minutes. Followed by another 10 minutes of very technical jargon regarding chemical elements and cold fusion???? Too long to hold my interest....
I do have to say that I appreciated the addition of witty, sarcastic, and funny comments made by the hosts. They made the topics a little more interesting by doing so.
As far as technical quality of the podcast, the voices were all the same volume, there was little to no background noises and the conversational tone and quality of the dialogue was close to perfect. I think they could have included more background sound bytes or clips to supplement the cast.
I had no idea what I was getting into by choosing this particular podcast. I would say that for a certain, very specific audience(maybe a more "scientifically-minded" audience) --these topics would have been a bit more exciting than they were for me.
In particular, the podcast discusses the death of Jack Lalanne, a fitness/nutrition guru for about 7 minutes. Followed by another 10 minutes of very technical jargon regarding chemical elements and cold fusion???? Too long to hold my interest....
I do have to say that I appreciated the addition of witty, sarcastic, and funny comments made by the hosts. They made the topics a little more interesting by doing so.
As far as technical quality of the podcast, the voices were all the same volume, there was little to no background noises and the conversational tone and quality of the dialogue was close to perfect. I think they could have included more background sound bytes or clips to supplement the cast.
I had no idea what I was getting into by choosing this particular podcast. I would say that for a certain, very specific audience(maybe a more "scientifically-minded" audience) --these topics would have been a bit more exciting than they were for me.
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