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PTI Podcast

Submitted by jwr7752 on Sun, 04/11/2010 - 22:35

http://search.espn.go.com/pti/audio/7

The first episode on the list, April 2, 2010, discusses college basketball, the NCAA tournament and several professional athletes. It is an audio recording of the television show "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN.

For those who have seen the show how does the audio podcast compare to the televison show? For those who have not seen the show do you think the audio would benefit from having video content as well?

Video content

Submitted by mea1853 on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:01.

The intro for the podcast was confusing. Since it is just audio recording of a TV program I think the podcast would benefit greatly from a video element. Without a visual element to the podcast it leaves listeners who have not seen the TV program a little confused.

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Submitted by nyy5102 on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 10:32.

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I have seen the show before, but I could definitely see how the opening could be confusing due to lack of video content to a person who has never seen the show before. Besides that though, I really do not think that video content is necessary because most of the time the camera is just on the hosts talking. I often watch the show while doing other things and like that you do not have to watch the television every second to understand what is going on. In comparison to the television show, I find it to be just as equally enjoyable. The video doesn't make or break the show and I think that it is good that they can get people to utilize both of these mediums.

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Submitted by awh8270 on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 11:16.

I don't think that video adds all that much to show. I think that it can exist without the video. The only thing that I like about the video version of the show is that it has the list of talking points and the timer on the right side of the screen. It does help the transition between points when you have the video and see what's coming up, but it's not necessary. With this show, the talking points on the right side don't give much away, anyhow. It's normally only one or two words. For example, when they talk about John Wall it would just say "John Wall." I can see where it could get confusing without the video, however. Sometimes they talk about controversial plays, and the video would show the actual play. It would probably get frustrating to hear them talking about something you couldn't see.