Frank Racioppi
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I am a South Jersey-based author who is a writer for the Ear Worthy publication, which appears on Vocal, Substack, Medium, Blogger, Tumblr, and social media. Ear Worthy offers daily podcast reviews, recommendations, and articles.
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A New Christmas Video Podcast: A Cinematic Christmas Journey
Every Christmas, TV and radio ramp up their Christmas battle plan. Somehow, about 15 years ago, radio program managers decided that playing only Christmas music on their radio station from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day would boost ratings and increase advertising dollars.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Motivation
The Five Best Music Podcasts Of 2022
Why are so many terrific music podcasts available to tickle the inner ear of listeners? A major reason is that each music genre is the master of its own domain. Hip-hop, jazz, pop, country, easy listening and more all construct their own universe around the music. Clothes, culture, language, and morality spring forth from the notes on sheet music. Therefore, each genre can offer listeners its curated music and interviews with artists in that genre via a podcast.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Beat
Science Vs Podcast: The Adderall and ADHD Controversy
Science Vs is unlike other science podcasts. Those shows produce fascinating episodes on the James Webb Telescope, why an ultraviolet can detect scorpions, and new breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Psyche
Freakonomics Radio Podcast Explores How economic Theory Affects Us
Most people don't think that economists and their grand theories of how the economy works have any effect on our daily lives. It's just pointy-headed academics with tweed jackets postulating about pie-in-the-sky stuff.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Trader
Audio Up To Dramatize Harlequin Books As Podcasts
Renowned romance publisher Harlequin has teamed with the premium podcast studio Audio Up to adapt a slate of its popular romance novels into podcast dramatizations. The pioneering deal marks a first for romance novels in an inventive audio format that will adapt 52 of Harlequin’s most popular titles into captivating, scripted audio entertainment.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Geeks
Intelligence Squared U.S. Podcast Asks: Is Affirmative Action Unfair To Asian Americans
Affirmative action is one of those issues that nags at people, irrespective of their view on its efficacy. For some, affirmative action offends their sense of fairness and raises their emotional thermostat because someone’s cutting in line. For others, affirmative action is a remedy for a long-standing societal illness — discrimination against a group or multiple groups. Finally, other people view a college campus as a “Cobb salad,” where many different ingredients are tossed into one bowl and one delicious food item results. To them, a college campus of, say, only one kind of cheese is just wrong.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Education
What I Learned From Podcasts This Week
This week, the podcasting universe spilled its wisdom upon me and presumably millions of other listeners in the areas of hypnosis, marriage, coffee, and drinking water. It's worth reiterating that podcasting offers listeners entertainment, education, elucidation, and information.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in FYI
Groove On These Sonos Radio Music Podcasts
When listeners think of the most prominent podcast networks, Sonos Radio doesn’t immediately come to mind. First, because Sonos is known for its wireless speakers. Second, because it’s a bigger player in internet, curated radio.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Beat
