tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post1343095627224395284..comments2023-12-20T08:35:04.633+00:00Comments on Lingua Frankly: The Problem with Podcasts Part IITitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-65975054009714396062011-07-18T17:40:34.428+01:002011-07-18T17:40:34.428+01:00I've started a thread on Fòram na Gàidhlig to ...I've started a thread on <a href="http://www.foramnagaidhlig.net/foram/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1902" rel="nofollow">Fòram na Gàidhlig</a> to see if anyone there knows about anything. <a href="http://www.gaelcast.com" rel="nofollow">Gaelcast</a> got a mention there, but I think it was done by learners, and hasn't been updated in a year.Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-7294124761830888812011-07-18T15:09:24.467+01:002011-07-18T15:09:24.467+01:00Thanks Niall. The kind of thing I have in mind is ...Thanks Niall. The kind of thing I have in mind is strictly amateur podcasting, recorded unscripted in small cupboards! To give an example, for the past five years I've kept up my German simply by listening (among others) to "Schlaflos in München" - a half-hour weekly podcast by a German woman who records it in her wardrobe without a script, just talking about what she is doing that particular week. For an intermediate to advanced language learner, having access to loads of spontaneous audio is a godsend, and I'm interested in seeing if we can get that for Gaelic. In other words, the subject matter is less important than the medium.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873098091020274673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-82879339354751195542011-07-18T12:49:59.993+01:002011-07-18T12:49:59.993+01:00Sorry Mark, I've not heard of any, and to be h...Sorry Mark, I've not heard of any, and to be honest, I wouldn't expect to have.<br /><br />Podcasting is a minority pursuit in any sphere, because it's not easy to plan, script and record all that material. General interest and news podcasts seem to mostly be professional things, anyway.<br /><br />I'm guessing most of your money's going to go on hiring studio time and training through the student radio society and/or Celtic Music Radio.<br /><br />But my biggest concern would be subject matter. As I say, most podcasting is a minority pursuit, and in particular, amateur podcasts tend to be on minority interest topics. I'm worried that the talk of "Gaelic podcasting" ignores the crucial issue of "topic" - what do people have to talk about that a lot of Gaelic-speakers will be interested in?Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-73278702900880499812011-07-18T11:32:53.612+01:002011-07-18T11:32:53.612+01:00On a related note, I've been given some money ...On a related note, I've been given some money by the Soillse small project fund to raise awareness of podcasting among the Glasgow Uni undergrads, and to encourage them to build a Gaelic podcasting scene. Have you come across any Gaelic-medium podcasts? Apart from the BBC ones?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873098091020274673noreply@blogger.com