Biblioblog podcasts?
Jun 12th, 2009 by Bryan
Mark Goodacre has added to his repertoire of good things by starting a podcast, called NT Pod. I’ve listened to the first one, and it’s very enjoyable. Thanks, Mark!
[This podcast also reaffirms my thesis that folks with a British accent simply sound smarter and more authoritative.]
Are there other biblioblog podcasts that I should know about? Also, if three or so prominent bibliobloggers did a group show, who would you like to hear?
Thanks, Bryan. I hadn’t heard that Marc was doing these.
In terms of who I’d like to hear? Depends on the format of the show. Either way, I think a variety of perspectives is to be preferred. While my opinion differs quite often from those of my colleagues even in Bible, I have some of my most animated conversations (and frustrating ones) with theologians.
I have done occasional podcasts (nothing in the last few months because “real work” has gotten in the way) including interviews with Chris Tilling and Jim West (go to pages 2 and 3 for those). You can find them here: http://targuman.org/blog/tag/podcast/.
I do an entertainment (gaming) podcast, and have given some serious thought to starting a Higgaion podcast. I’ve been slow to do it because I’m not so sure about staying on a schedule, and about what people would like to hear. So I’m very interested in the answers you get here!
Chris:
How about you and I debating the characterization of Esau in Gen 25 and 27?
Do you guys Skype? I think it would be fun to have a rotating group of bibliobloggers connect via skype to chat about this week’s news and controversies, and perhaps do some substantive discussion (a la John’s suggestion). I could do the editing and distributing from here.
Alas, no Skype. But I do have a webcam.
All you need to use Skype is fast internet and your webcam’s microphone. The sound quality is much better than a telephone and it’s easy to record conversations on my Mac.
I had Skype; my wife used it to talk with her family via webcam and microphone. But we recently formatted our computer, and I have not yet installed it.