Daily Breakfast #186
Today: Pirates and Jonah; Church and Youth: Thinking Big; MacBook Pro Speedbump; mobile podcasting; Heroes and Lost; Playstation 3 and the Wii: almost there! Holy electricity and Lance Armstrong’s advice to podcasters and podcast listeners.
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Very nice long show :). The radio format is starting to grow on me, and also on you, since your timing is getting better on the various trailers, bumpers etc.
Using podcast promos for commercials is also a nice touch. Adam Curry used to do that before podshow, now he only plays podshow promos :(. Think one of those brought me to the DB even ;).
Oh btw that last comment about the commercials was on the last few shows (thought I’d throw in my feedback in one post), not this particular one since, this one was ‘commercial’ free ;). Dont want to make a fool of myself obviously :).
Dear Fr. Roderick,
I’ve been listening every once in a while to your podcasts. I like them very much, even though I’m not a catholic. I live in Amersfoort too, as well as you and therefor I was very glad to hear on this podcast that there are plans for a youth event on Palm Sunday. I really hope and pray it will be an event with hundreds of young people. Young people who might never heard of Jesus. Keep the faith, stay close to God and never expect too less from Him!
Greetings from Amersfoort:)
Esther
I’m affraid I don’t appreciate the new format as others might. I rather liked the informal, personal style of communication you use to relate your messages.
I understand that your goal has always been to expand your ministry beyond the podcasting community, and I think that’s fine. But the reason I listen to podcasts is because they don’t sound like radio.
I hope that you’ll find a way to produce radio and television programs that are separate from your friendly, causal podcasts so I can still enjoy them for a long time to come. Perhaps if you’re able to secure some help with the production of the radio and tv programming, you’ll still have time to continue the Daily Breakfast as a personal podcast. I would enjoy that.
God Bless you.
Padre,
Thanks for getting todays podcast up early… I leave for work at 6am EST, and it’s nice to have this for my morning commute on the metro. I love the podcast and listen all the time…
- Tim
Fr., guess who just came to my door…A women who was Jehovah Witness. She gave me a flyer but when I told her I was Roman Catholic she went to take her paper back. Instead, I invited her in by the door for a few minutes. Yada, yada, yada…I just wished to say thank you. I was extremely nice to her but I don’t think she will be back
Father - the funniest thing happened to me when listening to this episode.
When the Latin segment began I started singing along with “dee dee dee” and I heard someone singing with me. Worried I had been caught in my embarrassing sing-along, I wondered who else was in the house with me…only to realize a few seconds later it was you! I got a good chuckle out of that.
Great show today, keep it up.
Hello Father:
Just want to say that I enjoy your podcasts, regardless of the format. Getting my daily dose of the Daily Breakfast makes my whole day better. I support you 125% and cannot wait until you get to get this show syndicated on radio. I am more than willing to be by your side while you go through this time of ups and downs.
God Bless,
Christina
Hi Fr. Roderick,
I loved this show, it sounds so much more natural, which is what I love about podcasts. While I understand the desire to reach a larger audience, I also wonder at what cost? The reason I listen to podcasts is because they are so personal. I just really am having a hard time digging the broadcast version. However, please don’t let my problems with your new style get you down, as I will continue listening regardless of how you ultimately decide to do your podcast, as I love your enthusiasm and faithfulness. I think I have been guilty of not formatting comments correctly, especially the one I made the day you started the commercial/broadcast version, and for that I am sorry. Please do keep up the great work.
I listen regularly to several different podcasts, and many of them are broken up by “commercial breaks,” which may or may not contain actual commercials. If they’re well done, they’re not at all distracting and can actually serve a benefical purpose by breaking up a long podcast. Catholic-Under-the-Hood and The Word Nerds both employ this approach, and I find it works well for them.
In the case of The Daily Breakfast, I think it’s just a question of Fr. Roderick getting more practice at the technique. A year from now we won’t even remember what the DB sounded like before commercial breaks were added. As long as the content remains as consistently high quality as it continues to be, the structure of the podcast shouldn’t be an issue.
A query unrelated to anything else here…
One of my favourite podcasts used to be Vatican Radio’s daily One-0-Five Live English programmes. I can’t seem to get them through iTunes anymore, and I’m wondering if anyone has either had the same problem or, alternatively, has suggestions for accessing these podcasts.
Fr. Roderick,
Love your show with or without commercials, with or without controversial topics. Just keep doing what you’re doing. As long as the Daily Breakfast remains daily I’m a happy listener.
Fr. Roderick - I was interested to hear your reaction to Heroes. I’ve been watching that program also and enjoying it - but not as much as I enjoy LOST. I have a feeling that Heroes skews toward a younger audience than LOST and because of that is less subtle in its approach. Certainly there are mysteries in Heroes: Who killed the older Dr. Suresh? Who is chasing Mohinder Suresh? Is Claire Bennett’s adoptive dad evil? What is he doing? Who does he work for? Is this really just a random mutation that pops up or is there more to it? All this is in addition to the big question of why New York is blown up a few weeks in the future, what they need to do to stop this, and why they have to save the cheerleader to save the world. The program is like a painting done in broad strokes. It is colorful and energetic, but could never be accused of being subtle. In some ways it reminds me of the first Terminator movie - fast-paced, action-packed and set against the threat of an apocalyptic future - a guilty pleasure that was fun to watch.
LOST is something else entirely. Certainly there are an abundance of unanswered questions. Instead of being driven by the threat of future apocalyptic events, the characters of LOST are responding to an apocalypse already encountered. In crashing on the Island, the world that they knew was destroyed and they are trying to survive in the wake of this overwhelming event while dealing with the fact that life goes on in the face of devastation. LOST manages what at first seems to be an impossible task: it combines the mysterious events of the island (what my son calls the woo-woo bits - polar bears, sharks with Dharma logos, black clouds of who knows what, voices in the wind, the Others) with the heart-wrenching humanity of the survivors and their back-stories. These are characters that, because we are allowed to see so much of who they were before they ended up on the Island, are complex and multi-dimensional. The program is compelling because of this. We care about them and the choices that they make. This is the drama of LOST. The explosions, fights, and general Island weirdness are just the bonus.
I’m not trying to say that people shouldn’t watch Heroes. It’s fun, colorful, and entertaining. I think the world of television entertainment is big enough for both programs. I would mention that Heroes is not suitable for young viewers. There are some pretty graphic scenes of violence. I would even be cautious with young teens. My older son is 12, I let him watch it, but only if I’m watching it with him. This way I can tell him to close his eyes if the violence is too graphic and can talk with him about some of the subject matter and the choices that certain characters make. In this way it serves two purposes - it entertains and provides another opportunity for us to talk about important topics in a context that he is receptive to.
I really appreciate the way you incorporate popular culture into the Daily Breakfast…and look forward to hearing more.
Wow–how awesome was today’s podcast!!! I was very happy to have the show without commercials–although i agree with Shaun that well planned breaks (w/o the commercials) are not disturbing to the show.
You know what I liked most–was that it was off the cuff and not so planned out. You have the talent to produce a show naturally, and the minor flaws and goofs are what make the show so natural and charming–a reminder that we are listening to something raw and real! I loved it.
Hello Fr. Roderick,
I’ve never commented before, but I’ve listened from the beginning. I just wanted to mention that I love your movie reviews and your comments on movies, BUT I just want you to keep in mind that not everyone has seen them all. You mentioned quite a few times in this podcast how Jack Sparrow gets swallowed by the Krakon!!! I haven’t seen the movie yet so I can’t say for sure, but this could be potential spoiler material. I will of course start listening to your secrets of the Caribbean podcast after I finally get to see the movie.
Also, I liked your Latin proverb in this episode, but it seemed kind of short to me. I’ve heard it many times, but it usually goes more like this: To err is human, but to forgive is divine. What would the 2nd part sound like in Latin?
Thanks for the great shows! (and by the way I think the commercial breaks are really improving, and I think it’ll be a great addition if it will allow you to include such a larger audience!)