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Title
Thinking and Driving
Description
While most of terrestrial radio is stagnating, an intrepid community of developers and content originators are moving ahead with a new, alternative form of radio. That new medium is “Podcasting.” Podcasting, in it’s simplest form is hobbyist audio creators writing, recording, and producing programs and putting them online, for free. There is no broadcasting here. Rather, it is a selective, focused audience; “narrowcasting” if you will.
One of the up-and-comers in this new medium is Joel Benge; a 28 year old Network Security Analyst from Forest Hill, MD. Fed up with the sophomoric humor and stale punch lines found on most corporate radio, Joel took it upon himself to begin recording his own radio program. However, you won’t find this program on any radio dial. His studio consist of his brand-new 2005 Scion xA hatchback and his “soundboard” is a PalmOne Treo650 PDA/Smartphone. His programs are short, to the point, and often biting. Once recorded, with the click of a few buttons, Thinking and Driving, as his program is known, is uploaded to a server in cyberspace where anyone can download and listen to it on their computer or hand-held MP3 player.
“It’s not about throwing your message out into the world and hoping that as many people as possible will catch on.” Joel explains. “This is content created by consumers for consumers. I have a tagline at the beginning of each episode. ‘Where the listeners control the means of production.’ I’m a listener first and foremost.”
