Tim O'Brien'sThe Things They Carried
Study Guide
for “Watch It Burn” Podcast by Dave Kinser
(to listen to the podcast, click here)
1.
Listen to at least one or two of Kinser’s podcasts. Kinser is a
self-described atheist and liberal. Is this evident in his
shows?
Cite examples.
Anyone with a computer, a microphone, and internet access can create a podcast. In essence, podcasting makes radio very democratic. There are now thousands of podcasts out there to which you can subscribe. Kinser’s show is just one among many. What do you think of this relatively new form mass communication? Does it lessen the “authority” or “reliability” of radio broadcasters in any way?
Anyone with a computer, a microphone, and internet access can create a podcast. In essence, podcasting makes radio very democratic. There are now thousands of podcasts out there to which you can subscribe. Kinser’s show is just one among many. What do you think of this relatively new form mass communication? Does it lessen the “authority” or “reliability” of radio broadcasters in any way?