paulcrosstoronto’s Podcast

Cross Talk: Season 3 Episode 2


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On how "There are no breaks in Radio". A listener should never hear a host of a podcast or radio show talk about taking a "break" or doing something "after this break". If mid-rolls or stop sets "break" your program, that's a fault of the way they're written, structured or delivered. It's poor program execution.  Because they are, of course...part of the flow you want the listener to hear! Follows up a conversation started on Twitter, advancing the case I've made for years: the term "break" does not belong on the air.  Reference to @airchecker. Makes Fair Dealing use of audio bits from NPR Politics podcast (2019), Blue Coal presents "The Shadow" (1937), TM Productions "You" campaign demo (1975), History of the 90s podcast (2019).

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