JCast Journey

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his recent experience going down the rabbit hole that is the Stuttering John vs. Artie Lange Feud. For those who don’t know, Artie and John are both past members of the Howard Stern family, and it appears that they are feuding with one another, which if nothing else creates content for each other’s podcast episodes, and Darone thinks, probably also helps to promote their shows to wider audiences.

What do you think? Sh0uld Darone and JCast Network find another Jewish podcasting network to feud with, if only to help raise listernship?

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This week, Executive Director and JCast Journey host Darone Ruskay wishes all of our listeners a Shana Tova, in this short episode for this special day.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his favorite infomercial host, Ron Popiel, and how one of his tag-lines, “Set It, And Forget It” has become one of his life mottos (at least for the small stuff.)

However, due to changes in the Facebook rules and regulations (which completely confuse and baffle everyone), he realizes that he can not rely on his go-to website IfTTT to do just that. Darone considers how this may not be a bad thing in the long term.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay does something that he nearly never does… he asks for money. In general, Darone puts out a single episode each year, that he posts on all of the JCast Network podcast channels, in December. In that episode, he talks about the important work of the Network, and the need for funding to keep it going.

Well, this time, Darone has a different reason for taking your time and asking for pledges, so take a listen to this episode, and consider making a generous gift to support the continuation of JCast Network. You can make a gift by visiting http://JCastNetwork.org/donate.

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay gets just a little political when he opens by discussing how Donald Trump’s Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was defaced. Don’t worry, this podcast isn’t veering into the political, rather Darone uses that story to discuss how many of this type of thing (Hollywood Walk of Fame, Wikipedia, Podcast Awards, and Hall of Fame) are all honors that the honoree (or their people) need to nominate themselves for and pay for.

As someone uncomfortable with self-promotion and self-nomination, that is why he has never been up for any of these things. But… if you, our loyal listeners, want to take a little time and compose a Wikipedia page for JCast Network, no one would complain.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about what he thinks should be your intent when you put something out on the internet. With over 4,000 podcasts or blog posts on the Network, Darone knows something about posting on the internet, but he feels that the intention of the poster is vital. When JCast posts something we want to interact with our listener or reader, but we want to have constructive conversations, and when the results of the post are just to get people angry, that falls into the world of trolling, which is not what we believe creates positivity on the internet. Sometimes things go wrong, but Darone thinks that your intentions need to be pure.

What do you think? Do you like posters who are just trying to get a reaction (not caring if it is good or bad), or do you agree that your intentions should be pure?

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay looks back over seven-years to the second ever episode of JCast Journey, entitled Standing On The Shoulders in which he talked about the podcasters and entrepreneurs that gave him the courage to try to launch this network.  He reflects on the different roles some of his mentors live now, vs where they were then, and those things that he does and does not want to emulate from them seven years later.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay returns to the episode Podcasts On TV from April. He looks back at why the show didn’t work and considers what this means for the continued growth and acceptance of podcasts.

What do you think? Did you enjoy Alex, Inc? Let us know on Facebook.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thinks a bit about the issues of consistency in podcasts and the content that goes into them. Darone discusses the important agreement that he feels is made between a podcast producer and the listener, to have shows available on a regular CONSISTENT basis, but also think about the issue of not always have good, interesting content to share at those moments.

What do you think? Do you feel strongly that you expect the shows that you subscribe to, to give a new show on a set schedule? Do you wonder what happens when a show does not show up on time? What do you think of podcast reruns? Visit our Facebook page, and share your thoughts.

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a recent technology upgrade he made to his recording set-up, and how it doesn’t really feel like an upgrade at all.

What do you think? Have you ever upgraded to the newest, shiniest, most bells-and-whistles full option and then realized that you wished you had the old version or item back? Let us know on Facebook.

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