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Podcast: I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition
Dates: June 8, June 9 and June 22, 2008
Titles: I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition #0005, I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition #0006 and I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition #0009
Download the show: Episode 0005, Episode 0006 and Episode 0009 (Select mp3 button)

When Mad Music Archive founder Captain Wayne abandoned early, uncertain efforts at podcasting and fled to streaming radio (gotta have that Weird Al!), he took a bunch of Demented music hosts with him, including David Tanny.

DT’s Mad Music Comedy Zone continues to stream on MMA, and on his revived Live365 channel, DFSXRadio.com. He’s added some old and new programming as well, although listener counts in the low dozens (on Live365) would make the project seem hardly worth the expense. But then, Dave’s always seemed like the kind of guy who enjoys talking to himself.

Dave also maintains a massive maze of a site at DFSX Radio that claims more than 3.5 million visitors since its inception in September 1995. He sometimes generously mentions me in his San Diego Radio News Blog (note to DT: Ever heard of WordPress?), which motivated visitors may find buried amongst old comedy show playlists, vintage television trivia and assorted refuse.

His site reminds me of my basement — stashed full of stuff I don’t need but can’t bring myself to throw away.

Download this song!

Still, if DT hasn’t discovered Zen Garden, the light’s at least begun to dawn regarding the benefits of modern podcasting.

Podcasting is far more convenient for host and audience alike. Collect some podsafe (royalty free) music, record your show and post an mp3 for listeners to download. It’s just that simple.

Dave hasn’t provided download numbers for his I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition, but judging from the numbers shown by Tyrone Kahn’s Kahn Man’s Comedy Corner, I can guess he’s been far better served by his podcast audience than his streaming radio listeners.

Tyrone’s program originated on DFSX Radio, where, Tyrone told me, it would draw some 20 or so listeners per show. In contrast, the Kahn Man’s podcast has averaged 228 downloads per episode since its debut in September 2007.

Gone to pieces

Meanwhile, over on the Mad Music Archive, Captain Wayne just introduced a downloadable, podsafe version of his Mad Music Show.

But as far as I know, the new show is available only on the MMA and iTunes and isn’t listed with the leading podcast directories.

Further, it’s broken into two pieces, complicating the download process. You’re missing the point, guys!

Play me

Fortunately for me, though, DT plays my music just about everywhere he’s got a show, including ISGD-PE, which recently featured Today Was A Very Good Day, Why Don’t You Get A Job – Live at Mayfest and I’ll Get Old And Die.

Wanna hear more? Please request my songs for ISGD-PE.

And if you’ve got the patience to deal with streaming radio, catch Dave on DFSX Radio, too!

Triple shot of DT Dementia  (1:42).

Posted in: Dementia at 6:37 pm Thu, Jul 24, 2008.

2 comments

1. 

   David Tanny says:
   

   2:32 am Sat, Jul 26, 2008

   I often talk to Elvis. Thank you mudge.

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2. 

   Ken Turetzky says:
   

   12:30 am Mon, Jul 28, 2008

   DT reports about 300 hours of programming per month streamed to listeners on his Live365 channel (which could translate to 10 listeners per day, each listening to one hour of programming).

   In addition, Dave says I Still Get Demented Podcast Edition has recorded anywhere from 19 to 143 downloads for each of its 19 episodes, through July 24, 2008.

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