Frank Racioppi
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I am a South Jersey-based author who is a writer for the Ear Worthy publication, which appears on Vocal, Substack, Medium, Blogger, Tumblr, and social media. Ear Worthy offers daily podcast reviews, recommendations, and articles.
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Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever Podcast
This is THE person listeners want to produce the best sci-fi podcast out there. Here’s her quote: “When I watched Terminator 2 at the age of 13, I really wanted to be like Sarah Conner: Strong, resilient and defiant. I despise the gym but have gone regularly to the gym most of my life because Sarah Conner would not want to see me getting weak for the impending apocalypse! I must not let her down. But realistically, it seems like a lot of hard work. I would much rather be a captain or crew member on a Federation starship or perhaps Doc Emmett Brown from Back to the Future. Something where the adventures involve fewer death machines chasing me incessantly.”
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
Queer Grove Podcast
Groups that have been discriminated against, ostracized, and persecuted need a safe haven. For example, the Green Book was a guidebook for African American roadtrippers. It was founded by Victor Hugo Green, an African American postal worker from New York City, and was published annually from 1936 to 1966. This was during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often legally prescribed discrimination against African Americans, mainly, and other non-whites was widespread.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Pride
We Interrupt This Program Podcast
Thousands of podcasts cover TV shows. Many of those shows focus on one show — a rewatch podcast — counting on a built-in audience from the show’s fans. Thousands of podcasts cover movies, with some shows providing reviews. In contrast, others delve into the history of movies or a specific film, such as Verbal Diorama, one of the best at this treatment.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Interview
Teaching Through Emotions Podcast
Teacher burnout is a state of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion caused by prolonged work stress. It leads to a feeling of detachment, fatigue, and cynicism. It’s a serious issue, with many teachers reporting feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from the passion that initially drew them to the profession.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Education
Let's Burlesque Podcast
Burlesque is an art form that has been around for nearly 200 years. Although its popularity has wavered in recent generations, it still thrives throughout the U.S. One person actively working with reviving Burlesque is podcaster, burlesque dancer, Instructor, Cosmetologist, and Trichologist Megan Bay.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Viva
Podcaster Profiles
Today in Podcaster Profiles, we take a closer look at a successful podcaster who has achieved the dream of most independent podcasters. Several years ago, Michael Osborne and his co-host Amit Kapoor secured a deal with a large podcast network, Wondery, for their indie podcast, Famous & Gravy.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Interview
New True-Crime Format Debuts On Radio Stations
Radio and podcasting have always had a synergistic yet complicated relationship. In podcasting's early days, podcasts were developed from existing radio shows, and they were often not edited for podcast consumption.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Criminal
Two Ear-Worthy Climate Podcasts
It’s encouraging that the number of climate change podcasts continues to grow every day. That growth indicates that people are taking the climate change problem seriously. They want to understand and then somehow be part of the solution, not the problem.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Earth
Mental Health Rewritten Podcast
It is estimated that more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (59.3 million in 2022; 23.1% of the U.S. adult population). If those statistics are not bracing enough, consider how difficult it is to receive treatment for mental illness in the U.S. That difficulty extends to people with robust healthcare insurance.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in Interview
