Econsultancy has published an interesting post that looks Adam Carolla’s podcast, and at how podcasting and new media are changing the game for entertainers and media personalities: With his podcast, Carolla runs the show. He controls operations, can set his own direction without approval from higher-ups and has almost no limitations on what deals he [...]

Scott McNealy, Chairman and former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has launched an Internet radio show, called The McNealy Minute. “When you’re not CEO and you’re just chairman, you only get a minute,” jokes McNealy in the inaugural show, which features an interview with new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Somehow, McNealy stretches his minute to nearly a [...]

Former Disney star and tween favorite Hilary Duff is joining the ranks of video podcasters with her Hilary Duff Video Podcast. Unfortunately, instead of offering tween geeks the style of family entertainment people associate with the star, the video podcast is little more than an advertisement for Hilary Duff branded merchandise. Adding insult to injury, [...]

At the second annual Podcast and Portable Media Expo, being held at the Ontario Convention Center (above) Sept 29-30, Ron Moore, head writer and show runner for Battlestar Galactica, and creator of Battlestar Galactica podcast, gave the second keynote speech. Here are some highlights from his discussion: Galactica’s podcast pilot project was initially referred to [...]

The Montel Williams Show has announced that it will be offering free commentary and original content as a podcast starting June 26.Montel Anytime will include commentary from the show’s producers, follow-up interviews with guests and new material from Williams. It will also draw on the talk show’s guest experts for advice. Melanie McLaughlin, who executive-produces [...]

Electronica artist Ryuichi Sakamoto has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the risks of nuclear energy, featuring a podcast featuring free music tracks and videos by Sakamoto, Thomas Dolby and others. The Rokkasho-mura reprocessing plant in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture opened for testing on March 31st, 2006. Less than two weeks later, 40 liters of [...]