Since I liked the quick, one-minute podcast concept, I looked up other similar podcasts on iTunes. While this one was called "One Minute How To", the podcast was actually about 3-4mn long. It's published a bit irregularly, but on average every two days. Sometimes two are published two days in a row while there are times when two weeks go by without a podcast. The show's presentator is a part time journalist who has guests explain something they know how to do, such as lucid dreaming, in less than 60 seconds. The rest of the time is spent interviewing the participant and asking for more detail about what was taught.
Similarly to the 60 Seconds Science podcast, the presentator also sounded like he was talking fast with a professional, flatless voice. The sound quality was good, though there was a little bit of background noise coming from the person being interviewed - but that actually added authenticity to the show, more than anything. The noise made it seem as though the presentator and the person were having a phone call which was an interesting way of presenting the information.
The content was interesting, although some of the other podcasts being presented seemed a little too personal or too broad to be explained in 60 seconds -- for example "How to make anyplace feel like home" or "How to lose weight." Overall, though, I enjoyed listening to this and it gave me a few ideas as far as sound goes, by trying to record my teenagers in context. Although it would create a little bit of noise, having some disco or school sounds might make my recording more interesting.
Smyth, George. "How To Lucid Dream." One Minute How-To. 29 Sep 2009: 404. 25 Nov 2009 <"file:///C:/DOCUME~1/SEAFB~3.FEL/LOCALS~1/Temp/One%20Minute%20How-To.url"> (via iTunes
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