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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The Relationscapes Podcast
Authors are the ultimate podcast guests. They can give an independent podcast instant credibility. Further, they sharply punctuate the concept of quid pro quo. The authors receive visibility and a marketing opportunity for their book, and podcasters gain an interesting, articulate guest who knows their material inside and out, having written it themselves.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Humans
Open To Debate Podcast
As a lifelong Roman Catholic, I have a strong opinion on this topic. I attended Catholic elementary and high school. Back then, school was taught by nuns and Franciscan Brothers. In recent years, and like many Catholics, I've found myself distressed by the action or inactions of the Church on its stonewalling on sex scandals, its refusal to be open-minded on LGBTQ+ rights and women's reproductive rights, and its refusal to allow women to participate in Church activities, even at a time when newly ordained male priests are as scarce as vaccine advocates in the Trump Administration.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
Wondery Studio Closed By Amazon
We don’t publish podcasting news at Ear Worthy. That’s a job expertly done by Podnews and adequately done by the non-podcasting media. Here goes: Amazon is shutting down its Wondery podcast studio, acquired in late 2020, and cutting 110 jobs as part of a broad reorganization of its audio business, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
The Best Substacks About Podcasts
Substack is a platform that allows writers to publish newsletters and other content directly to subscribers, offering both free and paid subscription options. It’s essentially a combination of a newsletter and a blog, with additional social features like “Notes” and “Chat”. Essentially, it’s a space for writers to build an audience and monetize their work through subscriptions.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
High Notes Podcast
Let me start this review of this superb podcast with a warning. Yet again, we have duplication of podcast titles. There is a High Notes podcast that is about addiction and recovery in the music industry. There is also a High Note podcast featuring Tauren Wells, which appears to focus on God and faith.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
Que Madrazo Celebrities Edition
Today, we have two superb podcasts that have a significant multicultural component, possibly angering those who hate inclusion and diversity so intensely that they are trying to ban it from American society, culture, and economy. As Stephen Covey once said, "Strength lies in differences, not in similarities."
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
Announcing The Nominees For The 2025 Ear Worthy Awards
Here are the second annual Ear Worthy Award nominees. After our first annual nomination and awards process in July 2024, we’ve learned from the lessons of that inaugural nomination and award process. First, we’ve shortened the name from the unwieldy Ear Worthy Independent Podcast Awards to its new, succinct successor — the 2025 Ear Worthy Awards. If you don’t know what Ear Worthy is by now, then you won’t care if you are nominated or win an award.
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
The Sound Session Podcast
There is a torrent of wish casting about video in podcasting. The ascent and insertion of YouTube into podcasting has proven that video people have always perceived audio podcasting as an underachiever. To YouTube, audio-only podcasting is only appropriate for the visually impaired. They continually ask, “Why wouldn’t any listeners want to see their podcast host and guest?”
By Frank Racioppi7 months ago in Interview
Open To Debate Podcast Excels
The Big, Beautiful Bill. Everyone is talking about it. Democrats universally despise it. But the nonpartisan debate program Open to Debate goes in a different direction in their new episode: a fierce debate between two thoughtful conservatives who deeply part ways when it comes to the bill. They square off over whether this bill is a bold pro-growth vision or a $5 trillion ticking time bomb.
By Frank Racioppi8 months ago in The Swamp
