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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Becoming An Icon Podcast Chronicles The Lives Of Iconic Latinx Artists
Fame is the currency of celebrity. Famous people are well-known for who they are, not necessarily for what they can do. By contrast, an icon transcends mere notoriety. Webster's Dictionary defines an icon "as a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration."
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Beat
Debate About China's Power & Miracle Drugs That Cost Millions
Intelligence Squared U.S. Podcast Debates China's Future We don't have debates in this nation any longer. Today, too many people comfort themselves with conspiracy theories fabricated to fit a specific narrative. Each side retreats to its echo chamber and then panders to people who believe exactly what they believe.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Longevity
CNN's Best Podcasts: Audie Cornish & Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Yes, I know. Some people read "CNN" in the title and use their inner voice to scream "fake news" or something a bit more intelligible like "liberal-minded news." I know some of this crowd is locked up in their deep state delusions, but for those I can still reach, here goes. CNN has a new corporate overload, David Zaslav of Discovery. He, of the $246 million annual salary, is a Trump supporter. Therefore, CNN has modulated its political coverage and has returned to its more "middle-of-the-road" coverage, if that position is still even possible.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Geeks
Freakonomics Comes Clean; Brooklyn Podcast Festival; Football & Race
Freakonomics airs an episode about trying to clean up the world Freakonomics recently introduced a miniseries podcast called The Economics Of Everyday Things. In the first episode: Gas stations. When gas prices skyrocket, do station owners get a windfall? And where do their profits really come from? This episode was enlightening and counterintuitive in some of its conclusions.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Beat
Climate Vision 2050 Podcast: A Vision Of Hope & Innovation
You know what's heating up as fast as our Earth's atmosphere? Climate change podcasts. They grow in number every day as Arizona towns lose access to water, glaciers melt like ice cream on a summer day, and carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions wraps us in a humid, sweaty blanket.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Earth
New Season Of "Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta" Podcast
CNN, the media company, has suffered the slings and arrows of its new corporate overload, Discovery, declining ratings, and the continued wrath of right leaning voters, even though its coverage has swung more balanced and less Trump-phobic.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in 01
Tagline Podcast: A Show About The Most Creative Ad Campaigns
Advertisements are everywhere. The football halftime show has an ad sponsor like an insurance company or a sub fast food franchise. Above the urinal in the men’s room has an ad for a sports betting company. Watching a ten-second clip on YouTube often means watching a fifteen-second ad first. Even movies and V shows have carefully placed product placements, like an Apple Mac computer used by the true-crime podcaster.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Geeks
New "Between The Lines" Podcast Examines Race In The N.F.L.
A new podcast series from The Athletic, dives into what it means to be Black in the N.F.L., and explains how race impacts each level of the league’s organization chart. The show is called Between the Lines.
By Frank Racioppi3 years ago in Unbalanced
