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The Best Show on WFMU => Dear Tom => Topic started by: Jason from Huntsville, AL on July 18, 2012, 01:01:25 PM

Title: Tales from the Hamster Wheel: Best Show snubbed again.
Post by: Jason from Huntsville, AL on July 18, 2012, 01:01:25 PM

http://splitsider.com/2012/07/tracing-the-birth-of-the-comedy-podcast-boom/ (http://splitsider.com/2012/07/tracing-the-birth-of-the-comedy-podcast-boom/)

Title: Re: Tales from the Hamster Wheel: Best Show snubbed again.
Post by: Crusherkc on July 18, 2012, 03:50:35 PM

Corollo gets a mention but not Best Show.  A former frequent guest comedian who can't put together a consistent monthly podcast gets mentioned but not the show that actually helped him sell out those venues.

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Title: Re: Tales from the Hamster Wheel: Best Show snubbed again.
Post by: nrt4 on July 19, 2012, 10:26:14 PM

Podcasts wouldn't have been able to take off like they did if Tom didn't lay the groundwork before the tools were laid down.

We've all heard it before, when Tom started the Best Show, no one wanted it. But he kept on truckin' like the guy who left the Temptations and recorded "Keep on Truckin'."

These podcasts based around long form conversations owe a big debt to Tom and Jon. Plain and simple.