In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his feeling of being duped by the new podcast The Message. This leads him to discuss what it means to have a brand, and what it means to confuse your brand. Once again, we ask that you consider donating to help support our network. […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the recent announcement that Google is adding podcasts to its Google Play product. Darone discusses why it took so long for them to get in, and what it means for the podcast landscape. How do you listen to podcasts? What application do you use? What […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay revisits the issue from last episode where he tried to “game the system” to make sure that all of the JCast Network shows would show up on the home page of the iTunes Judaism podcast page. Darone discusses the trouble that he faced when trying to make […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the unfair action of many podcasters to “post-date” their episodes with the result of having only their shows appear (or rather prominently appear) on the Judaism iTunes Podcast page. Rather then continue to complain to Apple and continue to ask them to only […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay explains why there was no episode two weeks ago, and discusses the difficulty in running an entire network all by yourself. Darone, joins all of JCast Network in wishing you all a Shana Tova, and hopes that you will consider making a donation to JCast […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about one of his new favorite Jewish podcasts, Responsa Radio from Jewish Public Media, and considers why he and JCast Network never created such a show. What are your favorite Jewish podcasts? We would love to hear from you. Once again, we ask that you consider […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thinks a bit about the state of blogs. There have been a variety of blogs on JCast Network over the years, but at this point none of them seem to get updated. Darone has a number of thoughts on why this is the case, and […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the many conversations he has had recently about podcast amateurs about ways to podcast. This has led him to revisit the ways he podcasts, and to try new technologies to podcast, especially when it comes to podcasting interviews of people who are not in […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a recent article in The New York Times entitled Podcasting Blossoms, but in Slow Motion about the new boon in podcasting. Darone was sent this article by his father, who doesn’t quite understand podcasts, but does read the New York Times religiously, so it was […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the shows (podcast and television) for which he is a completist, versus the ones in which he feels that it is ok to miss full episodes or parts of episodes. What do you think? What makes a show that you will not miss […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about what he always hated about summer tv, reruns! Television has gotten better over time, but why do some podcasts put up reruns on drop dates when they do not have new episodes to share? What do you think? Do you think that there is […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a recent triumph when he finally was able to fix a problem with the images that showed up when he put links to podcast episodes on his Facebook page and the JCast Network page. Once again, we ask that you consider donating to […]
Over the past few months, host Darone Ruskay has been asked by many to help them re-vision their websites. In their minds, they think that the need a facelift (which they do) but they also need a content infusion. In this episode, Darone thinks about the different needs, and the ways to move forward with […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about three current television shows on broadcast and cable television: Kosher Soul, Dig, and The Goldbergs. Darone has always wanted to have a show on the network about Jewish television and movies entitled “You Don’t Have To Be Jewish To Love TV”, but what would […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the “Production Value” of his podcasts. He considers the different types of podcasts that are currently being created, and discusses the ways in which each one needs to be “produced” and the positives and negatives of each of them. Once again, we ask […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a concept he has learned from his children. The idea of “filling your bucket.” His children have learned that when you do something nice for someone, or say something kind, you are filling the other persons bucket, and when you say something not nice, you […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about an exciting new moment in podcasting. The podcast about podcasts. While podcasts about movies and books and television shows are not new, a podcast that follows another podcast has never happened before. That is… until Serial, and the Slate Spoiler Special that follows each […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the disappointment he felt when after over seven hundred days (and seven hundred episodes) there were two weeks where JCast Network did not have episodes of Daily Daf Differently. After being frustrated, he found a small silver lining in the reality in that listeners reached […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thanks all of you who contributed in response to his previous podcast asking for support, and so as we celebrate the final day of Chanukah, and prepare for the New Year, we ask you one more time to consider making a tax-deductible donation to help […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay invites you to think about sponsoring a JCast Network podcast. Do you have something to sell, a service or a product? Do you know someone that does? Why not place an ad in a JCast Network podcast? After listening to the Startup podcast, Darone realizes that […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay takes over all of the streams on JCast Network to ask you for support. Darone is very proud of the many successes that we have had on JCast Network, but doing this project requires financial support. Over the last three years we have boot-strapped this […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay invites you, the listener, to think about a show (or blog) that you would like to start on JCast Network. What would you want to share with a listening (or reading) audience? If you think that you have the desire to podcast (even if you […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the need to split feeds, so that people get exactly what they are looking for when they subscribe to podcasts. There are definitely reasons NOT to do so, but Darone talks about the reasons TO DO so, and why he has chosen to […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some of the other wonderful Jewish podcasts out there, even those not affiliated with the JCast Network. He encourages you to take a look and listen to Come and Listen and the Open Quorum family of podcasts. Once again, we ask that you […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the unusual people that one may find living in their neighborhood, or for a city boy like Darone, the people who live in the same building. Who are you unaware of who lives right by you? What can you learn from them, how […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the different ways that people learn. Some prefer to learn by listening, some by reading and some by experiencing things. For a podcaster, we want people to learn by listening, but obviously we embrace people in all of the ways that they learn. What […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the things that he LOVES and HATES about his work at JCast Network. What do you love and hate about your work? What would you do differently professionally to get more pleasure out of the work that you do? Once again, we ask […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the experience he recently had when a “friend” David offered to “sponsor” some of his posts on Facebook. While Darone has always thought that additional “likes” on Facebook should come naturally from the social network, he can’t ignore the reality that in less than […]
It may not be obvious to you, but JCast Network Executive Director and Producer Darone Ruskay spends a lot of time thinking about when shows should go live on our network. While you may listen to a show at your leisure, Darone spends time thinking about when the shows should drop. This week, Darone explains […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his decision not to apply for many of the grant programs available for the Jewish social entrepreneur. Darone discusses the pros and cons of these type projects, and his realization that getting funding for JCast Network will require a more personal approach. Once again, […]
