In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay continues to riff on his last episode about Alex, Inc. to discuss Living Biblically, the new show on CBS, that is based on the amazing book by A.J. Jacobs The Year Of Living Biblically. Darone reflects on why, like Alex, Inc. this show does not […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the new ABC show Alex, Inc. As a Podcast evangelist, finally having a prime-time network show starring Zach Braff about podcasters should be great for the medium, but after watching four or five episodes of the show, Darone has other thoughts. What do […]
Last time on JCast Journey, Darone Ruskay shared that he was preparing to go “out of pocket” to enjoy a family vacation… I am sure that since the world asked “Who Shot JR?” and “Were Ross and Rachel On A Break?” The world has not been on the edge of their chairs to find out […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay tells everyone listening that as this episode is being published, he is, for the first time since the launch of the Network truly “Out Of Pocket” which is to say, that he will not be anywhere near his computer. Darone talks about his nerves that […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay struggles with an issue. After a bad experience previously, he had made a pledge not to call out other podcasts for things that he doesn’t like, but now he feels the need to go back on that pledge. What are our roles as podcast hosts? Does […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay asks the eternal question… “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet”, which is to say, why are so many organizations changing their names, again and again, and again? While their are good names and […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thinks about the newest changes in Facebook, and the ways that it will impact JCast Network and other organizations. It is clear that Facebook and the other social networks have been vital to the growth of JCast Network, but you will be surprised by Darone’s […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the new type of podcast that has become popular, the retelling of a historical moment. From following a true crime, or the life and times of a specific person, these are all the rage in the podcast world. What types of stories could […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay explains some of the reasons that there was no episode of JCast Journey when it was due to weeks ago and contemplates the future of the network. Is JCast Network important to you? Do you want to be able to continue to enjoy the programming […]
It’s that time of year! Each year, at the end of December, JCast Journey host, and JCast Network Executive Director and Producer looks back at the year that was for JCast Network, and asks that, as you consider your end of year philanthropic giving, that you include JCast Network. Although over the course of this […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay does what he usually does on his other episode KVETCH. What is the issue at hand? It is the bill he got for $100 in order for the JCast Network app to remain on the App Store. Why does Apple need to charge for an […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay comes back to the subject he discussed in the last episode. He understands that he teased a different topic for this weeks episode, and the topic he had planned to cover was actually time-sensitive (well sorta…) but sometimes when things happen, you have to change […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a podcast he recently listened to Reply All in which they were discussing how it seemed that cellphones were listening to us and then advertising the items we were talking about. This led Darone to think about the way it feels like his […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay makes an offer that may sound pompous but is intended as a sincere offer. With nearly seven years of success at JCast Network, and additional podcasting experience elsewhere before, Darone is an expert in the field and he wants to help other Jewish organizations (or […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the crazy experience he had when the download numbers for the month of September dropped by forty percent. This was something to worry about until he remembered that this month has been the month of the Jewish High Holidays, and so obviously people didn’t […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the false start this summer of #AbbaCamp. While the summer was the perfect time to launch a show about camp, it was not the perfect time when it came to choosing between the work of launching a new show and just being with […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks AGAIN about one of his favorite podcasts, The Promised Podcast, but more specifically about their decision to create a Patreon Campaign. This got Darone to think about what such a campaign might look like for JCast Network. Would you donate on a recurring basis? […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay has a bone to pick with you, the listener. When going to record the previous episode (on SoundCloud) he noticed that the episode before that one looked strange in his recording software. Further investigation found further problems (all of which have now been fixed), but […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some articles he has seen over in the past month, and in the years before that about the future and solvency of audio storage mega-company SoundCloud. Darone talks about the pros and cons of the service, the trouble that has plagued it throughout […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the reality that Summer often falls at the same time when there are fewer episodes of our shows. While many of the shows on the network are based on sermons and other teachings done by Rabbis, Rabbis spend their summers taking vacations, visiting […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay marvels at the recent announcement that ABC is launching a television show based on the first season of StartUp, the great Gimlet show about the creation of a podcast network. Darone reflects on the changing place in our culture of podcasts, from a niche technology […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay makes a plea for financial support from you our listener. JCast Network is proud that we do soo much with soo little, but after six and a half years, our main computer, the thing that keeps us running has died. Getting a high-powered computer that […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about all of the birthday notices that he received on Facebook when he celebrated his birthday on June 6th. While it always feels nice to get noticed, his Birthday and all of those comments made him think of putting out a challenge. The challenge, […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay provides some unsolicited advice to the growing number of Jewish podcasts, and it all comes down to how you gain a larger audience. Do us a favor, take a look at the category that your favorite podcast uses in iTunes (you don’t have to check […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay reflects on his last episode of JCast Journey, responds to the comments he has received in response, explains some of the more confusing aspects, and gives an update on what is different now than was going on then. One thing that has not changed is that […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay follows up on a lot of questions that he has received since an episode of JCast Journey from a few weeks back. In response, Darone talks a bit about the current status of JCast Network and what he sees and hopes to be the future […]
In response to the amazing response to his last podcast about the pros and cons of S-Town, this week, Darone looks at what he feels makes a great podcast, and what doesn’t work. For those of you who have been listening to JCast Journey over the years, he has surely discussed some of this before, […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the newest season of Serial, and the three things that he thinks they did wrong: Not using the Serial feed… why loose all of that audience? Putting all of the episodes of the podcast out at the same time? Netflix is bingeworthy, podcasts […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay focuses on the continued growth of podcasts over the past few years, and celebrates the #TryPod campaign that is going on throughout the month of March. Have you shared your love of podcasts to others? Which shows do you share for others who are just […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay continues his exploration of video, an issue that he has been thinking about over the past number of months. He shares a video that he recently created for Ansche Chesed, and even creates a video of the creation of this weeks episode. Listen in (and […]
