Shows
The Jag ShowiHeart's Shady Podcast Deal with Ted CruzIt’s an election year, and there’s no doubt podcasting will play a role. Here’s an interesting one.Ted Cruz is hosting a podcast, 3 days a week, distributed by Premiere Networks, part of iHeartMedia. Now Senator Cruz, who’s up for reelection this year, isn’t being paid directly for his time, but get this. His Political Action Committee, or PAC, is producing the show. And a share of the ad revenue – over $630,000 so far – is going to a SUPER PAC – no his, but one that supports him. What does this mean for podcasts and politics? More: https://www.thev...2024-04-1603 min
The Jag ShowI Used AI To Create This Whole 3 Minute PodcastI had artificial intelligence write and voice this entire 3 minute podcast (minus the intro and outro of course).I used Descript to create a synthesized version of my voice. This required me reading 30 minutes of copy, taken, interestingly enough, from a Planet Earth II script. (Also, I had to read it twice because I had the wrong mic selected the first time - it happens to the best of us). Each time, it took Descript about 24 hours to send back the new AI version of my voice. I can type text, and it will be read in my o...2023-06-0803 min