The podcast I choose to listen to was Office Ladies. The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kingsley host this podcast, where they rewatch old episodes and give insider information on what happened behind the scenes. The podcast is popular among viewers currently ranking #18 on iTunes and falls under the comedy genre. There are 17 episodes made, and I watched their second episode centered around “Diversity Day.” This infamous episode dealt with stereotypes between sexes, religion, ethnicity, and race. The podcast intertwines ingredients from musical/sound, on-stage talent, and production to create an entertaining show.
The clarity for the specific episode was good. The sound from their mic was lower than the opening but still very clear for a listener to follow. The execution is excellent since both women are very familiar with the material they are talking about, and their backgrounds as actors are also helpful to make it enjoyable. At times the continuity was all over the place, the women often went off-topic, and the pace would also become very fast. The aptness is executed throughout the episode since they do dive behind the scenes by providing in-depth information that fulfilled what they intended to do. The on-stage talent consist of Jenna Fischer, who played the beloved character Pam Beesly and Angela Fisher, who played Martin. They are both experienced actors and stayed on throughout the shows’ entire 9 season duration.
Ingredients of production were very prevalent throughout the show. The opening of the podcast starts very fast-paced, where both co-stars go back and forth, talking about what the show is. The use of a short jingle instigates a transition for the opening and for their advertisements. This instigates a change is about to occur for the listeners. The jingly is louder than the sound of the hosts’ actual microphone. The thumbnail art is a mid-shot of both women with Office Ladies on the top with the same font as The Office. The combination of all ingredients made this episode fun to listen to and bring a new appreciation to one of my favorite sit-coms.
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