No. 4 — Turkey Times debuts podcasts
By DJ Haasken
Published May 24, 2018
The Turkey Times brought in a whole new cast of characters to their team this year, as they do every year, and it was a pretty interesting bunch. The journalism advisor Jason Henke saw this as an opportunity to express local news in a way that is rapidly catching popularity in America: The podcast.
He assigned all the journalists that are a part of the Turkey Times team to make a podcast with the help of a group, thus producing two podcasts: “Food, Fashion, Furry Friends, and Funny Trends,” and “Good Podcasat.”
“FFFFFT” only lasted a single episode before folding. “Good Podcasat” produced four, with episode three being arguably the most popular. Episode three was full of strong opinion, witty comments, and of course provided a few laughs. It was also the first episode for a character who would later become a household name in the “Good Podcasat” realm and even was named an official host after episode three. He goes by the name of “Anonymous Source.”
“Anonymous Source” came into existence when the “Good Podcasat” guys did a segment on the lunch tray bandits - a group of kids who stashed away lunch trays instead of bringing them back to the kitchen. “Anonymous Source” was a part of the lunch tray bandits when they brought him on to give his side of the story, debating against former “FFFFFT” host Kassidy Pietz.
I think it is safe to say the podcasts were a success for the Turkey Times. We’ll see if future Turkey Times teams can carry on the new and popular way to spread news.
Published May 24, 2018
The Turkey Times brought in a whole new cast of characters to their team this year, as they do every year, and it was a pretty interesting bunch. The journalism advisor Jason Henke saw this as an opportunity to express local news in a way that is rapidly catching popularity in America: The podcast.
He assigned all the journalists that are a part of the Turkey Times team to make a podcast with the help of a group, thus producing two podcasts: “Food, Fashion, Furry Friends, and Funny Trends,” and “Good Podcasat.”
“FFFFFT” only lasted a single episode before folding. “Good Podcasat” produced four, with episode three being arguably the most popular. Episode three was full of strong opinion, witty comments, and of course provided a few laughs. It was also the first episode for a character who would later become a household name in the “Good Podcasat” realm and even was named an official host after episode three. He goes by the name of “Anonymous Source.”
“Anonymous Source” came into existence when the “Good Podcasat” guys did a segment on the lunch tray bandits - a group of kids who stashed away lunch trays instead of bringing them back to the kitchen. “Anonymous Source” was a part of the lunch tray bandits when they brought him on to give his side of the story, debating against former “FFFFFT” host Kassidy Pietz.
I think it is safe to say the podcasts were a success for the Turkey Times. We’ll see if future Turkey Times teams can carry on the new and popular way to spread news.