After starting the show talking about some of the music we’ve been listening to and the games that we’ve been playing, we deep dive into some of our favorite announcements of E3. Isaiah and Christian end the show with a spoiler filled review of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

In a quick episode of Digging Deeper, Christian and Isaiah talk about their hopes for the upcoming Pokémon games, Sword and Shield! They also talk about their history with the Pokémon series and some of the reasons they love the series.

 

There are a lot of different mediums that someone can dive into to either create or absorb content. Some of those different mediums can be video, music, writing, or my personal favorite, podcasting. Even though podcasting has been around since the early 2000s, it is a medium that many people still don’t think about or know about. But, even though there is a smaller market of people listening to podcasts as compared to watching videos on YouTube, for example, I think that podcasting is my favorite medium to get content from my favorite creators.

 

I started getting into podcasting around the same time that I started to get into college. I was having to take long drives to get to my classes and needed something to listen to, to fill in that time. This was also around the same time that I got my first MacBook and started to get into technology, and the world of Apple products. Through following blogs that write about Apple, I began to find podcasts that those bloggers make. Some of the first few podcasts that I listened to, ones that I still listen to even four years later; are Connected by Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley, and Federico Vittici, as well as Welcome to Macintosh by Mark Bramhill. Those two are primarily Apple focused podcasts that got me interested in the whole world of podcasting. Ever since then, I have found podcasts that I listen to about weird Wikipedia articles, alternative music, video games, and space. Podcasting is a great platform for people to make a show about whatever they want to make, no matter how ridiculous the topic is.

One of the things that I really enjoy about podcasting is just how easy it can be to get started, but a creator can also make it as complicated as they want. Starting up your own podcast can be as simple as turning on your laptop, tablet, or phone and recording some audio then posting it to Soundcloud. Or you can buy a high-end microphone, record with someone over Skype, and host the podcast on your website with your own RSS feed. Podcasting is super flexible and can be done by anyone with a few simple guides on the internet if needed.

 

The simplicity of podcasting is one of the reasons why I wanted to start my podcast. Right now I edit and co-host a podcast called I Can Dig It that’s a really fun side project that I can have with my friends, where we talk about anything that we can dig. With how simple podcasting can be to start, it was and has been a really fun creative outlet for me.

 

Aside from just being very easy to start up, podcasting is the most intimate medium as well. Let me explain: most podcasts that are published are around an hour long, with a new episode coming out every week. With that, listeners can really get to know the hosts of the podcasts. They’re listening to the hosts for multiple hours and learning about their interests, quirks, and just their personality. In listening to podcasts, you get to start to know the host that’s speaking which can lead to a really interesting and fun relationship for listeners.

Podcasting may not be the most interesting, or easy medium for someone to get into, but I think that it is by far my favorite, and one that I hope can stay around for a long time in its current form.

Bailey updated the I Can Dig It Weekly on Spotify with some rad synth pop rock. Christian has been listening to Kasey Musgraves and Joyce Manor while Isaiah has been listening to Hellogoodbye and The Wonder Years. The guys gush about Devil May Cry 3, Christian and Isaiah talk about Spider-Man PS4 and Bailey teaches us how to play Gwent. They then talk about Telltale games shutting down, Sony allowing cross-play between Xbox and the Switch, and the introduction of Bowsette into the internet. The guys then end the show with Isaiah talking about one of the saddest moments to happen in all of ​anime.