Daily Source Code
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| Hosting | Adam Curry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
 RSS |
www.mevio.com/feeds/dailysourcecode.xml |
| Atom |
curry.podshow.com/?feed=atom |
| Updates | No Longer Active |
| Audio format | mp3 |
| Debut | August 13, 2004 |
| Genre | talk / technology |
| Website | dailysourcecode.com |
The Daily Source Code (DSC) was a podcast by Adam Curry, often considered a pioneer of podcasting.[1][2] Curry talked about his everyday life and events in the podcasting scene or the news in general, as well as playing music from the Podsafe Music Network and promotions for other podcasts. He had regular returning segments which were mostly contributions from fellow podcasters and his ex-wife Patricia Paay and his daughter Christina occasionally made guest appearances. The show had more than 500,000 subscribers.[3]
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[edit] History
The first edition was published on August 13, 2004, as a live show that software developers could use as a test for their download software. Podcasting technically already existed at that time, but Adam was the first to bring together RSS, scripting, and actual audio content (in a format much like a radioshow).[4] He has since increasingly become the voice of the active podcasting community, helping fellow podcasters and founding initiatives such as Podshow and the Podsafe Music Network. The Daily Source Code podcast is without a doubt the oldest podcast show at this time with over 800 episodes in December 2008.
In September 2007, the number of broadcasts slumped dramatically following a Curry family reunion in Fire Island, New York State. Far from being daily, Curry started leaving gaps of up to five days between podcasts. Ongoing problems with the Podshow network web sites, which Curry founded, were rumoured to be partly to blame.
The Daily Source Code was one of the shows featured by Adam Curry on Sirius Satellite Radio in his "Adam Curry's PodShow" from May 1, 2005 till the end of the contract in May 2007.[5][6] Since May 4, 2006 (episode 380)[7] Curry has been promoting Daily Source Code in Second Life under the name "Adam Neumann" via Curry Castle.[7]
From episode 813 Curry trialed a semi-live format where the show was streamed and listeners of the show could call in. From around episode 820 in February 2009 Curry moved his attention to producing the No Agenda podcast with John C. Dvorak and production of the Daily Source Code became much more intermittent, at most weekly. [8]
[edit] Signature introduction
The DSC's signature introduction, "...with 16 million dollars worth of airplane strapped to my ass, and the next generation radio content in my ears, i'd like to think I'm flying into the future" started life as a comment Curry received from an airline pilot during the podcast's early days (around the end of 2004). Curry read it out and thereafter it became the cast's signature introduction.
[edit] References
- ^ "Audience with the podfather". Wired News. 2005-05-14. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/05/67525. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ "An MTV Host Moves to Radio, Giving Voice to Audible Blogs". New York Times. 2005-05-02. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/business/media/02SIRIUS.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-11.
- ^ Message from a Podmaster By Mike Southon December 20 2008 in the Financial Times
- ^ "Rogers Cadenhead speaks about Adam Curry". http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/2818/adam-curry-caught-sticky-wiki. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ SIRIUS Satellite Radio. SIRIUS Satellite radio partnering with Adam Curry. Press release. http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=EditorialAsset&cid=1117220854482. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ "Sirius and Podshow end their contract". April 24, 2007. http://inoveryourhead.net/sirius-and-podshow-end-their-contract/. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ a b Sekiya, Baron (May 3, 2006). "Adam Curry discovers Second Life". MediaBaron.com. http://www.mediabaron.com/blog/2006/05/03/adam-curry-discovers-second-life/. Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
- ^ Aside: "No Agenda began simply enough, in late 2007, as an unscripted, unrehearsed and unedited dialog between MEVIO President and Co-Founder Adam Curry, and MEVIO VP John C. Dvorak." from about No Agenda On April 24, 2008, Podshow changed its name to Mevio.Podshow Changes Name to Mevio, Rolls Out Bold New Broadband Entertainment Network, Mevio Press Room, April 24, 2008.
