What is The PDS Podcast? The PDS Podcast is an experiment in capturing the PDS experience through sound. We look for timely events and performances, interviews and anything else that seems to fit.
How long is each show? about 15 minutes.
How do I listen? Use the links below, or subscribe using your favorite podcatching software (itunes, eg). Our shows are in standard mp3 format, and should play on any mp3 player.

More about the podcast...

Untitled - Writers our striked have! String words incapable together are we of. Us is woe!

Episode 18 - Untitled We muddle through while our writers go on strike
Episode 17 - 28 Episodes Later Our first Halloween Episode ever
Episode 16 - Matrix, Revolutions Middle School Laptops
Episode 15 - Shanties and Sasquatch A New Sports Team, Full on Folk Guitar, Studio Skype
Episode 14 - A New Hope Founder's Day, New Students, A New Crew
Episode 13 - The M word CS week begins, Basketball triumphs, and PDS gives thanks
Episode 12 - The Season 3 Premiere A new school year is underway, and our third podcast season is upon us
Episode 11 - Goodbye Finals, graduations, goodbyes
Episode 10 - Look Back, Look Forward, and Look Out! A look at earlier classics and some of the latest sounds as the PDS year heads toward the finish
Episode 9 part 2 - Internships at home and abroad Part II of our interviews with seniors on internship
Episode 9 - Internships at home and abroad Interviews with our seniors about their internships.
Episode 8 - Spring Art and Music Festival Music from the festival
Episode 7 - Mayan Myths...And More! A thoughtful analysis of the LS musical and another (soon to be) hit song from songwriting
Episode 6 - A New Crew Season II of the podcast launches with new voices, celebrating our last month of school
Episode V.v - Finale (Finally) Part II of our talk with Tom Bull '40, the scoop on "Radioland", and Ian and Luke become robots.
Episode V - the Finale - part I A chat with Tom Bull class of '40, and an in-depth look at senior internships
Episode IV - St Patty and Beowulf Snippets of the Winter Recital, Beowulf preview, Molly Mallone, and impromptu trip to the parade!
Episode III.v - Continued The rest of our interview with Jason Berry '93 and some music from the Winter Recital
Episode III - Josie and Jason The buzz about our new director, and part I of our interview with Alumnus Jason Berry '93
Episode II - Fish, Birds, Italy Songs about nature. Chat about Italy.
Episode I - Really More chitchat and audio from around the school
Episode I - the Pilot A random collection of PDS audio and chit chat

11-19-07

Thanksgiving: Are you tired of the "Thank you" song from the PDS Musical, Life on Earth? Well too bad. Unless you're in the musical writing CS and you specifically worked on a killer song to replace it, you're out of luck, and you will sing it before this week is over. But take heart, because we're here to at least help you sing it on key. You can download the song here, and listen to it a few dozen times before tomorrow...

11-12-07

STRIKE!: The PDS Podcast writers have gone on strike, forcing us to consider running repeats. Stay tuned for updates.

10-30-07

Episode 17 Show Notes: Background music for the LS interviews was "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. Interstitial music for several segments came from the piece "4 O'clock Ghost", performed earlier this week by the 1-2s at LS assembly. The PDS Podcast theme music was performed by Mike Foley and Brian Flanagan, whose haunting critique of our web skills appears at the end of the show.

Click here for a biography of Helen Kenyon

10-25-07

Halloween is coming by: This year's Halloween episode promises to be the most spectacular ever (yes, we know it's only the first). On Thursday, 10/26, we will be speaking with Jonathan Frost '05. Jonathan is studying philosophy and theater arts in New Paltz, and has been a professional illusionist since his days at PDS. He has been very busy this Halloween season, currently performing at Goatman's Hollow in Maryland and will be performing at La Ninnola Grand Café in New Paltz on Halloween Night.

10-22-07

Episode 16 Show Notes: Many thanks to the teachers and students who shared their laptop reflections with us. Background music for the laptop piece is titled "Los Alamos Traffic" by flopsy, available at www.podsafeaudio.com

10-12-07

Episode 15 Show Notes: Musicians in Kerry's Class:
Avery '12, Spencer '12, Mike '14, Joe '11, Preston '11, Will '10

The running team was organized by Alex '08 and Natalia '08

10-6-07

Season 4 Begins!

Episode 14 is released with a new crew.

9-6-07

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Do you hate the sound of your own voice? Do computers frighten you? are you nervous about interviewing people over the phone? Do you have absolutely no free time left, ever? If so, you may be just who we're looking for!

PDS podcasters work during lunches, after school, or any time they need to procrastinate on more important work. We use free and open source tools, second-hand hardware, and a lot of "ums". We are looking for volunteers to be hosts (babble between pieces), editors (delete the ums), and correspondents (fumble awkwardly through interviews and place microphones around the stage surreptitiously).

Interested? send a note to podcast@poughkeepsieday.org

6-15-07

The Site gets a facelift: Could these trendy Web 2.0 colors and graphics be a sign of life for the PDS podcast? True, there were only two (2) episodes in all of 06-07, but this was part of a grand design to generate pent-up demand for more episodes - which, rest assured, will be coming fast and furious in Septober so stay tuned!

12-5-06

Episode 13 Show Notes: Dock of the Bay, performed by Erica E. class of '15.

11-24-06

Season III begins! A new crew has done it! After a long summer hiatus, check your iTunes podcast library and find episode 12 waiting for you (or just click on the link on the left)

10-4-06

A New Season is Upon us: PDS podcasters are busy recording and planning a new season of podcasts. Check back soon for previews and updates.

- News Archive '06