Podcasters Are Here - July 21, 2005  

With digital media and technology becoming more and more widespread, the general public are beginning to turn from punters to producers.

Thousands of new, underground recordings are being downloaded everyday as MP3 and iPod owners look for broader content than that available through traditional media.

The podcast phenomenon has produced some surprise hits. This summer’s most popular downloads include:

● ‘Guy walking his dog, after having beans for dinner’

● ‘Creaky doors that make me crazy!’

● ‘Lurking Croydon paedophile gets pepper-sprayed’

● ‘’Oi love!’ - Newcastle slags on the prowl’

● ‘Baffled hooded teen head butts ticket machine and is relentlessly bashed by police’.

However, contrary to popular belief, none of the podcasts are amateur. In fact, the government is controling most of the downloads, with an unnamed source from Downing Street stating that, “Every podcast is… well… ‘message’ centred, if you get my drift. But don’t tell Tony I told you. Okay?’

Key government messages believed to be subliminally buried on current podcasts include:

● Telling the painful truth is what aged Tony Blair 10 years in 18 months, not lying

● ‘Axis of evil’ is not a laughable phrase

● Railtrack never killed anyone, they fell

● Ken Livingstone sometimes gets drunk and says things about the government which he doesn’t really mean

● Drink lots of beer, watch sports, read newspapers with pictures of tits and don’t think about how badly the government is screwing you.