Godcasting; the persistance of the monologue

"'religious and spiritually themed podcasts' - have become 'the most popular use of the new online technology since it debuted less than a year ago'. They 'range from a daily dose of Scripture to a weekly dose of the Bible translated into Klingon', continued Lee, who explained that 'the vast majority are Christian-based, but they also include New Age, Jewish and Buddhist podcasts.'"
Perhaps it's because talk is cheap and easy (?) but those of us who are skeptical of the educational value of reliance on the monological sermon need to note this and let it encourage us to take seriously that there is still a place for imparting information verbally. But let the defenders of the status quo note that 'one swallow does not a summer make' (especially in Britain!); the convenience and cheapness of verbal media does not overturn huge quantities of research that indicates learning is better achieved by a greater emphasis on other learning methodologies, especially where one is dealing with people who have not submitted themselves to learning the skills associated with lecture learning. I note that the main examples of 'Godcasting' are for things that would be 'short burst'.

There's a humerous side too:
"Non-believers, meanwhile, can take comfort from the fact that, while listening to the Good News through earphones, even the most zealous happy-clappy is reduced to silence."
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(mostly speeches by Buddhist religious leaders). "Interested listeners can also download meditations but," she said, "they are just a lot of dead air.
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