Dana Carvey on Conan O'Brien's podcast: podcasting is a "different kind of sport."
Transistor Team
In the most recent episode of Conan O'Brien's podcast, he and Dana Carvey discussed podcasts as a form of entertainment. (Link)
It's interesting to see these two veterans of the entertainment industry grapple with the podcasting format.
In a sense, they're both bewildered by it.
But I think Dana Carvey's eureka moment near the end is the most telling. He realizes that podcasting's advantage is that it feels more personal: "Conan's right next to you, in your ear."