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Diggnation Title for Diggnation videocast Hosting Alex Albrecht Kevin Rose Language English RSS QuickTime (High-Definition) QuickTime (Large) QuickTime (Small) MP3 (High) Flash (High-Definition) Flash (Large) Flash (Small) WMV (Large) WMV (Small) Xvid (Large) Xvid (Small) Updates Wednesday 6:00 pm Diggnation is a weekly video podcast produced by Revision3. It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, who had previously hosted TechTV's The Screen Savers together. Its main purpose is to discuss some of the top stories from Digg, the social bookmarking website developed by Rose and others. The format of the show usually involves Rose and Albrecht reviewing one or more brands of beer at the opening of the show, of which they will consume throughout the show, followed by them discussing various Digg stories from the previous week. Both audio and video versions of the podcast are available from Revision3. The intro sequence was made by Eden Soto in collaboration with David Prager. It was in development for more than three months, according to Eden Soto's website. A spin-off show, The Digg Reel was launched in January 2008, which was hosted by Jessica Corbin, now being hosted by Andrew Bancroft -- it showcases the week's top user submitted videos in comparison to Diggnation's primary focus on news articles. Both are produced by Revision3. Contents [hide] 1 Episodes 2 Distribution Episodes Kevin drops his cat after spilling beer on his couch during the first minutes of episode #123. Main article: List of Diggnation episodes The show begins immediately with a short listing of the podcast's current sponsors, and is usually followed by a humorous fake advertisement. After the title video, the hosts introduce themselves, tell the viewers where they are filming from, make any relevant announcements, and discuss the drinks (usually beer, more recently tea) they will have during the episode. The beer-tasting and beverage aspect of Diggnation is one of the show's unique aspects. The majority of the episode is dedicated to the discussion of news items as well as personal commentary, anecdotes and unrelated banter. The show's humor is generally somewhat vulgar, often due to considerable intoxication (which has been criticized by Leo Laporte as promoting binge drinking).[citation needed] At the end of the show, Rose and Albrecht mention their sponsors once again in a longer advertisement spot, read e-mail from fans, then conclude the show with a seemingly ad libbed phrase or saying. Starting with more recent episodes, larger digg stories (typically the weeks big news) is discussed after the ads, but before the emails. This is keeping in line with most other Revision3 shows. Distribution | ||||
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