Zune Insider

Zune Insider Episode 105 dated Feb 25th, 2011 of the Zune Insider Audio Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
Matt and Jess love their new studio – so official! (0:00 – 5:55); Jess discovers switching credit cards in Zune is difficult – and is trying to improve the experience (5:56 – 9:00); Why your Zune Pass billing date is different from your renewal date (9:01 – 14:11); Our addiction to Tiki Towers, and other new Zune HD games (14:12 – 16:40); We jumped the gun on announcing Zune HD in Canada! (16:41 – 17:09); Zune MVPs coming to town, and MSMVP event at the Microsoft Store in Bellevue (17:10 – 18:57); Movies with Marco Desimone (Pisaster15) – even though he didn’t like the Fred movie (18:58 – 26:08); TV dude James Chott is disgusted that we watch Gossip Girl, and he recommends American Dad and Family Guy (26:09 – 36:33); Music guy Pete Greenberg recommends new country music and Dropkick Murphys (36:34 – 50:56); Podcast Rob Greenlee (webtalkrob) reminds us of all the great podcasts Zune creates (50:57 – 55:55); Live Inbox and Twitter! (55:56 – end).

The mp3 file is 52 MB and runs for a 73 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in the FREE Zune Marketplace 4.7 Media Player software here.  Download the audio file directly here - stream it

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Zune Insider Episode 100 dated Jan 14th, 2011 of the Zune Insider Audio Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
Episode #100!! Post-CES and birthday chat! (0:00 – 5:20); Office moves, reorgs, oh my!  (5:23 – 9:00); Podcast Rob Greenlee (webtalkrob) drops by with CES podcast madness, Real Time with Bill Maher, Ask a Ninja and The Ricky Gervais Show recommendations! (9:08 – 13:50); James Chott talks TV, poker, and of course, UFC! (14:00 – 21:10); Movies with Marco Desimone! (21:19 – 28:20); Omid Fatemi drops to talk about new tunes, expense reports, and we interject with Rick Ross! (28:25 – 37:36); A call to arms for all Zune lovers! (37:40 – end).

The mp3 file is 28 MB and runs for a 40 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in the FREE Zune Marketplace 4.7 Media Player software here.  Download the audio file directly here - stream it (more…)

Zune Insider from CES 2011 dated Jan 12th, 2011 of the Zune Insider Audio and Video Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
Welcome to Consumer Electronics Show 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.  Matt and Jessica talk about working the Microsoft booth  (0:00 – 3:06); Matt and Jessica talk about some cool new tech and gadgets at the event (3:07-6:00); Talks about random Zune Podcast listeners stopping by the booth (6:01-7:15); CES swag and evening parties in Vegas (7:15-11:00); Microsoft booth crazy busy and partners are excited about MS products (11:01-13:44); Video Bonus – Matt walks the Microsoft Booth (13:25-18:58)

The mp3 file is 10 MB and runs for a 13 minutes, M4V Video file is 540 MB and runs for 19 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in the FREE Zune Marketplace 4.7 Media Player software here.  Download the audio/video file directly audio – video - stream video

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The Weekly Download Episode 32 dated Jan 11th, 2011 is now live and is hosted by Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
The Weekly Download podcast features audio samples from the hottest podcasts in the Zune Podcast Marketplace and is hosted by Jessica Zahn.  Let us know about a hot new podcast that you may have found and send us an email about it to: askzune at microsoft.com, we might feature it and give you a shout-out.  FEATURED PODCASTS SHOW NOTES:  The Punch Podcast – 30 min – New Series – Random Episodes (:39 – 2:43); Planet Macabre Podcast – 120 min Audio Show – Every two weeks on Sundays (2:44 – 4:35);  Is It The Future Yet? Podcast – 60 min – Weekly on Random Days (4:36 – 5:47);  DIAF – 10 min Audio Show – Weekly – Random Days (5:48 – 6:54); AutoBlog Podcast – 60 min – Weekly on Weds (6:55 – 8:31);  Music: Earth by Ceps.

The mp3 file is 7 MB and runs for a 9 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in the FREE Zune Marketplace 4.7 Media Player software here.  Download the audio file directly here - stream it

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Zune Insider Episode 99 dated Jan 7th, 2010 of the Zune Insider Audio Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
Living the unreality of vacation is awesome (0:00 – 4:20); Amazing Christmas gift! (4:21 – 7:30); Heading to CES! (7:31 – 10:25); Hey, please follow @zunesupport and fill out report cards! (10:26 – 12:55); Pete Greenberg brings music recommendations, and we discuss hair styles (12:56 – 19:38); James Chott recommends new TV shows, including House of Anubis, and talks UFC (19:39 – 25:20); Movies with Marco Desimone! (25:21 – 34:15); Podcast Rob Greenlee brings fitness and football podcast recommendations (34:16 – 37:55);  Live inbox! (37:56 – end).

The mp3 file is 33 MB and runs for a 48 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in the FREE Zune Marketplace 4.7 Media Player software here.  Download the audio file directly here - stream it

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