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MadPod is one of podcasting's original shows: rare music and celebrity interviews, ABBA to Zappa, hosted by JADonnelly and musicologist Shadoe Steele.
The history
- Late 2004
madlymedia
JADonnelly starts a music and comedy podcast called madlymedia, in the earliest days of podcasting.
- Jan 2005
MadPod is born
madlymedia becomes MadPod: a weekly celebrity interview show hosted by JADonnelly and musicologist Shadoe Steele.
- 2005
Daily Source Code
JADonnelly's parodies air on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code, which some call the first podcast of all time. He joins the NYC Podcasting Group and works with the San Francisco podcasting scene.
- 2005
Podcast Expo
After meeting Adam Curry at the first Portable Media Expo in Ontario, CA, JADonnelly becomes a featured panel speaker at the Podcast Expo and conferences in California.
- Mar 2006
Joins the PodShow Network
PodShow, co-founded by podcasting pioneer Adam Curry, adds MadPod to its San Francisco network, along with PetsOnBoard, Dummycast and Techy2. By then MadPod has interviewed more than 50 celebrities across nearly 140 episodes, and the shows are promoted on Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 102.
“MadPod takes what can’t or won’t be used and lets us all in on the secret.”Adam Curry, PodShow press release, March 27, 2006
- 2006
The Amityville Horror
JADonnelly and Shadoe Steele go inside one of America's most infamous haunted houses for a 10-part podcast documentary. Part of the interview is later featured in an MGM EPIX documentary series. Listen to the series →
- In print
The books
Mentioned and quoted in Tricks of the Podcasting Masters by Rob Walch and Mur Lafferty, and a contributing author to Extreme Tech's Videoblogging. MadPod reaches subscribers in nearly 80 countries.
- Later
Mind Over Matter
JADonnelly produces The Mind Over Matter Podcast with WVIA and Geisinger: 25 episodes hosted by Tracey Matisak, fighting the stigma around mental illness.
The booth
JADonnelly
Founder, host and producer. Started multitrack recording at 7 and was the youngest station manager at King's College radio.
- Six-time Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominee
- 20+ television, radio and podcasting awards
- Original bassist for Synch: “Where Are You Now?” hit #10 on the Billboard chart
- WNEP-TV; producer for PM Magazine
- Produced video for Miramax Films
- Founded PetsOnBoard.com, an early online pet adoption site (1996)
- FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot
Shadoe Steele
Co-host and musicologist. Shadoe brings the deep music knowledge and the stories behind the records that have shaped MadPod's interviews since the beginning.