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Jun 25, 2014

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In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the experience he recently had when a “friend” David offered to “sponsor” some of his posts on Facebook. While Darone has always thought that additional “likes” on Facebook should come naturally from the social network, he can’t ignore the reality that in less than […]

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Jun 25, 2014

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Join host Darone Ruskay as he chronicles his experience creating a new Jewish podcast network. Folllow Darone in his highs and his lows as he follows his passion and attempts to harness his entrepreneurial spirit in creating this new, New Media project.

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Episode Fifteen: Thank you Steve: In the Fifteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the huge week that has just passed in the Tech World. The announcement of the iPhone 4S as well as the death of Apple Co-Founder, Charman of the Board and Former CEO, Steve Jobs by JCast Journey
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Episode Eighteen: The Next Food Network Star (or Next JCast Network Star): In the Eighteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the question of what is a podcasts “point of view” and how to make sure that all of his hosts have their own distinct points of view. Darone discusses the question of how to re by JCast Journey
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Episode Ten: Going Solo: In the Tenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the positive and negative aspects of doing this project solo rather then finding a larger, already established organization to work within.  Darone asks the listener “How by JCast Journey
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Episode Six: Finding Our Voice: In the sixth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about finding his own “Radio Voice” as well as trying to think about what the “voice” of JCast Network should be. Darone discusses the complicated issue of trying by JCast Journey
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Episode One: Breshit/In the Beginning: In this inaugural podcast of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay tells chapter one in the story of the creation of JCast Network. He tells of losing his job and thinking about what it was that he was passionate about. Darone talks about his previous experiences in the Jewish communal world, and the ways in […] by JCast Journey
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Episode Two: Standing on the Shoulders: In this second episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay tells the next chapter in the creation of JCast Network. Darone focuses in this episode on the other Podcast Networks, and entrepreneurial Jewish educators who convinced him that there was potential in creating a podcast network, and the courage to follow his passion to […] by JCast Journey
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Episode Nine: Fiscal Sponsorship: In the ninth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about figuring out all of the legal issues that are needed to begin a new non-profit venture.  Darone talks about the frustrations in trying to find a lawyer who would do the paperwo by JCast Journey
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Episode Twenty-Five: The Jewish Education Salon: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down to talk with Sara Shapiro-Plevan, lead consultant at Rimonim Consulting (http://RimonimConsulting.org) , and the host of JCast Network’s newest upcoming podcast Jewish Education Salon. Dar by JCast Journey
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Episode Thirteen: Isabelle FreeRadio: In episode thirteen of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay interviews David Weisberg, the Executive Director of The Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. Darone and David discuss the launch of Isabella FreeRadio, a new project of Isabella Freedman wh by JCast Journey
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Episode Five: Support System: In the fifth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the support system that he has in place as he works to create this new project. While Darone discusses his many supporters, in honor of Fathers Day, Darone focuses on his father, wh by JCast Journey
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Episode Eleven: How Long?: In the Eleventh episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his own Obsessive Compulisive Disorder and his personal need to be able to finish the podcasts he begins. He then debates the question of how long The JCast Journey podcast shoul by JCast Journey
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Episode Fourteen: Update: In the Fourteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about all of the exciting new happenings on JCast Network. Darone talks about going from one show to six, no blogs to three, and gives a little synopsis about all of the excitement a by JCast Journey
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Episode Seven: Language: In the seventh episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about choosing JCast Network as the name of this organization. Darone also discusses the technical terms of Podcasts, and what he means when he uses such words. From there, Da by JCast Journey
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On A Bus: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the wild experience that he had when a virtual stranger commented to him that they have been listening to this podcast, JCast Journey. He talks about how meaningful it was for him to hea by JCast Journey
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Time Keeps On Slipping (Repost): In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the reality that although he is now working full-time at RAVSAK, the network is growing more and more. Darone discusses the launch of From Dreams to Deeds (Rak Rega), WORD, and the bigge by JCast Journey
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Episode Twelve: Ish Ben Partzi: In episode twelve of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay interviews Jonah Geffen, the writer of Ish Ben Partzi, the first blog on JCast Network. Darone and Jonah discuss his background, what he is doing now, and what his vision for the Ish Ben Partzi bl by JCast Journey
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I Need (to be) A Hero: In the twenty-sixth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about something that was delivered by a uniformed representative of the Federal government today. Yes, the mailman dropped off a piece of mail from The Jewish Federations of North by JCast Journey
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Follow Your Bliss: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his role in helping the JCast Network content creators when it comes to what they focus on in their content. He reflects on his mother’s advice that he take courses by teachers he by JCast Journey
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Episode Twenty-One: I Get Lonely Sometimes: In the twenty-first episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about where he has been for the past few weeks, and why there has been no new show) as well as some of the intraspection that he did during the holiday season. In a frank monologue by JCast Journey
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Episode Eight: Flexibility: In the eighth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his need to be flexible as he continues to explore and refine what JCast Network will be. While Darone initially conceived JCast Network to be an audio podcast network, he has been by JCast Journey
20 min listen
Episode Sixteen: A Day In The Life: In the Sixteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay gives a blow-by-blow explanation of how he spends his day as he works on JCast Network. He talks about how much time he spends on the different facets of this project and how his long solit by JCast Journey
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I Was Soo Naive: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about how naive he was fourteen months ago when he began JCast Network. At the time he thought that finding money would be simple, as he had an idea that everyone thought made sense, and he ha by JCast Journey
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Summertime…: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the complexities of taking vacation as a parent of twin boys under the age of two, and when he is solely responsible for the production of tens of podcasts a week.  Once again, Daro by JCast Journey
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Feeling Down: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the dissapointment he has felt when all of the organizations that are known to fund New Jewish Entrepreneurial projects have rejected the proposals that JCast Network has submitted. Once by JCast Journey
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Nine to Five: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the decision he made to go back to work “nine to five” while still working on JCast Network. He discusses the reasons that influenced the decision, and the wonderful organiza by JCast Journey
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Episode Twenty-Three: Smorgasbord: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his experience recently at a lecture and a conversation he had afterwards. While sitting at the lecture he wondered where a lecture like that one, could fit into JCast Network. And then by JCast Journey
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Saying Goodbye To Some Old Friends: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some of the shows and blogs on the network that have gone on hiatus (some permanent, some temporary) and thanks the wonderful hosts who created those shows (and blogs) for bein a part of by JCast Journey
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Episode Twenty-Four: Oy Vey! Isn’t A Strategy: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down to talk with Deborah Grayson Riegel of MyJewishCoach.com and author of upcoming book Oy Vey Isn’t A Strategy: 25 Solutions for Personal and Professional Success (Behrman House, May, 2012) by JCast Journey
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Innovative Jewish Projects: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his attendance at the Launch Event for the New York cohort of PresenTense. This was the second launch event that he attended, the first, last years event he attended right after he conci by JCast Journey
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Episode Ninteen: Frienamies: In the Nineteenth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay shares some words and phrases that he has learned from his nieces. One, that we don’t use nearly enough is “Don’t Yuck My Yum.” But Darone focuses more on the other, that of “Frienemy” whi by JCast Journey
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Saying Goodbye to Daily Daf Differently: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay acknowledges with regret the end of one of the most important shows on the Network Daily Daf Differently. After explaining the ins and outs of the issues with keeping the show going, Darone thanks Jeremy Kalmanofsky and The Conservative Yeshiva for all of their help […] by JCast Journey
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Subcategories: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the disappearance of subcategories in the section of iTunes that has podcasts. Darone posits that this is because of the plan in October to end iTunes and put in its place a dedicated po by JCast Journey
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation…: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay shares what he did over the summer as he has not put out episodes in a while. He also shares that the network has launched a new podcast #PopTorah, with Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky. It is available eve by JCast Journey
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Bye Bye PLJ: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the experience on Friday of listening to the final hours of broadcast of WPLJ, a radio station he grew up with, and that provided Top 40 music for the past 49 years. Video killed the rad by JCast Journey
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The Important Conversations: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about an unexpected conversation that he had with his children about JCast Network, and why he does all of the work for the network if he isn’t getting paid. Darone contemplates the reas by JCast Journey
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The First Taste For Free: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the thin line between trying to help and advise, and the feeling of being taken advantage of. How much advice do you think you should give out, and when do you start charging for your ad by JCast Journey
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Seventeen Hours and Counting…: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay asks one more time that you consider donating to JCast Network. While Darone usually only produces one request episode during the Winter holiday season, this year that episode did not garner any don by JCast Journey
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Welcoming The Amen Corner: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the reasons that the JCast podcast stable has not grown a great deal over the past year or so. Even though our growth has slowed, he is proud to welcome The Amen Corner, the latest JCast by JCast Journey
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What’s The Frequency Kenneth?: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the changing landscape of podcasts. It used to be that people needed to connect to their computer so it was important to space out podcasts, but now that people can download wherever the by JCast Journey
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Frustrations In Recordings: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the crazy and unexplainable experiences that sometimes goes into the recording of podcast episodes. Do you want advice on your podcast? Reach out to Darone, as he would love to try to he by JCast Journey
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Work-Life Balance and Looking Back…: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay looks back over seven-years to the second ever episode of JCast Journey, entitled Standing On The Shoulders in which he talked about the podcasters and entrepreneurs that gave him the courage to try by JCast Journey
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Upgrade Not An Upgrade: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a recent technology upgrade he made to his recording set-up, and how it doesn’t really feel like an upgrade at all. What do you think? Have you ever upgraded to the newest, shinies by JCast Journey
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Picture (Im)Perfect: In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay takes a little time to vent about Facebook. As the biggest social media site in the world, it is really important that when you link on Facebook that the right image comes up with the post. But ther by JCast Journey
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