| Yeast Radio | |
|---|---|
 Madge Weinstein with poster design by Fausto Fernós | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Madge Weinstein (Richard Bluestein) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Updates | Daily (mostly) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | December 2004 |
Madge Bertha Weinstein is a fictional Internet personality who maintains Yeast Radio, which has developed a cult following and was among the 50 most-subscribed-to podcasts in 2005.[1] Weinstein is the creation and alter ego of underground filmmaker Richard Bluestein and was described by USA Today as "representative of the type of over-the-top content that would never see the light of day at a mainstream media outlet".[2]
Although Weinstein is a fictional character (and never admitted as such), the majority of opinions, social-political commentary and oblique characteristics of her personality are clearly reflective of Bluestein's own. In essence, Weinstein is both an extension and distortion of Bluestein's actual personality.[3]
- ^ "Radio to MP3 degree: podcasting". USA Today. 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Radio to MP3 degree: podcasting". USA Today. 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ Richard Bluestein (2006). "Yeast 2: My response to Adam's response to Madge's rant". Retrieved 2007-06-15.