Monday, November 12, 2007
Podcast Number Two
Posted by: lain // Category: Failed Attempts at Looking Reputable, Podcasts, Shameless Promotion, Storytelling // 1:16 pm
Our second podcast, “Same Old Story, Same Old Song,” is now online.
Whether you (a) want to listen to our storytellers for fifteen minutes or (b) want to find out what a podcast actually is (it’s like a radio show) or (c) have been aching to hear my sonorous voice (ahem), this podcast is for you.
The format is this–we talk about a particular aspect of storytelling and intersperse the talking with with three examples, each (so far) from our Wren’s Nest Ramblers. Then, the big finale is a full story by our Ramblers. Many of you might just want to fast forward to that part (5:48), while others may relish in hearing just how scared I am behind a mic.
If you’re really into the latter part, then feel free to listen to our first podcast, “The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story.”
If you do indeed end up listening, let us know how you feel via the comments. We’re new at this. Any direction, compliments, or criticism is much appreciated, and chances are excellent that your opinion will directly effect the course of future podcasts. Anyone from the Georgia Podcast Network, we’re looking at you.
EDIT 4:41 PM: Oh! I forgot to mention that the story on this podcast is told by the unparalleled Woodie Persons. She’s not (yet) been featured on this website, but we’re working on it. In the mean time, she is both amazing and highly recommended!
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Lain, you sound great! Very professional, very Garrison Keilor (the early years)… really.
How do you feel about getting these on the website?
Thanks Lauren.
And yeah, we definitely need to start putting them up on the website, either under the Stories section of the Multimedia section (still not sure how I feel about that latter section), plus the individual stories themselves without me yapping.
Any good ideas on how to accomplish our goals?
Just listened to the Tar Baby story, I think these are great! Wonderful usage of the medium.
My only suggestion for improvement is to offer the videos embedded in the browser here on the blog.
In the short term, a way you could do that would be to cross-post these to blip.tv, YouTube, etc. (which you should probably do anyway tog et more exposure to the videos), then embed the player from one of those sites here.
In the very near future, there will be an upgrade to the Adobe Flash player that will let it play MP4 video. When that happens, you can embed the video directly.
Thanks, Rusty!
That’s a great idea, and I’ll hop right on it as soon as I figure out how!
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