139: Operation Hot Caller
It’s all talk in this episode as we continue to work through our thoughts on group dynamics, celebrity and community, and share our approaches to pre-production and show planning. We also spontaneously launch the Great Griffin Giveaway… the tenth person that contributes a meaningful audio comment (e.g. contribution to the conversation, question or topic suggestion) for episode 140 will win some gear donated by Griffin Technology.
COMMENTS
TALK OF THE WEEK
- Pre-production: What do you do before you turn on the recorder? Prep techniques, organizing, etc… (suggested by John Meadows)
PODCASTERS ACROSS BORDERS 2009
- Event
DATES: June 19-21, 2009
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront (Kingston, ON)
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- Registration
REGULAR REGISTRATION: January 1, 2009, $150/person
CAPACITY: 120 people
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3 of the next 10 PAB registrations will win a 1L container of PURE Canadian Maple Syrup (compliments of Francis Wooby)
- Accommodations
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ROOMS: two double beds, complimentary Internet $160/night
(IF BOOKED ON OR BEFORE MAY 19)
Taxes and parking extra
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- Event Tag
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27 April 2009, 10:51 am
Mark, I want to thank you for taking yet another run at what has proved to be a very delicate topic – the VIP seating arrangements for PAB. I’ve thought about this a lot since you first broached the topic on last week’s Bouffant, and have come up with what I think is a good way to avoid any awkwardness between the celebrities and the hoi polloi. It’s so simple you and Bob will be surprised you didn’t think of it yourselves – but then maybe by the time you guys were in primary school they could no longer afford to give out all those stars on report cards.
Yes, STARS – on name tags! Gold for the A-listers, Silver for those almost there, or well known has beens, Blue for the sloggers who put shows out every week or so but don’t get much recognition, and probably never will, and Green for the newbies and never-heard-ofs. With the star system , everyone will know where they stand – and sit! You can hear more about it on the most recent episode of DicksnJanes at: http://dicksnjanes.blogspot.com/
Dam! I just heard if this was an audio comment I might have won something! Shit!
29 April 2009, 1:52 pm
I see, those of us who prefer to type in our comments are excluded from the prizes. That’s ok, keep your stupid prize I’ve already got a basement full of crappy prize stuff. It’s not like it’s AC/DC tickets anyway. ;-)
Concerning program prep:
I have to agree with Bob, music programming is hard.
For me, I sum up my prep as firstly the music selection which could take as little as 6 minutes or as in my case as much as 6 months.
Then research, research, research and more research.
Then I script my dialogue.
Then I edit my scripted dialogue.
Once my ducks are in a row, then I go swimming.
And that’s the short version.