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I’m aiming to record the PodClast geoblogosphere podcast’s first episode in around 11 days. This post asks for those who want to be part of it to step forward and for discussion subjects to be suggested.
There was a very positive response to the previous post on the matter, so I’m officially announcing the recording of the first episode of the podClast. This post will outline how things will be organised and what I need from people out there who’d like to contribute.
Technical and Time Details
My intended time for recording at the moment is 2300 GMT on the 12th of April (work out your own timezone from there). Since this is first episode, I’d prefer to keep it short at around 30 minutes.
I intend to use Skype so everyone can talk to each other. If you haven’t got a Skype account, download Skype from the previous link, run through the setup, and make sure you have headphones and a microphone hooked up to your computer. External or USB microphones are preferred (especially on laptops), since you can get a lot of fan noise with internal microphones. USB-powered microphones or headsets are also a good idea, as microphones often need amplification in order to get good sound quality.
If you want to be part of the panel
Comment below before the 9th and I’ll email you the details you’ll need to join the conference call. I’d like to run a test recording a little before the real recording so it’d be good if you could be available to start at around 2230 GMT. We’ll hopefully be able to iron out any technical problems people maybe having with skype, and get to know one another a little beforehand. If you want to test out your Skype or microphone setup at any point between now and the beginning of the show (I’d recommend that), let me know (via comment or through chris [the "at" symbol] goodschist.com.
If you’d like to contribute and not be part of the panel
We’ll be discussing a few subjects of recent geology news and topics we can just have a chat about. Subjects like the recent activity on Kilauea will likely be discussed, but we need more than that, so throw some ideas out if you have any. If there’s subjects that are interesting but not timely, we’ll probably hit on them in future episodes.
…and that’s it. Comment below. I’m looking forward to this.
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Chris,
I’ll be out of town for this first one … I look forward to seeing how the “beta” podclast goes. If all goes well and is something people want to do in the future, I’ll have to see about getting Skype and the mic/headphones.
The date is flexible, I can push it back a week if that’d help. We’ll see what others have to say RE the date.
I missed the original discussion, but I’d love to be involved – I’ll have to see whether I can sort out Skype first though…
I’ll have to sit out this first one if it’s on the 12th – I’ll be on my last grad school visit. Sounds like a cool idea, although I have a bad habit of doing much more listening than talking in roundtable-type discussions.
I’m definitely up for it in the future. Pretty sure I’ve got Skype, and the headphones are easy enough to dig up. As for subjects, I heartily second the Kilauea eruption, but given the discussions going on lately, how about including some geology jargon talk as well?
Definitely interested and I even think the 12th will work for me. I have to get myself a new pair of headphones first though. But that should be easy to do by then.
Amazon seems to have a good selection of USB headphones/microphones (which are probably the best, since onboard mics tend to pickup speaker sounds and you get this weird feedback loop in Skype).
Got a brand new pair of headphones/mike today. I’d really like to test them via a Skype conversation with one or more of you this weekend (doubt I’ll have time in the next 24 hours). Anyhow, my Skype ID is ‘HaysRockDoc’.
Also, I think another very fertile topic for the inaugural PodClast would be a discussion of (the ethics of) blogging (and by extension podcasting) about peer-reviewed research – see posts by Chris Rowan and Kim Hannula.