There's been reasonable interest in doing an Ask Different podcast, enough that I think we should try to create a pilot episode. There are numerous factors to consider, from the format to the hosts to the time it's recorded. Please feel free to help with the planning below.
2 Answers
Here's what I'm thinking so far. Any and all of this can be changed if necessary:
Hosts/Guests:
- Kyle Cronin (Eastern, Tuesday morning/midday would work best)
- VxJasonxV (TZ=Mountain)
- calavera (TZ=Pacific, wouldn't want to be a pure host but i would definitely guest or whatever)
- Negrino (TZ=Pacific)
Communication:
- Skype
- Ecamm Call Recorder, highest quality setting
- Tests will have to be done to see if the audio quality on the other end of a Skype call is sufficient for the podcast. if not, then each participant will need to record with Ecamm and the tracks will be combined afterward
Live Broadcast/Chat:
- Justin.TV/UStream
- Ask Different chat
Format:
- Introduction
- Site news
- i.e. moderator elections, new Stack Exchange features, etc
- Followup/listener feedback
- Main topic
- It might be nice for each show to have a theme ("backups", "using iOS with Linux", etc) that we could talk about for a bit. I've (Kyle) found that the podcasts I enjoy and listen to the most are the ones I learn from. And given that this is a Q&A site, we should have an endless source of information to use.
- App of the Week
- Doesn't have to be every week, but if there's a notable app that's come out or that one of us has discovered, we can do a bit on it
- Question of the Week
- We highlight a question asked within the last week that's interesting and/or insightful
- Wrap up
Distribution/Hosting
- Posterous ( http://podcast.askdifferent.net/ )
- Feedburner ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/AskDifferentPodcast/ )
- iTunes
License
- same CC license as the site
Name
- It would be nice to be an "official" podcast so that we can use "Ask Different" and "Stack Exchange" in the name and/or description without qualifying it with "community" or "unofficial"
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It would be beneficial to planning times if you folks listed at the top of this answer would specify your timezone. Commented Mar 8, 2011 at 20:55
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@Kyle I would like to be part of this podcast, but at this time I can be a listener as I am not much knowledgeable on Mac OS X... Commented Mar 8, 2011 at 21:33
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@garikapati we might be able to get you on as a guest in the future– Kyle Cronin ModCommented Mar 9, 2011 at 3:18
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I'd love to join as a guest at least once, @Kyle. So I appreciate if you count me in the first episode. :)– cregoxCommented Mar 14, 2011 at 1:24
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Wait… I haven't been invited! How's that even possible! ;) On a serious note, let me know if I can be of service with pre/post production, etc. I could also participate at some point if people are needed. I can only imagine youtube.com/watch?v=QVggc7SUhj4 when Manny appears on stage ;) Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 11:02
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Anything specific I can help with? It sounds like most of it is sketched out but it's down to making it happen.– ChealionCommented Apr 23, 2011 at 17:22
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