I have been promising (or threatening, depending on how you look at it, I suppose) to start up my own podcast for quite some time. I have finally gone and done it. Here is the very first episode of what I hope to turn into a weekly podcasting series.
In this episode, I talk about my background, my motivations for starting up a podcast, my message to those of you who listen, and my intentions for future streams:
I’m aware that the sound quality isn’t necessarily the greatest. I made that podcast speaking into a simple pair of headphones with a basic embedded microphone. In the coming months I might consider investing in the time and effort necessary to clean up the sound; we’ll see about that, it depends on what the level of listener interest is.
I owe many thanks to the three individuals that I have done podcasts in the past – Kyle Trouble, back in May 2018 or so; Adam Piggott, who runs the Pushing Rubber Downhill Podcast, back in February this year; and JohnC, who runs the JJ Podcast, with whom I did a long interview a few weeks ago. These guys gave me the motivation and interest necessary to sit in a chair and speak about whatever is on my mind for however long it takes to get the message across.
As always, feel free to comment either here or at the SoundCloud link, and let me know what you think. Suggestions for future podcasts are welcome, so if you have something you’d like me to look into and provide my thoughts, then let me know.
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Nice podcast. No babbling, hit clear points. Get a good mic, learn Audacity (specifically noise reduction), you'll be set. I can give you tips if you PM me. I record and edit audio and video all day.
PJ O'rourke, used to be one of my favorite writers. His older stuff is great. "All the trouble in the world" and "Eat the Rich" are awesome. One he goes through all the lefty complaints and compares them to other countries, the other, he does the same, only with economics.
He lost me when he figured Hillary would be the lesser of two bad choices. And his newer stuff isn't quite as well written. He's extremely quotable though. I've used many of his lines myself. For instance, when describing driving around VietNam in an old landcruiser, with the potholed roads – his kidneys were bouncing around like tetherballs.
And I agree, we are an ingrateful country. Not many have experienced real hardship in any way, shape, or form. They'll surely miss indoor plumbing, as well as 24×7 electricity.
We had a tornado blast through last night, about 2-3 miles SE of me. Smashed roofs, snapped telephone poles. Many without power now. Not me. My APCs chirped a bit last night, but we're still lit up. Think of that. within the next few days, power will be restored, things fixed.
That takes years, if ever, in the dirt world.
Nice podcast. No babbling, hit clear points.
Thank you. I thought it went pretty well for the first podcast that I've ever done. I think I could have done a better job of staying on point with certain things, but that takes time, repetition, and discipline.
Get a good mic, learn Audacity (specifically noise reduction), you'll be set.
Interestingly that is exactly the software that I downloaded for Linux and used for the recording.
I can give you tips if you PM me.
I would very much appreciate that. I don't have your email – shoot me one at mantlesapproach[at]gmail.com and let's chat.
He lost me when he figured Hillary would be the lesser of two bad choices.
Yeah. Like a lot of so-called "conservatives" who put a higher value on Noble Defeat than they do on actually, y'know, WINNING. Or conserving things. Or even just slowing down the pace of change.
They'll surely miss indoor plumbing, as well as 24×7 electricity.
Oh yeah. I've lived in countries where electricity is intermittent at best and when it goes out, it takes hours, sometimes a couple of days, to restore. And that is considered GOOD by the standards of those places. Meanwhile, entire cities in India with populations numbering in the tens of millions are without reliable electricity and as a result cannot get to the next level of development and growth.
Seeing as how California looks at shithole countries like India and says, "yep, that's what we want", it does make you wonder sometimes.