[Coco] CoCoTALK! podcast all caught up!

Sun Aug 27 22:05:28 EDT 2017

Thanks Glen, that's high praise.

Steve Strowbridge, aka
The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
ogStevieStrow at gmail.com

Website:  http://ogsteviestrow.com
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CoCoTALK!  http://cocotalk.live

On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 9:40 PM, Glen Hewlett <glen.hewlett at sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Hey Steve,
>
> I just wanted to say thanks for all your effort with the videos and now
> the podcasts.  If I can’t watch or be a part of the live Saturday CoCo
> Talk, I definitely look forward to watching it later.  You are doing a
> great service to the CoCo community!
>
> Cheers,
> Glen
> > On Aug 27, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Salvador thanks for your feedback, and very accurate synapses of what
> > CoCoTALK! is :)
> >
> > It's a conversation/train wreck waiting to happen, it's very free form,
> > completely unscripted, with only a lose structure.  Some weeks we have a
> > planned topic or guest presenter, others we don't.
> > Despite the lack of consistent format, we are starting to gel with some
> > regular segments, we have the newbie question of the week, TechTALK!
> where
> > we can get more deep into nuts and bolts on hardware and software, and
> > Ron's Garage, where Ron Delvaux shows off some of his amazing TRS and
> Tandy
> > collection, trust me, it's quite impressive.
> >
> > And agreeing with your suggestion, I have no plans to change/modify the
> > show, the show will continue to run/flow/evolve as it has, but I have
> been
> > adding "value added content" for listeners, and to do this has taken a
> > tremendous amount of time on my part to scan through each episode and
> find
> > logical times to insert "breaks" and during these breaks is where I add
> > "Filler" like retro commercials, plugs for a few local coco related sites
> > and communities, etc.
> >
> > It has occurred to me, that listening to a show that's 2+ hours that the
> > ears need a minute to pause, and have the audio palette shifted.  A great
> > example of how this is being done very well is all of the additional
> > content that Mike Rowen has been producing for the CoCo Crew Podcast.
> >
> > The fillers I'm creating aren't on that level, and probably will never
> be,
> > but I do want to put breaks about every 20-30 minutes, to run a vintage
> > commercial, play a bumper, etc.
> >
> > What am I doing now to make the audio conversion and transition easier,
> is
> > to have these bumpers, commercials, musical clips, etc., cued up in my
> live
> > broadcasting software so future shows will have intentional breaks every
> > 20-30 minutes, one of these spots will run, and we'll pick right back up,
> > but for me, little-to-no extra work will be required to edit future shows
> > to become audio shows, just some cleanup, silence removal, dead air
> > removal, etc.  So quite honestly, it's just improving how I do it the
> first
> > time, to reduce additional labor afterwards, some people call that
> "Working
> > smarter" I'm honest and just admit that I'm lazy.
> >
> > Having the time to listen to the shows, has given me ideas on things to
> do
> > for future shows that will hopefully add more interesting content and
> clips
> > that will benefit both viewers and listeners, so I'm thinking on a few
> > different levels, but my focus and priority is that the show is really a
> > live video talk show, and it's best enjoyed when you're watching and
> > participating live.  The audio podcast is a fringe benefit of sorts.
> >
> > What I am very happy about is that for 23 weeks straight now, we've
> > averaged about 200 views per week, so for a niche show of a highly
> special
> > interest, and one that runs 2-3 hours each week, to get the level of
> > viewership it does, its very flattering, and what motivates and inspires
> > myself and the rest of our crew to continue to come up with new ideas and
> > content.
> >
> > Muchos Gracias,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Strowbridge, aka
> > The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> > ogStevieStrow at gmail.com
> >
> > Website:  http://ogsteviestrow.com
> > Merchandise:  http://8bit256.com
> > All things CoCo:  http://imacoconut.com
> > CoCoTALK!  http://cocotalk.live
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco <
> > coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> >
> >> This is outstanding! Your efforts are worthy of Oscar level recognition!
> >>
> >> As I was typing this a concern entered my mind. Something I like about
> >> CoCoTALK! is its chaotic nature and candid presentation. It really does
> >> make me feel as though I walked in on a CoCo conversation and not a
> >> scripted show.
> >>
> >> Since the audio and audio-visual presentations are different (maybe
> >> "vastly" is appropriate here) I really hope that you do not tweak
> CoCoTALK!
> >> to make it more compatible with a podcast. I think that adding bonus
> >> material to the audio only podcast is a great idea. Regards, Salvador
> >>
> >>
> >> From: Steve Strowbridge <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>To: CoCo Mailing List
> <
> >> coco at maltedmedia.com>Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎August‎ ‎25‎, ‎2017‎
> ‎08‎:‎41‎:‎19‎
> >> ‎PM‎ ‎CDTSubject: [Coco] CoCoTALK! podcast all caught up!
> >> It's been 3 weeks in the making, with a total of 22 episodes, all that
> >> needed to be converted to audio format, cleaned up, and have value added
> >> content added, but, I'm finally done!
> >>
> >> All 22 episodes of CoCoTALK! as they originally aired on YouTube can
> now be
> >> listened to in Podcast format!
> >>
> >> There are also about 4 interviews with CoCo software developers
> available
> >> as podcasts, and more to come.
> >>
> >> Moving forward, CoCoTALK! will continue to air live every Saturday on
> >> YouTube with the audio podcast following shortly thereafter, audio and
> >> video replays of all episodes can be found at http://cocotalk.live
> >>
> >> Now that I'm caught up I can focus on the future, and I plan to create
> some
> >> original audio-only content for the podcast listeners, and continue to
> come
> >> up with more value added content to bring to both the video and audio
> >> versions of the show to keep things interesting.
> >>
> >> Thanks to everyone who has been both watching and listening to our show,
> >> and I'm always looking for input an feedback to get more ideas on what
> to
> >> bring to a future episode!
> >>
> >> CoCoTALK! forever!
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve Strowbridge, aka
> >> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
> >> ogStevieStrow at gmail.com
> >>
> >> Website:  http://ogsteviestrow.com
> >> Merchandise:  http://8bit256.com
> >> All things CoCo:  http://imacoconut.com
> >> CoCoTALK!  http://cocotalk.live
> >>
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