Sep 28, 2009

The LAMBcast has landed!

After weeks and months of discussion and preparation and schedule-fitting, the LAMB is proud to present its inaugural podcast, the creatively titled LAMBcast.

In it, I was joined by two of your fellow LAMBs, the man from Down Under, Tom Clift of Plus Trailers, and Mike Mendez of Big Mike's Movie Blog. It was, as discussed, a raw and somewhat experimental affair, as none of us had ever previously participated or produced a podcast. So yes, there are plenty of "uhs" and "umms" and a handful of awkward silences, but that's what happens when you throw three people (from around the world) who've never spoken into a live arena.

Clocking in at around 34 minutes, it's a bit longer than what I'd originally planned, but I think it's a pretty tight, good listen - it was perfect for my drive to work this morning, anyway! All in all, though, I'm proud of what we've come up with and am positive that it's only going to get better from here. I hope you'll join us, either as a listener or, if you're interested, as a fellow podcaster. For more information on the LAMBcast, check out the topic at the LAMB Forums.

Here's a sampling of what we learned this time out:

* Big Mike is in love with the sound of his own voice. ;)

* Tom is in need of a microphone (which I believe he's already purchased since this was recorded).

* I was more nervous/unprepared than I thought I would be, a result of a last-minute drive-and-dash to purchase my own headset/mic prior to recording.

* I didn't do as good of a job as I had thought in synching up the audio tracks, as evidenced in a slight echo audible in certain spots.

* The music, as provided royalty-free by Kevin MacLeod's Incompetech website, is the bomb. Big thanks to Kevin for providing this service.

* Somehow, I was the biggest Trekkie in the room.


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Additional sites mentioned during the podcast:

* Phil's Movie Blog
* Not all Texans ride horses to school
* when is evil cool?
* Random Picture Day

A smaller version of the above widget has been added to the left sidebar; if you'd like to add it to your site (you would like to!), feel free. We're not yet listed on iTunes, but I've submitted the feed and it ought to be added in the next few days. I'll keep you posted.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, we'd love to hear them. I'd like to send big, big thanks out to Mike and Tom for participating, and additional thanks to the folks at Punch Drunk Critics, Movie Zeal, and Subject: Cinema for giving me advice and/or inspiration and/or tech ideas (directly or indirectly) along the way with their podcasts.

18 comments:

  1. Hey, I already admitted being in love with the sound of my own voice! But, as the host, you have the hardest job, so thanks again for putting it all together.

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  2. I just downloaded it on itunes (via the link above!) Can't wait.

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  3. Thoughtful, unpretentious, and you all come across as likable folks. I'll be tuning in to the next LAMBcast.

    My only recommendation: When you post the podcast here, include a list of the websites you mention during the podcast.

    -Your pals at "24 Hours to Midnght: The Blog!"
    http://24hourstomidnight.wordpress.com

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  4. Mike - my pleasure. I look forward to being able to edit/produce it in a much shorter time frame in the future. :D

    Jess - excellent! [/Mr. Burns]

    24 Hours - good to hear! And thanks for the suggestion; I will go do that right now.

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  5. I'm listening to the LAMBcast right now. YAY!

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  6. wheee my ears are burning.

    i'm gonna download it when i get home and listen to it on tomorrow's commute. can't wait to hear what you guys have to say.

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  7. Enjoyed, just wish you would've posted the sites.

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  8. LOVE LOVE LOVED IT! I can't wait to hear more LAMBcasts!

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  9. Woo hoo!!!

    Glad it's been so well received - hope my accent doesn't cause problems for anyone ;)

    Thanks again Fletch for putting it together!

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  10. It's true that there's a lot of silence. However, the most important thing is to show people that you guys had fun doing the podcast.

    @Tom:
    "[...] hope my accent doesn't cause problems for anyone ;)"

    Don't worry. Australians are way easier to understand than Irish people.

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  11. Thanks for all the positive feedback, folks. And UPDATE - it can be found on iTunes now! Just search for "lambcast" and you're all set.

    Tom - nope, no accent issues at all.

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  12. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT get excited about The Box. I saw it at a preview screening a few weeks back. It's indecipherable jargon that doesn't make you think, just confuses you to pure boredom. I liked Donnie Darko, btw, and Southland Tales was daring and presented some interesting ideas, even if it didn't quite gel.

    In other news, love the Podcast folks! Great work!

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  13. It was fun to listen to and I'm waiting patiently for the next one. It may have been rough around the edges but it always gets easier. And if it doesn't, do what I do, hold it down and kick it!

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  14. Arghhhh! I can't embed the player in my post. I keep getting an html error message. And I can't post the message here, because otherwise my COMMENT gets an error message!

    Help?!

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  15. this was awesome...hope to get a shout out soon :P

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  16. I listened to it on my way home from work yesterday. You guys did a great job. Maybe one of these days I will try to participate in one. Sounds like you guts had a lot of fun doing it.

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  17. Anders - damn it, why you gotta destroy my Box dreams? That's a shame to hear. Kelly a flash in the pan?

    Film Reel - the hold down/kick it method sounds like a winner. I just may employ that, assuming I can figure out how to make it 3-D (or even 2-D, for that matter).

    Tom - it looks like you've figured it out, but if you're still having issues, let me know. It seemed to me like it would give me a "feed can't be found" whenever I bounced back and forth between HTML and Compose modes; it definitely preferred being pasted into HTML and them published. Weird.

    Japan - thanks! We'll see what we can do...

    Rick - again, thanks. I know you expressed interest in the past; would be great to get you in on them as well.

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  18. Almost forgot: Rick, thanks for pimping the podcast all over the interwebs. Much appreciated. :D

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