ShowNotes

Welcome to Show #18

00:31 Hello again to Quirky Nomad listeners, FirstPersonShow regulars & newscomers!

1:47 Song #1, Beth Thornley, “Mr. Lovely“

4:20 Kite Interview Part 4, Leaving Home

10:20 RinkyDink Comedy Clip, Jim Gaffigan

15:14 Interview Kite of Part 4, Flowers in Her Hair: Hitchin’ & Harley’s

25:27 Song #2 Amanda Frazier, “You Got Me” (unplugged)

29:00 Finishing, I am very proud to have interviewed a great couple (Kelli & Jason) from a great podcast, The Nobodies. on the illustrious Podcast411.

behind the scenes stuff here

Talkie Bits Observations

My Bride has pointed out something I find very interesting. When she heard my interview with Kelli & Jason on Podcast411, she notes how relaxed and dynamic and “myself” I sounded. But even now in my Intro/Outro I’m a little plastic sounding. That’s because when I’m recording there’s no one else there. It’s a one-sided conversation. I really need to be connected to another person and get that feedback. I guess I need to work on “acting” and imagine and pretend he or she is sitting right in front of me. I don’t want to sound fake, but I’d like to come across better.

Toys

I broke down and gave in to some of the peer pressure in podcasting by buying some more stuff. But I’ve held off from getting a mixer still.

I’ve been wanting a better microphone, but still cheap and which will work with my PC. I got a lavalier (clip-on) mic from Maplins. This one is the first battery powered one I’ve owned, but sadly it doesn’t even compare to the £10 desk PC mic I got at Tesco as an “impulese buy”. I guess I’ll ebay the fancy one and break the better one and mount it on a headset or make it a lavalier mic itself.

I also splurged for a portable recorder. After looking into £100+ digital dictaphone devices, I decided to risk less by getting a Creative Nano. It sure is tiny! Last night I tested and confirmed that it does not do what I need. I had to get an adapter first as it’s line-in is too small to fit my mics or cables. A £150 iRiver H320 would definitely work, but again, I like to try to do this stuff “on the cheap”.