Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:37
Have you recorded podcasts in front of a live audience? I did for ten years - maybe it’s time again?
And I started in cafes in San Francisco on a monthly basis, and it really turned out to be something I look forward to. And we gained quite a following and I brought it to Los Angeles for a few years in 2009 and ten. And I wanted to have a conversation here with any podcasters to see if anybody else has leveraged the idea of doing live podcasts
Mike Competillo
@Booey · 0:53
We're very unique in the United States, and the FCC knew about us, but it is no longer I mean, that kind of operation is only reserved now for public stations, but it was a fun field to work in. And we played a lot of songs, did a little news. I did a lot of production of commercials and other kinds of announcements. It's an interesting world. It's
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:53
And if not just a little bit more about what you think the audience is and how has it changed based on the changes of the industry itself? You know, the broadcasted voice. What are your thoughts about it? How does it feel to be on an app like this where you're listening to all kinds of voices that are not necessarily DJs and reporters? It must be a much more democratized experience for you. I'd love to hear your thoughts about that and great to hear you as well here
Samuel Penate
@samuelpenate · 1:18
I was just invited I guess because I guess I have a lot of knowledge about it and I feel like exposing myself in different categories for podcasts and topics in general. I think it's great and if you ever, I don't know, for some reason have guests or anything, for specific topics or anything, it will be my pleasure to join and do this because I think it's great to bring different voices to the podcast like streaming community. I think it's just great
Plus, nothing like getting real feedback, to be honest. So that's it great. You've been doing a live podcast in San Francisco since ten years. I'm sure you have a lot of experience on that. So if you have any tips to give me because I'm a first time out here, please feel free. More than merit. It's only going to help us all grow and make this world a cheerful place to live in. Cheers bubble. Take care. Bye
Thank you for this post. I always really like what you share and it's, you know, obviously your years of experience emulate out of your swells. I really enjoy your confident speaking voice, your soothing cadence. You're just a natural or maybe just a really well practiced public speaker. So I've been learning a lot from your swell cast as far as how I want to deliver myself and how I want to convey messages. So thank you for that
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 3:30
When you're as excited and open to what might happen next as they are, we have to have a script and a structure. Amen. Absolutely. But because it's live, it's a partnership between you and your audience. And that partnership is felt. They feel like you care about them
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 3:44
I just know people listen to it almost like a podcasts, and it really gets me going in terms of the gift that telling stories is all about, no matter what you call it swell casting, podcasting that use the phone you have it, turn it on towards somebody and say, Can I interview you for a second? Can we have a conversation for a second? Interview is a heavy word, by the way. Better say, can I have a conversation with you about what you just said?
Dan Thibeault
@fasttwitch · 4:50
Hey, Deborah, and everyone else, I have have have you recorded podcasts in of of of of of a live audience? I did, and I'm going to do it again in the process, probably next month, I believe, here in Boston. But I did the first one in Boston with my friend Jordan Rich, who is a longtime Boston radio personality, and he has a podcast called On Mike
Mike Competillo
@Booey · 5:00
But the whole realm of radio and podcasting is interesting to look at and consider because I had predicted not only in the realm of speaking, but in the realm of entertainment, that we would go from seeing one centrally located recording artists to numerous more local uses and people coming up of the technology because it's available to virtually anyone in many scenarios at no cost. It's amazing what you can do today without actually even purchasing the equipment. If you have a smartphone and a computer, it is just unreal
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:32
So I ran it through a little board that was a little cumbersome, but I have all sorts of things I've done. Back in the 2005s and six and seven s, I was really scrappy and I finally got a group of students from a local College who are studying audio. And that was heaven because I had someone help me. If I were to do it again, I would definitely have someone help me. It's just too overwhelming to do it on your own
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:51
Hey, Mike, you know, it would be such a dream to watch your evolution as a swell caster since now it's in the palm of your hand and you've paid your dues pulling those 24 track tapes around with your little razor blade during post production. I've been there. My first album was on 24 track. And I love the smell of that tape when it goes too fast and it starts heating up and you're like, what's that?
Grace Salzer
@gsalzer · 1:02
But I guess I wanted to ask maybe, Mike, should we start out with no audience? Keep in mind, these are College students, so they're not professionals, or should we bring in an audience to maybe have more energy and participation? Does that make it more exciting? I don't really know how I would do that, but maybe that's something we should consider
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:21
So especially if you are a defined community, you're at a College, it's easier to have a space like one of those just break out spaces in a dorm or in a lounge that you dedicate. What I did very specifically was I had speakers Dan audio system that would project what I was saying out to the audience. And then I had another recording device on my body that would record it quietly into the actual final taping. So I think there's a little more technical logistics to this