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veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 7, 2015

When's the last time you bought something you didn't really need?

I got myself a Røde studio arm as a bit of an impulse purchase but decided not to return it. Partly because it looks so awesome, partly because I like voicechatting much better when it's reminescent of (college) radio.





steve  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're secretly about to cut your first album and you're too shy to admit it. Let us know when it drops.

That thing is awesome. I'm glad you kept it.

mk  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I imagine your voice automatically drops an octave when you start speaking into that.

veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interestingly, yes, but only when I talk English. My English is often in a much lower tone than Dutch.

BoozeMonkey  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's ... just... sexy.

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

. . . If you don't use that to podcast, I will be so disappointed in you.

veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe some day.

adds rd95 to list of people I've disappointed

ButterflyEffect  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

VEENCAST! I WANT A VEENCAST!

veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Only if you cohost, because then we can name it Butterveen.

You know what's an awesome idea? Hubski Radio Show. You, galen and I as college-radio-triforce, discussing Hubski articles with good music interspersed.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You have no idea how interested in this I am. Do you want to make this a real thing? Because I want to make this a real thing.

user-inactivated  ·  3340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'll guest

veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know it's a good idea because it kinda scares me. I already have some ideas for the format.

This might be a good time to mention a) that I'm at least 6 timezones away and b) that I honestly don't know if I am any good at this? I was on air a handful of times but I wouldn't actually call that experience.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3340 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thing one could work, I'm PST which is...very far away. But it's certainly doable and thing two isn't an issue at all. We should discuss this more with galen if he pops up from doing whatever collegiate things he's doing.

galen  ·  3339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I so want this to be a thing. Are we talking live online show, prerecorded show, a show that's syndicated across our radio stations?

Or maybe we only actually broadcast on one station and the others call in?

However it can happen, I want it to happen. veen

veen  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was thinking along the lines of an edited podcast - I think that works best for a show about hubski articles and things related to hubski. And it's reaaallly hard to do something live across multiple timezones in such a way that most people can listen to it. So a prerecorded show, conversations edited down, music edited in. Thoughts? ButterflyEffect

ButterflyEffect  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was thinking a prerecorded show exactly like what you just described, we could potentially find a time to do it "live" and record it and then edit in the music and anything else that would be extraneous to our discussion. It would be good to have audio markers too that indicate discussion points and where the soundtrack is. And some sort of a visual design for each episode.

galen  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes let's do it!

State of the 'ski, post discussion, and music?

I might have to get a microphone though.

veen  ·  3338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've PMed you and Bfx with some thoughts!

veen  ·  3323 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yo, could you respond to the mail conversation?

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude, I want this to be a thing.

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dude. You guys could play music from what's posted in bfv's weekly threads.

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

this sounds like a thing that could become real

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If it did, I'd be an earnest listener.

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If it makes you feel any better, I'm not really a man worth impressing. ;)

veen  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No need to be so harsh on yourself, man!

user-inactivated  ·  3341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nah. Not being harsh. Just saying you shouldn't feel pressured. ;)