BBC Podcast Trial

Via the BBC Backstage site, comes news that the “BBC Podcast Trial running throughout 2005 has now got an index page from which you can subscribe to indivdual feeds taken from any one of the radio programmes participating.”

Hey, Let’s Go Do Something

I just got back to Windsor from Toronto, where I spent a few days graduating from Ryerson. I return with a strong desire to get my new podcast/radio show off the ground.

Although I haven’t written about it here before, I mentioned it at the TO podcaster meetup, and the idea made its way onto Tod’s I Love Radio.org. So here’s the basic concept:

A weekly 30-minute radio show and podcast called Hey, Let’s Go Do Something, in which I learn about my new home (Windsor, Ontario) by doing stuff with locals. I pick a local, and they pick the activity. It might be preparing for a yard sale. It might be painting parking spaces at midnight. Who knows?

I’ve met the staff at CJAM, the University of Windsor’s campus/community radio station, and I hope we can talk next week about the possibility of distributing it both online and on-air.

Why is this a good idea? Well, if it works,

• I get to learn more about my community
  • I have an excuse to talk to strangers
    • I get to introduce cool people and activities to others

      • By distributing it weekly via CJAM, I have a deadline. I need deadlines. </ul> As I’ve mentioned, I’d like to get this going before iTunes supports podcasting. With my afternoons free here in Windsor, I’ve got nothing stopping me but myself.

        Thoughts? Suggestions? Know anybody in Windsor with whom I can spend half an hour? Let me know.

Toronto Podcaster meetup

Went to Toronto’s stop on the Canadian Podcaster Roadshow last night. Kudos to Tod Maffin for organizing everything. I met some cool new people, and saw some familiar faces.

I’m not yet podcasting, but very interested, and plan to have something off the ground soon. I’d like to have something up by the time iTunes supports podcasts. I told a few people about my show idea last night, and most were responsive. There’s no motivation like the enthusiasm of others.

Let&#8217;s Get Baked now podcasting

Halifax’s premiere vegan baking show, Let’s Get Baked with Mat and Dave, is now podcasting. Enter http://feeds.feedburner.com/LetsGetBakedPodcast into your podcatching program for weekly updates.

When a Career Move Comes at Too High a Cost

About two weeks ago now, I moved from Toronto, Ontario to Windsor, Ontario, for a job at the CBC. Before I decided to take the contract, I asked friends, family, and profs for their opinions. I didn’t know much about Windsor, and didn’t know if I’d fit in. I still don’t, really.

A friend passed along Adelle Waldman’s excellent article called “When a Career Move Comes at Too High a Cost.” It’s about Adelle’s first job out of journalism school, how she moved from New York to Cleveland, and how she blew it. She reflects on what she did wrong, and explains what she could have done differently.

It’s well worth the read.