Yes, my abject narcissism has convinced me to do a podcast and I’ve recruited Web Soup scribe Jonah Ray & Mac Nerd Matt Mira to join my merry podcasting band. There’s no real structure to it yet so we’re just kind of dicking around, having fun. I hope you like it!
Number 1: Tom Lennon
The inaugural podcast welcomes Tom Lennon (The State, Reno 911), Señor Aboleto (aka Tom and his Casio DG10) delivers a theme song, Jonah sounds far away and Matt likes the Dave Matthews Band.
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SIDENOTE: I need to get some “P” popping screens for the cardiod mics. I’m aware of this now! Also, Jonah’s mic might be faulty so that’s why he sounds like a distant spectre. It’s the first one, people! Bug fixes and updates next week!
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great idea!
Awesome! Love all the Doctor Who talk. Nerd! Tennant rules!
yess! now will doug benson make your theme song?
It’s not a podcast until you bring in the slidewhistle.
Hooray! other dudes uninterested in the Superbowl.
Suweeet!
Gandolfini story rules.
I needed this. Keep it coming.
I am laughing hysterically!!!
That was freaking great keep it up!!
That was so awesome!! Please keep them coming!!
i subscribed and am now downloading the podcast on itunes. can’t wait to listen to it.
Huzzah! A much bigger, but probably illegal, dose of nerdiness!
excellent yorke anecdote chris. many have joined you in being slighted by him, don’t forget when hannah montana and kanye cast a fatwah on the band.
Totally outstanding, looking forward to future podcasts, you are a God among men, Tom Lennon and everyone else in this were great, have a fantastic day, as well, sir.
Not really even that much of a beatles fan, but this is why the mono recordings have people excit (from wikipedia):
The Mono Box Set was released to reflect the fact that all the Beatles’ catalogue (aside from Let It Be and Abbey Road) was originally intended to be mixed down and released in mono. For example, in the case of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, all the mono mixes were done together with the Beatles themselves, throughout the recording of the album, whereas the stereo mixes were done only in six days by George Martin, Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush after the album had been finished, with none of the Beatles attending.[3]
George Harrison commented:
“At that time [...] the console was about this big with four faders on it. And there was one speaker right in the middle [...] and that was it. When they invented stereo, I remember thinking ‘Why? What do you want two speakers for?’, because it ruined the sound from our point of view. You know, we had everything coming out of one speaker; now it had to come out of two speakers. It sounded like… very… naked.”
It’s about time you did a podcast of your own. It is hilarious and look forward to future episodes.
I’m loving the podcast. I too am hooked on Doctor Who and cant’ wait for the next season. Once you finish catching up on that, you should check out Torchwood. It’s in the same universe, but darker. I mean, how can you not love a show where the villain in the second episode feeds on orgasmic energy. Oh, and great work on the Bob and Doug theme song, now I’m going to have to go listen to “Take Off”. Keep up the great work, your fellow nerds appreciate it.
regarding mic plosive popping, if you don’t want to splurge on the panty hose, try clipping a pencil vertically directly in front of the mic; it works remarkably well.
The professional slide whistle sounded a lot better, btw. Just sayin’.
The theme song sounded like it was written on a Casio Sk-1 from like 1988, but it was still pretty cool. I have been running my podcast for years now and I know how the technical things can drive you crazy, but don’t let that get you down. I’m sure you have a good setup, because you’re not poor, but I suggest just using Garageband for making the podcast. It’s simple and it’s more than enough program to record speaking and editing clips or segments for the show. Logic Pro is WAY OVERKILL for podcasting in my opinion. Otherwise I can’t wait to listen to the whole thing and then I will leave even more feedback. I can’t wait to hear it actually. I think you should have Kevin Peirera on your show sometime, you two seem to feed off each other quite well and that would be a great show I think.
Really liked the podcast Chris, looking forward to more!
I absolutely love it when Chris shows up on the podcasts I like. My head just exploded finding out about the Nerdist podcast. Looking forward to see this develop.
oh yeah, please turn up Jonah Ray’s mic. He sounds like he’s mumbling.
I love it!! It made me laugh out loud like an idiot on the train this morning =)
I love Doctor Who! Thank you for loving it also!
Chris – If you’re looking for some good mics for voice, look at the Electrovoice RE20, and Studio Projects C1. Both excellent mics that can be had for less than $300.
PLEASE. Where can I download the theme song(s)?!
(don’t say this interview’s over)
You couldn’t have gotten a better guest for the premier.
Love it. Best waste of my time ever.
Holy crap, that intro song is the greatest thing my ears have ever heard! You seriously need to use it for every show. I’m not joking.
High five. Its good to see a former child bowling prodigy finally arrive as the next big thing in podcasts that were made to make me happy. Waiting for the nickleodeon animated series for a superhero tranny with a supersonic slide whistle penis to hit Hulu.
Chris, for a great mic under $100.00 that will do everything you need, check out The USB Snowball Mic from Blue! Keep up the great work!! (Amazon has some at good prices, just search “Blue Snowball”) Happy recording! =]