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Hello and welcome to PodcastJunky’s Quick fix show #3. The quick fix show is where I put the stuff that just doesn’t belong on the regular show. No reviews here, just my thoughts.

Today I have an announcement for you. I have decided to start charging a fee for my podcast. Why am I doing this you ask? Because I have a huge ego! My ego is bigger than Tee Morris’s ego, Bigger than ScottSigler’s ego, biger than the hair of Adam Curry, The PodFather himself . My ego is bigger than the thousands of other podcasters who are giving their content away for free.

I am also doing this because I have no respect for you, dear listener. It’s not enough that you have taken time out of your day to listen to me. That is simply expected of you. I have no respect for the fact that you have limited space on your computer and your play list and you’ve given some of it to me.

OK, I can’t keep a straight face anymore. But as you can see I have some strong feelings on this topic. Paul J. Barrie Jr, host of A Window to the Magic floated the idea of charging for podcasts on twitter a few months ago. When I said I was against it we ended up in a friendly email conversation which I’m going to excerpt for you.

His argument “Do you think my show is not worth $1/show?” A valid point. Here is my response:

“Of course it’s worth $1 a show and more. And Dan Klass is worth $4/month and Manic Mommies is worth $12/year and Cliff at GSPN does dozens of shows a month and is well worth the $10/month he is asking. Add a few more and it’s starting to add up to a hefty bill.

I think this model will be successfully for only a few podcasters. You do a very high quality show and maybe you will be one of those few.

For the rest I think they will find that there is some guy who just bought a $40 headset mic and is planning to do a similar show for free. That guys first few shows won’t be very good but he will get better and purchase better equipment and eventually maybe even start putting his stuff up as premium. At that point the next guy or gal with a brilliant idea will be purchasing their own first microphone. and the cycle continues. There is always someone waiting in the wings for their big chance to get on stage. Most of them will fail but the one or two will succeed, they are the ones who will steel your audience.

Every show has it’s die hard fans who will stay with them no matter what. You have to ask yourself if enough of those core fans will stay with you when someone else is offering similar content for free.

I wish you the best my friend and I wish I had the answer for you but I don’t. I just feel strongly that this is not it. I think that it will alienate current listeners, keep new listeners from even trying out podcasts and ultimately only be successful for only a very few podcasters.“

End of reply

I have to mention that since I wrote that email I’ve found out more about the Manic Mommies policy. They have a month or so of the most recent episodes up, but if you want to search the archives you have to be under their “Big Tent” and pay for the privilege . That means that the Link to the episode of theirs I highlighted is now a dead link. So I won’t be linking to them in the future.

The Bitterest Pill and GSPN Network also have some of their content up for free as teaser or sample episodes.

There are two other podcasters I used to listen to who have chosen this model. Dan Klass of The Bitterest Pill and Cliff and Stephanie Ravenscraft of the GSPN Network. Do I think these people have gigantic egos? That’s a big no for Stephanie. Cliff is on an emotional roller coaster. I think his ego is along for the ride. When he is up he has a big ego and big plans. But he takes criticism hard, maybe to hard. I think his ego is more fragile than he would like it to be.

Dan, well he is a self described “failed actor” and he has done stand up. It takes a certain amount of ego to do that. But I’ve also met Dan on a couple of occasions and found him to be a regular guy. More quick witted then the average person but basically just a guy trying to find his way in life.

I don’t think they knowingly disrespect the listeners. I’ve had many email and twitter conversations with Cliff and I know that he has a deep appreciation for each and every listener. He takes his “Community” seriously.

Dan sees it from the perspective of a Hollywood performer. You wouldn’t expect to go to a live stand up performance and not have a cover charge or at least a minimum drink order. After all, the performer Has to be paid. The difference is that I’m paying for the experience of a live show. I probably would not pay or at least not pay much for the show if it were audio or video taped version. I’m not saying that it doesn’t have worth. If entertaining audio and video were rare and hard to find I would pay for it. But that is not the case. Good content is all over the internet, and the movie theaters are hurting because of it.

No matter how good your stuff is there will always be someone nipping at your heels ready to offer good content, free.

MommyCast, Ask a Ninja and others have found ways to make their shows financially success full without asking me for money. When I hear a podcasters saying they want to charge for their content the message I hear is:

I am superior to all other podcasters and it’s not enough that you have given me your time, I want your wallet too.

Find a better way people, find another way.

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On today’s show Movies for the Blind.

Clip from:Episode 28 - The Stork Club part 1

And for a different example of her work here is a clip from:Episode 26 - The Last Man on Earth part 1

Some revised comments on Oprah’s Spirit Podcast

Link Love:

Atomic Suburbia
Obsidian

Music on this show was now then soon by 3rd Man from the Podsafe Music Network, and I know I’ve already played this once before but in honor of Vincent Price and the last man on earth I give you Jonathan Coltan with Re: Your Brains.

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From Sex is Fun to PediaCast. This is podcastJunky and I listen to it all. I share the best stuff on my ipod and ask you the question…What are you listening to?
And to answer that question, my call in line (714) 855-2639

On today’s show if you like This American Life, Extreme sports or Disneyland than I have a show for you. Dirtbag Diaries.

Lately in our home my husband has been championing this show. He even called himself an advocate for the show. Finely on the way home from a family outing he knew I was trapped listening to whatever he wanted to play. He connected his ipod and played “Help Wanted” from Dirtbag Diaries . I have to admit, I was hooked.

What blew me away was the way it felt like an episode of This American Life. If you’ve never listened to This American Life you should give it a try, it was at the top of the itunes popularity since it was added to itunes until it was surpassed by Oprah.

It’s primarily a journalistic show that uses essays, memoirs, found and field recordings to tell true stories in a unique way.

Dirtbag Diaries has a similar feel to TAL. But unlike TAL, Dirtbag Diaries focuses on Extreme Sports. Not so much on the sport itself but on the people involved and their stories. You Disney folks hold on, there’s something in this for you too.

Lets listen to the opening of Help Wanted.

*Clip from beginning of “Help Wanted” from Dirtbag Diaries 00:16 - 03:30*

Now some minor sound issues in this one episode aside that opening could easily pass for an episode of TAL. Like it’s just a slightly less polished version. Now what could be the reason this show is not quite as polished? Oh wait, I know. TAL has a large staff of writers, editors and talent. Dirtbag Diaries has Fitz Cahall. That’s it one guy. He’s had some help from his wife and brother but for the most part this one guy puts together a show with quality rivals one of the most popular shows on public radio around.

Let’s listen to some more.

*Clip from “Help Wanted” from Dirtbag Diaries 05:05 - 06:46*

Have I gotten you hooked yet? This show is so good I had trouble choosing from so many good clips. Now when you get a bunch of young climbers together in a relatively unsupervised situation, there’s going to be trouble.


*Clip from beginning of “Help Wanted” from Dirtbag Diaries 13:32 - 16:07

Boy that Tink, I knew she had an attitude but sheesh. There’s more to that Tink story but you will have to listen to the episode to hear it. Dirtbag Diaries does more than this Micky Mouse stuff. Fitz’s wife Becca Cahall brings does a story about getting older and skiing faster in the episode “All These Things” and in”One Golden Hour” we learn the survival story of survival after a fall that could have killed him if it were not for the work of first responders and “The Golden Hour” between life and death. And much more at Dirtbag Diaries. the link will be in the show notes.

Don’t forget to send in your entry for a signed of Scott Sigler’s INFECTED. The due date is May 28.
Because of shipping costs this offer is good only in the Continental United States. If you are outside the US you are more than welcome to enter the contest but I will ask you to cover the mailing costs if you win.

To enter send your name, mailing address, and a photo of your self with your copy of INFECTED to podcastjunkycontest@gmail.com by May 28, 2008. All I ask is that the winner gives their current copy to a library or friend who would appreciate this fine book.

Now for some Link Love:

In the show intro I mentioned Sex is Fun, they are an award winning podcast Dedicated to the rational discussion of human sexuality from the approach of fun, enjoyment and pleasure. This one is not for the kids but as long as you’re an adult and not to sensitive the the topic of human sexuality being discussed with a little humor than this is a show to check out.

And then if you’re not careful, you might find yourself in need of PediaCast A pediatric podcast for parents. This one is very family and work safe. Everyone, parent or not has experienced going to the doctor and forgetting to ask a question or just not getting a full answer because the appointment goes so quick. On PediaCast Dr. Mike takes the time to fully answer all those questions. He also does episodes on current pediatric news and interviews specialists in the area of pediatrics. PediaCast is an excellent resource for parents.


Music on this show was now then soon by 3rd Man from the Podsafe Music Network, also the Village Haus Music Loop for which we have Paul Berrie from Window to the Magic to thank. We can also thank Paul for the outro non-music music just called “Matterhorn”. It’s a bit long, four minutes , but if you have fond Disney memories then you are in for a treat. If your one of those Disney haters and you’re still listening, you might want to skip the next 4 minutes.

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From The The Geek Spin to Sundered. This is podcastJunky and I listen to it all. I share the best stuff on my ipod and ask you the question…What are you listening to? And to answer that question, my call in line (714) 855-2639.

On today’s show Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl is the Flagship show on The Quick and Dirty Tips Network Other shows on the network are:

• Money Girl
• Traveling Avatar
• Legal Lad
• Mighty Mommy
• Modern Manners Guy
• Get-It-Done Guy

All of the shows are just a few minutes long and their motto is “Fun, Friendly, Practical advise to help you do things better”.

Since the shows are only a few minutes long, finding just a clip to play is a bit challenging. So I’m going to play for you an entire episode entitled:Top Ten Grammar Myths,Episode 97

Please visit the above link for the text of Grammar Girls episode 97.

Now Grammar girl is not usually a top ten kind of show. I picked that episode because it gives you a flavor for the types of topics she covers. Normally she takes one topic a fleshes it out a bit more. She first gives the rule, with all the fancy words that, for me, fly in one ear and right out the other side. But then she gives examples and easy ways to remember the rules. English class was never this quick or this much fun.

Don’t forget her book Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing can be preordered at Amazon.com, BooksAMillion.com, and you can also preorder it from your local bookseller by searching Booksense.com. If its anything like her podcast it will be a handy reference guide, especially if you don’t want to wade through hours of archived shows.

Speaking of books,don’t forget to send in your entry for a signed of Scott Sigler’s INFECTED. The date for this giveaway has been extended. I did not account enough for time shifting habits of the listeners and so entries are just now starting to role in. The new date is May 28.

Because of shipping costs this offer is good only in the Continental United States. If you are outside the US you are more than welcome to enter the contest but I will ask you to cover the mailing costs if you win.

To enter send your name, mailing address, and a photo of your self with your copy of INFECTED. to podcastjunkycontest@gmail.com by May 28, 2008. All I ask is that the winner gives their current copy to a library or friend who would appreciate this fine book.

Now for some link love:

In toady’s intro I used the same two shows mentioned in episode 16 because I completely to talk about link love last time.

The Geek Spin is a music show for us geeks. From the same crew that brings you PodCulture, Brad plays music with a fun and “geeky” spin.

Sundered is a science fiction podcast novel that is in pre-production. I ran across the first prelude episode and it blew me away.

The author Raphael Tehan is currently discovering just how much work it is to create a podcast. He probably thought he was done when he finished his novel. No no, not in a web 2.0 world. Now Raphael will be putting in countless hours to podcast it. He has 2 prelude episodes out now so if you like them, send him some email encouragement. It may help keep him going during the 2am editing sessions.

Music on this show was now then soon by 3rd Man and the outro music will be Exclamation by The FuMP. Thanks to the Podsafe Musc Network or whatever they are calling themselves now for making it legal for me to play them.

That’s it for me.

*added the next morning:
Oh wait that’s not it for me. I recorded that last night and was ready to hit publish this morning when I exchanged emails with Jack Hosley, the wonderful @WNDRWolf on twitter. On his show Wander Radio, Jack podcasts and blogs about books, audio dramas, music, funny commercials and parodies. He covers both his own work and others. He is also the person who turned me on to the song you are about to hear. This morning he educated me on the band. The Fump is actually the Funny Music Project. Which is a group of artists that specialize in novelty songs. The band playing Exclamation is actually called Brobdingnagian Bards here is Andrew from the Bards to pronounce the bands name properly.

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Listen with the player in the side bar or subscribe for FREE(transcript) Hello and welcome to another edition of PodcastJunky’s Quick Fix. I’m sitting here at the Train depo at Disneyland because today we have completed Project Disneyland INFECTED. That’s right, me and my friends are here with our extra large sign, which is a blow up of the cover of Scott Siglers INFECTED. We took lots and lots of pictures so if you would like to see those pictures come on down to PodcastJunky.com where we have pictures of myself, Val and all the kids and here they come, hi guys. (Big E) what are you doing? (PodcastJunky) I’m doing a podcast, you want to say hi. (Big E) Hi Everybody. PodcastJunky) Can you say INFECTED? (Big E) INFECTED. Good job! can you say infected Tinker Bell? (Tinker Bell) INFECTED Tinker Bell. ha ha ha. Can you say INFECTED Mighty Mouse? Infected.

As all parent podcasters know the podcsting stops or at least gets more difficult when the kid show up so I think I’ll stop the live portion of the show right there. But I did have one more announcement to make. Along with the pictures of Erin, Valerie, myself and our kids you can also find a picture of the signature page on the copy of INFECTED that I am giving away for free, That’s right FREE.

*FREE signed copy of INFECTED offer is good only in the continental US Listen to this episode for details. If a winner is outside the US and willing to pay for shipping that works for me too*

Now before I get emails saying that I’m running an illegal raffle or lottery I would like to remind you that I don’t have any rights to the book. I don’t make a dime when you buy INFECTION. Also, I’m not asking for a copy of the receipt. If you want to go into a book store and take a picture with the book and not leave with it that’s up to you. Just know that you will be one of the first to be taken out when The Future Dark Overlord^TM takes over the world.

Here is the email address again. podcastjunkycontest@gmail.com. and if you want to see pictures of Valerie Erin Myself and our tots getting Disneyland and especially Fantasyland INFECTED then go to PodcastJunky.com

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From The Geek Spin to Sundered
I share the best stuff on my ipod and ask you the question…What are you listening to?
…and to answer that question, my call in line (714) 855-2639My “Official” PodcastJunky sidekick, Erin and I had a blast at Scott Sigler ’s INFECTED Launch on Wednesday. The talk and signing at Book soup went great and the place was packed.

Book Soup also created some cool signage for him. It’s a blow up of the book cover about 3 feet tall. He understandably wanted to take it home but it’s not exactly a convenient size to take on the rest of the book tour so he asked if I could send it to him.
Oh you’ll get your sign back Scott. But it’s going on a little trip first. Kind of Flat Stanly style. That’s right, some time in the next week or so Disneyland is going to get INFECTED.

After the signing we went to the world famous Rainbow Room. which is near the world famous Viper Room. It may be world but that section of Sunset strip is part of the seedy side of the glitzy LA/ Hollywood seen. It was perfect for Sigler.
That boy has a quick wit and he is seriously on top of his game. I got a tiny preview of his plans to take over the world. Which probably means he plans to kill me soon because I know too much, so I’d better get this out quick.

His plans start with taking over the publishing industry and let me tell you…he’s not just going to take over the industry, he’s going to turn it sideways, shake it like a rabid dog with a bone and then sucker punch it until it begs for forgiveness. I can’t wait.

Special thanks to AstralAudio for helping to make my audio INFECTED

Lets get on to the next topic.

I hope you enjoyed…well enjoyed isn’t really the right word but I hope you listened to the Joe Murphy tribute that I put on the feed April 1. Hopefully you also got the other episode on the feed earlier that day. If not, check your pod-catcher, it’s probably set to pick up only the most recent show.

Joe from On the Podcast and I decided to have a bit of April fools day fun. We have this unofficial non binding verbal agreement that I would shy away a bit from covering books and he would tend to cover mostly books and music podcasts. We chose cooperation and cross promotion over competition.

But sometimes we want to switch focus and cover something out of our specialty. We decided to do the first one on April Fools day and just flat out take over each other’s shows. So if you missed the episode Joe did on free planet X you can find it at PodcstJunky.com

On that episode he painstakingly transcribed and quoted my comments on him, his show and how I found it. Not just the words but every studer, fall start, um, ah and Space Casey Tangent. That must have taken a long time to transcribe every single mistake. I’m not sure if I should be honored or if I should be getting a restraining order.

SBSister Feedback

That was SBSister from twitter The SB stands for Sleeping Beauty so we now have royalty on the show, and she is listening to Window to the Magic 24

Now before we get to the Tee Morris interview I have some feedback from a new listener. It came in to both myself and Erin the “Official” PodcastJunky sidekick. and it says:

Okay ladies - as an “official” best friend, I thought it was about time I subscribed to Podcast Junky and got into the whole podcast thing (I have to admit, it’s a bit overwhelming).

First of all, Megan…you have such a pleasant voice to listen to over the airwaves. It made me smile. You sound so professional. I love it.

My other comment is about what you covered in your latest episode about Quackcast. When he was reading off the symptoms for this “Canada syndrome” thing…it sounded more like he was describing pregnancy!! Ha ha.

Thanks for your time - Valerie (new Podcast Junky fan)

That was so very sweet of you Val. Thank you! Now you listeners need to know that Valerie is about to burst with her second child, a baby girl so she is quite familiar with those pregnancy symptoms. And as you may have guest she is also one of my best friends. But since Erin already has her title as The “Official” PodcastJunky Sidekick I think we can upgrade you from an “official” best friend to The “Official” Best Friend of the podcast Junky. Consider yourself so dubbed.

J.C. Hutchins Promo for Liz Strauss and SOBcon

Now Valerie, The “Official” PodcastJunky Best Friend recently confided in me that she when we first met she didn’t think I liked her. In fact she told Erin this and Erin had to explain to her that I was just shy. Shy you say? well yes. It’s completely different behind the microphone. I’m shy especially in social situations. I don’t jump in and start talking to people because I don’t assume that they will like or want to talk to me.

Apparently this comes off as some kind of snootiness or dislike for the people around me. This is completely unintentional. So if you see me at a meet-up or expo please stop me and say hello because I’m probably secretly trying to get up the nerve to talk to you.

This leads me directly to today’s interview with Tee Morris because he is just the opposite. A few seconds with him and I felt comfortable. There were a bunch of other people at the Expo who came across the same way. Charled Cadenhead from Mostly News and Desperate Husbands and Victor Cajiao from Typical Mac User come to mind. People like this immediately make you feel welcomed, and it’s quite sincere.

I’ve gotten to know Tee Morris or should I say @TeeMonster on twitter over the last few months. Twitter is kind of an instant message combined with overlapping circles of friends in chat rooms. It can not be described it must be experienced. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people on twitter and I can honestly say that with Tee, what you see is what you get. He really is a genuine nice guy.

Enough yapping from me, on with the interview which was my part of the April Fools day antics so it’s done in the On The Podcast format and originally went out on his feed.

Tee Morris’ Morevi Remastered Promo:
www.teemorris.com/morevipodcast


Interview with Tee Morris:
www.teemorris.com

Podcasts Tee is listening to:
Technorama @ www.chuckchat.com/technorama
SpyCast @ www.spymuseum.org/programs/spycast.php
Murder at Avedon Hill @ www.pgholyfield.com/maah
Geologic Podcast @ www.geologicpodcast.com
Mur Lafferty @ www.murverse.com
J.C. Hutchins @ www.jchutchins.net
Scott Sigler @ www.scottsigler.com
Crescent by Phil Rossi @ www.crescentstation.net
Whispers at the Edge @ www.whispers.libsyn.com
Stranger Things @ www.strangerthings.tv
Tiki Bar TV @ www.tikibartv.com
Podrunner @ www.djsteveboy.com
Aaron Aviles @ www.aaronaviles.com

The Atomic Suburbia Promo:
www.poddog.ca/surburbia


Think for Yourself by George Hrab:
www.geologicRecords.net
www.geologicpodcast.com


The Buffy Between The Lines Promo:
www.buffybetweenthelines.com

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Tue, 1 April 2008

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I Remember Joe: A 2008 Tribute

These are the reflections, the memories, and the considerations of people from across the country and around the world that called Joe Murphy “friend”…

• Chris Lester (Detroit, Michigan)
• Brad Bowyer (Louisville, Ketuckey)
• Valerie Griswold-Ford (Conchord, New Hampshire)
• Kevin Bachelder (Boston, Massachusetts)
• Megan Enloe (Orange County, California)
• Cat a/k/a The SciFi Ranter Girl (Houston, Texas)
• Zac Ricks (Rexburg, Idaho)
• Nathan Lowell (Greeley, Colorado)
• Paul Fischer (Dunn Loring, Virginia)
• Tony Mast (Ofallon, Missouri)
• Just a J0e (Podosphere, The Internet)
• Robin Hudson (Seoul, Korea)
• Philippa Ballantine (Wellington, New Zealand)
• Tee Morris (Manassas, Virginia)
• TD-0013 (Dune Sea, Tattoine)
• Debbie Walker (Mesa, Arizona)
• Jack Mangan (Phoenix, Arizona)
• Sheila Unwin (Chandler, Arizona)
• Evo Terra (Chandler, Arizona)

These are only a few of the lives this one single voice in the podosphere touched. This is a show that may make you laugh, may make you cry, and will give you a look at the soul we all knew for far too brief a time. For those of you contributing to this audio tribute, we at the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund thank you.

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Tue, 1 April 2008

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Jared Axelrod and The Voice of Free Planet X:

Main Show Site:

http://planetx.libsyn.com/

Episode 81: Amelia Effective, Young Girl Detective

http://planetx.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=315400

Episode 79: The Timeless

http://planetx.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314452

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Link Love:

Onthepodcast:

http://www.onthepodcast.net

Technorama:

http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama

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Show Name: Infected
Host: Scott Sigler

Link Love:

Slice of Scifi

Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas

Joe Murphy Memorial fund and the related podcast “Give Us a Minute”

Music Played thanks to the Podsafe Music Network

Now than Soon by 3rd Man

Beatnik Turtle’s - Mason Rocket