So I have to admit that podcasting isn’t something I really get into. Friends like Jonathan Fleming, one of the presenters I’m working with on an upcoming Citizen 2.0 training have got me almost convinced I need to dust off the iPod and download some good shows, but I’m still much more of a words (printed/digital?) guy.
However, when Amy Domestic recently reached out to me about the ease of putting together a show using BlogTalkRadio, the wheels started turning (coming soon, a brief Q&A w/Amy about the service).
So here’s the $64,000 question: Is a weekly Government 2.0 radio show something you’d listen to, either live or as a download?
The possibilities are good. Steve Lunceford, communications director for BearingPoint and I have been talking about using his GovTwit list to put together panels of gov folks experimenting with social media, and Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop, is another potential co-host for the show. Between GovTwit, my west coast connections, and GovLoop, we could easily sketch out a year’s worth of shows on the people, tools and trends shaping government.
I used to participate in a live TV panel on city government for Comcast in San Francisco. That was one of the highlights of my journalism career, and I’m sure doing a podcast would be fun. I know I like listening to myself talk. The question is, do you?
Does this sound like a show you’d be interested in? What would you want to hear?
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4 responses to “Do We Need One More Radio Show?”
I would like this! Although I am a conservative, I am always interested in the opinions of the “other side.” I respect your tweets and would like to hear what you have to share – in more than 140 characters.
If you need advice on thhe radio/podcast process, give me a call or email. We’ve been doing this for over a year on our own and it can be done for cheap, but right (or left, depending on your desire – LOL!).
Best wishes for a successful podcast!! LV – only2degrees.com
I’m not sure you can get enough listeners for a live show. However, check out Allie Osmar from the Creative Career: http://thecreativecareer.com/
She hosts a great one-on-one interview series. I subscribe to her podcasts.
I would answer kinda sorta. We used to do a semi-regular podcast unclassified for the Intelligence Community. We got together online (not as a radio show), but to talk where ever we were located at the time using podcasting technologies.
We would talk about recent issues and new tools that were available to the community. I enjoyed being a part of it and was told over and over again, people really liked the availability to download and listen to our discussions on their commutes.
I would actually like to start these discussions up again within our community.
Hey Adriel,
Three points;
1. Yes – everything is going mobile. And this is an easier way to consume content on the go.
2. If you keep the podcasts short and packed with powerful content, they’ll be useful and people will listen. No more than 5 minutes, in my opinion. Or break up larger chunks of content into these smaller bites.
3. If you think about people with disabilities, it’s important that you have content in both the written and oral formats. Arguably, everything we do should have audio and visual components…in fact, I think there are laws/requirements for government agencies….
– Andy