Our second episode is now in the can and ready for download. We continue talking about our practically idealistic approach to libertarian politics, this time emphasizing what we do believe instead of only what we’re not. These two blog posts by Tyler Cowen on progressivism and conservatism serve as a backdrop to our discussion.
Bob reports on two new map applications from Google and Microsoft, and we talk upcoming movies.
Listen here:
Or download: Practically Ideal Episode 2. (Right-click and select “Save Link As…”)
Music is provided courtesy of Devin Martin and David Wesson from the Emergence and Charles Jischke. I encourage you to follow the links and check them out further.
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Practically Idea Episode 2: Politics, Tech, & Movies | Bob Caswell added these pithy words on Dec 07 09 at 9:58 pm[...] Logan and I are at it again with another episode of our new podcast: Practically Ideal (get episode 2 here, right-click and select “Save Link As…”). This week we’re discussing progressivism (general Democrat views) vs. conservatism (general Republican views) and figuring out if/where we fit in. [...]
Practically Ideal Episode 2: Politics, Tech, & Movies | Bob Caswell added these pithy words on Dec 07 09 at 9:59 pm[...] Logan and I are at it again with another episode of our new podcast: Practically Ideal (get episode 2 here, right-click and select “Save Link As…”). This week we’re discussing progressivism (general Democrat views) vs. conservatism (general Republican views) and figuring out if/where we fit in. [...]
Steve Evans added these pithy words on Dec 09 09 at 10:50 amLogan, can I ask what you guys are using to record in terms of hardware/software?
Logan added these pithy words on Dec 09 09 at 11:25 amHi Steve! Sure. It’s nothing fancy in terms of hardware or software–we’re using Audacity and we each have medium-quality (but better than cheap) microphones. But there is a bit of extra effort and tech savvy that we use.
When we record, we call each other on Skype, then both record our end of the conversation in Audacity. When we’re through, I have Bob export his recording as a .wav file and send it to me. It’s pretty big, like around 500 MB, so I have him ftp it directly to my server. Then I download it, import it into my recording, and sync them up.
I think it’s worked pretty well for us so far, in terms of sound quality on an amateur podcast. The one obstacle we may face in the future will be when we have phone guests whose tech-savviness and time commitment we won’t be able to rely on.
Steve Evans added these pithy words on Dec 09 09 at 12:06 pmWe’re trying to do the same thing for BCC’s podcast, with mixed results. In terms of phone guests, you could try using Google Voice, I suppose, or maybe HotRecorder?
Logan added these pithy words on Dec 09 09 at 12:26 pmI think HotRecorder is the one I have my eye on when it comes to that.
Not sure I could be of help for your podcast–I’m not an expert by any means–but let me know if there is anything I can do. I’d be happy to answer questions or help troubleshoot.
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