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Vinecast Returns....finally.

Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:46 AM EDT

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By Brad Leclerc

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After over a year of being gone, the Vinecast is BACK. It'll will be running weekly on Wednesdays. Here's the first brand-spanking new episode.....show notes below....

Today, me and Viki are joined by Celestina and Orlando Dozier to discuss the return of the Vinecast, and all manner of random things.

You can find the feed for the podcast over here, and the show notes each week (as well as an embedded player for the podcast) will be posted here on Newsvine on the Vinecast group(and others) and on www.thevinecast.com.

Just some of the things discussed in the nearly 1.5 hours of Vinetastic conversation...

Bitch session and quick intro of panelists
The Vinecast returns!
Nomic - Lawmaking, the game?
Oil prices - Uh...they're high.
Social programs, is the government competent enough to run them?
Why don't we know what our taxes are paying for?
Should the US be run like a business?
Why you should be peeing around your veggies, and the quest to grow your own food.
The evolution of the Gay Pride Parade
Sex and drugs - Just say maybe.
Is cocaine the drug of choice for newsvine trolls?
Newsvine user base growing too fast?
Celestina doesn't want your hate-mail, but I do.

We wandered from topic to topic and strayed out in random directions a bit, but it was great fun...if slightly more chaotic then maybe it could have been. There is a small amount of echo through some of the audio (I'll be prodding people about proper mic use and settings later!), but it went pretty well really.

What do you think, do we need more focus? More cow bell? What? If you have any suggestions, questions, fan-mail, hate-mail, letter bombs, etc......send them right on over to me at brad@thevinecast.com. or comment below. We'd love to hear from you.

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We're back baby!

7 votes

#1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:54 AM EDT

Looks like the embedded player is showing now, woohoo. Had to break the podcast into 2 parts due to file size limits, but now you don't even have to leave this page to listen. Fun times!

7 votes

#1.1 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 1:37 PM EDT

Oh, looks like the second player is playing the same part as the first one. Hopefully that will be corrected soon. Still awesome though. :)

5 votes

#1.2 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 1:43 PM EDT

LMAO...I dunno about anyone else, but they're playing at something like three times the normal speed for me, so we all sound like we've been sucking cocaine-laced helium. How very apropos.

6 votes

#1.3 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:26 PM EDT

Sounds fine to me...even both playing the right files now. You obviously have a case of computer gremlins on your hands. They're bitchy to kill sometimes....

6 votes

#1.4 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:38 PM EDT

Work for me too. Maybe it's browser issues, Celestina.

3 votes

#1.5 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:52 PM EDT

we all sound like we've been sucking cocaine-laced helium.

Ha! I got to go hear this.....

3 votes

#1.6 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:26 PM EDT

Yeah, apparently it was the dreaded "chipmunk syndrome" on my new linux distribution (just upgraded recently). But it's fixed now. Wish y'all could've heard it.

4 votes

#1.7 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:48 PM EDT

the dreaded "chipmunk syndrome" on my new linux distribution

I've had that a few times....damn slackware, hated my sound card from day one!

4 votes

#1.8 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:03 PM EDT

I'm listening to it now. Unfortunately I don't have all that much time today, but I'll finish it later. Maybe you could break them up is shorter sets in the future? That way if we don't have that long we can listen a little bit at a time.

I really sounds good!

7 votes

#2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:09 AM EDT

Thanks!

And yeah, we ran kinda long...but being the first time back there was just so much to discuss and we kept side tracking into deep discussions....couldn't bear to cut it off. In the future it'll be shorter (or I'll chop it into smaller pieces at least).

8 votes

#2.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:18 AM EDT

Hi Brad, and everyone, I have just finished listening to the complete Vinecast, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I found it very entertaining, and you raised some good issues, particularly the number of new Vine Members who, do not seem to fully understand the concept behind the site.

As Robert has posted and mentioned his Podcast here, I just want to say that I have taken a leaf out of his book, and also started my own Podcast shows, based around my Newsvine Column.

If you would like a viewpoint from across the Pond, then please, do consider me as a possible future Vinecaster Panel Member.

I do not, currently, have Skype installed on my system, but that can quickly be re-installed.

Keep up the good work, it was great listening to all of you, and I am really looking forward to the next Vinecast.

7 votes

#2.2 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:43 AM EDT

Sandie, I'm sure we could get ya on as a panelist at some point in the near future. Always nice to get different perspectives on things. drop me a line at brad@thevinecast.com sometime with your skype info (once you reinstall and such), and we can work out a good time. We are hoping to keep a fairly set recording schedule (within a bit of flexibility of course), on Tuesdays nights (sometimes maybe Monday). Let me know when a good time for you would be and I'm sure we can make it happen. :)

4 votes

#2.3 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:07 PM EDT

Thanks Brad. I'll give you a shout once I get my Skype sorted out. Meanwhile, there's always my Podcast.......................

2 votes

#2.4 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:54 PM EDT

Meanwhile, there's always my Podcast.......................

Stop the teasing and gimme some link action! :P

*EDIT* I see you posted it further down...so never mind :)

2 votes

#2.5 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 2:38 AM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

So, what you're saying is, I shouldn't be exhaling cigarette smoke into my mic? Nor should I be spilling my wine into my surge protector?

9 votes

#3 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:22 AM EDT

It would probably be best if you didn't......but possibly less entertaining too. It's a trade-off really :P

8 votes

#3.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:40 AM EDT

Viki, I like that old-school style of you blowing smoke in the mic. I'm thinking about remixing some special effects into the Vinecast. :)

7 votes

#3.2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:29 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

heh. It's like being on Johnny Carson in the old days, when he kept an ash tray and a box of cigarettes on his desk.

5 votes

#3.3 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:31 AM EDT

Sweet! When do you guys record, I'd love to be on if I have time.

6 votes

#4 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:20 AM EDT

It will generally be Tuesday, but could be the occasional Monday (as it was this week) to allow a bit of flexibly and such. You're on my list of people to contact for recordings, so I'll let ya know when the next recording with an opening is as soon as i have a real time for ya :D

7 votes

#4.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:23 AM EDT

OK, sweet. Sorry I missed the other one (that was my fault, not yours).

6 votes

#4.2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 1:21 PM EDT

Sweet, Brad. I'll be checking that out, thanks for the heads up. (I've never been around for a Vinecast)

4 votes

#5 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:37 AM EDT

Nice to hear you guys love MSNBC.

8 votes

#6 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 11:46 AM EDT

Oh yeah....lots of love there..... heh.

7 votes

#6.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 12:08 PM EDT

...and Winston finally loved Big Brother.
I mean, yeah, I love the hell out of some MSNBC. My life has improved significantly since they bought the 'vine. Don't know how I lived without their influence.
*sigh*
As I said in the Vinecast, I do think some people have really benefited, and I am glad for them.

7 votes

#6.2 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:28 PM EDT

Well, I know the guys at the Entertainment Gateway have sure gotten publicity. I'm also pretty happy that the staff is keeping the MSNBC seeds off the front page.

I really don't think we can blame MSNBC for the community's lack of tightness. It happened around that time, but I believe it was a little before. MSNBC didn't help, of course.

By the way, I heard you guys talking about how you couldn't even remember the last Vinecast. I can. I was on it. Believe it or not, that was back when Zaki returned in January (2007?). But the show before that (the first and last "real" Vinecast) was the one right after Groups came out and everyone was griping about how they did and didn't like it. :-P

6 votes

#6.3 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:41 PM EDT

But the show before that (the first and last "real" Vinecast) was the one right after Groups came out and everyone was griping about how they did and didn't like it. :-P

Was that the one I was on? I remember talking about that. Wish I still had those mp3's. If anyone DOES have copies of the old vinecast episodes, please send them to me!! :D

4 votes

#6.4 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 3:47 PM EDT

By the way, I thought that you three sounded uncannily like Tom, Molly, and Jason from the Buzz Out Loud podcast.

Random thought.

5 votes

#7 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 3:18 PM EDT

Never heard of it...I'll check it out :D

3 votes

#7.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 3:20 PM EDT

BUZZ being the operative word here, right?!

5 votes

#7.2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 3:25 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

There were four of us! Do Celestina and I sound that much alike?

5 votes

#7.3 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:01 PM EDT

Well, in the beginning I only heard three. I wrote that comment at the very beginning :-P.

5 votes

#7.4 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:07 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

aha. Yeah. First, I was in the bathroom when everyone started talking, and then I spilled wine everywhere.

7 votes

#7.5 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 6:35 PM EDT

I like hearing The Vine as well as reading it.
Vickie "Giggles" Gonia is entertaining and made me laugh while making some points. Celestina, You have a great speaking voice. sounds like you've done radio.
The guys, Guys..... Dr. Pepper and Lemonade. I love It!

I can't wait till it's a call in show. Are there going to be different speakers as well?

8 votes

#7.6 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 8:17 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Glad you enjoyed it, JFK.

Watch the vinecast tag and/or the Vinecast Group for updates!

7 votes

#7.7 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 9:15 AM EDT

Thanks Viki, sorry I misspelled your name above. I didn't know we could watch tags. thanks for the tip. I will be watching! just call me big brother.

5 votes

#7.8 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 2:08 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Cool!

5 votes

#7.9 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:51 PM EDT

I can't wait till it's a call in show.

Could definitely happen in the near future...just have to work out exactly how that would work (from an organizational standpoint...the technical side isn't an issue). :)

2 votes

#7.10 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:18 PM EDT

Listening now. Welcome back.

6 votes

#8 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 4:25 PM EDT

I agree with Viki, I don't believe that the government can handle national health care.

6 votes

#9 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:06 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

How I wish they could! Maybe they'll prove me wrong...

5 votes

#9.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 6:36 PM EDT

Just look at England's NHS; people can't even get their teeth pulled. I was engaged to an Englishman who got rushed to the hospital four times a year because his asthma was so bad. He never saw an asthma specialist, and he never got his inhalers adjusted (the medication didn't help much anyway but at least it was cheap to produce). While he was in the states he had to visit a doctor and he said it was the easiest thing ever, they took his travel health insurance and the doctor was actually nice to him and everything went smooth. When he tried my inhaler (he was having an asthma attack) the medication actually worked for him. He told me the rich people who can afford private health care get pushed to the front of donor lines. People wait forever for their surgeries (no matter how life threatening) and the government does what it can to reduce costs. Do we really want to subject our people to that?

we need some sort of healthcare reform and a way to get healthcare assistance to those without healthcare.

4 votes

#9.2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 7:22 PM EDT

The NHS in the U.K. is exactly Sixty Years old this week. It does work, it saved my life about thirty years ago, and gave me a very badly needed operation as well, (gender re-assingnment surgery), so I cannot complain too much about it.

It is, however, difficult to find a Dentist that accepts NHS paitents these days, as most of them prefer Private Practice. (Well, they would, wouldn't they? More money in it for them.

5 votes

#9.3 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:56 AM EDT

Viki, here's the tax representation poster.
Death and Taxes Visual Guide.

3 votes

#10 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:38 PM EDT

That is excellent. Not specific enough though without a lot more details needed to figure out exactly what a specific person is paying. But still specific enough to get nicely outraged about a few things on the list hehe. :D

5 votes

#10.1 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 5:46 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Thanks Andimia.

It's pretty, but what I'd like is a line-by-line itemization of where my money is going, like I get for my property taxes.

Of course, if the government couldn't pull that off, why would I expect them to be able to pull of nationalized health care? ;)

4 votes

#10.2 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 6:38 PM EDT

It's pretty, but what I'd like is a line-by-line itemization of where my money is going, like I get for my property taxes.

Like the government would WANT to give you that information. Maybe you could get your senators to take that up. I'll e-mail Feingold.

4 votes

#10.3 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 6:48 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Oh, they'll never WANT to. But I believe they should be REQUIRED to.

6 votes

#10.4 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 6:52 PM EDT

I concur

4 votes

#10.5 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 7:38 PM EDT

Hell yes.

4 votes

#10.6 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:10 PM EDT

Excellent reboot.

Keep it up folks, I will tune in...

4 votes

#11 - Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:01 PM EDT

Thanks magz...and remember, it's basically open to any Viner who wants to be part of the panel, so if you want to join in some time, let me know :D

4 votes

#11.1 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 1:38 PM EDT

How do you guys do the vinecast? Do you use Ventrillo or an IM program?

3 votes

#12 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:22 PM EDT

We use skype, at least for now

4 votes

#12.1 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:34 PM EDT

One suggestion would be to move to a third party platform like Talkshoe or BlogTalkRadio. That way, people can call in and stuff. I know Talkshoe works with SIP (a free calling program) and I'm pretty sure BTR does as well. I think both also offer their own VoIP clients.

3 votes

#12.2 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:49 PM EDT

Might switch to something like talkshoe at some point if their is interest in doing live shows where people can chat and call in and such. talkshoe is pretty cool..though it can reduce the quality of the recording quite a bit sometimes. it's a tradeoff really, between quality and interactivity.

If someone really wants to call in though, they can have my skypeIN number and I'll tell them when to call :P

5 votes

#12.3 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:53 PM EDT

True. Another option is to do a Skypecast, though I know that some recorders won't record a Skypecast. At least, not back in 2006.

5 votes

#12.4 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:58 PM EDT

I'll have to get a new headset. I accidentally sat on my last one and it doesn't work too well anymore.

5 votes

#12.5 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:14 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Personally, I'd love a call-in show once in a while. I think it could end up being quite, err, lively. Especially if we're presented with comments/questions we weren't expecting.

8 votes

#12.6 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 5:54 PM EDT

I would soooo love to call in during a show. Still trying to get the remaining necessary elements together for this ol' clunker's replacement. Skype crashes this dinosaur virtually without fail every time when running both audio and cam. Haven't tried audio only, though.

Can someone please tell me if there's any appreciable difference in quality between using a headset and phone style?

5 votes

#12.7 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 9:50 PM EDT

Can someone please tell me if there's any appreciable difference in quality between using a headset and phone style?

Typically a headset will have better noise canceling for the mic then a phone-like handset would have..but really it depends on the quality of the headset too, I promise you a $400 headset will sound a hell of a lot better then a phone-like handset....but a $20-40 one...probably not so much :P

2 votes

#12.8 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:22 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

I ain't buyin' no $400 headset, my friend. I think I spent $50 on the one I use and that felt like a big expense.

6 votes

#12.9 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 11:35 PM EDT

I think I spent $50 on the one I use and that felt like a big expense.

Yours is fine...not great at ignoring the "blowing smoke into mic" sound...but other than that it sounds great :P

4 votes

#12.10 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 2:40 AM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

alright, alright. I will no longer smoke during Vinecast. :p

4 votes

#12.11 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 8:29 AM EDT

Bah, smoke all ya want. I ain't yo momma :P. Just not blowing the smoke into the mic would make cleaning up the audio easier, that's all :)

3 votes

#12.12 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 1:25 PM EDT

So, I guess voice modulators are also out of the realm of what's acceptable? Damn... I so wanted to hear Celestina do a wicked Darth Vader!

3 votes

#12.13 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 7:57 PM EDT

Damn... I so wanted to hear Celestina do a wicked Darth Vader!

Start her on scotch at 10 AM. By 5 PM, the similarities are uncanny.

8 votes

#12.14 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 8:34 PM EDT

What? The women were so sexy with the husky voices in the morning. Get with it guys, if I wanted Bambi I'd be Thumper.

5 votes

#12.15 - Sun Jul 6, 2008 9:10 PM EDT

Robert Blevins - AB of Seattle

You'll catch a lot more listeners by keeping the 'cast to under 30 minutes whenever possible. I won't post the link (out of courtesy) but I have a mirror site that podcasts the most popular articles from my column.

During these podcasts you do, don't forget to mention at least someone's column at NV. Over at the Straight Talk podcast, I usually say something like:

'...and if you'd like to view any of the articles we broadcast on this show, just drop by the Straight Talk column at (give your column address at NV here).

You pick up a lot of back and forth traffic this way.

10 votes

#13 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:50 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Good tips, Robert. And, would you mind posting the link? I'd like to take a listen, as I've been considering doing something like that for the posts on my blog.

6 votes

#13.1 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 9:18 AM EDT

Yeah, pimp your self man. Screw "courtesy", we need links! :D

6 votes

#13.2 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:24 PM EDT

In that case, Brad, here's mine:

http://www.podomatic.com/people/index/sandieseward

2 votes

#13.3 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT

Ok hopefully this works, stupid Newsvine wouldn't let me comment earlier today or last night. I had a chance to listen to half of the vinecast and found myself trying to jump into the conversation. It was funny how Celestina sounded like the counter culture professor, Viki sounded like the cynical city girl, and Orlando sounded like the pragmatist. The conversation did indeed sound like a Vinemeet.

What would be really cool is if you could get advertisers and the Vinecast blew up like Perez Hilton. A community of people who have a weekly (or however regularly) podcast for people to tune into. I think most of us are more interesting and smarter than half of the pundits and so-called pop culture gurus. What would you need but a few good advertisers and a little exposure - and the people will come with the exposure.

Brad hit me up and let me know how I can get involved.

10 votes

#14 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 10:58 PM EDT

Hm. How expensive is it to upload podcasts to the iTunes?

SHEdit: I could totally see this having the feel of a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! style show. Not that it's a game show, just that everyone riffs off each other and it gets hilarious, with a basis in something that happened recently.

5 votes

#14.1 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 11:17 PM EDT

I don't necessarily see strictly a "style show" coming from call-ins or scheduled guests. Granted, with the camaraderie inherent with any community comprised of a strong, established base a certain degree of silliness is par for the course.

It's no secret that NV has a wonderfully diverse membership, many of whom are well versed on a variety of fascinating subjects. I'm sure I'm not the only person who can easily list at least a half dozen 'Viners that would probably make terrific guests.

Frankly, it's been years since I've been active anywhere online and felt such a sense of respect and admiration for both individuals and a community as a whole. Newsvine, despite its current growing pains, is a remarkable entity.

9 votes

#14.2 - Thu Jul 3, 2008 11:57 PM EDT

I finally had a free hour and a half to listen. Well done, everyone. Thanks for the urine endorsement.

13 votes

#15 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:24 AM EDT

We'll try to keep it a bit shorter next time, purely for your convenience ;)

6 votes

#15.1 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:28 PM EDT

Ditto, just finished.

That was definitely entertaining. I knew what Viki sounded like, but everyone else... I was intrigued.

6 votes

#16 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:42 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

I felt the same after the first Vinemeet--whenever I'd read a comment from someone I'd met, I would hear it in their voice.

Glad you enjoyed it, and I hope you'll be a guest soon!

6 votes

#16.1 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:52 PM EDT

I will be. Bwah ha ha! Prepare to be frightened.

5 votes

#16.2 - Fri Jul 4, 2008 5:24 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

After I read that comment, I heard the scary, shark-is-coming music from Jaws in my head.

6 votes

#16.3 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 9:15 AM EDT

"OMFG!!!"
__\\O//_________/\~~~~_______

7 votes

#17 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 2:45 PM EDT

Whee...I'll have some of whatever fugitive's having. Thank you. ;)

6 votes

#17.1 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 2:50 PM EDT

Just good ol' coffee, Ms. Celestina. There's plenty. Holler for a refill! [_]o

5 votes

#17.2 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 2:56 PM EDT

Hurrah for coffee! I could use some, been drinking for hours. Where's that damned waiter...?

4 votes

#17.3 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 4:13 PM EDT

Barry Rutherford

The first conversation today ! was great ! really on topic well done ! Ill comment on the second one soon !

4 votes

#18 - Sat Jul 5, 2008 3:07 PM EDT

Looks like there may be a nice little opening on the panel for tonight's recording if anyone is interested in participating. Let me know at brad@thevinecast.com. First come first serve I suppose, unless I can think of a better way to decide if more than one person wants in tonight :D

8 votes

#19 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:30 AM EDT

unless I can think of a better way to decide if more than one person wants in tonight :D

I vote for fight to the death.

7 votes

#19.1 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:48 AM EDT

I was thinking I'd put names in a hat...but a fight to the death would certainly be more entertaining :)

6 votes

#19.2 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:56 AM EDT

If I had Skype I'd so be in on this!

1 vote

#19.3 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 4:55 PM EDT

If I had Skype I'd so be in on this!

That problem is fairly simple to fix isn't it? :P

#19.4 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 4:58 PM EDT

If I wasn't in such an evil mood today I would consider it. I would probably end up ranting about how everybody on Newsvine thinks they're automatically smarter then everybody else because they got a degree back in 1960 something.

3 votes

#19.5 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:03 PM EDT

That problem is fairly simple to fix isn't it? :P

Not when I'm broke and I don't get a paycheck until August 7... :(

Just upload soon. I haven't gotten time to listen yet, but I have planned some tonight and I'm looking forward to it.

2 votes

#19.6 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:07 PM EDT

Not when I'm broke and I don't get a paycheck until August 7... :(

That is an all too familiar problem...understandable hehe

Just upload soon. I haven't gotten time to listen yet, but I have planned some tonight and I'm looking forward to it.

It'll be up tomorrow by noon (or earlier) :)

3 votes

#19.7 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:16 PM EDT

I would probably end up ranting about how everybody on Newsvine thinks they're automatically smarter then everybody else because they got a degree back in 1960 something.

That's not true.....well, the second bit anyway, I'm OBVIOUSLY smarter than everyone else.

Really though, don't be a grumpy gus! You'll have to come on sometime, or I'll just have to keep bugging you about it :P

4 votes

#19.8 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:18 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Andimia, I've had a very stressful day and I'll likely be taking it out on Vinecast listeners. If you're still interested, please join us. There's nothing wrong with a good bitchfest.

Steve--Skype is free to download, isn't it? Plus, I've got $10 in my skype account that I bought so I could call Dave McGirr and never was able to. I could call your phone if you like.

Of course, you've got to reply soon. Shoot me an email.

5 votes

#19.9 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:53 PM EDT

Kick ass!

5 votes

#20 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:10 PM EDT

Why hello there, back from the wilderness are ya? :)

5 votes

#20.1 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:12 PM EDT

Yup! Listening to y'all right now. Very, very cool. Newsvine needed this shot in the arm. Thanks for doing this. :)

5 votes

#20.2 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:15 PM EDT

You're back and you're not answering you email? FOR SHAME!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

Oh, and yeah..no problem...the pleasure is mine...it's fun stuff!

4 votes

#20.3 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:21 PM EDT

Oh crap! I'll check right now.

4 votes

#20.4 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:26 PM EDT

Still not sorted my Skype out yet. Perhaps next time?

2 votes

#21 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 3:35 PM EDT

Excuses excuses! :P

Next week, the week after that, next month, 3 months from now, whenever.......there is no rush. You know...assuming the vinecast is still alive at the time at least :)

4 votes

#21.1 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 4:03 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Vinecast will most certainly still be alive...

I'm all about it now!

3 votes

#21.2 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:54 PM EDT

Just finished recording the new episode, shorter, slightly more to the point, and I don't think anyone spilled a drink on themselves....all around a good time I'd say. It should be up tomorrow morning sometime.

6 votes

#22 - Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:24 PM EDT

Looking forward to hearing it.

3 votes

#22.1 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:07 AM EDT

Same here. I learned stuff from the first one... Most notably that Brad sounds rather northern. :)

5 votes

#22.2 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:11 AM EDT

Really, eh? Aboot time ya noticed. ;)

7 votes

#22.3 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 12:37 AM EDT

Most notably that Brad sounds rather northern.

Oh noes, my Canadian-ness is showing! ;)

7 votes

#22.4 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 8:16 AM EDT

Yeah...it's your maple-syrupy dulcet tones....haha.

2 votes

#22.5 - Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:32 PM EDT

Check out the new episode right over here

4 votes

#23 - Wed Jul 9, 2008 10:20 AM EDT

Also, just thought this needed a mention, this episode hit 100 downloads sometime yesterday. Not bad for the first one of the revived Vinecast (the second has reached over 50 downloads in half the time it took the first one...a good sign). It's going gloriously for it's first month back. Considering that only includes people getting it from the feed or thevinecast.com, and not anyone who used the player embedded here on the article(since I don't have those stats), that's pretty damn good I'd say.

6 votes

#23.1 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:32 AM EDT

http://sandieseward.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-11T18_27_53-07_00

My Latest Podcast, based, as usual, on my Newsvine Column.

1 vote

#23.2 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:27 AM EDT

Brad, that's awesome.

4 votes

#23.3 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:02 AM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

I think we're going to have our own $5 million dollar deal for a show on Sirius any minute now.

5 votes

#23.4 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:11 AM EDT

Viki, sure thing....I'll have our people call their people and set it up.

2 votes

#23.5 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:53 AM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

Just make sure that the contract specifies that booze must be provided during each recording.

4 votes

#23.6 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:29 AM EDT

That's the only way I do business!

2 votes

#23.7 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:32 AM EDT

Haha!

Viki:

Will work for booze

3 votes

#23.8 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:08 PM EDT

Awww, geez! Don't sell out to any corporate media entity, please! Once that happens TPBT get wild-ass notions of thinking they can dictate every facet before the ink is even dry on the contract. The Vinecast, as it operates now, would surely cease to remain that which the Newsvine community deems it should be.

Screw the shills! Autonomy rules!

3 votes

#23.9 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:19 PM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

;)

Don't worry, fugi. Brad and I would start our own satellite radio conglomerate if it came to that.

4 votes

#23.10 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:38 PM EDT

Brad and I would start our own satellite radio conglomerate if it came to that.

I'll start designing the satellite....just in case..... ;)

4 votes

#23.11 - Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:41 AM EDT

Viki Babbles Gonia

I'll start rounding up the capital.

4 votes

#23.12 - Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:25 PM EDT

Aww, this makes me nostalgic and sadder for what's been lost and happy it's not totally gone. Thanks for reviving this and here's to hoping we survive the peacock invasion.

10 votes

#24 - Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:48 PM EDT

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