F1 Rejects Podcast 2.0

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 13:29

With Jenoch taking a sabbatical from F1 Rejects, we've been left without a fresh supply of Podcasts. Disaster!

However, this idea of a group podcast involving the forum members (and hopefully some apperances by Enoch at least) seems to have gathered some interest, and I'm willing to help put it into action.
All it will require from you guys is to install Skype (free) and have a microphone handy (usually built into all laptops/netbooks, can be picked up for a fiver on eBay as well), plus some spare time and F1 knowledge (or lack of it, who knows, an Arnold Rimmer type would probably make the podcast funnier :lol:

).

All I need you guys to do is add yourself to the list if you're interested in contributing and the times which you can do it. I hope to have a Bahstralaysian edition organised and ready to make about a week from now!

CONTRIBUTORS
kostas22 - 6pm GMT onwards (please try and figure out your times in GMT so it's easier for me to plan out! For example, Eastern US time right now is -4 GMT, UK +1, etc).

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 30 Mar 2010, 14:08

You guys go for it! It'll be interesting to see how many people you can cobble together!

Alternatively, if it becomes too difficult to coordinate too many people togther, I have a podcast idea which would nonetheless include contributions from forum members, without the need for everyone to be online at the same time. I'll run it past Jamie first. Stay tuned.

muttley · Post by **muttley** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:09

Ehm, kostas, it should GMT+1 for you. Daylight Savings Time is on...

[edit] ok, I see that you have UK+1, sorry for the unnecessary nitpicking

I'd love to play the Arnold Rimmer type, I can also practise my fake-weegie accent

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:22

I can contribute too if desired. Since the IndyCar opener was here, I could talk a minute or two about it.
However, I can only be available from 7 PM local time - I believe it will be 11 PM GMT.

LionZoo · Post by **LionZoo** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:42

Since I'm in so many different timezones and work such odd hours anyway, I'm pretty much available whenever you need me. Of course, with my workload I'm also available pretty at no time since I'm always working.

Nevertheless, give me a few days advance warning and I can probably squeeze in being a part of the podcast. I can't guarantee I won't be answering e-mails at the same time though...

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 15:44

rffp wrote:I can contribute too if desired. Since the IndyCar opener was here, I could talk a minute or two about it.
However, I can only be available from 7 PM local time - I believe it will be 11 PM GMT.

That's actually 10PM GMT. Close though.

Speaking of which, I just had an idea...every podcast has a guest host, just to try and A) Keep some sort of order and B) So everyone gets a turn and can't complain :lol:

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:45

I'll be available from 11AM to 9PM GMT for this week and the next, since I'm off college. After that, though, I won't be available Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays. The rest of the week is free for me, though.

MaxZero · Post by **MaxZero** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:48

Is there much of a delay in Skype in relation to sending speech across the world?

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 16:50

Only by a few milliseconds. I've tried it myself in the past, and there is no obvious lag whatsoever.

DonTirri · Post by **DonTirri** » 30 Mar 2010, 17:25

MaxZero wrote:Is there much of a delay in Skype in relation to sending speech across the world?

None. I regularily use it to chat with Americans.

Oh, and sign me in. I'm GMT +2 (I think, UTC +2) and I'd say my F1 knowledge qualifies, been following since 94

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 17:52

DonTirri wrote:
MaxZero wrote:Is there much of a delay in Skype in relation to sending speech across the world?

None. I regularily use it to chat with Americans.

Oh, and sign me in. I'm GMT +2 (I think, UTC +2) and I'd say my F1 knowledge qualifies, been following since 94

GMT = UTC, for future reference everyone. Maybe should have said that in the first place :oops:

And mario, where are you, maybe you could at least help us grasp some of the more technical parts of F1?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 30 Mar 2010, 17:56

I do not possess a microphone and have not signed up to Skype quite yet, so look forward to being a member of the intended audience. Good luck with the project - I do miss the F1 Rejects podcasts.

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 30 Mar 2010, 19:33

Count me in Kostas, gives me another excuse to be flamed at.

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 30 Mar 2010, 19:34

Aha! great idea, although I'd rather be part of the audience for now

muttley · Post by **muttley** » 30 Mar 2010, 19:57

I'd say 19:00 GMT, though I'll be probably working 16/7 for a couple of weeks after Easter...

Debaser · Post by **Debaser** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:24

I'll take the lazy option for now and listen to everyone talk, doing A Levels isn't conducive to appearing on chaotic (possibly) podcasts. Nonetheless I look forward very much to this, with the brains on this site it should be a blast.

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:31

May as well count me in. I've been told I've got a good radio voice, so yeah. That really doesn't matter.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:45

I don't have i microphone, my sister has, but she lives in another country (but not for long) maybe i can use hers when she is back, but that won't be before middle of may.

is it possible to do something 'live from the circuit where the grand prix is held'?

ADx_Wales · Post by **ADx_Wales** » 30 Mar 2010, 21:10

Providing theres a GP that has at least 1 corner in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Australia......

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 21:19

A new podcast deserves a new intro. And I've already made one

I think you'll be pleasantly suprised at what it is...(and no, it's not The Chain, that would just be cliched).

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 30 Mar 2010, 21:23

kostas22 wrote:
DonTirri wrote:
MaxZero wrote:Is there much of a delay in Skype in relation to sending speech across the world?

None. I regularily use it to chat with Americans.

Oh, and sign me in. I'm GMT +2 (I think, UTC +2) and I'd say my F1 knowledge qualifies, been following since 94

GMT = UTC, for future reference everyone. Maybe should have said that in the first place

And mario, where are you, maybe you could at least help us grasp some of the more technical parts of F1?

Care to be the first host? :-)

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 Mar 2010, 22:03

ADx_Wales wrote:Providing theres a GP that has at least 1 corner in Scotland, one in Wales and one in Australia......

i mean when someone is going to a GP

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 30 Mar 2010, 22:05

rffp wrote:
kostas22 wrote:
DonTirri wrote:Oh, and sign me in. I'm GMT +2 (I think, UTC +2) and I'd say my F1 knowledge qualifies, been following since 94

GMT = UTC, for future reference everyone. Maybe should have said that in the first place

And mario, where are you, maybe you could at least help us grasp some of the more technical parts of F1?

Care to be the first host?

I changed my mind, simply because it's more reliable to have the same person hosting it and there are no worries about dropouts.
It will be me & Mr Unfunny himself ADx_Wales, hopefully with Enoch making some appearances at times.
The theory was good but in practise it had too many ways to go wrong...you're all still invited however, and once we get more of the planning sorted you'll know what you're all doing!

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 30 Mar 2010, 23:30

I think this is a good idea; however, watch out and don't put too many people on one podcast. With more than about 4 people, podcasts tend to get cluttered because people tend to speak at the same time, and also too long because everyone wants to say something. I'd suggest keeping it to about 3 or 4 people, with two hosts and rotating guests for each episode.

Also, I suggest using your real names on the podcast. It adds more realism and... uh... coziness? I guess... :lol:

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 31 Mar 2010, 07:37

I'll let you guys sort this out for now. I don't know how busy I'm going to be this term. We'll see later.

TimmyB · Post by **TimmyB** » 31 Mar 2010, 10:15

Count me in guys!

I look forward to speaking in an F1 Rejects Podcast (for a second time

). We need as many Aussies as possible to analyse Webber's Melbourne meltdown.

Available weekdays 7:30 - 14:00 GMT or
Saturday 00:00 - 14:00 GMT

Looking forward to it.

RejectSteve · Post by **RejectSteve** » 31 Mar 2010, 13:22

shinji wrote:May as well count me in. I've been told I've got a good radio voice, so yeah. That really doesn't matter.

I've been told I have a face for radio. We'll see how my schedule works out since I tend to work weekends.

eytl wrote:Alternatively, if it becomes too difficult to coordinate too many people togther, I have a podcast idea which would nonetheless include contributions from forum members, without the need for everyone to be online at the same time. I'll run it past Jamie first. Stay tuned.

I'm tuned and patiently waiting this.

watka · Post by **watka** » 31 Mar 2010, 19:13

Waris wrote:I think this is a good idea; however, watch out and don't put too many people on one podcast. With more than about 4 people, podcasts tend to get cluttered because people tend to speak at the same time, and also too long because everyone wants to say something. I'd suggest keeping it to about 3 or 4 people, with two hosts and rotating guests for each episode.

Also, I suggest using your real names on the podcast. It adds more realism and... uh... coziness? I guess...

I agree, 3 or 4 people per podcast is probably wise. I'll sit this one out, I 'd like to see what you come up with first. For future reference, I'm available GMT 6.30-9 (UK 7.30-10) on weekdays (other than Tuesday) and pretty much any time at weekends.

eytl · Post by **eytl** » 31 Mar 2010, 20:01

RejectSteve wrote:
eytl wrote:Alternatively, if it becomes too difficult to coordinate too many people togther, I have a podcast idea which would nonetheless include contributions from forum members, without the need for everyone to be online at the same time. I'll run it past Jamie first. Stay tuned.

I'm tuned and patiently waiting this.

Originally I was going to suggest that I record the podcast by myself by doing the news sections, but invite people to record and send to me 30s to 1min clips where you can rant about anything and everything about the two GPs we've had so far this year, and I'd piece it all together. Maybe down the track that idea could still be a goer. In the meantime, kostas22 and ADx_wales have taken the initiative and have started organising their own podcast, so we'll let them do that for now.

watka · Post by **watka** » 31 Mar 2010, 20:28

eytl wrote:
RejectSteve wrote:
eytl wrote:Alternatively, if it becomes too difficult to coordinate too many people togther, I have a podcast idea which would nonetheless include contributions from forum members, without the need for everyone to be online at the same time. I'll run it past Jamie first. Stay tuned.

I'm tuned and patiently waiting this.

Originally I was going to suggest that I record the podcast by myself by doing the news sections, but invite people to record and send to me 30s to 1min clips where you can rant about anything and everything about the two GPs we've had so far this year, and I'd piece it all together. Maybe down the track that idea could still be a goer. In the meantime, kostas22 and ADx_wales have taken the initiative and have started organising their own podcast, so we'll let them do that for now.

That's definitely a good idea to Enoch, there's a phone in radio show that I listen to and one part of the show they do is play back the answer phone messages, which are usually hilarious.

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 31 Mar 2010, 20:33

It's gonna be grand! I'm not contributing for now but look forward to enjoying the end result. It's a pleasure to watch it bloom!

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 31 Mar 2010, 21:50

I'm definitely interested in contributing, I'm in school 8:00 to 16:00 GMT, after that really any time Monday to Friday, weekends I'm easy.

Still not sure what this is though.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 31 Mar 2010, 23:41

Also, something I probably should've mentioned earlier, I don't have a webcam at home, so I'll need to get to an internet cafe and set up a Skype account as well. But apart from that, I should be okay.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 31 Mar 2010, 23:47

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Also, something I probably should've mentioned earlier, I don't have a webcam at home, so I'll need to get to an internet cafe and set up a Skype account as well. But apart from that, I should be okay.

You don't need a webcam, just a microphone.

TimmyB · Post by **TimmyB** » 02 Apr 2010, 00:56

Seeing as there's people who want to contribute that are in dramatically differing time-zones, kostas22 and I have communicated and there will now be 2 seperate Skype sessions covering different subjects of the podcast.

So, unless plans change, I'll be hosting an Australian time-zone Skype session Monday April 5th to cover the Australian GP for the podcast.

Anyone who has the equipment, knowledge and mental state to participate in this session is asked to post here and note their preferred times (remember that it's a public holiday!).

kostas22 and ADx_wales are in charge of the 'main event'.

Cheers guys.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 02 Apr 2010, 05:57

I'm avaliable for any time between 00:00 GMT to 13:30 GMT for the next two or so weeks (Gotta love school holidays) and on Saturdays. On Sundays between 00:00GMT and 12:00GMT but on weekdays Ill find it hard...

Better go get skype for this :lol:

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 02 Apr 2010, 10:37

Still interested in the podcast, and I already got Skype.
Available on week days after 10:00 PM GMT.
Weekends, I am free.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 04 Apr 2010, 01:13

I don't have standard operation hours, and don't have Skype on this computer yet. Since my short-term memory is well, shot, I'll basically have to ask ADx_wales when its happening over MSN to hop in. :lol:

Also, I like Enoch's idea about the 30s-1m clip of F1 Rejects listeners ranting and raving about Bahrain and sending them in to him. I'd be willing to contribute to that.

MinardiFan95 · Post by **MinardiFan95** » 04 Apr 2010, 07:09

Sounds interesting, however I won't be able to take part at the moment as I don't have a microphone.

TimmyB · Post by **TimmyB** » 04 Apr 2010, 07:33

Ok guys, here we go, I'm offering 2 chances to record your thoughts for the new podcast.

The sessions will be 9am and 9pm (Sydney time) on Monday April 5th.

My Skype user name is zz.tim.bendall (although now that i've posted that on a forum it may need to change soon

)

If you've got a mic and a Skype account then you're welcome to participate.

Discussion will only be of the Australian GP (although if there's time maybe we'll discuss Malaysia too, why not!). It was originally planned to have only Australians for this one but I'm opening it up to anybody who's interested.

Looking forward to it!