Fri, 6 November 2009 Spontaneity, serendipity and simplicity. Today I'm beginning an experiment simply because I was challenged by a podcast. Listening to Description: Valerie in Toronto, a podcaster I met at Podcaster's Across Borders, held in Kingston this past June. I learned about a challenge to podcasters called National Podcaster's Post Month, where people are encouraged to post their podcast every day through November and keep it under 10 minutes. I don't know what the other restrictions for posting are, but it doesn't matter because it's November 6 and I'm posting on my host not theirs, so I can do what I want. But it's not simply because of Valerie's post that I'm choosing this challenge. I picked up a book recently by Chris Orwig, a photographer and teacher, which I mistakenly referred to as Visual Photography, a bit redundant that, right? It's called Visual Poetry and his premise is seeking ways to reinvigorate, inspire and step outside your creative routine. Take some risks. So talking without the intention of editing, without even a clear idea of what I plan to say is a big risk for me and I'll post as consistently as I can, each day from this point forward until my I reach the limit on my server or I can't take it anymore. I don't even think I'll write these long show notes. I'll just try to keep everything to a minimum. Just the links maybe, like CBC Radio Spark Episode 90. Comments[2] |
Yikes, Paul, that's awesome!
I should clarify a couple things, though. The 10 minute thing is not a tradition of NaPodPoMo, but rather a rule I placed on myself. Also, I haven't said anything about not editing (in fact, the mission statement you heard itself had one edit in it for time). However, I'm keeping it under 10 minutes and trying very hard to minimize editing essentially to keep myself from going frigging nuts putting out a show every day and to have time for whatever else it is I do in my life.
As you suggest, though, both these elements are an exercise in focus and not over-thinking the work. To that end of not over-thinking, many of my episodes will be (and have been) fantastically simplistic, but this is part of the nature of the beast. An episode sucks, you got another the next day. Not a bad philosophy.
Each person who does NaPodPoMo places whatever limits or removes whatever limits they wish. The only real rule is one podcast episode posted per day...and well, you've already blown that off, :-) so you're truly free to do as you wish. What you have in mind as you've described it is pretty exciting, and to even come up with it at all is already a worthy exercise in itself. So I wish you all the best.
I should note that I'm posting my NaPodPoMo episodes at the good ol' Internet Archive (archive.org) absolutely free. So if you want to remove that limit (what libsyn will allow this month) from your project, the option is there.
Have fun, and thanks so much again for all the kindness.
I should clarify a couple things, though. The 10 minute thing is not a tradition of NaPodPoMo, but rather a rule I placed on myself. Also, I haven't said anything about not editing (in fact, the mission statement you heard itself had one edit in it for time). However, I'm keeping it under 10 minutes and trying very hard to minimize editing essentially to keep myself from going frigging nuts putting out a show every day and to have time for whatever else it is I do in my life.
As you suggest, though, both these elements are an exercise in focus and not over-thinking the work. To that end of not over-thinking, many of my episodes will be (and have been) fantastically simplistic, but this is part of the nature of the beast. An episode sucks, you got another the next day. Not a bad philosophy.
Each person who does NaPodPoMo places whatever limits or removes whatever limits they wish. The only real rule is one podcast episode posted per day...and well, you've already blown that off, :-) so you're truly free to do as you wish. What you have in mind as you've described it is pretty exciting, and to even come up with it at all is already a worthy exercise in itself. So I wish you all the best.
I should note that I'm posting my NaPodPoMo episodes at the good ol' Internet Archive (archive.org) absolutely free. So if you want to remove that limit (what libsyn will allow this month) from your project, the option is there.
Have fun, and thanks so much again for all the kindness.
posted by: Valerie on Fri, 11/6 08:23 PM EST
Thanks Valerie. Archive.com is a good backup if I can continue the roll. Although I've only posted one show so far, I already feel energized to record. It doesn't feel like a burden when you're recording just one idea and you don't, as you say, have to over think it or edit it to perfection. At the very least it feels like fun and that's motivation enough.
posted by: Paul on Sat, 11/7 09:40 AM EST
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