That’s right, folks! This show was too big for 1 show so it was split into 2 part. Part 2 will be up tomorrow morning — same Bat Time, same Bat Place.
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Now for those of you who are relatively new to the show, you might say that Chris, Brandon, Ross and I have been working together for quite some time. I recently had a great conversation with one of my friends discussing the diversity of the personalities on Gamer-Scag Nation; [and I would have to agree] we can definitely discuss subjects at length from various viewpoints. However, the truth is that both Chris & I are newly added hosts to this amazing podcast; having only been integrated in with existing hosts (Ross & Brandon) since December 2009. This “melding of the minds” has brought its fair share of growing pains… although we are all very excited about the direction the show has taken (along with where we want to see it go), we have spent a great deal of time working out the details on how GSN should flow. This is most evident in the length of time the previous few shows have gone – and is the centerpiece of my Game Rant this week.
While promoting our show to the public and garnering more listeners, I have come across one consistent feedback request more than any other: “Love the show; it’s just a little long”. This is one of many issues that we have been working on since starting the show with 4 co-hosts. We understand that your lives are busy, and that you may not have the time (or patience) to listen to another podcast attempting to break thru the muddled line of all other self-proclaimed gaming & entertainment focused podcasts out there. For this reason (in my opinion), it is of utmost importance for us to condense our show down to approximately an hour – start to finish.
But therein lays the problem…
How can we compress the show down to a more approachable time limit without losing the venerable content that makes it worthwhile to listen to? As mentioned earlier, our diverse opinions on subject matters – not to mention our different stages in life - are one of the defining (and most cherished) features of GSN, which listeners comment on and relate to. Well… we’ve kicked around many options on how to handle this issue, and believe we have finally been able to pool our thoughts into a solution which would satisfy the desires of our cast (as well as our listeners). You will get to experience this solution starting with Show #26. Our new format includes all of the zany commentary that you’ve come to know and love – nothing was cut out – but also keeps our run time in check. So how were we able to do this AND keep it under 1 hr & 15 mins (a feat unachievable till now)?
The answer is simple: we split the show into two parts. This helps us not only keep a leash on our time limit, but it also allows us to have a new show posted weekly. I believe this solution is part of the molding process which comes from defining what we want our podcast to be. Is it a step in the right direction? Do you like the new format for our show? Or do you have some ideas you would like to voice on how we could improve even more? Listen to this week’s episode and place your comments below, hit us up on Facebook, or leave us a voice message by calling the phone number listed (see sidebar on right). You never know, we may even read / air your comment if we think it’s worthwhile. Thanks for all the feedback! Cheers
