Podcast Bay: The Podcast

Jeff Akin is co-host of Babylon 5 for the First Time. In each weekly episode, he and fellow veteran Star Trek podcaster Brent Allen watch an episode of the Nineties science fiction TV show, Babylon 5, and try to decide whether they should have watched it back in the day. It’s an entertaining look back at some classic sci-fi that not only gives a fresh take on its victories and faults but also allows longtime fans (including your humble captain) to live vicariously through Jeff and Brent watching the show with fresh eyes.

Join Captain Rob as he chats with Jeff about floor pizza, getting scathing feedback on your initial test episodes, the struggle of pronouncing “Ivanova” correctly and those trying times when your seven-year-old daughter is mean about an awesome show.

Time-Stamping the Interrogation

• 7:00: Hoisting the Jolly Roger - What drew Jeff to Babylon 5, and what made him start a podcast about it?
• 14:30: How did pro wrestling allow Jeff to get into the podcasting medium?
• 17:30: What were/are Jeff’s favourite podcasts?
• 18:40: What lessons from prior shows did Jeff apply to Babylon 5 for the First Time?
• 23:00: How do Jeff and Brent manage their geographical separation when making episodes?
• 26:00: How does Jeff get to be more himself on Babylon 5 for the First Time than in the rest of life and on his other shows?
• 30:00: The Rig Rundown - Jeff’s awesome recording studio.
• 32:30: Keeping Ship-Shape - How do Jeff and Brent organise watching the show and discussing it?
• 39:30: How are Jeff and Brent’s kids getting into podcasting?
• 42:00: What led the hosts to give Babylon 5 for the First Time its own website?
• 46:00: How much editing work is involved in editing the episodes and managing the show’s web presence?
• 52:00: What kit does Jeff wish he had?
• 55:00: Ship’s Pets - managing kids and podcasting.
• 58:30: Your Treasure Map - What’s next for Jeff Akin?
• 1:06:30: X Marks the Spot - Where can listeners find Jeff Akin and Baylon 5 for the First TIme on the Web?

Guest Link!

https://www.babylon5first.com/

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A pirate may be nothing without a parrot on their shoulder, and few self-respecting ships would not set sail without a ship’s cat, but only a Dungeons and Dragons podcast would have a ship’s goat named Sebastian. Dice and Desire is an “actual play” show, where the hosts record their playing of a game, whether digital or tabletop, so their listeners can enjoy their reactions - and in the case of a Dungeons and Dragons actual play, listen to the adventures of the players’ team of wandering mercenaries.

The show’s captain, Nate Peterson, is also the game’s Dungeon Master, and despite their being new to this almost forty-year-old hobby, he and his team have done a fantastic job of pulling a very tongue-in-cheek game together, complete with bardcore intro music, for our enjoyment. They’re playing the Storm King’s Thunder pre-published set of adventures and release new episodes every Wednesday, UK time, and poor Sebastian the Goat is just one of the digressions the Dice and Desire crew have taken from the text of the adventures.

Nate and I had good fun geeking out about the Dungeons and Dragons hobby and podcasting in general; if you’re curious as to how sheer enthusiasm translates into awesome content, this one’s definitely for you!

Show Notes

• 4:00: How the Dice and Desire team discovered Dungeons and Dragons
• 7:45: How a campaign became a podcast
• 11:00: Turning game sessions into show episodes
• 18:00: The Tale of Sebastian, The Most Pitiable Goat in the Forgotten Realms
• 23:15: Turning fortnightly sessions into weekly episodes
• 26:30: Nate’s prior podcasting experience
• 34:30: The Tale of Stuart, The Bard of Dice and Desire (yeah, but, for real too, he’s the one who does the bardcore intro music)
• 38:00: Getting other people to edit the show.
• 41:00: The non-game episodes, including DM and DM
• 44:00: What’s next for Dice and Desire and Nate Peterson?

More Nate and Dice and Desire!

• Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/diceanddesire
• All social media: https://linktr.ee/DiceAndDesire
• Dweezil Vanzaphir (Stuart, the show’s bard) on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oTt_7_bf8hDCFxorHg0pw

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Angela and Bradford have been co-captains of By the Bi, a podcast for anyone interested in learning about bisexuality, the swinger community, open relationships, BDSM, and everything else your vanilla friends refuse to talk with you about, for seven years. They chronicle not only their own voyages through those spaces on the map that many shy away from and mark with “Here Be Swingers,” but the travels of their friends and lovers too.

As well as being a fun and saucy tale of their adventures, Angela and Bradford also intend By the Bi to increase visibility of, and acceptance for, the broader community of sexual explorers and builders of relationships beyond the bounds of convention and monogamy.

Join Captain Rob as he, Angela and Bradford discuss how their podcast serves as relationship therapy, the dual purpose of their podcast recording space, the awesomeness of the By the Bi Discord community and helping people outside the norm realise that they’re not alone.

Time-Stamping the Interrogation

• 5:40: Hoisting the Jolly Roger: What information about alternate lifestyles were Angela and Bradford unable to locate elsewhere?
• 10:10: What drew Angela and Bradford to podcasting as a medium for their message?
• 13:00: Which podcasts were / are Angela and Bradford fans of?
• 15:20: How do Angela and Bradford get to be more themselves on their own podcast than otherwise?
• 16:20: Are Angela and Bradford allowed to say “fuck” on Podcast Bay: The Podcast?
• 18:20: What’s the cost of masking yourself to avoid others taking offence?
• 20:20: Keeping Ship-Shape: What are the great parts of making By the Bi?
• 22:45: What opportunities has making By the Bi granted Angela and Bradford?
• 25:50: How is By the Bi a ritual space for Angela and Bradford?
• 29:40: Your Own Tortuga: How did Angela and Bradford build the By the Bi Discord community, and how do they maintain it?
• 35:20: The Rig Rundown: What kit do Angela and Bradford use to record and publish their show?
• 40:00: Your Treasure Map: What are Angela and Bradford looking forward to?
• 43:30: Let Our Listeners Loot Your Booty: Pendulum Party on February 17th, 2023; the short film, “Refused Classification;” the play, “Gravity”
• 47:20: X Marks The Spot: Where can listeners find Angela and Bradford and By the Bi on the Seven Seas of the Internet?

Guest Link!

https://www.bythebi.com.au/

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Trina Martin may have been captain of her show, Trina Talk, for four years, but her other voyages are no less impressive. She’s served in both the US Army AND the US Navy; she’s worked with the FBI; she advocates for women - especially women of colour - in the tech sector.

Each weekly episode of Trina Talk takes us on a journey of discovery with her guest; a quest through their example for a fulfilled life. Trina is a wonderful interviewer who gets great stories from her guests about how they faced life’s challenges and keep living with passion, all while striving to help others live better lives.

Chime in for a great chat about Trina’s preferred branch of service, getting into coding at a young age, geeking out about all the wonderful tech toys and giving an audience something different each week!

Time Stamps:

• 4:40: Refusing to confine your interests.
• 7:30: Trina and the tech sector.
• 10:50: Coming up with questions on the fly.
• 13:00: The good and bad bits about producing Trina Talk.
• 15:00: Outsourcing production and Trina’s virtual assistant.
• 18:00: The Rig Rundown: Trina’s fancy LCD sound board.
• 24:00: The calendar’s place in keeping organised.
• 25:00: Ship’s Pets: Trina’s Dobermann
• 27:00: Next for Trina: Speaking and presenting

More Trina!

https://trinalmartin.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trina-l-martin

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Whispers speak of a new Pod-Admiral on the sound waves who can drive a ship like no other, and teaches others to drive ships like only he can. Once you wrap your head around that, I’d love to extend an invitation for you to listen in on a conversation had between our beloved (we can’t really call him fearsome) host Rob Farquhar and pod-admiral Terry Cook. Terry hosts 2 masterpieces in the 5 Minute Theory podcast, as well as the show The Instructor. Both shows are aimed at improving the listener’s experience with the Driving Instruction industry. 5 Minute Theory aims to help the listener with the theoretical aspect of the driving examination, whilst The Instructor intends to have driving instructors taking a hard look at themselves in a proverbial mirror to see where they can improve their craft. He’s beating personal bests, and tends to have a bit of a knack for predicting listener trends based on the events of the world. Sound interesting yet? If not he also has a pretty tricksy dog.

In This Episode

• Rob conducts what could arguably be the best intro ever heard.
• Why did it take (then) Captain Cook 4 hours to complete a 6 minute podcast episode?
• Terry takes us on a dive into his personality and opens up his podcast listening library to us.
• Why Alien is a far superior horror film than Aliens.
• Once you create the podcast, it turns out that you then have to tell people about it - and other mental gremlins.
• Terry and Rob mutually coach each other into creating a better guest experience on each other’s podcasts.
• How it feels when someone asks to be on your show as a guest for the first time, making a major impact from your show, and actually just putting something out consistently.
• What Terry lacks in future podcast gear demands, he more than makes up for in enthusiasm for his trickster of a dog! (We also appreciate her brand of mischief here at Podcast Bay)
• Podcast Bay Exclusive: Pod-Admiral Cook’s plans to expand on his podcast fleet!

Get More of Terry!

https://www.tcdrive.co.uk

To participate in our listener survey, take part in the latest Podcast Bay scavenger hunt, or to simply join the mailing list to stay up to date on our latest adventures (and win glorious prizes like gear, merch, and professional services like production time) click on the link!

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