Podcast Ping Bonus 9 - A Visit From St. Nicholas

This episode is a reading of "A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Moore," better known as "The Night Before Christmas" with music intermixed. This episode is one you will want to play for your family and friends, and those you want to make your family and friends.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPingBonus9/ppb9.mp3

This is the last bonus episode. After this, all episodes will be numbered normally. As I stated previously, the reason for the bonus episodes was to make up for the experimental episodes of 1-9. Episode 29 will be the 29th episode of the current format, excluding the specials or the Beowulf readings. (Including them and the 9 early ones I'm somewhere around 45 episodes.) It includes more traditional Christmas music.

Podcast Ping 28 - Winter Words

I mislabelled episode Bonus 8 as 28 but here's the real 28, or it could be considered Bonus 8. Either way, it's some winter poetry and music in tune with the season.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPing28_652/pp28-WinterWords.mp3

Either way, it shouldn't happen again. The final Bonus episode will be Tuesday and it will be one not to miss. After that, all episodes will be numbered regardless of when they air--except for the Beowulf or special episodes.

Beowulf Reading 5

Here is part five of Beowulf.

http://www.archive.org/download/BeowulfReading5/BeowulfReading5.mp3

With the holidays coming up, this will be the last episode of Beowulf until the new year. I'll still be posting regular episodes of Podcast Ping. I've recorded a few more Beowulf, but a cold over the past couple weeks kept me from doing as much as I wanted to. But I do want to get at least a couple a week out in January. I have even considered using Tuesdays which I would normally use for a regular episode. But either way, I will get through it.

Podcast Ping 28 - Heaven And That Other Place

This podcast complements the last and eases into the Christmas season.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPing28/ppb8-HeavenAndThatOtherPlace.mp3

Next episode will have the theme of Winter, followed by the final bonus episode, a reading of "A Visit from St. Nicholas", then a more traditional Christmas episode. There will be no episode Christmas day, but I will be ending the year with a special hour long episode.

Podcast Ping 27 - Cosmic Journey

Look up in the sky on a starry night and listen to this podcast. Just make sure you're warm enough and don't fall asleep in the snow.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPing27_65/pp27.mp3

I am now an official member of the Association of Poetry Podcasters. While it may not seem like much to those who have never heard about it, it is a recognition of my efforts. Their website can be found at http://poetrypodcasting.org.

Beowulf Reading 4

The fourth part of Beowulf.

http://www.archive.org/download/BeowulfReading4/BeowulfReading4.mp3

I still haven't settled on a schedule for these but I would like to get about three a week done if possible. However, that might not happen until after the holidays.

Beowulf Reading 3

The third part of Beowulf.

http://www.archive.org/download/BeowulfReading3/BeowulfReading3.mp3

The Prologue and first part has been quite popular--using one particular distribution system it's seen over 2000 downloads. It's a legitimate distribution system (and not spam), but for obvious reasons I'm not quite ready to reveal it just yet. I'm still experimenting with it and I want to get a little more data before I describe the system.

Some already know how it's done and have found there way here from it. Some have tried using it before for podcasts. And since there's two critical parts (three if you consider titles), some have only used one and not seen as much success. But I will reveal it soon.

Podcast Ping 26 - Great Big Sea on the High C

This is a special, all Great Big Sea episode. And it's all podsafe music! Just remember, if you're distributing this, the whole show must be distributed intact; you can't edit songs out and share.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPing26/pp26-gbs.mp3

For those using the Podcast Pickle directory, the podcast can be found at:
http://www.podcastpickle.com/cast/25527
Every addition counts towards the overall ratings, and one addition can make a significant difference.

I'm still waiting for a listing in the Zune directory. They have over ten thousand to sort through and hopefully they will update this week.

Beowulf Reading 2

Beowulf 2.

http://www.archive.org/download/BeowulfReading2/Beowulf2.mp3

From what I can gather, the reading has been quite successful so far. I'm likely to do more after finishing this and have a shorter poem in mind which should only be about six or seven parts.

Podcast Ping Bonus 7 - Stormy Weather

A little music and poetry about weather this time.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPingBonus7/ppb7-StormyWeather.mp3

I was going to save this for next week and do a movie commentary this week, but I came down with a cold and couldn't record. I could also have added another bonus using next year's material, but it would throw off the count and I don't want to get into regular Tuesday episodes until the new year.

I'll try to get a movie commentary done this week; if I can't I'll post an episode of Beowulf on Tuesday. I also plan to release Beowulf 3 this Thursday.