Podcast Ping 34

Another episode with no particular theme, although there is a time element to the poems.

http://www.mediamax.com/writerpatrick/Hosted/pp34.mp3

Beowulf Reading Part 11

Part 11 of Beowulf.

http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/Beowulf/BeowulfReading11.mp3

I've got about another week recorded and edited so I should be able to stick to three a week.

Over 5000 (counting Mininova and feed downloads) have checked out the Prelude so far. Although the numbers have not remained that high, it's been popular.

Beowulf Reading Part 10

Here's part 10.

http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/Beowulf/BeowulfReading10.mp3

I realized that some might find it confusing that I just listed the part numbers without indicating that they are parts of the same poem. I could read as if they were different versions of the same story.

I've also put together a page where just the Beowulf readings can be downloaded at http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick.

Beowulf Reading 9

Part 9 of Beowulf.

http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/Beowulf/BeowulfReading9.mp3

I'll try to get three a week out now, though that depends upon how things go.

Podcast Ping 33

No theme per say, although it is a little political.

http://www.mediamax.com/writerpatrick/Hosted/pp33.mp3

Beowulf 8

Here's the 8th part of Beowulf.

http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/Beowulf/BeowulfReading8.mp3

I've been working on a page for all previous episodes of Beowulf at http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/.

Beowulf Reading 7

Part 7 of Beowulf. The music I'm using for the intro and outro is a section of "Welsh Aryes and Dances, Op. 84 by Sheldon", recorded by Fred Lewis and The Bensenville/Wooddale Concert Band. It is a public domain recording found on archive.org.

http://www.freewebs.com/writerpatrick/Beowulf/BeowulfReading7.mp3

I'll try to get at least two episodes out per week, although I would like to get three. Depending upon how the recording goes and how much opportunity I have to post, I may do more.

You may notice that I'm using another source again for the files. Depending upon how things work out I might be setting up a Beowulf page so you can get all the files from one source other than the podcast. That way those coming into the podcast can catch up. But for now one can search old Podcast Ping posts.

Podcast Ping 32 - Circus Is In Town

This episode has a circus theme. I found some audio problems with the last intro (more noticeable with headphones) so I re-recorded it, but it's much like the last.

http://www.mediamax.com/writerpatrick/Hosted/pp32.mp3

Since I've had to reduce file size it's recorded with a bit rate of 96 rather than 128. This might make the sound a little duller but I needed to keep the file under 10M for the free hosting account (one of the largest for any free account). Another option would be to remove one of the songs, though I've already shortened it up as it is. I'll experiment with other settings so see what works. I won't need to reduce the resolution for Beowulf since those files are small enough anyways, although since it's all talk it won't make that big a difference.

Beowulf 6

Here is part 6 of Beowulf. You'll notice I've changed the intro and outro to add the music I've been using in the ad.

http://www.mediamax.com/writerpatrick/Hosted/BeowulfReading6.mp3

I've been having a little trouble with Archive.org lately; they did some "upgrades" about a month ago and it's been troublesome since. I'm now trying out the free service of MediaMax, but they have file size limits so I've had to reduce the audio quality for Podcast Ping from 128 to 96. Hopefully there shouldn't be a noticeable difference.

Podcast Ping 31 - In With The New

The new format of the show is starting today. About the only real difference is the shorter length and I won't always have a theme. I'm focusing more on folk music this year as well.

http://www.archive.org/download/PodcastPing31/pp31.mp3

I may be using Tuesday's spot for Beowulf instead of a regular show since I really want to get through it early enough so that those studying it this year can use it. I has appeared to be more popular than regular episodes so far, with the Mininova posting of the Prelude having been downloaded more than 4,000 times so far.

The next episode of Beowulf will be Thursday. I'm trying to record as much as I can beforehand so I can get it out faster. I already have up to 8 finished and 12 in unedited recordings.