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It may be time to start a news podcast, the "hacker new podcast", where 3 of the top HN users discuss the day's headlines and comments on HN - 5 minutes/day. T

• leot 15y ago
  Slate's Gabfests would probably be a good model for these. They're really entertaining to listen to, and very insightful. They've never discussed it explicitly, but their "formula" seems to include: - usually at most three main topics (occasionally more) - a closing bit of silliness - they make sure everyone has had time to prepare something to say on the topics to-be-discussed - each person has a computer handy (but I never hear anyone typing, which is nice) - they have some facility for including external audio (for discussion, e.g., music or ads) - one person leads the discussion, trying to keep people on topic, and making sure that a transition happens to the next one at the right time - keep the podcast between 45 and 60 minutes, fairly consistently - they release it at a regular time - it's weekly, and comes out at a regular time
  • mmahemoff 15y ago
    As another Gabfest fan, I'll add: - Community involvement. Live shows and a facebook fan page which they stay active on, and refer to during the show. - Good mix of regulars, semi-regulars (usually other Slate people), and occasional guests.
• petercooper 15y ago
  TechZing was doing something similar with its panel shows but.. definitely not 5 minutes or each day ;-) I give your idea a thumbs up but podcast production is pretty hard work so it would take some rather dedicated souls to pull it off well.