Episode 12: It's geeky, intense, but it's fun

Ricky starts off the podcast talking about solutions for running a live stream or radio broadcast by yourself.  Ways to monitor your signal going to your listeners visually is mentioned.  He then dives into some of the technical reasons why internet connections will drop out in the field.  He stops babbling and goes into the second part of the interview with play-by-play radio personality, JP Sweet.  The guys talk about a real moment going out on the air.  The differences between talent, the crowd and a random super fan of the local buffet is brought up.  Ricky's geeky way of making a live baseball broadcast even more entertaining.  Ricky talks about a moment on set where he didn't realize who was sitting next to him.  It happens to us as well.  The basic rule of mics is brought up.  JP talks proper mic etiquette with his live interviews.  JP goes inside the UFC.  Ricky is reminded of another moment from the TV set on the subject of preventing unintended audio.  The guys then discuss how intense covering lives sports is.  JP talks about covering hockey, basketball and the personal connections that happen.  Ricky talks about the recordings that can be kept and shared for generations to come.  JP talks about the tape era vs. the hard drive/cloud era and the ability to play it back for future generations.  The guys talk about taking advantage of this really big and expensive phone we call broadcasting and streaming.  Thanks for listening everyone and thanks to our guest, JP Sweet.  Seeya next week.