The History of Our Podcast (50)

Dave Shepherd, Howard Chang, and Howard Shepherd look back on how this podcast got started. (Warning: navel-gazing alert!) (2:09) We give a glimpse behind the scenes: how we prepare a show during our 'Nerd Nosh.' (12:36) Music bumper from 'History Repeats' by Jay Snyder (14:20) Our worldwide audience and their nerdy interests (14:44) How we do it: our technical setup, and our usual work-plan for a show (16:50) We do it for free? Well, yes, but... We would accept your donations, and we might even take a sponsor sometime. (24:06) Music bumper from 'Lost in History' by Real Smash (25:58) Rude word of the week: 'sellout' (26:24) Song: 'Repeat History,' by Jeremy Robinson (28:08) Where are we going? Our musings about this show's future (30:56) (We promise we will get back to talking about words next week, honest!) Music courtesy of GarageBand.com Time: 36:33 Size: 25.1 Mb Photo of the Word Nerds in the studio by Barbara Shepherd Rating: PG (Never really rude; a couple of off-hand mild vulgarities) Categories: language, linguistics, podcasting