Episode #001 "Why a blog?"

I just started reading “Freakonomics” (for the purposes of truth in blogging, I am actually listening to it on CD…). In it, one of the authors, who is reading the book for the CD, was discussing why this audio version is “revised and expanded.”

He says that when you write a book, the material becomes static right away; you finish it, wait for it to be published after editing and revisions, put it out there and there it remains as is, despite changes in the world around it. Hence these authors have corrected, revised and added material for this audio edition. These new things were based on the blog they had created as a platform for making additions, updates, and commentary to the book. This was a new edition on CD with fresh new ideas recorded for it. That sounded like a good idea.

That is also what it is like with a podcast. As I sit writing this, my podcast cohost (cohort) and I have some 50+ editions of Countless Screaming Argonauts, the Podcast of Record, recorded and posted. This is great but those thoughts and ideas are now static too.

We have changed over the last 10 months. We have learned over the last 10 months. We have new ideas about old topics from 10 months ago. But unless we are willing to update all the old topics and ideas as previously discussed, we cannot change it, That that would be a daunting task to undertake too.

Just finding a specific section in a specific podcast is difficult. We do not have the time for this. Sure sometimes we do on air updates but not for every story or issue we have discussed. It is hoped that this update or new idea is the sort of thing that might go into this blog. Plus, if we spend all that time updating stuff, when will we have time to talk about new topics, new ideas, new funny quips and stories?

Additionally, there are personal thoughts too, Ideas, thoughts and situations come up that are not appropriate for our podcast, or we do not have enough time to deal with.

Certainly the ideas of a podcast have a shelf life, and the shelf life can be short. Well, this will be a place for them too. I hope you enjoy it.