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Las Vegas, Blog World Expo, and Johnny Carson

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Looming up on the horizon is Blog World Expo, which happens this year in Las Vegas on October 15-17th. It’s subtly different this year as this conference and the Podcast and New Media Expo have merged to create one big conference, and stop all the problems that bloggers and ‘casters had last year trying to decide which one to go to (given they were (a) both in Vegas and (b) about 4 weeks apart). I’ve attended both events in the past. Last year I was at Blog World (the New Media expo ran during the Edinburgh Fringe last year, so

Some thoughts as the Fringe ends for another year

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And that’s that. The Edinburgh Fringe Podcast, one of the most high profile, enjoyable podcasts that I do in the year can be put away till about March next year – that’s when people start to email me asking if I’ll be doing it again. How about some numbers to put this year’s run in perspective: 31 podcasts, made up of.. 22 regular shows 5 preview shows 3 Sunday specials and 1 “Top Ten” clip show (which only has two clips actually repeated from other podcasts) The podcasts featured 19 musical acts 1 poetry recital 1 rap 58 ‘studio’ interviews

The Final Edinburgh Fringe Preview of 2009

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…because it all kicks off next week! Press launches, preview shows, a million people with five billion flyers descending on Edinburgh, and in the middle of it all, one lone podcaster making a difference and capturing the heat of the moment and sending it out to the world. (That would be me, by the way). [audio:http://edinburghfringe.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_eff09_20090731_archive_05.mp3] MP3 File – Show Notes – RSS Feed Though you might not guess from the mainstream media, the Fringe is not just about the big names coming up from London and doing a little bit of theatre to ‘experiment’’, and nor is it about

Fringe Podcast Featured in the latest issue of iProng Magazine

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It’s just under a week* until the first press event for the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe – which is when my ‘interview radar’ switches from passive to active and I start to track down the new stars and shows for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Podcast. Throughout July I’ve been doing a bit more press and publicity for the show, and this month’s issue of iProng Magazine (the publication for iPhone, iPod, music, podcasting, and social media lovers) features myself in the Podcaster Spotlight section: What are you most looking forward to at the 2009 Festival? September the 1st! There is such

Hitler on the Edinburgh Fringe Podcast

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One of the delights of the Fringe (and the Fringe Podcast) is finding small acts that go on to greater success, and Paul Webster, who I spoke to in 2007 (and is today’s Best of the Fringe Podcast) wrote and performed his own one-man show, Hitler Alone. It returns to the Fringe for a third year, and gives me the perfect reason to repeat my interview with him, that was recorded in one of the many side streets just off The Royal Mile If you’d like to see Paul Webster performing Hitler Alone this year (it runs from the 12to