WHAT'S UP WITH THAT DINOCAST?

Just a short update on all things dinocast.

I have 5 episodes recorded for season 2, though none edited and put together yet. I think I'll start putting them together when I have six or seven and get one or two done before I start putting them out again. If I start it in october that puts me on track to have about 2 seasons a year, which I'm pretty comfortable with. In the meantime continue to expect some kind of podcast or content each week.

I am "redesigning" the site as well, though this mostly consists of new art. Are there features you guys might want? What should I do with the redesign? Would forums be wasted?

What will become of these interim podcasts when the dinocast comes back?

I think Game Genies will have run it's course by the next episode, not because it's not fun or because I stopped loving video game music, but mostly because I'm running out of songs. I can get most of them through youtube but not all of them I want and I don't want it to become the all megaman and final fantasy music show. It's also very time consuming. We only record about five minutes of dialogue for it but it takes a couple of hours to put the music in. I don't really mind, but compare that to the dinocast which is usually an hour long and takes about 4 hours to put together. It's a pretty disparate content to work ratio. That said, I still love the idea so if Jon wanted to take a more active roll or if anyone wanted to hook me up with some more good video game music or help out in any way I'd be up for putting one out from time to time.

The Dinobite also might be over. I feel like I'm running out of things to say. I liked doing it because it only took about 20 minutes to put together and the idea is still funny to me but I feel like I'm failing it. What do you think? Have these remained entertaining?

I am still in love with the Dinopitch and could honestly see doing it once a month for the forseeable future. I can't speak for Brayton but I still really like doing these and putting them together.

I'm starting another podcast this month as well, which as of yet is untitled. The fourth season 2 dinocast is sort of a pilot for it. It's a comics focused podcast with a couple of guys I work with. We'll see how it works out.

I'm excited because this weekend Brayton and I are headed to PAX, the Penny Arcade Expo. I'm planning on recording a special "on location" dinocast which will feature interviews with attendees, maybe industry luminaries, and Brayton and I's commentary. My stated mission is to find someone cosplaying as Yoshi's saddle. We also might do a couple of dinopitches in our hotel if it makes sense.

Of course the biggest draw for PAX, for me, is the GFW Radio reunion. It's pretty much the reason I got into podcasting.