At the peak of the recession in 2009. We were all hurting. And I got tired of people complaining suggesting, as always, when the going gets tough … you know the rest. I ended up talking about radio back in the day and some of the places I’ve worked and my radio ‘dreams’. Literally. Also, how you have to do something to change your circumstances.
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When was the last time you heard a talk show from a Karaoke bar? If you listen to this podcast, you will. Live from the now defunct Old Chicago in Uptown … Karaoke Email. Live from Uptown, Bob takes email from listeners on the state of talk radio, the show mad men, the economy, global warming and oh yeah, some really bad singers!
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When I first started doing podcasts, not many people were listening to them. In fact, radio stations didn’t have a place on their websites for podcasts, aps like Sound Cloud, and aps that go out and get podcasts and allow you to program your own talk station, did not exist. My only way to communicate with people was through email. So I thought I would do a ‘mail bag’ podcast. Comments from listeners via email. The education system, challenging federal largesse with litigation, “we is the problem”, the nature of the podcasts and more.
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