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UER Forum > UE Main > Urbex Podcast? (Viewed 7201 times)
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What do you think? Post a reply too if you have any ideas.
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1. I would definitely listen to an Urbex Podcast2360.53 %
2. I would definitely listen and contribute my stories to an Urbex Podcast1539.47 %

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Urbex Podcast?
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I have a few podcasts that I listen to faithfully and love the podcast medium in general. It's a great way to get uniquely specific information and stories regarding your interests. I've been thinking about trying to start an urbex podcast where I either phone interview or meet face to face with experienced urbexers who tell stories of the best locations they have visited and sticky situations they have gotten into in their years of urbex escapades, as well as share my own. I would keep it completely anonymous to protect the urbexers identity. Any thoughts? Additional ideas? Would you listen or contribute? Let's make this happen.

I meant to add a "I wouldn't listen or contribute" option to the poll but it submitted before I could finish. If that's true you can express your disinterest in a reply.



[last edit 2/3/2016 7:19 PM by Beeblebrox - edited 3 times]

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< Reply # 1 on 2/4/2016 1:50 AM >
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I would be interested in this!!




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I would be interested in both listening to a contributing to a podcast.




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Seems like a cool idea but how many "and then we sat quietly while spreading our ass cheeks to fart silently for 6 hours waiting out the cops" stories can we listen to before getting bored.




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I like this idea and would be happy to contribute. Is there some way to make it an audiovisual podcast? Seems to me many get into the hobby out of an interest in photography and/or filmmaking, so to be able to include visual material would make sense to me.




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Seems like a cool idea but how many "and then we sat quietly while spreading our ass cheeks to fart silently for 6 hours waiting out the cops" stories can we listen to before getting bored.


Hahaha I laughed out loud at this one. I agree, sticky situations could get old quickly. I envision the interviews having a wide variety of questions. Maybe some dealing with the philosophy of Urbex (sounds pretentious I know). Or tips and tricks, how you find beauty in Urbex, funny situations, injuries. I think we could find enough questions to keep it interesting. Also, any number of the threads on UER could be turned into questions on a podcast.




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I like this idea and would be happy to contribute. Is there some way to make it an audiovisual podcast? Seems to me many get into the hobby out of an interest in photography and/or filmmaking, so to be able to include visual material would make sense to me.


Yeah, that's a good point. I'm not sure if I would plan on doing that from the get go as it would change the project completely but maybe if it gathered enough attention we could branch out. Also, I think most of the Urbex community focuses on visual media and a podcast could be something different and new. Thanks for the insight




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Just because you specifically added a poll it reminded me of this thread here.

But Avatar-X and Ninjalicous actually did a radio show once called CUER with fake ads and everything. (Which you can listen to here.)




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Yeah, that's a good point. I'm not sure if I would plan on doing that from the get go as it would change the project completely but maybe if it gathered enough attention we could branch out. Also, I think most of the Urbex community focuses on visual media and a podcast could be something different and new. Thanks for the insight


You're welcome, and true about the need for different media. Give it a whirl, mate!




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I've been interviewed in a few podcasts on this and it's probably more interesting to people who aren't that deep into exploring.

How about a 30-minute podcast of someone walking around where you can hear breathing, footsteps, and occasional grunts? Maybe punctuated by the occasional "What was that?" or a beer being opened.




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But Avatar-X and Ninjalicous actually did a radio show once called CUER with fake ads and everything. (Which you can listen to here.)


This is great!




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Just because you specifically added a poll it reminded me of this thread here.

But Avatar-X and Ninjalicous actually did a radio show once called CUER with fake ads and everything. (Which you can listen to here.)


That's awesome. What did they make this for? Just for fun?




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Hey, I'm down for podcasts. Someone better keep them archived, though, because I suck at following things.




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How do you expect to gauge interest when the only two options are 'I'm interested'? lol. Honestly, I'd probably have to see a sample of what you'd have lined up for an individual podcast, but I probably wouldn't listen to it. Not huge on podcasts, there's only one I listen to and I tend to 'binge listen'. I feel like the stories would get repetitive or boring. There's also the fact that not everyone who might have an interesting story is necessarily a good storyteller.

As far as the audio/visual thing goes... sometimes the podcast I listen to mentions other media. They typically link to it on their webpage. So if you wanted to interview someone with a cool story and show their photos, you could always just tell listeners where to find that stuff after or while they're listening. I'd be even less inclined to listen if I had to dedicate both my audio AND visual attention to a podcast. Just my two cents.




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I like the idea of a podcast, but UE is such a visual activity it seems a shame not to have a video component to share with your audience as well. That said, it does change the direction of your project significantly. Some of my favorite "podcasts" are vlogs with a few guys chatting together about their adventures. It gives the audience a feeling of participation that audio only doesn't give.


I would suggest that you sit down and develop a list of 15 or 20 episodes with an outline of each episode. If you have an issue creating that list, you may find yourself running out of episode ideas once you get the first few recorded. You might also want to sit down with a couple of your friends and record a few test podcasts to see how they come out. I'd also set up a couple of cell phones to capture video of your tests. That way you can get a feel for audio only vs audio/video of the exact same session.


I'm currently messing around with the idea of an "Outdoor Adventure" video series. I've gathered a few video cameras, microphones, video and audio editing software. I've shot some underground test footage and am trying to put together a basic episode so I can get my head around lighting, audio, editing, voiceover, and production. A proof of concept so to speak. As part of the project I have created outlines for about 20 episodes varying from mine exploring, motorcycle touring, camping, outdoor cooking, gear reviews, and interviews with interesting members of each activity. I think once I get over hating the sound of my voice on audio, it might come together.


Of course my advice is worth exactly what you had to pay for it. Whatever your choice of format, I'd suggest that you go for it! Good luck with it!

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How do you expect to gauge interest when the only two options are 'I'm interested'? lol.

Well, I added in my post that I meant to add a third "I'm not interested" option but accidentally posted it before I could.

Thanks for the advice though. I agree, it is a very visual hobby. I'm weighing my options currently, I'm not sure if it would be worth the time and effort. And it seems if I started something like this I would be doing more talking about the hobby than actually doing.




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I made the American Urbex Podcast that ran for 28 episodes. It started as an experiment and I really got into it for a while. I tried a few different things along the way.

The nice thing about podcasts is you can change the format up to whatever you feel like. Want to do a story episode? Do it. Interview time? Great. 5 minute short update? Your followers will appreciate it. An hour long episode debate? Go for it.

What I discovered from the listener metrics is that I couldn't anticipate what would connect with users. Some of the more popular episodes were the straight story episodes where I narrated my website posts verbatim. People loved it.

I highly recommend using LibSyn by the way. They have a $5/mo. basic plan, but the $7/mo. came with listener metrics. It was worth it.

Another thing to do is come up with a name for your podcast. Then see if the domain, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media pages are going to be available. You're going to want to register all of them. Believe it or not someone else grabbed American Urbex on YouTube before I thought of getting to it.

It doesn't show up in iTunes anymore because I stopped paying for LibSyn, but all the episodes are archived here.
https://www.youtub...ericanUrbexPodcast

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Beeblebrox you've got some of the best advice from experienced folks here on this thread.




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I would look to other specialty pursuit/occupation podcasts for evidence of the kinds of worthwhile discussions you could potentially have with this, that would transcend the "30 minutes of footsteps in an empty building" notions expressed above.

Two that spring to mind that I listen to are

Scriptnotes - "A podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters" (and many non-screenwriters like myself, as it's really about creating and communicating narrative, and the business of creating and communicating narrative)

Good Beer Hunting - "Interviews with founders, brewers, aficionados, and keepers of the craft from all walks of life."

The two have quite different default structures - a Scriptnotes episode usually is a discussion between the two hosts about several different topics, while Good Beer Hunting is almost always a single interview/conversation by the host with a guest or couple of guests.

What they share is a consistent interest and willingness to talk critically about their subject craft, about relevant news/events/trends, and about the value of this craft both to participants and to the wider audience that consumes it. They both provide very lucid, critical and occasionally revelatory observations that are based on deep practitioner knowledge of the subject but are also accessible to a wider range of listeners.

Because of its substantial overlaps with a range of urban conditions, interests and issues, I think you could definitely do something similarly interesting with urban exploration. It would take a real desire to ask some different questions and talk reflexively about aspects of the activity that are usually taken for granted by practitioners.

Saying things that everyone agrees with and already knows implicitly does not make for good radio -- episode after episode of asking someone "why do you explore?" and getting the same rote, locker room answer back about what it feels like to be in a wrecked building isn't going to be worth the investment of time. But if you can get into some of the real points of inflection, contradiction and opportunity that arise from urban exploration, and provide timely discussion of emergent events from around the worldwide community and the wider built environment (for an extreme example of the latter, see the range of topics that get written up on the website BLDGBLOG), I think that could deliver a truly valuable service.

It would help if you've got a good radio voice too. I listen to a couple of podcasts with less-practiced, more 'nerd'/'fan' voices, but it definitely takes more of a commitment on my part as a listener to sit through those.




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I made the American Urbex Podcast that ran for 28 episodes. It started as an experiment and I really got into it for a while. I tried a few different things along the way.


I actually listened to a few of your episodes while researching podcasting. They were really well done and part of my inspiration. Thanks for putting those out there. I would love to talk to you more in-depth about your experience with podcasting.

Thanks to everyone for all your advice. Glad there's interest in the subject.




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