My name is Kristopher Smith. I’m a podcasting addict that will probably never
get clean. So if you want to have an intervention you can forget it, because
I’ve already hired a body double and a vocal impressionist to cover my tracks.
I’ll be producing my show on the run or from my new Frigidaire box under the
freeway, the only one with Wi-Fi. With that said, I would like to make a bold
statement about podcasting, maybe just a simply analogy, but I think an
effective one . . . podcasting is like streaking.

There will never be a better time to get out there and de-pants yourself. The
stadium has spectators and is filling up more and more everyday as new devices
are sold and articles are written about the hot new girl in town, podcasting.
Doing a podcast means putting even more of yourself out there than you can ever
imagine doing in a blog. A podcast is a much more personal experience. Not only
will your ideas be attached, but your voice will be doing the driving instead of
a reader’s inner voice. Your naked body is the driving force, to say, if we were
to return to the analogy that podcasting is like streaking. So boys and girls
let your junk swing.

That’s enough of that for today. I’m supposed to be introducing myself and
talking a little bit about what it is that I will be doing here at PodFly. What
I will be doing for PodFly is a near-daily column, article, maybe stream of
consciousness that will be focused on, of course, podcasting. The articles will
range from trend spotting, production, commentary, community, user experience,
show format, education, hardware, software and so on.

I will make no claims that this will be easy, that I am the most articulate or
intelligent person writing about podcasting. This may be one of the most
difficult things that I have done, but I have been able to pull off a daily
podcast, Croncast, for the last 4 weeks
and am finding it easier to do as I integrate podcasting into my life. By
writing these articles it is my goal to create some dialogue on various topics,
as well as, teach myself how to write better and stay focused. Sometimes it can
be a bit of problem for me. I’ll never buy another one again. See, it happened
again.

Well, while we are all getting in line to run naked through the stadium, it will
be my goal, as another nudist, to produce a daily roadmap of some of the things
that we may encounter when we enter the stadium.

Kris

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