Future of the Israellycool Podcast
November 21, 2006 | Aussie Dave | Comments 8
My gradual podfading has taken its toll, with the podcast failing to make Lair’s Ten and Only Ten list for the first time in over a year. Can’t say I disagree with him either.
I am finding it extremely hard to find the time to do a podcast these days. Sure, it isn’t too hard to record oneself mouthing off about something or the other, but I have always put more effort than that into the show – whether it be research, incorporating sound effects and other audio, as well as editing. I believe you either do something well, or don’t do it at all.
My relative lack of time these days is coupled with a relative lack of motivation. I could theoretically find the time to do the show, but the lack of feedback in the form of comments and hotline calls have started to take their toll (the show pulls in great numbers, but they are just numbers to me if I am not receiving feedback).
So here’s the deal. I am going to run a poll to help me decide on the fate of the show for the immediate future. If you are a listener of the show, please find the time to participate.
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About the Author: An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.
I enjoy your podcasts. I hope you continue to do them even if only once every 2 or 3 months.
I too enjoy listening to your podcasts. I do hope that you get enough feedback to get you inspired to make them.
(the show pulls in great numbers, but they are just numbers to me if I am not receiving feedback).
Aside from that accent the shows are just fine.
I feared this would happen. You know, to be very honest with you, if it wasn’t for your podcast I wouldn’t be a loyal reader to this blog. The podcast REALLY adds success to Israellycool, and I understand your stance on important issues better than when I just read your commentaries. I also enjoy the humor and the effort put into it.
People feel closer to you and your writing when they put a human voice to this blog.
Come on, you know you don’t wanna stop. You don’t have to do it weekly, but you can’t stop forever, one day something is going to happen in Israel and I’d think, “Jee I wonder if Dave is gonna talk about this.” The reason why people misunderstand you I think is because they don’t listen to your podcast – it was through your podcast that I understood where you were coming from and put an effort into figuring out what people were saying about you was true or not. When people on forums and blogs say, “Israellycool is so racist and hateful,” my only reply is, “Listen to the podcasts.” Because for some reason it highlights the caring and understanding side of you. You’re pretty calm, laid-back, and you talk about a variety of things without wasting much time. Very amusing, and in time of war, very useful.
Losing the podcast will be a huge disappointment. Sure I may hardly agree with some of the things you say but I sure don’t mind hearing it. Humanizing you is important, and again, it is one of the reasons I come back.
Apologies for the lengthy rant. But it is important! Plus judging from the poll results so far we’re winning anyways. Just because you don’t get feedbacks doesn’t mean no one’s listening and appreciating this. I promise to add my 2 cents next time if it helps.
Wow Esra’a, thanks for the feedback. It is really heartening, and is especially appreciated given that you and I do differ on many issues. I prefer not to preach to the choir too much.
How did I know you would say that?!
Thanks csva and Kathy for your kind feedback.
I should probably remind you that you were one of the forces that inspired Mideast Youth. You were the first to support it and that encouraged me to keep it running. It’s now pretty successful in terms of participation and we’re taking it a step further by turning it into a well established e-zine with many multimedia features.
So how can you say you preach to the choir when you inspire a bunch of Arabs in the Gulf to do all this cyber networking amongst activists?
Keep up the great work. When your work is considered inspiration – that’s the best thing a blogger could ever ask for. Even the most successful bloggers don’t have that sometimes. But you do! And saying this as a pro-Palestinian Arab should say something to you. Yes we don’t agree but at least the respect is still there and will be maintained no matter what.