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Podcastaway.

I spent much of today editing the latest episode of our More Than Mostly Comedy Podcast - the first new instalment since 2015 - so we can release it later this week.

The new episode is exciting for many reasons. Firstly, it's good to be back. Secondly, it features conversations we recorded together yet apart during lockdown, which - thanks to the wonders of modern technology - sound like we're in the same room. And thirdly, it's the first episode to consist of interviews recorded live onstage. See? Three reasons = many.

Considering it's our first live interview and the first time we attempted capturing the recording in a challenging gig setting, I'm exceptionally pleased with it. Even without the caveats, it sounds relaxed and is an interesting listen. It helps that both interviewees - Norman Lovett and Kate Robbins - are easy to talk to and have done so many fascinating things. We couldn't have wished for two better subjects to kick-off our live content.

As for the excellent audio quality, that's entirely thanks to our exceptional soundman Billy, who managed to pull off a difficult job effortlessly (though he probably wouldn't agree, as he had a tough night tech-wise); there's no way we could have captured it so clearly without him. All I did was tighten up the content. As for our intro and outro, we recorded them last night via webcam while using our trusty old Zoom recorders at each end to capture each voice separately. Then all we needed to do was line the audio up. This technical advance means we need never meet again (which is quite useful in the current circumstances); love it.

Us, recording the links for our new MTMC podcast episode last night.


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