So…I couldn’t get into the BlogTalkRadio show. For over half the show Skype wouldn’t dial the number, telling me it didn’t exist(and I almost slept through it b/c I mixed up the times doing my math). When it finally dialed through the BTR automated voice told me there was no show, even though I could clearly see it going on. I think I mixed up the Country Code trying to call Renee directly, so sorry to the man who answered, twice, who was (kind of) patient w/ me.
So, my deepest apologies to Renee and Monica. I am incredibly embarrassed and amazingly disappointed, since I have been looking forward to this experience all week.
For those of you who were listening, I hope you enjoyed the show. The way motherhood is devalued is an important conversation to have, and I thank Renee for thinking of me for this show.
Oh dear! I was wondering where you were.
I didn’t see the chatroom up this week either!
I was so bummed.
Not least of all b/c I got up so early to do it.
They’ve offered to try it again sometime. I really really like the idea of a radio show like that. So much more personal, and it is nice to put voices to blogs that I like to read.
Perhaps y’all should do an unscheduled practice run?
I used to run a radio show, not on BTN though, and there was always SOME technical difficulty that needed to be addressed at the beginning especially, so I’d get on a half hour early and work with some listeners to make sure like “is the volume even and loud enough? is my mic too crackly?” etc.
I wonder if that is doable.
Some of it, we think, is due to my being in a different day that they were. Support is looking in to it.
I don’t know if I would ever have the nerves to do a radio show myself.
Oh lord, like their server was looking at your connection and going “nope! That’s not on at this time!”? That’d be messed up.
I don’t think I’d have the nerve to do what Renee is doing, that’s for sure. My radio show was very small and for a community website, and it mostly involved me playing music. So it was easy, usually.
Almost like “I’m sorry, we don’t accept calls from the future. Please call back yesterday”.
lol Yes exactly