I'd like to extend a big "thank you" to the Archon staff for inviting us out and giving us so many opportunities to interact with the con attendees.  We really enjoyed the weekend and look forward to coming back next year.

We're experienced podcasters, but this was our first time working as members of the press.  We had no practical experience covering a large event or using some of our equipment in uncontrolled, public settings.  Some of our plans worked out as expected and some did not.  I'm not surprised, as this is typical of the first try one makes at anything.

Our panels went exceptionally well, and I was thrilled to work with folks as polite and professional as Tony and Ryu.  The attendees were also generally receptive when we walked around with an open mic.  In fact, more things went right than I have space to mention.

However, I still have my eyes on improvements for next year.  I'd like to reorganize our coverage to be more complete, including a lot more staff and guest interaction, starting well before Archon actually hits.  I'd also like to change some of our sound equipment to work better in an open setting, bringing the panel recordings up to the same quality as our normal podcast episodes.  Hopefully more details will follow as I work with the Archon staff to get ready for 2007.

Thanks again to Archon for giving us this chance, particularly Darrell who worked so closely with us!  And an even bigger thanks to the attendees for playing along with this little experiment!

Dan
Fear the Boot

The hosts of Fanboy Smackdown, Bad Buddhist Radio, and Fear the Boot explain the hardware, software, and websites used for podcasting.

We interviewed Chris from Privateer Press, discussing what Warmachine has to offer and how it compares to existing tabletop strategy games.

We stopped to interview two Archon staff members, yielding some of the most interesting audio from the whole con.  We chatted about their long history with the con, the changes in con culture, and what they'd like to see at Archon 2007.

Adam and Dan from Fear the Boot interview the president of HAFU, the group protesting against the Zombie Squad's treatment of the undead.  This is a compilation of three separate interviews, combined into one file.

The hosts of Fanboy Smackdown, Bad Buddhist Radio, and Fear the Boot offer advice on branding and marketing your podcast.

The hosts of Bad Buddhist Radio, Fanboy Smackdown, and Fear the Boot discuss the creative aspects of making a podcast and sustaining it in the longterm.

The hosts of Fear the Boot took the mic and spent a little time interviewing the Friday night party-goers in the Holiday Inn.  Many of them had been drinking (duh), so we got some interesting reactions.

As we were leaving the dealer room on Friday, we bumped into a gentleman with an amazingly realistic, robotic R2-D2.  We stopped for a quick interview with him.

The hosts of Bad Buddhist Radio, Fanboy Smackdown, and Fear the Boot are back again, this time discussing in detail what sets podcasting apart from other media and how it's changing the entertainment market.