
A Report is precisely that. We were someplace and recorded ourselves telling about it. Here's a classic example of one Alex sent me a little over a year ago from Fukuoka called
i've got the sea. Now, a Report differs from one of our
Talk Show programs in that it is usually spontaneous, sometimes on location and is recorded alone more often than not, although it might sometimes contain a spontaneous
interview of sorts. Alex's and my Talk Show series usually involves very little preparation or scripting (often painfully obvious), but we've recorded it long-distance many times now, and it has become a sort of routine where agree beforehand more or less what we're going to talk about, and cue up new ideas through a Skype chat window, or edit later. Sometimes there are guests. Anyway, once I moved to Tokyo, I found it necessary to talk about things which couldn't wait, so I did my first solo podcast or report called
Panic Living and Alex followed shortly thereafter with his
One Man Ramble from Nakatsu, Osaka. Our portable recording device of choice is the tiny iRiver, which we take with us everywhere, even on bike rides, which is when Alex recorded
Sunset Ramblings from Miyakojima Sports Island. Unfortunately, Alex finally lost it all, in Fukuoka by the sea one night after one too many English interview tests, but luckily for us, he left this
farewell message. Let's enjoy podcasting! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu. Photo by Alex taken someplace else in Japan, maybe in Aichi Prefecture?
Posted by Rob.