Episode 15a Reinstated on Mixcloud / Episode 15 #48 in the Charts!

A couple of bits of good news.

Vindication

Episode 15‘s chat with Cassie Destino about life in the UAE is currently riding high at number 48 in Mixcloud’s interview chart! You see, all you have to do is believe and your wildest dreams will come true.

Acceptance

I received a nice email from Stephen at Mixcloud regarding the takedown of Episode 15a:

Hi Matthew,
Thanks for getting in touch.
I have just made this audio show available for you now.
All the best,
Stephen

It’s just an experiment, but it may be of interest to you. Check it out here.

Added to Makerbase

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Anyone can edit Makerbase.

About Makerbase

I’ve added The Coiled Spring to Makerbase here. If you want to go in and add yourself as a guest/co-creator, go right ahead. I’ve added a couple of people already.

Back Catalogue On Mixcloud, New Episodes Soon

All of the first 14 episodes are now up on Mixcloud, and they’re arranged in a playlist so you can sit and listen to the whole thing in one go if you want. Listen on Mixlcloud or below:

The Coiled Spring: All Episodes by The Coiled Spring on Mixcloud

That there is nearly 12 hours of handcrafted artisanal podcasting quality. No ads for credit cards, DRM-infested audiobooks, or web hosting companies. No breaks to hear from our sponsors. No awkward segues into commercial considerations. Just pure homegrown labour-of-love, made just by me just for you. All free – although if you did want to drop some coins in the tip jar, I won’t stop you. Listen, enjoy, remember, and prepare for Phase 3.

It’s been a long time coming, but recent events have spurred me on to do another round of interviews and episodes. I put out a request for people to ask questions about life in the United Arab Emirates, which I would then do my best to answer in a charming and hopefully non-deportable way. I got a bunch from my old improv buddies, so they’ll be up very soon. I would love to answer any more questions you have. Head on over here, ask your question, and I’ll cover it in an upcoming episode.

I’ve been playing around with new streamlined ways of producing the podcast, detailed in my post about command line tools. The idea there is to make it much easier to quickly throw together episodes without hours of editing and fiddling and procrastination.

So with new tools, new Mixcloud account, new questions and new experiences to talk about, The Coiled Spring will be making its return very soon.

Matthew