Submitting Questions to "In the Now – Q&A with Carla and Crew"

[Bring4th_Austin]

Hi all, sorry about the neglect of this thread. I have collected all of the new questions for the database and they will be discussed in the coming weeks on the show. Thank you all so much for the great questions!

Hey guys - have you thought about changing the format of the show slightly? I heard the show where you answered my question (THANKS! Was great to hear feedback) and you were asking for more questions. I thought that instead of a call-in, you could just set up a more talk-show-like format, where you engage a few of us at a time on Skype for a half hour or so. Then the next week we can switch to other people. I notice that one feature of the current format is that it's very deliberate, and as such very paced. If you get two or three others at a time, have everyone pick a topic beforehand, and just let it rip, I think you'll end up with much more lively discussions, lots of new ideas coming in, and you definitely will not be at a loss for questions. I know I personally would LOVE to participate in this if I can match my time zone to yours.

Thanks for the suggestion! This idea would be really fun I think, but isn't necessarily feasible logistically given the current circumstances of the show. Coordinating new guests via Skype each week would probably take more time than we have, since we kind of squeak the radio show in to a busy schedule for all of us. On top of that, finding guests would be difficult considering we do the show on a Tuesday afternoon at 1PM. That is a very difficult time for many people to call in or tune in live, but we have it then out of necessity of our own schedules.

However, your point about the deliberate format and fast pace is very helpful. We could definitely pull more out of questions than we already do, talking around the subject instead of just addressing the questions directly. Gary and I are inexperienced in hosting this kind of stuff so we could practice our ability to help create compelling discussion without rushing through questions.

On the note of changing format though, we have discussed doing away with the live format completely. We hardly ever get any live listeners, and legitimate calls are very rare. There would be many benefits to switching from the live format, the biggest one probably being the sound quality. If we started producing a podcast on our own instead of using BlogTalkRadio, we wouldn't have to use phone lines and we would host the program directly on our website (meaning no more massive ads from BTR). We'll keep everyone updated on how things evolve, but just be prepared for a change like that.

Thanks again everyone for the questions and feedback!