I always thought that a blonde podcast would be good. Poker based but lots of off topic stuff like on here - sports betting etc.
Unless I have missed it, there isn't a regular UK based poker podcast.
Weird you say this.
I mentioned it to Lil Dave before and think to Pleno too.
I'd be up for doing it with either or both of these two once a week and having guests on etc and somehow hosting on blonde/through blonde.
Thanks for this suggestion, & the offer of help.
For starters, what I like & what others like are different things. I've never listened to a podcast, & would not know how to make one. Others, though, may love them, so yeah, we are interested.
What would we be trying to achieve by running Podcasts? (Not a dig question, just trying to see the strategy). More interaction on the Forum maybe, a sort of post Podcast Q & A as to why you check-raised in a certain spot or whatever?
Free to view?
Do they have to be poker only? We have some realty interesting folks on blonde in areas away from poker.
Costs?
No negativity from me at all, but Podcasts are not my era, I still have a wireless.
We'd be interested in anything which increases interest & interaction.
I personally have 8 podcasts that I listen to on a weekly basis and another 4-5 that I listen to periodically. There is a podcast for just about every topic you can think of.
Let's hypothesize and say that the Blonde Poker Podcast exists sponsored by Dusk Til Dawn. Off the top of my head the podcast content looks something like this:-
- UK Poker re-cap – recent results, what is coming up etc.
- WSOP, EPT updates. Brits doing well outside the UK.
- Online update. WCOOP stand out results, Party Poker Team Challenge update etc.
- Threads of the week – chatter
- Guest Interview
- Sports Betting Segment
- Strategy Segment
- Dusk Til Dawn Update - phone call with Rob/Simon - what is on at the club this week - future direction etc.
Lasts roughly an hour, perhaps a little longer. Once a week like clockwork.
It is a neat little marketing tool for the sponsers - DTD/Party Poker can promote events softly.
It could benefit the forum by creating a virtuous circle. The content on the forum drives interaction and discussion on the podcast which in turn drives new people to the forum and more interaction.
Most definitely free to download. Certainly not just poker focused. I keep coming back to the same podcasts as much because I like listening to certain people than the content.
Costs wise – you can do this on the cheap in a back bedroom quite easily. A basic microphone from Amazon and some free editing software. The best podcasts are better produced than that though, in a proper studio, being edited by someone who knows what they are doing. Need a willing sponsor for that.
Easiest comparison is the 2+2 Podcast.That is a ‘poker podcast’ that has been running for nearly 400 episodes since 2008. Directly linked to 2+2 and sponsored by Pokerstars. Aside from it being a good listen, I suspect that it has been a really good marketing tool for Pokerstars and the forum.
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