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The Expo

Here are some photos from the Portable Media Expo that Kelli and I attended last weekend:

One of the keynote speakers was Ron Moore, producer of "Battlestar Galactica" and former "Star Trek" producer. He talked about his own BG podcast, which is awesome.

Leo Laporte was the other keynote speaker. He stressed the need to replace the term "podcast" with something else, like "netcast". He makes a good point, but I don't see it happening.

That's me on the stool talking (shocking, I know). Seated are Bob Wright from the Baseball History Podcast and Jason Watts (behind the windscreen) from the History Podcast. These two fellows made the trip worthwhile. We did an hour-long show at the expo in which we talked about history, podcasting and the like.

The show was well done and informative, but it left me a little depressed for several reasons. First, even though quite a few people present had heard of our 'cast, I am definitely a small potato in a HUGE field. Second, my show will never be super-popular because, well, it's educational. The most popular shows right now are either Stern-type comedies or about sex. I'm a little disappointed by that, but I should not be surprised.

Finally, there is a growing gap between professional and amateur podcasters. I blame Podshow for this, although, to be fair, they are out there to make money, not build my self-esteem. However, it's pretty obvious that certain people get invited to certain events and everyone else is left out in the cold. Such is life.