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[BretHudson]

indie(Function); will be back this upcoming weekend, with the start of indie(Radio);, Season II, on January 7th and the new indie(Magazine); on January 8th.
-Bret Hudson

[theALCH3MIST]

Good to hear!

[BretHudson]

A last minute change to our line-up happened today after some events came up with some of our members.

Instead of doing Broadcast #19, we did a pre-season broadcast to warm-up for the season, and indie(Magazine); Issue #19 will be released after broadcast #19. The releases will happen January 21st-22nd.

Thank you, and hope to see you then,
-Bret Hudson

[TheUltimate]

Nice! Great to hear you guys are still going.

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[BretHudson]

indie(Radio); Broadcast #21 will be on air in 40 minutes from this post!

Listen in at http://www.indieFunction.com/radio
-Bret Hudson

[Joe H]

Listening now.

Very cool. Quality is great, even they guy on the phone.

[NakedPaulToast]

Why would anybody doing a live show, wait until 40 minutes before broadcasting to let anybody know about it?

A day or two notice, minimum.

[theweirdn8]

@NPT great point.

[chance]

I just listened to the recorded version. But I had to skip through the interview (second half). It was just too painful. Not sure who it was, but every third word was "like"... filled in with "you know", and several "and stuff". If my kids spoke that way, we'd send them to speech therapy.

And speaking of speech therapy (I'm looking at you, Bret), practice beforehand with words you can't pronounce -- such as Barcelona, Amsterdam, monetize, statistically... and a few others.

That was the problem with the entire news: Total lack of preparation. As you summarized blogs and online news, it seemed like you were reading them for the first time. This became painfully clear, when after discussing some "upcoming event", you suddenly realized the event was already over.

Look, when you do a news show, take a few minutes to read your material before the show. Take a few notes and decide what you're going to say. You guys should know this.

And btw, when you aren't speaking, move back from the microphone. The sound of breathing is really annoying. At times, it sounded like gale force winds.

Generally, my advice is to abandon these radio shows and stick with the magazine. The mags were getting pretty good actually, and I enjoyed them. You put some effort into them, and it showed.

[BretHudson]

Listening now.

Very cool. Quality is great, even they guy on the phone.

Thanks Joe.

Why would anybody doing a live show, wait until 40 minutes before broadcasting to let anybody know about it?

A day or two notice, minimum.

I agree. Remembered we had a topic here last minute, thought a last minute update would be better than none.

I just listened to the recorded version. But I had to skip through the interview (second half). It was just too painful. Not sure who it was, but every third word was "like"... filled in with "you know", and several "and stuff". If my kids spoke that way, we'd send them to speech therapy.

And speaking of speech therapy (I'm looking at you, Bret), practice beforehand with words you can't pronounce -- such as Barcelona, Amsterdam, monetize, statistically... and a few others.

That was the problem with the entire news: Total lack of preparation. As you summarized blogs and online news, it seemed like you were reading them for the first time. This became painfully clear, when after discussing some "upcoming event", you suddenly realized the event was already over. :dry:

Look, when you do a news show, take a few minutes to read your material before the show. Take a few notes and decide what you're going to say. You guys should know this.

And btw, when you aren't speaking, move back from the microphone. The sound of breathing is really annoying. At times, it sounded like gale force winds.

Generally, my advice is to abandon these radio shows and stick with the magazine. The mags were getting pretty good actually, and I enjoyed them. You put some effort into them, and it showed.

I'll admit it, this show was a bit of a mess. We weren't very prepared, and I'm going to make sure that the future shows are. Also, I have no idea who was breathing on their microphone, but I was about to kick everyone from the call. That bothered me too, and I put a note in the chat and it stopped. No one claimed it, though.

I'd love to get the magazine back on track, but we need a new designer. I refuse to use old designs, and I can't design, so we're pretty much screwed. Our old designers aren't with us, so we're at a bit of a dilemma.

Overall, indie(Function); is kind of falling apart right now, and I'm really trying to keep it together. However, our fan base is starting to grow and this was the most listened to broadcast yet, so I refuse to back down. indie(Function); will continue, and I know we'll get our act back together and start having some good radio shows, a solid magazine, and more things to look forward to.

Thank you again for the feedback, everyone, we'll note it and make sure to prepare for next time.
Until then,
-Bret Hudson


EDIT: Broadcast #20 and #21 are now available at http://www.indieFunction.com/radio

Edited by BretHudson, 19 February 2012 - 08:27 PM.

[orange08]

Overall, indie(Function); is kind of falling apart right now, and I'm really trying to keep it together. However, our fan base is starting to grow and this was the most listened to broadcast yet, so I refuse to back down. indie(Function); will continue, and I know we'll get our act back together and start having some good radio shows, a solid magazine, and more things to look forward to.

You forgot to mention you also have to finish making Click The Clown 2!

Edited by orange08, 20 February 2012 - 11:56 PM.

[chance]

Generally, my advice is to abandon these radio shows and stick with the magazine. The mags were getting pretty good actually, and I enjoyed them. You put some effort into them, and it showed.

I'd love to get the magazine back on track, but we need a new designer. I refuse to use old designs, and I can't design, so we're pretty much screwed.

What's wrong with re-using designs? The magazine's value is informational content. So use an old design and nobody will notice -- or care -- as long you provide something interesting to read.

However, our fan base is starting to grow and this was the most listened to broadcast yet...

Don't equate listeners with fans.

Just teasing.. but seriously, even at their best, radio shows can't compete with good magazines. But good luck with the show anyway. Just don't give up on the magazine.

[BretHudson]

The next broadcast will be tomorrow! There is currently no scheduled interview as our next few interviewees are attended GDC. We will try to find one, but if not, we do have a plenty of content to keep everyone occupied.

Listen in live, tomorrow, at noon, US Central Time/GMT-6, at http://www.indieFunction.com/radio
-Bret Hudson

[sr101]

Hey guys! New indie(Radio); broadcast will be going live in a half hour. Listen in at http://www.indieFunction.com/radio and chat with us in our IRC! (https://qwebirc.afte...s=indieFunction)

Edited by sr101, 03 March 2012 - 05:34 PM.

[BretHudson]

Thanks to everyone who listened in! We had 49 live listeners, great activity in the IRC chat, and an hour long broadcast! The recorded version of the show can be found at http://www.indieFunc...com/broadcast22.
-Bret Hudson

Edited by BretHudson, 04 March 2012 - 11:06 PM.

[Andy]

Thanks to everyone who listened in! We had49 live listeners, great activity in the IRC chat, and an hour long broadcast! The recorded version of the show can be found at http://www.indieFunc...com/broadcast22.
-Bret Hudson

It was a good show Bret.

[BretHudson]

Last broadcast (#22) we did an interview with the creators of the IUPBundle with a special last-minute guest speaker Rhys Andrews (known for Caveman Craig and Teka Teki). However, this weekend we bring you the biggest interview we've had yet - Edmund McMillen from Team Meat. That's right. One of the minds behind Gish, Super Meat Boy, and The Binding of Isaac. We're pretty excited for it, and I'm sure SMB and TBoI fans are squirming at the thought.

If you still don't know who he is, check out this link: http://www.wikipedia...Edmund_McMillen

We are allowing people to send us questions to ask him. However, we are interviewing him before the show, in about 15 hours after this post. So, if you want your question to be answered, send me (Bret) a message, tweet @indieFunction on Twitter, or leave it in the topic itself.

Hope to see some big numbers in listeners this weekend! Until then,
-Bret Hudson ~ indie(Function); CEO

Edited by BretHudson, 28 March 2012 - 05:58 AM.

[chance]

we are interviewing him before the show, in about 15 hours after this post. So, if you want your question to be answered <...> leave it in the topic itself.

1. His last game (The Binding of Isaac) had some "interesting" Biblical themes. Could Edmund comment on how this came to be?

2. The Binding of Isaac had some disturbing Mother-Son relationships. Is this semi-autobiographical? (@Bret: If you'd rather not ask this personal question, that's understandable.)

3. In Braid, McMillen was the original artist. But the graphics were replaced by David Hellman's art before release. What's the story behind this?

[BretHudson]

we are interviewing him before the show, in about 15 hours after this post. So, if you want your question to be answered <...> leave it in the topic itself.

1. His last game (The Binding of Isaac) had some "interesting" Biblical themes. Could Edmund comment on how this came to be?

2. The Binding of Isaac had some disturbing Mother-Son relationships. Is this semi-autobiographical? (@Bret: If you'd rather not ask this personal question, that's understandable.)

3. In Braid, McMillen was the original artist. But the graphics were replaced by David Hellman's art before release. What's the story behind this?

We asked all of these questions! Thank you very much!

The interview will air over our live broadcast tomorrow at noon US Central time. Stay tuned into our Twitter feed for updates before the show, and listen in to it via http://www.indiefunction.com/radio.
-Bret Hudso

[mrsmes]

how is this magazine any different from the rest of the of gm indie magazines?