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Hey kids, here’s what I do to create a podcast for posting on our website. This is really an internal document, but I thought I would post it here just in case someone out there in cyberspace could use it.

Step 1: Record the Show
Yesterday, or last week, you recorded your episode of Each for All: The Co-operative Connection. It was a great experience you really enjoyed. Now it’s finally time to edit the show and get it ready to post on the website.

You either recorded the show directly to CD during taping or you recorded directly into Audition. Either way, open the file either off the CD or off your hard drive. Edit that to hell. Remove all the dead air (but leave the dramatic pauses), remove people’s smacking or clicking lip noises (time permitting), people’s long “Ummmms” as they're searching for words, and any other short segments that make you or your guest sound like a tool.

In the spring of 1999, the Victoria based marimba band, Marimba Mazuva, came to the community of Port Alberni and transfixed their audience with a vibrant, resonating music. A few enthusiastic attendees talked to the band members during the intermission and it was decided that a workshop would be held the following day so those who were interested could learn about marimbas and possibly learn a tune.

The participants of the workshop had so much fun and thought the possibility of a Port Alberni marimba band would be an excellent community building project. People were not interested in purchasing an ensemble of marimbas as it would be rather costly so we discussed the possibility of pooling together resources to buy materials and under the instruction of some of the Victoria band members we could build our own instruments. We thought the process of building the instruments would not only help us to truly appreciate the music but also help us solidify a communal basis for the budding band.

Season 1

Episode 1 - The Big Idea

A co-operative themed tune written by Greg O’neill and Hazel Corcoran titled, “The Big Idea”. These two people are active in the Canadian Co-operative Movement. Greg is a Co-op Developer in the NWT and Hazel works with the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation. This tune was brought to us here in Victoria during our 1st annual Building Co-operative Futures conference in 2003. Greg is releasing it on a new CD due out this year. we'll keep you posted.

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These pictures are from our first episode of Each for All: The Co-operative Connection. Who says, "Video killed the radio star!"