The Return of the Contains Moderate Peril Podcast
Sometimes in life, you have to stop banging on about what you want to do and just go out and do it. I was thinking, yet again, over the Christmas holidays about how I wanted to get back into podcasting and to create a regular show. Although it is always a pleasure to be a guest on Beyond Bossfights, it is not quite the same as writing and producing your own project. So I decided not to sit around and overthink things but instead to pick a subject as a talking point, start recording and see what happened. As ever, my longstanding co-host Brian was happy to participate and so joined the session. Several hours later, I had a fully edited recording that was good to go. Hence, I am pleased to announce that after a three year hiatus, the Contains Moderate Peril podcast is back. A new episode is now available for download, either via the podcast page of this site or through iTunes and Stitcher.
The Contains Moderate Peril podcast is intended to be a weekly fixture. The show is currently scheduled to be recorded on a Sunday to be released on Monday. The format is a single topic discussed by either myself or with a guest(s). The show is to be approximately an hour long so there’s not an excess of post production work. Why bring the podcast back you may well ask? Mainly because it’s fun to make and Brian and I have always enjoyed talking about the video games industry, film, TV and other aspects of popular culture. The podcast is an opportunity to expand the reach of Contains Moderate Peril and offers brand continuity. Talking to guests is also a great way to support and cross promotion for fellow content creators. Another reason is because people liked the show in the past. The feedback has always been positive and so there’s a potential audience already out there.
Due to the impromptu nature of the podcast recording, the audio is a little rough around the edges. At present we are recording via Discord using the online recording service Craig. I still use Audacity to edit and mix the show. However, as long as the discussion is clear I think any minor technical failings can be overlooked for the meantime. I’ll do some further sound tests during the forthcoming week. The important fact is that a new episode of the podcast has finally been produced after all the endless talk and brainstorming. For the present, I just want to get back into the habit of producing a weekly show and I’m not going to get bogged down with any plans about its long term future. Overall, I am pleased that Contains Moderate Peril is back and both Brian I look forward to receiving any feedback that listeners wish to provide.