So what can you expect to hear on this podcast?  Me and me and a lot more of me.  It will cover my views and opinions on a wide range of topics.  I am hoping to have guests join me and listeners participate  as the show progresses.

The show will record live on Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific on my tinychat channel – www.tinychat.com/jimkirks please join me so you can heckle me live.  Check the rhetoricnation.com site for upcoming topics.  You will be able to listen/download the show on Mondays on the main site and through iTunes.

Please take a listen to the first show and tell me what you think.  I know, I talk a lot.

http://www.rhetoricnation.com

This past week I was asked to be a guest on the The Phileas Club audio podcast.  Patrick the host, a 16 year old from Quatar, Mohammed and I talk the state of the world.  Its about an hour long and my voice sounds sexier than normal.  It is Episode 3, like kids at the pool, let me know what you think and leave a comment on the site forums.

links: listen now, add to itunes, add to rss, mp3 file

Read a couple  of months ago this was in the works, looks so good. I love Whedon and crew.  Cant wait!!! Here is a link to the main site.

Average Betty

VinVin asked me last week if I would be the first guest on his new show the Seemic Cafe. Of course I said yes, I love to see myself on camera. Let me know what you think. Thanks to the gang at Seesmic for making me look so good!

Give this one a watch.

Over the last couple of weeks I have had the pleasure of hosting the Cinema Psychic. Chuck and I have been doing his show for one full year without missing a week. This is quite an accomplishment and I am so proud.

Chuck and I are in the process of reworking the show for next year and I cant wait to get started! Until then, enjoy me making a Psychic fool of myself.

I forgot just how much I love this guy. Hard to believe he has been away nearly 7 months now. In honor of the writers strike he returns to give us some up close face time and his take on the strike. He even throws us a bit of news commentary. All hail Ze!

Easily one of the best shows on the net right now. This is the first episode of season two and it is good to have them back. If by some strange chance you didnt see season one, I have provided a link. I am at a lose as to why these guys do not have a TV deal yet?

Mr. Deity

Here is what Jim looks like after 2 hours sleep and a night of drinking. This piece of video is from the last day of the PNME. I think a managed to take in about six hours of sleep in four days. It shows!

Last week Chuck and I attended the Podcast Media Expo in California. This is an annual event for podcast content creators. The goal or intended goal is for all of us to come together in one place and exchange ideas and information. I would like to report it was a success. At least for Chuck and I.

We boarded a plane for the sunny and somewhat smelly city of Ontario, CA on Thursday for what was to be another great adventure with our podcasting friends. We were returning to the conference this year having shed our newbie status of the previous year. On our way into the conference hall that same day, I commented to Chuck that it is was good to be back. Last year had been such a positive experience for us we had been looking forward to a repeat performance.

I am happy to say that it was indeed a success. There were of course a few differences from the previous year. Some good others mildly ungood? Attendance seemed to be lighter. I felt as if there fewer audio podcasters, much to my disappointment. Those kids crack me up. I really missed watching the Harry Potter audio casters berate the rest of the conference. That is just solid entertainment.

The conference floor also seemed a little light on content but still had enough to keep me walking around in circles seeing something new each time. Although that could have more to do with my inability to pay attention and less to do with floor content?

The strong point, the people. My ability to connect face to face with the countless people that I have exchange emails, calls and twits with is awesome. The added plus for me is how easy it is to meet and connect with new people all of which share some common interest. Those are the connections that start something unexpected.

Chuck and I and our fellowship of friends had an amazing time. Our reconnection with our old friends Brogan, Atwood, Rox, Garfield and our new friends Park, Stanberry, Witt, Pistachio and the rest. Reminded me just how import a good community of friends can be. We had a couple of really long nights that equated to little or no sleep. We talked new ideas, old ideas, collaboration and much more. We even had the chance to drink Mimosas with our feet in a hot tub at sunrise. Who says these New Media types dont know how to live. Now I guess we just need to find someone to pay us.

In the coming months the connections we made at the convention this year will strengthen. Some of the people we met will come with us on our journey. While others we will not see till next year. Last year we had the pleasure of meeting Chris Brogan and he has been with us ever since. Love that guy. Hopefully we have made new and lasting connection like that again this year.

Leave me a comment, let me know your thoughts on this years PNME.

Did I mention that someone was carry a pretty nasty sickness that spread like the black plague. Funny how every time I go to an event or conference either someone I know is sick or I end up getting sick. Just once I would like to be bug free.

Real-life “Internet People” performed by NNN from justin on Vimeo
Those damn internet people. Check out this brief run through of internet video brought to you by the staff at next new networks.

Atwood has herself a new video podcast that is worth your time. This first episode deals with everything men love. Video games and boobs. Leave her a comment and tell her how great she is.

With great disappointment and a little bit of confusion we have moved the Hands on Food site to a new address. http://www.handsonfood.tv

For those of you who have not seen the show, it is a cooking video podcast. I know, Hands on Food, clever! I had the pleasure of hosting this months episode and I think I did ok? Always fun trying something new. I was filling in for our regular host who is taking some time off. In the coming months we hope to have a couple of familiar hands do some cooking. I think Chuck is up next, watching him cook will be very entertaining to say the least. That and he has some really nice hands!

If you are interested in doing an episode of Hands on Food. Drop me an email.

Hands on Food

The Clip Show 51 is a recut of the origianl live version from last friday. It is a bit long at 1:07, but well worth your time. At one point Chuck is wearing a wig and playing a guitar. Priceless! We also launchde a new version of the website with some cool new features with many more to come in the months ahead.

Last but not least. We are still excepting donations. The donation button is located on the main page of our website, www.theclipshow.com.

Thanks again and check out The Clip Show new every Tuesday.

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