posted 13 years ago
Paul, maybe you might want to keep a few of the first ones free... just in the interest of giving folks who are unsure about purchasing the first couple hundred an idea of what your early ones are like. I think they'd be more apt to purchase with a sample or three. I'll purchase them all anyway, since it's a reasonable way to support the empire. It's high time I paid you for some of your airtime anyway. My iphone is full, so I've had to delete most of your early podcasts from it's memory anyway... -be good to have them on the machine at home.
I've followed you since you started, and have enjoyed listening to you "hone your craft", so to speak. I view all permaculture through "Wheaton eco-scale glasses" because of your podcasts. I know you're from a techie background, but I gotta say the information you present is only part of the reason why I listen to you. I'd guess I'm not alone in this. Your first podcasts wander around a lot more than they do now, but for folks who are just beginning to incorporate the larger permaculture concepts into their worldview, (as I was when you started "podding",) there's a distinct value in following someone who runs through the ideas like a puppy chasing butterfiles. Hearing Jocelyn herding you back on task is one of the things that made your presentation instantly accessible, along with your consciously humorous way of addressing problems. Wheatonisms like "the dapartment of making you sad" and "toxic gick" are more than a part of my vocabulary now... they're part of my worldview. Not that I agree with everything spouting from your pie-hole... btw I found a paleo recipe for pie crust you need to see (ooo! Paleo Pie!)... but the vast majority of your opinions make dang good sense and your rationales for them are there in an approachable, affable manner.
Your early work is as valuable for hooking "hearts and minds" as what you do today. Might consider leaving a couple loss-leaders out there for folks.
Just a thought...
