RSR: Episode #1: The Launch

I'm pleased -- and a bit nervous, I must admit -- to announce that I've begun podcasting. My podcast is called "Rationally Selfish Radio" -- and below you'll find the first episode.

For the moment, I've just thrown the audio file on DianaHsieh.com. I was hoping to upload it to a podcast host with a nice feed and the like. Unfortunately, I'm traveling at the moment, and my internet connection is so spotty as to be nearly useless this evening. I suspect that the broadband company is sending some bytes on the backs of turtles as part of a government project to combat testudine unemployment. (Note: I've now uploaded the files to a podcast host and changed the links accordingly.)

For the next month or so, I plan to post a new podcast every Tuesday and Friday. I'll post them here on NoodleFood, and I'll also create a feed. You'll also be able to subscribe via iTunes. I hope to have all that settled by the time I release the second podcast on Friday.

This fall, as I'm getting started, my podcasts will be somewhat eclectic. I want to try out a wide variety of segments and formats. I want to experiment -- to discover what I like doing and what I do well. Moreover, I need to cultivate my skills. While a graduate student, I did a fair amount of speaking -- mostly in the form of teaching, but also some lecturing. Podcasting -- and radio, which I ultimately want to do -- is more demanding. It's a purely audio medium, so I cannot use my usual array of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions to convey meaning. Also, I cannot get any feedback from an audience -- not only via their questions and comments but even more importantly from their body language too. So I have much to learn about using this new medium well.

For now, I'd like two things from you:

• Tell me what you like and dislike about my podcasts -- as concerns not just substance but also style. You are welcome to post comments, questions, and criticisms to the relevant NoodleFood comment thread. You can also e-mail me at diana@dianahsieh.com.
  
  
• Tell me what topics you'd like to hear me discuss on the podcast. Again, you can e-mail me questions to diana@dianahsieh.com. As I indicate in this first podcast, I'm particularly interested in questions pertaining to the real-life application of philosophic principles. Any questions that you send me to answer on the podcast will be anonymized, unless you tell me otherwise. Feel free to suggest a pseudonym, if you like!

And now... go take a listen: Episode #1: The Launch

In this episode, I introduce myself, discuss the new Atlas Shrugged Reading Groups sponsored by Front Range Objectivism, and offer my advice on an ethical question about a no-show at a wedding.

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27:39 minutes

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• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  
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