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Our AIBU? podcast - let us know what you think

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JustineMumsnet · 19/03/2019 15:43

Hello Hello,

We’d like to draw your attention to our new AIBU? podcast hosted by Lucy Porter and Aasmah Mir (download on Acast, Spotify or Apple Podcasts).

The first three episodes are up now and feature Lucy and Aasmah discussing the dilemmas, modern etiquette problems and weird pieces of behaviour thrown up in AIBU? threads - plus each week they drag in a celebrity guest (Ed Byrne, Mark Dolan and Tim Dowling among others) and for a quickfire YABU/YANBU round.

You can find out more here (including Lucy and Aasmah’s own personal views on penguin bollards).

Basically it’s our shot at seeing whether AIBU can translate successfully into podcast form (given that quite a few other people were already trying it without so much as a by-your-leave, tsk). We’d love to know what you think - please give it a try on Apple Podcasts, Acast or Spotify and as ever we’d love to have your feedback as it’s very much a work in progress.
And of course do feel free to share far and wide.

Big thanks in advance.

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JustineMumsnet · 20/03/2019 07:14

[quote MotherForkinShirtBalls]@JustineMumsnet, any chance you could put it up on stitcher too?[/quote]

We'll look into it!

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JustineMumsnet · 20/03/2019 07:18

@PoliticalBiscuit

I liked it. I think it balanced a few things quite well and I think it kept the anonymity of the posters quite well - and as a poster comments above it was not snide 'in judgement' of posters.

I liked the conversational tone and like most things I think it will warm up once it gets going. I found the two presenters very easy to listen to.

The only thing I would say is that on Mumsnet it's difficult to find real people in real life who also do it (because I realise there's a secret code and you're not supposed to tell anyone Grin )

So it's nice to hear the forum talked about in a conversational style but it felt a teeny tiny bit like it was an outsider's view, rather than Mumsnetters catching up.

Little bits like - "We'll get our producer to post..." And the Male voice over saying something like "To contact them" rather than "us" in reference to MNHQ.

It's similar to how the forum always seems to balance itself slightly better when MNHQ blue posters pop up conversationally in off topic threads, it just has more of a community feel. So if there was a way of bridging that divide in the podcast it would be better Gin

Totally agree with you PoliticalBiscuit and we've given similar feedback so hopefully we'll get better at that as the series evolves. (Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments Smile)

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JustineMumsnet · 20/03/2019 09:53

@AmericanHousewifeFan

I just listened to the first one and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one. Love listening to podcasts while I work.

Can I second MrsDevlin's idea about revisiting classic threads. That's a great idea.

Yes classic threads - great idea. txs

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RowanMumsnet · 21/03/2019 10:14

Hello

Thanks for all your thoughts so far

On Stitcher: yes, thanks for the prompt - our production team will get on it

On including Classics threads: the plan is to do this in upcoming episodes - do suggest any you'd like to see featured

On the sound levels: we'll ask the production team for their thoughts - thanks for flagging this

Cheers!

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RowanMumsnet · 21/03/2019 10:31

On the sound levels, here's the production team's feedback: Acast sets limits on volume so we have to work within those, but from now on we'll be using different equipment that allows greater compression levels, meaning it will sound louder.

Thanks everyone for flagging

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JustineMumsnet · 22/03/2019 09:15

@kateandme

cna you put it onto podbean please JustineMumsnet

Will check it out!

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RowanMumsnet · 25/03/2019 10:51

Thanks for all the feedback re sound levels. If you like the podcast otherwise please stick with us - from the next episode onwards different equipment is used which should mean the compression levels are sorted out. (Obviously I don't really understand what this means, but I'm assured it's important. Audio expert MNers are welcome to contribute Grin)

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RowanMumsnet · 25/03/2019 10:52

@3boysandabump

This was my first ever podcast. I liked it. I'd probably listen to it in the car on the way home from work

Yay! Flowers

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RowanMumsnet · 25/03/2019 10:53

@VeryLittleOwl

Downloading on iTunes now, but you've got a rogue apostrophe in the blurb.

Gah, sorry. There's something about the text input mechanism that leads to lots of annoying auto 'corrects' - we'll take another look

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RowanMumsnet · 25/03/2019 10:54

@drspouse

Agree the sound effects need scrapping work. When's the next one? Episode 3 was recorded pre-Valentine's Day.

Next one is next Monday (April Fool's Day, but don't read anything into that...). We're considering whether people prefer weekly or fortnightly - any thoughts?

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RowanMumsnet · 01/04/2019 16:04

Ooh thank you Bendydick and Beanbag. New thread for feedback on episode 4 is here but glad to hear the sound is working better for you

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