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Hi there,

I'm considering producing an internet only magic radio show in the UK and wondered what would be the best day and time for listeners?

If you would be interested in listening, please give feedback on this...

Thanks,
Jake.

If it's on the internet, why does the broadcast time matter? Simply make it available as a stream.

For the purpose of interaction? Questions and comments and real time tweeting? That kind of thing?

there was a radio station for magicians not so long ago.. It vanished after a year or so.( shame i liked it)

With magic pod cast broadcasting weekly, there may not be a huge demand.

Yea. I used to listen to that too. Then it just disappeared.

This one - if we do it - will also be available as a podcast. I just thought a live broadcast would be better. It would be much easier to produce a podcast anyway.

So if that's the way things are looking.... that's what we'll do...

That's some impressive trickery.
Even Copperfield had to make the Statue of Liberty come back afterwards. To completely vanish an entire radio station is incredible!


Jake, I'm at a computer in my own office most of the time and though I don't usually listen to anything while I'm working, I could tune in pretty much any time in the day. Evenings would probably be more appropriate for most though.

Can't say I'd tune in all the time, but sometimes yea.

I'd suggest having a live broadcast for the interaction you mentioned, but also recording it and making it available as a stream and/or download. Best of both worlds.

I guess you could try different times and see what happens, and let people submit comments between shows which you then read out.

Speaking as a radio geek, I also personally find the best radio shows/podcasts have some kind of co-presenter (or producer) for the main presenter to bounce off... one person reading messages off a screen gets a bit dull after a while. He's not to everyone's taste, but I find that chris moyles does listener interaction via text messages really well

I do hope you record the shows as a podcast, there seems to be a lack of good magic podcasts nowadays

Yea, do need a co-host. Conversation is more interesting when somebody talks back!

Don't know where to find one though.

Anybody interested? You'd have to be in the Newcastle area or the Leeds area (because I'm in both those places almost every week).

Depending on the speed of connection and what kind of format you want, it might be possible to run the show from two separate locations. Marvels of modern technology and all that.
Probably easier (and maybe even better) in the same room, but a remote co-host might work if you need it to.

Yea, it could be done with Skype quite easily.

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arent radio shows what people did before skype and podcasting?

dude, check out this week in magic and itricks and some of the other magic podcasts

when you can get guests like that I will listen

best of luck

let us know when first show is up

Funny you should mention guests.

I've already started making calls.

Yep, I'll definitely let you know when the first show is online.