Open Source Radio... Hmmmm

This is interesting. 'Podcasting', a spinoff from blogs, has the attention of "BIG MEDIA" (BM). Infinity will be offering a radio version of podcasters. KYOURADIO, will present work by independant podcasters from all over the globe. All you need is a recording device and the ability to turn the audio into a digital file. That, and the ability to speak well, clearly and with some sort of articulate message and you may find fame and fortune with your own talk radio show... er, talk podcaster show.

Now how do we start to incorporate podcasting into our mostly visual world? Should we? I think yes.

Some quick ideas for visual artists podcasts:

• Shoot 'post-mortems' with images, out-takes and an audio discussion on the challenges met, and ultimate success of the shoot.
• 'Show and Tell'. Take an image per week and discuss the concept, production, post production and final use of an image that was created.
• Interviews with friends, peers, clients, vendors... models... the list is as long as you want.
• Picture stories with audio captions. It's been done before, but it can be improved upon.
• How about a running commentary on a shoot in progress? Add a little video, some podcasting notes...
  

You get the idea. Maybe there will eventually be an 'open source' magazine format with the ability to publish images, audio, video, and even a little text. Pajamas Media is doing a huge "blog collective" thing for writers, mostly political and cultural. Maybe we ought to think about something like that sooner rather than later.

KYOURadio - Open Source Radio: "Do you have the feeling that things are moving faster than they were a year ago, or even a few months ago? That keeping up with the latest trends in culture and technology is almost a full time job?"

UPDATE: One of these would be handy. Hmmm... maybe one of these?

UPDATE: Definitely one of these. 5MP stills, 640 x 480 movies, and shoot hires stills WHILE shooting movie. Audio is supposedly excellent. Well, there ya go.

Wonder how long before the big cameras start to include video and audio? (Ooooh... a 24MP Canon MK III with movie mode, in camera video / audio editing, satellite uplink for instant uploading, builtin RSS feed and feeder, a browser, phone and 'Voice to Text" converter for dictating straight to my blog. Oh, and it will help me find my keys too.)