Podcasting is Hard to Do

So last week Chris and I recorded our second episode of "That's Good to Know" and had already made extensive plans for our third episode. Well, the day after recording I went onto my computer and worked my podcast magic. I won't reveal my secrets, but it takes some juggling and some shrinking of files to get these episodes uploaded. I was all set to upload, but I could not log onto Switchpod.

Apparently, web traffic for our first episode was so intense that our podcast shut down all of Switchpod. Our in-depth analysis of the Pittsburgh Comicon and my father's guest appearance drew so many listeners to Switchpod that their systems were overloaded and we single handedly shutdown the site. Chris told me he was in contact with the people at Switchpod and that they were flabbergasted by what had occurred. They accused us of sabotaging their network and Chris got into a pretty heated argument over them denying us space on their servers. Chris' quick legal mind snapped into action. He is some sort of Parry Mason-like genius. Citing some obscure bi-law concerning Al Gore's intentions for the internet when he created it, Chris got them to agree to give us space on the network. However, Chris is a renaissance guy and knows more than legal tricks. He gave them some suggestions on how to improve their computer systems, something about reversing their Heisenberg Compensators, and so Chris was able to bring Switchpod back online.

The short of it is this...

Last week I went to upload our second episode onto Switchpod so that our loyal fan(s) could listen. Switchpod was broke and it remained broke throughout the weekend. I couldn't upload anything. The network went back up earlier this week and now the show is back online. You can download our special coverage of this summer's blockbuster movies. Enjoy.