Episode 029: Interview Varazslat of Slash 2 Podcast

This week I'm joined by Varazslat of the Slash 2 Podcast.



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Episode 028: Sauce of Ventchat

Started on December 08, 2009 Ventchat was a Podcast started by Fen, Bacon and Esta. After a week they brought Sauce on board.

Our interview picks up a little over 3 years later talking to Sauce about this time on Ventchat. This is an epic journey which you all need to hear to truly enjoy.

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Episode 027: Freckle Face of Hearthcast

Started on February 17, 2009, Hearthcast is a causal podcast for the fans of World of Warcraft.  The hosts Rewt and Freckleface share their views on the game and how it affects the real world and World of Warcraft.

During my interview with Freckleface, we talk about her original fear of podcasting, how she and Rewt  create discussion topics each week and how that difficult that can be during down part of the content cycle. Freckleface talks about her love of pet battles in Warcraft, as well as how her role has changed on Hearthcast over the years, and how to balance the work load between co-hosts. Freckleface also shares the part of Lord of the Clans she found most disturbing. And much more.

Links
Freckleface's Twitter
Hearthcast Podcast


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Episode 026: Nonmail on Nonmailsnutz

Starting on November 4th 2012, Nonmail’s Nutz is a explicit short form Warcraft podcast, normally only lasting 15-20 minutes. However Nonmail’s history in podcasting goes back much further than that. Nonmail  started  out listening to podcasts like Wowcohol  and he quickly started listening to more and more podcasts until he found Rep Grind Radio, where he became a regular contributor. After a few months of sending emails, he started his own segment call Nonmail’s Nutz, which he eventually used for the name of this own podcast.

After being a guest on one of the final episodes of Rep Grind Radio before its shutting down, Nonmail moved his segment to Rez's new show The Eviscerated Gaming Podcast. Since starting his own podcast Nonmail continues to do segments for Eviscerated Gaming Podcast, all be it a little shorter than the original ones.

During our interview we talked about the novel Tides of War (I have included Nonmail’s original review of Tides of War after the credits). After talking about WoW novels, we talked about what its like to be a mailman, with hours to kill and how that lead to listening to podcasts. We mention how going to an Iron Maiden concert in 1983 makes some podcasts hard to listen too. We delve into his secret life as an Elvis impersonator, what it is like delivering mail around EPSN headquarters, and everything else you have come to expect out of a History of Warcraft podcasting interview.

Links

Nonmail on Twitter

Nonmailnutz podcast 

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Episode 025: Pride of But Wait! There's Lore

Started on May 9th, 2009, on WoW Radio, But Wait! There's Lore is the longest continuously active Warcraft Lore podcast. Following the end WoW Radio in January of 2010, But Wait! There’s Lore became a youtube podcast, broadcasting live on Nordrassil radio.  

Pride, the owner and creator of But Wait! There's Lore has been with the show since the beginning. During our interview, Pride talks about getting his start in internet radio as a Naruto forum troll. 

After getting his feet wet there, Pride talks about joining the Scrolls of Lore community and applying to WoW radio to fill their spot for a lore podcast.
Pride and I talks about how our perspective of the lore has changed from outsiders to someone that does it for podcast, as well as our thoughts on the books, other lore podcasts, Pride's Illidan theory, and Chris Metzen.
 
Pride talks is great detail about the end of WoW radio, finding out at Blizzcon 2009, and the meeting with Athalus that would lead to Athalus becoming CEO of OMFG.fm. We talk about the rise and fall of OMFG. Pride’s perspective on Emperor being fired form OMFG and how that affected OMFG, how shows were handled, and the lessons learned from that time.
Finally we talk about Pride’s move to Youtube, working with Jesse Cox, and Prides long term goals.

Links  
*Pride's Twitter But Wait! There's Lore Seasons 1-2
*But Wait! There's Lore Seasons 3-5
*The Smoking Gamer Youtube Channel 
*Totalbiscuts account of the end of WoW Radio

Announcements!

1. Grand Old Podcast website will be moving to RivalCast Media after episode 90. If feel free to contact me via email at grandoldpodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @Grandoldpodcast
2. My friend SoCalWowGal has a new podcast WoW Life Coach Podcast go check it out.

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Episode 024: Wemb of Bind on Equip

This week I'm joined by Wemb of the Bind on Equip Podcast. Bind on Equip was started on November 16, 2008 with just Wemb and Wych, after Episode 3 they quickly added Tempest to the mix. Another thing that changed in those first few shows was the name of the podcast.

In this episode find out the original name of Bind on Equip. Hear about the lessons Wemb learned while doing his TV podcast Cable Wasteland, what the story is behind episode 13, and how did that lead to the Bind on Equip Network. Also we look behind the scenes to hear the history with Totalbiscuit and Bind on Equip.

We spent time talking about the next Warcraft Expansion, and Titan. What is the story behind the Pants on Head Guild? What is it like to podcast with friends and family? Will there always be a World of Warcraft? Where did the Sunglasses of Justice come from? And much more. It was truly a pleasure to have Wemb on.

Links

Wemb's Twitter

Bind on Equip's Twitter.

Bind on Equip Website

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Episode 023: Ceraphus of The Sundering

This week I'm joined by Ceraphus of The Sundering Podcast. Started on July 25, 2010 the Sundering was a project to recreate their guild chat.

During this interview we talk about Ceraphus love of Bacon, why they named the podcast the sundering, How standards for yourself and your podcast change over time. How Cataclysm changed a lot of podcasts, The Sundering being therapy for listeners and other podcasters, Blizzcon, what blizzard did wrong in Cataclysm, expansion races, daily quests, how he assembled this co-hosts, podcast flow, what drive Ceraphus to do a podcast each week.

Episode 99 and Jim and Xias crush, how to handle land mark episodes, after mists, will we be giving our podcasts to our children, Google drive, recording skype calls, and much much more.

Links

Ceraphus Twitter

The Sundering Twitter

The Sundering Podcast

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Episode 022: Medros of All Things Azeroth ~Part 2

This week I'm joined by Medros of All Things Azeroth and Owner of Dawnforge productions for part 2 our interview. We talk about Grace, Anne Stickney, Rho and how each them serviced as Co-hosts and changed the show. Medros explains Frostmourne,the Stoppiees, as well as what its like to be part of Dawnforge.

Links

*Twitter

*Dawnforge

*All Things Azeroth

*More than Megapixels

*Know your Role

*WC Radio Farewell

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Episode 021: Medros of All Things Azeroth ~Part 1

This week I'm joined by Medros of All Things Azeroth and Owner of Dawnforge productions. We talking about everything in the show from his began at WoW Radio those early days his struggles all the way through his getting fired. His Short run on MMO Radio, starting up All Things Azeroth and his first 3 co-hosts.

Links

*Twitter

*Dawnforge

*All Things Azeroth

*More than Megapixels

*Know your Role

*WC Radio Farewell

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Episode 020: Rustee of the Slash /2 Podcast ~ Part 2

This week I'm joined again by Rustee of the Slash 2 Podcast for the second part of our mega interview. We take about leaving WoW and coming back, getting into podcasting, the Geekhole, and podcasts working together.

Links

Part 1 of our interview with Rustee
Rustee's Twitter
Slash 2 Website
The Ready Check Archive
The GeekHole 

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