It’s now several months since we started producing Japan Podshow. We’re pretty happy with how things have gone so far. Listener figures are steadily on the increase as word of the show spreads. Listener feedback. something which we received virtually none of for the first few episodes, now comes in in a steady stream. Our ‘loyal’ fan base is growing too, doing all they can to promote the show to people in their own networks. We’ve also been fortunate to work with some other very talented people, with some great interviews and contributions from others – thank you to all of those who have taken part so far.

The recent release of our Cirque du Soleil Tokyo special was a big achievement for us. The amount of work that went into it was pretty substantial, all the more so as we were fairly new to pro video editing software. Still, we were very fortunate to have the cooperation of the theatre who did all that they could to support us in our efforts.

Whilst we would like to do more of these kinds of mini-documentaries, the time factor means that for now they’ll have to be put on hold. Due to our daytime commitments, most of our time is going in to producing Japan Podshow. Whilst the editing process is now much smoother than it was at the beginning of the series, it is still not unusual for an episode to take in the region of 20 hours (total) to produce.

We’ve also started experimenting with tools such as Audio Boo. These enable us to record short podcasts without any additional editing needed – they are simply recorded on an iPhone and uploaded direct to the net.

What will happen at the end of the current series of Japan Podshow (it is scheduled to run for 12 episodes)? Well, whilst we’re not entirely sure, it’s thought that a second series will begin in the winter. In the meantime, projects that have until now been put on hold will be produced.

For now though, the focus is on the next few episodes. We have some great interviews lined up with some talented non-Japanese here in Japan, and hope to continue to provide just the kind of content our listeners are looking for.

Japan Podshow can be found at www.pokya.jp/japanpodshow

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