What is the Talking Stick Podcast
The Talking Stick Podcast is a collaborative podcast. Think of it as the egalitarian community of collaborative podcasting. Anyone who has a topic they’d like to explore need only to record a few minutes of audio on the subject of their choice and begin the chain. After several contributions are received, the contributions are combined and minimally edited and posted. Podcasts typically run 20-30 minutes each and include from 2-5 contributors. Topics run the gamut from gardening to communal living to rebellion to teachers who influenced us. Other times topics are less serious and include our favourite recipes, or are a virtual mixtape of our favourite podsafe music.

I don’t have a podcast, in fact, I’ve never recorded a podcast before. Can I contribute?
Absolutely, the Talking Stick is a great place to try out podcasting for the first time. If you’ve never produced a podcast before, don’t worry, there are lots of folks in the group who are willing and able to help. Just ask on the google group.

Once I record some audio, then what?
After the audio has been recorded, it needs to be passed on to someone else. If you have someone in mind, great, if not, I can choose the next person for you. We have been using a google group to handle the administrative side of things, sharing files and discussion there.

What if I don’t have any ideas?
No problem, just join the google group. This adds you to the list of contributors. You may be contacted for a contribution in an upcoming episode. In addition, there are times where instead of a chain of contributions, all interested people contribute on the same subject at the same time. An example of an episode produced this way would be the Teachers who Influenced Us episode. Calls for contributors for those sorts of episodes go out on the Google Group.

What can I talk about?
Frankly, anything goes, as long as it isn’t slanderous, racist or otherwise hate-filled. Oh, and no blatant commercial/promotional content is allowed.

Can I continue, or make an audio comment on an episode?
Absolutely! Send your audio comments, feedback, or your own opinion of what is being talked about in an episode to talkingstick at wordpress dot com.

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