OK here's the deal. You've heard me talk about how I'd like to do another show that has more mass appeal. You've also heard that occasionally listeners complain about the ah.... alternative content we sometimes have on our show that has nothing to do with programming.
Now that it seems we are getting some press around podcasting, it seems like the time is right to make a change.
Starting as soon as possible, .NET Rocks! is going to be a 1 hour and 15 minute show. All interview. Same great technical content. No gags. No Google Weirdos. No Weird Wide Webb. No Ask Rory. The music and news of the week will stay, but no gratuitous weirdness. We will do the live show as usual but it will start one hour and a half earlier, at 7:30 PM
We are also at the same time starting a new podcast show called Mondays. Mondays will be broadcast live and recorded immediately following .NET Rocks! on Friday nights and it will have Google Weirdos, Ask Rory, the Weird Wide Webb, and whatever else we come up with. Mondays will have the format that DNR has had, but the interviews will be on topics of general interest to everyone, with a techie underpinning. The show will be available by podcast on Monday Mornings along with .NET Rocks!
Mondays is not going to be just another show. We're going to start off interviewing people we know on topics that anyone can listen to, and go for big names when possible. However, we know that you have to do this kind of thing slowly and gain momentum. We think we have a good start already with our listener base, and we hope to be able to reach out to a broader spectrum of listeners.
Of course, we are not bound by law to censor anything, bleep F words, or avoid more adult themes. This will not be a show for kids.
Now for the problem. We have the name, but no tagline. Here are a few ideas Rory and I came up with:
- Mondays. God Damn It
- Mondays. Depressed Again
- Mondays. WTF!
But nothing is really sticking. So, we're having a "Write the Tagline" contest. Leave a comment with your tagline suggestions here, and if we pick yours, we'll have you on the first show in a cameo spot and give you a $300 shopping spree at ThinkGeek.com to boot!
We don't know what will happen but we think it's worth a shot to separate our diverging interests in interviewing .NET celebs on the one hand, and reaching out to a broader audience and having fun on the other hand.
Thoughts?