u/LiteratureProof167

A real shame for those who are getting cut. Hopefully they will find somewhere else quickly.

Having said that, it's no surprise that the shipyard continues to struggle. They haven't exactly shown themselves to be particularly competent.

With the World Cup just finishing a few weeks ago, one of the winners was Nico Williams who played well in spurts for Spain.

And it got me thinking about our very own Neco Williams and how he always puts everything on the line for Wales. And my chain of thought then led on to Gareth Bale. Stick with me.....

When Gareth first burst on to the international scene, he was playing left back for Wales and despite being very young, we could all see immediately that he was a generational talent. I remember saying to a friend at the time, that maybe John Toshack should put him up front instead of being at the back....we all see what happened when it eventually happened.

And this is where Neco comes in. Just like Bale, he has a wonderful free kick in him but is being held back by his defensive duties. As opposed to trying to get Brennan or Sorba to be our new Gareth, I would love to see Neco given a game where he can go marauding down that left or right side.

Does anyone else see this as a potential solution to our lightweight attack?

Hi all,

Been using a snowball blue since restarting my podcast earlier this year (I originally bought it in 2016).

I have noticed the sound quality is not that great anymore.

Looking to buy a new (or used) microphone for use with my show. I sit in a fairly quiet room when recording and have guests remote dial in via zoom. All very low tech but it works for me and my show (a music interview show).

I don't want to spend a huge amount so just want suggestions for a new mic for around £100. Will go a little more if it makes a huge difference in quality. Also happy to consider a second hand one if you all think its better to get a really good second hand one (ie a used £200 one for £100 is better than a brand new £100 one).

So - what are people thinking?

Just a year after joining Palace and achieving nothing, he is off to Everton.

I really hope Moyes gets the best out of him because he has gone backwards since his move to Spurs.

For the last 3 years, he has looked a shadow of his Forest form.

This really is his last chance saloon at a high level.

I know it's still fairly early but there is no sign of the show on Paramount + in the UK.

Any idea what time it beams down to the UK?

I read that the script for the Hawk was originally a HG2 script which makes perfect sense.

For the record, I really enjoyed both and surprisingly found that HG2 was better on rewatch (well the last 30ins were, as the first half was great anyway).

But having just watched the Hawk, it feels like they didn't change anything from the HG2 script other than the names.

Old Henry is obviously Chubbs.

The ex-wife could easily have been Julie Garner. They are estranged and she hates him.

Golden Fisk is obviously shooter.

Even the PGA guy character was the character from HG (can't remember the name) but that story makes sense too.

In pretty much every scene, you could just imagine Sandler saying the words. Trapped in a small car. Playing with a jar on his hand. Fixing his own injury.

So my question is, would HG2 have worked better with this outline of a plot than what we got?

I run a music interview podcast filmed over zoom.

I know that the results will be higher quality over riverside or something like that but I am at peace with sometimes the video feed from my guest sometimes lagging etc.

I edit exclusively on Adobe and am now quite good with the software and don't really want to change. However, all of the files that it produces are MP4 files.

I upload these to YouTube no problem and also upload the files to SoundCloud which distributes to Amazon and Spotify (still struggling to get it on apple for some reason).

Anyway, my question is around the MP4 format for the audio podcast on Spotify/Amazon.

Is there a disadvantage of using MP4 files instead of MP3 (I guess?). I'm basically uploading a video.

It works for me as it cuts down trying to do a different audio only edit. But I feel that I'm doing something wrong and theres a reason why I shouldn't be doing it this way!

Am I missing something?

First of all, loved it! Knew nothing about it (not even sure where it aired in the UK originally) and so pleased that Netflix recommended it last month.

1. The music throughout the show, was fantastic. The theme where Finch is on the roof in the finale was incredible and so sinister. Reminded me of the opening to John Carpenters Prince of Darkness.

2. Every time Finch sellotaped a picture to his board, I chuckled. How did he get a professional headshot of everyone involved?

3. I really didn't like the way they treated tusco for 95% of the series. I know they were protecting him but they talked to him like crap most of the time.

4. I don't really get Greaves plan at the end. Why did he need to kill himself and finch? Didn't make sense to me.

5. Why were they so inconsistent with their marksmanship? Sometimes they were crack shots and other times they couldn't hit someone 15 feet away who is walking very slowly away!

6. Did I say I loved the show?

7. What do I watch next? It had similar Fringe vibes to me, so anything along these lines is welcomed. Preferably available in the UK.

8. Other than Root, the wardrobe department didn't have much to do. John wore his suit 99% of the time. Same for finch, Shaw, Fosco, Greaves, well everybody!

Before I get to the point of this discussion, I am based in the UK where the system is different (minimum wage is for every job and not lower for wait staff) and tipping, although becoming more common, is nowhere near US levels. Most tip around 10% and usually if the service is good.

So my question is around all these posts where people talk about the US minimum wage for servers. And I would like the views of servers specifically.

If an employer said to you that your salary is $22 an hour (or whatever the min is), but the restaurant had a no tip policy, would you want to work there?

I think this question cuts through all the BS that surrounds the pro/ anti tipper debate, as my guess is that most servers will give a resounding, hell no.

So be honest, if you are a server, are you taking this job?

Just a quick thought.

Last month, Bellamy apparently ruled out the Burnley job, talking about his love for Wales.

Now after the role falling through with him, what do you think happened?

Is there a possibility that the Welsh FA asked him to go for it, as they weren't too pleased with the WC qualifier? In other words, if he leaves, the FAW get some money and don't have to sack him with a payout?

Just seems strange the sudden change of heart by Craig.

For what it's worth, I think he is doing a great job and want him to stay.

Assuming that the BBC wants to both protect their cash cow but also want the best financial deal, what would you accept and what do you think the BBC would accept?

As an example, what if Amazon came in with the best deal financially for the BBC, as in a truckload of money. But the condition was that they were going to start shooting it in the US. Is that acceptable to you or the beeb?

And what if they wanted to try and americanize it in some way, like they tried with Miracle Day and Starz. Would you be okay with that?

How would you feel if we got a 12 episode season that was very glossy but just American feeling? So looks great, is actually great but now American. For example, like The Office reboot.

Another day, another quick set of questions.

Don't forget you are pitching your idea for the show at the tender process. We had the new Doc, companion and big bad yesterday. Today's pitch point questions are:

1. What previous villain would you bring back for a one off (not the big bad of the season)?

2. Would you consider doing a full blown musical episode (like Buffy/ Star Trek snw/ scrubs etc)

3. What does your sonic screwdriver look like?

4. You have cast a Hollywood superstar in the show as a one off appearance for a bit of publicity. Who have you got and what role are they playing?

5. You are doing a 4 doctor special. Your new doctor is one, who are the other three?

Remember, it's all a bit of fun!

Another day, another quick set of questions.

Don't forget you are pitching your idea for the show at the tender process. We had the new Doc, companion and big bad yesterday. Today's pitch point questions are:

1. What previous villain would you bring back for a one off (not the big bad of the season)?

2. Would you consider doing a full blown musical episode (like Buffy/ Star Trek snw/ scrubs etc)

3. What does your sonic screwdriver look like?

4. You have cast a Hollywood superstar in the show as a one off appearance for a bit of publicity. Who have you got and what role are they playing?

5. You are doing a 4 doctor special. Your new doctor is one, who are the other three?

Remember, it's all a bit of fun!

Last year I did a series of quite popular posts that featured some random Doctor Who questions, that I asked for people to give quick answers to.

So with the announcement of RTD/ BW gone and the show going out to bids, let's do another set of questions. Make your answers as short or long as you want!

So let's imagine, you get to pitch to the BBC your revival plan. They want to know the following 5 answers:

1. Who is your doctor?

2. Who is the companion?

3. Who will be the series big bad?

4. Name two previous episodes that encapsulate the feel of your first season.

5. How many episodes do you need to tell your story?

Over to you.

Last year I did a series of quite popular posts that featured some random Doctor Who questions, that I asked for people to give quick answers to.

So with the announcement of RTD/ BW gone and the show going out to bids, let's do another set of questions. Make your answers as short or long as you want!

So let's imagine, you get to pitch to the BBC your revival plan. They want to know the following 5 answers:

1. Who is your doctor?

2. Who is the companion?

3. Who will be the series big bad?

4. Name two previous episodes that encapsulate the feel of your first season.

5. How many episodes do you need to tell your story?

Over to you.

I am on my first watch through of the show (and absolutely loving it for what it's worth).

But just finished this episode and have a question which to me doesn't make sense.

The episode wraps up nicely but there were two sub plots that made no sense, well not to me.

1. The whole drug selling thing. Was that just to make money for his mum? And also, at the end of the episode, didn't he have the drug dealers after him? Unless I was distracted, neither plot point was addressed again.

2. Why was he tanking his test scores? He was planning on killing himself anyway, so I just don't get this plot point.

As I said, I love the show so far but this is the first time where it's felt like there should have been some extra exposition.

And a final sidenote which I am sure will change as I get further in to it but they really do treat Fosco like shit! I hope they start being nicer soon!

Hi all,

My podcast has been running for 2 months now and I have been blessed with some great guests in that time (its a music based interview show).

I have managed to get to grips with everything so far, such as the recording, editing and publishing side. However, I feel like I am missing a trick with using my guests own music, as it is just a talk track with some free unlicensed music at the end.

My question is, assuming my guest says I can use their music, how do I get a clip that I can use? Ideally, as the show is on YouTube as well as Spotify etc, I would like to be able to get a clip of one of the guests videos and insert a 30 second clip into my show.

If I have the clip, I know how to put it in. My question is whether there is an easy way to extract a 30 second clip from YouTube and should I do that, what licensing problems would I face?

Hope that makes sense!

Cheers

So I am about a dozen or so shows in/ published since launch.

The show is called Adam Talks To...(I am Adam btw) and I interview music guests from across the decades.

I have had a guest on every show from very famous to up and coming. I have about 4 shows yet to publish and a few other guests lined up in the coming month.

The show is on YouTube, Amazon, Spotify and SoundCloud but the majority of listens are coming via YT. All the shows are recorded via zoom with my guests.

All of my shows have ranged from 50 listens to my best show which had about 330 listens/ views.

Then last week, an interview with Wendy James of Transvision Vamp just flew. 6 days in and it's hit 2000 views on YouTube alone.

And bizarrely, it's the only interview where my guest didn't have their camera on. She did post about it but so did a lot of my other guests.

I won't post the link as it's against the rules but hopefully, you can answer the questions below anyway.

So my questions are:

1. Why did this episode go big (relatively)?

2. What can I do to maximise the momentum.

3. How do I repeat this?

Thanks for reading!