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Author: Steve Hart
Steve Hart is a writer and podcaster.
Why ‘less is more’ when it comes to running a hobby radio station
As a hobby broadcaster, the job of refining the station’s output, and the work you do, needs to be under constant review. Your eye should always be on getting more for less. Or even doing less and nothing changing for the worse. […]
One For Sorrow
Note: This is an alternative shorter version of the story that appears in my book Girl in The Camera. Suicide was the only possible answer. She was lying on the bed of a hotel room with a pistol in her left hand […]
Easy fix for RodecasterPro 2 stereo issue
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I recorded a music show and while it sounded okay, I felt something was a bit off – but couldn’t put my finger on it. The music seemed to be stereo, but it wasn’t. There was something up and I had no […]
Which apps to record with
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In this short-and-sweet episode I suggest two apps to record and edit your podcast. One is completely free and the other has a generous free trial period that will give you plenty of time to experiment and try it out. OcenAudio is […]
Three microphone suggestions for podcasters
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Well, it’s been a long time… Since my last podcast I have moved countries to live in Melbourne and while my Just Jazz radio show has been going great guns, I have missed our weekly chats about all things podcasting. This week […]
Going hyperlocal really works for radio
If you want advertisers to help support your internet radio station then they will likely be the shops and businesses down the street, not across the water, or even in the next town.
How to write a cracking radio commercial
Writing the script for a radio commercial seems an easy thing to do. Mention the name of the company, the thing they want to promote, add a catchphrase or slogan, and end with contact details – job done. But like anything in […]
I am David – book review
I can’t say for sure when I first read the book I am David, but I know where I was. A junior school in my home town in the UK sometime in the early 1970s. It was one of those books that […]
‘Unacceptably high rates’ of rheumatic fever
Most New Zealanders who suffered a repeated bout of rheumatic fever between 2010-14 were young adults, or had stopped their medication, according to a new study.The research also found recurrences were strongly associated with severe rheumatic heart disease.
Debt bomb for your children
Labour Finance Minister Grant Robertson says that over the coming decades billions of dollars of tax revenue will be spent paying off loans taken out by the government to fund its Covid-19 economic rescue packages.
Sharks thrive around Kermadec Islands amid global decline
A recent global assessment of shark populations at 371 coral reefs in 58 countries found no sharks at almost 20% of reefs and alarmingly low numbers at many others…
Surprising history of EV cars
What did we lose when the development of electric cars was abandoned 100 years ago? Possibly a century of research, development and innovation that would have likely led to every household having more electricity than they could use today. A world where […]
The Prisoner – 60s TV series review
There are still plenty of people who haven’t managed to sit through all 17 episodes the 60s British cult TV series The Prisoner. On one hand I can understand their frustration as the show doesn’t follow the ‘normal’ hero-beats-the-baddy formula with everything neatly tied up with a bow at the end of the show.
You’re never too old to rock
If you listened to Alan Freeman’s Pick of the Pops on Britain’s Radio One you would have heard the Australian DJ present a tightly formatted radio show featuring the week’s top 30. It was compelling listening for anyone wanting to know the […]