In this week's edition of "Shooting the Bull," Barry Ragin and I chat with author Lewis Shiner, who stopped by the show to discuss "Black and White," his new novel set in Durham in the throes of urban renewal and the civil rights movement. Plus, we catch up on the proposed prepared meals tax and its odds for success. Thanks as always to the folks at WXDU for the opportunity to host this weekly show.
If you missed the Sunday night broadcast, you can download or listen to the show from the Internet Archive, or listen to it via this embedded player. You can also now subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, via WXDU's hosted podcast.
Please sort out your audio levels; the theme is always overpowering and your mike level is consistently low. Otherwise I greatly enjoy your podcast.
Posted by: Chip | July 21, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Great show. Re:the other comment, I don't find it to be a big deal (I just adjust the volume myself), but the comment is correct. I find that Barry's audio is up with the intro song each week, but Kevin's audio and each week's guest's audio are low.
Posted by: Derek | July 22, 2008 at 07:21 AM
Thanks, Derek and Chip, for the comments. We've been meaning to actually pre-record the intro so we avoid the audio issues and will work on that. For me, I'm still trying to figure out how to make all the little knobs and sliders work. For a guy who works in technology, I'm not so good with technology!
Posted by: Bull City Rising | July 22, 2008 at 07:32 AM
Live radio, man!
Actually, most of the time the guest and i are sharing a mike, so it's hard to adjust back and forth if our speaking voices aren't at the same volume.
Posted by: barry | July 22, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Kevin & Barry, keep up the good work with the show's content. I listen to the podcast weekly. The technical/volume stuff is not an issue. I was a college radio DJ & music director in the 90s and I remember some technical challenges--and a ton of shows that sounded rather unprofessional! Yours stands apart. And when limited to 2 mics you can't do much about the volume differences between Barry & the guest. Cheers.
Posted by: Derek | July 23, 2008 at 07:28 AM
Kevin nice job, but you need to keep Barry under control. Too often he isn't really asking a question, but giving his own opinion. That is what his blog is for, and why I don't read it.
Posted by: John | July 28, 2008 at 10:19 PM