Finally, an Adventure

Time to do some more podcast waxing. So for anyone who is an avid follower of our radio serial Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time, you know that it's been quite some time without an update or an episode. This isn't for lack of trying, I assure you.

The usual routine for our podcasting habits are to get into our recording studio (which consists of some decent microphones, stands, and a Peavey soundboard who's model number currently escapes me) either directly before or a few days after our live Cafe Kolache performances. I then take those studio recordings and edit them with Apple Garageband, taking time to foley some sound effects and add some polish to everything. Unfortunately, this time around, when I went to edit our recordings, I found that they had all been infested with a terrible electric hum (which my audiophile comrade Moses diagnosed as a 60hz hum). The buzz can apparently be caused by a loose wire, inadequate power, or a bad cord. I haven't yet determined which one of those is the culprit, mainly because I've been trying to salvage all the hard work we did.

Sadly, after hours of fiddling and filtering (employing all sorts of techniques with Audacity, Garageband, and Levelator), I came to the conclusion that these files are simply no good. At least that was the artist side of my brain speaking; the logical side was telling me, "You don't get paid to do this thing... just release them online and stop wasting so much of your time!" But I wasn't about to break our track record of pretty-good-sounding podcasts (something we've been able to achieve since like episode 205). So while it will be a few weeks before we get together to record again, I figured we might as well release the live recordings.

Web of the Futurist is the big whiz-bang conclusion to season 4, which centered around our heroes chasing down a mysterious book that shoots fire. The big draw to these last four episodes, however, lies not within the Tome of Fire, but with their back-from-the-dead nemesis, The Futurist. If you spent any time studying Modern Art, you surely can't forget the minute and insane movement called Futurism. This villain, who is stereotypically Italian of course, embodies everything about the movement, from its endless manifestos to its emphasis on originality and war. You don't have to know anything about art to enjoy these latest episodes, but I have a feeling folks who like Futurism will appreciate it on a whole other level.

So, if you are interested in checking out our live episodes first, download Episode 417 now, and check out our Dodge Intrepid blog over the coming weeks for more!