# Podcast #1 Notes

**URL:** <https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279>\
**Category:** Podcasts\
**Created:** [October 9, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279 "2019-10-09T06:15:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![s\_ben](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/s_ben/32/816_2.png) [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/1 "2019-10-09T06:15:23Z")

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For the first podcast, @panchomiguel and I will interview @decentralion. We’ll be meeting in the #General voice channel on Dischord at 10am on Thursday to hash out some details, test the audio equipment. Gcal invite [here](https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N29jM2lydDZkYWY1NGtwMTA1dDlwM25uMXQgc2V0aC5iZW50b25AbQ&tmsrc=seth.benton%40gmail.com) if you feel like joining (sorry, no OSS alternative yet).

## Podcast structure

For the basic structure, right now we’re thinking of doing a ~30 min interview, as @nothingismagick suggested, then segueing into the regularly scheduled [weekly sourcecred community call](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/weekly-sourcecred-community-call/260), where people can ask dandelion follow-up questions, raise concerns, or just chat with other contributors.

### Questions

If you have any specific topics or questions you’d like to ask dandelion, don’t hesitate to comment:)

Questions I have so far:

- Can you tell us a bit about your background, how you came to found SourceCred?
- Can you tell us a bit about the arc of the project, how we got here?
- How do you think the CredSperiment is going? Have there been any surprises?
- You recently watched the Black Mirror episode [Nosedive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive_(Black_Mirror)) where a rating system breaks dystopian. How was that?
- What does your most utopian vision of SourceCred look like?
- What do you think are SourceCred’s biggest challenges? If it fails, what do you think will be the reason.
- Where do you hope to see the project in 6 months?

### Audio

We recorded the last community call using Craig bot as a test. Here’s a link to the first couple minutes ([Audacity project](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bosz-9yorkd2uwNqFCph3XWWIPT2O8n4/view?usp=sharing), [mp3](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I5LCnhRG9CRTSnuab5_oFX_dZtdG9cS8/view?usp=sharing)). I think Craig bot sounds pretty good, and am down to try that. Though he seems to have stopped responding to me…😕 Thoughts @panchomiguel?

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**Author:** ![nothingismagick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/nothingismagick/32/539_2.png) [@nothingismagick](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/nothingismagick)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/2 "2019-10-09T20:11:52Z")

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@s_ben - regarding Craig - I think you need to stay in the channel you are recording in order to command him (start and stop).

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**Author:** ![Beanow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/beanow/32/98_2.png) [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/3 "2019-10-12T10:47:33Z")

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Seems like my voice was pretty quiet in this sample, was it also that way in the call? e.g. should I fix that on my end?

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**Author:** ![Beanow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/beanow/32/98_2.png) [@Beanow](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/Beanow)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/4 "2019-10-12T11:54:34Z")

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Also MP3 as a codec is obsolete, it’s been _outclassed_ by newer codecs in terms of quality and compression ratios and basically shouldn’t be used anymore for any purpose. You may want to download a lossless format to edit (e.g. FLAC), and save the edited version either as FLAC, AAC or Opus.

Short version of what to pick as the final format:

- FLAC if another service will re-encode the file (mixcloud?). Otherwise probably overkill.
- Opus when you can, but playback and container support is spotty.
- AAC as a ubiquitous support option. Though the only non-free license here.

Settings wise, Opus 24-32 kbps should work for podcasts. AAC I don’t know by heart but I’d start with 32-40 kbps.

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**Author:** ![s\_ben](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/s_ben/32/816_2.png) [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/5 "2019-10-12T17:13:43Z")

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I think your voice is just quiet @Beanow:) If recording with Craig, your voice is on a separate channel and we can easily up your volume.

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**Author:** ![s\_ben](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sourcecred.io/s_ben/32/816_2.png) [@s\_ben](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/u/s_ben)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.sourcecred.io/t/podcast-1-notes/279/6 "2019-10-12T17:15:13Z")

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Good info on the codecs, was wondering about that. Chose mp3 just because I wanted to be sure everyone’s player could play it, but when we go into production will use one of these formats.