Produce SourceCred Podcast

[s_ben]

SourceCred Podcast

Status: In progress

Champion^?:

@s_ben

Initiative Description:

Discourse posts are great, but sometimes people just don’t have the time for long, thoughtful reponses. We want a place where people can discuss SoureCred in a fun, time-efficient way. Let’s create a podcast. We can interview contributors and interesting people in the space.

Benefits:

Participants will have a chance to discuss SourceCred in a fun, engaging way that is respectful of their time. The project gets exposure and more potential contributors become aware of it.

Implementation plan:

Pre-production:

• Set up production environment (mics, recording software, etc.)
• Find co-host that can help with logistics, audio tech

For each podcast:

• Find guest
• Schedule time
• Create topics to discuss
• Record podcast
• Lightly edit podcast
• Broadcast on social media channels to start (if it gets traction, we can look into distributing more widely).

Estimated Work (hours):

Highly variable, but imagining:

• Pre-production: 3 hrs
• Production: 5 hrs
• Distribution: 1 hr

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Total: 9 hrs

Dependencies:

Not dependent on any current initiatives that I see, but dependent on guest availability, availability of co-host.

References

See below.

Contributions:

Notes from brainstorming about podcast:

"Radio show" kickoff notes

Had a productive call regarding the proposed radio show, veered into some interesting tangents about SourceCred generally. Participants: @decentralion, @nothingismagick , @ajbouh Notes: @nothingismagick dropped some useful podcast knowledge, with some good recommendations. We will likely do an interview format, where a host (likely me) and co-host (decentralion when they can make it) will interview SC contributors, other interesting people in the space. Recommendations taken: Keep it to 30 …

Podcast #1 Notes

For the first podcast, @panchovillage 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 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, where people …

Podcast guest list

Guest idea: Eric Arsenault? He’s cobbled together a living bouncing around different DAOs, submitting proposals. Presumably he has ideas around reputation systems, some direct experience with them. He’s written a four part series on medium about his DAO experiences (good reads). Here’s a recent interview with him from a new podcast funded by Genesis DAO: https://daocast.io/dte01. Side note: here’s the proposal to Genesis DAO for producing the above podcast, including time/cost estimates: https:…

Podcast #1 - Dandelion

Below is the first SourceCred podcast! In this episode we talk to @decentralion, founder and project lead for the SourceCred project. (artwork by @LB) Haven’t posted this anywhere yet, so we can still change/tweak if we want. @panchovillage, see any changes you want to make? For now, hosting on mixcloud, per @nothingismagick’s suggestion (negative cred to him if it sucks). If we’re happy with this, I can take on updating and maintaining our page there. Can also share/transfer the account if…

[Beanow]

I’ve added you as champion here @s_ben, feel free to edit if that’s not right

[s_ben]

Yes signed up to champion on the community call I believe, thx for adding.

[Jessie]

This is a awesome podcast,i d been interested in DAO and reputation system for a long time AND good to meet sourcecred! Does someone have the transcript of the podacst? I d be happy to make it translated to Chinese version and make it more visible in Chinese community;)

[s_ben]

Hi Jessie. That would be awesome! @decentralion any chance we can get PL to produce an English transcription of the pod for translation?

[decentralion]

Sorry for dropping the ball on the transcripts @s_ben. I followed up via email.

[Jessie]

Thanks guys! Also i drop you @decentralion a message on discord with several questions, i m very excited to know more about the real practice within the SC itself, and i d also be happy to help tell the story to Chinese DAO community !

[decentralion]

BTW @s_ben an idea, I could be the “guest of last resort” when we don’t have another guest to spotlight. There’s a lot of specific subjects we could deep dive into, like:

• SourceCred planning for 2020
• SourceCred as a post-capitalist paradigm (e.g. “EcoCred”, or SourceCred applied to ecological conservation)
• a whole podcast episode on gaming
• a whole podcast episode focused on understanding the cred algorithm

and so forth

[s_ben]

Sure. Sounds like an interesting convo for me anyway

I was going to ask, can you think of any just interesting people from the space that might want to be the next guest? If I have you on too, I think the convo could be much more interesting. Especially if they’re involved with or at least have checked out SC and have opinions on it.

[decentralion]

I think @mzargham would be a natural choice, since he has plenty of context on SourceCred. We could potentially get Juan Benet too.

[s_ben]

Both would be great. What u say @mzargham? If you can’t be the next guest, can we schedule you sometime in the coming weeks? We’ve settled on a quick 30 min format to better snag busy people like yourself (though happy to do a full hour if you’re up for it)?

[mzargham]

I’d love to. I do apologize for being less available of late. Busy times. I should be able to make it if I plan ahead. I see Tuesday Nov 12, 7pm CET on my calendar. If that is correct, I’ll block it off.

Thanks for thinking of me! -mZ

[s_ben]

Sweet! @decentralion does that work for you? I know dandelion is on vacation right now, so they may not get back right away. But let’s just pencil this in. I can definitely make this time.

[decentralion]

Next Tuesday works for me – looking forward to it!