Hello! Today I have a straightforward question for you: Should I start a health podcast? Before I go any further, I'll explain what that is for anyone that doesn't know (granny, I know you were about to text me asking, ha).
A podcast is an audio file, uploaded to the internet in series, it's basically a radio show online, available to listen to at anytime, covering different topics in each episode.
This may seem like a random project I'm just dropping on you but I've been thinking about it a lot recently, mainly because I think it could be a good platform for us spoonies as it's not always easy to read paragraph after paragraph, so I'm thinking that creating some easy listening audio that you could play anywhere at anytime, could be a good concept.
I often discuss M.E and the experiences I've had from being chronically ill on here but if you know me in person, you know that I can talk forever if it's about something I'm passionate about. And you probably also know that I like to go off track and before you know it, it's all got pretty deep and un-related and I'm asking what you'd do if you woke up in someone else's house and the front door was being unlocked from the outside. So yes, I can be a talker once I get into a subject but I love the back and forth of a conversations, which is the opposite of what I can do on this blog, a good reason for me to start a podcast. It would be an expansion on my blog, where I would discuss chronic illnesses and related subjects further. I think we could have fun as well as get serious, I could have the people who are close to me on to discuss how my illness has changed their lives too, we could have guests on to discuss the things that I'd usually write about alone and of course, other people to share their own stories and experiences. As it is would only be audio, connecting with others around the world for things like this is pretty easy thanks to our friend, Skype (if the unfriended trailer didn't scare you away from using it). We could also cover controversial matters, have some debates, I know that I'd enjoy having some old teachers on to discuss their ageist views on illnesses, holy cow I would actually love that!
Now I don't know all that much about producing audio shows, I wrote scripts for radio in my brief time at college but I have never presented something myself. So it would be a big step and I'd have to do a lot of research, also I will look into what's already out there but if there isn't anything too similar already going on, I would be excited to give it a go, if people are interested. And if you're concerned about my non existent BBC English, I promise I'd try to notch down the Northern as much as possible for you!
Please do let me know what you think of this idea, I obviously won't go ahead with anything if there would be no audience but if any of you would actually be up for listening to my voice discuss some stuff (maybe while you're trying to fall asleep or while you wait to be called into an appointment) just give me a comment or tweet with a simple yes and I'll get straight onto the research and see if I can make this happen.
I apologise for any mistakes in this post, I'm super tired and my vision is poor right now, so please tell me if I've made a spelling mistake or if I'm missing a word in a sentence, as I seem to read back and see words I never even wrote! TY
