On Halloween 2008 I completed hosting my 400th week of the live web Script School radio and announced that changes were on the way. I’m moving that show to this website and under the Hmm umbrella as well as changing the name, music, intended niche audience and some other formatting changes.

The show at one time was an education show intended primarily for adult webmasters wanting to learn the technical side of the business (programming related topics). But as time has gone on, especially the last few years, it’s not been very adult-oriented and much more Hmm-like. Covering things you might expect to read/see/hear here. So it seems like a natural fit to move to this website and give the show a fresh, new coat of paint.

Network Hmm

I hesitate to use the word network to describe what’s happening with Hmm, but yes, we are expanding things. In 2009 we’ll be launching a new site that’s been on the drawing board for awhile. Several of the VTOR authors and friends I’ve made over the years online are getting together on this new site and it’s going to be a lot of fun.

So, will now be doing this web streaming radio show as a Hmmcast on Fridays at the same 2pm PST / 5pm EST / 10pm GMT time period. Also plan to shorten the show from the two hour format that I’ve done for 8+ years on the web to one hour (sometimes less, sometimes more as needed, it’s not strict).

Tentatively this ‘new’ show will be called Hmmcast Live which is something I’ve used before to describe live events done through this site. Each episode, when possible, will be available as a podcast as well through the normal hmmcast podcast feed, no need to change your subscription, if you’re subscribed.

Still working on where our new live chatroom will be, but until that decision is finalized you will be able to find us in irc.scriptschool.com #scriptschool during this transition phase. Please pardon the dust.

So please mark your calendars, set reminders.

Features of Hmmcast Live

If you’ve never heard the show before, a lot of what is blogged here is covered and even more of this will happen now that it’s carrying the name and branding of the site. Some additional planned features include:

• original music from the band tabites (the band I’ve formed)
• commercial free programming (until we acquire sponsors for the show to help pay for our Hmm-ness)
• listener and/or viewer (when we do video Hmmcasts) interaction
• live callers welcome through Skype or landline, listen to the show for the number
• me trying to convince long time Hmm reader darkmoon why he is an Xbox 360 fan in denial
• interviews with people behind companies, products, services that are blogged
• discussion and more detailed information about a new Hmm related website launching in 2009
• clips of best moments from past 400 live radio shows
• more things to make your ears and eyes go hmm!

There will still be other hmmcasts from time to time that aren’t the planned live Friday show, just FYI and the show numbering will continue from where we left off. As of this writing the next Hmmcast will be show #182. Will feel a bit weird not saying show #401, as technically that is what it will be. I consider this show a continuance, an evolution of what I’ve been hosting since May 2000, but oh well. Numbers are just, well, numbers.

We have a lot of fun during this show and it’s something I’ve enjoyed doing, particularly the live part. Looking forward to making this a regular feature here at MakeYouGoHmm for as long as it remains fun. Since I’ve been doing this going on nine years, long before podcasting, I see no reason to stop. In fact, I’d like to see it expand.

Hope you’ll join in with us and become a part of the show and history. All readers are invited and welcome. Bring your friends. Oh, and if you have any questions about the show, what it’s about or will be about, please feel free to ask below or trackback in from your blog. And if you are a regular reader and commenter don’t be surprised if I ask you to come on some future show as well.

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