Many of you have been loving the Flip Side of the Microphone podcasts this season – and some even suggested that the mic be flipped around on me.
Mark Evans from Degree31.com – a new NASCAR site interviewed me about Q4G for his Media-Monday Segment. We talked about how I started my site and the fun I have had along the way.
I must say I am jealous of Mark’s production value – it is a full video interview… side-by-side. The sound and video quality are stellar.
There are some changes in store for 2012 here at Q4G. First of all – The Queers4Gears Radio Hour is no more….. we have replaced it with a new show called “Out of the Tunnel.”
My co-host Troy Germain has decided to step away from the mic this year – I want to thank Troy for all of his work last season on the Q4G Radio Hour.
Joining me on air for “Out of the Tunnel” this season is Hannah Rickards. Hannah lives here in Vegas and works at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. She is the host of “The week at LVMS” which can be seen on the track’s Facebook page and their main website. I have had a lot of fun during down-time at the races chatting with Hannah and I think we are going to have a great time on the show this season.
There are plenty of shows you can listen to for race stats and recaps – on “Out of the Tunnel” we want to focus on what’s happening off track in the world of racing. What is going on when they guys drive out of the tunnel into the real world. Of course we will talk a little racing – but Hannah and I plan to focus our show on what happens “Out of the Tunnel.”
We are no longer using Blog Talk Radio – the price was too high and the quality was too low. The downside is that we will no longer be able to take live phone calls. The show is going to be produced in-house and posted each week on the Q4G website. We hope to eventually have it available on iTunes. We will be able to pre-record segments with guests on Skype and play those segments on the show.
This first show of 2012 was a bit of a test for Hannah and I – the show will grow and change over the weeks to come. This week we talked about getting used to all of the new driver sponsor combos and some of the silly-season madness in NASCAR and the NHRA. As Hannah and I discuss, not even NASCAR is immume from Tebow Fever that is sweeping the Nation and of course we had to talk about Kasey Kahne and his thoughts about those nasty boobies.
Listen to “Out of the Tunnel” Show #1 here:
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Last night the first episode of The Queers4Gears Radio Hour premiered on Blog Talk Radio. Stay tuned this season – we will be live every Wednesday at 7pm PST / 10pm EST.
Join me and my co-host Troy Germain each week as we dish NASCAR, pop-culture and cute drivers. You may remember Troy from a “Seis Questions” Interview that Q4G posted last year. Troy has years of experience in the broadcast booth and Q4G is honored to have him on board. We will take your calls and you can jump in our chat room during the show to interact and let us know what you think.
NOTE: There were some technical issues with the first show – as would be expected. Once you click play – use your mouse and skip ahead past the choppy part. The broadcast clears up at the 13:00 minute mark. In the embedded player below does not work, you can hear the show here. Thanks!