- Producer / Host: Grant Swaim
- Duration: 17:35
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Show Notes
This is the outline used to produce this episode.
Welcome!
Welcome to Episode 1 of the Cars and Computers Podcast
I am Grant Swaim
- The producer of this podcast
- The site administrator for the Digital Literacy Project website
- Overall head cook and bottle washer
My Story
I have been in the automotive service business all my life.
18 years as owner/operator of an independent Honda shop – Triad Auto Specialty
6 years as an independent trainer
6 years – full time automotive instructor @ Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) in Jamestown NC.
I think this is the third podcast I started.
I unfortunately “Podfaded” on the other two
- A Podcast about Honda service
- Automotive Educator’s Podcast
They say “the third time is the charmer” So I plan on keeping this podcast going.
Podcast Details
Will be produced each 1st and 3rd Sunday Night
Look for it on 1st and 3rd Monday morning
The Typical Show Schedule…
- Industry News and Events
- New Site Features
- Service Technicians Content
- Automotive Educators Content
But this show will be an introductory show.
I will start with the standard format on Episode 2
15-20 Minutes long
Subscribe to it via iTunes.
I will also post podcast feed file’s URL on the website so you can manually subscribe to the podcast.
I will post each episode on the DLP website under “Podcast” on “Podcast Episodes”
- Download each episode ala carte
- It will contain show notes
- Registered users can comment on the episode
How Do I Physically Produce The Show?
- Sennheiser HMD 25 headset – Uses a professional microphone plug (XLR)
- Microphone’s analog signal is input into a Mackie 802-VLZ3 mixer
- Analog comes out of the Mackie mixer to either:
- The computer’s audio in port and is recorded using Audacity (open source software) or
- A Marantz PMD-661 Digital recorder which is mainly used to record Skype conversations. I can also plug my Sennheiser headset directly into this recorder and go mobile, since this unit will run about 4-hours on 4 AAA batteries. and supports an XLR microphone input.
Headset, Mixer, and Digital Recorder
Digital Literacy Project
- Online portal to support the implementation of digital technology within the automotive service industry.
- Promote book “Technology Guide for Today’s Automotive Technician”
- Offer online training
Participate in the show
Go to DLP website and see the “Podcast Interview Information“ Sub menu of “Podcast”
This page covers the process.
- Contact me using the online form
- I contact you back and work out an outline
- We conduct the interview
Preferable record using Skype-to-Skype
Or I can call you to make it a Skype-to-Land Line