Sincere thanks to our dedicated show notes writers, Bruce and Tom, for keeping on top of the episodes. They have been the primary source of content on the blog these last few weeks with the rest of us up to our eyeballs in early summer activities and projects (personal, work and otherwise). 

Activity on the blog should be picking back up here as we continue to roll out new aspects of TWiP. For instance, we've done our first test run of video simulcasting our recording sessions from the TWiT Cottage back with Episode #92. We'll be returning to that with next week's show (#95) and hope to make that our weekly routine. With that underway, listeners can tune in to watch us record our episodes live at http://live.twit.tv (11 AM PST / 2 PM EST). Once we determine the re-run schedule for the videos, we'll post that information here for those that miss the live sessions. 

This video simulcast does not change our podcast format, though... it's still an audio podcast and will continue to be released in the same format. The video broadcast from the TWiT Cottage, though, allows us to begin interacting with listeners live (there are chat rooms attached) and helps us, as hosts, engage a bit more with one another (some degree of eye contact, finally!) since we're spread all over the country. :)

We're also changing our recording equipment and techniques soon which should bring a level of audio quality to all of the co-hosts to match those in the studio. This is a change in mics, recording hardware and our recording method (local recording for all participants re-assembled by our editors and engineers). Skype will continue to be how we link up, but the audio you hear will now be recorded locally to each host leading to richer sound and more consistent levels. 

Frederick, Steve and Ron will be holding down the fort today and talking about the latest photography news with special guest co-host, Scott Bourne. :) Alex and I will rotate back in next week with the return to the TWiT Cottage and the live video simulcast. 

Enjoy!

 - Aaron

P.S. There's a new poll for this week's show. Check the left sidebar and tell us how social you are when it comes to your shooting. :)