Tales From the Drum - Revision history

Ben at 08:03, 25 December 2024

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Ben: Updated notes

2024-12-20T22:29:58Z

Updated notes

Ben: /* Trivia */ Updated with current status of new podcast and blog

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Trivia: Updated with current status of new podcast and blog

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	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===
	* This podcast has gone by many names. It was originally ''The Discworld Portal'' until September 2020, when Randy was asked by Dunmanifestin Ltd to change the name and cover art.<ref>Randy playfully described this as a message from the gods of Dunmanifestin at the start of season seven, and explicitly confirmed this was a request from the rights holders of Pratchett’s intellectual property in the second episode of season ten.</ref> (Like many early Discworld podcasts, and one or two current ones, it originally used art from the books.) It was briefly ''The Mystery Portal'', then ''Ponder's Wizardly Portal'', before settling on ''The Witches and Wizards Portal'' for a few seasons, though the second anniversary episode (during season nine) mentions the name ''The Modern Fantasy Portal''. In October 2021, at the start of season 11, it changed name to ''Tales From the Drum''. [https://mindkindle.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/a-change-is-gonna-come/ This blog post] and episode notes for seasons ten and eleven suggest the other name changes may also have been partly motivated by copyright concerns, though the final change was an effort to find something Discworld fans would recognise.		* This podcast has gone by many names. It was originally ''The Discworld Portal'' until September 2020, when Randy was asked by Dunmanifestin Ltd to change the name and cover art.<ref>Randy playfully described this as a message from the gods of Dunmanifestin at the start of season seven, and explicitly confirmed this was a request from the rights holders of Pratchett’s intellectual property in the second episode of season ten.</ref> (Like many early Discworld podcasts, and one or two current ones, it originally used art from the books.) It was briefly ''The Mystery Portal'', then ''Ponder's Wizardly Portal'', before settling on ''The Witches and Wizards Portal'' for a few seasons, though the second anniversary episode (during season nine) mentions the name ''The Modern Fantasy Portal''. In October 2021, at the start of season 11, it changed name to ''Tales From the Drum''. [https://mindkindle.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/a-change-is-gonna-come/ This blog post] and episode notes for seasons ten and eleven suggest the other name changes may also have been partly motivated by copyright concerns, though the final change was an effort to find something Discworld fans would recognise.
	* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website ~~has~~ no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos. (~~You're welcome~~.)		* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website once had no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos, but they’ve now been removed. (There are some videos of them on Randy’s YouTube channel.)
	* ~~As of mid-~~2022, ~~the podcast seems to have mostly vanished; mindekindle.net is still there, but the show has disappeared~~ from ~~its podcast host~~ Buzzsprout, and the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all ~~seem to be~~ deactivated or deleted. ~~Only~~ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, ~~but it only has four~~ of ~~the~~ full episodes and ~~half a dozen~~ compilations of the short ~~"Pratchips"~~ ones. ~~[https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 At least some episodes appear to be cached on Spotify]~~, ~~but since the main RSS feed is unavailable that seems like a temporary situation. As a result~~ we've ~~currently listed the show as unavailable, and~~ made ~~an effort to make~~ sure all episodes are ~~at least~~ documented here.		* The podcast was wound down some time in 2022, disappearing from Buzzsprout, and with the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all deactivated or deleted. Some episodes were cached [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 on Spotify], but now only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, with a small number of full episodes and compilations of the short “Pratchips” ones. In recognition of Randy’s work, we've made sure all episodes of his show are documented here.
	* ~~We’re pleased to report that~~ Randy ~~has~~ returned to podcasting~~! His~~ new weekly show, ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Stories About Time, Truth, and Invisibility'', began with a trailer on 20 May 2023. The show ~~is not~~ Discworld-related, but ~~some of the~~ subscriber-only ~~episodes are~~ about ~~the~~ Discworld~~, kicking off with~~ “That Pratchett Fellow” on 15 August 2023. ~~You cam find ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes''~~ on [https://~~www.buzzsprout~~.com/~~2192839 Buzzsprout~~]~~, and in the major podcast directories~~.		* Randy returned to podcasting in 2023, with a new weekly show hosted on [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2192839 Buzzsprout], originally called ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Stories About Time, Truth, and Invisibility''. It too changed its name to ''Kindling Minds'', though it kept the same title tag. It began with a trailer on 20 May 2023 and ran for 31 episodes until January 2024, but is no longer available. The show wasn't Discworld-related, but at least one subscriber-only episode was about Discworld: “That Pratchett Fellow” on 15 August 2023.
			* As of December 2024, Randy writes a wargame blog on the website BoardGameGeek, titled “[https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/13026/grognard-meanderings Grognard Meanderings]”.

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Ben at 04:29, 10 September 2023

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Ben: /* Trivia */

2023-09-10T04:28:50Z

Trivia

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	* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website has no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos. (You're welcome.)		* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website has no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos. (You're welcome.)
	* As of mid-2022, the podcast seems to have mostly vanished; mindekindle.net is still there, but the show has disappeared from its podcast host Buzzsprout, and the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all seem to be deactivated or deleted. Only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, but it only has four of the full episodes and half a dozen compilations of the short "Pratchips" ones. [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 At least some episodes appear to be cached on Spotify], but since the main RSS feed is unavailable that seems like a temporary situation. As a result we've currently listed the show as unavailable, and made an effort to make sure all episodes are at least documented here.		* As of mid-2022, the podcast seems to have mostly vanished; mindekindle.net is still there, but the show has disappeared from its podcast host Buzzsprout, and the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all seem to be deactivated or deleted. Only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, but it only has four of the full episodes and half a dozen compilations of the short "Pratchips" ones. [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 At least some episodes appear to be cached on Spotify], but since the main RSS feed is unavailable that seems like a temporary situation. As a result we've currently listed the show as unavailable, and made an effort to make sure all episodes are at least documented here.
	* We’re pleased to report that Randy has returned to podcasting! ~~A trailer for his~~ new show, ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Time, Truth, and Invisibility'', ~~dropped~~ on 20 May 2023. ~~It’s~~ not Discworld related, but ~~as he explains in~~ the ~~trailer~~, ~~he stopped doing his previous two shows as he missed the dialogue~~ with ~~his audience, which had dwindled away during the pandemic. His new show is an opportunity for broader storytelling~~. ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes'' ~~doesn’t currently have a website~~, ~~but you can find it~~ in the major podcast directories.		* We’re pleased to report that Randy has returned to podcasting! His new weekly show, ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Stories About Time, Truth, and Invisibility'', began with a trailer on 20 May 2023. The show is not Discworld-related, but some of the subscriber-only episodes are about the Discworld, kicking off with “That Pratchett Fellow” on 15 August 2023. You cam find ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes'' on [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2192839 Buzzsprout], and in the major podcast directories.

	== Hosts ==		== Hosts ==

Ben: /* Pratchips */

2023-05-24T04:04:27Z

Pratchips

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Ben at 23:34, 21 May 2023

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Ben at 23:34, 21 May 2023

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Ben at 23:34, 21 May 2023

2023-05-21T23:34:14Z

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Ben at 22:40, 21 May 2023

2023-05-21T22:40:41Z

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	* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website has no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos. (You're welcome.)		* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website has no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos. (You're welcome.)
	* As of mid-2022, the podcast seems to have mostly vanished; mindekindle.net is still there, but the show has disappeared from its podcast host Buzzsprout, and the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all seem to be deactivated or deleted. Only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, but it only has four of the full episodes and half a dozen compilations of the short "Pratchips" ones. [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 At least some episodes appear to be cached on Spotify], but since the main RSS feed is unavailable that seems like a temporary situation. As a result we've currently listed the show as unavailable, and made an effort to make sure all episodes are at least documented here.		* As of mid-2022, the podcast seems to have mostly vanished; mindekindle.net is still there, but the show has disappeared from its podcast host Buzzsprout, and the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all seem to be deactivated or deleted. Only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, but it only has four of the full episodes and half a dozen compilations of the short "Pratchips" ones. [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 At least some episodes appear to be cached on Spotify], but since the main RSS feed is unavailable that seems like a temporary situation. As a result we've currently listed the show as unavailable, and made an effort to make sure all episodes are at least documented here.
	* We’re pleased to report that Randy has returned to podcasting! A trailer for his new show, ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Time, Truth, and Invisibility'', dropped on 20 May 2023. It’s not Discworld related, but as he explains in the trailer, he stopped doing his previous two shows as he missed the dialogue with his audience, which had dwindled away during the pandemic. His new show is an opportunity for broader storytelling. ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes'’ doesn’t currently have a website, but you can find it in the major podcast directories.		* We’re pleased to report that Randy has returned to podcasting! A trailer for his new show, ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes: Time, Truth, and Invisibility'', dropped on 20 May 2023. It’s not Discworld related, but as he explains in the trailer, he stopped doing his previous two shows as he missed the dialogue with his audience, which had dwindled away during the pandemic. His new show is an opportunity for broader storytelling. ''Other Peoples’ Cigarettes'' doesn’t currently have a website, but you can find it in the major podcast directories.

	== Hosts ==		== Hosts ==

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	* Most seasons had at least one bonus episode, usually featuring Randy talking about non-Discworld subjects (which he sometimes referred to as "birdwalking") or commenting on a previous episode. There was a plan for these to be exclusive to Patreon subscribers, but this doesn't seem to have been the case.		* Most seasons had at least one bonus episode, usually featuring Randy talking about non-Discworld subjects (which he sometimes referred to as "birdwalking") or commenting on a previous episode. There was a plan for these to be exclusive to Patreon subscribers, but this doesn't seem to have been the case.
	* Two series of related episodes also popped up in the same podcast feed:		* Two series of related episodes also popped up in the same podcast feed:
	** ''The Portal's Pratchett Passages'', or P^3 for short, ~~are~~ readings from Discworld books. Episodes vary from 14 to 36 minutes long.<ref>~~These~~ P^3 episodes might ~~constitute a breach of~~ copyright, as they present extracts without commentary or review. We're not experts, though.</ref>		** ''The Portal's Pratchett Passages'', or P^3 for short, were readings from Discworld books. Episodes vary from 14 to 36 minutes long.<ref>The P^3 episodes might have breached copyright, as they present extracts without commentary or review. We're not experts, though!</ref>
	** ''Pratchips'' (originally called ''Shorttalls'', a portmanteau for "short Portals") ~~are~~ mini-episodes, usually under 3 minutes long, describing very specific bits of Discworld lore, and released Monday through Thursday each week. The notes for the first ~~episode reveals~~ these were inspired by ~~"an~~ Australian heavyweight in podcasting/~~broadcasting"~~ who predicted very short episodes would be the future of podcasts.<ref>We're pretty sure that's a reference to [https://www.radiotoday.com.au/jaime-chaux-podcast-power-player-qa/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2021-06-28 this interview with Jaime Chaux, Head of Digital at Commercial Radio Australia], from 28 June 2021 - about a week before the first ''Pratchips'' episode.</ref> These settled into a weekly structure: Monday episodes described a book, chosen at random, with the rest of the week's episodes discussing a person, place and thing from the Discworld, respectively. From episode 29 onwards, the subjects for a week were drawn from that Monday's book.		** ''Pratchips'' (originally called ''Shorttalls'', a portmanteau for "short Portals") were mini-episodes, usually under 3 minutes long, describing very specific bits of Discworld lore, and released Monday through Thursday each week. The notes for the first of these revealed they were inspired by “an Australian heavyweight in podcasting/broadcasting” who predicted very short episodes would be the future of podcasts.<ref>We're pretty sure that's a reference to [https://www.radiotoday.com.au/jaime-chaux-podcast-power-player-qa/?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=podnews.net:2021-06-28 this interview with Jaime Chaux, Head of Digital at Commercial Radio Australia], from 28 June 2021 - about a week before the first ''Pratchips'' episode.</ref> These settled into a weekly structure: Monday episodes described a book, chosen at random, with the rest of the week's episodes discussing a person, place and thing from the Discworld, respectively. From episode 29 onwards, the subjects for a week were drawn from that Monday's book.

	=== Trivia ===		=== Trivia ===
	* This podcast ~~has gone by~~ many names. It was originally ''The Discworld Portal'' until September 2020, when Randy was asked by Dunmanifestin Ltd to change the name and cover art.<ref>Randy playfully described this as a message from the gods of Dunmanifestin at the start of season seven, and explicitly confirmed this was a request from the rights holders of Pratchett’s intellectual property in the second episode of season ten.</ref> ~~(Like many early Discworld podcasts, and one or two current ones, it originally used art from the books.)~~ It was briefly ''The Mystery Portal'', then ''Ponder's Wizardly Portal'', before settling on ''The Witches and Wizards Portal'' for a few seasons, though the second anniversary episode (during season nine) mentions the name ''The Modern Fantasy Portal''. In October 2021, at the start of season 11, it changed name to ''Tales From the Drum''. [https://mindkindle.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/a-change-is-gonna-come/ This blog post] and episode notes for seasons ten and eleven suggest the other name changes may also have been partly motivated by copyright concerns, though the final change was an effort to find something Discworld fans would recognise.		* This podcast had many names. It was originally ''The Discworld Portal'' until September 2020, when Randy was asked by Dunmanifestin Ltd to change the name and cover art (which was originally taken from the books - something many Discworld podcasts have done).<ref>Randy playfully described this as a message from the gods of Dunmanifestin at the start of season seven, and explicitly confirmed this was a request from the rights holders of Pratchett’s intellectual property in the second episode of season ten.</ref> It was briefly ''The Mystery Portal'', then ''Ponder's Wizardly Portal'', before settling on ''The Witches and Wizards Portal'' for a few seasons, though the second anniversary episode (during season nine) mentions the name ''The Modern Fantasy Portal''. In October 2021, at the start of season 11, it changed name to ''Tales From the Drum''. [https://mindkindle.wordpress.com/2021/08/16/a-change-is-gonna-come/ This blog post] and episode notes for seasons ten and eleven suggest the other name changes may also have been partly motivated by copyright concerns, though the final change was an effort to find something Discworld fans would recognise.
	* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website once had no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos, but they’ve now been removed. (There are some videos of them on Randy’s YouTube channel.)		* Host Randy has two tortoiseshell rescue cats, or "torties", named Holly and Ivy; he considers them part of Medieval Gnome Productions. The [https://mindkindle.net/ mindkindle.net] website once had no fewer than three pages dedicated to them, including plenty of photos, but they’ve now been removed. (There are some videos of them on Randy’s YouTube channel.)
	* The podcast was wound down some time in 2022, disappearing from Buzzsprout, and with the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all deactivated or deleted. Some episodes were cached [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 on Spotify], but now only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, with a small number of full episodes and compilations of the short “Pratchips” ones. In recognition of Randy’s work, we've made sure all episodes of his show are documented here.		* The podcast was wound down some time in 2022, disappearing from Buzzsprout, and with the Facebook, Patreon and Discord communities all deactivated or deleted. Some episodes were cached [https://open.spotify.com/show/1QRzclFhlwTv7PqGXYypOC?si=6a765d15a4f24cf6 on Spotify], but now only [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQ the YouTube channel] remains, with a small number of full episodes and compilations of the short “Pratchips” ones. In recognition of Randy’s work, we've made sure all episodes of his show are documented here.