June 3, 2013
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Information on My Xanga Online Talk Radio Show
Shortly after my last post, I received bad news that Xanga may shut down come July 15th (now July 31st) unless $60,000 is raised. Even if the money is raised, the site, as we know it, will change drastically into a pay version. Of course, this sudden news affected all Xangans and there is no shortage of opinions everywhere.
I decided that I am going to try something out, while there’s time. Not sure if many of you know, but I am a host of an online talk radio show where I interview and discuss tennis topics with guests. It is a lot of fun, so I figure why not do something similar for Xanga?
Allow me to debut my new show: On the Road Less Taken (www.blogtalkradio.com/roadlesstaken)
What is the show about? Fellow Xangans will be featured, where we will talk about their experiences and opinions on Xanga and current state of affairs.
Where can I listen to the show? You can go to www.blogtalkradio.com/roadlesstaken for a listing of upcoming episodes and times. Direct links to episodes will be provided below.
When are the showtimes? Episodes will typically be on during the weekday evenings (EST), about 4 times a week, and for 30-60 minutes. Depending on demand, I may expand to do some shows on the weekends.
Is there a chat room available to live chat? Yes, the official chatroom is located at roadlesstakenradio.chatango.com . I will monitor the chatroom during the show in case anyone have suggestions for topics to talk about with my guests live.
Will you take live listener calls? Yes, this is an option. However, to keep the flow of the show going I would prefer questions to go in the chatroom.
What if I am not available to listen to the show during the live broadcast? No problem! After the live show is over, it will be available on demand by clicking on that same episode link. It will also be available via iTunes (link at the episode’s page).
How can I be a featured guest? Comment in this post or private message me on Xanga with your request and why you want to be a guest. I will try my best to fit people in the schedule, but space will be limited. I am looking for a mixture of guests, not just the most well known folks.
How can I suggest topics or questions to ask on the show? Comment in this post or private message me on Xanga and I will try my best to include your suggestion into the live broadcast.
Is @TheXangaTeam involve with the show? Not officially. However, I will be requesting for some of the team members to be featured guests in the near future.
I don’t know your guest(s)! Why should I tune in? Well, in a way didn’t we all start off as strangers on this site before we started finding one another? This may be a way to see what other Xangans are all about. You may end up finding you all have more similarities than you think.
How long will you continue this show? As of right now, I am planning to go until July 15th. Depending on what happens in the near future, I may continue the show or end it if Xanga ends.
Upcoming Episodes (Last Updated July 18th 10pm):
- @FlipGuy31O – Monday, June 3 at 11pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @EdLives – Tuesday, June 4 at 6pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @SonyChak – Wednesday, June 5 at 6pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand, Warning: Some Strong Language)
- @MyxlDove – Thursday, June 6 at 6pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @TheBigShowatUD and @TheBlackSpiderman – Sunday, June 9 at 10pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Keiki – Monday, June 10 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @BitterSweetRomantic and @LenaFaye – Tuesday, June 11 at 8pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @TheTheologiansCafe -Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @SeedSower and @SaintVi – Thursday, June 13 at 6pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @ShimmerBodyCream and @Lithium98 – Sunday, June 16 at 10pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand, Warning: Some Strong Language)
- @GreekPhysique – Monday, June 17 at 9:30pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @DraculVanHelsing – Tuesday, June 18 at 5pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Wutuwaitn4 and @Shi – Wednesday, June 19 at 11pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Marica0701 and @StupidSystemus – Thursday, June 20 at 9:30pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Roadlesstaken (Yes, I am the guest this time! Interviewer will be @GreekPhysique ) – Sunday, June 23 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @VaneDave and @Cakalusa – Monday, June 24 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand, Warning: Some Strong Language)
- @FireTyger and @GodlessLiberal – Wednesday, June 26 at 8pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Super_Rob_of_the_Sky and @Christao408 – Thursday, June 27 at 8:30pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @John from @TheXangaTeam – Sunday, June 30 at 7pm – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @NimbustheDragon and @AbsolutAngel64 – Wednesday, July 10 at 8pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @iStephanieMarie2 and @LoveSporks – Thursday, July 11 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Scrooge0 and @Victoriamisu – Tuesday, July 16 at 7:30pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Smile4Leena and @LaytexDuckie – Wednesday, July 17 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
- @Wherethefishlives – Thursday, July 18 at 9pm EST – Click here (Completed, Available On Demand)
Note: Schedule, guests, and times subject to changeYou can also catch the episodes in the embedded player below:
Listen to internet radio with Roadlesstaken on BlogTalkRadioI hope people enjoy listening to the upcoming shows and getting to know the featured guests! Should be a lot of fun and I am very excited to test this out with you all.
Comments (95)
Sweet!
Looking forward to it!
What a great idea! I can’t wait to hear their voices! Why don’t you do a post where we can ask questions of them?
Great idea! I will listen.
Haha what will the shows be about? I have a feel just a lot of inside jokes and giggling
Snap, Dan’s show is right after mine? Ohhhhhhhh dear
@Scrooge0 - Maybe some, but I will have set topics to discuss on the show relevant to the Xanga community@bittersweetromantic - You’ll do fine, just be yourself!@seedsower - Yeah our show should be good!@Kellsbella - If you have questions for future guests you’re welcome to post them here or PM me, that way I can try to ask them in the show@whyzat - @ALovingAdversary - Hope you tune in!
OMG I can’t wait for TheoDan’s talk!!! I have no idea what he sounds like haha.And I’m stoked for June 20th. I haven’t talked with Jose since… well, the July 2010 NYC meetup, so it’ll be fun to talk with him again And with you of course, Alex!
this is freaking awesome. ill be tuning in.
Very cool
I think Seedsower will bring you lots of listeners, she’s friend to everybody!! And I would like to hear someone on the Xanga team!!
@Roadlesstaken - So long as I remember to look at the clock. haha!
@Roadlesstaken - I can imagine your topics already:Bewbies: who has them the bestWho I Would Do: Last Crush Confessons Before The End Times. Honesty comment hour – last words. TEAM ASSCAT. Top 10 hottest Xan(guys). Top 10 hottest Xan(girls). Top 10 hottest Xan(girls) pt2. Top 10 hottest Xan(girls) pt3. Top 10 hottest Xan(girls) pt4………Top 10 hottest Xan(girls) pt32. Credits for favors/dares exchange. MOAR ASSCAT
Oh! Seedsower has a radio-announcer voice! She will be great!
Interesting idea. I’m looking forward to listening
This sounds interesting. I never heard of this before and had no idea you were a host!
@Marica0701 - He did a few Xanga TV back in the day. Guess you missed those?@rxglasshalffull - Yay, appreciate it!@firetyger - Hope you like the show@Tempguestbrief - I think so too, and yup will invite them once I get a show or two done so I can show them what it’s like
@Donkey_Guy_10 - Did our profile pics always have an option to move?? I don’t remember ever seeing one that did@amateurprose - You would probably make for a great guest too. Let me know if you’re interested later.@ElusiveWords - Yeah, I didn’t really mentioned it much on Xanga, just FB. Will I be able to talk to you one day?
@Roadlesstaken - I uploaded most of my animated gif profile pictures years ago. I tried to upload one recently – and the current upload processed stripped the animation. So there may not be a way to have animated profile pictures anymore!
I’ll have to stick around for some of these. This looks really cool.
@Donkey_Guy_10 - Working the system, very nice@emily_shannon - remember if you can’t catch it live, it will be available to listen at anytime afterward. You can even d/l it on iTunes and listen while driving somewhere.
TheoDan and SeedSower are tough acts to follow lol
@StupidSystemus - Thanks, man.
@Roadlesstaken - Yes. I like this. Will there be a live chat going on too?
cool beans
Tuning in!!
@StupidSystemus - No worries, this is not a competition =)@emily_shannon - No live chat, but people can call in. Apparently you can leave comments on the episode page though.@MommyMarty24 - hope you find the episodes good to listen
@smile4leena - Yay! You’re someone else that I would like to chat on the show sometime. Let me know if you’re interested and I can set a time up.
@sonychak - Hahahaha.
@Roadlesstaken - I vaguely remember Xanga TV, but I had a shitty laptop at that time and it wouldn’t let me stream video so I missed out on a lot.@StupidSystemus - I’m going to be a bumbling idiot, just lettin’ you know right now haha
I think it would be a great idea to interview @smile4leena -
clique-y as ever i see.
@petitetokio - Sorry you feel that way. I feel the guest line up is shaping up to be pretty diverse.
@TheTheologiansCafe - Working on setting a time up now
=)
@Thetheologianscafe I’m actually stoked to hear you live. xD
@wutuwaitn4 - Thanks again for being a guest!
I can’t wait to HEAR xangans! It will be so weird to hear people’s voices!
wow. so many upcoming guests assembled already. awesome!
I nominate absolutangel64
@kaiori - FlipGuy31O’s post is up now if you want to listen to that. Next show is today at 6pm EST@rudyhou - Hope you are able to tune in sometime!@smile4leena - Hmmm I will ask
@Kellsbella - I’m super excited to hear everyone’s voices too!!! Thanks for hosting, Alex.
@kaiori - Haha YES!!! Such a mystery, revealed.
@onlyjustbegun - Have you listened to Flip’s show yet?
You’re a really good radio host!
@kaiori - Thanks, I really do I appreciate you saying that! Still working on getting better, but I’m glad I’m at least doing okay currently.
@Roadlesstaken - No, not yet! Going to now
I have listened to both shows (recorded) fantastic, keep up the good work.I’m looking forward to hearing more
@my_final_username - I really appreciate that. If you don’t mind, can you tell me what you like about it so far and if there’s anything I could do to improve?@onlyjustbegun - what you think?
@Roadlesstaken -You get your point across well. You got two fantastic bloggers so far to help kick things off. Looking at the list coming up amazing, hopefully these Xangans can help get the ball moving.
It’s good to hear the different views and uhm “colourful language” from your guests so far. I knew of EdLives and Flip but did not subscribe to them before. Do you think blogging is just going to be a phase in most blogger’s life? People seem to get busy with life and move away from blogging.
I’m looking forward to doing this Though I have to admit, I’m a little nervous
@firetyger - just curse a lot like i did.
Im sure you read my comment, but any chance you could get the infamous Justin and Christine before the final days of XA?
@ElusiveWords - you and your good questions! I am going to add that to my list of topics I will talk to MyxlDove later today.@firetyger - It’s all good, I still get nervous right before the show starts but once you’re in it, it’s very casual. Just a phone call in the end!@deux02 - That would be cool. I don’t have direct contact with them though besides me messaging him on Xanga and hoping he gets it. I could try!
With all this Xanga talent, how can Xanga be dying? How can we let it?
@Crystalinne - Thanks for reccing! Hope you can make it to the live shows sometime. I know today’s show is too early, but will be having other shows on later times and one this weekend.@JstNotherDay - Good question, will bring that up sometime on the show.
The guy I’m listening to right now doesn’t belong on radio… throwing around the f word all the time. I look for a bit more intelligence.
@JstNotherDay - He was definitely more..unfiltered than the other two guests. You will probably like the show I did with EdLives then.
@JstNotherDay - That’s cool. Like I said, I can’t win them all. Thank you for your feedback.
Great idea! I’ll be sure to listen in!
Sounds neat. What do I have to do to be a guest?
@karen0z - Cool, listen in tonight at 7pm your time!@Super_Rob_of_the_Sky - PM me, let me know your availability in the evening times on June 26-28
Looking forward to being on the show, Alex.
@amateurprose - Whassup homie?!!
I wanted to join in yesterday, but I was out of it and I fell asleep on that boring ass Finals game. I guess I’ll have to settle for the replay.
@DraculVanHelsing - Yeah should be good!@vanedave - You missed out on a good show man. Let me know what you think, a lot of interesting discussions.
i’m not sure, but have we tried reaching out to Mr. and Mrs. Jigg? They found each other on Xanga and got married couple years ago. I think they would make guest speakers!
@smile4leena - Great suggestion! I can see if they may be interested.
coooool!
I really wish there was a written transcript of some kind for the Deaf folks like me. :-/
@DoRi_dOrI - Very. Talk to you soon.@BohemianLotus - Sorry! Actually, there is an option for me to get written transcript of my radio shows from the site I use, but it’s about $2.50/min, or in another words at least $150 per show =O!!
@Roadlesstaken - Ouch. Yeah that would be too much unless you were super famous and had a higher ratio of Deaf fans or whatever. Sucks that it costs so much.
This is cool. I heard about this few days ago but didn’t have a chance to tune in yet. Thanks for the on-demand links.
@KnightInCROATIANarmor - No problem. Which ones have you had the chance to listen to?
@Roadlesstaken - Haven’t had a chance to listen to any of them yet, but I’ll listen at least two in the morning before work. Got this page bookmarked just in case. I could be available for an interview on 27th or 28th of June after 10 a.m. Eastern Time if you wanna do me
@KnightInCROATIANarmor - Unfortunately those dates won’t work because I already have someone scheduled on one day and the other day I won’t be available. You are, however, welcome to join in on a future live show’s chatroom!
@Roadlesstaken - Almost slept in today so guess what I’m doing now after work? Anyway, thanks for chat invite, I’ll try to make those if possible. It all depends on time since I am 6 hours ahead of East Coast Time that complicates things a little. Do you have any other dates open, like July 12 or 13 from what I see is available. Weekend would work better for me due to time difference and I have to go to work on weekdays.
Thanks for doing these radio shows. I appreciate the time you’ve put into them. I know it can’t be trivial.
@ElusiveWords - Definitely spending more time than I thought, but it’s worth it.
I’m going to collect the whole set! I wouldn’t mind being on the show, but until I hear a few I’m not sure if I have anything to say that you want to talk about.
@GodlessLiberal - Oh, there’s definitely wayyy plenty to say. I have a long list of topics and questions that I never finish completely in any one show. Yeah, listen to a few and let me know what you think.
@Roadlesstaken - I’ve started skimming through the episodes to get a feel, and I’m totally in if you want me.
@sonychak - I heard your show and thought it was really good, entertaining and interesting. I don’t know you but I saw the other comment and wanted to tell you that.
@WrappedinWishes2 - Thank you so much! It was a really nice comment to ready especially since you took the time to find my name to reply to on this comment thread. I hope the “interesting” part of it was good haha. But yeah thank you for such a nice comment. Was glad to read it in my emails today.
@sonychak - Yes interesting was good. It’s true, I thought you were great!
Maybe do a new blog reposting this, Alex, so people can re-recommend?
@GreekPhysique - I could…but it’s not usually my style to do that haha.
True. But given that you’re promoting a month-long event, just one blog post about it seems a bit small.
@GreekPhysique - True, I’ll give it a thought and maybe post up a reminder post (w/ no comments allowed) sometime before my vacation the first week of July.
I listened to one of your shows. COOL!
@cceerpp - glad you’re listening! Stay tuned tomorrow at 7pm EST when I interview John from The Xanga Team.
Can I be a guest, please? If you can fit me in?
@shadowedvirtue - hey sorry just saw your message! As of now, I actually don’t have space unfortunately. However, if someone drops out this week I will keep you in mind!