{"id":6811,"date":"2020-06-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.libsyn.com\/?p=6811"},"modified":"2020-07-01T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T16:24:32","slug":"rockin-libsyn-podcasts-active-travel-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/rockin-libsyn-podcasts-active-travel-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Active Travel Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"

This series is all about libsyn\u2019s podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Q & A with from Active Travel Adventures<\/h2>\n
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When did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I started the Active Travel Adventures<\/a> podcast in the fall of 2017 after delaying six months from my originally planned launch date out of fear of not getting things \u2018right\u2019.  I should\u2019ve listened to others who said, \u201cJust start it! It doesn\u2019t make a difference in the beginning because no one is listening to you anyway, so you have lots of time to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the spring of 2019, I started a companion podcast, the Adventure Travel Show<\/a>, to teach folks the \u201cHow To\u2019s\u201d of adventure travel so that listeners would gain the skills, and get the courage and confidence to tackle some of the adventures I cover on the main show.  The shows alternate Thursdays and promote each other.<\/p>\n

Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n

I knew I wanted to travel as my \u2018retirement\u2019 job and wanted to develop an online business.  For the last thirty years, I have started a new business around whatever is my current hobby, and next up is \u2018travel\u2019.<\/p>\n

My show and website are set up as a true business with the hopes of one day covering the costs of production and at least some of my travel.  I am going to travel anyway, so it\u2019s nice not to have the pressure to make a profit.  I do not accept any advertising but work via affiliate links only.<\/p>\n

I chose to do a podcast in particular because no one was covering what I wanted to talk about, which is adventure travel that regular folks like me can do on their vacation.  There are plenty of travel podcasts that teach you to be location independent so you can work from anywhere, and there are hard core adventure podcasts out there, but I wanted something that this almost 60 year old reasonably fit body could do if I trained.<\/p>\n

This means I cover things like hiking Machu Picchu, but not climbing Mount Everest.  Most are a doable 3 out of 5 difficulty rating.<\/p>\n

I find podcasts a surprisingly intimate medium.  My listeners often become my friends and they write me as they would a friend.  You don\u2019t spend an hour in someone\u2019s ear balls without them getting to know you, and as a listener, they self select to be someone I would like because we share a common passion in adventure travel.<\/p>\n

I love all the amazing and inspiring people I have met because of my podcast!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the name of your show and what is it about?<\/h3>\n

My podcast is called Active Travel Adventures, and I seek to inspire and empower folks to lead a bigger life through adventure travel.<\/p>\n

On each episode, I feature an amazing adventure somewhere in the world where you have to hike, bike and\/or paddle to explore the landscape and culture.<\/p>\n

Sample adventures include trekking Patagonia and Nepal, rafting the Grand Canyon, kayaking Milford Sound in New Zealand, cycling rural Thailand and through the stiletto heel of Italy.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve sipped wine in the Italian Lakes after a hearty hike, and tubed 60\u2019 underground in a New Zealand cave filled with millions of glow worms.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m embarrassed to say that I bought a lot of gear that I sadly still don\u2019t know how to use.  Being non-techie, I\u2019ve yet to figure out how to use the Behringer Q802USB mixer I bought.<\/p>\n

Nor do I use the H4N recorder, I was told I \u2018must have\u2019 because my pocket Roland R05 wasn\u2019t the right thing to buy.  I use neither.<\/p>\n

So I just use my Mac laptop and ear buds, plus an ATR2100 mic, but I plan to actually now use the headphones I bought, now that I made a jazzy studio while in lockdown.<\/p>\n

I may not be techie, but I AM handy.  I\u2019m actually quite proud of it and it makes for an economical studio that anyone can make.<\/p>\n

I just reversed two bookcases I already had as \u201cwalls\u201d against a corner.  I padded the walls with (sissor-trimmed) King-sized egg crate foam mattress padding ($20 each x 3 which includes the ceiling).<\/p>\n

I hammered finish nails spaced about ten inches apart across the top of the book cases and along the walls at the same height and then zig zagged heavy twine to form a support to hold the egg crate \u2018ceiling\u2019.<\/p>\n

I attached the foam to the walls with a staple gun.  I finished off the floor with scrap carpet and pad.  I laid a shower curtain rod across the bookcases with a cloth curtain as the \u2018door\u2019.  Then I just added a small table covered in two towels.  Voila!  I made a studio for under $100 and I think it\u2019ll work out great. It measures about 4\u2019 x 6\u2019.<\/p>\n