Thursday, October 9, 2008

New Format

Hello everyone:

Though the HUGE majority of you never say a peep, I would love to get your input. I think about this show often and I would like to make the format, interesting, compelling and a must listen to show. With that thought in mind, I would like to discuss the last poll first.

Three was the highest number and you said current events is what you want. Ok. I get that. However, two said shut it down. I would LOVE for whoever those two are to tell Jeff and I why. Leave an anonymous note if nothing else and tell us why we should shut it down. I am truly interested in your reasoning.

The format now is sort of a free for all. I am getting tired of that as I think it generates more heat than light. I would like to have an informative show. With that, I am proposing a new format. I think Jeff and I should pick a topic, make a proposition and debate it. That is, we could have a propsition that says as an example: Global Warming, it is real! Jeff affirms, Danny denies.

Then Jeff would define the proposition in this case as he would be the affirmative and I would be in the negative. We could lay out the format to be something like, Jeff has a 2 minute opening, then I do the same. With the opening of the show, we would be 5 minutes in. Then we could have something like four 3 minute rounds a piece. That would be 12 minutes each person which is 24 minutes, plus the 5 minute opening and a minute to close the show and we could get it down to 30 minutes that way.

With all this in mind, we am asking you to vote on our new poll and tell us if this is desirable and if it would make you listen regularly. Please let us know what you think. Thanks.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I voted, but I doubt Jeff can keep his end of the timeline. It will be easy for you Danny since you stay with the facts. Jeff has to try too hard to convince others of his myths.

Anonymous said...

well I have very slow dial up it was not possible for me to listen reading is much better for me.

Danny said...

Mike:

Are you the Irish guy I know so well? Jeff has agreed to the format. I think it will help us to narrow the focus, get our points out clearly, succinctly and timely. Then the listeners could be better informed to make their own decision.

Anonymous:

I am sorry you are disabled by dial up. It is a brutal thing to have. Do either of you have any show ideas? We would love to have them. Thanks for commenting. You two make this engine go!

Pam said...

Great Idea! I think this could help, so I say go for it, & yes, I voted!

Anonymous said...

Yes, I am the Irish guy that you know so well and Jeff refused to debate. I still would love to debate the whole British/enslaving the Irish/Endentured servent topic. Any takers out there?

Beware to any who want to take me up on this, better do your research, you may see the Brits in a different light like Jeff seems to have.

Mike