Archive for 2006

There should be a lot less background noise in the next remote interview, thanks to the new noise cancelling microphone which will be arriving sometime today.

The VN-960PC does very well in a nice quiet room, but I realized after the last conversation that no matter how hard you try to find a “quiet” place, it just isn’t going to stay that way for the entire process.

When I ordered the noise cancelling microphone, I decided to go ahead and order the “telephone” microphone as well. I want to make sure I have all options available, so I will be testing it to see if it records clear enough for use in the interviews.

RetroMental: Time Capsules has been accepted at iTunes, so you can now subscribe via the iTunes button in the sidebar.

We are hoping to have the podcast added to Yahoo, Podcast Alley and Odeo also, by the end of the day.

My Odeo Channel (odeo/e6b1dbcfb6c89c83)

For our debut interview, I sit down with my mother-in-law, Joyce, in the comfort of her living room.

Throughout the interview you will hear her daughter, April, sitting in the background, snapping her fingers on a book. Joyce has dedicated her life to taking care of April, who is severely handicapped.

Joyce talks about living as a young child in West Virginia and playing near the New River Bridge.

She also discusses the Great Depression and the effect it had on her family.

Follow along as Joyce tells us about her family’s move to Baltimore and how she eventually made her way to the state of Georgia.

Running time for this interview is 42 minutes and 47 seconds. The interview itself was done using a VN-960PC Olympus Digital Voice Recorder, which works very well, but we have already ordered a noise cancelling microphone for the next interview, just in case.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Episode #1

RetroMental: Time Capsules is a weekly podcast where we step back in time through the minds of everyday Americans, as they recount the days that made our country what it is today.

Our original goal was to conduct relaxing, informative interviews with a variety of people from all walks of life, and present those interviews here, in a print format, but with the advent of the podcast, and the ease of RSS, RetroMental: Time Capsules was born.

Join our host, Michael Barrett, as he sits down each week with people from all walks of life to share the stories that shaped their lives, that may otherwise have gone untold.