Beyond the Confusion Episode 0.95: Fighting Crohns at Dave & Busters via a Timeshare Type Presentation

We promise receipts in our podcast. What we talk about we have proof. Here is the image of what was referenced in the preview episode. You will hear more on the specific flier in episode 5. The preview episode consisted of one of our many stream of consciousness rabbit hole topics that happen a lot.

This was our preview episode. A lot took place here that you got to sample. You learned why the adage white guys can't or shouldn't rap came into play with Lud rapping some of the things you may hear talked about later in the year on the show.

You were introduced to Spruce Openai (pronounced Opie-Nye) who is trapped and subject to doing whatever Lud asks, and you got to hear the first sample of our upcoming podcast which premieres in just a couple of days.

Gastroenteritis and Dave & Buster's

Now, you might have been asking yourself, did this actually exist? Yes, it did! When the show premieres on October 29th, our hosts will introduce themselves in more detail and give more background on what inspired the show but a good amount of it deals with how Lud processes communication in ways the average person may not always see things. This has resulted in him collecting photographs over the years and using those to make the case for clear, plain language to mitigate confusion and promote inclusivity.

During pre-production, Lud brings in a few photos with a conceptual idea of how he would like to approach that episode. The podcast itself does not have a written out script, but rather a general outline. We tend to come up with a theme and have key elements written out in bullet point form with direction as to who will bring up what topic or photo during the show.

There are a few actual scripted sections. These usually are the announcer opening, the outlined show theme, satirical and/or real commercials during our show, and post-production effects and/or bits.

From Crohn's and Colitis photo to Timeshare Terror

When we did this specific show (a segment from episode 5) timeshares were not even discussed prior to our show recording, We just start talking about a Dave & Busters photo and when Annette mentioned going just for the games, my mind triggered back to that memory. These unexpected discussions result in some of the funniest moments during our podcasts.

Sign the Dotted Line

There is not a lot of budget we have in the first season of this show. We are hoping to build exposure, grow audience, and then bring in advertisers in our future seasons. So the key is to find as much stuff we can do with little to no cost as possible.

For the sign the dotted line segment, Lud immediately felt the importance of wanting to how he could best audibly put the audience into that situation he was in at age 16. The tools utilized in this instance included a lot of sound effects, synthetic AI voices, and public domain recordings of famous tunes.

Sound effects, music, and voices are critical, but they can be cost-prohibitive. However, if you are knowledgable in utilizing Google, are familiar with Creative Commons, and understand Public Domain, you can find a lot of things to utilize at no cost. For sound effects, one excellent resource is freesound.org. It is free but please check the permissions the file owner gives for that file. I filter and utilize files that allow for creative commons license usage. The applause heard in the show is from freesound.org and allowed for creative commons license use.

The sign the dotted line timeshare sales reps were Google Gemini AI synthetic voice characters I recorded using the Audacity open-source tool. I saved each one as an MP3 file and then mixed them together as though it was a mob strong arming the family to sign. The files were then mixed into the final show production.

Now music, is a whole other animal. You cannot just play music without having the rights to that music. So you need to ensure, you either secured the rights, own a production studio suite of music, have a creative commons clearance, or utilize music that is in the the public domain.

A word of caution on public domain. Just because a work is in the public domain does not mean that a recording of the work is in the public domain. For example, the composition of Handel's "Messiah" is in the public domain but certain recordings of it are not in the public domain. If I found a 1990 Boston Pops symphony recording of the "Messiah", I could not play that on the podcast, as that recording is not in the public domain. I had to find a recording of the composition which is in the public domain. Any audio recordings produced prior to 1922 are in the public domain and the Library of Congress has a recordings archive you can search through and download audio files. For the preview episode, the "Messiah" recording used was as follows from the Library of Congress website;

Audio Recording

Hallelujah chorus

Messiah. Hallelujah | The MessiahColumbia A5802. Matrix/Take: 48636/Unknown.

• Contributor: Columbia Oratorio Chorus - Handel, George Frideric

• Date: 1916-03-17

The opening rap, was mixed by Annette, who mixed sounds in Garageband, and the ending promotional ad background music teasing the podcast came through a production suite program I own called CorelVideo StudioPro X8.

When it comes to music and clearance issues I would encourage to utilize your library or anyone who knows media law. to avoid issues should you decide to podcast.

We hope you enjoyed this and that you look forward to our premiere on October 29th.

Materials referenced and/or utilized:

Photo by Ludwik K from doctor’s office promoting event at Dave & Buster’s

Sound effect applause: CRWDApls_Loud Applause, Cheering, Whistling, Barking_ShaneVincent_GSC24_SpacedOmni-MK012.wav by ShangusBurger -- https://freesound.org/s/764260/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Sign the dotted line actors: Google Gemini voices

Hansel’s Messiah:

Hallelujah chorus

Messiah. Hallelujah | The MessiahColumbia A5802. Matrix/Take: 48636/Unknown.

• Contributor: Columbia Oratorio Chorus - Handel, George Frideric

• Date: 1916-03-17

Promo for show background music:

Corel video Studio Pro Software

Promo voices:

Chat GPT

Writer of commercial skit announcer bits: Lud Kozlowski

Rap producers and writers: Lud and Annette