@Christy Dena: Yes, do have a go. The technical side is easy — even easier if you forego fancy graphics and just put yourself on camera. Salient content and engaging with the audience always trump the production values. Always. Do let me know when you start.

@firstdog and @Miss Wired: I’ll group you two together just so I can say, clearly and unequivocally, that I will not be exploring hand puppets in the near future.

But, doing things live/mobile, yes, that’s something I want to explore further. I’d like to interview guests in their own environment, or discuss issues with a panel in an appropriate setting, or even just broadcast from interesting locations so they in turn help me reflect on whatever issues I’m talking about.

Maybe we’re looking at two styles of program, one where it’s a more “produced” talk show in the studio, the other a location thing?

@Stephen Stockwell: The only problem with “more nuanced ranting on topics where the delineation between the cleverdicks and the fuckwits is a little less obvious” is that it takes significantly more time to do — detailed scripting rather than mental bullet points. And right now this little exercise competes for my attention with such boring things as billable hours for clients. Yes, it’s a matter of finding the balance.

As for the play-out music, well, don’t blame the Platypus for all of that since he only formally chose the last three episodes or so. The style is actually my decision as a “program format” thing: a bit of silliness to end with. I’m not interested in doing a music program as such, and there’s plenty of them around anyway. Anyway, useful feedback, ta.

@Michael Meloni: That live interview only failed due to lack of computer processing power, and we’re fine for that now. I do like doing interviews and I was, even if I say so myself, a very good interviewer. Whatever I do, and however I do it, there will be more interviews.

The big question is, what sort of topics should I do?

However… your regular default to snark mode lets you down a bit. I know you enjoy giving a good bitchslap to whoever you thought was the media/IT world’s biggest nonce for that week, but I’d like to see you engage in more nuanced ranting on topics where the delineation between the cleverdicks and the fuckwits is a little less obvious. Personally, I’m a big fan of commentary that examines paradox within and between different perspectives on a given subject. And you’re at your most interesting and informative when you compare and contrast 2 or 3 (or more) different sides of a story.

And that goes for the music as well. Let’s have some clips where their artistic merit is something that can actually be debated instead of only ever scoffed at, adored with kitsch gay abandon, or both. I’m sure he’s a lovely fellow, but after 8 episodes, Snarky Platypus-as-DJ is showing himself to be something of a one-trick pony.

But all-in-all, a great start.

And if people called in on Skype, you just pick up the hand puppet that most matches their personality (I’m thinking Jim Henson caricatures here) and mime to their voice.