The Ryan States Podcast

Interview with Bill Leary. Audio clips of Albany jazz trio, The Lab Band, a cross between Joshua Redman Elastic Band and Bad Plus. Leary flies to Kentucky to record with Ryan States on the train playing tenor sax and flute. Touring, performing on cruises, Canadian girls and music scene.

Talking about composer Peter Bufano, circus scores and recording plans. Gorilla music-making. Recording on Staples battery back-UPS while train crew fumbles with generators. Power outages interupt three recording sessions within three days.

Full length tune at end of podcast, The Lab Band “Silver Snail.”

Verizon Wireless terminated my Internet service. They don’t permit audio or video downloading. I can’t quit you, iTunes. Hello Evdo. Four bad mobile phones. Eyeballing the iPhone. Cirque du Soleil’s, Fire Within — behind the scenes. Anticipation of winter quarters and the drama of creating a new production. Keyboard patch programming and performing sound effects for performers on stage. My Verizon Wireless settlement.

Critics rave about Michael Moore’s latest release, Sicko. Personal health insurance horror stories. Difficulty scheduling nasal surgery while on the road. Upper East Side proselytizing heart specialist—and scammer. No health insurance most of my career. Pencil stab injury, knee boarding injuries, Lewisville Lake accident and physician ethics.Watch Michael Moore’s interview with Amy Goodman.

New Orleans two years after Katrina, Snug Harbor, Ellis Marsalis, brass bands, street performers. Cinderblocks supporting houses, no windows, no roofs, sand bags on sidewalks, tree damage. Bike commuter discrimination, the homeless, one hundred corpses and Marine recruitment. “Thou Shalt Not Kill” signs.

Create a show format, choose web domain, web hosting, theme song, cover design, find artist, writing contracts, find and book voiceover talent, don’t spend any money, test downloadable sample rates, bit depth, RSS feed code, no email support, scouring podcasting forums, study other people’s podcasts, not a geek genius, troubleshoot the trouble-shooting. iTunes deleting my podcast the day after I announce it to everybody! Second thoughts on podcasting.And that’s only the tip of the iceberg!PODCASTING…it’s all a big pain in the ass, but I like it. Wait, I mean, um…