Patreon Ahoy: Support Our Show; Help Us Grow!
After a lot of discussion, planning, and private medieval jousting, The Skiffy and Fanty Show podcast has opened its very own Patreon page. So why are we there? We want to do more — and we want to do it better. More episodes. More World SF Tour goodness. Better quality. Better features. Better experiences for you, the listener. Patreon is the first step in making The Skiffy and Fanty Show (and its related podcasts) into something more. We’re turning to you, the listener. You can have a hand in helping us create new content, improve the overall quality of the show, and pave the way for a brighter podcasting future. So head on over to our Patreon page, check out our Reward Levels and our Milestone Goals. We’ve got some big plans listed there, and even more plans for the future. It feels like we keep saying this every year, but it needs repeating: this is only the beginning.
Our CONvergence 2015 Schedules: Come to Our Panels; Come to Our Hangout!
All but one of the Robogoblins will be at CONvergence this year in Minneapolis, MN! If you’re planning to attend, make sure you come to some of our panels, including the LIVE recording of The Skiffy and Fanty Show on Saturday. You should also make sure to follow us on Twitter in case we host any impromptu events (walk-by sessions, hangouts, etc.). Here are all of our official panels and events (all times are in EST; parentheses indicates who will officially be there or on the panel):
Next Month’s Film (and Where to Watch It): Jurassic Park (1993)
In our recent episode on The Swimmer (1968), we announced that to honor the upcoming release of Jurassic World (2015), our next movie would be Jurassic Park (1993)! Since this film is pretty darn popular, it will be airing on a number of TV and Cable stations over the next few weeks; it is also available in various digital formats! We also really want to hear from you, the listener. If you’ve got a comment or question that you’d like us to discuss at the end of the month, send an email to totallypretentious[at]gmail[dot]com or use our handy contact page! Here’s how you can watch it!
Quick Update on the RSS Feed and iTunes (Check Your Feeds)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/PodcastUpdateFeedsAndITunes/Podcast%20Update%20–%20Feeds%20and%20iTunes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFolks following us on Twitter may have noticed some concern regarding our two RSS feeds: the full feed to the blog/podcast and the podcast only feed for iTunes (or folks just trying to snatch the podcasts, not the blog). This is what happened: We use Feedburner to funnel the podcast to iTunes and podcast directories, and we keep a dedicated podcast feed so these directories only get pinged for media files and not for blog posts (which limits how many eps show up at a time). A few days ago, I went into Feedburner to update both feeds to make sure the information was up-to-date. For the podcast, that included an updated description, updated cast list, and so on. In the course of doing this, Feedburner started renaming both feeds to the same address. I don’t know why, but it happened so many times in a row that I actually got confused which feed was supposed to have which address. Eventually, I got the feeds corrected, but by then, iTunes and iTunes derivative programs were registering a problem with the feed; at least two people reported that they could download episodes, but could not properly subscribe. Since iTunes can take up to a week to register changes to a feed, I have no idea if this is a permanent error or if the changes to the feed confused iTunes enough that it’s locked onto a feed that doesn’t exist or isn’t the correct feed. On top of that, Feedburner now registers a massive drop in subs to both feeds, which may or may not be relevant depending on when it did its last subscriber “catch” and depending on how many people checked their feeds on Friday (the last day Feedburner would have grabbed subscriber numbers). Either way, it’s weird. I don’t currently have a solution for iTunes or iTunes derivative users. It may be weeks before I can fix whatever is wrong with our iTunes page (a week to find out if the feed corrected itself and possibly another week to correct any errors that might exist). It may turn out that all of this is worrying for nothing; the feed could correct itself on iTunes and everything could work out just fine. For everyone else, the feeds should work just fine, though you should probably update your RSS reader or podcast catcher so it grabs the appropriate feed. If you want the full blog, use this feed; if you want the podcast ONLY, use this feed. Sorry for the inconvenience! Download the audio version here.
Quick Update: Totally Pretentious Podcast and Blog Feeds
If you’re a subscriber of The Skiffy and Fanty Show, which David and I are both a part of, you’ll have heard about the weirdness going on with our Feedburner feeds. Though Totally Pretentious was not nearly as affected by S&F, there still may have been some changes or weirdness happening with the feeds. So, to clear all that up, there are two feeds: The Full Blog & Podcast Feed The Podcast Only Feed The latter feed funnels podcasts into iTunes, though whether iTunes will register it properly is up in the air (it’s not registering Skiffy at all, so I’m probably going to contact support for both podcasts to make sure they are reading correctly). The former gives you all of the content on the blog, including the podcasts. If you use some kind of podcast catcher, you’ll want to use the second feed; just make sure to subscribe to the full feed in Feedly or something so you can get the awesome blog content, too. Hopefully, this won’t be a big deal for Totally Pretentious. We’re still pretty small, after all. Thanks!
The New Skiffy and Fanty: Changes to Come on the Show
A little while ago, we ran a listener survey to learn more about how you access our show, what you listen to, what you like and dislike, and so on. That survey garnered a lot of wonderful responses — thanks! As such, The Skiffy and Fanty Show will be changing a bit. These changes aren’t permanent. They’re an experiment. We’ll reassess in a few months to see how it’s working out, and we’ll ask you all for feedback again (because you’re awesome). Here’s what you can expect around these parts for the foreseeable future:
