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Pre-Podcamp Ohio 2 Video


I know I haven't had a chance to talk about it yet, but I had a great time at Podcamp Ohio 2 last weekend in Columbus. In these next few posts, I will share some video and come comments about the video and about the conference. In this video, it is the night before Podcamp and we had a little gathering at a local mexican restaurant.

It's kind of interesting, especially since this was the first time that I saw some of these people in a year - since the last Podcamp Ohio. It was kind of funny seeing everybody with their smartphones, taking video, taking pictures, and other geeky, techy stuff. So enjoy this and there will be more Podcamp Ohio 2 video to come!

Pre-Podcamp Show Wrapup



I have to tell you that I am so happy for the show tonight. It didn't start off how I'd like. What do I mean by that? Well, I had a hospital meeting right before the show. About halfway through the meeting, I thought things were going ok and that I'd be on time at home for the live show. Then, there was that one agenda item which brought everything down. I ended up being about 5-10 minutes late for the show.

One of the great things about twitter is that as soon as I put a twitter post up - boom - there were about 5-7 people popping up in the chat room - incredible. So, you need to know that the show really didn't start going until about 13 minutes into the show. So, feel free to fast forward to that part to listen. (You can listen on the player above or download the show here)

Thanks so much to Angelo, Merry, and Daniel for hanging on through the majority of the show to discuss Podcamp. Thanks also to Jeremy, Rocky, Jamie, and Brother Wolf for calling into the show (I hope that I didn't forget anyone who called in). Two hour shows are usually fun, but my allergies have been bad and it was a real struggle to get through things tonight - Sorry if I didn't sound like myself.

But, I'm really looking forward to Podcamp Ohio coming up this weekend. You can keep up with my twitters as I journey down to Columbus and follow me as I get "the Podcamp experience." Wonder how Podcamp started, see the video above and read more about it over on the Podcamp Ohio site. Have a great weekend everybody, and if you're going to Podcamp, I'll see you there!

Dr. A Show 105: Blogiversary


I'm going to PodCamp Ohio, June 20, 2009

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Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time

Even though the official blogiversary date is tomorrow (My first blog post was June 19, 2006), we're gonna be celebrating my three years in the medical blogisphere tonight on The Doctor Anonymous Show. It's hard to believe that it has been this long already. Lots of blogs and come and gone in this time - and, to be honest, I thought this one would be one that would not quite be around that long. But, hey, hooray! Three years a still plugging along!

In addition to that, show 105 will also be the unofficial online kickoff party for Podcamp Ohio 2 which will be taking place in just two days in Columbus. Angelo, the Lead Organizer for #PCO2, had his final planning podcast last night, and will be joining us live for the show tonight. I hope that other people who are attending and/or presenting at #PCO2 will be calling into the show to talk about their sessions, or just calling in to say how excited they are about the upcoming event. Also check out my video post above that is on the Podcamp Ohio facebook page.

If you are new to the show, I encourage you to catch us live. There is a great chat room that also goes on. You can even see my shining face on the webcam. In addition, you can call into the show to say hello. Can't catch us live? That's ok. You can listen anytime after the show as it is saved as a podcast so you can listen later.

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, press the "Play/Chat" button.

Show 105 Preview


Did you know that this week is my three year anniversary in the blogosphere? I know that I haven't been doing a lot of "traditional blogging" lately, but, hey, I'm still around. We'll be celebrating that on the show this week. (Also check out my video post above; BTW, don't you love the video quality from my new camcorder? lol)

In addition to that, show 105 will be the "unofficial" Podcamp Ohio kickoff party - since Podcamp Ohio 2 will be coming up this weekend in Columbus. If you remember last year (specifically show 40), you know we had a great time taking calls of people who were presenters and attendees to last year's Podcamp Ohio.

Also, if you didn't know, I'm taking time away from the show in July, so this will be the next to last show before my break. So, join me and my friends on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time on BlogTalkRadio. We're going to have a good time! Hope you can join us!

Show 103 & 104 Wrap-up


Sorry this post is so late getting out. I did want to thank Cliff Ravenscraft for being my guest on Show 103. We had a great conversation about how he started in the new media world - specifically blogging and podcasting. Little did Cliff know that a podcast about the TV show Lost would really start his podcast success. Cliff's GSPN podcast network now has about 20 podcasts on it.

We also had a great conversation about how he decided to leave his "regular" job in the insurance industry to go podcasting full time. During this difficult time in his professional life, Cliff shared this situation with his podcast audience. Cliff's latest podcast project is called "Pursuing A Balanced Life," which include changes in his health/fitness plan and finding a balance between work and family life.

Finally, we discussed the session that he is presenting at Podcamp Ohio 2 on Saturday, June 20, 2009. In addition to producing podcasts, Cliff also serves as a podcast consultant and sells podcast equipment. Cliff, through his Podcast Answer Man podcast, has really helped me improve the production value of my show - and for that I'm very thankful.


Show 103

You can click on the player above to listen to the show on the website. Or, if you like, you can download Show 103 by clicking here. In addition, you can check out Show 104 on the player below (or click here to download) which I call "The Night Shift" where I talked about some news items and said goodbye to my long time co-host for the Saturday show, Kat from the BTR show Llanview Lowdown. Hope you enjoy both these shows!


Show 104

Dr. A Show 103: GSPN


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Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time

This week begins a kind of unofficial Podcamp Ohio month on The Doctor Anonymous Show. I'm very excited about Show 103 in that we have coming on the show podcast guru Cliff Ravenscraft from the podcast network GSPN.tv. The first time I met Cliff was at last year's Podcamp Ohio. You can see the interview we had above.

More than a year ago, Cliff took the big leap in leaving a job in the insurance industry to the life of a full time podcaster. In addition to producing a bunch of podcasts, Cliff also does podcast consulting work and sells podcast equipment.

Cliff is presenting a session at Podcamp Ohio on June 20th. We'll talk about that and about his newest podcast he calls "Pursuing A Balanced Life," which is climbing the popularity ranks over on iTunes. I hope you're able to join us Thursday night!

If you are new to the show, I encourage you to catch us live. There is a great chat room that also goes on. You can even see my shining face on the webcam. In addition, you can call into the show to say hello. Can't catch us live? That's ok. You can listen anytime after the show as it is saved as a podcast so you can listen later.

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, press the "Play/Chat" button.

Show 103 Preview


This week, The Doctor Anonymous Show welcomes podcast guru Cliff Ravenscraft from GSPN.tv to the show. In addition to presenting at Podcamp Ohio this month, Cliff is the founder of the GSPN.tv podcast network, a podcast consultant, and also sells podcast equipment. If you haven't already figured out, Cliff does podcasting, not as a hobby, but as a living. He formerly had a lucrative job selling insurance, but walked away from that to pursue his passion of podcasting.

In addition to Podcamp and podcasting, we'll also discuss his most recent podcast creation, or has he calls it, a "lifestyle change" which has caused him to be "Pursuing A Balanced Life." One of these steps has been to put more emphasis on health and fitness. In the past 6 weeks, Cliff has lost 16 pounds - and we'll talk about how he did that. Like the rest of us, it is at times a struggle to balance work time and family time, and Cliff tells about this struggle in this new podcast as well.

I first met Cliff a year ago at Podcamp Ohio, and I will try to put that interview up tomorrow, so that you can learn a little about Cliff before our interview. So, join us on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time for The Doctor Anonymous Show. Hope to see you then!

Show 102 Wrap-up



Lost of audio problems plagued Show 102 from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I even thought about deleting the show - mainly because I was so frustrated throughout the show.

But, as you can see above, show 102 has been kind of popular as far as BlogTalkRadio standards. And, just to let everyone know, this is not your "typical" Dr. A Show. This type of show is one where my BlogTalkRadio friends called into my show for support and to say hello.

At the beginning of the show, I tried to do some news stories, but didn't really work out that way. So, I hope you enjoy it. Sometimes it's interesting to see how a show host endures the stress of something like technical problems. See how I dealt with it. Thanks to all those who listened live and who already listened to the archived show!

Special Friday Nite Dr. A Show



Thanks to those who checked out the show (and the post-show) last night. I shared what happened to me since last weekend when I was on call, then going through my birthday, and then, finally, sharing me travel story getting to here at Hilton Head Island. And, basically, that took the whole show. Following this, I had a short post show, which was a lot of fun as well. (You can listen to show 101 above, as well as download the show here. Also check out the video post above)

I had so much fun, I decided to have a part deux show tonight, Friday, June 6, 2009 - at a special time - 10PM Eastern Time. Will still broadcast live here from Hilton Head. On tap tonight, I will be discussing some news stories including the Octomom getting a TV show, a funeral home having license revoked for cutting corpse, and other current events stories. Hope you can join us tonight!

Dr. A Show 101: Hilton Head


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Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 9pm Eastern Time

This week, I'm at a conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina (tough location, I know - hehe). So, I will try to do a show from the hotel site this week. I'll probably have an interesting travel story to share with you.

Plus, my birthday was this week, and I'll share some of the birthday celebration story to you. I'll also cover some interesting current events stories (may or may not be medicine/health related) with you. Finally, I've been trying out some audio tweeting. So, I'll share that with you as well.

If you are new to the show, I encourage you to catch us live. There is a great chat room that also goes on. You can even see my shining face on the webcam. In addition, you can call into the show to say hello. Can't catch us live? That's ok. You can listen anytime after the show as it is saved as a podcast so you can listen later.

For first time Blog Talk Radio listeners:
*Although it is not required to listen to the show, I encourage you to register on the BlogTalkRadio site prior to the show. I think it will make the process easier.

*To get to my show site, click here. As show time gets closer, keep hitting "refresh" on your browser until you see the "Play/Chat" button. Then, of course, press the "Play/Chat" button.