Yes, I’m starting up yet another podcast venture. This particular one is being done in coordination with the Teen Podcasters Network. (If you haven’t heard, I became their “Lead Developer”–a very intimidating title–a month ago.) Well, we have decided to start a podcast for the network, which is being unceremoniously titled the Teen Podcasters Network Podcast, or TPNP for short. While we’re still figuring out how we want to lay out the podcast, it will likely be a less frequent podcast than the others (we’ll probably aim for producing it approximately biweekly), and it will probably hover more towards a length of 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes. On the show, we’ll be talking about podcasting, particularly for teenagers, news from TPN, as well as bringing on hosts from the network every so often to tell us about themselves and their shows.

Our first pilot episode is already online, so go ahead and check it out now!

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You know that when you listen to PreviewCast, you hear me mention that the show is a part of the Tech Podcast Network and the Teen Podcasters Network. The former is a very vibrant, well-known network that features 91 excellent shows. The latter is a lesser-known network that has kind of been in a slump recently, such that a few months ago I posted a topic asking if there was anything I could do to help them get going, because the idea of having a network just for teen podcasters sounded like a great idea.

Well, the Teen Podcasters Network is making a comeback, and I’m going to be helping out. Beginning today, I have been given the position of “Lead Developer” on the board of Teen Media Productions, which heads the Teen Podcasters Network. That intimidating title means that I will essentially be working along with President/CEO Matt Pippen to work on the website, first of all, and then pursuing other ideas to achieve the goal of building up a good sized community of teen podcasters, with the ultimate goal of hopefully rivaling the other TPN that I’m associated with.

If you’re a teen podcaster and are interested in helping build up the community, be sure to check out the Teen Podcasters Network, and I’m looking forward to being able to do good work with them in the future!

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