08
Oct 21

Check out this podcast!

First thing this morning it was into the studio. The morning crew had a program to shoot. An interview, stuff going on about time, a little feature on alumni, and so on. It’s a tight little show and it’ll be out on Monday.

They also produced the new show, Behind The Curtain. It features an interview with a short film director. The project they are highlighting in the new episode is a send off of 1960s and 1970s horror movies. That’s not my genre, but the interview made it sound interesting. So I’ll be watching that at some point next week.

But until then, you can check out …

Professor Laura Littlepage has been studying rural homelessness in our neighboring county. As in so many things, the circumstances and the stakes and the solutions are different in urban and rural contexts. So when I found this study I was immediately interested in learning more.

There’s a story in that conversation about a person living in a trailer that slide into a creek. Then the trailer had to be hauled out of the creek. There are stories about people living in tool sheds out back of someone else’s house. And there’s a story about someone living in an outbuilding without the owners’ knowledge. That’s no way to live. One of the big takeaways is that it’s hard to understand the true scale of the problem — that community leaders themselves struggle with that — and it’s difficult to do much about it until you do. It’s an interesting interview, if I do say so.

Which gets us caught up with everything for the day. I think I’ll have a seat and try to do as little as possible for a day or so, which means …


08
Oct 21

Catober, Day 8


07
Oct 21

Sometimes, somehow, the day goes quickly

Computers arrived today. Sixteen pallets of them. Ninety-six machines. We unloaded the pallets and took the individual computer boxes out of the larger ones. We put them in temporary storage, waiting for the holidays or some other slow time to install them in our building. (Slow time. The next slow time is scheduled to be three weeks spread out over next summer.) Also, we have 80-something more machines due in next week.

Computers are strenuous exercise around the office. We have six computer lab style classrooms and the giant computer lab.

I remember when the now old ones went in as new ones. It’s an experience that lives with you. How the guy in charge of all of those machines — and their software and the many updates — is able to keep it all straight in his head never ceases to amaze me.

Here’s the first sports show that they shot last night. It’s all the highlights fit to highlight.

The second show will be up on Friday or so.

And now I have to record an interview for the podcast. And then I’ll produce it. And I’ll share it with you, and the rest of the world, tomorrow.

(Update: It was a great subject, and an interesting interview. I think you’re going to like it.)


07
Oct 21

Catober, Day 7


06
Oct 21

We had an important, historic night in the studio

Tonight it was the sports group in the studio. The producers came to me and talked about a special program they were considering and they teased out all the necessary details. They wanted to walk about the health of women’s sports. They had topics, subtopics, timing, guests, all of it figured out. They wanted to break their normal routines and do something they felt was important. They took the initiative and those are the days that make the rest of the days worth it. One of the shows looked like this.

It was timely, topical and pointed conversation about where we are in women’s sports, and why, and where we should be. They were excited to do it, and excited afterward, as they should be. Every episode deserves this much gusto.

Also, since I have mentioned this show in this space in the last week, we can make one more historical note.

Today’s shows will be up later this week. I will, of course, share them here.

For now, here are the shows the news team produced last night. First, HNS:

And after Hoosier News Source we have What’s Up Weekly:

And here’s today’s pocket square. I must warn you, it’s a loud one.

Tomorrow … I have no idea what will be here. But you can at least count on the continued presence of Catober.