Three quick things I just wanted to mention about the Displaced African podcast:

1) I finally fixed the technical issues so you can go back and download any of the Displaced African podcasts you want.

2) Because I have fixed the podcast tech issues you can also subscribe to the Displaced African podcast on itunes and get all the latest podcasts direct to your ipod using instructions in the video below:

3) Finally, I finally got my most popular podcast, Opinions on Melbourne from Children, transcribed so you can head on over to the post and read the text version of the podcast.

Any questions and I am right here to help.

Have one of those days that’s so super, it has a hero named after it,

Mwangi

As many of you would know, I have my own podcast, the Displaced African podcast. Quite a few people have stopped by and asked me questions like:

How do you record the podcast?

What software do you use? etc etc etc

I have basically taken it upon myself to answer these and many other questions on my new site, My Podcasting Tutor, which was inspired by My 4 Hour Work Week Journey.

I am currently in the process of creating the podcasting course, but in the meantime feel free to check out the site, sign up for my free email newsletter where I provide:

* Tips on podcasting;

* Videos that show you step by step how to install and publish all the software you need to publish a podcast and;

* I’ll let you know when my podcasting course is up for sale.

So check out the site, sign up for my email newsletter and give me any and all feedback.

Success Story Already

I haven’t even finished creating the course and already I am proud to say I assisted someone along their journey to creating their own podcast.

This is of course the honorable, Benin Mwangi who comes from African Path and

“their-website-is-more-popular-than-mine-by-far-but-I-won’t-hold-it-against-them”

Make sure you check out Benin Mwangi’s podcast .

He had nice things to say about Mwangi and the Displaced African .

Check out my site, show some love to Benin and if you have a significant other:

Ipod Loving

1) Download Audacity sound editor

2) Record a message you know they’ll like

3) Upload it to their ipod a couple of times so you know they won’t mix it as they randomly shuffle through their songs.

4) Wait for the smiling, guffawing and the”floating-on-cloud-nine” glow.

5) Say it was your idea, though we’ll both know where you got it from.

Be blessed and bless others,

Mwangi

Hello! Hello! Hello!
I am now declaring this week:

The Week that Audio Built

Brilliant Title for a Week, Mwangi. But Why?

I am glad you asked. This week every single post that I will release will have some audio component to it. This all begins of course with:

The Welcome Message
You will notice on the banner at the very top of the site, there is now a small media player with the words:

Press play to hear a welcome message from Mwangi

I created this little player just so that I had a novel way of promoting and reinforcing what the blog is about and guiding y’all and helping y’all get the most out of the website.

However, the Weirdest Thing
Though I have had the good fortune of being on radio for a very brief period on my life, I still felt very self conscious and nervous about recording the welcome message. In fact after recording five takes I just gave up on trying to record, ” a perfect message wherein I am comfortable,” and decided it was better to put something up ASAP and tweak it as I went along.

NB: As I release this I am working on a new version of the welcome message so I should be changing the welcome message very soon, God willing!

So I have decided to get over my self-consciousness over my vocal abilities in the best way I know how:

A Week Where I Do Voice Posts….Well, Not Exactly
Every single post I will do this week will involve my voice in some way shape or form and the posts for this week are divided into two categories:
1) Podcasts
2) Guest posts

Podcast
Tomorrow, I release my first ever podcast (yay!). I recorded it a few weeks back and its about a true-angel-among-men (or rather women) who died a little over a month ago. This is me talking to my mother about this great lady. Please listen, learn and distribute the podcast as much as you can, because she truly is Africa’s own Mother Teresa.

Guest Posts
After asking for help last week, I am glad to say some of you gladly obliged. I will be releasing the guest posts that have been sent to me over the course of the week with brief audio introductions for each from yours truly. Feel free to consider me like the blogging MC.

The Hit List

The guests who have blessed me with prose are:
a) Jim, from the forum that feels like your favorite Aunty’s home, Kenyanzone.
b) Acolyte from “My part of the world” (well, it’s his part of the world, not my part, for you see….aaaaahhhhh whatever!)
c) Seinlife from well “Seinlife” where I can actually discuss healthy eating and not look like a loony.
d) Gal Africana representing ‘the Hagen’, Copenhagen that is, in her “search for sanity“.

I truly hope you enjoy and are nourished by the week of festivities I have lined up. See you in the comments section.

If the idea of a week of audio excites you then please subscribe to the site for free via either email or RSS to get the latest audio posts as soon as they are released.

Hope your ears enjoy,
Mwangi

PS: If you claim to have been born in Africa but don’t know who Zangalewa are…..sigh, you missed out man. Enjoy the silliness and the poetry that is Tibeeeeeee….Zangalewa!