A New Venture

I already host and produce a music podcast. In addition, I write and perform music. However, I apparently did not think I was busy enough.

In an effort to remedy that (I guess), I have decided to launch a podcast focusing on beer, cider, and wine. I know, I know. There are already a gazillion podcasts about beer, and a number of podcasts about wine, and probably some about cider as well.

What makes this one different? The main difference is that this podcast, also to be titled A Glass of This . . . , will focus of beers, ciders, and wines produced in Idaho. In that, this podcast will share a similarity with my other podcast, Measured Voices.

Like that other podcast, I hope to keep A Glass of This relatively informal and relaxed, yet interesting and informative. To that end, my plan (at present) is to present a few brief items of news from the world of booze before getting into the main conversation.

Each episode will focus on one Idaho brewery, cidery (is that even a word?), or winery. There are also a few distilleries in Idaho, and I hope to feature them in the podcast as well.

I'll be recording the first two conversations this week. If I can line up a couple other people, the first episode could drop in less than two weeks. Barring that, the first episode will be posted online in late September or early October.

I also still have a few format issues to work out. The first is length. While I allow episodes of Measured Voices to be however long they end up, I am tempted to try to keep each episode of A Glass of This as close to the half-hour mark as possible, say 30 to 40 minutes.

Another format decision yet to be made is when to post episodes. As with Measured Voices, A Glass of This will post new episodes every two weeks (at least that's the plan). However, while Measured Voices posts every other Friday, I'm looking at a different day of the week for A Glass of This, perhaps every other Monday or Wednesday.

I'm sure there will be other kinks to work out, such as deciding on a final theme and look for this blog, wherein new episodes will be announced. Stay tuned for other announcements and for that first episode. Cheers!