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Recorded a (trial) episode for a podcast (more like long form video).
Have the gimmick down. I cook, I talk. Effectively an ill-prepared and long-form version of Adam Ragusea.
Episode 1 is an hour long video of me cooking. I cook TomYum soup. Active time involves instructions and basics dos-and-donts. I fill passive waiting time by covering the history of tom-yum soup & the history of Thailand. I was there for vacation this Christmas, so the details are fresh in my mind.
On reflection, the recording is surprisingly decent. I expected it to be unwatchable. Need to say fewer 'ums'. I had previously beaten (literally) that habit out of me. Turns out it can always come back. But generally, it's alright. Haven't uploaded it yet. May never upload it. Still, technically, I followed through on a 2026 resolution. Good enough for me. I used to perform skit-comedy in university. It's been a decade since I did something like this. Did not expect it to be so nerve-wracking to be facing a camera again. I'm conditioned to find podcasting cringe. First minute was odd, but it felt natural once I got into the groove.
For future episodes, I want to decouple my cooking from my yapping. Cooking is a neat visual gimmick and hard-limits the runtime. The topics are meant to be outlets recent chat-gpt spirals.
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