Hanashi Station

We learned quite a lot during our first experiment last year, so we’ve decided to have another run at it.

We will be relaunching on August 1, 2006.

We are also keen to welcome new presenters/producers. If you are interested in producing a program please mail us at www@hanashi-station.net, with your program idea.

Program content
Programs must be related to Japan, but pretty much any format goes: talk, interviews, readings, environmental sounds, field reportage, news, rights-cleared music. Programs may be presented in English or Japanese.

Program types
Series: monthly or bi-monthly programs based on a theme (for example Japanese Kitchen)
Specials: one off programs on a particular theme or topic.

All programs are 10-15 minutes in duration (after editing). For more in depth details see How to Create Your Podcast.

Further news to come!

Comment spam is out of control! So all comments have been closed on all older entries for now.

Was is a penny on the tracks? The conductor asleep on the job? A broken switch? We’re not sure of the cause, but it seems Hanashi Station derailed in the autumn. Hope you haven’t been waiting on the platform all this time…

But we’re back on track with a show scheduled for December 30 – the Miso Soup edition of Japanese Kitchen–and hopes for more episodes of Brain Dump in the new year.

If you’re interested in doing a show with a connection to Japan, drop a line and let us know. We’d be thrilled to hear you on Hanashi Station.

Graveside Chats has been resheduled to Friday September 16.

Kate Wildman Nakai tells Jonathan Wilder about the graves of the not so famous which are under threat of removal with brief stops at Lafcadio Hearn’s and the infamous Tojo in Zoshigaya cemetery.

Remember to tune in!

If you lose track of this page, Hanashi Station is now listed at several podcasting indexes, including

iTunes Podcast Directory
Podcast.net
Digital Podcast
Podcast Directory
iPodderX

A search for ‘Japan’ turn us up at all of those directories.

Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to our feed. The first show has downloaded 417 times since it was released on July 1.

Writer Matt Levinson contacted Hanashi Station for an interview about podcasting. We’ll be part of an upcoming issue of Japanzine, a monthly magazine about popular culture in Japan.

Interested in creating web broadcasts about Japan-related topics?

Hello, future podcasters. A new project is taking off; would you like to play?

Hanashi Station seeks people to produce their own:

a) one-off audio programs
b) on-going serials and shows – you can decide the number of programs you want to do

Content must be related to Japan, but pretty much anything goes: talk, interviews, readings, environmental sounds, field reportage, news, rights-cleared music.

Hanashi Station started when a double handful of people confessed they want to try podcasting (a fancy name for MP3 audio files for download), but none of them had time to do a regular show. A shared station for Japan-related podcasts solves that problem–and the more the merrier.

The plan is to run a six-month trial, with shows going out at least once every 2 weeks from July through December. Even with only four people creating shows, that means each does three shows in total–one every 2 months–which seems manageable even for the busiest people we know.

Shows should be 10-15 minutes duration and delivered in MP3 format (128 bit or above), with related links and a playlist or description of the show’s content. Any costs are the responsibility of the producer (that would be you). This isn’t a profit-making venture, just a fun experiment for now.

If you want to sign up to podcast at Hanashi Station, please e-mail www*at*hanashi-station.net