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Well it's not that it's too long, it just might be longer than the availability of the average listener. I figure it's better to leave your audience wanting more than the alternative. One of the great things about the Writing Excuses podcast is that it is SO short, you almost never have an excuse that you can't listen to it.

If they go to a pay-per-view model, they better get more content. As it is, I would never pay for what they have. Unless there just so happened to be something on that I really wanted to see. Yeah, I really don't get why the networks don't have all of their content online. If they got paid for it already and can eke out a little more from advertising dollars online, what's wrong with that? Why limit it? I think with the lower resolution, true fans will ALWAYS go for the DVD series compilations, so it's not like they need to limit it to avoid fans not purchasing the DVD seasons. But hey, I'm not a network exec, so I guess I don't know anything . They know all…we are mere mortals trying not to trip on our brutish dangling arms as we walk.

I'm glad you liked the NASA stuff AND that you feel more informed. I've ranted before about NASA living in the past so maybe, hopefully, this really will push them forward.

HULU is going to a pay per view model very soon if you believe the news on the net. Rupert Murdoch is pushing hard for it so there will be some sort of subscription service coming down the pipe. One HULU goes subscription, the networks who participate will probably limit even FURTHER THAN THEY ALREADY DO, the ability to stream episodes for free from their websites, which is sad.

As for length of the podcast, it really does vary. I've gone as long as an hour and a half and as short as 30 minutes – it all depends on what's in teh news and interesting me

If you want a REALLY GOOD, quick podcast that is interesting and entertaining, check out John Anealio's SciFi Songs podcast over at http://scifisongs.blogspot.com/search/label/podca... Typical episode is between 20 and 30 minutes. My podcast is modeled after the Slice of SciFi series ( http://www.sliceofscifi.com/ ) which tend to run about an hour.

I've got some plans for future episodes that will see the format change up a little, but you're the first person who's felt they were too long. I'll keep that in mind as I move forward

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Seems like 99¢ should work just fine for TV shows. $1.99 seems nice too, but then I don't buy TV, I either watch it streaming on the network websites or HULU, or I don't watch it – because we don't have cable and we don't get reception…currently.

Good podcast overall. A bit long for my taste. I usually write on the way to work in the morning, so listening and typing don't really work. If you haven't checked out the Writing Excuses podcasts yet I'd recommend them. Part of their great appeal is that they are so short. They keep it to about 15 minutes which makes a listen very easy. If you like the longer format perhaps you could have a mix of both short and long?

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