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Episode 4 is in the can and available for streaming or access through iTunes or the Xbox Music store. However, some internet connectivity issues are interfering with my efforts to edit the podcast information on the hosting service,.
Paul Bland, of Public Justice, was more than up to the challenge of explaining the intellectual dishonesty and depravity of the Supreme Court's most recent hatchet job on employees and consumers. Well, he didn't use those words, so consider that my editorial paraphrase of what happened in Episode 3. Available for download, streaming audio in your browser and through iTunes.
I've been slammed the past month, but this Sunday is the beginning of my effort to dig out. My co-host and I will have a special guest on to record the Class Re-Action podcast. Paul Bland, of Public Justice, is as well versed in the twists of class arbitration law as anyone you could find. I should have the episode finalized and available by Sunday night.
Episode 2 of the Class Re-Action podcast is now available. After sorting out some audio issues, I can say with confidence that the sound is massively improved upon over Episode 1. Episode 2 should be available through iTunes and the XBox music store very soon, if they aren't there already.
While I'm uploading Episode 2, I thought I'd share a picture of the recording studio before we got down to business this morning.
Class Re-Action Studio
Show two should be in the can by early afternoon on Sunday, March 24, 2013. With any luck, I will have it online later in that evening, ready for downloading wherever finer podcasts are found.
To celebrate surviving 5 years (holy smokes!) of blogging here at The Complex Litigator, I have rolled out a new look and feel to this site (now live), put the pipes in place to offer MCLE credit for the Class Re-Action Podcast, and generally tinkered quite a bit behind the scenes.
The second episode of Class Re-Action will be recording March 24th and available some time that evening for direct download, for streaming, and through the iTunes and XBox stores. I will get the MCLE store up and running shortly. The podcast will remain free; you will have the option of purchasing MCLE credit for a show that you have listened to at your discretion. The sales are intended to offset the substantial cost of getting the Class Re-Action podcast off the ground with recording equipment and the ongoing costs of providing guests with higher quality (recording quality) microphones for better sound control. I think it will be more like a tip jar than a commercially viable endeavor. I just want to come close to break-even.
I will have more announcements related to this auspicious event, but I just received my notification today that the Class Re-Action Podcast, Episode 1, has been approved for MCLE credit. The short version is that I have been preparing to move this blog to the newer Squarespace v6 platform to accommodate my ability to offer MCLE credits through the blog. I will soon be switching to the new platform, and the look will change a bit when I do implement the switch.
I have received some feedback on the sound quality, and I want anyone who has listened to the premier episode to know that the sound quality isn't where I want it either, but it will get there. I had to process out a lot of background noise coming in from one of the connections, and heavy noise removal causes other issues. In the long run, I will likely provide better microphones to repeat guests. There simply is no comparison between a good microphone and the built-in microphone that comes with many laptops or webcams. Anyhow, thanks to all the people that have given the show a first listen.
The Class Re-Action Podcast has been accepted in the iTunes store. You can follow this link to the iTunes preview page, which can then lauch iTunes and allow subscription to the podcast.
The Complex Litigator reports on developments in related areas of class action and complex litigation. It is a resource for legal professionals to use as a tool for examining different viewpoints related to changing legal precedent. H. Scott Leviant is the editor-in-chief and primary author of The Complex Litigator.
