Due to popular demand I’ve decided to post Episode 0. However, this was our Test / Pilot episode. This was never really meant to be heard. The sound quality is poor, due to lack of skill on my part as well as a somewhat different ensemble of recording equipment. It was really just a test to see if we could even produce an interesting podcast.

In the end what it really did for us was give me and Roxie a clear vision. We listened to this episode quite a few times and gleaned all sorts of critical information. We each individually listened to what we had recorded. Then we got together and compared notes. We tweaked the format a little, began thinking about how to be prepared without having a scripted show, critiqued our performances, and more sharply defined our individual roles. In my opinion, by Episode 3 we had all the basic ingredients. However, I still think Episode 9 is when we finally produced a show I feel was working well enough on all levels to be ready for the world. Since we settled in to our groove in Episode 9 iLapdance has continued to develop at a steady pace. Both our performance and certain technical aspects of the show continue to evolve and improve with every episode. But never has there been as big a change as there was between Episode 0 and Episode 1.

So I’m letting you know now, Episode 0 isn’t what I would consider a viable show. We lapse into pontificating and spend too much time on topics that would never make the cut now. Since we had never done an episode or even heard us talking on tape we had no idea how we would sound. We knew we thought we were interesting and funny in the club, but we hadn’t realized yet that for the sake of good entertainment we needed to define our roles and our format more clearly. We also needed to clean up the sound. Eventually it occurred to us that good editing would tighten the show up and give us space for asides, tangents, and us just good old fashioned play; which we could then use to produce Extras and Bloopers without compromising the main show.

Since Episode 0 really doesn’t work as a show and was never intended to be heard it really feels more like an Extras segment than an Episode to me now, and not a very good one at that. Even so, people still seem to want to hear it. If you’ve been following along on the site you’ll know that I also want as complete a record as possible of our work finished and available. So all things considered I decided to post Episode 0, in the Extras section. It’s there for the reasons I’ve just mentioned and one other. I only want this available to subscribers. iLapdance will be available from several different podcast sites, but never the bonus material. We leave all the bonus material for people who are interested enough to actually sign up on our site. It’s free to sign up, it just let’s us know you’re really interested.

So here it is, Episode 0, in all its inglorious infamy.