Relay FM by the numbers

Listener and apparent math wizard Lukas has put together some amazing charts that show off some interesting data about Relay shows:

As you can see, Under the Radar and Clockwise are very consistent as far as episode length, which makes a lot of sense as their duration is built in to the format. Other shows see larger spreads, with Reconcilable Differences and Cortex being the shows with the longest runtimes.

Here's Lukas:

Relay FM spans 22 shows and a combined runtime of over 53 days spread across 1091 episodes since 2014.

In 2015, there were 670 episodes published, and based on the average release frequencies, there will probably be 888 episodes in 2016. We’re currently about 15% of the way there at 135 episodes:

RelayCon Atlanta: The Pen Addict Live 2016

One of my very favourite moments of 2015 was the Atlanta Pen Show. It was so fantastic to be there, hanging out with everyone and helping out at the Nock Co table. I also got to finally meet Brad for the first time to record episode #150 of The Pen Addict in person.

Last year we had a Kickstarter to help make that happen, and because of this we were able to shoot an awesome video version of the live recording. We want to be able to do this again, so we're launching a new Kickstarter campaign to help fund the newly titled, 'RelayCon Atlanta: The Pen Addict Live 2016'.

Last year we had a custom Nock Co pen case as a perk (as well as the live show video), but Brad has gone above and beyond this year.

We are going to be making some amazing Pen Addict notebooks that feature the fantastic paper that you'll find in Nock Co's other paper products. They have a beautiful orange cover and a sweet embossed Pen Addict Logo. I cannot wait to get my hand on some of these bad boys myself!

To be able to recreate and surpass the amazing time and show we were able to put together last year, we do need your help. It would mean the world to me and Brad if you're able to back this Kickstarter campaign to help us put this together. We promise it will be worth it.

One last thing, the idea of 'RelayCon' is something Stephen and I have been kicking about a lot recently. We're looking to do more live events under this banner, in different locations in the near future.

Introducing Remaster and Canvas

Today, we are introducing two new podcasts on Relay FM.

Remaster

Ever since we interviewed Shahid Ahmad on our first gaming show Directional, Federico and I dreamed of one day getting to work with him.

Today, we're proud to announce Shahid is joining Relay FM to help us launch a new podcast named Remaster.

We have decided that we are going to end Virtual so we can put all of our efforts in to this new show. Our love for gaming, coupled with Shahid's knowledge of the industry is going to lead to something awesome.

(Virtual members, your membership has been moved to Remaster.)

In 1985 Shahid released a game called Chimera), this started a long and varied career for him in video games, including a decade-long stint at Sony PlayStation, where he was in charge of signing deals for games like Nuclear Throne and No Man's Sky.

Now Shahid is going indie again to continue to pursue his dream of making games. And this is where Remaster begins. We want to talk about the games and experiences we love, whilst looking at what it takes to actually make games. This is what you'll get from us every fortnight. We think you're really going to enjoy it.

Canvas

With the iPad Pro, more and more people are considering switching their tasks to iOS, but it requires some new thinking to recreate the workflows you're used to having at your fingertips.

This is something Federico Viticci and Fraser Speirs know all too well. These lovable Europeans have both famously made the switch to using iPads as their main computers, and have both learned an awful lot along the way.

And now they want to share this knowledge with you. Canvas is a new fortnightly podcast that will help you tackle common tasks with iOS, to help you dive deeper in to a more portable working set up. Fraser and Federico will give you examples of apps, systems and workflows that they use to get their work done.

Relay FM members have gotten a preview of the first episode already, but now it's available to everyone, and we think you're going to love it.

Subscribe

With both Remaster and Canvas, we think we have a great start to an exciting year at Relay FM. You can subscribe to them here:

Introducing the Relay FM Membership

From the beginning, Relay FM has been a community for podcasters, listeners and follow-uppers to share their common interests and passions. Now, with a Relay FM membership, you can directly support the hosts of your favorite shows.

Each show has three options for membership:

  • Silver: Support monthly for $5/month
  • Gold: Support monthly for $10/month
  • Support annually for $100

Aside from transaction fees, all of the money from your membership goes to the Relay FM hosts whose shows you support. We encourage you to choose your favorite shows to make sure your money goes to them directly.

Alternatively, you can support everything at Relay FM with the “All the Great Shows” options. The money from these memberships is divided up to all of the hosts on the networks, and comes with the same perks as show-specific memberships.

In addition to bucket loads of good karma, all memberships come with these perks:

  • Bonus episodes of every show during Relay’s anniversary week in August
  • Monthly behind-the-scenes newsletter
  • 15% off anything in our merchandise store

(We plan on adding new perks as we go, and we will keep you posted on that front as soon as we have news!)

Join now to support your favorite podcasts.

Welcoming 'Less Than or Equal' to Relay FM

Today, we're happy to announce that Less Than or Equal is joining Relay FM.

In short, Less Than or Equal is a podcast dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of geeks facing inequality in their industries.

Hosted by Aleen Simms, this show is built on the belief that high-quality conversations about equality, awareness and understanding help drive us to a place where everyone of every gender, sexual orientation, race, color, physical ability, and physical appearance deserves to be treated equally by the tech industry and other geeky communities.

Each week, Aleen interviews someone who brings diversity to the geek world. There are some wonderful interviews in the archives. If you haven't listened to Less Than or Equal before, you are missing out on some amazing conversations about some of the most important topics of our day.

You can subscribe to Less Than or Equal via RSS or in iTunes.

Relay FM is an independent podcast network for people who are creative, curious and maybe even a little obsessive — just like its hosts.