Saturday, June 24, 2017

BB19 Cast Assessment Podcast

Hey guys! As you can see, some things have changed since I first announced I'd do a podcast. Due to technological ability as well as time constraints, I've decided to do this podcast with two other people. Because of that, the medium  changed to youtube videos instead of just sound, but rest assured I will keep posting the links to the videos here so it is easy for you to get to and watch.


In this episode of the But First podcast, we go over the house guests that have been revealed and how we think they will do. We then participated in a draft towards the end. It will definitely be interesting to see if I do well since I never have done a draft for Big Brother.


I hope you enjoy it and that you stay tuned for our second episode being streamed live next Friday night after the new season of Big Brother has premiered. I hope you enjoy the podcast, let me know what you think either in youtube comments or here!

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Announcing My Exciting Future With Big Brother and this Blog


Long time no see! I apologize for the sudden break of content on this blog. Last semester was incredibly chaotic when it came to being able to set aside time to blog and as a result I was not able to fully commit to keeping up with new content. But with a new season of Big Brother coming this summer on June 28th, I want to get back into this, but first I want to explain the new direction that I will be heading in which is based on one assumption:

Writing is not the best medium for what I’m trying to do.

Those who know me know that I love to debate and more importantly I love to talk. I could talk for hours about reality t.v. and I really enjoy that. I had a decent response to the blog, but found that the most productive and entertaining way for me to share my thoughts is in a different manner.

So I’m going to be podcasting!

Yes, you read that correctly.  I’m going to be starting a Big Brother podcast. Podcasting really is the best medium for me for many reasons:

1.       Jokes and sarcasm don’t always come across obviously in writing. Hearing someone share their opinions makes it all the more clear when they are joking or if they are serious. I’m a sarcastic person, and you guys should get to hear that.

2.       Podcasting doesn’t require a listener’s full attention like reading a blog does. You can put me in the background while you are doing something else. I won't be offended.

3.       Podcasts are convenient. You can listen to it whenever you choose or have time to.  If you stop it, you can easily pick back up where you left off.

The tentative plan for the podcast is that they will be posted after every Big Brother episode on the Soundcloud app and eventually, if enough support generates for them, on iTunes. For those who prefer not to use smart phones to listen to them, I will also be embedding the podcasts into new posts on my website so you can always check back here and see if a new one has been posted.

I hope that everyone who enjoyed my blog will continue on with me as I try out podcasting to further dissect the hobby that I love.

Spilt Tea over BB: A Big Brother Podcast is launching June 28th after the season 19 premiere of Big Brother. A special preview episode will be available before the premiere where I will be ironing out the kinks that go a long with being a novice podcaster and asking for your feedback on the direction you’d want the podcast to go. It will be an interesting episode where I talk about what I value in a Big Brother player with a little background information on how I came to be obsessed with reality television.

You won’t want to miss it and I hope to hear from you soon!


Julia