EUCast

About/Episodes/Download/Contact/FAQ

About:

EUCast is the official podcast of EUCantina.net. The hosts, Mark Hurliman, Ted McDonald, and Austin Blankenship, provide weekly content about the Star Wars universe, focusing on the Expanded Universe of the galaxy. Each week brings different discussions about EU news, books, games, and more. A lighthearted and humorous show, the hosts provide their best insight into the Expanded Universe, while still maintaining a somewhat serious program. Weekly segments and special guests add to the chemistry that makes this podcast an enjoyable listen every week. EUCast is the winner of the 2008 Star Wars Fanworks Audio Awards for best panel.

EUCast is recorded LIVE each Thursday night at 9:00 PM EST. Catch EUCast Live here, only on EUCantina.net

Episodes:

All current episodes of EUCast, including mini-casts, specials, as well as Cantina Chats, can be found within the EUCast Episode Directory. Show type information can be found here. The Episode Directory contains link to the original post on EUCantina for that episode as well as the date of which the show was published.

Download & Subscription:

Each week, EUCast is released on EUCantina.net and can be listened to on the site using the embedded player in the post in which the episode is released. Listeners can also listen to show utilizing the MP3 file or by using the RSS feed. Listeners can feel free to subscribe to EUCast on Itunes or Zune as well.

Contact:

You can send any of the EUCast crew an e-mail to eucast@eucantina.net. We send replies to all e-mails and look forward to seeing your comments, suggestions or feedback of the show. If you’re looking to contact a specific EUCast member, please simply put their name in the subject line.

The EUCast crew uses Skype, an online telephone client, to talk and uses it often for chatting. If you’d like to chat directly with one of the hosts, simply search “theeucast” on Skype and ask to become our friend. Talking about the expanded universe and other subjects is something the hosts love to do with fellow fans. More information on Skype can be found at skype.com.

The EUCantina.net message boards has an entire forum dedicated to discussion of EUCast. Entitled EUChatter, you can talk with all of the EUCast team, discuss recent shows and have fun with other listeners. The EUChatter forums can be found here.

Want to get up-to-the-minute EUCast news? Well, so do we! That’s why EUCast has a twitter account. Learn all the latest breaking EUCast news- when the show is being recorded, edited, special live shows are happening, guests, etc via Twitter. You can find the Twitter page here.

EUCast team members also use Facebook to post show news and talk with other listeners. Listeners can check EUCast out on Facebook by clicking the logo above, and becoming a fan.

You can now call EUCast and leave a voicemail to be played on the show from your own phone, for free! EUCast is now using Google Voice, which is free for the caller and recipient. You can call 530-EUT-K421 (530-388-5421) to leave a voicemail for free. The voicemail will be recorded, and can be played on the show. Please use this opportunity to ask questions, or to give us your thoughts on the EU news, discussion, etc..

Cast:

Below are more details for the cast of EUCast.

Mark H. is one of the three co-host of EUCast. Starting in late 2009 to replace Andrew, Mark quickly became “one of the guys.” A guru in all areas of the Expanded Universe, Mark reads books and comics mostly.

Austin B. is the “lead host” of the show. A student living in Florida, Austin is the man behind the scenes of EUCast, ensuring the music and recordings get done each week. Austin is a big reader, with one of his favorite books being “Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor.” He also is a proud supporter of the Orlando Magic.

Ted M. After Lawrence Davis left the show in 2009, Ted joined the show in Episode 53. Ted is the head graphics-artist for EUCantina. He also created the opening theme song of EUCast, playing the instruments himself. Ted lives in Washington and enjoys playing music.

Past Hosts:

Andrew Lupi & Lawrence Davis

FAQ:

What is a podcast? Originating from the words “iPod” and “broadcast,” a podcast is designed to be listened to online, on your computer or on the road with your MP3 or CD player. Podcasts can be anything from talk shows to comedic skits–the possibilities are endless.

Typically, a listener will subscribe to a podcast via their podcasting catcher. There are several applications to do this: iTunes, Juice, and Odeo are just a few. Once downloaded, you can listen and enjoy them as much as you want! An in-depth description of podcasting can be found at Wikipedia.

Do I need an iPod to listen? No! Listen to the show on any CD player, any computer, or any MP3 player.

Podcasting catcher? Yep. If you don’t use iTunes, we recommend Juice. The software is free and is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Get it here!

What does EUCast feature? Our podcast is a wrap-up of everything Expanded Universe: News, speculation, discussion and much more can and will be covered in each episode. Interviews, mini-casts, and other show types also offer unique outlooks on the world of books, comics, games, and more within the SW universe.

How would I go about downloading one of your podcasts? We’re working diligently to make it available to as many visitors as possible, so we’ve set up a variety of ways to subscribe. The most popular methods is Itunes . However, as said above, that’s not the only way. We offer the show as an MP3 in each posting here and our Feedburner contains multiple ways to subscribe. We recommend Itunes- for those of you with Zunes, we will being getting that as well as Odeo soon.

What if I’m not able to use a podcasting client, or I don’t want to? While we highly recommend you use one of the methods above to subscribe, you don’t need to subscribe directly. You can listen to the MP3 file of each episode by clicking the episode number on the “Episodes” above.

When is EUCast recorded? Released? Andrew, Ted, and Austin usually record each regular episode Thursday night, aiming at a weekly Monday release. However, due to circumstances it isn’t always weekly and not always Monday. The best effort is made to keep it at constant release date, however.

So, how is this fine source of entertainment recorded? Due to the fact the EUCast hosts live in different parts of America, they record it at their houses in their respective studios using Skype, a mixer, as well as Audacity. To learn more about the recording of the show, feel free to contact Alex the editor at eucast@eucantina.

Some interesting EUCast facts are: Lawrence is absent in all episodes during the summer months of 2008; he was in a location with no Internet for three months. The most popular EUCast episode to date was the review episode of The Clone Wars movie, which was the first podcast to review it after its release. For the first 15 episodes, editing for the podcast took more than two hours; the time has now been cut in half. At the end of EUCast bloopers from the show are played. EUCast has used 3 different theme songs.