Comments on: Episode 17: The Muggle Show

By: Robin Miner

Robin Miner — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:11:03 +0000

This message has nothing to do with this episode! I started in the middle then decided to go back to the beginning so I’m still catching up. I did want to tell you, however, how much I enjoy your show.

I live in Germany and don’t yet speak German fluently, so I listen to your podcast when I need to hear something I can understand and humor I can relate to. I like your personal stories, I like hearing about your knitting faux pas’s especially since I’m a beginning knitter and make nothing but mistakes. I also enjoy the creativity you bring to addressing those mistakes and have been inspired by them. I made a sweater that would have fit two of me, and I wouldn’t redo the whole sweater. After hearing an episode where you refered to a woman who cut up old sweaters and made pillows out of them, I decided to cut (gasp!) my sweater and sew it to fit. And it does! and I love it! I know it’s cheating, but I haven’t yet got the hang of knitting to fit.

I love your music choices so I went to the podsafe Music Network and came away with a huge appreciation of the amount of work necessary to find a few really good songs.

On a more global level, I am regularly touched by your interest in, and promotion of, all things creative, and your desire to connect with and create, the creative community.

Thank you again!

By: Larry Klein

Larry Klein — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:52:46 +0000

I was also having a problem playing the file on my DVD player (some models can play MP3s burned to a CDRW or CDROM). When I read in a previous post that the audio sampling frequency was 11kHz I knew how to fix it. I opened my audio editor, (I use Audacity, it’s freeware) changed the frequency to 44kHz, saved the file, burned it to a CDRW. The new file plays on the DVD player. The wife will be so happy now!.

By: Dave from Chubby Cheeks

Dave from Chubby Cheeks — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:44:43 +0000

Great job, mister. I can’t believe that was your first podcast! Way to go. I loved the “guy knitting vs. gal driving a car” bit.

By: Camilla

Camilla — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:13:45 +0000

I couldn’t open this file in Winamp either, but Windows Media Player did the trick. Thanks for the show!

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:03:58 +0000

Huge cookies to Franklin – I loved the show Great essays, I loved the Today’s Sweater spot, and the music was fun! Thanks for guest hosting!

By: toni

toni — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:13:20 +0000

The Potter-universe name for a non-magical offspring from magical parents would perhaps apply to a non-knitter who appreciates the knit: squib. More appropriate, perhaps, than muggle.

Wonderful show, Franklin! Thank you.

By: Katz

Katz — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 20:21:59 +0000

Franklin,

Thanks so much for filling in for Brenda. You have a wonderful pod voice and a talent for storytelling. Love luv and more luv for the entire show. Looking forward to hearing more from you in the future.
Bravo!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:52:05 +0000

What does it mean that through more than half the song I thought the lyrics were, “I’m not gay, but my boy can knit?”

Loved the podcast, your stories, your guests’ essays, the music. Thanks!

By: Persnickety Knitter

Persnickety Knitter — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:26:54 +0000

Great episode! Loved the stories and essays. I agree with those above — I’d like to hear more podcasting from Franklin in the future.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:44:55 +0000

Thank you for an awesome show, Franklin! What a treat, as Cast On always is!