The Projector: There's Going to Be Some Changes 'Round Here (Patreon)

By Keith Phipps

But nothing big. Don't panic. 

Your four Next Picture Show co-hosts recently held a State of the Podcast summit (i.e. an evening Zoom call) to talk about how things are going. And, basically, we think things are going fine. But, six years in, we want to shake things up just a little bit, mostly by trimming the fat, getting to the heart of the episode a little faster, and moving some of the extraneous elements elsewhere.

Specifically, we've decided to implement tighter intros and bring a couple of elements of the show to the Patreon in various ways. Feedback will now be here in the Patreon feed (and open to everyone, whether or not they subscribe). And rather than packing Next Picture Show recommendations into the end of the episode (by which point we're all pretty tired and suspect our listeners are as well) we're making the recommendation segment its own recurring bonus episode.

And that's pretty much it. But, as long as we're talking changes, let's open the door to you. What are you enjoying about the show? What could you do without? Are there any kind of pairings you like better than others? (E.g. Remakes / Originals vs. Early Film by Director / Later Film by Director vs. Thematic connections, etc.) Any guests you'd love for us to invite back? The comments are open. (And we're leaving this open to non-Patreon subscribers, too, so we can get even more feedback.)

In the meantime, here's to another 2022 full of fun pairings.