Hi, I'm Mandolin Royle and I would like to welcome you to another episode of the Poultry Keepers podcast. Joining me in the studio are John Gunterman and Rip Stalvey. We're looking forward to visiting with you and talking poultry from feathers to function.
Speaker 2:
We're proud of our podcast and what it's done. In just a few short months. No other podcasts that we're aware of does the poultry content the way we do. So what are we at? Eight months old now and we continue to grow Almost 10,000 episode downloads and listeners in 60 plus countries. To me that's astounding. I'd love to hear from some of these people Check in, tell us where you're listening from. I think that's really cool. Let's put a pin in the map. So we felt it was time for some evaluation and reflection on how we can do a better job delivering content to the listeners. So often we've said this is kind of hard to explain without you know the visual aspect. So Rip came up with a brilliant idea that just adds to the value to the listener and makes a resource available. So why don't you tell us about it?
Speaker 3:
Rip you bet, john, since we began the poultry keepers podcast, we've only been able to offer you audio content, but that's about to change. We've always asked ourselves some basic questions to keep us focused when we're doing our podcast, and those are will the content be accurate, will it be useful, is it a very high quality, and are there new types of content we should offer? We've also had the goal of adding greater value to your experience as a listener. You may be surprised to learn that Walt Disney played a role in these new improvements we're doing. Disney was founded on a couple of important concepts. First was to provide the highest quality and everything they did. Second, disney always strives to offer program experiences that will exceed their guest expectations. Now, 15 years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in a program on improving guest experiences at the Disney Institute in Orlando, florida. That training experience impressed upon me the need to maintain high standards, provide quality experiences and offer great guest service. So we've used these three Disney concepts to create a plan for improvements in our podcast that we think you're really going to like. Now there's no need to worry, because these are all going to be positive improvements. You'll still have the same team of co-hosts for this podcast, we will still be providing you more of the content you have come to depend on and enjoy.
Speaker 3:
So what lies ahead? Well, the name of our podcast will remain the same. That's not changing. Probably the first thing you'll see will be some cosmetic changes. Now we've noticed that some people confuse our podcast with the Poultry Keepers 360 Live Streams, so we want to avoid that by adding new brand colors, a new logo and a new tagline that says Talking Poultry from Feathers to Function. We all like birds that look good, but they should really perform well too, so it's important that we focus on that function. Our first major project will be to create a new poultry keepers podcast Facebook group. We know some of you have been asking for this already. We'll use it to bring you new and different forms of supplemental content that complement our podcast, like transcripts, a way to give you printed content, graphic images, photos and videos. We'll also offer references and resource lists for you to use.
Speaker 1:
I'm excited for the visual side of what we're going to be able to do, moving forward.
Speaker 3:
I think it's going to make all the difference in the world for listeners. I really do. It's also a way to exchange information and ideas with other poultry keepers worldwide.
Speaker 1:
Hi there, poultry keepers. This is Mandolin Royal, one of the voices behind the Poultry Keepers podcast. We're on a mission to create a larger, more vibrant community of poultry enthusiasts and we need your help If you enjoy our poultry conversations and insights. Here's a simple way to support us Just spread the word and share the Poultry Keepers podcast with your fellow poultry lovers, friends and family. By recommending us, you're not just helping our show grow, but you're also connecting more people with the joy of poultry keeping. So hit that share button, post it to your socials or tell your chicken-loving friends about us. Let's grow a larger community together. Thanks for being a part of the Poultry Keepers family. Now back to our show.
Speaker 3:
We're still looking at what components to provide here, but it will have features that offer all our podcast episodes in one place. We're looking at how to make our own content available to our viewers. We're looking at how to make our own content available to our viewers. We're looking at how to make our own content available to our viewers. We're still looking at what components to provide here, but it will have features that offer all our podcast episodes in one place, provide summaries of each episode. There will be full transcripts of each episode. We're looking at how to make our new home base for members of our podcast community.
Speaker 3:
Now there's some new forms of content we may add in the future on this website, like perhaps a blog, newsletters, podcast reviews and updates that are delivered to you via email. Bet you're asking when we're going to start. We actually begin implementing these improvements today with our new logo in brand colors. We've done some good things headed your way and we're eager to bring them all to you. Just please give us a little time and be patient with us as we grow. Lastly, we hate to guess what you like or want, so please email us and let us know what we can do to serve you better Now. We hope you'll enjoy these new improvements and the greater value they provide to you.
Speaker 1:
This brings us to the close of another Poultry Keepers podcast and we're very happy you chose to join us. Until next time, we'd appreciate it if you would drop us a note letting us know your thoughts about our podcast. Please share our podcast with all of your friends that keep poultry and we hope you'll join us again when we'll be talking poultry from feathers to function.