
Everything that could have gone wrong did. Technically and otherwise. Computers broken, Phones broken, poor preparation, stoned guest hosts and worse. It’s a strange project to work on. The goal of the show was always nebulous. At first it was mean as a sort of an emotional release. Once the station flipped formats, some of the content that I wanted to address was no longer plausible in an all sports format. To be honest. most of the content I wanted to discuss was not plausible in the old format either.
That’s what the RodKast was initially supposed to be. A place for me to talk about all the mundane bullshit I find interesting. Wrestling, MMA, drinking, video games, movies. Nothing major. What I realized very early on is that unless I surround myself with people that have the exact same interests as I do, it’s not feasible. So then the RodKast became something else. It became a soap opera that featured the various personalities around the radio station.
That suited me fine. The best parts about talk radio was the drama that would go on behind the scenes that made it’s way onto the air. It was always my favorite part of Stern, O and A, Ron Fez or Don and Mike. Arguments, feuds, bitching, backstabbing. The real human qualities of talk radio conflict is what initially drew me to the genre in the first place. For a while, I thought that was enough to keep the RodKast going. I realized Thursday night that it wasn’t.
The Rodkast needs to evolve. Needs to become more. It needs to be a real radio show. A show that could be on real radio if given the chance. We can do dirty filthy Fukerton RodKasts to vent. We can do those to shit on Blue Shorts. But if the Chad Dukes RodKast in HD is to survive, it will be as a real radio program. One that any station would feel comfortable having as their morning show. Cause it’s better than most morning shows.
With all that said, I’ve decided to post the first segment from the show this past Thursday. The quality is not the best (see the first paragraph) but here it is none the less. If you are a wrestling fan, I think you will be pleased. Click HERE if that sort of this interests you. The RodKast will continue, just in a different way. As always, thank you for taking an interest in my endeavours. It does not go unnoticed.