Hi, I have a few minutes to spare and have been wanting to throw in my .02 cents on the Chronicles Pod casts, hopefully this is not the entirely wrong place to do so...
I LOVE the podcasts, and look foreword to each of them. I'm not a big fan of all the movie/tv sound drops/quotes, but it does not detract from my enjoyment of the episodes much.
My opinion, I would rather have more podcasts, more frequently, more focused.
I would think that it might be easier to do each episode under 2 hours in length, focused on one or two topics. If you want to record 6 hours worth of material over a weekend, or however you do it, go for it, but edit it into shorter episodes.
I would rather get a short episode on a regular basis, than a one 7-hour episode every 9 weeks.
I enjoy all of the podcast, but if I had to lose some of it, the encounter lab/monster lab sometimes turns into a eye-glazing ramble of numbers. Some of the news talk and dialog at the begining of each episode is usually out-of-date by the time the episode is released, and it is often lenghty. Both of those things seem (IMO) more appropriate to forum posts and news pages that can be interacted with and more timely.
Best parts are the focus on Adventure Paths & Pathfinder Modules, PF Society adventures. Breakdowns and interviews with the authors of those modules/APs.
Looking foreward to next episode. thanks for the hard work.