Around 2014 my interest in listening to Podcasts was growing. I found these a convenient way to listen to detailed, specialised subjects not normally available on mainstream audio media and it wasn't long before I decided that I too should be producing rather than just consuming content.
My pods were written to reflect my own interests which covered vehicles, technology, ideas, opinions, a bit of politics and news all dressed in a light basting of humour. So, overall a bit like my website. Only noisier.
I researched how to produce podcasts, using only the equipment I already possessed, first trying to record the words on my Apple MacBook Pro's GarageBand application. This proved peculiarly difficult and time consuming plus the inbuilt mic was sub-standard.
I ended up using a specialised App on my iPhone which allowed me to record, edit and upload the content straight to my WordPress site which was consequently linked to the iTunes Store. It also allowed flexibility on where and when I could record the content. I chose iTunes as this was where I personally searched for and listened to content myself, where all my technopeers published their stuff and was a simple one stop place for many self respecting podcasters. I had to 'host' the content myself and used my WordPress site for this and even paid the premium fee to allow uploading of audio content.
The first sixteen were published in 2014, first on WordPress and linked to iTunes but when I realised that finding an audience was difficult and didn't reflect the increasingly disproportionate hosting fee I chose to switch to self hosting on this website. However I did have to upgrade my site hosting fee to incorporate the necessary audio content.
The format was resurrected in February 2020 with Podcast 17 but this time the recording was done straight to GarageBand on iOS, transferred to GarageBand on MacOS and also converted to .mp3 format within the Apple Music App [previous iTunes content had been subdivided by then]. At that time of publication the latest Podcast had not been copied to WordPress so could not be found on Apple iTunes, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts or any other Apple App.
From September 2021 the podcasts will no longer be available anywhere as I have decided to stop paying the premium to keep them with my webhost, again because research showed there was little appetite for listeners. You can now only get audio copies direct by request using the vMail link. I will happily personally reply by email with any requested audio file. Otherwise you can read the stories below and uncover the transcipts as shown.
However, all is not lost. YouTube hosts video content for free and I happen to have an established YouTube channel, also called vinceunlimited. So, I have decided to upload my podcasts there. Not just as blank audio only files as this would likely attract few viewers, I plan to jazz them up a little with some visual overlays, an illustrated reimagining to maintain the interest of the visually intrigued. Plus adding to their entertainment value.
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vinceunlimited Podcasts commenced on 6 Aug 2014 and initially ran for a short series of 16 weekly casts. They were first published on the vinceunlimited WordPress site [website version 4] and uploaded to iTunes where they remain to this day, albeit now residing in the Apple Podcasts App
The format was resurrected from Podcast 17 in Version 5.287 21 Feb 2020
2021 website updates [see website page for full details] including removal of all podcast audio content: Version 5.321 30 Jun 2021
Pod 001 now hosted on YouTube: Version 5.322 29 Aug 2021
Pod 017 - Hotelee
The key to life. Or at least to a life in a purple hotel
Exciting news! The vinceunlimited podcast is back with a new episode and I start with a confession about the way I live, carefully explaining my reasonings and some of the advantages and pitfalls of living such a life.
As usual, remember this is entertainment not Reuters so you may spot the odd porky.
This original podcast was written and performed by me, recorded on my iPhone X using GarageBand for iOS via my AirPods. After some jiggery-pokery it was transferred to my MacBook Pro to be checked and edited in GarageBand for Mac OS then sent off to the Music App [nee iTunes] in .m4a format where it was re-imported as a .mp3 file as well.
At the time of publication a copy has not yet been transferred into WordPress so it is not yet available from iTunes, now Apple Podcasts. This is an exclusive!
It lasts 8 minutes and 6 seconds.
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Podcast 17?
Hi guys,
Just a quick note to apologise for not issuing a podcast yesterday. In theory I should have been able to do a dozen or more as I've taken a week off work to spend more time with my tech. However the process of bringing a new laptop into the world whilst simultaneously decommissioning an older model plus doing the same for my phone and tablet has put my content creation skills on hold for a while.
I may blog about the experience some day. I may not. I think you know me well enough by now to know that nothing is predictable. Including now, when the next podcast will come out. Please bear with me or alternatively use a subscription service to get notified of release. Either via this site, or via iTunes [search 'vinceunlimited' and laugh out loud at the other options they give before settling on the one actually called vinceunlimited].
Either that or email me direct. Or post me a letter. Or kidnap my daughter. Or hire a light aircraft with a message tied to its tail and buzz me consistently until I surrender and issue the next instalment. Now I'm seeing the clearer picture. It's in your hands not mine. It's not my fault at all.
Cheers.
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First published: WordPress 27 Nov 2014
Pod 016 - Ingreedyents
Ingredients are just stuff that's in something. So why not just say STUFF? Waste of ink? You decide
Tah Dah! Another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this audio log I get bored and dissect the detailed ingredients list on the back of a packet.
Any resemblance to reality must of course be tempered with the historic facts previously issued in this series.
But fun all the same.
An uplifting podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts. Providing it is printed out on many sheets of A4 and placed under the feet.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was produced by me on a harpsichord using the Blackberry Playbook email App. If you wish to receive this podcast series automatically you are indeed a sad case.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 9 minutes and 35 seconds.
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The photograph was taken on 19 Nov 2014 specifically for the podcast
First published: WordPress 19 Nov 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 19 Nov 2014
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Pod 015 - Chidehood
Children. Millions of the little blighters. Getting everywhere.
Welcome to... pause for effect... another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I recall a childhood fraught with danger, jealousy and achievement.
Including an explaination on how I could be in a zoo right now.
A live, at least it was when it was recorded ages ago, podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 7 minutes and 14 seconds.
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The graphic was created specifically for the podcast on 12 Nov 2014 using a row of emojis symbols created by an Apple iOS device
First published: WordPress 12 Nov 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 12 Nov 2014
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Pod 014 - Nine2Five
I had to work hard to design this graphic. Took me about 8 hours with a break
Welcome to episode number fourteen in the queue of the vinceunlimited podcasts.
In this episode I pun my way through a life of work.
Another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
If you wish to receive this podcast series automatically subscribe in iTunes, where you can also add a review.
It lasts 6 minutes and 5 seconds.
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The graphic was created specifically for the podcast on 5 Nov 2014
First published: WordPress 5 Nov 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 5 Nov 2014
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Pod 013 - Alphacar
If enough monkeys drive enough cars one will eventually get in a Ferrari with this number plate
Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I tell a poetic tale of all the cars I've had using the medium of artistic dance. Only verbally.
You just have to admire the rhyming. Particularly with the word orange. And they said it was impossible!
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts, which can be heard and read here or accessed aurally only in iTunes.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 11 minutes.
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The photograph was created in June 2002 based an a now unknown website which allowed users to create a UK number plate on a car of your choice
First published: WordPress 29 Oct 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 29 Oct 2014
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Pod 012 - GeekLife
Part man, part circuit board. Or a geek with a photocopy. You decide.
Welcome to the twelfth episode of the vinceunlimited podcast. Yes, now a dozen exist.
In this episode I talk about growing up as a Geek then issue an appeal for help.
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts, available for subscription via iTunes or the back pages of GeekWeek Monthly.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
Other ways to waste your time are also available. For instance by searching for 'cat' on the internet.
It lasts 9 minutes and 5 seconds.
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The photograph is of the author’s half covered face with a black and white print of components from a circuit board, taken specifically to illustrate the podcast on 22 Oct 2014
First published: WordPress 22 Oct 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 22 Oct 2014
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Pod 011 - Newsish
Newsflash - It's News. But not news as you know it. It's Newsish
Welcome to yet another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
Have you ever wondered what it was like if I were let loose as a news gatherer and reporter?
I doubt it. But this would be the result.
The transcript for this episode should be in the landfill.
Despite not deserving such a high accolade this is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
The episode is available on iTunes where you can subscribe or rate.
It lasts 12 minutes and 51 seconds.
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The photograph is a TV screenshot taken on 15 Oct 2014 specifically for the podcast
First published: WordPress 15 Oct 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 15 Oct 2014
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Pod 010 - iCinema
You will have to listen to the podcast to see why I have used five Ls as the title photograph
Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this tenth episode I return to the subject of cinema and amusingly ponder on the current experience then offer ideas on how to possibly improve it by looking back at the past.
This is another podcast from the collection of vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
The podcast can be subscribed to via iTunes.
It lasts 8 minutes and 53 seconds.
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The photograph is a screenshot set up taken on 9 Oct 2014 specifically for the podcast and is pronounced LLLLL in Welsh
First published: WordPress 9 Oct 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 9 Oct 2014
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Pod 009 - CreationiOS
Our Father, who art in Silicon Valley, Hallowed be thy 'phone
Oh, Lordy Lord. Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
This week I carefully ponder faith issues before musing on the religions of today and tomorrow.
This is the ninth podcast from the growing vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
Subscribe via iTunes for more, regular updates and to leave a comment if you wish.
It lasts 10 minutes and 45 seconds.
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The photograph is a set up selfie taken on 1 Oct 2014 specifically for the podcast illustration and features the author and his iPhone reflected in a mirror in a contemplatative mood
First published: WordPress 1 Oct 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 1 Oct 2014
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Pod 008 - Slowped
The one on the right is much quicker. The one on the left is much redder.
Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I recount my first vehicle, a bright red Italian moped that was actually my brothers.
I then compare it to my friends' rides and describe a couple of, ahem, ‘incidents’.
This is another podcast from the literally quick and subjectively slick vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 9 minutes and 6 seconds.
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The accompanying photograph was taken by the author around Autumn 1978 and shows his brother's Gilera 50 Touring moped parked next to his friend Jeff with his Yamaha FS1E overlooking Portsmouth from the Portsdown hills
First published: WordPress 24 Sep 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 24 Sep 2014
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Pod 007 - Appwatch
The usual state of my Social Media influence living up to it's well earned reputation
It's number 7. That's right, number 7 no less. Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I outline some of the App ideas I have had and conclude by anticipating a unique smart watch app.
This is another podcast from the brilliant vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 11 minutes and 11 seconds.
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The accompanying photograph is a screenshot from the author's Apple Game Centre App taken around 17 Sep 2014
First published: WordPress 17 Sep 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 17 Sep 2014
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Pod 006 - Characters
The photo cleverly captures both subjects, wood and cars [in case you didn't notice the subtlety]
Welcome to number six. Another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In a change to the usual 10 minute narrative I bring you pieces from my friends Bob and Hans making up a convenient 10 minute narrative.
Each guest brings their special take on their specialist subject.
Just don't update Wikipedia.
This is another podcast from the inventive vinceunlimited series of podcasts. Nothing more, nothing less.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
Feel free to subscribe via iTunes and leave feedback for others. Don't be selfish and keep it all to yourself.
It lasts 11 minutes and 16 seconds.
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The photograph was taken by the author during Sep 2014 and is of the automatic transmission on a Mercedes-Benz C Class with Elegance trim finish
First published: WordPress 10 Sep 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 10 Sep 2014
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Pod 005 - Lanserguided
The author is really into the Mercedes-Benz S63 model
Welcome to another, the fifth, episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I find a feature not on the spec sheet of a new Mercedes-Benz S Class then attempt to find ways of going quicker safely before considering the implications of the self driving vehicles of the future.
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts. Which will come as no surprise to the regular listeners.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 10 minutes and 56 seconds.
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The photograph is a set up selfie taken in early Sep 2014 specifically for the podcast illustration and features the author and his iPhone reflected in the chrome boot detailing strip on the back of a black Mercedes-Benz S Class S63
First published: WordPress 3 Sep 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 3 Sep 2014
If you think the author is late to the table on this one remember that this podcast was first uploaded in 2014 a year before the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Concept car which featured a front laser projection system which could project a zebra style crossing or messages in front of the car. Yet again I am ahead of the curve and wondering why my foresight is not being traded in the boardrooms of the future tech market companies
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Pod 004 - Wearable
Early examples of the new Apple Watch were lost after somebody in the design department got hungry
Welcome, it's the fourth episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I explain that I am an Ideas Man who doesn't exploit his ideas.
I cite some historic examples then muse on current trends in wearable tech such as smart watches and Google Glass.
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 11 minutes and 40 seconds.
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The photograph was set up and taken by the author on 27 Aug 2014 specifically for the podcast illustration
First published: WordPress 27 Aug 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 27 Aug 2014
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Pod 003 - Snackattack
Watching too much television gives you square eyes, apparently. So it must be widesceen eyes at the pictures
Welcome to the third episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this episode I discuss the cinema going experience and wonder why we still harbour base instincts.
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 11 minutes and 29 seconds.
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The photograph is a selfie of the author photographed by the Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton taken for the podcast in Aug 2014
First published: WordPress 24 Aug 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 24 Aug 2014
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Pod 002 - Electrohead
The first hybrid car. It's powerful engine drives the wheels and the inbuilt wings and imagination provide the flight
Welcome to another episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In this podcast I set off on a journey with you telling amusing stories about the cars I like and dislike along the way.
This is another podcast from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on my iPhone using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com.
It lasts 9 minutes and 27 seconds.
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The photograph is of the author sat by the movie car Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang at The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, Hampshire taken by the author's wife on 10 Nov 2013
First published: WordPress 13 Aug 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 13 Aug 2014
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Pod 001 - Beginnings
The artwork I used for my first podcast, used as a title card for my Podcasts generally
Welcome to the first ever episode of the vinceunlimited podcast.
In which I introduce my new audio podcast and comment on the difficulties of launching such a venture.
The first of the podcasts from the vinceunlimited series of podcasts.
This original podcast was written and performed by me.
It was recorded on an iPhone, my own, not a nicked one, using the inbuilt microphone direct into the Mobile Podcaster App and originally uploaded direct to WordPress from within the App itself to vinceunlimited.wordpress.com
The recording was then transferred to be hosted on this very website but from September 2021 there will be no audio version available, except on personal request via the vMail page. However a new version of the podcast has been produced for YouTube. Using the original 2014 recording but incorporating newly illustrated text, photos and sketches all conceived, selected or drawn by me, all designed to be more visually appealling for a video service.
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The accompanying photograph is a selfie taken by the author on 6 Aug 2014
First published: WordPress 6 Aug 2014
Uploaded to iTunes 6 Aug 2014
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