Episode 2: Meet the Crooks

My biggest concern going into this episode was that with so many people involved, could we still make it sound like a conversation that we would organically have around the table at dinner, sipping coffee, or just hanging out on the deck somewhere; AND would the length be an issue, given all involved, and that we all have our own unique stories and perspectives to share? 

Following the recording I listened to the raw, unedited version a couple of times to assess these concerns, and came away very happy with how conversational and natural it felt, as well as how raw, vulnerable, and honest we all were, while still laughing and being our authentic selves throughout.  My main thought was how is Valencia going to edit this because there’s so much good content? I don’t want much of anything cut, other than some transitional space here and there.  But that’s why Valencia is the editor and producer and I am not :).

Later that week Valencia and I were catching up and she let me know that she was about 45 minutes into the episode and remarked on how conversational we sounded, what a good intent listener Brady is, how clear it was how much our daughters love and support each other and us, and that it did not feel long at all because of the quality of the conversation.  I was very happy to hear that from an unbiased listener, who has not seen our family interact before; that she was able to pick up on that.  I was still concerned however, that she was going to have difficulty editing it down to a reasonable time frame, but she came back and answered that question a couple of days later by recommending we split it into 2 episodes.  That way we don’t cut good content, and the episodes are each a reasonable amount of time.  Again, that’s why she’s the editor and producer :).

Needless to say, I’m really excited for these episodes to be shared with the world. There’s a ton of great nuggets and it will really give you an inside look at us, and how I got on this journey I’m on with this podcast.

I hope you love it as much as I do :)

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