Yes, the awesome has just gone up another notch, because Thunderf00t has joined Freethoughtblogs.

You will never leave, ever again.

I’m trying! But coordinating schedules and getting people to agree has been a struggle. A major problem has been Google+’s annoying policies on pseudonyms; another has been that I’ve emailed invitations to a number of people who haven’t replied, and I suspect that their secret email addresses (which I will not reveal) may be fake. Another concern is the international nature of this crowd, with people in the UK, Australia, and North America…so for this first trial, I’m just confining the invitation list to my continent, to minimize scheduling problems a little bit. I will pick hours for future podcasts with an eye to making it more convenient for those other strange parts of the universe.

I will break the news that so far I’ve got Audley Darkheart, Brownian, and Patricia signed up for the first event. I’m really determined to make this a community thing, rather than centered on me, so maybe those names will entice a few more of you to ask to join in…I know that ol’ Poopyhead is no draw at all. If you’re interested, you need a Google+ account (if you’re keeping it mum, email it to me), an email address where I can reach you, and a webcam. I’m also confining the panel to friendly, reasonably well-known participants around these parts, but I could see bringing in creationists or other nemeses at a later date, just not yet.

It’s going to happen this week, because I want to hammer out the bugs. Then it may follow as a roughly weekly event thereafter, preferably with a rotating cast of participants.

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P.S. Everyone will be able to watch, it will be stored on Youtube and I’ll post it here. You only need to write to me if you want to be on the panel. You should also be a regular participant in the comments, so people have some idea who you are.

We have another new face at FreethoughtBlogs: Aron Ra has joined us. Stop by and say hello.

A few people expressed an interest in seeing a podcast done, featuring me (well, maybe not so much me) and a few of the regulars chatting about this and that. I was thinking that would be very easily done by recording a Google+ hangout — would that be of interest to anyone else? We’d be looking for an audience (maybe everyone would be bored with that?) and participants — I think there are a few notable names in our commentariat that people would like to attach a face and voice to.

If you’re interested, leave a comment, maybe suggest a few people you’d like to see taking part. I may pester some of you later to get a Google+ account so I can nag you to join in.

Another issue is time: I’m thinking that late evening Central time, like 9 or 10pm, would encompass reasonable hours for most of the New World, but we’d have to negotiate that with the Europeans and Australians.

Scooter will be broadcasting (also live on the internet) on KPFT Houston tonight at 9 central time. We just recorded an interview with Rebecca Watson — that will be pre-taped segment, but most of the show will be a live, call-in talk radio show.