The Phoenix

March 29, 2013.

The day has finally arrived, and another chapter in Odyssey fan history comes to a close. With the release of the final episode of the AIO Blogcast today, Austin and Tasha Peachey have changed the game of AIO podcasting after 45 Blogcasts. How have later podcasts, including ours, been inspired by them?

1. The sibling dynamic.

After four years of Blogcasting, what are we going to remember most about the Blogcast? Why, Austin and Tasha, of course! Austin played a great brotherly straight man to the cheerful Tasha to make a great podcasting team and great dynamic.

2. The podcast epic.

Austin Peachey, P.I. Sibling Spies. Skye Weldon and the Crazy Cactus Caper. Austin and Tasha had one of the first podcasts to do more than review Odyssey episodes and talk about Odyssey - they created their own original drama.

3. The open discussion.

While most podcasts started out with just the hosts discussing Odyssey, Austin and Tasha followed suit - and then branched out to interview people from all walks of Odyssey life, from Andre Stojka to yours truly. Discussion became something that anyone could join in or participate in - a factor that has helped Odyssey forums succeed (just look at the rapid success of the Soda Shop Message Boards).

So thank you, Austin and Tasha, for four years of your hard work and dedication sharing your voices with us. It was an incredible odyssey, one we won't forget anytime soon.

Austin has been a huge supporter of our blog since its inception and has helped tremendously with the production of our own podcast, Candid KOnversations with Josh and Ally. And here comes the title of this post...the phoenix is a mythical bird that lights on fire every night and rises again from the ashes each morning. The AIO Blogcast ends today. Candid KOnversations aims to learn from the Blogcast, creating our own dynamic, working on our own epic, and always encouraging open discussion. 

Today also happens to be Good Friday - a day in which we remember the incredible sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us - a perfect phoenix who lit himself on fire, taking the wrath of God for our sins for us - and rising from the ashes three days later.

Both the Peacheys and the Kos take the Phoenix (the rocketship that the Wikk kids travel on [The Quest for Truth, Brock Eastman]) for the same reason the Wikks do - we are on a Quest for Truth. 

The phoenix symbolizes new beginnings, and that message is especially prevalent come Easter time. If you're interested in finding out more about what a new beginning following Christ is, email us at jandakocompany@yahoo.com.

Have a happy Easter! And if you're on Twitter (unlike me), here's some hashtags for yo weekend.

#phoenix #lastaioblogcast #candidkonversationspreview

It's Spring Break! That means you'll be getting more posts since we're on vacation. I'm hoping to finish up Album 56 reviews and get to work on getting the pilot officially up and writing/recording Ep 2 of Candid KOnversations. Please email us or comment with your feedback!

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Listen to the last episode of the AIO Blogcast here

Listen to the whole pilot episode of Candid KOnversations here, and get ready for its official release next week!

Candid KOnversations Pilot Preview!

Haha, thought I'd gone away for good, hadn't you? Yeah, I didn't think so. 

Let's start with the good news: we finished the podcast five days ago! Yay!

Now the bad news: I'm not quite sure how to share it with you guys via feed and iTunes yet - I must admit that I am REALLY confused. 

But here's more good news: we know you guys really want to hear it, so for a limited time only, this post right here (and the official page here) will be hosting an exclusive look at the pilot of Candid KOnversations! 

And you can check it all out (all dat audio podcast goodness) by clicking right here!

Candid KOnversations with Josh and Ally: Pilot
Written by Josh and Ally Ko, Directed by Josh Ko
Sound Design by Josh Ko
Original music written by Josh Ko and David Ko
Running time - 16:27
Copyright The Josh and Ally KOmpany. 2013.

We'll be back with regular posting after we get this whole Feedburner/iTunes thing settled, but for the meantime, enjoy the podcast and please give us your feedback - especially now because it's our first attempt at Odyssey podcasting! You can let us know what you think by emailing us at jandakocompany@yahoo.com or commenting right here.

EDIT 3/27/13: New additions to the Coming Soon feature.

Candid KOnversations Pilot Update - March 11

Yo, yo, yo, it's a Ko.

Sorry to make this so short, but I have a barrage (ooooh, fancy word) of project due dates this week. 

Basically, OUR PODCAST IS DONE. Whoo hoo! But did you notice the word "basically?" 

The only thing missing - literally - from the podcast is the piano part of our theme song. After that, we're ready to upload and send to your friendly neighborhood RSS feeds and iTunes. 

Thanks so much for your patience! 

QUICK UPDATE ON US: This past weekend, we were privileged to perform at two music festivals for wind ensemble. I'm back in swimming, and Ally's starting badminton this season. This weekend, I got my junior prom, so yay, dancing (possibly to Cryin' Bryan Dern's 24 hour polka station?). My film project about abuse is undergoing a first screenplay draft, so that's really cool, and I have another wind ensemble concert this Friday with guest conductors from Wheaton College and Sonoma State! I'm also studying for the ACT, catching up on shows, doing homework, thinking up new projects, and filling up applications. Fun stuff, right? :D

There, something exciting to read, haha. Anyways, when our podcast is released either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week, this post will be deleted 'cause it's mostly just a filler post so you guys have something to read.

In the meantime, check out our podcast page above for more information and two trailers, and you'll hear from us hither! (Does that mean "soon?" I'm reading Othello for AP Lang, so I'll let you know.)

Josh out.