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I can’t post this week’s Shane Douglas episode because the audio is just too atrocious. Last week’s was bad, but somehow this week’s is even worse and the microphone drops out so many words or sounds underwater that it’s nearly unintelligible. Considering we’ve recorded shows on an iPhone as a last resort before, it’s baffling why the audio during the last recording session went from “barely passable” to “utterly unacceptable”. So I’m eating the cost of booking Shane and just not posting it.

Now, this isn’t a case of “just buy a new microphone” to improve the audio quality. We did that already. This is a case of a bizarre confluence of circumstances that seem to consistently trip us up at the last minute before recording. Our original recording method with the old microphone was fine until a mandatory software update stopped the microphone working entirely. Then we tried various new means of working it through a conventional laptop, but for whatever reason, the laptop wouldn’t recognise the microphone, or camera, or both – even with a professional setting it up. It’s just more software issues that’s nobody’s fault except the people who make this stuff as incompatible as humanly possible.

Here’s the good news - We’ve finally worked out the software and audio issues (see the Scott Norton interview on WSI - it looks and sounds great) but it’s been hugely frustrating trying to put out high quality product – something I pride myself on in this sphere of wrestling podcasts with shitty audio/video recorded directly from the integrated laptop hardware. As I’m sure a lot of you know, I’m a stickler for quality video and ESPECIALLY quality audio wherever it can be helped... at least at my end. I was going to visit Dutch next month to sort out his camera equipment so it looked as good as mine, but that trip will have to wait until further down the line due to a change in my family's circumstances, and trust me, that annoys me greatly, because although the video is perfectly serviceable, it could always be better!

Now here’s the bad news - It’s a matter of WHEN we can next record. Shane can only do certain weekends, and for various reasons (my aforementioned family circumstances, pre-booked trips, other work) I have almost no weekends available for at least 2 months. Plus I work every day already so I cannot do mid-week – and who wants to work rare weekends off?

Even if Shane and I only record occasionally from now on when we can both make it (which I assure you will happen as I thought our in-depth big show reviews were excellent and important and still have tonnes of steam left in them), I’ll make sure to update you here and on the WSI Twitter; but for the short term the podcast is going to have to go on hiatus because we simply don’t have much crossover availability any more. I know this will make Chael Sonnen very unhappy, but that’s about where we are at this point.

Sorry to all who enjoyed the show - Any further news and I'll let you know.

But hey, at least we never resorted to filming a shoot interview at an indoor pool...

James

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No, Shane Douglas Official and Franchise University is not cancelled. It's simply a a struggle to be able to record due to differing and hectic schedules. Last weekend, Shane was touring Canada and couldn't record. This weekend, I'm moving house and won't have any internet or a work station or any time to do anything.
The next new Shane Douglas episode should be out on March 13th.
Updates for all WSI podcasts can be found on twitter.com/WSI_YouTube

1 year ago | [YT] | 180

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Annoying Update!
Due to the amount of snow over the past weekend, Shane was unable to travel to record our latest edition of the podcast.
Plans are to record this coming weekend and, as a make good, release the podcast early for one week only.
We've had a bunch of frustrating setbacks recently that have hampered the podcasts' regular output, but hopefully this is the last of them so stay tuned - we aren't going anywhere!

1 year ago | [YT] | 136

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Brand new episode dropping tomorrow!
We are moving from Tuesdays to Wednesday btw
Gives us a bit more time to edit them and also it doesn’t drop the same day as Ask Dutch Anything.
See you all tomorrow!

1 year ago | [YT] | 79

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Quick production note: From tomorrow, thumbnail designs will now be brought into line with WSI and Dutch Mantell thumbnails rather than the old singular, booby grabbing pose template.
I never really liked the old one to be honest. Didn't fit the WSI Network mold.

1 year ago | [YT] | 124

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What specific major wrestling events would you like Shane to watch and review for future episodes?
TNA? WWF? UWF? WCW? NWA? ECW?
Let us know what you think the most newsworthy and interesting shows Shane Douglas was a part of that we could watch and review in future episodes.
We may even do some AEW and modern WWE as well down the line.

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 64

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The faculty at Franchise University will be taking questions from its most deserving students once a month, and the "Dean" of Franchise University, Shane Douglas, would like to hear yours.
If you'd like your question submitted for future consideration, then reply to this post.
All questions will be graded, and the top performers will make it into next month's syllabus.
GO!

2 years ago | [YT] | 94

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GOOD NEWS - AUDIO PODCASTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
I mean, they should have been available weeks ago, but Podbean has been unbelievably weird about publishing to iTunes and Google Podcasts. Anyway, after much going back and forth, it's now been sorted and you should be able to get Franchise University with Shane Douglas from the following podcast feed links:

iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/franchise-university…
Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlY…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1naez8vnDsGqow7m3E4mAG
Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/18ae9c82-ee80-4d06-8690-…
Podbean: shanedouglas.podbean.com/

Franchise University with Shane Douglas is also available on iHeartRadio, Samsung, Podchaser, Boomplay, Overcast, Pocket Cast and a bunch of others, so go nuts!

Please do us a favour and give us 5 stars on iTunes if you enjoy the show - it helps us climb the ranks and get noticed in the algorithms.

Thanks!

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