This evening, I will produce my first public show on BlogTalkRadio. I had a great discussion with one of their representatives at PodcampNYC, and I figured I should give it a test and see how well it really works.

I did a simple test this morning. I dialed into the host number, brought up the chat and the switchboard, dialed in from my cellphone as a guest. All of it worked quite nicely. You can have up to five people dialed in at the same time. Afterwards, the show gets archived and saved so people can listen to it later on the BlogTalkRadio website, or on iTunes. I have not explored the licensing issues closely, but people have told me that BlogTalkRadio retains some rights to the material and if you use the archive elsewhere, there may be some revenue sharing issues. At least right now, I’m not particularly concerned with that. I just want to get a better feel for their system and how it fits into the larger media mix.

Earlier today, I had Fiona record a quick ‘Utter’ on Utterz.com. I used their tools to post it on my blog and on Twitter. She wants me to go visit her class this week and talk about social media. It is interesting to think about this in terms of the discussions at PodcampNYC about education and social media.

So, what would it be like if students were using Utterz? If they were using BlogTalkRadio to talk about what is going on at school? How can these tools be used covering political events, campaigns, and so on?

Well, this evening, at 6:30 ET, we will do our first BlogTalkRadio broadcast. I’ll probably talk a little bit about podcasting, and then turn most of the show over to Fiona, to talk with her Papa and Nanna, her cousins, her sisters, or any other friends that may call in. I’ll start to learn the ropes, and then figure out where to take it from here.