This week Van talks about the when, what and why of upgrading your AVL systems. This is a topic that is near and dear to our hearts and will give you great info about system upgrades.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week Mike talks about stewardship. Not the kind where you get the cheapest thing possible, but the kind where you get the best value for the money spent.

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Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Tonight Mike talks about his #1 audio pet peeve—too much compression in the mix. Not only does it sound bad, it’s exhausting. And worship is tough when you’re being exhausted by the mix.

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Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week Van talks about his thoughts on how to recruit and train volunteers. There are few better than Van at building volunteer teams. You’ll do well to learn from his wisdom.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week Mike talks tech booths. He goes through best practices on size, design elements, how to lay them out and how to keep coffee cups from accumulating on the front wall.

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week Van is here to give you ten suggestions to take care of yourself to stay healthy for this year. It’s good advice for every year, come to think of it.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week, Mike offends everyone with a diatribe on why the ancient practice of getting three bids for an AVL project is a dumb idea. More than that, he’ll tell you the better way to do it.

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Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

Van interviews Brent Allen. Brent started working for Van some years ago and has gone on to a great career as a TD and educator.

Guests:

Van Metschke

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week, Mike talks about his experience designing and installing the Wavefront Precision Mini from Martin Audio. It’s a small speaker system that sounds much bigger than it has a right to.

Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.

This week, Mike is in the car talking about the bro deal. Sometimes, the bro deal is a good thing. Other times, it goes very, very badly.

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Theme song:

But I Play One on TV (I'm Not a Fuzoid) by Norm Stockton from his Tea in the Typhoon album.