The SensChirp Podcast

We're baaaaaaaaaack. All it took was a once-in-a-lifetime comeback win for the ages to finally convince me to record another episode.

In the first segment, you'll learn a little bit about a new weekly fantasy site called Owner's Box and then in the second segment, the moment we've all been waiting for/dreading- the first attempt at a SensChirp Comment Section Roundtable.

It's Episode 15, of the Artem Zub Podcast. 

Last night around 10:00 PM, I sat down and wrote a blog post called "The Lost Episode".

It was cautionary tale about the pitfalls of technology. See, I had just wrapped up a 30-minute interview with Ottawa's all-time leader in games played but due to some connection issues, it appeared that the audio was lost forever.

And then, a miracle. I got an email from the support team at the site where I do my recordings. The original was gone. The back-up was badly damaged. But somewhere, in a far-away cloud, was a third version. A back-up to the back-up.

The interview was saved!

The audio definitely cuts in and out at times while Chris is talking. And the editing process was about 10 times harder because I had to piece together multiple files. 

But it's there. Episode 14 of The SensChirp Podcast.

The Lost Episode....found.

There are two conversations that have basically consumed Sens fans over the last few years.

They are pretty closely related and while there has been less focus on them the last little while, they are topics that always seem to linger beneath the surface. Ownership is one, obviously. And the second is the ongoing struggle between optimistic and pessimistic fans. The whole "right way" to be a fan nonsense.

They are tired conversations at this point but they clearly remain as part of the Sens fan discourse.

Over the last few years, I find my opinion on these topics bounces around day to day but these two segments from a previous recording are a good representation of where I'm at these days. And where I think a growing portion of the fan base sits.

Anyway let's call it Episode 13! 

Oh right- I have a podcast! 

After an accidental two-week hiatus, The SensChirp Podcast is back and better than ever! Better is of course a relative term, And in this case, by better I mean...better than the week where there wasn't a podcast.

In this episode, The Source stops by to talk through the news of the week including a surprising amount of wheeling and dealing from Pistol Pete Dorion. We also talk about the World Juniors and the jaw-dropping performance of Tim Stuetzle before wrapping up with an attempt at projecting some line combinations heading into Training Camp which starts...

TOMORROW?!

Episode 10 took The SensChirp Podcast to new heights.

Bruce Garrioch, who may actually own the podcast now, covered a range of topics of interest to Sens fans in a level of detail rarely seen in any form of online content. It was thoughtful, engaging and entertaining.

I fear it may have set the bar impossibly high.

So now it's time for us to get back to our roots. Poor editing, annoying theme music, awkward interviews and generally incoherent ramblings in the SensChirp Studio.

In Episode 11, The Source stops by as we talk about the looming return to play, the upcoming World Juniors and the hot start by Shane Pinto. In the final segment, two special guests stop by to talk about....well I'm not really sure what they're talking about.

In Episode 10, Bruce Garrioch stops by the virtual studio to talk about a career in sports journalism, the 30th anniversary of the city of Ottawa receiving an NHL franchise and his recent interview with Eugene Melnyk.

We also go through some rapid fire questions on Brady Tkachuk's next contract, LeBreton Flats, Logan Brown, Tim Stuetzle, Anthony Duclair and the next Captain of the Ottawa Senators.

Starting to think The SensChirp Podcast might actually be a thing.

In hindsight, starting a Sens podcast in the middle of an eight month stretch without Sens hockey may not have been the best strategy.

Not a damn thing to talk about this week so it's time to have a look inside the SensChirp mailbag. We talk Melnyk, Twitter scouts, goalie prospects, online negativity, the All-Canadian division, butterfly effect moments, Tkachuk's next contract and more.

Update- The SensChirp Podcast might actually be good.

This week, Ian Mendes from TSN 1200 stops by to talk about the relationship between the mainstream media and the Sens online community and the current state of the Ottawa market. Then in segment two, I walk through the best games in Sens history. It's kind of amazing.

If you only share one episode of The SensChirp Podcast with everyone you know, this is the one. 

It's all downhill from here, folks.

It has become clear that my plan to wait for more Sens news to come out before recording another podcast just isn't going to work.

So here it is- 30-uninterrupted minutes of in-depth coverage on the Christian Jaros signing. Just kidding. Not sure we even talk about it. 

In this week's episode, The Source stops by to talk about the opening night line up for next season and then in the second segment, a tribute to Alex Trebek as we play a quick game of SensChirp Jeopardy. Rumour has it there's a prize up for grabs too.

Episode 7, comin' at ya!

Has it been seven days already? 

As long as Pierre Dorion keeps doin' stuff, I'll keep recording my disjointed thoughts about it. In the first segment, two more chapters in the SensChirp Origin Story. In segment two, The Source is back to talk about the Galchenyuk signing and the Corey Perry rumours (huh?!). Then in the final segment, TIME TRAVEL.