Personally, I'd love to see the preorder segment cut entirely so you guys could get into the main discussion almost immediately. And the readers' questions never seem to get enough time; usually it's drastically cut down because too much time was used up earlier in the podcast, like in the preorder segment.

And from a technical standpoint, the topic and readers' questions are the only exclusive content on a podcast since we already have the posts/articles for preorders as well as the sporadic "Do want"/monthly favorite topics.

The other thing you can do is release the segments as separate files. That way if we want to just hear the main discussion, the preorders, reader questions, whatever, we could tune into that one segment. Plus you could probably check your download numbers to keep a running gauge on listeners' interest areas.

I don't exactly know what a podcast is so that's why I don't listen to it

I like your format. I don't think that there's a lot of need to change it up much.

As someone who runs a bi-weekly podcast myself, one suggestion I would make is to watch out of laughter and audio spikes.

The only real complaint I have is the audio spikes during episodes and these come mostly from rambunctious laughter.

To be very clear, I would not want the portions of the show where everyone busts out laughing to be removed. I like those. It's fun.

However, when editing, I think you should check those areas and limit the volume for those portions to remove the audio spikes.

Also, Hiroko is hilarious.

How can Tomocast better serve the Tomopop community?
Wouldn't having the podcast already count as serving the community?

Are there any specific reasons why you do or do not listen to Tomocast?
It gives me something to listen to while driving to work, and lets me think about toy-related matters outside of my usual interests.

Are there any topics that you’d like to hear in the future?
Hearing about what your collections are like, or what kinds of phases you went through as a toy collector. Plus I'm always open to talk on NSFW figures and anime figures.

Are there any outside guests that you'd like to hear on Tomocast?
Bill Murray :P

Do you have any ideas for new segments (like Pre-Orders or What We’ve Been Up To) that you’d like to hear?
Maybe the stuff that you guys actually received that month? You do a pretty good job of covering the things I want to know about.

Are there any general comments you have about Tomocast?
The audio is sometimes an issue, especially when it comes to volume levels. Some people come in too quietly while others are really loud. Some voices fluctuate in volume at times.

I honestly like the preorder segment,, but I think it should be changed a bit. In the latest episode you said you were trying to implement a 'what are we doing' segment, which is cool but seems really irrelevant. What if you combine them to have a 'What do you have on preorder?' segment?

I did like the TMNT and Star Wars casts, but they felt much more like retrospectives then actual toy discussion, although you guys did touch on them. I tune into TomoCast to listen about toys, which is what I think is a unique thing no other podcast offers. I already have other podcasts to listen to when I want to listen to nerdy retrospectives

Also, hit me up if you guys ever do a Pokemon cast XD I know farFAR too much about the merchandising history behind that brand.

Overall, I like where the podcast is going, and keep it up!

Thanks for the feedback so far! So far you've got quite a few good ideas to implement in the future.

===="Are there any outside guests that you'd like to hear on Tomocast?
Bill Murray :P"

I'd totally tune in for that!

===="I did like the TMNT and Star Wars casts, but they felt much more like retrospectives then actual toy discussion, although you guys did touch on them."

The general discussion was also nice, though. Plus a lot of the appeal of those toys was what they were based on so it'd be weird not to devote some time to it =x

====="Also, hit me up if you guys ever do a Pokemon cast XD I know farFAR too much about the merchandising history behind that brand."

If they ever did a pokemon one, they should just make it an open-mic night =p Seriously, just get everybody in the community up in that thing. All 649 Tomopoppers.

If you embedded a player I might be more tempted to listen more often

I voted for myself, Pranger, and Hiroko. Team Intern FTW!

goddamnit, i miss the old Question

I don't really have any complaints other than the volume of the audio. It's pretty inconsistent between people on the show, and sometime the laughing gets pretty loud. It's not that big of a deal though.

The length of the podcast doesn't bother me, as long as there is time for all the segments, I'm cool. That said, I enjoy the longer episodes that I can spend a good while listening to as I do other things.

I also really like when you just talk about what you have been up to recently, because I could listen to any podcast about toys, but it's how interesting and funny you guys are that keeps me listening to the Tomocast.

I like everything you talk about. What is nice to add is the user questions, talking about figures of the past or BS stuff, and maybe have a special guest from the community. (hint hint)

awww shucks!

==="and maybe have a special guest from the community. (hint hint) "

You're right, Hito, I also think it's about time Orannis got on a podcast!