G’Day, I’m Breanda from Brisbane, originally a Pommy from the U.K. But I now call Australia “Home”, which incidentally is the name of a song by the late, and great, Peter Allen, and, which practically acts as our National Anthem.
Way back in April 2018 I decided to turn my languishing short stories, plays, and essays into a podcast. I was directed to a podcast platform called Whooshkaa because it was an all-in-one small fledgling Aussie company, with great tech-savvy. This came to an end yesterday when they informed me they had been acquired by Spotify, and advised me to transfer all 120 Fast Fiction Podcasts to Anchor.
I would like to give an Aussie “Shout Out’, (a few words of praise) to Whooshkaa who served me well by guiding me through all the idiotic things I did while on the learning curve to becoming a podcaster. They were efficient and courteous at all times – and until I had over 1,000 listeners – completely free.
It’s good to hear the success stories, even though, personally, I’m a little nervous about the change. I’m told it will make no difference for listeners, who will barely be aware that they are now directed to another platform. But I’m back on the learning curve again, wondering how a “User-Friendly” program can be so daunting.
On the plus side, I’m beginning to understand the association with Spotify has some huge benefits, with the ability to access some of my favorite songs, especially those with lyrics that suit my mood – or in this case – my podcast. So – there’ll be some changes made – to this website, and the dedicated podcast in the future. I’m lucky enough to have been exposed to the popular tunes of Tin Pan Ally growing up, Classical Music in my mid-years, and Punk and Heavy Metal Rock through parenting.
The first change – which is a rather belated January first Resolution – is that I will post regularly so that any faithful readers or listeners can subscribe, and join me in my journeys through day-to-day life in Australia.
And just to provide a little incentive, I am turning to some famous pundits, for a few famous quotes.
Let’s start from the top
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- ‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’ ,,, Albert Einstein
- ‘The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude ,,, Oprah Winfrey – ( No offense Oprah, but I think that has been paraphrased from Leo Tolstoy.)
- There is nothing permanent except change … Heraclitus. And of course, we have modernized that to include death and taxes.
- Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future … John F. Kennedy
And of course, I could go on, because there are hundreds more, although many say much the same thing, but in a different way. The ones quoted come from: hubspot.com/sales/quotes about change.
Finally, for you music buffs you may like to check out some of the songs so that you can enjoy the jaunty melodies.
I still call Australia Home by Peter Allen, ” There’ll be a change in the weather….” by Chet Atkins, or take note of the original lyrics by Sophie Tucker. Enjoy.