New Web-Show! Guest Karthik kickoffs First Updates Now

[Tyler Olds]

Hello everyone!



First Updates Now, a new web-show will be premiering its pilot episode on Tuesday, July 14th at 9pm EST. Joining me to make sure the show brings a handsome and charismatic side will be Karthik Kanagasabapathy from FRC1114 Simbotics!

What is First Updates Now?

First Updates Now is a podcast with an unofficial video feed that focuses on the latest and most popular news, discussions, and events. Some segments of the show focus around discussions that are trending subjects on CD, while others maybe just there to make you laugh.

FUN will have segments that discuss FRC events (such as IRI), but there is so much more!

Speaking of which to kickoff our pilot episode, I need some help from you!

Quick Draw with Karthik:

Post in this thread with short questions that Karthik can answer in less than a second. Example: Favorite FRC Game? You can also submit questions for Karthik to firstupdatesnow@gmail.com

One audience member will also have the opportunity to face Karthik 1v1 live on air on a game TBA (that's To Be Announced, not The Blue Alliance). So if you are watching live, have Skype ready to call in.

As this is a pilot episode, I will be looking for feedback from you on how we can improve the show. A survey link will be posted in this thread at a later time.

The next episode will take place before Chezy Champs where we will settle once and for all which largely geographically based event is really the champion of off-season events.

Thanks everyone and I hope to see you all on Tuesday!

Link to Show on 7/14 at 9pm EST

Here's a video description of the show

[mwmac]

Good luck with the premiere! Looking forward to it.

[logank013]

I'll be there if I can

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Question for Karthik: what's the most underrated team in FRC?

[Vale]

Oooo, this looks exciting! I'll be sure to watch.

Otherwise, here's question for Karthik: What's your favorite FRC-related event, including off-season events?

[logank013]

Question for Karthik: Do you want Canada to have some districts?

[thatprogrammer]

Question: What's the one thing you want to be a game piece one day?

[MikLast]

Question: Favorite district, and why?

[bkahl]

Question for Karthik: With 1717 (maybe???) being retired, who do you think is the best team (past or present) to never reach Einstein?

[Munchskull]

How does winning worlds affect your life post-FRC?

[Hallry]

Just want to point out that Tyler's asking for questions that can be answered in less than a second:

Originally Posted by Tyler Olds

Post in this thread with short questions that Karthik can answer in less than a second. Example: Favorite FRC Game? You can also submit questions for Karthik to firstupdatesnow@gmail.com

Emphasis mine.

Buuuuuuuut if he's open to longer questions...

Karthik, if your last name was an acronym, what would it stand for?

[Michael Hill]

This is great. I've been wanting another FRC podcast to listen to. You can only listen to the EWCP podcasts so many times before you get tired of them. Also, I wish Gamesense uploaded the audio in podcast form. I've got a 25 minute commute each way from work, so I power through a lot of podcasts in a week.

[Ben Martin]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

This is great. I've been wanting another FRC podcast to listen to. You can only listen to the EWCP podcasts so many times before you get tired of them. Also, I wish Gamesense uploaded the audio in podcast form. I've got a 25 minute commute each way from work, so I power through a lot of podcasts in a week.

Same here, though the 25 minutes is to FRC meetings as opposed to work. I'm always glad to have more quality audio content available.

[logank013]

Originally Posted by Ben Martin

Same here, though the 25 minutes is to FRC meetings as opposed to work. I'm always glad to have more quality audio content available.

Who cares about the junk that people call "mainstream music". We have FRC. haha.

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by Ben Martin

Same here, though the 25 minutes is to FRC meetings as opposed to work. I'm always glad to have more quality audio content available.

Yeah, I have another 25 minutes to FRC meetings as well...So 1.5 to 2 hours in the car everyday.

Originally Posted by logank013

Who cares about the junk that people call "mainstream music". We have FRC. haha.

QFT