A week after the first Beta Episode, I recorded another show (Beta #2), with the idea that it could potentially become the first real show – but this one as well fell short in several ways. It was not till the following week, on March 27, 2003, that the first official episode was recorded and released! (Available in the “Episode Archive 1-100″)

I came up with the idea for The Overnightscape on Thursday, March 13, 2003. I was on my way home from work in NYC, riding the PATH train back to NJ. Here’s exactly what I wrote on my Palm Pilot:

3/13/03 6:54 pm

non-meta half-hour talk show, just me

3/13/03 7:03 pm

the overnightscape
nightscans

I went home, set up my recording system, and started recording the show at around 9:55 PM – less than 3 hours after I wrote down my idea for the show and its name (wow, just think, it could have been called Nightscans…) What I recorded was The Overnightscape Beta #1 – a test show that definitely was not fit for release!

This is the recording, which I originally released back on March 27, 2005 in celebration of the Second Anniversary of The Overnightscape. This release has much better audio quality than the previous release. But remember… it’s really rough and weird and not very good. If you’re a fan of The Overnightscape, though, you might find it interesting to listen to…