About
Mission Statement
To create, maintain, and further conversation about F1.
About Sidepodcast
Sidepodcast began at the tail end of 2006, as a way for show anchor Christine and her co-host ‘me’ to air their views on all things F1. Starting out as a 15 minute chat about the latest news, the good ship Sidepodcast has sailed it’s way into becoming a network of shows. From dedicated race coverage including video previews, to a daily minute-long news roundup, plus the weekly chat, the mini series and much, much more.
- Visit the Show Details page for more information on the individual podcasts.
- View the Upcoming Schedule to see what show is coming next.
- Read what some very kind people have said about us.
- Find out more on how to get the show on the aptly named How to Get Sidepodcast page.
- Check out the Music page for details of all the artists and songs used in the making of Sidepodcast.
- See where around the web we have been nominated on the Awards page.
- If you’re following the comments and getting a bit confused, or just want a bit more information about the Sidepodcast community, visit the Sidepodcast Wiki.
Presenters
Who are those two chatterboxes that present the show?
Show anchor Christine has been a regular on the social networking scene after she discovered the joys of Blurty and LiveJournal in 2002. Instantly hooked, she’s been actively writing ever since. An avid follower of Formula 1 since early 2005, you’ll find Christine putting her experience with words to good use as she currently maintains the Formula 1 section of BellaOnline (the voice of women).
Christine became interested in podcasting after hearing an episode of the British show Top of the Pods. She immediately saw the benefits of on-demand distribution and now listens to over 30 shows a week. Her first foray into the world of podcast creation was through LibriVox, where volunteers contribute audio recordings of books in the public domain. With plenty of joint projects and a couple of solo books to her name, it’s clear she’s happy to put the hours in.
Writing and producing her own podcast was the next logical step, and Sidepodcast, the weekly Formula 1 podcast started at the tail end of 2006, is the result.
She’s joined by the mysteriously named ‘me’ who keeps his identity a secret just for the fun of keeping everyone guessing. His only two recognisable features are his dulcet tones, and the fact that he doesn’t use capital letters.
Contact
The best way to get hold of us is by posting comments on the blog. We’ll always try and answer asap.
You can also call our voicemail line and leave your comments for the show: from the UK on 01 2128 TRACK or +44 (0) 121 28 TRACK internationally. We’re always open to ideas, suggestions, opinions and would love to hear your audio comments. If you’re a Skype user, you can call us free by looking up sidepodcast.
However, if you want some more direct contact, Christine’s email is:
christine [at] sidepodcast.com
October 21st, 2007 at 22:57 #1 - Ralph Mills said:
Thanks for all you have done, a refreshing look at a sport that I have followed for the last 46 years. Carry on the good work
November 12th, 2007 at 10:08 #2 - Owen said:
Hi there;-
Not long found you in the great “PodoShpere”, and am much impressed; especially in the “mini Sereis”; however I am at a loss as to how you could have done a series on F1 Personalities without Colin Chapman. He has probably had a greater influence on F1 than any other single person, both from a technical standpoint e.g. using the engine and gearbox as stressed members of the car construction; through to the way F1 look the Gold Leaf Team Lotus cars. So please correct this serious omission as soon as you can
November 12th, 2007 at 10:29 #3 - me said:
cheers owen, omission noted. our mini-series tend to run for a week at a time and clearly there are more than 7 important people in the history of F1. there’ll be more F1 People in the future, no worries.
December 27th, 2007 at 01:49 #4 - Eric said:
I just wanted to say thanks for playing
our song “Looking Backwards” on the show.
F1 racing sounds exciting. I don’t get much
of a chance to watch here in the states.
Keep up the great work.
peace, Eric
January 21st, 2008 at 01:26 #5 - Steven Roy said:
I am always looking for more info from more sources and checked out Christine’s Bella Online stuff. i was surprised to see that Massa had signed for Renault. You don’t get information like that anywhere else.
January 21st, 2008 at 08:30 #6 - me said:
ooops! good spot, i’m sure it’ll be fixed asap
February 12th, 2008 at 15:52 #7 - Paul said:
Hi Christine it great to hear you talk with so much enthusiasm.
I’m a life long F1 fan and its refreshing to hear your point of view.
Love the podcast
All the best
Paul
February 29th, 2008 at 03:12 #8 - Dave Monks said:
I don’t know if ‘30 shows’ was an exciting over estimate, but would you be kind enough to post a few links to the best of them? I go through phases of trying to track down decent F1 related podcasts (hence my time here…), and would appreciate any of the shows you’ve found and enjoy.
February 29th, 2008 at 03:13 #9 - Dave Monks said:
Best of the podcasts you listen to.
March 14th, 2008 at 17:18 #10 - Jonathan Goodbun said:
Hey Christine, have just found out your site and amazing vidcasts & podcasts for the start of this season and have not hesitated to join the facebook group, Apart from myself my fiancee Melissa is a huge F1 fan (and Alonso NUT!) last year I took her to the best race of them all Silverstone, it was my 3rd year of spectating the race along with my best mate Chuck both die hard McLaren-Mercedes supporters!
We had a great race weekend and stayed at the campsite adjacent to the main track entrance, and on race day morning we we’re interviewed live on BBC Breakfast at out tent, it made the weekend even more special, I’ll happily upload the video to show on the facebook group, we had the best time ever, shame it wasn’t the result Chuck and I was looking for but our neighbor at the camping site his son Callum seemed to have his prediction right down to the finish line.
Keep up with the fantastic work and fanx for keeping us up to date with everything F1! You on Poll!
March 14th, 2008 at 20:57 #11 - Robert said:
Fantastic job, Christine! Coverage of F1 here in the States is hard to find, and since the USGP left Indy, I’ve been struggling to maintain interest in the sport. I found your podcast and am once again looking forward to an exciting season. Thanks!
March 21st, 2008 at 00:52 #12 - Daniel said:
Great work!, the BBC should hire you for 2009.
March 30th, 2008 at 19:06 #13 - Lonnie said:
And another American F1 fan thanks you for your coverage. Good job Christine!
May 21st, 2008 at 13:01 #14 - me said:
just added a lifestream timeline to this page.
it’s mostly eye-candy, but do let us know if you think it’s useful at all. i like that you get a sense of how busy / lazy we’re being during any given period.
a lot of history is missing at the moment, but going forward it should become more useful.
May 21st, 2008 at 18:27 #15 - arona said:
hi guy’s, well i discovered your podcast and web site just before this season started so iv’e been missing out, I have listend to every f1 podcast there is and i do mean EVERY PODCAST and i can say hand on heart that you totaly blow all of them out off the water. indepth and humorous. i will try and join in on live commenting soon until then please keep up the good work.
arona
east sussex
May 21st, 2008 at 19:52 #16 - me said:
very much appreciated arona, and with comments like that you’re welcome anytime
May 28th, 2008 at 09:58 #17 - Ivan Simic said:
Wonderful podcast
Thank you!
June 3rd, 2008 at 14:15 #18 - Journeyer said:
I’d guess it’s a bit longer than that by now, Christine? Just put the 1st year you watched F1 full-time so you don’t need to keep updating it.
June 3rd, 2008 at 14:23 #19 - Christine said:
Ah-ha. Good point.
To be fair, it’s only a year out of date, so it would be 4 rather than 3, but I’d forgotten it even said that! Will change asap.
September 4th, 2008 at 21:58 #20 - Mike K. said:
Australian F1 fan thanks you for your coverage. Great job Christine & ‘me’!
September 4th, 2008 at 22:06 #21 - me said:
british f1 fans thank australian f1 fan for his kind compliments, cheers mike
September 13th, 2008 at 17:28 #22 - Sara said:
Good to hear another female voice talking F1. Especially one who seems so passionate about the racing! Also glad to hear you too me.
October 6th, 2008 at 03:28 #23 - jim said:
Christine,
I really enjoy your podcasts–really refreshing and well thought out. I’ve got to admit, though, I’m not a fan of the music. I prefer the “old” podcasts with only your news and analysis.
Thanks.
Jim
October 6th, 2008 at 11:19 #24 - Christine said:
Appreciate the feedback Jim, thanks for commenting
You’ll be happy to know the “old” style podcasts aren’t going anywhere. Plenty of news and analysis to come yet.
January 7th, 2009 at 15:46 #25 - A HISTÓRIA DA F1 - 1ª Parte - 1900/1950 « F1 Around said:
[...] fontes primárias usadas foram os textos escritos por Christine Blanchford, editora do Sidepodcast, e que fazem parte de uma mini série que aborda a história da Formula 1. [...]
January 15th, 2009 at 01:11 #26 - Mike said:
Hey guys, looking forward to the 2009 season and your coverage! I found you around Bahrain last year!
Thanks so much for posting the music section, however I have discovered one that has missed the list. (I hope or I am going to feel stupid for having checked them all and missing it.) But I’m trying to identify the theme music used in the beginning of every video on YouTube.
Would you be so kind if you know who the artist is? Thank you!
January 15th, 2009 at 09:25 #27 - Christine said:
Hi Mike,
The music is credited at the end of the video, it’s Mike McGill and the song is called A Piece of Me.
His website is: http://www.mikemcgillmusic.com
The reason it’s not listed above is because at the moment, Sidepodcast Diaries is not a part of the site – it’s more of an aside and hasn’t been welcomed into the SPC fold yet.
January 19th, 2009 at 03:39 #28 - Mike said:
Thanks Christine! But I actually meant the electronic sounding track at the very beginning of the video casts, and says “INSIDE TRACK”.
IE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L3MhSz0CVo
Sorry to be a bother! I just love that song. =) Thanks again so much!
-Mike
January 19th, 2009 at 20:06 #29 - me said:
ahh, mike it’s not a song sadly.
it’s a loop, i think from apple. i’ve no idea who wrote it and don’t think you can buy it anywhere.
sorry
January 23rd, 2009 at 21:59 #30 - Pedro Severino said:
Hey Christine and me,
Not sure this is the right place to leave this message, but oh well.
I wanted to thank you both for your fantastic and variated shows! I’ve just become a f1 addict this past year (and what a year!) and this is also thanks to you both. It was really helpful to listen to all of the miniseries, they more or less explained all those famous names and gave a lot of background info (I no longer go… Bernie who?).
Just to let you know that I’m an avid listener and look forward to every new show!
By the way I’m Pedro Severino (24) from Portugal, but living close by Amsterdam for 10 years now. I study English lit. and play loads of jazz.
Anywho… Thanks again for keeping the fire going during these few cold months; it’d be much tougher remaining a fan without you…
Greetings,
Pedro
I’ve joined the fantasyraces! That’ll be fun hahaha
January 23rd, 2009 at 23:10 #31 - me said:
hullo pedro. anywhere’s a good place to leave a comment around here
you picked a good one to start with, not sure how ‘09 is gonna live up to that benchmark!
you are too kind.
we can see ya
February 1st, 2009 at 22:01 #32 - Gary from Oregon said:
I rarely save podcasts so that I can listen to them twice, but I definitely saved your maiden Sidepodchat episode, “Of Testing, Weight and Winners” All of the panelists were informative, but I think Steven Roy stood out in delivering an amazing breadth and depth of information about F1 history and technical background.
Your Sidepodpanel was a great new format last fall, and now Sidepodchat and your website really make the off season bearable. Outstanding information, delivered in a most entertaining and engaging manner: Hey, it’s all good!
April 9th, 2009 at 02:43 #33 - Journeyer said:
Shouldn’t that be ‘its’ in the possessive rather than it’s? Just pointing it out.