Who we are!
San Jo Lo Down (SJLD) is San Jose’s first podcast by and for the working people of our city. We are well aware of the disparity of coverage regarding real, everyday people. In the news and on TV we see tech billionaires speaking of innovation and progress. Around us we continually see something else. This is where SJLD comes in. We're here to cover the stories, struggles, and culture (art, music, film, sports, night life) that actually makes San Jose what it truly is. We feel honored and excited to bring these voices to you and to reclaim what it means to be someone who works and lives in San Jose. As of now SJLD is a completely self-funded project that is powered only by fluorescent lights and spite. In the future we hope to compensate each of our working members fairly and this is where you come in. Any contribution to our project goes directly to compensating our host and editors for their time or is reinvested into equipment or the maintenance of services that keep our podcast live!
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San Jo Lo Down (SJLD) es el primer podcast hecho por y para la gente trabajadora de San José.
Somos muy conscientes de la disparidad de la cobertura respecto a los problemas reales de la gente. A menudo en las noticias o en televisión sacan a multimillonarios del mundo tech hablando de innovación y progreso. Pero lo que vemos alrededor es muy diferente.
Aquí es donde entra SJLD.
Estamos aquí para cubrir las historias, las luchas y la cultura (arte, música, cine, deportes, vida nocturna) que realmente hacen de San José lo que realmente es. Queremos dar espacio a todas las voces, a la mayoría, para mostrar los problemas reales y sueños de la gente que trabaja y vive en San José.
Por el momento, SJLD es un proyecto completamente autofinanciado que funciona únicamente con luces fluorescentes y mucha voluntad. Nos gustaría compensar justamente a cada uno de nuestros miembros y ¡aquí es donde entras tú!
Cualquier contribución a nuestro proyecto va directamente a compensar al equipo por su tiempo y esfuerzo, o se reinvertirá en equipos o en el sostenimiento de los servicios que mantienen nuestro podcast vivo. ¡Gracias por adelantado!
Things we are specifically fundraising for!
 | RØDE RØDECaster Pro IIThis is for a larger audio set up allowing us to record up to 4 people simultaneously with high-quality clear audio. This includes the option for live sound inserts and phone calls. Getting this will allow us to increase our production quality and record both hosts and a guest or two hosts and two guests simultaneously. It also allows for a more streamlined production and recording process. |  | Transistor (Maintain Subscription)Syndication and publishing service. It hosts our podcast and allows us to cross post to all podcasting services (apple podcasts, Spotify, etc) It has some of the best analytic capabilities as well as unlimited episode hosting. |  | Square Space (Maintain Subscription)This is our website hosting service and as well as our email campaign and newsletter management system. |  | Shure MV7X XLR Podcast Microphone
Getting 2 more of these microphones, like the Rodecaster II, allows us to expand our production set up and will increase our overall production quality. Currently with only 2 XLR podcasting mics we are somewhat limited in our scope. |
