Talkin’Blues Media Inc. is piloting a series of“Talkin’Blues video podcasts” which will be available - absolutely free of charge - through the iTunes Store and talkinblues.podbean.com.To subscribe to these podcasts, go to the iTunes store, click on video podcasts and search “Talkin’Blues podcasts” or go to www.talkinblues.com and select the “podcast” option.

“The goal of these podcasts is simple: to provide more blues/roots musiccontent on the iTunes network. Each will consist of one or two songs,together with a short interview with the featured artist. Each podcastwill be a condensed, slightly simplified version of the Talkin’Bluestelevision series. I am hoping to produce a number of episodes to monitor interest in the project, with decisions to continue based on the outcome”, says series producer, Mako Funasaka.

The first video podcast features Billy Boy Arnold performing “Squeeze Me Tight”from his latest Electro-Fi CD release, “Billy Boy sings Sonny Boy”. This video also features Mel Brown, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, BobStroger and Billy Flynn. Several other podcasts have been completed andwill be published every 3 - 5 weeks. Future podcasts will include TheFabulous Thunderbirds, Ruthie Foster, Gary Clark Jr., Julian Fauth andWatermelon Slim - to name a few.

In addition to producing these video podcasts, Mako Funasaka and his wife, Patti recently spent a week in Notodden, Norway to document interviews, workshops and performances at the Notodden Blues Festival for the future European Blues Senter (Center). The European Blues Senter is scheduled to be built in Notodden, Norway over the next few years. “It’s truly an honor to be working with Jostein Forsberg and everyone at the European Blues Senter in Norway on this project”, says Funasaka. “It’sa compliment that they would include our work in presenting the Blues to their audiences. To be able to get in on the ground floor with such an exciting project is a wonderful opportunity for us and we’re absolutely thrilled about it.”

For more information, please go to www.talkinblues.com or email Mako at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Talkin’ Blues Media Inc. has produced two television series for Bravo! Canada(“Talkin’Blues” and “Rhythm, Roots and Soul”) as well as DVDs on Mel Brown and Jack de Keyzer. The Mel Brown DVD won the 2006 Living BluesMagazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for the Best Blues DVD of the Year.Talkin’Blues Media’s videos have also been featured at the Blues MusicAwards, the Maple Blues Awards and the Canadian National Jazz Awards.