Hi, Ken I want to at least speak up to voice my agreement. You said, very clearly and with good data and examples, much of what I was feeling but struggling to articulate (at least without calling myself out for not having submitted a show recently--might as well just own that up front).
For me, the "urgency" comes from the automated notice at the start of the show: "we had free slots that were not filled". But I do wonder if the way we TALK ABOUT the need for "urgency" or the (at times, desperate-sounding) pleas included by hosts when recording a show for the reserve queue are a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy--we talk about the project as if it's struggling or even dying, and I think that might come across to listeners (and potential hosts) in a way that actually *discourages* submitting a show. I generally don't like to speculate this way without offering any solution ideas--but I don't have one. Probably best to just clear the clutter off my PC and get to work on a show for 2026. I just heard a new host, and perhaps variety of hosts is the best encouragement to keep that happening. - laindir
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