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This is the radio show done by host Kevin Ghadyani of 4-Panel Footprint, Inc and co-host Terrence Chan of the DWI Extreme series.

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Season One


Episode One: Making the Cut

Recorded: May 29th, 2007
Released: August 6th, 2007

In this episode, Kevin interviews Terrence about the DWI Extreme series. In doing so, he asks the question: what do you do to find that perfect cut of a song so a stepfile can set itself apart from another stepfile and not go beyond the limits of DDR?

Length: 13 minutes, 58 seconds | MP3 | MP4

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host / Guest: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Editor: Mark Bledsoe (Peraud)

- History of DWI Extreme Series
- Different methods of song editing
- What to look for in a song to pick it for a chosen pack


Episode Two: A New Semester for the UMKC DDR Club

Recorded: August 7th, 2007 & August 21st, 2007
Released:
November 10th, 2007

Length: 25 minutes, 12 seconds | MP3 | MP4

Host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Co-host / Guest: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Special Guest: Andy Chen (UMKC DDR Club)
Editor: Timothy Titus Hilton

- Advertising UMKC DDR Club events
- Interacting with people and companies for sponsorship
- Andy: the task of Vice President
- New member predictions for the Fall 2007 semester
- Andy’s experience and achievements in the UMKC DDR Club
- The future of the UMKC DDR Club


Episode Three: At the Midwest Music Showdown '07

Recorded: August 10th, 2007
Unreleased

This is a production put together by Kevin Ghadyani and Titus Hilton using the recordings and interviews taken by Kevin from the Midwest Music Showdown ‘07 tournament which took place at the Family Fun Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The background noise is of that of the arcade.

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Special Guests: ShadowCOL, Cartoon Hero, Adam Clinger, Greg from Michigan, Jeff Roaner & Brian Montabano from Michigan, Casey Dall, Jeff Leeback (Rod)

- UNDER CONSTRUCTION -


Episode Three.Five: Eliminating the Myth

Recorded: August 10th, 2007
Released: January 14 or 15, 2007

After finding out Arch0wl was at the Midwest Music Showdown ‘07, Kevin asked to interview him. The background noise is of that of the Family Fun Center arcade in Omaha, Nebraska.

Length: 16 minutes, 16 seconds | MP3 | MP4

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Special Guest: Josh (Arch0wl)
Editor: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)

- Josh’s past self
- Misconception of the Arch0wl name
- History of keyboard stepfiles
- Very good DDR/Stepmania players


Episode Four: After the Midwest Music Showdown '07

Recorded: August 18th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Guest: Jerry L. (Stepmania Themer’s Guild & Laser123454321.com)
Special Guest: Andrew Susman (FFC Presents: Midwest Music Showdown ‘07)

- Event turnout
- Organizing the event
- The various Bemani machines
- Contestants and close matches
- Issues with some of the tournaments


Episode Five: Konami vs. DDR

Recorded: August 23rd, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Ryan Iyengar (DukAmok)

- Ryan’s interview at Konami
- Western vs. Eastern music games
- DDR vs. Innovation
- Ryan’s dream change to DDR


Episode Six: The Art of Stepfile Making

Recorded: July 26th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Chris Cheng (DWInsanity)

- The history of DWInsanity
- Chris’s very unique method of creating simfiles
- DDR Community in Canada


Episode Seven: The Advent of In the Groove

Recorded: August 7th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Christopher Emirzian (Udderdude Simfile Pack)

- Udderdude’s simfile pack
- Chris’s method of making stepfile
- Chris’s & his twin’s work on In the Groove stepcharts
- Chris’s DDR life in Springfield, Massachusetts & Toronto, Canada


Episode Eight: Speed Mods or Bar Use; Right or Wrong

Recorded: August 7th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Christopher Emirzian (Udderdude Simfile Pack)

- Difficulty ratings on DDR & ITG
- Speed mods & bar use, what’s right and what’s wrong
- Having fun playing DDR
- Flexibility in a tournament setting


Episode Nine: Retiring from DDR

Recorded: August 3rd, 2007 & August 18th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Jerry L. (Stepmania Themer’s Guild & Laser123454321.com)

- The DDR Community in Texas, California, & Kansas / Missouri
- Retired players
- How the freestyle scene it is out of tradition in California
- What it means to be retired
- Little history on Kevin’s DDR life
- The In the Groove R21 patch and custom simfile packs reviving the DDR communities


Episode Ten: Breaking into Themes - Part One

Recorded: August 3rd, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Jerry L. (Stepmania Themer’s Guild & Laser123454321.com)

- Stepmania Theme Guild
- Stepmania Theme Achievement
- Unwritten Rules of Stepmania Themes


Breaking into Themes - Part Two

Recorded: August 3rd, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Jerry L. (Stepmania Themer’s Guild & Laser123454321.com)

- Japanese Stepmania themes vs. American Stepmania themes
- Stepmania 4.0 theme coding changes


Dancing with France

Recorded: August 18th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: K?vin Dendayne (Dancing WipEout)

- The history of the Dancing WipEout series
- Information on the Dancine WipEout series, and its haitus
- How K?vin creates and releases his simfiles
- The DDR Community in France


Season Two


Calculus & Stepfile Making

Recorded: June 15th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host / Guest: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)

- Applying calculus to the simfile making process
- Proposed mathematical theories
- The Accuracy / Error of the proposed theories


Arithmetic & Stepfile Making

Recorded: August 21st, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host / Guest: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)

- Applying calculus to the simfile making process
- Proposed mathematical theories
- The Accuracy / Error of the proposed theories


Yoshi the Famous Dog

Recorded: August 30th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Andy Walker (BigBroMario)

- Andy and his famous dog Yoshi
- How did Andy become famous?
- Andy’s history with DDR
- DDR cultures in Pennsylvania
- Home DDR vs. Arcade DDR
- Andy’s DDR goals


At the Brunswick Minnesota Tourney

Recorded: November 2nd, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Special Guest: Multiple – Will be completed when netcast is edited.

- Stuff


Chuck 300

Recorded: December 16th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Charles “Chuck” Richard Enck (Hopscotch Mix / Family Farce)

- History of Hopscotch Mix
- Chuck as a music and simfile author
- Using negative BPM
- Future of Hopscotch Mix


The Stepfather of Keyboard Steps

Recorded: December 29th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Josh (Arch0wl)

- Josh’s StepMania history
- Josh’s contribution to the simfile community
- The rise of keyboard simfiles
- Using the megaphone in forums


DDR Sucks

Recorded: December 30th, 2007
Unreleased

Length: Unknown

Host: Kevin Ghadyani (UMKC DDR Club)
Co-host: Terrence Chan (DWI Extreme Series)
Special Guest: Nick Navaroli (Albumix)

- History of Albumix
- Nick’s single and double flip
- Discussion of the difficulty gap
- Future of Albumix