Delayed by Dogsitting?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Justin Kownacki
Rufus and Percy, 2011

Your adorable culprits, Rufus and Percy.

If you saw a somewhat cryptic tweet from me last night, you know this week’s episode is being delayed because of… dogsitting? Yup. Suffice it to say that having one dog in the house means that life is totally normal, but having two dogs means OH MY GOD TWO DOGS LOUDNESS BARKING CHASING ANARCHY!!!

And it is impossible to edit audio when you can’t hear anything.

Today seems to be MUCH calmer than yesterday, so either they’re adapting or I’m deaf.

Either way, look for a new episode later today, dogs willing…

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The Baristas: Episode 15 – “The Customer Is Always Right”

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Justin Kownacki

Rich abuses his Customer of the Week privileges by making Madison miserable, Chase talks Ben into a bad idea, and Amy and Glenn get a little too much attention from Lorraine. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato coffee shop // Theme song: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

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The Baristas: Episode 14 – “Going by the Book”

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Justin Kownacki

When Madison is rude to Rich, Lorraine tries to fix it by making Rich the customer of the week — and that means whatever he says goes. Meanwhile, Ben tries to talk everyone into joining his new “can’t-lose” pyramid scheme. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato coffee shop // Theme song: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

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The Baristas: Episode 13 – “Training Day”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Justin Kownacki

Ben (Will McMahon) needs more hours, Reggie (Aki Jamal) needs to be trained, Aubrey (Katie Mo Goff) needs to shrink her wedding budget, and Madison (Jillian Vitko) needs Astrid (Laura Lee Brautigam) to be her roommate or else she’ll be living on the street. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato coffee bar // Theme Song: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

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Interview: The Baristas Creator Justin Kownacki Shares Web Video How-To Tips

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Justin Kownacki

Ever wonder why we decided to create The Baristas in the first place?

In part 1 of this new 2-part interview on Web Video Chefs, Amani Channel interviews me (Justin Kownacki) about how and why I launched Something to Be Desired back in 2003, which was spun off as The Baristas in 2010. Could be useful for anyone who wants to start their own web video empire… er, show.

Look for Part 2 soon, in which I share some practical tips on how to get start creating serialized web video without going totally insane.

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