Five Hundy by Midnight, the Original Las Vegas Podcast, is the first podcast devoted (almost) exclusively to all things Las Vegas and remains one of the longest-running travel podcasts. Weekly since Jan. 9, 2005, Five Hundy by Midnight has provided listeners with news, reviews and commentary by Las Vegas fanatics for Las Vegas fanatics. The podcast has attracted local and national press, including mentions in the New York Times and Boston Globe, and a feature article in the Las Vegas Review Journal.
About the Hosts
Having visited Las Vegas nearly 30 times since 1997, Tim Dressen began producing and hosting Five Hundy by Midnight as an outlet for his Vegas obsession. After recording a couple dozen episodes on his own, Tim invited his wife (and fellow Las Vegas aficionado), Michele, to join Five Hundy by Midnight as the show’s co-host. Since then, listeners have been treated to a weekly dose of their charming banter about Las Vegas hotels, casinos, restaurants, bars and just about anything else Vegas-related.
Why No Photos?
Every so often, listeners ask why we don’t post photos of ourselves on the site. We really like the “theater of the mind” aspect of podcasts. We like the idea that everyone can create images of us in their minds. Also, we know some of you are sick bastards who are going to do crude things while looking at our photos. We’d prefer you just doing your thing to our voices instead of our photos.
About the Recording Rig
We get quite a few e-mails from curious listeners wondering what sort of phat studio we use to record Five Hundy by Midnight. The podcast is recorded using the following equipment:
- MXL V63M studio mic
- Shure SM58 vocal mic
- Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer
- Griffin iMic
- Mac G4 iBook
- Garageband software
- iRiver IFP-895 with Radio Shack lapel mic (for mobile recording)
