Voice chat is one of the great features of Discord that often goes underused.

At @thesteemengine, we're all about connecting users in order to improve engagement across Steemit. Yesterday, we hosted the second edition of our new *Talk of the Line* segment, where we invited members to come on a voice channel in our Discord server and talk about their most recent posts!

This week, due to celebrating the end of his basketball season, @AwakentoLife was unable to host, so Petra (@zen-art) stepped in and did a wonderful job of co-hosting alongside @ethandsmith.

![Talk of the Line #4](https://ethandsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Recap4logo.png)

If you missed the segment, you can listen to the entire episode here:

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Here's a recap of what you missed:

# The Curation Segment:

@calumam shared [what's been going on](https://steemit.com/community/@buddyup/update-number-four) in the @BuddyUp community!

@artemisnorth shared the latest installment of her [Paddling Nature Ramble.](https://steemit.com/curation/@paddlingnature/the-paddling-nature-ramble-april-23-2018)

@crazybgadventure shared his recent [objective look at the activities of grumpycat and madpuppy](https://steemit.com/abuse/@crazybgadventure/the-part-of-steemit-i-m-not-liking-seeing-yes-i-m-talking-about-grumpycat) across the Steemit platform.

@dreemsteem shared her [thoughts on transparency.](https://steemit.com/dropintheocean/@dreemsteem/transparency-a-drop-in-the-ocean-post)

@crazybgadventure also shared about how [he was able to mentor someone](https://steemit.com/education/@crazybgadventure/adopt-a-plagiarist-today-and-change-the-world) in order to avoid future plagiarism.  

@dreemsteem also shared about @scuzzy, a user who has provided [many great free graphics for use on your blogs!](https://steemit.com/giveaway/@scuzzy/freebies-for-steemies-8-or-goodies-for-your-booties-or-free-graphics-for-your-blogs)

@calumam shared some of his [personal thoughts about human expression.](https://steemit.com/ramblings/@calumam/expression-human-ing-beings)

@zen-art shared [her logo entry](https://steemit.com/spirituality/@zen-art/beyond-the-veil-my-logo-design) for the upcoming *Beyond the Veil* newsletter!  

@ShadowsPub shared her most [recent blog under](https://steemit.com/quotes/@pathtosuccess/coffee-time-meditation-39----personality-vs-attitude-) her pseudonym @pathtosuccess.

Finally, @andysantics48 ended the broadcast by reading [one of her most recent poems.](https://steemit.com/poetry/@andysantics48/poetry-my-questions-in-life) 

# Chatter

It's always fun to see what happens in the spaces between members sharing, and this week, insanity ensued when I shared a YouTube playlist of my band's recent performance, which led @crazybgadventure to venture further into my YouTube channel and discover videos from the distant past.

One of those videos is a project I worked on for my 9th grade English class, which is called *Star Wars Meets Romeo and Juliet,* a retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy with lightsabers. I personally do not appear in the film, but I did write the entire script, film most of the movie, and perform the editing (which does indeed include lightsaber sound effects). So if you're in need of a laugh, I encourage you to watch the film here and be sure to let me know what you think:

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There are all sorts of things on my YouTube channel that we talked about, so if you also want to delve into my past videos, I invite you to do so.

# In Closing

It was another great session. It was a pleasure to host the show with Petra this week, and we had a great audience. I hope you'll take the time to listen to the recording of the broadcast, especially the [sections about my hilarious old YouTube videos.](https://youtu.be/SGQ-Q74Km4s?t=59m56s)

Talk of the Line is sponsored by @thesteemengine, an initiative dedicated to promoting engagement among its members and rewarding undervalued content. If you'd like to find out more about the group and learn how to apply, check out [this post](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@thesteemengine/introducing-the-steem-engine-initiative) or visit @thesteemengine's profile!

*Talk of the Line* airs on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm UTC (4:00 pm EDT), so stay tuned for more updates! Thank you again to all who participated!

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