PodChatLive is a regular video livestream show for podiatrists and other health professionals interested in the subject which is broadcast live on Facebook and it's also accessible later as a replay on YouTube, their website and the usual podcast sources such as iTunes and Spotify for the sound edition. In each show the two hosts have on a number of guests and go over a variety of issues of relevance to podiatry and the lower limb. Through the livestream, questions are usually asked by those watching during real time and the hosts and guests respond to them. The livestream has accumulated a wide following and is very well-liked among podiatrists.
The hosts of PodChatLive are Ian Griffiths and Craig Payne, both podiatrists. The livestream started off one night when Craig was visiting Ian and so they went live from Ian’s lounge to have a chat live on Facebook about what came up. It was later named PodChatLive because they noticed that it worked and they were getting a following. Craig is based in Australia and he admins the forum, Podiatry Arena and runs the online courses for the Clinical Biomechanics Bootcamp. Ian is a sports podiatrist in London. The livestream did start off as a weekly broadcast, but as it's not monetized, it was way too much work for the hosts to keep it up, so following the initial year it was transformed to a monthly show.
Occasionally the show focusses on clinical issues such as injuries, other times it talks about business topics like social internet marketing. Other times the guest is someone renowned inside the podiatry profession and they talk about a variety of issues with that guest. Some episodes are much more popular than the others and at times the hosts get amazed exactly how popular some episodes are as they were not necessarily expecting that episode to be as popular as what it turned out being.