I tried to join in on Waxxi’s interactive podcast of a discussion with Robert Scoble and Shel Israel today.

I signed up to join in the podcast very early on (long before Mike Arrington blogged about Waxxi). I received my email with instructions on the number to dial and I dialled the number at the appointed time.

I had my question ready and, as per instructed on the phone, I pressed the correct combination of keys to let the moderator know I had a question.

I waited to be called in with my question. And I waited. And I waited. Remember I was dialling international from Ireland.

I waited one hour and fifty minutes to see if I would be called in to ask my question (what can I say, I’m a bit slow on the uptake).

I heard other questions being asked from people who emailed in their questions or IM’d them in. I didn’t know who I could IM my question to (there was no mention of IM in the email instructions), so hearing that others were getting in ahead of me didn’t do much for my mood.

The podcast ended and I didn’t get to ask my question.

I realise that many people had signed up for this podcast but if this format is to be interactive, more interaction needs to happen between the guests on the show (Robert and Shel) and the people who have rung in. Reading out questions emailed or IM’d in is no more interactive than the podcasts I do at PodLeaders.com.