How did this turn out, as far as the listening party? Sounds like a blast, I wish there was a group interested in doing this in my town. For the record some bars in town have held listening parties for my live-music podcast but it wasn't a call-in situation. My initial concern, from an event-organization view, is that the WP Weekly live recording often goes longer (beyond 9) and people might want to keep listening rather than turning it off to go to Q&A. I guess everyone who wanted would have their laptops open so watching the chat would be possible, as that is another key part of the weekly live recording.

Hope your party went great & you are able to continue doing them from time to time.