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Guest Shots

Posted in Pods and Presos

Oh right. Self-promotion. I should do some of that. I appeared (or was heard) in two recent episodes of Quirky Nomads. I’m kind of proud of GeneTink. Lemme know what you think. GeneTink http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2007/11/05/podcast-genetink/ Quirky Quiz 12 http://quirkynomads.com/wp/2007/10/26/podcast-quirky-quiz-12/

Podcast Expo Was Awesome But…

Posted in New Media and Tech, and Podcasting

I’m just back from my third Podcast & New Media Expo (name recently changed to leave out the Podcast part). I had an awesome time. Really I did. I hung out with some great friends, got some good interviews, and made contacts that I hope will lead to good content for the magazine. But as I reflect on the weekend, a few things are gnawing at me. I haven’t been able to put them into…

Throw Larry from the Train

Posted in Politics and Public Affairs

Frank and I have been making fun of Idaho senator Larry Craig for a couple of days. We’ve been greeting one other with “I am not gay.” to which the response is “I have never been gay.” This is inexplicably hilarious to us, and we hope our gay friends won’t disown us. Like most folks who know and actually like gay people, we see Craig as fully hypocrisy-compliant figure. His arrest and embarrassment, and possible…

TV Viewing on the Decline: YES!

Posted in New Media and Tech, and Podcasting

Ever since I got into “new media” I’ve been struck by a real disconnect. Podcasters, bloggers, blog readers, YouTube watchers and other assorted users of the tubez are extremely vocal in their hatred of certain old media (commercial radio for the podcast set, and newspapers for the blog fans) but many seem positively addicted to cable and broadcast television. Why is this? Why are the same people who turned off broadcast radio for podcasts, or…