Garrick's Podcast Picks
Garrick's Podcast Picks
I'm the host and producer of the First Crack podcast (http://firstcrackpodcast.com). I've listened to the shows here and I think you should too.
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Created on: 07 Apr 2005 Language: en-US |
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Ethan Zuckerman: New Solutions (13.93MB; download) -- IT Conversations audio from Pop!Tech 2004 (New Solutionss): Ethan Zuckerman founded Geekcorps, a non-profit technology volunteer corps. Geekcorps pairs skilled volunteers from US and European high tech companies with businesses in emerging nations for one to four month volunteer tours. Volunteers have served in 14 nations, completing over a hundred projects, and will serve in Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Vietnam and Morocco in 2004. Geekcorps became a division of the International Executive Service Corps in 2001, where Ethan served as a vice president from 2001-4. Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:00:07 UTC
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Barry Schwartz: Less is More (24.66MB; download) -- (IT Conversations audio from Pop!Tech 2004) "Less is More" by Barry Schwartz, the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action in the Psychology Department at Swarthmore College, where he has taught since 1971. He is the author of ten books, among them "The Battle for Human Nature," "The Costs of Living," and in 2004, "The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less." He is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. His research and teaching focus on the intersection of psychology and economics, and more specifically on how the abundance of choice in modern life both liberates and bedevils those who face it. Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:59:51 UTC
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Doug Rushkoff: Renaissance Prospects (21.68MB; download) -- IT Conversations audio from Pop!Tech 2004 (Renaissance Prospects): Douglas Rushkoff analyzes, writes and speaks about the way people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other's values. He sees "media" as the landscape where this interaction takes place, and "literacy" as the ability to participate consciously in it. Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:59:29 UTC
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John Buckman: Voices in Your Head (21.40MB; download) -- Dave Slusher interviews John Buckman, the founder of Magnatune Records, on Voices in Your Head on IT Conversations.
Magnatune Records is an online record label with the slogan "We Are Not Evil." As a company, Magnatune has embraced Creative Commons licensing, internet streaming and distribution of music, and introduced innovations such as customer-chosen pricing for albums. As of this writing, their catalog consists of 185 artists with 356 albums available and climbing. In this interview we discuss his motivations in forming Magnatune, his experiences and surprises in the first years of operation, the potentials for online distribution of music, and much more. Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:58:49 UTC
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The Future of Music: Voices in Your Head (17.98MB; download) -- The music-industry incumbents are threatened by the new technologies of music distribution. How are they reacting, and how are musicians using the Internet on their own to make more money for themselves? In this interview with two music-industry insiders, Dave Slusher discovers the current state of digital music and possible courses for the future.
David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard are the authors of the new book "The Future of Music" from Berklee Press. Kusek is a musician, co-inventor of electronic drums and the MIDI standard, and is currently vice-president of Berklee Music. Leonhard is a music futurist and entrepeneur, former CEO of LicenseMusic.com, and is currently CEO of the ThinkAndLink advisory agency. [Voices in Your Head from IT Conversations] Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:58:36 UTC
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Dan Pink Interview by Todd S. (0.06MB; download) -- Here is my interview with Dan Pink, the author of A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age. In 37 minutes, we talk about what it means to be a contributing editor, what magazines... Selected by: garrick van buren [ stations ], Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:50:13 UTC
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