About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Jon Steinhorst is a designer and film maker I’ve known for years. In part 1 of our conversation we talk about his history of film making, unofficial double features, and films worth watching. A couple of notes: In the Realm of the Unreal at the Music Box. My notes on Blogumentary including correcting Dan Gillmor’s …
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Five months ago, I was excited to see the opening of the Gate 3 Work Club in Emeryville, CA. I completely believe in the principles; people like to work from home – just not all the time people like to work around others I was skeptical that Herman Miller furnishings were necessary, and thought IKEA …
While I perform major editing surgery on the next two shows, you can get your First Crack fix from my interview – on the other side of the mic – with Rob Wahl @ Podcast411.com, listen here. Listen to Special Announcement Feb 2005 [2 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: …
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Mark Leppke rebuilt his ’82 VW Scirocco. This is what he learned about Germans from that experience. Listen to Mark’s VW Scirocco [26 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: 206-20-BEAN-1 Like the show? Support the First Crack Podcast
The fourth installment of my conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg and David Motzenbecker. In this episode, they discuss what makes a good city (Portland, Denver, Celebration, and Seaside) and how to make more of them, affordable housing, corruption in cities, and how to get stuff done. Also included: Dave gives a glowing review …
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Photo-blogger and good friend Jen Bohmbach and I grab a cup of coffee at Dunn Bros’ Freighthouse. We talk about the weblogs, transparency, the media landscape, and an age where we are all paparazzi and stars. She offers her thoughts on Links Mentioned: TheImageLab.com AmericanGuilt.com iPhotoToGallery FlickrExport OpenPodcast.org Joe Trippi – The Revolution Will Not …
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This is the second of many shorter excerpts from my extremely lengthy conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg and David Motzenbecker. In this installment we discuss what you don’t find in new American developments. Listen to the Value of 1-Legged Barflys and Toothless Boxers [3 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the …
This is the second of many shorter excerpts from my extremely lengthy conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg and David Motzenbecker. In this installment we discuss what makes a good Minneapolis bar – no, windows aren’t on the list. Listen to A Good Minneapolis Bar [3 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about …
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This is the first of many shorter excerpts from my extremely lengthy conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg and David Motzenbecker. In this installment we profess our love for Minnesota Public Radio’s new station 89.3 The Current Listen to MPR’s New Current [5 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: …
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In his Roads Gone Wild article for Wired, Tom McNicol describes a new mentality in traffic control: fewer signs = fewer accidents. From this perspective, traffic control signs are actually a poor band-aid for an unsafe environment. At best, they keep accident rates constant, at worst they actually cause more. This phenomenon is not unique …