First Crack 18. Blogumentary’s Chuck Olsen and the Revamps

Chuck Olsen and I discuss his movie Blogumentary, open source films, vlogging, authenticity, and piles of other things including: Blogumentary [Debt Relief Plan] NewPatriot.org White Rock Coffee – Adam Sellke’s weblog Joe Trippi’s weblog Plaine Layne is gone Michael Moore Hates America GreenCine Daily Rocketboom VideoBlogging Yahoo group Me TV VloggerCon ourmedia BitTorrent Human Dog …

First Crack 17. Belgian Coffee, Beer, and Chocolate with Lewis Dijkstra

The best places for coffee, beer, and chocolate in Brussels, Belgium from Lewis Dijkstra. Things discussed: De Boe Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier Michel Cluizel Chocolatier Belgian Beer Chimay Orval Rochefort Westmalle Westvleteren Achel Geuze Brewing process Listen to Belgian Coffee, Beer and Chocolate with Lewis Dijkstra [28 min] Intro: Tod Maffin & Sean from I Love …

First Crack 16. Interview with a Roastmaster: Greg Beale

Greg Beale, a Dunn Bros. Coffee roastmaster, and I roast 8 pounds of Colombian beans, discuss holiday brewing tips, and the local flavors of the Dunn Bros shops. Intro: PodCat from PodCat’s Daily Best of Podcasting. Listen to Interview with a Roastmaster: Greg Beale [38 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? …

First Crack 15. Minneapolis Bicycle Culture with Gene Oberpiller

Gene Oberpriller, who runs the 1-on-1 Bike Studio, gives us the skinny on his shop/gallery/cafe, the 15 year-old bicycle junkyard in the basement, and the history of Minneapolis’ bombastic bicycle culture. Links Mentioned: 1-on-1 Bike Studio Intro: Bill Boulger from IndieTickets.com Listen to Minneapolis Bicycle Culture [28 min] Leave your audio comments at: 206-20-BEAN-1

First Crack 14. RIAARadar.com Creator Ben Tesch

A conversation with Ben Tesch, the creator of RIAARadar – a website that suggests non-RIAA artists and MixMatcher.com – a media-player-independent song playlist sharing site. Links Mentioned: RIAARadar Lawrence Lessig’s Free Culture MixMatcher.com MagnetBox (cowboy motif) BuyBlue.org I Love Music Apple iTunes Downhill Battle Blogger Minnesota Public Radio (MPR’s Feeds) Future Tense Intro: PodCat from …

First Crack 12. The Winter Blanket at Marysburg Books

Special Guest: The Winter Blanket. We talk about the last 4 miles of the Hiawatha LRT opening today – from downtown to the airport to the Mall of America, winter striking Minnesota this week, and the band’s upcoming Polar Bear tour. We close with a live premiere of their new song – Neil Young Blues. …