Many thanks to AJ for putting together the first Minnesota PodSafe Music Awards and asking the PodcastMN community to help pull it together. If you haven’t hear my voice in a while…I introduces the nominees and announced a couple of the winners. Listen to the MN PodSafe Music Awards
Category: Minneapolis
First Crack 92. Curbly.com – The Home Improvement Social Network
Bruno Bornsztein, Ben Moore, and I talk about their recently launched project – Curbly.com – a social networking site for sharing DIY projects, tips, and finding help. After we run through the site, we talk about; Using agile web development processes and what Ben calls WWIBAN (What Would I Bitch About Next) to be “one […]
MN Governor e-Debate 2006 First Impressions
Steven Clift is moderating the 2006 MN Gubernatorial candidate e-dbate. I’ve been following along via the RSS feed. Ever day a new question – perfect. This is exactly how I like my politics – integrated into how I do everything already (RSS). The questions are good, the answers are surprisingly good considering it’s a ‘political […]
First Crack 85. Jeremy Messersmith Talking about the Alcatrez Kid
Here’s my long-awaited conversation with Jeremy Messersmith talking about his new album, the Alcatraz Kid ($13.00 PayPal, City Pages review, Pulse review), and playing a couple of the songs of from it – two of my favorites (Day Job, Snow Day) and one of Jeremy’s (Great Times). Listen to Jeremy Messersmith Talking about the Alcatrez […]
5th District Candidates: Consistent
Mr. Sponge’s More Debate post @ Minvolved is a good read. Looks like everyone’s at least consistent – for better or worse: Ember: I’m a woman, I’m not going to talk about my positions on Social Security and charter schools and I think of the children Paul: I’m ethical, I lean to the side, I […]
Jeremy Messersmith CD Release Party @ Acadia – Sept 2nd
This Saturday – Sept 2nd, Jeremy Messersmith is having a CD release party at the Acadia Cafe. Jeremy and I sat down for a podcast a couple weeks back talking about his new “The Alcatrez Kid CD” ($13 Paypal). Unfortunately, life got in the way of me getting it up earlier this week. Crap. I’m […]
Star Tribune on Muni WiFi: FUD or Just Wrong?
The Strib’s Steve Alexander is on a Muni-WiFi bashing kick. In Sunday’s Slowdown in the Fast Lane, the angle was how the forthcoming Minneapolis muni-WiFi will make the current cable and DSL offerings look paltry and non-competitive. Oh – and we don’t get the maximum bandwidth out of our current pipes anyway. Really? Muni-WiFi isn’t […]
Jonathan Coulton in Twin Cities – Could It Be True?
John Hodgeman says so: MINNEAPOLIS, MN October 6 Fitzgerald Theater; 7PM With Neal Pollack. THERE WILL BE AN ADMISSION CHARGE: STAND BY
Surly’s Coffee Bender at the Acadia – Best of Both Worlds
Last night, I popped by the Acadia Cafe to update their podcast settings – it’s been moved to AcadiaCast.com. While testing everything out, Ted surprised me with a pint of Surly Brewing’s new Coffee Bender. It’s a fantastic beer, one that Omar hinted at during our podcast. The most complex of all Surly’s beers – […]
First Crack 84. Rich Huelskamp on Making an Energy Efficient Home
Rich Huelskamp built a 100% off-grid, renewable-energy home down in Red Wing, MN. He and I talk about how he got his home down from the average 25kWh/day to 6. Along the way, he goes through the steps to making a urban/suburban home more efficient. If you’re looking to replace your home’s appliances, Rich recommends […]