David Motzenbecker, Mark Hinds, and I talk about how to get a bridge built. Specifically, a pedestrian bridge to re-connect the Bryant and Kingfield neighborhoods of south Minneapolis, two neighborhoods long separated by interstate highway 35W. Listen to Building Community, Building Bridges [33 min]
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First Crack 43. Web 2.0 in Minneapolis
My coverage of Jim Cuene’s Web 2.0 presentation at the May 2005 Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association salon. One on one comments with attendees and Jim’s full presentation. Lots of insight into the current local interactive marketing scene vibe. Once again, I slide the Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle into conversation. Listen to Web 2.0 in Minneapolis [1 …
First Crack 42. Sam’s Cupping of the Malabar
Sam Buchanan follows up our home roasting with a cupping and tasting of the Indian Monsooned Malabar. He walks you through the cupping ritual and provides his impression of this unique coffee. Listen to Sam’s Cupping of the Malabar [11 min]
Another Minnesota Coffee Podcast added to PodcastMN.com
Looks like First Crack isn’t the only game in town. Coffee-n-Caffeine puts the PodcastMN count to 18.
First Crack 41. Home Roasting with Sam Buchanan
Sam Buchanan and I roast up a couple of batches in my garage and talk about home roasting and coffee tasting techniques. Oh, and I celebrate Uchenna and Joyce, the winners of CBS’s Amazing Race 7. Listen to Home Roasting with Sam Buchanan [9 min]
First Crack 40. Restaurant Reviews with Scott McGerik
Scott McGerik and I discuss the best and worst of Twin Cities dining. Including: The 3 places in the Twin Cities with Juicy Lucys How to get the best sushi A bad idea at Applebee’s Listen to Restaurant Reviews with Scott McGerik [25 min]
Back in the Pioneer Press
I’d like to thank Julio Ojeda-Zapata and Leslie Brooks Suzukamo for the PodcastMN article in the Saturday Pioneer Press. The article is right, a key challenge is to lure advertisers. I’m actually not confident the advertiser-publisher relationship we’re accustomed to in radio, televison, and newspapers will effectively migrate to podcasting. As PBCliberal mentions in his …
First Crack 39. News Break May 2005
Things I talked about: Dave Slusher interview @ PodcastSolutions.com Garrick’s Podcast Picks @ Gigadial PodcastMN Listen to First Crack News Break May 2005 [12 min] Got questions about coffee or comments about the show? Call: 206-20-BEAN-1 Like the show? Support the First Crack Podcast
The Power of Podcasting 1: The Voice in My Head is Yours
I was reading Scripting news when it I noticed it. The words I was reading were spoken by Dave Winer. I’ve never met Dave. Something I’d like to do, but all the same, I’ve never met him. I’ve only listened to his podcasts (which continue to explore the bounds of this new audio form). From …
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First Crack 38. The Long Term Commitment of Placemaking
A conversation with Minneapolis urban planners Sam Newberg, from Joe Urban, and Jay on how making a place distinct takes a hundred years. This conversation was recorded at Keegan’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis with two Radio Shack lapel mics going into an iPod running Podzilla. Listen to the Long Term Commitment of Placemaking [12 min] …
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