Recently, I realized how convoluted and complex the production process is for the First Crack Podcast. Now, the process doesn’t need to be this complex. Nor did it start out this way for me. This process was an evolution, developed as I discovered the weaknesses of the applications I’m using and how I’m using them. …
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First Crack 67. Steve McClellan on Developing Musicians and Independence
Steve McClellan’s name is synonymous with and as legendary as First Avenue where he worked for 30+ years. Lately, he’s been working with the Diverse Emerging Music Organization – a non-profit focused on connecting independent venues and new artists. We sat down at the Acadia Cafe, I had a Duval (Acadia has an amazing beer …
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Power of Podcasting #4 – Thats a Scion – Maybe Kris is in Town
As you know, I’m a big fan of Kris and Betsy’s Croncast. A while back, Kris bought a Scion xB. In a recent episode, Betsy commented how the car fits Kris. How it’s the right car for him and who he is. It’s still a unique enough vehicle round these parts that I notice each …
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First Crack 66. John Ostby and His Guitar
On a cool October day, while on my quest for some independent Twin Cities music, I sat down with John Ostby formerly of SpyMob. He had an acoustic guitar, I had a mic. We talked a little about the Twin Cities music scene, but mostly he played. Enjoy. Listen to John Ostby and His Guitar …
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First Crack 65. First Crack Turns One Through Rich Tatums Ears
Rich Tatum listened to each of the First Crack podcasts in linear sequential order. I thought he’d be the perfect interview for First Crack’s 1st Birthday. I was right. After we do a run down of the best and worst of the First Crack Podcast, we talk about: Podcasting’s bandwidth problem (it isn’t what you …
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Power of Podcasting #3 – I Already Talked To You Today
Today, Erik from thedahlpod podcast, felt like a coworker was purposely ignoring him. When Erik called him on it, the response was: “Oh, sorry, I listened to your podcast on the commute in this morning….I felt like I already talked to you this morning.”
First Crack 64. Urban Exploring with Filmmaker Melody Gilbert
Just in time for a mid-production fund drive, St. Paul, MN-based independent filmmaker, Melody Gilbert and I talk about her latest documentary, Urban Explorers into the Darkness and the independent, DIY, MacGyver, hack-your-environment, attitude shared by Urban Explorers, podcasters, and other high-tech geeks. Check out excerpts of film and support Minnesota independent filmmaking by attending …
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First Crack 63. Coffee Technology with Timothy Tulloch of EuroRoast.com
Timoth Tulloch, CEO and Roastmaster at Minnesota-based European Roasterie (EuroRoast.com), and I talk coffee technology, from brewing to packaging, and why he’s aggressively moving into the single-serve coffee pod program (declaring the Black & Decker Home Cafe the best pod brewer). We wrap up with the culture of specialty coffee and how independent coffee shops …
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First Crack 62. Online Communities 1.0 with Chuck Hermes
Back in the 90s Chuck Hermes and Michael Koppelman (from the lolife podcast) built the Bitstream Underground BBS. This is Chuck’s presentation on the history of Bitstream Underground from MIMA’s Online Communities Salon held on September 14, 2005. Listen to Online Communities v1.o with Chuck Hermes [16 min]
First Crack 61. Building an Airplane at Home with Jeff Coffey
For 3 1/2 years, Jeff Coffey built an airplane in his garage. Over 28 minutes, he takes you from $900 of aluminum sheets to the first, anxiety-ridden flight. Photos of the construction Listen to Building an Airplane at Home with Jeff Coffey [28 min]