Third Culture had published an excellent Meaning at Work Pattern Language. I’d like to thank C. Keith Ray’s MemoRanda for bringing it to my attention.
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
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- 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 Productions
- PowerLine & Nick Coleman
I end the show with “Rainy Day Exit” by the Revamps. For more on them, drop lead man Darren Harff a line or catch them at their show on Jan 14th at the Terminal Bar – they go on around 11:45pm.
Listen to Blogumentary’s Chuck Olsen and the Revamps [44 min]
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Real Voices Not Marketing Voices
It’s been quiet here. I know. I’ve been wrapped up in a number of new projects. One of them being the First Crack podcast, others are about where the Work Better Weblog (and Working Pathways as an entity) are telling me they want to go. More on that later.
Skimming my blogroll (opml) this evening I hit a quote I had to post. Immediately.
Which is why most marketingspeak is so utterly dreadful. Technically, it’s trying to sell you something. Non-technically, it’s telling you to go fuck yourself.
I always appreciate Gaping Void candor. Hope you do also.
In a world that can “fact check your ass” often without getting dressed. I predict “marketingspeak” will become less and less successful.
An excellent way to kick off 2005.
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:
- 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 Radio.
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Principles of Podcasting
With First Crack #16 out in the world and 20 subscriptions in my iPodderX client, a couple of podcasting principles/core values are developing from where I stand.
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]
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Advertising is Dead, Part 2
First Amazon, now Dorothy Lane Market ends advertising and focuses on offering customers value.
“We realized that we couldn’t give club members the deals that we wanted to give them if we continued spending $5,000 to $10,000 a week on print advertising”
More in this Fast Company article: Dorothy Lane Loves Its Customers
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:
Intro: Bill Boulger from IndieTickets.com
Listen to Minneapolis Bicycle Culture [28 min]
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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 PodCat’s Daily Best of Podcasting
Listen to RIAARadar.com Creator Ben Tesch [45 min]
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Featured in PodCat’s Best of Podcasting Dec 9 – 13
First Crack 13. Twin Cities Borders Unionized, Garrick Goes Off
Had some technical difficulties publishing this episode – all should be better now.
My tea kettle attacks me. Then, I go off on the news of the Uptown Borders going union – until I get that first cup of the morning. Then, peace and harmony.
Links mentioned:
- Chemex Coffee Pot, Chemex History
- BikeLights.com: I use the Solo Logic MV everyday.
- MN Swarm: New lacrosse team in St. Paul at Star Tribune.
- Uptown Borders Unionized; at NewPatriot.org, at CityPages
- SuperHopper – “New Fresh Midwest” voted top 5 song of 2003
Intro: Bill Boulger from IndieTickets.com.
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Listen to Twin Cities Borders Unionized, Garrick Goes Off [17 min]