Category: Podcasts

  • Better sources of news about Israel

    Better sources of news about Israel

    A recurring theme whenever there is a conflict involving Israel is that international media can be pretty unhelpful, bordering on pathologically biased against Israel. Here is a list of English-language news sources that we rely on for the most part.

  • Interview with Mastodon creator, Eugen Rochko

    Interview with Mastodon creator, Eugen Rochko

    Nilay Patel interviewed Mastodon’s creator, Eugen Rochko recently. Listening to Rochko reinforces Mastodon’s importance to me, and why a distributed and open social network like this is so important both today and in the foreseeable future. I recommend listening to the interview and/or reading the transcript.

  • Interview with Stephan Ango, Obsidian CEO

    Interview with Stephan Ango, Obsidian CEO

    I really enjoyed Nicole can der Hoeven’s and Andy Polaine’s interview with Stephan Ango (aka kepano), Obsidian’s CEO, recently.

  • Enjoying Sam and Liam talking about stuff

    Enjoying Sam and Liam talking about stuff

    I noticed a new(ish) video podcast, AWNP Unplugged, with Critical Role’s Sam Riegel, and Liam O’Brien. It’s terrific, I’m enjoying it. They’re basically just connecting, and chatting about the pandemic, the importance of being connected to each other, and more. I’m sitting on one of our couches, blogging random stuff, and enjoying the conversation. I…

  • Keeping track of my media diet

    Keeping track of my media diet

    This idea of tracking my media diet really appeals to me: Just like last year, I kept track of almost everything I read, watched, listened to, and experienced in my media diet posts. Jason Kottke I follow a few people who do this too, sometimes pretty publicly. I’m not sure that I’d want to share…

  • Sunk costs as gifts from our past selves

    Sunk costs as gifts from our past selves

    I don’t remember where I came across a recommendation to listen to Seth Godin’s podcast, Akimbo, but I’m glad I did. I really enjoy his episodes. The first one I listened to is titled “Ignore Sunk Costs”. He talks about sunk costs as gifts from our past selves, and it’s up to you to decide…