Guest host Jason Snell talks to regular host Glenn Fleishman about Glenn’s recent Kickstarter campaign to fund a book of non-fiction articles from The Magazine. Jason, host of The Incomparable and an editorial director at a major magazine firm, quizzes Glenn about failure, success, fulfillment (product and otherwise), and the reason we solicit funds from… Continue reading Gaze Deeply into My Crowdfunding Navel with Guest Glenn Fleishman (Episode 58)
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Through a Glass Brightly with Abhi Lokesh (Episode 57)
Take a picture and put it under glass, but not quite the way you think. The folks at Fracture have a built a business that connects several different technologies into one new way to make large-format photos printed on glass suitable for hanging. Today I talk to Abhi Lokesh, one of Fracture’s founders, about the… Continue reading Through a Glass Brightly with Abhi Lokesh (Episode 57)
Doubling Down with Amelia Greenhall (Episode 56)
Amelia Greenhall. Double Union is a new community workshop in San Francisco designed for women, and intended to provide a comfortable, welcoming environment to make things. In this podcast, I visit the pre-renovation space with Amelia Greenhall, one of the people who helped create the non-profit organization. She explains why… Continue reading Doubling Down with Amelia Greenhall (Episode 56)
The Zine Machine Lives: Boing Boing at XOXO (Episode 55)
In September 2013, I interviewed at the XOXO conference and festival the four lead editors of Boing Boing, an online, thriving descendent of zine culture that is one of the most popular blogs on the Internet. For the day after Christmas, it seems appropriate to celebrate generosity and gift culture with Mark Frauenfelder, David Pescovitz,… Continue reading The Zine Machine Lives: Boing Boing at XOXO (Episode 55)
A Year of Living Disruptively with Guests from Early Episodes (53)
The New Disruptors launched on December 5, 2012. I wanted to talk to people making stuff, creating art, or helping others get their work out there. The show is now at episode 53, and it’s been a delightful year. I wanted to look back at early guests, and was able to get the folks who… Continue reading A Year of Living Disruptively with Guests from Early Episodes (53)
Girls Just Want To Code Apps with Jean MacDonald (Episode 52)
Jean MacDonald was formerly best known for her role as a software marketing and public-relations guru for a major Macintosh software developer, but her work to create App Camp for Girls has eclipsed that. Jean and her colleagues raised over $100,000 on Indiegogo to fund an initial two sessions of a week each… Continue reading Girls Just Want To Code Apps with Jean MacDonald (Episode 52)
I Am Super Mann, and I Can Sing Anything with Jonathan Mann (Episode 51)
Since January 2009, Jonathan Mann has posted a song every day. Not five days a week: seven days a week. There is no rest for the wickedly productive. While he makes his living by writing and performing bespoke songs for organizations, Jonathan never stops creating for himself — and his fans. Sponsors &… Continue reading I Am Super Mann, and I Can Sing Anything with Jonathan Mann (Episode 51)
The Labors of Job with Alli Dryer and Jenni Leder (Episode 50)
Two UI/UX designers in fur hats, Jenni Leder (left) and Alli Dryer. This podcast often emphasizes going it alone. But what if you could achieve your own dreams of continuous learning and creative expression while also having full-time jobs and getting that mythical thing, a regular paycheck? I talk with Alli Dryer… Continue reading The Labors of Job with Alli Dryer and Jenni Leder (Episode 50)
Actually, Quite Likely! Recorded Live in Brooklyn (Episode 49)
We recorded a special live episode of The New Disruptors in Brooklyn’s fantastic DUMBO district in the Galapagos Art Space as part of the Nearly Impossible conference in which we talked about the joys, challenges, and surprises in prototyping, funding, producing, and distributing products. On stage, we had Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&T, Tom… Continue reading Actually, Quite Likely! Recorded Live in Brooklyn (Episode 49)
I Am the Camera with Dean Putney (Episode 48)
Photo by heysanford. Dean Putney has made some of your favorite things on the Internet. He’s Boing Boing’s software developer, as well as filling your mind with the best animated GIFs on the Internet. But what he’s working on at the moment takes us over 100 years into the past: a… Continue reading I Am the Camera with Dean Putney (Episode 48)