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)
Call of the Wild with Marian Call (Episode 47)
Photo by Brian Adams Marian Call is an Alaskan chanteuse who found an audience after winning a Firefly-relatedsong contest in 2007. She has run her music career as an independentgrassroots effort ever since. She connects with her fans constantly anddirectly, both through social media and crowdfunding, and sleeping ontheir floors during tours… Continue reading Call of the Wild with Marian Call (Episode 47)
Kickstarter Founders Change Roles
Kickstarter was created in the mind of Perry Chen, who brought Charles Adler into it, and then they grabbed Yancey Strickler along the way. It took years from Chen’s first notion to put all the pieces together to launch in 2009. They’re going to pass a billion dollars collected on behalf of projects soon, just… Continue reading Kickstarter Founders Change Roles
Slow Fast Slow from Studio Neat
Our friends at Studio Neat have just released their latest thing: an app for shooting in slow-motion at 60 frames per second (fps) on an iPhone 5/5c or fifth-generation iPod touch and 120 fps on the iPhone 5s. While SloMo at 120 fps is a mode on the iPhone 5s, it doesn’t offer much control… Continue reading Slow Fast Slow from Studio Neat
Free, Live Taping in New York, November 6th
Come to DUMBO, the up-and-coming area of Brooklyn, for a live taping on November 6th that’s part of the Nearly Impossible conference. Tickets are free and you don’t need to be a conference attendee. (But the conference is pretty cool and very “ND” like: it’s teaching people how to make ideas into products.) It’s be… Continue reading Free, Live Taping in New York, November 6th
Live Readings from the Magazine
The Magazine was part of Lit Crawl 2013 in Seattle, andwriters Nancy Gohring and Matthew Amster-Burton, along with yours truly, read some of their work aloud to a live audience. Nancy read “Laid Out,” I intoned “The Sound of Silence,” and Matthew performed from his book, “Pretty Good Number One.”