Living in the Future

Tag: Podcast

  • A New Podcast

    A New Podcast

    It’s a special week here, celebrating a new series, Mind Grapes!

    The first video will be coming out tomorrow (September 15), and it’s all about my adventure seeing the total solar eclipse this summer.

    In the meantime, I’ve published a short podcast episode (it’s literally 3 minutes) talking about my plans and goals for the website and YouTube channel, which you can find at its permanent home: unwindmedia.com/seedsofthought.

    Come back tomorrow to find out some of the interesting science of a solar eclipse.

  • Podcasts Like ‘Serial’ Are Encouraging Literacy

    “[L]istening, unlike looking at a written page, is more active, since the brain has to process the information at the pace it is played.” My student Roberto offered similar insight: “I think it helps me out with my reading since I have to keep a pace up.”

    Huh, turns out the best ways for kids to learn aren’t determined by a group of adults telling them what’s best, kids (like everybody) are going to learn best when given options and a choice. And just like I always say, podcasts are a great way to learn and take in new information, and listening isn’t nearly as much work as reading.

    And if learning is work, you’re much less likely to want to keep doing it.

    > Why Podcasts Like ‘Serial’ Are Helping English Teachers Encourage Literacy – The Atlantic

  • Ottawhat 89 – Mike Holuj (January 28)

    Ottawhat 89 – Mike Holuj (January 28)


    This week on the podcast, we met our new Ottawhat News writer, Mike Holuj. He’s a pretty cool, and seemingly very busy, dude.

  • Future Chat 86 – We’re Taking on Vox (January 25)

    Future Chat 86 – We’re Taking on Vox (January 25)


    This week on Future Chat, I talked a lot about the latest stuff going on in and around space (there’s a lot), and Mike and Nick brought me up to speed about mobile news and CRISPR respectively.

  • My ‘New Media’ Obsession (January 24)

    My ‘New Media’ Obsession (January 24)

    These are just a few of the shows I used to watch.

    News broadcasts, TV shows, movies, podcasts, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, editorials, thinkpieces, press releases. There are so many different kinds of media, and there’s more than any one person could ever consume of any one of them.

    There are also sciences, sports, arts, technologies, crafts, cooking, celebrities, entertainment, and so much more to pay attention to. If you tried to absorb all the information out there about the tiniest niche subject, there would still be too much to consume to fill a lifetime.

    Most people have a few interests or hobbies that they spend time going fairly deep on. And those priorities are always changing and adjusting as lives change or circumstances evolve.

    For example, there was a time in my life where I watched 25 TV shows every week, in addition to re-watching some shows when I felt like it. Now, I have a hard enough time keeping up with just a few shows. Both It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Mythbusters, have started new seasons, but i’m at now 2-3 episodes behind on each since I missed their debuts.

    Recently, I have moved much of the entertainment I get to fully digital platforms. I listen to a ton of podcasts, and watch a whole lot of YouTube videos. Both of these media have a single spot where I can go (either a website or an app) and see what’s new since I was last there, or what I haven’t watched or listened to yet.

    Compare that to the experience of trying to watch a TV show, where even if I wanted to watch later, I would have to go figure out which TV network aired a show, open the app where the show is, find the TV show, and see if there was a new episode. That model works for Saturday Night Live, because I know it’s on Saturday night, but other than that, I have no idea when shows air.

    So I’m left with digital media consumption, and there’s more than enough of it to fill my free time. I would LOVE to watch Mythbusters, and It’s Always Sunny is something I will almost certainly watch eventually. But their distribution just doesn’t hold a candle to new media like YouTube or podcasts, where you can keep a running list of the things you like and get notified immediately when a new one comes out, and click a link to watch it.

    ps. keep in mind that I currently have a cable subscription, and all the powers that come along with that, and yet I *still* find it impossible to try to keep up with television.

  • Feedback 8 Video | Electric Love (January 22)

    Feedback 8 Video | Electric Love (January 22)

    For episode 8 of Feedback, which came out last week, Damien and BL played Electric Love by BØRNS! I really try to capture what it’s like to have these guys play for you from 5 feet away when I’m working on capturing sound and video, and it really helps that they’re just so good at performing!

    As we first announced last week, you can also go and check out the music from Feedback Season 1. Go check it out, you’ll be able to support Feedback, get BL and Damien on your iPod or anywhere on the go!

  • Ottawhat 88 | Kelly Ann Wilson (January 21)

    Ottawhat 88 | Kelly Ann Wilson (January 21)


    On the Ottawhat podcast this week, we interviewed singer-songwriter Kelly Ann Wilson. It was really cool getting a look at the process of performing and putting an album together in a musical family, and hearing from somebody who has spent her whole life in what I’ll call ‘rural Ottawa’.

    Kelly Ann also debuted her latest music video for the song ‘Clean’, which you can check out over on the podcast page.

  • Future Chat 85 – Like racism, but on the Internet (January 19)

    Future Chat 85 – Like racism, but on the Internet (January 19)


    This week on Future Chat, we had a really great time chatting about cable packages (I go on a bit of a rant), talk more about alternative energy in various places, and talk about kids learning code.

  • Feedback 8 | Pre-production (January 15)

    Feedback 8 | Pre-production (January 15)


    This week, episode 8 of Feedback was released! We discussed pre-production for the upcoming Sons of Pluto EP, and talked more about life as a part-time artist.

    We also made a special announcement about the music from Feedback. Go check it out, you’ll be able to support Feedback, and listen to all the great songs from Season 1!

  • Ottawhat 87 | Pablo Juarez (January 14)

    Ottawhat 87 | Pablo Juarez (January 14)


    This week’s Ottawhat includes our interview with Pablo Juarez. He spent the last 15 months in Australia and had a ton of great stories about his travel adventures!