Jason recounts his lifelong audio adventure, starting from his earliest days as a self-proclaimed nerdy kid through to his role as co-host of Hemispheric Views.
Podcast case study: Hemispheric Views (https://hemisphericviews.com) (producer)
Find Jason at grepjason.sh (https://grepjason.sh).
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF (https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/2af71-2022-06-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-jason-burk.pdf) or in plain text (https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/8/831978af-7f4f-453d-8664-05f30e9fdd00/transcript.txt).
Links and Show Notes
Listen Whenever You Want 00:00:00
TechTV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TechTV)
Windows Registry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry)
The Tech Guy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tech_Guy)
Leo Laporte (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte)
RSS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS)
Window management (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager)
Windows 98 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_98)
AOL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL)
Digital video recorder (DVR) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder)
Jeopardy! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!)
2600: The Hacker Quarterly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2600:_The_Hacker_Quarterly)
Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com)
Apple Podcasts (https://www.apple.com/apple-podcasts/)
When Podcasts Became Podcasts 00:09:49
Time shifting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_shifting)
MP3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3)
iPod (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod)
Apple 30-pin dock connector (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_connector#Mobile_devices)
The history of the word ‘Podcast’ (https://podnews.net/article/history-of-word-podcast)
CD player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD_player)
Cassette player (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_deck)
Walkman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman)
Digital rights management (DRM) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management)
iPod Video (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Classic#5th_generation)
Computer Shopper (US magazine) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Shopper_(US_magazine))
Consumer Technology Association (CES) (https://www.ces.tech)
Connecting with Hosts 00:16:43
‘How it feels to listen to podcasts’ meme (https://preview.redd.it/2302x89w2e8y.jpg?auto=webp&s=a62f333ca9fc62eb046d88daf7b3ee7ad259f168)
NPR (https://www.npr.org)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com)
Becoming a Producer 00:22:41
Search engine optimisation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization)
Discord (https://discord.com)
iMessage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage)
Andrew Canion (https://andrewcanion.com)
Hemispheric Views (https://hemisphericviews.com)
000: International Mac Nerds (https://listen.hemisphericviews.com/000) — ‘Episode 00’, which was originally episode 39 (https://loungeruminator.net/2020/08/16/39-international-mac-nerds-with-special-guests-andrew-canion-and-jason-burk/) of the Lounge Ruminator podcast
Micro.blog (https://micro.blog)
YouTube Creator Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Creator_Awards) — aka ‘plaques from Google’
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com)
One Prime Plus (https://oneprimeplus.com) — Patreon site for Hemispheric Views
Changes and Show Notes 00:40:33
Software widget (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_widget)
Social bookmarking (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking) — aka ‘read-it-later’ services
What are podcast show notes and why do you need them? (https://amplify.matchmaker.fm/podcast-show-notes/)
Here's a hint: these very show notes are influenced by the excellent format that Jason brought to Hemispheric Views.
Easter egg (media) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media))
The Future of the Medium 00:50:55
Cross-platform software (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-platform_software) — linked to the use of the term ‘platform-agnostic’
Amazon Kindle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle)
Spotify (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify)
General top-level domain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_top-level_domain) — redirected from ‘domain extension’, linked to the use of the hypothetical names ’.spo’ and ‘.amz’
Why Do We Do This? 00:59:54
‘Big leather couch’ = the stereotype of people lying down on such furniture while attending therapy or psychological appointments
Persona (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona)
Whippersnipper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_trimmer)
Credits
Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) and Ferrite Recording Studio (https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/)
Martin’s edit in Ferrite https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/ec4c7-2022-07-really-specific-stories-jason-burk-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion (https://www.alexcanion.com)
Contact
Website: rsspod.net (https://www.rsspod.net)
Email: martin@loungeruminator.net (mailto:martin@loungeruminator.net)
Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld (https://social.lol/@martinfeld)
Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld (https://micro.blog/martinfeld)