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The BookSmarts Podcast, with Joshua TallentEpisode 55: The Future of eReaders with Len EdgerlyLen Edgerly is the host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, a long-running show dedicated to exploring digital reading technologies and publishing innovations.He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of e-reader technology, sharing insights from his 15 years of covering Kindle and digital reading developments. Len offers a unique perspective on the future of reading, including potential AI integrations and the importance of maintaining a focused reading experience. If you're interested in following Len's work, check out his Morning Journal on Alexa flash briefings or his Substack newsletter at lenedgerly.substack.com. Find...
2025-06-1726 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 719 Austin Masterson Technical Advisor for Amazon's Worldwide Prime organization Links Amazon First Reads Prime Reading Amazon Pharmacy Rx Pass Amazon Photos Rufus "A Shopper's Best Friend? Meet Rufus, Amazon's New AI Helper" at Len's Newsletter on Substack If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal." Then each morning say, "Alexa, flash briefing?" I post a five-minute audio journal...
2024-07-2739 min
Randy Forcier Podcasts81 - Len Edgerly: The Kindle Chronicles, Amazon Products, Jeff Bezos, Interviewing AuthorsIn this week's episode, I'm joined by Len Edgerly. Len is the host of the popular "The Kindle Chronicles" podcast and is a true Kindle enthusiast. For over 15 years and across 700 episodes, Edgerly has been sharing his passion for the Amazon e-reader, attracting thousands of regular listeners. His love for storytelling and language, evident since his New England childhood, led him to a career in journalism and eventually to the creation of his podcast. He has interviewed notable figures like Jeff Bezos, Margaret Atwood, Dean Koontz and Niel deGrasse Tyson, exploring the intersections of technology and literature.
2023-11-2734 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 713 Neil deGrasse Tyson Interview Lost in a Black Hole Podcaster doing back flip into a black hole after interviewing Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery Links Neil deGrasse Tyson's website Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Late Show with Steven Colbert (2023) Carl Sagan on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - March 2, 1978 (YouTube) Note: To find out what really happened to the lost interview, be sure to download the NEXT episode of The Kindle Chronicles, coming to the nets later tonight. If you'd l...
2023-10-1934 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 711 Amazon New Products Event At the closing reception yesterday at HQ2 Links Full video of Amazon's New Products Event (YouTube) Overview of Amazon new devices and features at AboutAmazon.com - September 20, 2023 James McQuivey of Forrester Research "Previewing the future of Alexa" by Daniel Rausch at AboutAmazon.com - September 20, 2023 "Meet Len Edgerly, Kindle superfan and host of the popular Kindle Chronicles podcast" by Tomas Kellner at AboutAmazon.com - December 2, 2022 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with...
2023-09-221h 00
Sanibel JournalSJ20 Matt DePaolis Environmental Policy Director, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Commission (SCCF), left, with host Len Edgerly on Zoom Links SCCF web site Click here to donate to SCCF "Commissioners Grant 90-day Continuance on Proposed Land Use Changes" at SCCF.org - June 20, 2023 "South Seas Island Resort controversy prompts Lee County Commissioners to postpone public hearing" by David Dorsey at WINK News - June 20, 2023 About Matt DePaolis To download this episode right-click here.
2023-06-2437 min
Sanibel JournalSJ18 The Islands Need Your Help ASAP! Len Edgerly recording this episode Recorded video of Sanibel City Council's special meeting on June 14, 2023, highlighting the threats of a proposed Lee County ordinance on Sanibel and Captiva's sanctuary status. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) request to contact Lee County Commissioners in advance of June 20, 2023, meeting to consider the ordinance. Lee County Commissioners contact information: District 1: Kevin Ruane 239-533-2224, dist1@leegov.com District 2: Cecil Pendergrass 239-533-2227, dist2@leegov.com District 3: Ray Sandelli 239-533-2223, dist3@leegov.com District 4: Brian H...
2023-06-1614 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 704 James and the Scribe My Grandson showing chemistry notes on his Kindle Scribe Links Kindle Scribe at Amazon.com How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris Bailey The Joy of Sticky Notes - YouTube video by Len Edgerly Quantum Radio by A. G. Riddle - available for pre-order with delivery March 2, 2023 If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, "Alexa, enable Morning Journal."...
2023-01-2419 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 661 On the Road Len, Darlene, Sophie and Deb at our second rental on Sanibel Island Note: There will be no Clubhouse gathering tomorrow, because we are still on our drive from Sanibel to Cambridge, Mass. The weekly post-podcast Clubhouse salon will resume on April 9, 2021. Links Island Inn web cam on Sanibel Len's Newsletter Posts on Substack: Travels with Sophie - April 2, 2021 Leaving Sanibel - March 30, 2021 Whelk versus iPhone - March 13 The preferred hotel chain of The Kindle Chronicles is Marriott Courtyard!
2021-04-0337 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 642 On the Road to Sanibel Island Len, Darlene, and Tess Links Courtyard by Marriott Baked Beans at Bailey's General Store, Sanibel FL Tesla Model 3 Maho Bay Campgrounds, St. John USVI A Shell of a Problem: A Sanibel Island Mystery by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff (first in a series of six) "Why Sanibel Island is the 'Sea Shell Capital of the World'" by Charity de Souza at Trips to Discover Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson Mary Bondurant...
2020-11-2039 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 641 Kevin Kelly Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine Interview starts at 5:05 and ends at 45:39 Links Kevin Kelly's back articles at Wired Magazine Kevin Kelly's Technium blog Weekly newsletter Recomendo Vanishing Asia book in Instagram Weekly podcast about the four favorite tools of remarkable people Daily Cool Tools website TRY video channel Kevin Kelly on Twitter Kevin Kelly's YouTube Channel "AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform--Call It Mirrorworld" by Kevin Kelly at Wired - February 12, 2019
2020-11-1349 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 640 David Blum Editor in Chief of Audible Originals Interview starts at 12:17 and ends at 42:35 Links "Bezos sells more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares" by Annie Palmer at CNBC - November 4, 2020 "Amazon unveils its new electric delivery vans built by Rivian" at The Verge - October 8, 2020 "Long Way Up" available on Apple TV+ Freewrite Traveler - $429 Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa - By Len Edgerly "Confessions of a Phone Bank Captain" by Len Edgerly at Medium - November 5, 2020 Audible Originals
2020-11-0751 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 632 Author Erica Bauermeister Author of House Lessons: Renovating a Life and The Scent Keeper Interview starts at 2:10 and ends at 41:18 Links Erica Bauermeister's web site and virtual book launch for House Lessons Erica's books at Amazon.com My August 29, 2020 interview with Joe Lemay, Founder and CEO of Rocketbook Livescribe Click Here and request an invitation to the Len's Birthday Bash Facebook group in order watch the Jim Robitaille Trio's performance at my birthday party on August 30. Enjoy! Next Week's Guest ...
2020-09-1152 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 631 Brad Parks Author of Interference Interview starts at 14:05 and ends at 49:17 Links FAA certifies Prime Air for drone delivery tests New life for the nook? The Creative Penn podcast with Len Edgerly interview Amazon Driver a Hero in Ohio Fire TV Stick 4K - $39.99 at Amazon.com How to Quiet Your Devices Brad Parks's web site Essex Public Library library friends virtual book launch party for Interference Chad Zunker's web site Hilary Davidson's web site
2020-09-0551 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 630 Joe Lemay Co-founder and CEO of Rocketbook Interview starts at 13:35 and ends at 54:00 Links Amazon Halo - Early Access special price of $64.99 "Amazon unveils Halo to battle Apple Watch and Fitbit — tracks activity, body fat, emotions" by Christina Farr at CNBC - August 27, 2020 Echo Frames - $179.99 at Amazon.com "How to Make Alexa talk faster (or slower)" by Hugh Langley at the ambient - July 8, 2020 Rocketbook web site FriXion pen by Pilot Rocketbook Panda Planner (executive size, includes FriXion pen and mic...
2020-08-2956 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 623 Tony Zanders Founder and CEO of @Skilltype Links Skilltype Tony Zanders at Boston University Libraries The Quantified Self movement "Why the Amazon Kindle is a bibliophile's digital must-have" by Whitson Gordon at NBC News - July 9, 2020 Pocket to Amazon Kindle (P2k) Len's "How to Choose a Kindle" YouTube video - June 2019 Amazon adds hands-free activation to Alexa app via GeekWire - July 7, 2020 "How to use Alexa on the Apple Watch" by Conor Allison at Wareable - January 8, 2020 Echo...
2020-07-1149 min
2019-10-1401 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 577 Stephanie Edgerly Author of Heavenly Body, with her grandson Beau Interview starts at 21:06 and ends at 48:59 Installation and Test of Echo Auto Interview with Stephanie Edgerly Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads! Outro Music for this episode is performed by my niece Fran Betlyon. Right-click here and then...
2019-08-2452 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 575 Lois Stiles Edgerly April 29, 1929 - August 6, 2019 This week's show is about the passing of my mother and includes a conversation I had with her eight years ago. We titled the interview "Love in a Model A" and you'll hear why in the episode. RIP, Mom. Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads! Right-click he...
2019-08-1038 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 554 South By Southwest Len on the main escalator at the Austin Convention Center Neil Pasricha, director of the Institute for Global Happiness Neil Pasricha's books at Amazon "Four Ways of Looking at South By Southwest" by Len Edgerly at Medium - March 14, 2019 The Texas Tribune John Hickenlooper and Pete Buttigieg websites CNN Town Hall with Pete Buttegieg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXD8uFU-xgM CNN Town Hall with John Delaney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HxWAL5RDMM "Nothing to Be Written" VR...
2019-03-1643 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 552 Visit to Belmont Hill School Len teaching a creative writing class at Belmont Hill School Audio starts at 12:59 and ends at 54:39 News "Amazon Alexa and the Search for the One Perfect Answer" by James Vlahos at Wired - February 18, 2019 Tech Tip "How to hear (and delete) every conversation your Amazon Alexa has recorded" by Natt Garun at The Verge - February 28, 2019 Audio from my presentation at Belmont Hill School Blue Yeti microphone - $103 at Amazon.com Libsyn.com Wattpad Medium ...
2019-03-0255 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 535 Macmillan Podcast VP Kathy Doyle Vice President, Macmillan Podcasts & QDT Interview starts at 9:43 and ends at 40:01 "We can think of podcasting as an entry point to audiobooks. They are less of a commitment, they are free, they can actually give you great insights into book discovery. Podcasts can move at a more rapid pace." News Jeff Bezos in Cambridge! Black Friday deals Harlequin makes an eReader platform change 4-Star Amazon store coming to Denver Tech Tip Live Ballot on Alexa Interview with...
2018-11-0244 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 534 Power Reader Simon Eskildsen Site Reliability Engineering Lead at Shopify Interview starts at 10:07 and ends at 43:36 "If someone were to come around with some hardware that was even 50 percent worse than the Kindle but was opened up for easy highlight consumption, making it easier to see what highlights my friends have done, and all these sorts of things--I would switch in a heartbeat. " News "Amazon Kindle versus iPhone XS Max: choosing the best e-book reader" at AppleInsider - October 24, 2018 "Jeff Bezos wants us all to leave earth--for good" by Steven Levy...
2018-10-2644 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 531 Live from Digital Book World in Nashville David Peach, TKC Reporter-at-Large Links Mentioned in this Episode Digital Book World 2018 Alexa Developer website The Dog Feeder Skill for Alexa Digital Book World Hall of Fame inducts Marie Dutton Brown and Len Edgerly Novel Effect skill for Alex Audioburst Libsyn Macmillan podcasts Readercoin Veronica and the Volcano by Geoffrey Cook OverDrive Next Week's Guest Dave Slusher of The Evil Genius Chronicles podcast Music for my podcast...
2018-10-0544 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC 527 Books Expert Brian O'Leary Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group Interview starts at 5:19 and ends at 36:00 "With respect to blockchain, there's an opportunity to--I wouldn't necessarily say disrupt--but to create an alternative to the closed ecosystems that Amazon has with Kindle and that other online platforms have and to provide peer-to-peer trading as well as easier e-commerce networks for publishers. It might be a pipe dream, and it might be that Amazon beats us to the punch and creates something that works on blockchain but is more effective for the consumer." News
2018-09-0844 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 467 Len VlahosNew co-owner of Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver Interview starts at 19:56 and ends at 43:00 "Bookstores have evolved over the years to become very much experiential retailing, and we're no different." News "Amazon Prime Day breaks record; sales grew by more than 60 percent" by Lauren Thomas at CNBC - July 12, 2017 (includes video of analyst Jan Kniffen) Amazon press release on Prime Day - July 12, 2017 Furbo Dog Camera Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine Tech Tip Libby by OverDrive CloudLibrary
2017-07-1444 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 451 Patrick CogginsCo-founder of Ask My Buddy Interview starts at 18:45 and ends at 41:25 "In terms of users or penetration, I would say that Google Home probably represents about less than 10 percent on our network. [Alexa has the rest.] That's just time out there, the commercials. They're just more widely known. Also, I would say the reduction in price, coming out with the Dot for 49 bucks--that was an end all. There were millions that went out. I would say that the price point developed a stronger user base for Amazon." Audio and links from South By...
2017-03-2544 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 430 Author Robert MaselloAuthor of The Jekyll Revelation published by Amazon Publishing's 47North Imprint Interview starts at 10:00 and ends at 43:22 "I used to joke around that I could walk up to a table at any bookstore, and any book that wasn't published by the major houses—I could smell it a mile away. There was something wrong about the typography. The cover was somehow cheap looking. I didn't feel quite right. The margins weren't right when you looked at the text inside, that sort of thing. They have corrected that now. And The Jekyll Reve...
2016-10-2944 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 413 Jane Friedman of Open Road MediaCo-Founder, Chairman and Executive Publisher of Open Road Integrated Media Interview starts at 15:17 and ends at 44:11 I do not think that the world of print survived and now will thrive at the expense of eBooks. I think eBooks will coexist with print, which I think is the best of all possible worlds. And I think that at the right price the revenue that one can receive from eBooks will be pretty substantial. News "Smaller, lighter $80 Kindle unveiled with rounder edges—plus new Export Notes software update" by Len Edgerly at TeleRead - June 22, 2016 All-New Kindle in white or black with or w...
2016-06-2444 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 393 Len VlahosChief Executive Officer of The Tattered Cover Book Stores Interview starts at 10:03 and ends at 42:09 I think it would be interesting for independent booksellers to experiment with selling eBooks directly, because it’s become much less device-centric. Tablets have in some ways normalized that world, and the notion that someone could build an open-source eReader app and that we could have direct relationships with publishers and sell eBooks is something I think worth exploring down the road. But it’s not a part of our core business. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google do what they do really well. For us, we h...
2016-02-1345 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 392 Kindle Blogger Bufo CalvinCreator of the I Love My Kindle Blog Interview starts at 10:46 and ends at 44:02 If people were evolving away from reading long-form reading, we would not have series. But right now people will say, “Oh yes, that’s great. It’s a 200-page book, but I want a thousand pages about this character. So I think you can make an argument that people are more into long-form reading that they were in the past. News “Mall CEO claims Amazon Books will open up to 400 physical storefronts” by Sam Machkovech at ars technica - February 2, 2016 “Amazon Plans Hundreds of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores, Mall CEO Say...
2016-02-0644 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC Test Audio B for EcuadorThis is another test of my mobile podcasting gear, two days before we leave for Ecuador. I am hoping the photo of Claire and me shows up with RSS feeds.
For audio, I used 44:58 of recording from my visit to San Francisco to attend the Amazon new-products demonstration on September 16, 2015.
Playing with tech stuff when I should be packing,
Len
2015-10-1644 min
The Kindle ChroniclesTKC Mobile Test aI am experimenting with iPhone apps that may enable me to post episodes of the Kindle Chronicles while Darlene and I are in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands this fall. I won't bring my MacBook Air, but it looks as if the tools for mobile podcasting have greatly improved in the past few years. I found an iOS app named Opinion that has a very simple editing function for recording audio, and it can share the file to Libsyn via my Dropbox account.
I am including a photo of Claire taken here at Ocean Park last week. O...
2015-08-1701 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 355 Hunter Maats & Katie O'BrienAuthors of The Straight-A Conspiracy Interview starts at 13:10 and ends at 41:52 What the brain science says is that if you’ve learned one thing, you can learn anything. If your brain has a preference right now, it’s just because you’ve been working on that thing a little more. Your brain is not coming into the world ready to be more Englishy than mathy. News “What’s The Best Ebook Reader?” at Lifehacker - April 16, 2015 “Five Best Ebook Readers” by Alan Henry at Lifehacker - April 19, 2015 “Most Popular Ebook Reader: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite” by Alan Henry at Lifehacker - April 21, 2015 Kindl...
2015-05-2344 minThe Kindle ChroniclesTKC 320 Amazon's NYC Briefing on New DevicesShow Notes and Links: If you use these links to purchase one of the new devices, it will provide Amazon Associates commission revenue to support the podcast without adding to your purchase price. Thanks in advance! – Len Kindle Voyage WiFi – $199 New Kindle – $79 Fire HD6 8 GB – $99 Fire HD7 8 GB – $139 Fire […]
2014-09-1944 minSanibel JournalDianeExcerpt from an interview on September 12, 2010, with Diane Williamson, wife of handcrafted fine art photographer Joel Anderson, on her support of his artwork through Twitter. I discovered Joel's booth at the St. Louis Art Fair because a tweet Diane posted.
2010-09-1201 minSanibel JournalAPC 81 Obama's Town Hall in Portsmouth, NHComments from Ray and Mark, two of those who attended President Obama's town hall meeting on health care today, August 11, 2009. Although they disagreed with the health care reform proposal, they said they thought Obama was honest and did a good job at the session.
2009-08-1204 minSanibel JournalAPC 80 Birth of a PodcastPhillip Zannini, aka @phillymac, an good Internet friend of mine, tells how this morning on the way to Podcamp Boston 4 he received what may well have been a divine inspiration to launch a new podcast. It sounds very promising to me, and I was glad to be one of his first guests on The Three Quick Tips Podcast. Stay tuned!
2009-08-0904 minSanibel JournalAPC 79 How to Pay for Health Care ReformThis is a presentation on how to pay for health care reform, given July 18, 2009 by Rahul Rajkumar, senior advisor to Doctors for America, at an Organizing for America forum in Dorchester, Mass.
2009-07-1914 minSanibel JournalAPC 78 Exercise is Big MedicineMy longtime Casper, Wyoming, friend Neil J. Short is almost 62 and does not put in an inordinate amount of time on exercise. But he's passionate about the benefits of daily exercise, as he shows clearly in this conversation we had today in my living room in Denver. Neil couldn't possibly have been talking to someone less involved in outdoor exercise, but even I am convinced that there is no denying the truth of what he says so well. You can contact him at NeilWyo AT (NO SPAM PLEASE) gmail DOT com. ...
2009-05-3112 minSanibel JournalAPC 77 Mark J. Penn at a Harvard Crimson LunchMark J. Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief strategist in the 2008 campaign and the author of Microtrends, spoke on April 25, 2009 at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge before a lunch organized by The Harvard Crimson, the university's daily newspaper, of which Penn is an alumnus. This is a recording of his talk and the wide-ranging Q&A afterward.
2009-04-2558 minSanibel Journal76 Kevin Rafferty onKevin Rafferty talks about his documentary, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29" before a screening of the film at the Denver Film Society's Starz Theatre in Denver on April 14, 2009. With audience Q&A after the screening. I was a freshman at Harvard on November 23, 1968, the day of a legendary football game between Harvard and Yale. Rafferty's loving attention to the details of that game and the characters of the players makes this a most satisfying film and a highly original portrait of the Sixties. UPDATE: Harvard buffs may also be interested in this interview I did with my...
2009-04-1530 minSanibel Journal75 Ron Lyle at Manual High SchoolRon Lyle of Denver, a retired heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali in 1975, visited his alma mater, Manual High School, on February 10, 2009, to talk with students working on the school magazine, Boom. This is the unedited recording of the conversation, featuring Lyle's heartfelt encouragement of the kids to experience the rewards of focus and commitment in any endeavor.
2009-02-1242 minSanibel Journal74 Volunteers of AmericaThis is an interview I did today (January 19, 2009) with Jason L. Owens, volunteer manager for Volunteers of America - Colorado. I was inspired to check out VOA as part of President-Elect Obama's call to service on Martin Luther King Day. VOA is one of 5,000 organizations where volunteers signed up to help today. Obama himself did some painting today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Jason gave me two volunteer applications, for my wife and I to fill out. We will do so and plan to spend some time learning what volunteer opportunities are nearby our home in Downt...
2009-01-1920 minSanibel Journal73 Grassroots PresidencyMy wife and I attended a "house party" organized by the Obama campaign, one of 4,000 such events held across the country this past weekend. Ours was held at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and featured an introductory talk by Marshall Ganz.
2008-12-1514 minSanibel Journal72 The Man Who Never Misses The GameMy college friend Ben Beach, editor of The Wilderness Society's Wilderness Magazine, never misses a Harvard-Yale football game and always holds a tailgate barbecue before the game. In this podcast Ben talks about the hard-to-define pleasure he gets from this regularity, and he and I remember the most famous Harvard-Yale game in the 125-year history of the classic, 1968's version which ended in a 29-29 tie. The podcast contains audio clips from Ben and his wife Carol's 36th consecutive barbecue this year, and also some audio from a showing at a local movie theatre of "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29," a...
2008-11-2729 minSanibel Journal71 Beauty and the GeekMy wife Darlene, a quilter, today helped me think through the talk I'll give this weekend in Billings, Montana, about Internet technology and the arts. She looks for tools that help her do things, not a lot of personality and ego. Good advice for this podcaster! (She's also looking for a good video podcast about quilting, so please leave her any tips in the comments.) The workshops are being presented by the Montana Arts Council. Previous sessions were held in Great Falls and Missoula. Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and pe...
2008-11-1325 minSanibel Journal70 Obama in DenverWe've seen a lot of Barack Obama here in Colorado in recent weeks. But Sunday's event was the biggest anywhere in the country so far -- well over 100,000 people at Civic Center Park. This episode is a soundscape of the rally and ends with Darlene making yet another phone call in search of volunteers to help get out the vote in this crucial battleground state. Click here for a video of the last few minutes of Obama's speech. And here's a touching video of an elderly volunteer who had a chance to meet the candidate in Boulder.
2008-10-3038 minSanibel Journal69 Voices of the RegattaInterviews at the Cambridge Boat Club on October 14, 2008, with four leaders of the Head of the Charles Regatta, a massive rowing event on the Charles River in Cambridge this coming weekend. You'll hear from Pete Peterson, the chief referree/umpire; John Romain, cochair manager of the Starting Line; Tom Martin, treasurer, and Mark Bober, cochair of emergency services. The regatta takes place this coming weekend - don't miss it if you're anywhere close to Cambridge!
2008-10-1525 minSanibel Journal68 Mile High ObamaBarack Obama this week returned to Colorado for a speech at Mountain Range High School in Westminster. My wife and I arrived at the school at about 5 a.m., which put us in line for a seat upgrade at the last minute and a terrific view of the candidate. His arrival in the arena was delayed by late-breaking events in Washington, D.C., where the House of Representatives shocked everyone by defeating the financial bailout package. Click here for video of the speech. Click here for text.
2008-10-0123 minSanibel Journal67 Obama's Hard Words and Soft TouchThis episode of m podcast comprises excerpts from Barack Obama's speech September 16, 2008 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. I was there with a friend of ours, Tish, from Wyoming, who had an exciting moment at the end of the event. Also included are reactions to the talk by some of those in attendance, including myself. The New York Times coverage of the Golden speech is here. Full video of the speech is here. Daily Kos has text of advance copy of speech, which Obama followed very closely. For an intelligent analysis of Oba...
2008-09-1824 minSanibel Journal66 Talking Politics with Albert MaruggiAlbert Maruggi, my well-connected Republican Twitter friend who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, has great insights into the convention going on in his hometown this week. Albert was a key GOP staffer when Dan Quayle was chosen as Bush I's VP, so his memories are good preparation for tonight's big speech by Gov. Sarah Palin. In this telephone interview today, he also tells why watching Palin is a NASCAR experience. You can listen to our other "Utterzly Political" conversations here or here. The music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun," composed and performed by...
2008-09-0426 minSanibel Journal65 DNC PreviewChris Lopez, communications director for the 2008 Denver Host Committee, took time out of a VERY busy day today to preview what's ahead in Denver once the Democratic National Convention gets under way this weekend. He seemed remarkably serene, and he was optimistic that the convention's protests will be peaceful and full of the good energy of democracy. Me too! UPDATE: I forgot to include the following links mentioned by Chris in the podcast: The Presidential Experience Click here for information on Convention events at the Denver Convention Center in...
2008-08-2021 min2008-08-2021 minSanibel Journal64 Jeff Cutler Unplugged - mp3 versionThis is the mp3 version of this week's Audio Pod Chronicles interview with Jeff Cutler.
2008-08-0629 minSanibel Journal64 Jeff Cutler UnpluggedWriter and podcaster Jeff Cutler was one of the only Boston Media Makers without a device feeding him information from the Internet at our meeting on Sunday, August 3, 2008, at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain. It turns out his laptop was in the shop. This prompted him to lead a lively discussion among the 22 of us at the meeting about how much we depend on being connected at all times to the Internet. Jeff is a thoughtful guy who is on what he calls a one-year "Writing Sabbatical" during which he is aiming at a new phase of his...
2008-08-0629 minSanibel Journal63 PodCampers Pick Podcasts - mp3mp3 version of today's Audio Pod Chronicles, "PodCampers Pick Podcasts."
2008-07-2428 minSanibel Journal63 PodCampers Pick PodcastsAt PodCamp Boston 3 this past weekend, I asked 12 happy campers to identify their favorite podcasts. Here is what they came up with: Sarah Vela - Push My Follow, You Look Nice Today. Chris Cavallari - Nature Stories, Little Bit of Nonsense. Robert Blatt - Let's Go Out Tonight, twentyhood Doug Haslam - For Immediate Release, Inside PR, 10th Wonder Amrita Chandra - Ricky Gervais David Fisher - Diggnation, The Totally Rad Show Bill Wilder - Hanselminutes, What What Don't Tell Me, Grammar Girl David Beaudoin - Push My Follow, Get I...
2008-07-2428 minSanibel Journal62 mp3 A Dilly of a Denver Police Commandermp3 version of Episode 62, A dilly of a Denver Police Commander.
2008-07-0926 minSanibel Journal62 A Dilly of a Denver Police CommanderDenver Police Commander Debra Dillly heads District 6, the core downtown area. On July 8, 2008 she addressed a meeting of homeowners from three downtown condominium buildings, including the one I live in. She gave the best overview I've heard so far of what it's really going to be like in my neighborhood August 25-28 when the Democratic National Convention comes to town. Now I will how to tell Obama's motorcade from President Carter's, how regular police work will be handled, the effect of the convention on Denver's homeless population, and what NOT to do if I get tear-gassed. Note: Th...
2008-07-0926 min2008-06-2528 minSanibel Journal61 Breakfast of Videos Social Media Breakfast 8, hosted by Bryan Person and Bob Collins June 24, 2008 at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Mass., was all about video. An audience of nearly 100 heard excellent presentations from Larry Lawfer of YourStorys.com and Jeff Glasson of PerkettPR.com and two other presentations excerpted in this episode of the Audio Pod Chronicles. Those two were by recent Emerson College students Ben Grossman and Emily Belyea, who created a winning video-based proposal to resuscitate AOL's AIM social media programs, and Rob Lane, founder and CEO of Overlay.tv , who is making videos interactive. It was impossible to...
2008-06-2528 min2008-06-1220 minSanibel Journal60 Waiting for iPhone 3GOn June 10, 2008, the day after Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 3G, I attended a meeting of the Boston PDA User Group (BOSPDAUG) at MIT, where the next iPhone was Topic Number One among the developers and users in attendance. After the meeting, I interviewed the group's founder, Al Willis, who spoke about the iPhone in China, Apple's stock price, and when I'll be able to sync my Getting Things Done (GTD) lists between my Mac and my iPhone. (Answer: soon!) Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet H...
2008-06-1220 min2008-05-3022 minSanibel Journal59 Among the LibertariansI visited the Libertarian Party national convention this past weekend in Denver. On Sunday night I spoke with Bob Sullentrup, who the next morning was reelected national party secretary. On Monday I returned in time to catch one of the candidates for national chair, Ernest Hancock, and in the hallways I spoke with several delegates who freely expressed their love of freedom, small government and low taxes. I found it invigorating to be among people who hold their beliefs so passionately. It was a refreshing break from the never-ending horserace between my candidate, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, with John McC...
2008-05-2922 minSanibel JournalEXTRA Montana Arts Council workshopA terrific group effort by arts organizations attending the Marketing Tune-Up workshop in Great Falls, Montana. Thank you all!
2008-05-1710 min2008-05-1424 minSanibel Journal58 Where There's Smoke There's PodcastsOn May 13, 2008 I gave a talk on podcasting at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. Just as we were getting started, my host Beth Dunn of the Foundation spotted smoke coming out of an electrical outlet. Thus began an even more exciting evening than the one we'd planned. A Delicious list of tags for the talk is here.Thanks to Beth's quick working of her local network, she found alternate space for my presentation at the Cape Cod Community College. The MacBook Air was not playing nicely with the college's AV system, so as the audience made its way...
2008-05-1424 min2008-05-0122 minSanibel Journal57 Waiting for the DemocratsChris Lopez, communications director for the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, spoke with me two days ago about preparations for the Democratic National Convention August 25-28 in Denver. He's got a big job, coordinating an expected 15,000 or so journalists who will cover what he calls the Superbowl of Politics. Our conversation provided an intriguing look inside the massive effort going on here in Denver to get ready for an historic event.
2008-05-0122 minSanibel JournalOn VacationI'm going to travel light to the islands for a break in my podcasting and other Internet life. We'll be on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, until April 25th.
2008-04-1300 minSanibel Journal56 mp3 version - Mario AjeroThis is the mp3 version of Episode 56, Pianocaster Mario Ajero.
2008-04-0319 minSanibel Journal56 Pianocaster Mario AjeroMario Ajero is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Coordinator of Class Piano at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He also hosts The Piano Podcast. He was in Denver this week for the Music Teachers National Association conference, which gave us a chance to meet for the first time in person after two years of knowing each other on the Internet. In this interview, he talks about how he uses technology to advance the role of music in people's lives, especially related to the piano. He also describes a beta evaluation he's doing for a new product m...
2008-04-0319 min2008-03-2019 minSanibel Journal55 Reaction to Obama's Big SpeechRepublican Albert Maruggi, founder of Provident Partners and host of the Marketing Edge podcast, and Democrat Kesler Woodward, a renowned painter friend of mine from Fairbanks, Alaska, responded to my Twitter invitation today and gave their takes on Barack Obama's speech yesterday on race relations. Albert mentioned the New Communications Forum April 22-25, 2008 at The Vineyard Creek Inn & Spa in Sonoma County, CA. Check out Kes's art and accounts of his creative process here.I'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to leave an audio comment at 206-339-4717. Or e-mail m...
2008-03-2019 minSanibel Journal54 Leaving TexasMy wife and I drove from Denver to the Panhandle of Texas to help out with the Obama campaign. This episode contains interviews at the watch party last night and some observations of where things stand the morning after. We leave as soon as I get this podcast finished for the long ride home.
2008-03-0520 minSanibel Journal53 Conversation with Steve GarfieldVideo evangelist Steve Garfield met me this morning at Sweet Finnish at 761 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, where each month for the past two years he has hosted Boston Media Makers in a back room filled with fascinating media creators, artists, and gadget freaks who have a chance to meet and share enthusiasms and info. BMM meets the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. for two hours. In this interview, Steve remembers how he first got into blogging, then video blogging, a genre he pretty much invented, and now live mobile "storycasting." Steve shows how a playful, experimental, happy eng...
2008-02-2140 minSanibel Journal52 Colorado CaucusLast night I participated in a Democratic caucus in Denver as a Precinct Captain for Barack Obama. This podcast contains interviews with fellow caucus goers and the general sounds of a very full school auditorium My precinct, 521, went 60-40 for Obama, and Colorado gave Obama a tidy 67% share of the caucus votes.
Music for the podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. Further information at http://earthpassage.com/glacier.htm
2008-02-0715 minSanibel Journal51 The Phoenix ConceptThis is an audio portrait of The Phoenix Concept, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility for homeless men. Contributions may be sent to The Phoenix Concept, 2162 Lawrence St., Denver, CO 80205. The phone number is 303-293-3620.Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig, and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. Please feel free to send your feedback to PodChronicles@gmail.com or leave a comment here on the show notes page.
2008-01-2418 minSanibel Journal50 Hydromechanics 101Jerome (Jerry) Lau of Construction Support Services, Inc., in Centennial, Colorado, has spent 50 years developing expertise in hydromechanics. Jerry has never written a poem about water, but the depth of his understanding of the topic struck me as similar to the level of attention an artist must devote to his or her subject in order to succeed. He recently finished a water-leak study of our building, and this morning he spoke with me about his work. The power of his expertise means he doesn't have to advertise or market the services he and his partner provide. His customers find him by w...
2008-01-1018 minSanibel Journal49 Home is Where Darlene IsA special Christmas week interview with my wife, Darlene, in which we discuss strategies for spouses married to social network addicts, quilting compared with podcasting, how to live in two cities, and how to transform Christmas shopping from a form of torture into an ordinary challenge, compliments of author Harville Hendrix and the dialog technique described in his book How to Get the Love You Want. I'm a big fan of The M Show podcast featuring John Wall and the lovely Carin, his wife, so this interview is indirect homage to them.The music for my po...
2007-12-2718 minSanibel Journal48 An Alarming Visit to Utterz.comAn interview in Maynard, Mass., with Randy Corke, left, president and chief marketing officer of RPM Communications, and Simeon "Sim" Margolis, co-founder of Utterz.com and head of new media at RPM. They credit Christian Burns, Eric Rice, and Chris Brogan as among the key users who helped Utterz gain impressive early success since its official launch in September. I love Utterz, because it enables me to use my iPhone to transfer immediate photos, audio, and text (and video as soon as the iPhone has it) to my blog, to Twitter, and Flickr, as well as to the Utterz website. In...
2007-12-1318 minSanibel JournalNew Comment Line: 206-350-8045The comment line number for my podcast has been changed to 206-350-8045. Sorry for the confusion!--Len Edgerly
2007-11-2900 minSanibel JournalEXTRA Nolan Bowie InterviewAn interview November 27, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard with Nolan Bowie, senior fellow and adjunct lecturer in public policy, after a class in his course, "New Media and Democracy." Addressing issues of propaganda and the internet.
2007-11-2923 minSanibel Journal47 Breakfast with Jeff PulverJeff Pulver hosted a social networking breakfast this morning at the S & S Restaurant and Deli in Cambridge, Mass. This podcast episode contains excerpts of conversations I recorded during the two-hour event. Included are Bryan Person, Israel Drori, Chris Brogan, Joyce Bettencourt, Michael Mikek, Oleg Puzyreff, Ian Carpenter, Steve Garfield, and Jeff Pulver. That much creativity in one room left me energized and glad for the chance for face-to-face time with people I find so intriguing when I encounter them on my computer screen. Many photos were taken and uploaded, mostly to Facebook, as well as some to Flickr.Th...
2007-11-2916 minSanibel Journal46 Paul Foley Goes MultimediaI met Paul Foley through Steve Garfield's Boston Media Makers, and today Paul joined me for a conversation about his explorations of multimedia tools and the Internet. An accomplished freelance environmental portrait photographer, Paul sees a squeeze developing in the market for such work, especially in print. In his mid-50s, he is ready to cross the digital divide into story telling through still photography, video, and audio. He's also looking to social networks such as Twitter for worldwide distribution. After our interview today at my Cambridge place, Paul e-mailed me a handsome portrait of himself that I used as the...
2007-11-1518 minSanibel JournalEXTRA Loic Le Meur InterviewLoïc Le Meur, the charismatic Frenchman who is starting a video conversation startup named Seesmic, spoke with me in the hallway today at Video on the Net (VON) in Boston. Loïc explained why radical transparency in his venture is not a risk, but a competitive advantage. That's why he and his team are posting videos five times a week, showing every detail of the startup and asking for help from the approximately 2,000 people subscribed. They give lots of it. Tres interessant! The waiting list to join Seesmic stands at about 5,000 and I'm right in ther...
2007-11-0107 minSanibel Journal45 Dean Whitbread InterviewVeteran Podcaster Dean Whitbread, a founder of the UK Podcasters Association, was in town this weekend for Podcamp Boston 2. We met online mainly through Twitter, and I enjoy following his smart and artful blogs, The Blog of Funk and Dean Whitbread. The iTunes Music Store contains his audio podcast, the Pod of Funk, and his video podcast, deek deekster: innit, both highly recommended. He also introduced John Cleese to podcasting. All this gives Dean lots of experience in podcasting and blogging, so it was a great opportunity to learn from him.Also on this episode, I hear from S...
2007-11-0117 minSanibel Journal44 Denver's RocktoberfestI'm glad I had a quick trip scheduled to Denver this week, because it gave me a chance to experience the stunned joy of Colorado Rockies fans looking forward to the club's first-ever World Series. I turned to two of my most baseball-savvy friends for explanations, Kes Woodward who was in town from Fairbanks, Alaska, and Michael Drummy, a longtime Red Sox fan who moved to Colorado 10 years ago. This episode has other voices, all helping tell an amazing sports story.Music is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Ma...
2007-10-1816 minSanibel Journal43 Lessons from Harvard Business SchoolAt my 30th reunion of the MBA Class of 1977 from Harvard Business School last week, I asked 13 of my classmates what was the most important thing they had learned at HBS. The answers were as varied as the people with whom I shared the B-School experience. Was it the people? Was it a way of thinking that amounts to applied common sense? All of the above and more. It was fun and enlightening to be with these folks again, and I'm grateful to everyone who spoke with me for this podcast episode. See you in 2012!
2007-10-0315 minSanibel Journal42 The Creative Capital of the WestErin Trapp, director of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, talks about how a new cultural center could reinvigorate Denver and help establish the city's claim as the Creative Capital of the West, as Mayor Hickenlooper likes to say. In this interview in Erin's office today, I learned some things I didn't know about the historic Carnegie Library/McNichols Building, where a cultural center might be created in Civic Center Park. The Audio Pod Chronicles theme music is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier J...
2007-09-2019 minSanibel Journal41 The Podcast SolutionRob Simon, the founder 30 years ago of Denver's well-known alternative weekly, Westword, has in the past few years turned his creativity and entrepreneurial talent toward podcasting. His company, BurstMarketing, created the impressive Cherry Creek Arts Festival podcast and continues to help business clients find solutions in podcasting. In this interview on Sept. 4, 2007, at Common Grounds Coffee Shop at Wazee and 17th Streets in Denver, he talked about what makes a successful podcast and about what he's looking for in the podcasting contractors whom he's hiring to help keep up with the opportunities. Special thanks to Twitter friends Goldiekatsu and Genuine for...
2007-09-0619 minSanibel Journal40 For the Love of TrainsYesterday I took Amtrak's Downeaster from Boston to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, hoping to capture words and sounds reflecting my lifelong love of trains. I also hoped I'd find someone to interview. Enter Peter McHugh. I think you'll enjoy his story.Flickr photo by Eric Olson (username: broccolbee) "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD
2007-08-2314 minSanibel Journal39 Barack's N.H. Birthday GiftAugust 4, 2007 was the 46th birthday of Barack Obama, and the New Hampshire campaign celebrated with a canvass in several cities. I answered the call to go to Portsmouth, where I spent four hours in very hot weather knocking on doors in nearby Dover. My partner was Will Gattis of Falmouth, Maine, who happens to be a terrific singer-songwriter, as well as a young man who believes Obama is a dream candidate who just might change the country. You can hear "Christopher," Will's song that closes the podcast, and several others at his MySpace page .
2007-08-0721 minSanibel Journal38 Baratunde Thurston InterviewVia phone, I caught up last night with Baratunde Thurston, a Boston-based writer, comedian and vigilante pundit whom I first met on Twitter . It turns out that Baratunde and I share a couple of common experiences, more than twenty-five years apart in Cambridge. In this interview, he talks about his personal history, his approach to comedy, his podcast, Twitter, and the recent Democratic presidential debate.Intro and outro music from "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD. Used by permission.
2007-07-2629 minSanibel Journal37 New Initiatives for Native ArtsI'm at a board meeting of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) in Northampton, Mass., where today we focused on the organization's new Native Arts program to support Native American artists in New England and across the country. I was struck by the role arts and culture have played in preserving the identity of native people through centuries of incredible hardship. Before dinner, I interviewed Pamela Kingfisher of LarsonAllen, who is working with the Ford Foundation to help create an entirely new national foundation to support native arts. In this episode, she provides some context and emphasizes the imp...
2007-07-1216 minSanibel Journal36 The Obama-Romney ConnectionI think I've uncovered something that connects Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, in an odd sort of way. I'm an unabashed Obama backer, but I am also intrigued by Romney. This episode contains excerpts of a huge conference call with Obama, as well as Romney on Leno and a famous quote from Romney's father, George.(Note: Despite what I say in the audio, this is Episode 36)
2007-06-2815 minSanibel Journal35 Harvard 35th ReunionLast week I attended my 35th reunion of the Harvard College Class of 1972. It was a lively, poignant event which featured an address by the school's most successful dropout, a reminder by the Rev. Peter Gomes that we are a community of the living and the dead, an anti-war ditty, real good music by Livingston Taylor, and a classmate's words of wisdom at the final brunch in Eliot House.
2007-06-1415 minSanibel Journal34 Headed to the Islandshttp://www.maho.org/Tomorrow morning I leave for St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to spend two weeks with my wife and her family at Maho Bay Camps. It's a very rustic setting, and I've decided it's not worth the hassle to try and keep to my weekly podcast schedule while I'm there. So I'll be back with the podcast in early June.
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