Just Talking Podcast

Sridhar Iyengar, Co-founder and CTO for AgaMatrix, is on the podcast this week talking all about the iBGStar. We discuss all aspects of the iBGStar from early inspiration to initial response and eventual support from Apple. Sridhar also opens up about the FDA and explains why they aren't the necessarily the bag guy when it comes to innovation. There's also some talk about the complexities and incredible potential for mobile health. Enjoy.

Follow Sridhar on Twitter at @SridIyengar.

And be sure to check out the latest on the iBGStar at agamatrix.com and ibgstar.us.

Run Time - 1:08:10

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Alexis Gallisá, Art Director for GiantBomb.com is on the podcast this week. Among the topics covered are his work on Giant Bomb and the effort required to redesign its website, his early motivations for getting interested in web design, and the invaluable feedback of the Giant Bomb community. We also talk about his life with diabetes, explore the phrase "your diabetes may vary", and Alexis opens up about the unique advocacy opportunities that present itself when you decide to eat 60 chicken nuggets in front of a 20,000 person livestream. Enjoy.

Follow Alexis on Twitter at @alexisg.

And if you're not familiar with giantbomb.com, you should fix that. Now.

Run Time - 49:29

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Burt Herman, co-founder of Storify is on this week talking about, naturally, Storify. We cover its origins, unique use cases, and its hopeful impact on the future of online journalism. We also spend some time talking about his early inspirations that led him to journalism, experiences working for the Associated Press, traveling the world, and his time spent embedded with troops in Iraq. Enjoy.

Follow Burt on Twitter at @BurtHerman.

Learn more about Storify at storify.com.

And you can learn more about Hacks/Hackers at hackshackers.com.

Run Time - 46:43

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Max Temkin is on the podcast this week talking about the origin, popularity, and expansion of Cards Against Humanity, what it takes to write smart comedy, the power of Humans vs. Zombies, and using lawn furniture to mark your parking spot in a snow storm. That last one was a bit of a surprise, but it's well worth the listen. Enjoy.

Follow Max on Twitter at @MaxTemkin.

Learn more about Humans vs. Zombies at humansvszombies.org.

And you can learn more about Cards Against Humanity at cardsagainsthumanity.com and cardsagainsthumanity.com/gb respectively.

Run Time - 1:12:39

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Susannah Fox, Associate Director at Pew Internet & American Life Project, is on the podcast this week. We spend the hour admiring data, the process of developing a study, the value of open data, and we take a glimpse at how deep the rabbit hole of research and analysis can go. Enjoy.

Follow Susannah on Twitter at @SusannahFox.

And you can keep up with Susannah's findings and musings at pewinternet.org and e-patients.net respectively.

Run Time - 1:03:47

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This is a public service announcement from Parris Lilly, wherein he reveals the name of his new podcast, discusses his favorite James Bond, opens up about the gaming industry and puts Boxee in its place. Enjoy.

Follow Parris on Twitter at @vicious696.

Run Time - 56:14

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This is a public service announcement from Dr. Dana Hardin, medical director and pediatric endocrinologist, at Eli Lilly and Company campus in Indianapolis talking about hypoglycemia alert dogs. Enjoy.

For more information about Dr. Hardin's work and hypoglycemia alert dogs, go to icandog.org.

Run Time - 31:51

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Sean Bonner, co-founder and global director of Safecast, is on the podcast this week. Safecast is about two things: collecting radiation measurements and sharing that data with anyone who gets curious. We spend the hour talking about Safecast's origins, his work measuring radiation levels in Japan, and Safecast's reception around the world. Enjoy.

For more information about Safecast, go to blog.safecast.org and on Twitter at @safecast.

You can follow Sean on Twitter at @seanbonner.

Run Time - 52:26

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This week I'm joined by Dave Olson, VP of Community for Hootsuite. You can expect conversation about Hootsuite's origins, Dave's evolving role at Hootsuite, social media best practices, Hootsuite's international expansion and owl obsessions. You can also expect expertly crafted segues, but I won't spoil who had the best transition from one topic to another. Enjoy.

For more information about Hootsuite, check out hootsuite.com.

You can learn all about HootClub at facebook.com/groups/hootclub or @hootclub.

And of course, you can follow Dave on Twitter at @daveohoots.

Run Time - 59:50

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This past weekend (September 28-30) I attended Medicine X at Stanford University as a recipient of one of their ePatient Scholarships. The conferenced featured a variety of speakers and topics including technology startups, ePatient perspectives, and innovation opportunities aimed to address the wide range of healthcare issues facing the world. Kim Vlasnik and Cherise Shockley were also award ePatient Scholarships and they were gracious enough to hop on the podcast to reflect on the experience. Enjoy.

For more information about Medicine X, go to medicinex.stanford.edu.

Follow Kim on Twitter at @txtngmypancreas and textingmypancreas.com.

Follow Cherise on Twitter at @SweeterCherise and diabetessocmed.com.

Run Time - 42:07

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