An episode of Stop Podcasting Yourself with guest Paul F. Tompkins. Dave and Graham from Stop Podcasting Yourself will be joining us for MaxFunCon 2011.

Marc Maron performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

Al Madrigal performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

The hilarious Maria Bamford performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

Jad Abumrad gives the MaxFunCon audience some insight into how Radiolab is made. Jad explains some of the behind-the-scenes techniques used to make the information presented on his radio program sound like music.

Tickets go on sale Black Friday at MaxFunCon.com.

Tickets for MaxFunCon 2011 will go on sale on Black Friday, November 26th.

Chef Julia Crookston will be our in-house cooking instructor at MaxFunCon, and she'll be helping us make delicious zucchini pickles in her workshop. Her cooking tip for today: experiment with making your own salad dressing. It's easier than you think.

Sketch group Elephant Larry offers this take on pre-movie entertainment.

This week's podcast features Jesse's recent conversation with Merlin Mann about his forthcoming book Inbox Zero, the difference between thinking and doing, distractibility, and perceived barriers to doing work. In other words, how (and why) you should just keep moving.