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- Manton Reece
Manton recalls his earliest podcasting experiments, then shares his personal experiences in co-producing the Core Intuition podcast and developing tools for the open Web.
Podcast case study: Core Intuition (producer)
Find Manton at manton.org.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Experimentation and Serendipity 00:00:00- Dave Winer
- RSS
- iPod
- Podcast Shuffle
- Core Intuition
- Daniel Jalkut
- Mac
- iOS
- iPod shuffle
- Video podcasts
- Merlin Mann
- Apple TV
- Mac mini
- Front Row (software)
- Apple Remote
Soundbites 00:11:24- Trains
- Manton recording rail sounds back in the day (photo)
- Disneyland
- NPR
- Worldwide Developers Conference
- Chinatown, San Francisco
- Cable car
- COVID-19 pandemic
- iPhone
- iTunes
Core Intuition 00:17:07- Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
- Slack
- Apple, Inc.
- The Talk Show with John Gruber
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- Relay FM
- Micro.blog
Micro.blog 00:28:13- Wavelength for Micro.blog (blog post by Manton about the app and the microcasting feature on the site)
- Timetable
- Kickstarter
- Wavelength for Micro.blog (iOS app)
- Microblogging
- Anchor
- MP3
- Spotify
- Odeo
- Twitter
- Indie Microblogging (book)
A Vision for the Open Web 00:39:06- Facebook
- IndieWeb
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
A Special NoteMartin is a paid subscriber of Manton Reece’s Core Intuition membership program and his paid service, Micro.blog; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on Manton as a participant of this academic podcasting project.
48 min - Geoff Kim
Geoff tells the story of a podcast that came from conversation with his workmates; he then elaborates on technological experimentation with his co-host and ponders what the future of the medium will be.
Podcast case study: Naked Tech Podcast (producer)
Find Geoff at geoff.kim.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Over Lunch and Between Meetings 00:00:00- This Week in Tech (TWiT)
- Leo Laporte
- Tom Merritt
- Daily Tech News Show (DTNS)
- Apple, Inc.
- iPod
- iPhone
- iTunes
- Samsung
- iPhone 4
- Kelvin Lee
- Naked Tech Podcast
- Open plan
- Surry Hills, New South Wales
- RØDE Microphones
- Apple Podcasts
- Serial
Conversations as a Hobby 00:07:55- From hobby to hero: The history of Apple TV (example of ‘hobby’ status for Apple products)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Information technology
Shifting Consumption 00:11:29- last.fm
- According to The Free Dictionary, the definition of ’scrobbling’ is ‘to record a listener's musical preferences and recommend similar music that he or she might enjoy’.
- Spotify
- Audible
- Bitcoin
- YouTube
- No Agenda
- Adam Curry
- Twitch
- Naked Tech Podcast on Twitch
- Naked Tech Podcast on YouTube
- LinkedIn
Podcast ‘Purity’ 00:20:11- Thumbnail
Hiatus and Future Production 00:22:33- Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)
- Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
- Las Vegas
- Marvel Comics
- Marvel Entertainment
- DC Comics
- DC Entertainment
- San Diego Comic-Con International
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- DALL•E
- Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3)
- Salvador Dali
- Al Gore
- Geoff’s ‘Al Gore on the dance floor’ tweet
- Virtual reality (VR)
- Oculus Rift
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Her (2013 film)
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
32 min - Jean MacDonald
Jean recalls her extensive history of podcast listening and production; along the way, she covers her work in technology and online community management and her interest in productivity and sci-fi.
Podcast case study: Hemispheric Views (listener)
Find Jean at micro.welltempered.net.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Insight into the Industry 00:00:00- Audiobook
- Cassette tape
- iPod
- Apple Podcasts (iTunes back then)
- The Ricky Gervais Show (podcast)
- The Office (British TV series)
- Macintosh
- iPhone
- Your Mac Life
- Farewell YML (article about Your Mac Life and Shawn King)
- Mac Geek Gab
- MacCast
- Adam Christianson
- Smile Software
- Macworld Expo
- Greg Scown
Somebody Has to Care! 00:10:44- Orphan Black (2013 TV series)
- Allison Sheridan
- Sestracast
- Jason Snell
- The Incomparable
- Relay FM
- Kathy Campbell
- GarageBand
- James Dempsey
- Getting Things Done
- David Allen
- Merlin Mann
- The Weekly Review
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995 TV series)
- Micro Monday
- Brent Simmons
- The Omni Group
- OmniFocus
An In-house Podcast 00:18:23- Manton Reece
- Micro.blog
- Twitter #FollowFriday
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Hemispheric Views
Overload 00:24:29- NosillaCast
- Mac Power Users
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- The Talk Show with John Gruber
- Core Intuition
Tech or Not? 00:28:23- iOS
- The Walt Disney Company
- Walt Disney World
- Disneyland
- Apple, Inc.
Community Engagement 00:32:37- Kickstarter
- The Matrix Resurrections: a Counter-review in Bullet Points (the exceptionally long reply that became a post on Martin’s Feld Notes blog)
- Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Micro.blog Help Center
- Plug-in (computing)
- Discover on Micro.blog
- Notes (Apple)
- Accessibility
- Alt attribute
Broad Availability 00:44:25- Random Trek
- Scott McNulty
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
A Special NoteJean is a paid subscriber of Martin’s One Prime Plus membership program for the shared podcast, Hemispheric Views, and Martin subscribes to her shared service, Micro.blog; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on Jean as a participant of this academic podcasting project.
52 min - Michael Fürstenberg
Michael recounts his earliest podcast consumption—in line with his commuting and work in development—expands on his music fandom and offers a Norwegian perspective on US-centric tech discussion.
Podcast case study: Hemispheric Views (listener)
Find Michael at furstenberg.co.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Commuting and Developing 00:00:00- Hemispheric Views Discord
- RSS
- Sony Ericsson
- Java (programming language)
- MP3
- Apple
- BBC
- Software developer
- Edtech
- Hemispheric Views
Tech and Music Nerdery 00:06:25- The Talk Show
- 5by5
- Hypercritical
- John Siracusa
- Build and Analyze was a weekly news and discussion show about technology by Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin; web searches for the podcast now return 404 error webpages.
- Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)
- Merlin Mann
- Relay FM
- Harald Are Lund (mentioned Norwegian broadcaster)
- Iron Maiden
- Time shifting
- Commodore 64
- Oslo, Norway
- The podcaster whom Michael recalls was participating in a game developers’ conference called Konsoll Bergen.
- Slack (software)
- Discord
Regular People 00:16:24- Six Colors
- Svelte Radio
- JavaScript
Differing Cultural Views 00:19:44- Daring Fireball
- itv
- Wikipedia
- Prime Minister
- President (government title)
Searching for New Voices 00:26:10- Person of colour
- Alex Cox
- Two Headed Girl (the mentioned podcast about Alex and her partner)
- Twitter
- Article about Podcasting 2.0 and other technologies
- YouTube
- Netflix
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
35 min - David Brown
David shares why he finds the relatability of tech podcasters important and how his commitment to running has influenced his audio preferences.
Podcast case study: Hemispheric Views (listener)
Find David at superdavey.com.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
I’ll Give It a Go 00:00:00- Russell Ivanovic
- Shifty Jelly / Pocket Casts
- An article about Pocket Weather and alternatives at the time of its ceased development
- iPhone
- Leo Laporte
- This Week in Tech
- Twitter
Leaving Podcast Subscriptions 00:04:54- The Prompt
- Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)
- Spotify
- Android (operating system)
- Apple Inc.
Following Hemispheric Views 00:12:05- Hemispheric Views
- iMessage
- Gabriel (aka Gabz)
- Perth, Australia
- Connected
Relatability, Affordances and Context 00:15:15- Casefile
- Darknet Diaries
- Audiobook
- The Expanse (novel series)
- The Midnight Library (novel)
- Honeybee (novel)
Interacting with Other Fans 00:24:04- Hemispheric Views Discord
- BubbleSort
- Relay FM
- Apple Watch
- Home screen
Preferences and Aspirations 00:30:20- TV listings — also generally called ’TV guides)
- Garmin
- Audible (service)
- John Chidgey
- Queensland, Australia
1.5x 00:38:32- Listening to podcasts at '1.5x speed' refers to the ability to adjust playback in various podcast apps.
- Overcast
- Castro
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
42 min - Andrew Canion
Andrew explains why podcasts are more valuable to him than music and describes how his tech interests and sport fandom have intersected over the years.
Podcast case study: Hemispheric Views (producer)
Find Andrew at andrewcanion.com.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
You’d Have to Explain 00:00:00- ThinkPad
- iPod
- iTunes
- Adam Curry — aka ‘The Podfather’
- Audiobook
- BBC World Service (BBC Sounds)
- Serial
- Leo Laporte
- Discord
- Perth, Western Australia
Critical Mass 00:07:08- Bill Simmons
- Relay FM
- 5by5
- ESPN
- Slack
- Discourse
- Reddit
- Hello Internet
- Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)
- Neutral
Determining the Time Budget 00:09:55- Mac Power Users
- Mac Power Users forum
Apps and Shows 00:13:06- When Andrew says ‘stock apps’, he’s referring to default apps for podcast subscription and playback, rather than software for tracking the stock market.
- Overcast
- Pocket Casts
- Castro
- iPad
- Apple Podcasts app
- Siri
- Hamish and Andy
- 99% Invisible
- National Basketball League (NBL)
- Core Intuition
- Dan Benjamin
- MP3
- What Is Dynamic Ad Insertion? (DAI)
Becoming a Producer 00:21:10- Keep Practising
- Micro.blog
- The Basketball Tournament
- NBL Pocket Podcast
- Co-host ‘Joe’ is Joseph Corr.
Community, Friendship and Persona 00:28:06- @NBL on Twitter
- NBL Pocket Podcast Discord server
- Hemispheric Views
- Jason Burk
- ‘Meatspace’ = the physical world, as opposed to the virtual world (or ‘cyberspace’)
- Justin Bieber
Performance and Preparation 00:37:16- Woolworths Supermarkets
- NBL1
- Kayo
- Perth Redbacks
Reflecting on Hemispheric Views 00:45:59- RSS
- One Prime Plus — Patreon site for Hemispheric Views
- Patreon
- YouTube
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
52 min - Jason Burk
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 (producer)
Find Jason at grepjason.sh.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Listen Whenever You Want 00:00:00- TechTV
- Windows Registry
- The Tech Guy
- Leo Laporte
- RSS
- Window management
- Windows 98
- AOL
- Digital video recorder (DVR)
- Jeopardy!
- 2600: The Hacker Quarterly
- Google Podcasts
- Apple Podcasts
When Podcasts Became Podcasts 00:09:49- Time shifting
- MP3
- iPod
- Apple 30-pin dock connector
- The history of the word ‘Podcast’
- CD player
- Cassette player
- Walkman
- Digital rights management (DRM)
- iPod Video
- Computer Shopper (US magazine)
- Consumer Technology Association (CES)
Connecting with Hosts 00:16:43- ‘How it feels to listen to podcasts’ meme
- NPR
- YouTube
Becoming a Producer 00:22:41- Search engine optimisation
- Discord
- iMessage
- Andrew Canion
- Hemispheric Views
- 000: International Mac Nerds — ‘Episode 00’, which was originally episode 39 of the Lounge Ruminator podcast
- Micro.blog
- YouTube Creator Awards — aka ‘plaques from Google’
- Patreon
- One Prime Plus — Patreon site for Hemispheric Views
Changes and Show Notes 00:40:33- Software widget
- Social bookmarking — aka ‘read-it-later’ services
- What are podcast show notes and why do you need them?
- Here's a hint: these very show notes are influenced by the excellent format that Jason brought to Hemispheric Views.
- Easter egg (media)
The Future of the Medium 00:50:55- Cross-platform software — linked to the use of the term ‘platform-agnostic’
- Amazon Kindle
- Spotify
- General 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
- Whippersnipper
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
1 hr 9 min - Introducing Really Specific Stories
Listen to host Martin Feld explain the background, purpose and approach of Really Specific Stories, as he sets out to interview participants of the RSS-based tech-podcasting community.
Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.
Background and Purpose 00:00:00- RSS
- Fandom
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- University of Wollongong (UOW)
- Dr. Kate Bowles at UOW and on Twitter
- Dr. Christopher Moore at UOW and on Twitter
- Lounge Ruminator
- Feld Notes
- Andrew Canion
- Jason Burk
- Example definitions of open technologies
- Spotify
Methodology and Approach 00:03:47- Qualitative research
- Narrative inquiry
- Day, L., Cunsolo, A., Castleden, H., Martin, D., Hart, C., Anaviapik-Soucie, T., Russell, G., Paul, C., Dewey, C. and Harper, S.L., 2017, ‘The Expanding Digital Media Landscape of Qualitative and Decolonizing Research: Examining Collaborative Podcasting as a Research Method’, in MediaTropes eJournal, Vol. 7, No. 1., pp. 203–228
- Alex Canion
- The relevant source for Norman Denzin’s narrative epiphanies was: Savin-Baden, M. and Van Niekerk, L., 2007, ‘Narrative Inquiry: Theory and Practice’, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 459-472.
Episodes to Come... 00:07:30- Accessibility
- Ferrite Recording Studio — In Depth (including information on MP3 chapter markers and other affordances)
CreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio
Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion
Contact- Website: www.rsspod.net
- Email: [email protected]
- Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld — with the rebranding of Twitter to X and the deteriorating situation on that site, I made the decision after publication to switch focus to Mastodon instead, which is a more open alternative.
- Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld
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About Really Specific Stories
From the publisher's feed
Join Martin Feld, podcast studies researcher and co-host of Hemispheric Views, as he delves into narratives of tech-podcast fandom and the role of open RSS, featuring producers and their listeners.…
(The show is currently on hiatus, as the collected interviews have been analysed and included in the submitted thesis.)