Systematic

Merlin joins Brett to inaugurate season two of Systematic. From mediocre home automation tools to the latest in Teppanyaki videos, two ADHD podcasters catch up after a couple of years.

Bill Carroll is a scuba diving instructor and marketing guy. Emily Hafele is a salon owner and part time model. They've come together and are pursuing a photo project and exploring visual storytelling.

Alex Fischer is a bookkeeper and financial consultant with Open Bookkeeping, and community organizer with The Root Social Justice Center. She joins Brett to talk about anti-capitalist accounting, queer issues, activism, and (mostly Brett's fault) cats.

Ted Nelson is a philosopher, free range intellectual, and an American pioneer of information technology. He joins Brett to discuss his project Xanadu, the world wide web, and what he hopes his legacy will be.

Kelly Guimont is, among other things, an App Camp for Girls founding volunteer. She joins Brett to talk about getting girls into tech early, plus her own early start in IT. Dr. Who, Kelly's everyday carry, and all the nerd stuff you love.

Jeff Perry is a professional audio engineer, as well as a blogger and podcaster. He joins Brett to talk about life in news production, going iPad only (and back), and an era of online fame and misfortune.

Amanda Daniels --- a podcaster, a personal banker, and director of The Tech Homies--- joins Brett to talk about going from having little interest in tech to working at Radio Shack to starting a non-profit to bring tech to the residents of Pontiac, Michigan.

Rosemary Orchard is a web developer and automation expert who co-hosts a new podcast called Automators along with David Sparks. She joins Brett to talk about being a woman in tech and how she got started in automation and coding.

Jeff Porten is an IT consultant and author, most recently of Take Control of Your Productivity. He joins Brett to talk about ADHD, Pugwash USA, and (obviously) productivity.

Mary Jo Klinker, activist, agitator, associate professor and director of women's gender and sexuality studies at Winona State University in Minnesota, returns to talk about abolition as a concept and a modern movement.