Podcast 110

What stories are catching my attention this week? How do the ‘dots’ connect? What to look for, and I round up the top stories midweek. The conspiracy theorists are already filling the factual holes on the mysterious disappearance of Flight 370. Are you getting the right information to make informed decisions about what the US Foreign Policy should be with Russia and the Ukraine, or are you letting cable television ‘entertainment news’ shows do your thinking for you? What can today’s long term unemployed learn from 16 year old coders who are already making money? Are the Koch brothers really the biggest political contributors? (Not by a long shot). And one really angry story about a cat “with a history of violence”. Sponsored by Ryan Plumbing and Heating of Saint Paul

Podcast 109

The future of podcasts. Podcasting is growing by leaps and bounds. How do original podcasters handle the arrival of new podcasts from local radio personalities? How is podcasting different from over-the-air broadcasting? Why is podcasting a breath of fresh air, the future of spoken word, and The New Talk? A rare ‘stream of consciousness’ podcast for Bob Davis, hitting on technology, podcasting, BitCoin, why we may not need much government at all someday, why we have to change how we talk about politics to each other, and much more. Some people think I should do more of these. We’ll see. Sponsored by Baklund R&D