Alex Enkerli, an ethnologist living in Montreal, joins Brett to discuss ethnography, appropriating tech and user innovation driving technological progress.
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92: Fascinating Details with Ryan Irelan
Ryan Irelan is the owner of Mijingo and the primary creator behind its stream of popular tech tutorial videos. He’s also the Vice President of Technology at Happy Cog. He joins Brett and talks about both of those things, up until Brett derails the conversation with a Bruce Springsteen question.
91: Ad Hilaritatem with Brother Gabriel Mosher
Brother Gabriel Mosher comes by to talk about technology in the life of a Dominican Friar.
90: Zachary Kain on design, writing and ADHD
Zachary Kain joins Brett to discuss UX design, writing and surviving ADHD without medication.
89: Colin Devroe on developing in the open
Colin Devroe of Plain talks about developing in the open versus siloed creation. Rounded out by kayaking, watercolors and the Top 3 Picks.
88: David Macdonald hacks music and fitness
David Macdonald, contemporary classical composer and music business teacher, on creativity, composing and losing weight through life hacking.
87: David Duval – Hobbits and Higher Ed
David Duval talks about life in New Zealand, distance learning and technology in higher education.
86: Nick Honko on Technology and Learning
Nick Honko, med student and world traveler, joins Brett to talk about tricks and techniques for studying, learning and traveling around the world inexpensively.
85: Adam Christianson – on getting to independent
Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast joins Brett to talk about how he got from design student to IT guy to independent podcaster.
84: Capturing Emotion with Aaron Hockley
Aaron Hockley, programmer and part-time professional photographer, talks about photography, life paths and whether or not college should be considered a vital part of our education.
83: Creative Productivity with Dave Seah
Dave Seah joins Brett to talk about motivation, creation and defining success. And shooting flies.
82: Coding Legalese with John Voorhees
John Voorhees, bankruptcy lawyer, joins Brett to talk about parallels between the law process and coding. iOS development, drink mixes and a highly varied selection of Top 3 Picks.
81: Greg Pierce on tortoises, app development and pizza
Greg Pierce — developer of Drafts, Terminology and Phraseology for iOS — stops by to talk about productivity, efficiency and why tortoises and turtles are so fascinating.
79: Indie Life with Marco Arment
Marco Arment swings by Systematic to help Brett get started on his new life as an independent developer. From time management (or lack of) to light bulbs…
78: Telling Stories with Jeff Severns Guntzel
Jeff Severns Guntzel is a journalist who works across mediums using everything from data journalism to comics to tell stories. Jeff and Brett discuss problems in Iraq and the challenges faced by veterans, dig into the tools of the journalism trade, and reminisce about punk rock days.