Ellen Hinton, a.k.a Ellen Once Again, stops by to talk about music, technology and technology in music. She’s an accomplished musician with a recording career, in addition to being a music teacher and technology lover.
61: The Mind of an Indie Developer with Craig Scott
Craig Scott, the brains behind iThoughts mind mapping software for Mac and iOS, joins the show to talk about brainstorming, the App Store, the life of an indie developer and some of the apps that are getting the most use on his Mac and iPhone right now.
60: Squirrel Tail Nunchaku with Aaron Mahnke
Freelance designer and podcaster Aaron Mahnke swings by to discuss design obsession, podcasting, iPad games and literature.
59: The Agony and Ecstasy of Games with Gil Hova
Gil Hova is a board game designer. He’s also a programmer during the day, but his real passion lies in the design of puzzles and challenges, and figuring out what makes things “fun.” We chat about board games, video games, reviewers, egos, and the essence of fun.
58: The IT in Creativity with James Barclay
James Barclay, IT consultant, hobbyist developer and comic creator joins Brett to talk about art, macs and coding for fun and profit.
57: Digging in with Dr. Drang
Dr. Drang, a consulting engineer well known amongst nerds on the Internet, talks with Brett about aging gracefully, music history and how we decide where to focus our attention.
56: The productive benefits of Drone Metal with Wesley Terpstra
Wesley Terpstra, Brett’s brother, joins Systematic to discuss familial introversion, how an artist’s eye and perspective on the world may differ, the benefits of walking and the practical application of metal (music).
55: This is a Vespa with Erik Sagen
Brett takes web designer and voice actor Erik Sagen on a winding journey through tech talk, life lessons and discussions about siblings. Brett cries. No joke.
54: Amusionist with Victor Agreda Jr.
TUAW editor-in-chief Victor Agreda Jr. discusses Apple blogging, comedy and magic.
53: Virtuoso Townie with Jim Trouten
Jim Trouten, a MN musician, music teacher and sound guy, joins Brett to discuss music, touring, small town life and some great top picks.
52: Addicted to freelancing with Robert Palmer
Not that Robert Palmer. The one who’s still alive and doing awesome things, despite his vertebral artery’s best attempts. From freelancing to email rage to beer, this conversation covers a lot of ground.
51: Creativity, Learning and Comics with Nick Sousanis
Nick Sousanis guests to talk about the dissertation he’s writing at Columbia — as a comic book. We talk about learning through mixed media, work through why I’m so fascinated with things I know so little about and philosophize about comic books.
50: John Gruber on iOS design, Markdown and ice cube trays
John Gruber joins Brett to talk Vesper, Markdown, editing posts and how it applies to interface design.
49: Nerduality with TJ Luoma
TJ Luoma, TUAW editor, blogger, pastor and all-around nerd guests to talk about nerds in church, Mac mini media centers and automation of all sorts.
48: Aditi Terpstra and a room full of Bretts
Brett’s wife, Aditi, joins him to talk about dogs, myths, animal behavior and nerds who don’t love computers.