Tue, 5 December 2023
This is a conversation I recorded today with State Rep. Adam Botana, R-District 80, about the bill he has drafted to create a Captiva Island Conservation Area. His comments are timely, because the Lee County Commissioners will discuss proposed land use changes for Captiva at their meeting tomorrow (Dec. 6) at 9:30 a.m. For video of this interview, click here for the YouTube version. |
Fri, 23 June 2023
Environmental Policy Director, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Commission (SCCF), left, with host Len Edgerly on Zoom Links SCCF web site Click here to donate to SCCF "Commissioners Grant 90-day Continuance on Proposed Land Use Changes" at SCCF.org - June 20, 2023 "South Seas Island Resort controversy prompts Lee County Commissioners to postpone public hearing" by David Dorsey at WINK News - June 20, 2023 To download this episode right-click here.
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Thu, 15 June 2023
Vice President, Captiva Community Panel, addressing special meeting of the Sanibel City Council on June 14, 2023 Recorded video of Sanibel City Council’s special meeting on June 14, 2023, highlighting the threats of a proposed Lee County ordinance on Sanibel and Captiva’s sanctuary status. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) request to contact Lee County Commissioners in advance of June 20, 2023, meeting to consider the ordinance. Lee County Commissioners contact information: District 1: Kevin Ruane District 2: Cecil Pendergrass District 3: Ray Sandelli District 4: Brian Hamman, Chairman District 5: Mike Greenwell, Vice Chairman Click here to download audio |
Thu, 15 June 2023
Len Edgerly recording this episode Recorded video of Sanibel City Council's special meeting on June 14, 2023, highlighting the threats of a proposed Lee County ordinance on Sanibel and Captiva's sanctuary status. Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) request to contact Lee County Commissioners in advance of June 20, 2023, meeting to consider the ordinance. Lee County Commissioners contact information: District 1: Kevin Ruane District 2: Cecil Pendergrass District 3: Ray Sandelli District 4: Brian Hamman, Chairman District 5: Mike Greenwell, Vice Chairman Click here to download this episode. |
Thu, 30 March 2023
Sanibel Causeway Reconstruction Kati at Linkedin FDOT Sanibel and Pine Island Hurricane Ian Relief at YouTube - November, 2022 Linkedin video of Kati on site at the causeway WINK TV coverage of hurricane recovery - January 6, 2023
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Wed, 15 March 2023
2023 National Hurricane Conference MySanibel website SanCap Citizens for a Resilient Future Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF)
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Tue, 28 February 2023
City officials, residents, and Sanibel lovers from all over gathered at the foot of the iconic Sanibel Lighthouse before dawn this morning for the re-lighting of the lighthouse, which was battered by Hurricane Ian but was still standing after the storm. It's taken five months for the official return of the rhythmic light atop the lighthouse, built in 1884. Local coverage by WINK TV news, ABC-7, and yahoo! Facebook video by Audrey Stewart
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Tue, 14 February 2023
Environmental Policy Director, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) Links Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) "DePaolis Joins SCCF as Environmental Policy Director" - SCCF website April 6, 2022 Florida Right to Clean Water drive to amend Florida's Constitution The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack E. Davis The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald
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Sun, 29 January 2023
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Sun, 15 January 2023
Michael of Sage and Indigo Juice Company Today is a big day in the recovery of Sanibel from Hurricane Ian. The Sanibel Island Farmers Market has returned! I interviewed vendors, shoppers, and Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith this morning at the Jerry's Supermarket parking lot. If you hear this before the market closes today, come on down! |
Mon, 9 January 2023
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Fri, 23 December 2022
Sharing Stories of Trauma and Recovery Links St. Michael & All Angels Church, Sanibel FL Chico’s women’s clothing, Sanibel Recovering from Losses in Life by H. Norman Wright My Kindle Chronicles podcast ### If you’d like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time. |
Tue, 20 December 2022
Roy Jones is golf course superintendent at the Dunes Golf & Tennis Club on Sanibel island. He spoke with me today about progress the club is making toward re-opening the 18-hole course for play. Note: you can hear each episode of the Sanibel Journal on any Alexa device. Just say, "Alexa, enable Sanibel Journal" to add it to your flash briefings. Then say, "Alexa, flash" to hear the latest episode. |
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Tue, 6 December 2022
Mark is a nearby neighbor of ours who introduced Darlene and me to the game of pickleball more than a year ago. We took our pickleball passion north in May, to Massachusetts and Maine, and were looking forward to reconnecting with Mark and others in Sanibel. Hurricane Ian left piles of debris and a stubborn film of fine silt on the court. This morning we helped Mark begin the cleanup, which is going to take a lot of hours. His enthusiasm and belief in Sanibel's recovery are infectious! Note: you can hear each episode of the Sanibel Journal on any Alexa device. Just say, "Alexa, enable Sanibel Journal" to add it to your flash briefings. Then say, "Alexa, flash" to hear the latest episode. |
Mon, 5 December 2022
On the third morning of our current stay on Sanibel in a rental house, we heard the loud sound of a truck approaching. When we saw it was one of the double-bin debris-hauling vehicles, I took some photos and asked the guy standing behind the truck if he could tell us a little about the process. He turned out to be a Monitor, whose duties do not involve traffic control of any kind. He is responsible for assuring that the right stuff is picked up, and he takes photos of everything. There is still a lot of debris on Sanibel 67 days after Hurricane Ian hit the island hard. BTW, you can hear each episode of the Sanibel Journal on any Alexa device. Just say, "Alexa, enable Sanibel Journal" to add it to your flash briefings. Then say, "Alexa, flash" to hear the latest episode. |
Wed, 30 November 2022
As we prepare to travel to our home on Sanibel tomorrow I am in the midst of pointed conversations with insurance reps over the Loss of Use portion of our homeowners' policy with Lloyds. |
Wed, 23 November 2022
Bikes awaiting us in Sanibel... This morning we confirmed the rental of a neighbor's home for December and January, which means we are headed to Sanibel in a week to oversee repairs to our home and do what we can to help out on the island. I can't wait to be back on Sanibel!
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Fri, 4 November 2022
General Manager of Jerry's Foods Sanibel Island, FL Rick Cunningham has been a very busy guy since Hurricane Ian hit Sanibel on September 28, 2022. He and his team got Jerry's up and running two weeks ago. In this episode of the Sanibel Journal, Rick explains the obstacles that had to be overcome to re-open the store and what he sees ahead for the island. Note: You can hear each week's episode of the Sanibel Journal on your Alexa devices. Just say, "Alexa, enable Sanibel Journal" to add it to your flash briefings. Then say, "Alexa, flash" to hear the latest episode. I usually release new episodes at noon on Wednesday, but I didn't want to wait until next week to bring you this conversation. Thanks for listening! |
Wed, 2 November 2022
Darlene and I got our first look at our home on Sanibel this morning. The ride from our Airbnb in Cape Coral via the miraculously repaird Sanibel causeway was smooth, without delays. Our purple hurricane pass hanging from the rental-car mirror led a sheriff at the checkpoint to wave us on by without slowing down. The scenes of devastation on our beloved island are sobering and put us in a kind of shock at first. But as we began connecting with the repairs contractor, our neighbors, and adjusters the work of rebuilding took hold. It will be a long road. I believe it will lead to a stronger community and houses better able to withstand the next storm. Stay safe! |
Wed, 26 October 2022
I spoke with Kara Souza, wife of Sanibel City Manager Dana Souza, this morning about what she has learned about the island since Hurricane Ian hit, her husband's leadership skills, and how anyone who loves Sanibel can help with the island's recovery. Click here to donate to the Charitable Foundation of the Islands. You can also hear each week's episode of the Sanibel Journal on your Alexa devices. Just say, "Alexa, enable Sanibel Journal" to add it to your flash briefings. Then say, "Alexa, flash" to hear the latest episode. I have been podcasting for 14 years with The Kindle Chronicles and am glad to create this platform for sharing news and voices of Sanibel. My wife and I purchased a home on the island last year. We are headed there from Boston next week to see first-hand the condition of the house. If you would like to suggest someone for me to interview for a future episode--including yourself!--please email me at podchronicles AT gmail DOT com. |
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Sun, 16 August 2015
As I have continued to think about how to handle the podcast during our trip to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador in October, I had the idea to see if I might be able to upload episodes from my iPhone 6 Plus during the trip. I won't have my MacBook Air with me, so this would be a streamlined, stripped-down version of the show. But it might be of interest to you, if I can find topics related to the Kindle and eBooks, mixed in with sounds and observations of a more general nature from the trip. To record this test audio, I used a very simple iOS app named Opinion, which enabled me to share the file to my Dropbox account. From there, I opened my Libsyn dashboard in Safari on the iPhone, and it seems to be working. Please let me know if this arrives in your podcatcher and how it sounds! Thanks, Len P.S. For the image test, I'm enclosing a photo of Claire taken here at Ocean Park last week.
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Sun, 12 September 2010
Excerpt from an interview on September 12, 2010, with Diane Williamson, wife of handcrafted fine art photographer Joel Anderson, on her support of his artwork through Twitter. I discovered Joel's booth at the St. Louis Art Fair because a tweet Diane posted. |
Tue, 11 August 2009
Comments from Ray and Mark, two of those who attended President Obama's town hall meeting on health care today, August 11, 2009. Although they disagreed with the health care reform proposal, they said they thought Obama was honest and did a good job at the session.
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Sat, 8 August 2009
Phillip Zannini, aka @phillymac, an good Internet friend of mine, tells how this morning on the way to Podcamp Boston 4 he received what may well have been a divine inspiration to launch a new podcast. It sounds very promising to me, and I was glad to be one of his first guests on The Three Quick Tips Podcast. Stay tuned! |
Sun, 19 July 2009
This is a presentation on how to pay for health care reform, given July 18, 2009 by Rahul Rajkumar, senior advisor to Doctors for America, at an Organizing for America forum in Dorchester, Mass. |
Thu, 9 July 2009
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Sat, 30 May 2009
My longtime Casper, Wyoming, friend Neil J. Short is almost 62 and does not put in an inordinate amount of time on exercise. But he's passionate about the benefits of daily exercise, as he shows clearly in this conversation we had today in my living room in Denver. Neil couldn't possibly have been talking to someone less involved in outdoor exercise, but even I am convinced that there is no denying the truth of what he says so well. You can contact him at NeilWyo AT (NO SPAM PLEASE) gmail DOT com.
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Sat, 25 April 2009
Mark J. Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief strategist in the 2008 campaign and the author of Microtrends, spoke on April 25, 2009 at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge before a lunch organized by The Harvard Crimson, the university's daily newspaper, of which Penn is an alumnus. This is a recording of his talk and the wide-ranging Q&A afterward.
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Wed, 15 April 2009
Kevin Rafferty talks about his documentary, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29" before a screening of the film at the Denver Film Society's Starz Theatre in Denver on April 14, 2009. With audience Q&A after the screening. I was a freshman at Harvard on November 23, 1968, the day of a legendary football game between Harvard and Yale. Rafferty's loving attention to the details of that game and the characters of the players makes this a most satisfying film and a highly original portrait of the Sixties. UPDATE: Harvard buffs may also be interested in this interview I did with my Harvard friend Ben Beach when he and I first saw the movie in Cambridge the weekend of the 40th anniversary of the 29-29 tie. Ben is a former sports editor of The Harvard Crimson and has more details on the mystery surrounding who actually wrote the iconic headline that became the title of the movie.
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Thu, 12 February 2009
Ron Lyle of Denver, a retired heavyweight boxer who fought Muhammad Ali in 1975, visited his alma mater, Manual High School, on February 10, 2009, to talk with students working on the school magazine, Boom. This is the unedited recording of the conversation, featuring Lyle's heartfelt encouragement of the kids to experience the rewards of focus and commitment in any endeavor. |
Mon, 19 January 2009
This is an interview I did today (January 19, 2009) with Jason L. Owens, volunteer manager for Volunteers of America - Colorado. I was inspired to check out VOA as part of President-Elect Obama's call to service on Martin Luther King Day. VOA is one of 5,000 organizations where volunteers signed up to help today. Obama himself did some painting today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Jason gave me two volunteer applications, for my wife and I to fill out. We will do so and plan to spend some time learning what volunteer opportunities are nearby our home in Downtown Denver. |
Mon, 15 December 2008
My wife and I attended a "house party" organized by the Obama campaign, one of 4,000 such events held across the country this past weekend. Ours was held at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and featured an introductory talk by Marshall Ganz.
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Wed, 26 November 2008
My college friend Ben Beach, editor of The Wilderness Society's Wilderness Magazine, never misses a Harvard-Yale football game and always holds a tailgate barbecue before the game. In this podcast Ben talks about the hard-to-define pleasure he gets from this regularity, and he and I remember the most famous Harvard-Yale game in the 125-year history of the classic, 1968's version which ended in a 29-29 tie. The podcast contains audio clips from Ben and his wife Carol's 36th consecutive barbecue this year, and also some audio from a showing at a local movie theatre of "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29," a new documentary out about the game. I highly recommend the movie, which The New Yorker calls "a fascinating feat of cultural archeology." |
Wed, 12 November 2008
My wife Darlene, a quilter, today helped me think through the talk I'll give this weekend in Billings, Montana, about Internet technology and the arts. She looks for tools that help her do things, not a lot of personality and ego. Good advice for this podcaster! (She's also looking for a good video podcast about quilting, so please leave her any tips in the comments.) The workshops are being presented by the Montana Arts Council. Previous sessions were held in Great Falls and Missoula. Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. It's from their Glacier Journey CD. Phone comments: 206-666-2713 |
Wed, 29 October 2008
We've seen a lot of Barack Obama here in Colorado in recent weeks. But Sunday's event was the biggest anywhere in the country so far -- well over 100,000 people at Civic Center Park. This episode is a soundscape of the rally and ends with Darlene making yet another phone call in search of volunteers to help get out the vote in this crucial battleground state. Click here for a video of the last few minutes of Obama's speech. And here's a touching video of an elderly volunteer who had a chance to meet the candidate in Boulder. |
Wed, 15 October 2008
Interviews at the Cambridge Boat Club on October 14, 2008, with four leaders of the Head of the Charles Regatta, a massive rowing event on the Charles River in Cambridge this coming weekend. You'll hear from Pete Peterson, the chief referree/umpire; John Romain, cochair manager of the Starting Line; Tom Martin, treasurer, and Mark Bober, cochair of emergency services. The regatta takes place this coming weekend - don't miss it if you're anywhere close to Cambridge! |
Wed, 1 October 2008
Barack Obama this week returned to Colorado for a speech at Mountain Range High School in Westminster. My wife and I arrived at the school at about 5 a.m., which put us in line for a seat upgrade at the last minute and a terrific view of the candidate. His arrival in the arena was delayed by late-breaking events in Washington, D.C., where the House of Representatives shocked everyone by defeating the financial bailout package. Click here for video of the speech. Click here for text. |
Wed, 17 September 2008
This episode of m podcast comprises excerpts from Barack Obama's speech September 16, 2008 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. I was there with a friend of ours, Tish, from Wyoming, who had an exciting moment at the end of the event. Also included are reactions to the talk by some of those in attendance, including myself. The New York Times coverage of the Golden speech is here. Full video of the speech is here. Daily Kos has text of advance copy of speech, which Obama followed very closely. For an intelligent analysis of Obama's economic philosophy, I recommend this piece published August 20, 2008 in the New York Times Magazine by David Leonhardt. Click here for an audio podcast interview with the author. Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. I welcome your comments at 206-666-274 or PodChronicles@gmail.com. |
Wed, 3 September 2008
Albert Maruggi, my well-connected Republican Twitter friend who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, has great insights into the convention going on in his hometown this week. Albert was a key GOP staffer when Dan Quayle was chosen as Bush I's VP, so his memories are good preparation for tonight's big speech by Gov. Sarah Palin. In this telephone interview today, he also tells why watching Palin is a NASCAR experience. You can listen to our other "Utterzly Political" conversations here or here. The music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun," composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. It’s from their excellent Glacier Journey CD. |
Tue, 19 August 2008
Chris Lopez, communications director for the 2008 Denver Host Committee, UPDATE: I forgot to include the following links mentioned by Chris in the podcast: Click here for information on Convention events at the Denver Convention Center in the mornings. 2008 Rocky Mountain Roundtables |
Tue, 19 August 2008
Interview on August 19, 2008 with Chris Lopez - .mp3 version. |
Wed, 6 August 2008
This is the mp3 version of this week's Audio Pod Chronicles interview with Jeff Cutler. |
Wed, 6 August 2008
Writer and podcaster Jeff Cutler was one of the only Boston Media Makers without a device feeding him information from the Internet at our meeting on Sunday, August 3, 2008, at Doyle's Cafe in Jamaica Plain. It turns out his laptop was in the shop. This prompted him to lead a lively discussion among the 22 of us at the meeting about how much we depend on being connected at all times to the Internet. Jeff is a thoughtful guy who is on what he calls a one-year "Writing Sabbatical" during which he is aiming at a new phase of his career that will involve more commentary and opinion writing. He uses his podcast, "Bowl of Cheese" in an effective and unusual way as a supplement to his blog of the same name. All in all, Jeff Cutler is doing creative, original work in the new media space, and it's always good to connect with him, even when he's unplugged! I think you'll enjoy this profile of a writer from Hingham, Mass., who is using new media to full advantage. Music for my podcast is “Going to the Sun” composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. It’s from their excellent Glacier Journey CD . Photo of Jeff and me is by Steve Garfield of SteveGarfield.com . I’d love to hear your feedback on this topic or any other. You can leave a voice comment at 206-666-2713 or you can send me an email to PodChronicles@gmail.com or leave a comment here. NOTE: If you are a Kindle owner or merely intrigued, I hope you will check out my new weekly podcast, The Kindle Chronicles, uploaded each Friday. It's also available for free subscription at the iTunes Store. |
Thu, 24 July 2008
mp3 version of today's Audio Pod Chronicles, "PodCampers Pick Podcasts." |
Thu, 24 July 2008
At PodCamp Boston 3 this past weekend, I asked 12 happy campers to identify their favorite podcasts. Here is what they came up with: Sarah Vela - Push My Follow, You Look Nice Today. Dan Patterson (Creepy Sleepy podcast) - The Brookhaven Chronicles, On the Media, Slate Political Gabfest, Buzz Out Loud, This Week in Tech, In Over Your Head
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Wed, 9 July 2008
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Wed, 9 July 2008
Denver Police Commander Debra Dillly heads District 6, the core downtown area. On July 8, 2008 she addressed a meeting of homeowners from three downtown condominium buildings, including the one I live in. She gave the best overview I've heard so far of what it's really going to be like in my neighborhood August 25-28 when the Democratic National Convention comes to town. Now I will how to tell Obama's motorcade from President Carter's, how regular police work will be handled, the effect of the convention on Denver's homeless population, and what NOT to do if I get tear-gassed. Note: The audio calls this episode 61, but in fact it's number 62. Credit the error to sleep deprivation. |
Wed, 25 June 2008
mp3 version of Episode 61, Breakfast of Videos. |
Wed, 25 June 2008
Social Media Breakfast 8, hosted by Bryan Person and Bob Collins June 24, 2008 at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge, Mass., was all about video. An audience of nearly 100 heard excellent presentations from Larry Lawfer of YourStorys.com and Jeff Glasson of PerkettPR.com and two other presentations excerpted in this episode of the Audio Pod Chronicles. Those two were by recent Emerson College students Ben Grossman and Emily Belyea, who created a winning video-based proposal to resuscitate AOL's AIM social media programs, and Rob Lane, founder and CEO of Overlay.tv , who is making videos interactive. It was impossible to listen to all four presentations and not sense the energy in Internet video, and the creativity. I came right home and started playing with Overlay.tv and can't wait to do more. |
Wed, 11 June 2008
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Wed, 11 June 2008
On June 10, 2008, the day after Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 3G, I attended a meeting of the Boston PDA User Group (BOSPDAUG) at MIT, where the next iPhone was Topic Number One among the developers and users in attendance. After the meeting, I interviewed the group's founder, Al Willis, who spoke about the iPhone in China, Apple's stock price, and when I'll be able to sync my Getting Things Done (GTD) lists between my Mac and my iPhone. (Answer: soon!) Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig, and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Fri, 30 May 2008
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Thu, 29 May 2008
I visited the Libertarian Party national convention this past weekend in Denver. On Sunday night I spoke with Bob Sullentrup, who the next morning was reelected national party secretary. On Monday I returned in time to catch one of the candidates for national chair, Ernest Hancock, and in the hallways I spoke with several delegates who freely expressed their love of freedom, small government and low taxes. I found it invigorating to be among people who hold their beliefs so passionately. It was a refreshing break from the never-ending horserace between my candidate, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, with John McCain waiting in the wings. The full video of my interview with Bob Sullentrup is available here. |
Sat, 17 May 2008
A terrific group effort by arts organizations attending the Marketing Tune-Up workshop in Great Falls, Montana. Thank you all!
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Wed, 14 May 2008
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Wed, 14 May 2008
On May 13, 2008 I gave a talk on podcasting at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. Just as we were getting started, my host Beth Dunn of the Foundation spotted smoke coming out of an electrical outlet. Thus began an even more exciting evening than the one we'd planned. A Delicious list of tags for the talk is here.Thanks to Beth's quick working of her local network, she found alternate space for my presentation at the Cape Cod Community College. The MacBook Air was not playing nicely with the college's AV system, so as the audience made its way into the new venue, I quickly transfered my presentation to the trusty MacBook Pro I brought along as a backup. |
Thu, 1 May 2008
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Thu, 1 May 2008
Chris Lopez, communications director for the Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, spoke with me two days ago about preparations for the Democratic National Convention August 25-28 in Denver. He's got a big job, coordinating an expected 15,000 or so journalists who will cover what he calls the Superbowl of Politics. Our conversation provided an intriguing look inside the massive effort going on here in Denver to get ready for an historic event. |
Sun, 13 April 2008
I'm going to travel light to the islands for a break in my podcasting and other Internet life. We'll be on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, until April 25th.
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Wed, 2 April 2008
This is the mp3 version of Episode 56, Pianocaster Mario Ajero.
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Wed, 2 April 2008
Mario Ajero is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Coordinator of Class Piano at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He also hosts The Piano Podcast. He was in Denver this week for the Music Teachers National Association conference, which gave us a chance to meet for the first time in person after two years of knowing each other on the Internet. In this interview, he talks about how he uses technology to advance the role of music in people's lives, especially related to the piano. He also describes a beta evaluation he's doing for a new product making it possible to teach piano via the Internet. After the interview, Mario took me to a performance by famed pianist Lang Lang at Trinity Methodist Church, which was incredibly great.I first came across Mario's music when I was looking for something to go with this video podcast from Maine nearly two years ago, and I returned to him again for this one. Music for this episode is Mario playing Robert Schumann's Piano Novellette in D Major, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. |
Thu, 20 March 2008
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Thu, 20 March 2008
Republican Albert Maruggi, founder of Provident Partners and host of the Marketing Edge podcast, and Democrat Kesler Woodward, a renowned painter friend of mine from Fairbanks, Alaska, responded to my Twitter invitation today and gave their takes on Barack Obama's speech yesterday on race relations. Albert mentioned the New Communications Forum April 22-25, 2008 at The Vineyard Creek Inn & Spa in Sonoma County, CA. Check out Kes's art and accounts of his creative process here. I'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to leave an audio comment at 206-339-4717. Or e-mail me at PodChronicles@gmail.com. Music for the podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Wed, 5 March 2008
My wife and I drove from Denver to the Panhandle of Texas to help out with the Obama campaign. This episode contains interviews at the watch party last night and some observations of where things stand the morning after. We leave as soon as I get this podcast finished for the long ride home. |
Wed, 20 February 2008
Video evangelist Steve Garfield met me this morning at Sweet Finnish at 761 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, where each month for the past two years he has hosted Boston Media Makers in a back room filled with fascinating media creators, artists, and gadget freaks who have a chance to meet and share enthusiasms and info. BMM meets the first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. for two hours. In this interview, Steve remembers how he first got into blogging, then video blogging, a genre he pretty much invented, and now live mobile "storycasting." Steve shows how a playful, experimental, happy engagement with new technology can yield results far beyond a mere effort to "monetize" internet innovation. He does talk about the nuts and bolts of moving toward making a living in this space, as well as what he's learning right now about the new frontier of mobile live broadcasting. The music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Wed, 6 February 2008
Last night I participated in a Democratic caucus in Denver as a Precinct Captain for Barack Obama. This podcast contains interviews with fellow caucus goers and the general sounds of a very full school auditorium My precinct, 521, went 60-40 for Obama, and Colorado gave Obama a tidy 67% share of the caucus votes.
Music for the podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. Further information at http://earthpassage.com/glacier.htm
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Thu, 24 January 2008
This is an audio portrait of The Phoenix Concept, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility for homeless men. Contributions may be sent to The Phoenix Concept, 2162 Lawrence St., Denver, CO 80205. The phone number is 303-293-3620.Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig, and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. Please feel free to send your feedback to PodChronicles@gmail.com or leave a comment here on the show notes page. |
Thu, 10 January 2008
Jerome (Jerry) Lau of Construction Support Services, Inc., in Centennial, Colorado, has spent 50 years developing expertise in hydromechanics. Jerry has never written a poem about water, but the depth of his understanding of the topic struck me as similar to the level of attention an artist must devote to his or her subject in order to succeed. He recently finished a water-leak study of our building, and this morning he spoke with me about his work. The power of his expertise means he doesn't have to advertise or market the services he and his partner provide. His customers find him by word of mouth (and the occasional podcast). If you'd like to contact him, email me at PodChronicles@gmail.com.Music for the podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. mp3 version |
Wed, 26 December 2007
A special Christmas week interview with my wife, Darlene, in which we discuss strategies for spouses married to social network addicts, quilting compared with podcasting, how to live in two cities, and how to transform Christmas shopping from a form of torture into an ordinary challenge, compliments of author Harville Hendrix and the dialog technique described in his book How to Get the Love You Want. I'm a big fan of The M Show podcast featuring John Wall and the lovely Carin, his wife, so this interview is indirect homage to them. The music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Wed, 12 December 2007
An interview in Maynard, Mass., with Randy Corke, left, president and chief marketing officer of RPM Communications, and Simeon "Sim" Margolis, co-founder of Utterz.com and head of new media at RPM. They credit Christian Burns, Eric Rice, and Chris Brogan as among the key users who helped Utterz gain impressive early success since its official launch in September. I love Utterz, because it enables me to use my iPhone to transfer immediate photos, audio, and text (and video as soon as the iPhone has it) to my blog, to Twitter, and Flickr, as well as to the Utterz website. In classic startup style, our interview was punctuated by a really loud fire alarm, due to construction in the building, but we finished the interview with a different mic and I eventually was able to find my way out of the building. Thanks to Twitterers KityKity, ConnieReece, AverageJoe, and BethDunn for great questions, not all of which I had time to use in the podcast. Sim gave shoutouts to Utterers Robert, ChrisBrogan, ThePete, iJustine, LauraBelle and Tojosan. If YOU want to be herd, check out Utterz ! You might also be interested in their related product, Foonz for easy group calls from your mobile phone.
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Thu, 29 November 2007
The comment line number for my podcast has been changed to 206-350-8045. Sorry for the confusion!
--Len Edgerly |
Wed, 28 November 2007
An interview November 27, 2007 at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard with Nolan Bowie, senior fellow and adjunct lecturer in public policy, after a class in his course, "New Media and Democracy." Addressing issues of propaganda and the internet. |
Wed, 28 November 2007
Jeff Pulver hosted a social networking breakfast this morning at the S & S Restaurant and Deli in Cambridge, Mass. This podcast episode contains excerpts of conversations I recorded during the two-hour event. Included are Bryan Person, Israel Drori, Chris Brogan, Joyce Bettencourt, Michael Mikek, Oleg Puzyreff, Ian Carpenter, Steve Garfield, and Jeff Pulver. That much creativity in one room left me energized and glad for the chance for face-to-face time with people I find so intriguing when I encounter them on my computer screen. Many photos were taken and uploaded, mostly to Facebook, as well as some to Flickr.The music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig, and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Wed, 14 November 2007
I met Paul Foley through Steve Garfield's Boston Media Makers, and today Paul joined me for a conversation about his explorations of multimedia tools and the Internet. An accomplished freelance environmental portrait photographer, Paul sees a squeeze developing in the market for such work, especially in print. In his mid-50s, he is ready to cross the digital divide into story telling through still photography, video, and audio. He's also looking to social networks such as Twitter for worldwide distribution. After our interview today at my Cambridge place, Paul e-mailed me a handsome portrait of himself that I used as the thumbnail for this episode. Music for my podcast is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig, and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD. |
Wed, 31 October 2007
Loïc Le Meur, the charismatic Frenchman who is starting a video conversation startup named Seesmic, spoke with me in the hallway today at Video on the Net (VON) in Boston. Loïc explained why radical transparency in his venture is not a risk, but a competitive advantage. That's why he and his team are posting videos five times a week, showing every detail of the startup and asking for help from the approximately 2,000 people subscribed. They give lots of it. Tres interessant! The waiting list to join Seesmic stands at about 5,000 and I'm right in there, hoping to get a chance to try it out. Loïc is wisely waiting until the alpha program is well tested before opening up to everyone who is eager to join the video conversation. He says in this interview that we will only have to wait another month or two. Photo by Nate Aune. Thanks, Nate! |
Wed, 31 October 2007
Veteran Podcaster Dean Whitbread, a founder of the UK Podcasters Association, was in town this weekend for Podcamp Boston 2. We met online mainly through Twitter, and I enjoy following his smart and artful blogs, The Blog of Funk and Dean Whitbread. The iTunes Music Store contains his audio podcast, the Pod of Funk, and his video podcast, deek deekster: innit, both highly recommended. He also introduced John Cleese to podcasting. All this gives Dean lots of experience in podcasting and blogging, so it was a great opportunity to learn from him.Also on this episode, I hear from Simon Young of Auckland, New Zealand, who left an audio comment at the Pod Chronicles line, 206-202-0890. Simon and his wife have a new consulting venture, iJump, helping organisations jump into the social media playground. I first heard about him in an interview he did with Anna Farmery of The Engaging Brand podcast, and I was very impressed with what he had to say about different kinds of writing styles. Music is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD. |
Thu, 18 October 2007
I'm glad I had a quick trip scheduled to Denver this week, because it gave me a chance to experience the stunned joy of Colorado Rockies fans looking forward to the club's first-ever World Series. I turned to two of my most baseball-savvy friends for explanations, Kes Woodward who was in town from Fairbanks, Alaska, and Michael Drummy, a longtime Red Sox fan who moved to Colorado 10 years ago. This episode has other voices, all helping tell an amazing sports story.Music is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD . |
Wed, 3 October 2007
At my 30th reunion of the MBA Class of 1977 from Harvard Business School last week, I asked 13 of my classmates what was the most important thing they had learned at HBS. The answers were as varied as the people with whom I shared the B-School experience. Was it the people? Was it a way of thinking that amounts to applied common sense? All of the above and more. It was fun and enlightening to be with these folks again, and I'm grateful to everyone who spoke with me for this podcast episode. See you in 2012! |
Wed, 19 September 2007
Erin Trapp, director of the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs, talks about how a new cultural center could reinvigorate Denver and help establish the city's claim as the Creative Capital of the West, as Mayor Hickenlooper likes to say. In this interview in Erin's office today, I learned some things I didn't know about the historic Carnegie Library/McNichols Building, where a cultural center might be created in Civic Center Park. The Audio Pod Chronicles theme music is "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon, from their Glacier Journey CD |
Thu, 6 September 2007
Rob Simon, the founder 30 years ago of Denver's well-known alternative weekly, Westword, has in the past few years turned his creativity and entrepreneurial talent toward podcasting. His company, BurstMarketing, created the impressive Cherry Creek Arts Festival podcast and continues to help business clients find solutions in podcasting. In this interview on Sept. 4, 2007, at Common Grounds Coffee Shop at Wazee and 17th Streets in Denver, he talked about what makes a successful podcast and about what he's looking for in the podcasting contractors whom he's hiring to help keep up with the opportunities. Special thanks to Twitter friends Goldiekatsu and Genuine for suggesting questions to ask Rob! |
Wed, 22 August 2007
Yesterday I took Amtrak's Downeaster from Boston to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, hoping to capture words and sounds reflecting my lifelong love of trains. I also hoped I'd find someone to interview. Enter Peter McHugh. I think you'll enjoy his story.Flickr photo by Eric Olson (username: broccolbee) "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD |
Tue, 7 August 2007
August 4, 2007 was the 46th birthday of Barack Obama, and the New Hampshire campaign celebrated with a canvass in several cities. I answered the call to go to Portsmouth, where I spent four hours in very hot weather knocking on doors in nearby Dover. My partner was Will Gattis of Falmouth, Maine, who happens to be a terrific singer-songwriter, as well as a young man who believes Obama is a dream candidate who just might change the country. You can hear "Christopher," Will's song that closes the podcast, and several others at his MySpace page . |
Wed, 25 July 2007
Via phone, I caught up last night with Baratunde Thurston, a Boston-based writer, comedian and vigilante pundit whom I first met on Twitter . It turns out that Baratunde and I share a couple of common experiences, more than twenty-five years apart in Cambridge. In this interview, he talks about his personal history, his approach to comedy, his podcast, Twitter, and the recent Democratic presidential debate.Intro and outro music from "Going to the Sun" composed and performed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon. From their Glacier Journey CD. Used by permission. |
Wed, 11 July 2007
I'm at a board meeting of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) in Northampton, Mass., where today we focused on the organization's new Native Arts program to support Native American artists in New England and across the country. I was struck by the role arts and culture have played in preserving the identity of native people through centuries of incredible hardship. Before dinner, I interviewed Pamela Kingfisher of LarsonAllen, who is working with the Ford Foundation to help create an entirely new national foundation to support native arts. In this episode, she provides some context and emphasizes the importance of the New England initiative, also supported by the Ford Foundation. Background music is taken from the live performance before dinner by Thawn Harris and his wife Elanor Dove Harris, members of the Narraganset tribe in Rhode Island. |
Thu, 28 June 2007
I think I've uncovered something that connects Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, in an odd sort of way. I'm an unabashed Obama backer, but I am also intrigued by Romney. This episode contains excerpts of a huge conference call with Obama, as well as Romney on Leno and a famous quote from Romney's father, George.(Note: Despite what I say in the audio, this is Episode 36) |
Wed, 13 June 2007
Last week I attended my 35th reunion of the Harvard College Class of 1972. It was a lively, poignant event which featured an address by the school's most successful dropout, a reminder by the Rev. Peter Gomes that we are a community of the living and the dead, an anti-war ditty, real good music by Livingston Taylor, and a classmate's words of wisdom at the final brunch in Eliot House. |
Wed, 23 May 2007
http://www.maho.org/Tomorrow morning I leave for St. John, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to spend two weeks with my wife and her family at Maho Bay Camps. It's a very rustic setting, and I've decided it's not worth the hassle to try and keep to my weekly podcast schedule while I'm there. So I'll be back with the podcast in early June. |
Sat, 19 May 2007
This evening at the Plus Gallery at 2350 Lawrence St., Denver, three artists gave talks about their work, and afterward I spoke with gallery owner Ivar Zeile about how he groups artists in a show and what he hopes to hear in Artists' Talks. The artists were Bruce Price, John McEnroe, and Evan Colbert. |
Fri, 11 May 2007
At the Salt Lake City Airport before flying home to Denver, I begin a recap of the presentation I gave today at the Mountain West Conference on the Arts. My talk was titled "What the Heck is Web 2.0 and Can It Save the Arts?" The room was filled to overflowing, about 60 people, and they seemed to enjoy the tour I took them on of seven sites showing new ways the internet is being used to connect people. I hope lots of seeds were planted that may help arts organizations leaders and artists at the conference experiment with these new capabilities. I'm exhausted after a short night last night, and I can relate to the little girl crying in the background here in Terminal 2.I have links to the seven web sites I presented here. And here are another seven I didn't have time to discuss. |
Fri, 4 May 2007
After Mike Daisy's powerful one-man show, "Monopoly" last night at the Zero Garden Street Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., I spoke with him briefly about how he came to be fascinated with inventor Nicola Tesla, and I found out he makes none of his material up, including inside stories from his friend Ray who works at Microsoft. "Monopoly" continues for three more shows, followed by a final monology, "Tongues Will Wag," Daisy's take on pets, to be performed Tuesday May 8. Highly recommended!
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Fri, 27 April 2007
Drawing on examples from Adam Curry, David Allen and Adam Weiss, I arrive at five rules for good podcast interviews. Tim Donovan of Mowhawk Shade & Blind Co. in Cambridge was here at the house while I worked on the podcast, and he agreed to an interview. This gave me a chance to practice my new rules! |
Sat, 21 April 2007
Leaders of the six regional arts organizations in the U.S. gathered during the past two days at the Admiral Fell Inn, in Baltimore, for a planning meeting led by Toby Herzlich of Santa Fe. This podcast episode comprises thoughts about the future by the executive directors of the RAOs, in this order: David J. Fraher, Arts Midwest; Alan W. Cooper, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; Gerri Combs, Southern Arts Federation; Mary Kennedy McCabe, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Anthony Radich, Western States Arts Federation, and Rebecca Blunk, New England Federation for the Arts. Major funding for the RAOs is provided by the National Foundation for the Arts. |
Fri, 13 April 2007
Yesterday I attended the first meeting of a Project Evaluation Panel at Denver International Airport, convened to guide the process of choosing three new, temporary artworks from emerging Colorado artists. Two will be on a median strip of Pena Boulevard leading to and from the airport. The other will be on a new Regional Jet Facility nearing completion on Concourse B. This podcast contains interviews with panel members after our meeting, as we took a hardhat tour of the Concourse B area. |
Fri, 6 April 2007
This book review of The Laws of Simplicity by MIT professor John Maeda follows David Tames's compelling recommendation of the book at last week's Boston Media Makers meeting. I loved this book and plan to read it again and maybe again. The writing is playful and clear. The concepts are subtle and powerful. Highly recommeded. Flickr photo of John Maeda by Keith Jenkins, Picture Editor of the Washington Post. |
Fri, 30 March 2007
This week I visited the corporate headquarters of Me.dium in Boulder, Colorado, and spoke with Dean Steadman, left, community management director, and Tobias Peggs, business development director. This startup is in beta, available by invitation . It adds a window to your browser that shows who else is visiting sites you might be interested in, and where you can follow them and chat online. I loved the high energy of their funky offices, filled with bicycles and more than 25 (to me) very young employees. When I suggested a photo, Dean and Tobias left the conference room to don company T-shirts, a spontaneous bit of corporate enthusiasm and pride that I never saw when I worked for a natural gas utility. Me.dium is a potent evolutionary advance for browsing the internet. When the Twitter buzz dies down, I can imagine an even bigger phenomenon: people realizing they don't have to browse the internet alone anymore. If as many people cross over as Dean and Tobias and their gang hope, one day in the foreseeable future it may well be all about Me.dium. |
Sat, 24 March 2007
OK, I admit it. I'm hooked on Twitter, the deceptively simple site that asks "What are you doing?" and gives you 140 characters to answer the question. I can't help posting these microblog entries, and I look forward to receiving them from my friends on my Motorola Q phone, a steady stream of innocent little posts which delights me, especially when I hear from my "real-world" buddy Kes Woodward in Fairbanks. Others on my list include Dave Winer, Cali Lewis, Kris Krug, Will Pate, Leo LaPorte, and Stephanie Booth of Lausanne, Switzerland.Music: "Going to the Sun"on the <a href="http://www.earthpassage.com/glacier.htm">Glacier Journey</a> CD composed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon Link <a href="http://www.earthpassage.com/glacier.htm">here</a>. Used by permission. |
Fri, 16 March 2007
I've been thinking about how the internet is changing what we mean by "friend," and how technology such as podcasting makes it possible to reach out to strangers despite differences in geography, ethnicity and other ways by which we separate ourselves from others. For specifics, I turned to a new friend on the excellent Me.dium site, and to a few strangers on the Boston subway's red line this morning. Music: "Going to the Sun" on the Glacier Journey CD composed by Montana musicians Christine Dickinson, Janet Haarvig and Matthew Lyon Link here. Used by permission. Photo of a Boston subway station by Michelle Barrette of Kingston, Canada, courtesy of Flickr. |
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