http://www.odeo.com/channels/143-mediageek-radioshow-%C2%BB-Podcast Noah no A weekly look at independent media + news & views on our media environment. A weekly look at independent media + news & views on our media environment. A weekly look at independent media + news & views on our media environment. en 40 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:05 -0800 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:05 -0800 Society http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25393121-mediageek-29-October-2009-FCC-Revisits-Network-Neutrality FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is showing no trepidation about jumping in to Network Neutrality, a subject that he advised President Obama on prior to the election. The Commission recently approved a proceeding to create new rules enshrining principles of internet freedom into policy. On this week’s show we discuss the proposed rules and their possible impact. Download/Podcast: mediageek 29 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091029.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is showing no trepidation about jumping in to Network Neutrality, a subject that he advised President Obama on prior to the election. The Commission recently approved a proceeding to create new rules enshrining principles of internet freedom into policy. On this week’s show we discuss the proposed rules and their possible impact. Download/Podcast: mediageek 29 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091029.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is showing no trepidation about jumping in to Network Neutrality, a subject that he advised President Obama on prior to the election. The Commission recently approved a proceeding to create new rules enshrining principles of internet freedom into policy. On this week’s show we discuss the proposed rules and their possible impact. Download/Podcast: mediageek 29 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091029.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-11-01,25393121 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:05 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Internet, download, Listen Now, freedom, fcc, network neutrality, genachowski http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25310059-mediageek-radioshow-15-October-2009-A-Real-Shot-at-LPFM-Expansion On October 15 the House Commerce Committee passed the Local Radio Act by unanimous voice vote, potentially clearing the way for the best shot LPFM has had at being restored since 2000. We discuss this optimistic news along with the FCC clearing the way for noncommercial FM stations to move in on the space formerly occupied by analog TV channel 6. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091015.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); On October 15 the House Commerce Committee passed the Local Radio Act by unanimous voice vote, potentially clearing the way for the best shot LPFM has had at being restored since 2000. We discuss this optimistic news along with the FCC clearing the way for noncommercial FM stations to move in on the space formerly occupied by analog TV channel 6. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091015.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); On October 15 the House Commerce Committee passed the Local Radio Act by unanimous voice vote, potentially clearing the way for the best shot LPFM has had at being restored since 2000. We discuss this optimistic news along with the FCC clearing the way for noncommercial FM stations to move in on the space formerly occupied by analog TV channel 6. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091015.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-10-18,25310059 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:13:47 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, tv, fcc, lpfm, communicaty radio, Local Radio Act, House Commerce Committee, channel 6 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25278598-mediageek-10-October-2009-ChiTownDailyNews-Tries-a-New-Model-for-Local-Journalism Due to disastrous technical difficulties the live recording of this week’s show was lost. Instead, here is one from the archives: April 2, 2009 Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Podcast/Download mediageek 10 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091010.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Due to disastrous technical difficulties the live recording of this week’s show was lost. Instead, here is one from the archives: April 2, 2009 Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Podcast/Download mediageek 10 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091010.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Due to disastrous technical difficulties the live recording of this week’s show was lost. Instead, here is one from the archives: April 2, 2009 Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Podcast/Download mediageek 10 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091010.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-10-11,25278598 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:50:51 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25233245-mediageek-1-October-2009-Environmental-Encroachment Environmental Encroachment is a Chicago-based marching band that bills itself as a magic circus band. The unit is a group of free-thinking musicians who are out there not just talking about reclaiming the streets for art and culture, but doing it. EE is on its way to a gathering of like-minded bands in Somerville, MA called Honk! Fest which starts the band’s East Coast tour. In a change of pace for mediageek we’ll listen to a dozen members of the band play live in the studio, in addition to talking with them about the origins of the band and why they do what they do. Podcast/Download mediageek 1 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 (in stereo this week for better music fidelity) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091001.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Environmental Encroachment is a Chicago-based marching band that bills itself as a magic circus band. The unit is a group of free-thinking musicians who are out there not just talking about reclaiming the streets for art and culture, but doing it. EE is on its way to a gathering of like-minded bands in Somerville, MA called Honk! Fest which starts the band’s East Coast tour. In a change of pace for mediageek we’ll listen to a dozen members of the band play live in the studio, in addition to talking with them about the origins of the band and why they do what they do. Podcast/Download mediageek 1 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 (in stereo this week for better music fidelity) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091001.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Environmental Encroachment is a Chicago-based marching band that bills itself as a magic circus band. The unit is a group of free-thinking musicians who are out there not just talking about reclaiming the streets for art and culture, but doing it. EE is on its way to a gathering of like-minded bands in Somerville, MA called Honk! Fest which starts the band’s East Coast tour. In a change of pace for mediageek we’ll listen to a dozen members of the band play live in the studio, in addition to talking with them about the origins of the band and why they do what they do. Podcast/Download mediageek 1 October 2009 broadcast quality mp3 (in stereo this week for better music fidelity) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20091001.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-10-04,25233245 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:58:52 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, music, download, Listen Now, ee, marching band, Reclaim the Streets, magic circus band, Environmental Encroachment, Honk Fest http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25201955-mediageek-24-September-2009-FCC-Chair-Introduces-New-Net-Neutrality-Principles My pal John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins this week to talk over FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announcing two new network neutrality principles and the whole Commission endorsing low-power FM. Download/Podcast mediageek 24 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090924.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); My pal John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins this week to talk over FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announcing two new network neutrality principles and the whole Commission endorsing low-power FM. Download/Podcast mediageek 24 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090924.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); My pal John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins this week to talk over FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announcing two new network neutrality principles and the whole Commission endorsing low-power FM. Download/Podcast mediageek 24 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090924.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-09-27,25201955 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:09:11 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25167873-mediageek-18-September-2009-Encore-of-Jerry-Del-Colliano My June 18 interview with radio industry veteran and the man behind InsideMusicMedia.com, Jerry Del Colliano, seems to be favorite. This is no doubt due to Jerry’s unflinching observations on how the nation’s largest radio groups missed the boat on the internet generation while they were busy playing Monopoly with radio stations. So this week we revisit this interview. Download/Podcast: mediageek 18 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090918.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); My June 18 interview with radio industry veteran and the man behind InsideMusicMedia.com, Jerry Del Colliano, seems to be favorite. This is no doubt due to Jerry’s unflinching observations on how the nation’s largest radio groups missed the boat on the internet generation while they were busy playing Monopoly with radio stations. So this week we revisit this interview. Download/Podcast: mediageek 18 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090918.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); My June 18 interview with radio industry veteran and the man behind InsideMusicMedia.com, Jerry Del Colliano, seems to be favorite. This is no doubt due to Jerry’s unflinching observations on how the nation’s largest radio groups missed the boat on the internet generation while they were busy playing Monopoly with radio stations. So this week we revisit this interview. Download/Podcast: mediageek 18 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090918.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-09-20,25167873 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:43:04 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25170554-mediageek-10-September-2009-Douglas-Rushkoff-on-everyday-action-and-bottom-up-media This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); tag:odeo.com,2009-09-10,25170554 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:12:31 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, Grassroots, WFMU, douglas rushkoff, Media Squat, Life Inc, bottom up http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25106337-mediageek-10-September-2009-Douglas-Rushkoff-on-everyday-action-and-bottom-media This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week we listen to part two of my interview with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the new book Life Inc., How the World Became a Corporation and How We Can Take It Back. We discuss the importance and vitality of everyday independent and collective action, and the joy of grassroots, bottom up media. Download/Podcast: mediageek 10 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090910.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-09-10,25106337 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:12:31 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, Grassroots, WFMU, douglas rushkoff, Media Squat, Life Inc, bottom up http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25083309-mediageek-3-September-2009-Douglas-Rushkoff-on-Life-Inc Douglas Rushkoff is an author and grassroots media maker who recently published the new book Life, Inc. In the book Rushkoff explores how our corporate-dominated life came to be, looking to the corporation’s origins in the Renaissance and its path to modern hegemony. All the while Rushkoff contends that this path wasn’t inevitable, but is the result of specific events over time. In this interview Rushkoff discusses this history and how modern corporatism alienates us from our communities and each other. Download/Podcast: mediageek 3 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090903.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Douglas Rushkoff is an author and grassroots media maker who recently published the new book Life, Inc. In the book Rushkoff explores how our corporate-dominated life came to be, looking to the corporation’s origins in the Renaissance and its path to modern hegemony. All the while Rushkoff contends that this path wasn’t inevitable, but is the result of specific events over time. In this interview Rushkoff discusses this history and how modern corporatism alienates us from our communities and each other. Download/Podcast: mediageek 3 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090903.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Douglas Rushkoff is an author and grassroots media maker who recently published the new book Life, Inc. In the book Rushkoff explores how our corporate-dominated life came to be, looking to the corporation’s origins in the Renaissance and its path to modern hegemony. All the while Rushkoff contends that this path wasn’t inevitable, but is the result of specific events over time. In this interview Rushkoff discusses this history and how modern corporatism alienates us from our communities and each other. Download/Podcast: mediageek 3 September 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090903.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-09-06,25083309 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:48:32 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, Renaissance, Grassroots, Corporations, Health Care, Real Estate, douglas rushkoff, corporatism, Media Squat, Life Inc http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25048739-mediageek-27-August-2009-Speed-Matters-When-It-Comes-to-Broadband Communication Workers of America release a study on broadband speed state-by-state, and CWA vice-president Annie Hill tells us the scores and what they mean. Also, the FCC announces a wide-ranging inquiry into wireless communications technology innovation and competition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 27 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090827.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Communication Workers of America release a study on broadband speed state-by-state, and CWA vice-president Annie Hill tells us the scores and what they mean. Also, the FCC announces a wide-ranging inquiry into wireless communications technology innovation and competition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 27 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090827.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Communication Workers of America release a study on broadband speed state-by-state, and CWA vice-president Annie Hill tells us the scores and what they mean. Also, the FCC announces a wide-ranging inquiry into wireless communications technology innovation and competition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 27 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090827.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-08-30,25048739 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:14:37 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Internet, download, Listen Now, Broadband, wireless, service, Competition, fcc, ISP, dsl, residential, Speed Matters, cable modem, Communication Workers of America, CWA, innovation. http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25014374-mediageek-20-August-2009-Uncertain-Futures-and-the-New-FCC Tim Hwang is a researcher with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and he recently co-authored a short research report examining the new FCC commissioners for the Pelican Group. In the report, titled “Uncertain Futures,” Hwang and co-author Erikk Hokenson look focus particularly on the two new commissioners, Republican Meredith Atwell Baker and Democrat Mingon Clyburn, primarily because they were relatively unknown prior to their nominations to the FCC. Tim is our guest on this edition of mediageek to discuss his findings. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090820.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Tim Hwang is a researcher with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and he recently co-authored a short research report examining the new FCC commissioners for the Pelican Group. In the report, titled “Uncertain Futures,” Hwang and co-author Erikk Hokenson look focus particularly on the two new commissioners, Republican Meredith Atwell Baker and Democrat Mingon Clyburn, primarily because they were relatively unknown prior to their nominations to the FCC. Tim is our guest on this edition of mediageek to discuss his findings. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090820.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Tim Hwang is a researcher with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and he recently co-authored a short research report examining the new FCC commissioners for the Pelican Group. In the report, titled “Uncertain Futures,” Hwang and co-author Erikk Hokenson look focus particularly on the two new commissioners, Republican Meredith Atwell Baker and Democrat Mingon Clyburn, primarily because they were relatively unknown prior to their nominations to the FCC. Tim is our guest on this edition of mediageek to discuss his findings. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090820.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-08-24,25014374 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:05:37 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Internet, download, Listen Now, Telecommunications, fcc, net neutrality, Meredith Atwell Baker, Mingon Clyburn, Tim Hwang, commissioners http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24973264-mediageek-13-August-2009-Citizens-Utility-Board-Protects-Consumers%E2%80%99-Rights The Illinois Citizens Utility Board looks out for consumers’ rights when dealing with utility companies, including both telephone and cell phone companies. CUB’s communications director, Jim Chilsen, joins to explain more about how everyone can save money on land-line and cell phone bills by looking out for unnecessary charges and services. Podcast/Download: mediageek 13 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090813.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); The Illinois Citizens Utility Board looks out for consumers’ rights when dealing with utility companies, including both telephone and cell phone companies. CUB’s communications director, Jim Chilsen, joins to explain more about how everyone can save money on land-line and cell phone bills by looking out for unnecessary charges and services. Podcast/Download: mediageek 13 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090813.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); The Illinois Citizens Utility Board looks out for consumers’ rights when dealing with utility companies, including both telephone and cell phone companies. CUB’s communications director, Jim Chilsen, joins to explain more about how everyone can save money on land-line and cell phone bills by looking out for unnecessary charges and services. Podcast/Download: mediageek 13 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090813.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-08-16,24973264 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:07:30 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, cub, Cell Phones, illinois, telephone, utilities, Citizens Utility Board, Jim Chilsen http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24935282-mediageek-6-August-2009-FCC-Makes-Inquiry-into-iPhone-App-Store Recently Apple’s iPhone app store came under scrutiny again when news surfaced that the new Google Voice application had been blocked. Though no reason has been specified by Apple, there are strong suspicions that the company is attempting to prevent competition from AT&T’s voice service and other businesses that Google Voice might pose a challenge to. Now the FCC has stepped in with letters of inquiry to Apple, AT&T and Google. Free Press’ Tim Karr has been covering the issue of mobile device freedom and fills us in on the details and implications of this situation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 6 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg2090806.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Recently Apple’s iPhone app store came under scrutiny again when news surfaced that the new Google Voice application had been blocked. Though no reason has been specified by Apple, there are strong suspicions that the company is attempting to prevent competition from AT&T’s voice service and other businesses that Google Voice might pose a challenge to. Now the FCC has stepped in with letters of inquiry to Apple, AT&T and Google. Free Press’ Tim Karr has been covering the issue of mobile device freedom and fills us in on the details and implications of this situation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 6 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg2090806.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Recently Apple’s iPhone app store came under scrutiny again when news surfaced that the new Google Voice application had been blocked. Though no reason has been specified by Apple, there are strong suspicions that the company is attempting to prevent competition from AT&T’s voice service and other businesses that Google Voice might pose a challenge to. Now the FCC has stepped in with letters of inquiry to Apple, AT&T and Google. Free Press’ Tim Karr has been covering the issue of mobile device freedom and fills us in on the details and implications of this situation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 6 August 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg2090806.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-08-09,24935282 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:56:30 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, iphone, phone, download, google, Listen Now, apple, Mobile, cellular, at&t, free press, App Store, Google Voice, Tim Karr http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24909468-mediageek-30-July-2009-Finally-a-Full-FCC-Performance-Rights-Act-more This week it’s a big news update as we cover the Senate confirmation of the last two new FCC commissioners, the progress of the Performance Rights Act in the Senate and take a look at NPR’s new website which looks like a bid to become a new web news portal. Download/Podcast: mediageek 30 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090730.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week it’s a big news update as we cover the Senate confirmation of the last two new FCC commissioners, the progress of the Performance Rights Act in the Senate and take a look at NPR’s new website which looks like a bid to become a new web news portal. Download/Podcast: mediageek 30 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090730.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week it’s a big news update as we cover the Senate confirmation of the last two new FCC commissioners, the progress of the Performance Rights Act in the Senate and take a look at NPR’s new website which looks like a bid to become a new web news portal. Download/Podcast: mediageek 30 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090730.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-08-02,24909468 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:01:23 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, music, News, download, Listen Now, Public Radio, Musicians, NPR, fcc, riaa, Performance Rights Act, Meredith Atwell Baker, Mingon Clyburn http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24872774-mediageek-23-July-2009-Matthew-Lasar-on-Radio-and-the-New-FCC Matthew Lasar, media historian and writer for ArsTechnica, joins again to discuss the future of radio and the new line up of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090723.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Matthew Lasar, media historian and writer for ArsTechnica, joins again to discuss the future of radio and the new line up of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090723.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Matthew Lasar, media historian and writer for ArsTechnica, joins again to discuss the future of radio and the new line up of commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090723.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-07-26,24872774 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:57:15 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, fcc, arstechnica, matthew lasar, RadioSurvivor.com http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24847760-mediageek-16-July-2009-The-Value-of-College-Radio Jennifer Waits is a college radio enthusiast. From getting her start at Haverford College’s carrier-current WHRC to DJing at Foothill College’s KFJC Waits has worked at a variety of stations, always propelled by her love of independent music and media. She blogs about her passion at Spinning Indie where she posts reports from her tours of stations around the country, along with news of relevance to college radio. She joins the program this week to talk about the important place college radio has in our media environment. Download/Podcast: mediageek 16 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090716.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Jennifer Waits is a college radio enthusiast. From getting her start at Haverford College’s carrier-current WHRC to DJing at Foothill College’s KFJC Waits has worked at a variety of stations, always propelled by her love of independent music and media. She blogs about her passion at Spinning Indie where she posts reports from her tours of stations around the country, along with news of relevance to college radio. She joins the program this week to talk about the important place college radio has in our media environment. Download/Podcast: mediageek 16 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090716.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Jennifer Waits is a college radio enthusiast. From getting her start at Haverford College’s carrier-current WHRC to DJing at Foothill College’s KFJC Waits has worked at a variety of stations, always propelled by her love of independent music and media. She blogs about her passion at Spinning Indie where she posts reports from her tours of stations around the country, along with news of relevance to college radio. She joins the program this week to talk about the important place college radio has in our media environment. Download/Podcast: mediageek 16 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090716.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-07-20,24847760 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:05:03 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, music, radio, Independent Music, download, Listen Now, indie rock, college radio, Spinning Indie, Jennifer Waits http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24792359-mediageek-9-July-2009-Commercial-Radio-Plays-the-Same-Old-Songs Nearly four years ago the four largest commercial radio owners promised to play more independent music as part of a consent degree arising from the payola scandal. But still, not much has changed. The Future of Music Coalition has been tracking radio playlists to see if commercial stations have been keeping their promises. FMC’s Kristin Thomson joins to discuss the situation. Podcast/Download mediageek 9 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090709.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Nearly four years ago the four largest commercial radio owners promised to play more independent music as part of a consent degree arising from the payola scandal. But still, not much has changed. The Future of Music Coalition has been tracking radio playlists to see if commercial stations have been keeping their promises. FMC’s Kristin Thomson joins to discuss the situation. Podcast/Download mediageek 9 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090709.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Nearly four years ago the four largest commercial radio owners promised to play more independent music as part of a consent degree arising from the payola scandal. But still, not much has changed. The Future of Music Coalition has been tracking radio playlists to see if commercial stations have been keeping their promises. FMC’s Kristin Thomson joins to discuss the situation. Podcast/Download mediageek 9 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090709.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-07-12,24792359 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:40:38 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, music, Independent Music, download, Listen Now, cbs, fcc, clear channel, commercial radio, payola, future of music coalition, FMC, Cumulus, consent decree http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24759457-mediageek-2-July-2009-Retro-Technology-in-a-Down-Economy This week is an encore presentation of this program from January 22: RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week is an encore presentation of this program from January 22: RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week is an encore presentation of this program from January 22: RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2 July 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-07-06,24759457 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:07:25 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24745117-mediageek-25-June-2009-FCC-Chair-Finally-Confirmed On the day that Michael Jackson died the other big news is that the Senate finally confirmed our new FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski. Also, we talk about how the debate over the Performance Rights Act is heating up. Podcast/Download: mediageek 25 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090625.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); On the day that Michael Jackson died the other big news is that the Senate finally confirmed our new FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski. Also, we talk about how the debate over the Performance Rights Act is heating up. Podcast/Download: mediageek 25 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090625.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); On the day that Michael Jackson died the other big news is that the Senate finally confirmed our new FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski. Also, we talk about how the debate over the Performance Rights Act is heating up. Podcast/Download: mediageek 25 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090625.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-28,24745117 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:54 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24745118-mediageek-18-June-2009-Inside-the-Consolidation-and-Decline-of-Commercial-Radio Jerry Del Colliano is veteran radio industry insider who watched as the industry consolidated at a rapid rate following the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He foresaw how that consolidation would jeopardize the business of radio built on local service and innovative programming, commenting in the industry newsletter Inside Radio. After leaving the industry to teach at the University of Southern California Jerry is back, publishing the blog Inside Media Media, where he covers the future of audio media. On this edition of the radioshow Jerry talks about the decline of commercial radio and how the industry lost an entire generation of new listeners. Download/Podcast: mediageek radioshow 18 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090618.mp3"); ... Jerry Del Colliano is veteran radio industry insider who watched as the industry consolidated at a rapid rate following the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He foresaw how that consolidation would jeopardize the business of radio built on local service and innovative programming, commenting in the industry newsletter Inside Radio. After leaving the industry to teach at the University of Southern California Jerry is back, publishing the blog Inside Media Media, where he covers the future of audio media. On this edition of the radioshow Jerry talks about the decline of commercial radio and how the industry lost an entire generation of new listeners. Download/Podcast: mediageek radioshow 18 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090618.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); Jerry Del Colliano is veteran radio industry insider who watched as the industry consolidated at a rapid rate following the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He foresaw how that consolidation would jeopardize the business of radio built on local service and innovative programming, commenting in the industry newsletter Inside Radio. After leaving the industry to teach at the University of Southern California Jerry is back, publishing the blog Inside Media Media, where he covers the future of audio media. On this edition of the radioshow Jerry talks about the decline of commercial radio and how the industry lost an entire generation of new listeners. Download/Podcast: mediageek radioshow 18 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090618.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-21,24745118 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:29:01 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, apple, ipod, Steve Jobs, consolidation, clear channel, commercial radio, jerry del colliano, telecommunications act of 1996, Inside Radio, Inside Music Media http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24704383-mediageek-11-June-2009-Radios-Populares-Bringing-Community-Radio-to-Latin-American Radios Populares is a Chicago-based group that works in solidarity with communities and grassroots organizations in Latin America to help them build community radio stations. Two volunteers with the group, Allan Gomez and Lisa Matuska, join to talk about their work. Podcast/Download: mediageek 11 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090611.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Radios Populares is a Chicago-based group that works in solidarity with communities and grassroots organizations in Latin America to help them build community radio stations. Two volunteers with the group, Allan Gomez and Lisa Matuska, join to talk about their work. Podcast/Download: mediageek 11 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090611.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Radios Populares is a Chicago-based group that works in solidarity with communities and grassroots organizations in Latin America to help them build community radio stations. Two volunteers with the group, Allan Gomez and Lisa Matuska, join to talk about their work. Podcast/Download: mediageek 11 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090611.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-14,24704383 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:03:47 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, community radio, latin america, Radios Populares http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24704384-mediageek-21-May-2009-part-2-More-with-Daniel-Gilfillan-Discussing-Radio This is part two of my interview with Daniel Gilfillan, author of Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio. We bring our discussion of German radio innovators into the late 20th century with the emergence of pirate and commercial radio in Germany. We also discuss contemporary radio and its future in the internet age. This part two comes from the live aircheck of the May 21, 2009 broadcast of mediageek on WNUR-FM and is not intended for syndication. Podcast/Download: mediageek 21 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); This is part two of my interview with Daniel Gilfillan, author of Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio. We bring our discussion of German radio innovators into the late 20th century with the emergence of pirate and commercial radio in Germany. We also discuss contemporary radio and its future in the internet age. This part two comes from the live aircheck of the May 21, 2009 broadcast of mediageek on WNUR-FM and is not intended for syndication. Podcast/Download: mediageek 21 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); This is part two of my interview with Daniel Gilfillan, author of Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio. We bring our discussion of German radio innovators into the late 20th century with the emergence of pirate and commercial radio in Germany. We also discuss contemporary radio and its future in the internet age. This part two comes from the live aircheck of the May 21, 2009 broadcast of mediageek on WNUR-FM and is not intended for syndication. Podcast/Download: mediageek 21 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-14,24704384 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:57:56 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, History, community radio, pirate radio, Daniel Gilfillan, Pieces of Sound, German Experimental Radio http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24665390-mediageek-4-June-2009-part-2-More-with-Alec-Foege This is more of my conversation with Alec Foege, discussing Clear Channel Communications and the decline of commercial radio. In this portion we discuss Clear Channel’s political leanings, Rush Limbaugh and the potential for a revival of commercial radio. This part 2 is not intended for syndication. Mediageek affiliate stations please play part 1. Download/Podcast: mediageek 4 June 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This is more of my conversation with Alec Foege, discussing Clear Channel Communications and the decline of commercial radio. In this portion we discuss Clear Channel’s political leanings, Rush Limbaugh and the potential for a revival of commercial radio. This part 2 is not intended for syndication. Mediageek affiliate stations please play part 1. Download/Podcast: mediageek 4 June 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This is more of my conversation with Alec Foege, discussing Clear Channel Communications and the decline of commercial radio. In this portion we discuss Clear Channel’s political leanings, Rush Limbaugh and the potential for a revival of commercial radio. This part 2 is not intended for syndication. Mediageek affiliate stations please play part 1. Download/Podcast: mediageek 4 June 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-08,24665390 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:00:07 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Podcasting, download, Listen Now, clear channel, rush limbaugh, satellite radio, Alec Foege, commercial radio http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24660399-mediageek-radioshow-4-June-2009-The-Rise-of-Clear-Channel-and-the-Fall-of-Commercial-Radio This week’s guest is Alec Foege, author of the book Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio. We talk about how a small, regional radio broadcast company from San Antonio turned into the largest radio broadcaster in the country, along with becoming the poster child for the destruction of commercial radio. Podcast/Download: mediageek 4 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week’s guest is Alec Foege, author of the book Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio. We talk about how a small, regional radio broadcast company from San Antonio turned into the largest radio broadcaster in the country, along with becoming the poster child for the destruction of commercial radio. Podcast/Download: mediageek 4 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week’s guest is Alec Foege, author of the book Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio. We talk about how a small, regional radio broadcast company from San Antonio turned into the largest radio broadcaster in the country, along with becoming the poster child for the destruction of commercial radio. Podcast/Download: mediageek 4 June 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090604.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-06-06,24660399 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:59:59 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, consolidation, clear channel, Private Equity, Alec Foege, commercial radio http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24634499-mediageek-28-May-2009-Public-Relations-and-the-Crisis-in-Journalism Public relations tactics have been used by major corporate polluters to “greenwash” their image and by the Pentagon to sell war policies to the American public. With the crisis in journalism will paid pundits and messages replace true reported stories? Diane Farsetta, senior researcher for the Center for Media and Democracy, joins to discuss this topic. Podcast/Download: mediageek 28 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090528.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Public relations tactics have been used by major corporate polluters to “greenwash” their image and by the Pentagon to sell war policies to the American public. With the crisis in journalism will paid pundits and messages replace true reported stories? Diane Farsetta, senior researcher for the Center for Media and Democracy, joins to discuss this topic. Podcast/Download: mediageek 28 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090528.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Public relations tactics have been used by major corporate polluters to “greenwash” their image and by the Pentagon to sell war policies to the American public. With the crisis in journalism will paid pundits and messages replace true reported stories? Diane Farsetta, senior researcher for the Center for Media and Democracy, joins to discuss this topic. Podcast/Download: mediageek 28 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090528.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-31,24634499 Sun, 31 May 2009 21:51:17 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, energy, download, Listen Now, public relations, journalism, nuclear, fake news, cmd, greenwash, pr watch, diane farsetta, center for media and democracy, Pentagon pundits, VNR http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24605728-mediageek-21-May-2009-German-Experimental-Radio Early German radio enthusiasts, scholars and producers sought to make that medium something more than a means for broadcasting light entertainment and, eventually, propaganda. In his book Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio , Daniel Gilfillan makes crucial connections between these early experiments and our contemporary multimedia world where we still stand in that disputed territory between producer and receiver. Gilfillan is associate professor of German Studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. Download/Podcast: mediageek 21 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Early German radio enthusiasts, scholars and producers sought to make that medium something more than a means for broadcasting light entertainment and, eventually, propaganda. In his book Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio , Daniel Gilfillan makes crucial connections between these early experiments and our contemporary multimedia world where we still stand in that disputed territory between producer and receiver. Gilfillan is associate professor of German Studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. Download/Podcast: mediageek 21 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Early German radio enthusiasts, scholars and producers sought to make that medium something more than a means for broadcasting light entertainment and, eventually, propaganda. In his book Pieces of Sound: German Experimental Radio , Daniel Gilfillan makes crucial connections between these early experiments and our contemporary multimedia world where we still stand in that disputed territory between producer and receiver. Gilfillan is associate professor of German Studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. Download/Podcast: mediageek 21 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090521.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-24,24605728 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:39:46 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, Germany, Daniel Gilfillan, Brecht, Pieces of Sound, german radio, experimental radio http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24605729-mediageek-7-May-2009-Part-2-More-with-Anne-Elizabeth-Moore Part 2 of the May 7 program continues my conversation with Anne Elizabeth Moore about her Holle Cambodia project. We also talk about the challenges facing independent media while consolidated commercial media has its own crisis. Podcast/Download: mediageek 7 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 (not a full show - not for syndication) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); Part 2 of the May 7 program continues my conversation with Anne Elizabeth Moore about her Holle Cambodia project. We also talk about the challenges facing independent media while consolidated commercial media has its own crisis. Podcast/Download: mediageek 7 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 (not a full show - not for syndication) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); Part 2 of the May 7 program continues my conversation with Anne Elizabeth Moore about her Holle Cambodia project. We also talk about the challenges facing independent media while consolidated commercial media has its own crisis. Podcast/Download: mediageek 7 May 2009 part 2 broadcast quality mp3 (not a full show - not for syndication) Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-24,24605729 Sun, 24 May 2009 08:34:40 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Media, download, Listen Now, zines, independent media, Holle Cambodia, Anne Elizabeth Moore http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24574502-mediageek-14-May-2009-Radio-Performance-Royalty-Bill-Passes-House-Committee Satellite radio, internet radio, even radio in other countries have to pay royalties to the performers on the CDs they play, but not US broadcasters. That might change soon. A bill just passed a House committee that would end this decades old exemption. We discuss the question: should radio stations pay these royalties to artists and record labels, or is the promotional value of radio a sufficient quid pro quo? Download/Podcast: mediageek 14 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090514.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Satellite radio, internet radio, even radio in other countries have to pay royalties to the performers on the CDs they play, but not US broadcasters. That might change soon. A bill just passed a House committee that would end this decades old exemption. We discuss the question: should radio stations pay these royalties to artists and record labels, or is the promotional value of radio a sufficient quid pro quo? Download/Podcast: mediageek 14 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090514.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Satellite radio, internet radio, even radio in other countries have to pay royalties to the performers on the CDs they play, but not US broadcasters. That might change soon. A bill just passed a House committee that would end this decades old exemption. We discuss the question: should radio stations pay these royalties to artists and record labels, or is the promotional value of radio a sufficient quid pro quo? Download/Podcast: mediageek 14 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090514.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-17,24574502 Sun, 17 May 2009 21:06:58 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, music, radio, download, Listen Now, nab, riaa, clear channel, performer, commercial radio, performance royalty http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24550153-mediageek-7-May-2009-Anne-Elizabeth-Moore-and-Holle-Cambodia Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-08,24550153 Fri, 08 May 2009 21:11:20 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, cambodia, zines, integrity, Punk Planet, self-publishing, Copyfighting, Unmarketable, Holle Cambodia, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Mocketing, Brandalism http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24704386-mediageek-7-May-2009-%E2%80%93-Anne-Elizabeth-Moore-and-Holle-Cambodia Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_18"); Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_18"); Anne Elizabeth Moore is a veteran of many independent media projects–including the much missed Punk Planet magazine–and author of Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. In 2008 she traveled to Cambodia for a residency in a women’s college dormitory where she introduced self-publishing in the form of zines. In this edition of the program we discuss the meaning of self-publishing in a country where women have been discouraged from self-expression and where being a journalist is still a very risky occupation. Download/Podcast: mediageek 7 May 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090507.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_18"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-08,24704386 Fri, 08 May 2009 21:11:20 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, cambodia, zines, integrity, Punk Planet, self-publishing, Copyfighting, Unmarketable, Holle Cambodia, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Mocketing, Brandalism http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24534490-mediageek-20-April-2009-The-Court-Rules-Narrowly-on-Indecency John Anderson from DIYmedia.net joins to talk about some of the latest news or import to radio. The Supreme Court finally rules on fleeting indecency, slicing the decision so thin, you’d think they used a Ginsu. We also talk about commercial stations starting to beg for donations. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090430.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); John Anderson from DIYmedia.net joins to talk about some of the latest news or import to radio. The Supreme Court finally rules on fleeting indecency, slicing the decision so thin, you’d think they used a Ginsu. We also talk about commercial stations starting to beg for donations. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090430.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); John Anderson from DIYmedia.net joins to talk about some of the latest news or import to radio. The Supreme Court finally rules on fleeting indecency, slicing the decision so thin, you’d think they used a Ginsu. We also talk about commercial stations starting to beg for donations. Download/Podcast: mediageek 20 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090430.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-05-03,24534490 Sun, 03 May 2009 22:23:11 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, donations, fcc, Supreme Court, clear channel, john anderson, diymedia.net, commercial radio, indcecency, fleeting explectives http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24530137-mediageek-23-April-2009-Community-Radio%E2%80%99s-Founding-Station-Turns-60 This week Matthew Lasar, writer for ArsTechnica, returns. He’s in Washington DC right now, so he updates us on some hot communications topics in Congress. Then we reflect on 60 years of the first community radio station, KPFA in Berkeley, CA, and discuss the difficulty of building a democratic radio network. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090423.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week Matthew Lasar, writer for ArsTechnica, returns. He’s in Washington DC right now, so he updates us on some hot communications topics in Congress. Then we reflect on 60 years of the first community radio station, KPFA in Berkeley, CA, and discuss the difficulty of building a democratic radio network. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090423.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week Matthew Lasar, writer for ArsTechnica, returns. He’s in Washington DC right now, so he updates us on some hot communications topics in Congress. Then we reflect on 60 years of the first community radio station, KPFA in Berkeley, CA, and discuss the difficulty of building a democratic radio network. Download/Podcast: mediageek 23 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090423.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-04-26,24530137 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:34:50 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, community radio, pacifica, matthew lasar, sexting, artstechica, kpfa http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24471799-mediageek-17-April-2009-Time-Warner-Cable-Folds-on-Bandwidth-Caps Time Warner Cable threatens to “test” absurdly low bandwidth caps in five more cities, then backs down when the public lets them have it. Also, Chicago’s Streetwise newspaper is having financial trouble. Download/Podcast: mediageek 17 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090417.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Time Warner Cable threatens to “test” absurdly low bandwidth caps in five more cities, then backs down when the public lets them have it. Also, Chicago’s Streetwise newspaper is having financial trouble. Download/Podcast: mediageek 17 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090417.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Time Warner Cable threatens to “test” absurdly low bandwidth caps in five more cities, then backs down when the public lets them have it. Also, Chicago’s Streetwise newspaper is having financial trouble. Download/Podcast: mediageek 17 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090417.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-04-19,24471799 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:34:45 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Internet, download, Listen Now, freedom, net neutrality, time warner cable, network neutrality, Bandwidth Caps, streetwise http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24439738-mediageek-9-April-2009-Newspapers%E2%80%99-Troubles-Making-Copps-Go-Soft Chicago recently earned the dubious distinction of having the parent companies both major newspapers and the largest alternative weekly declare bankruptcy. And Chicago is not alone in having troubles with its newspapers. It’s getting so bad that even ardent anti-consolidation acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps is showing signs of softening on cross-ownership. We explore this issue, and the FCC’s new National Broadband Plan. Download/Podcast mediageek 9 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090409.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Chicago recently earned the dubious distinction of having the parent companies both major newspapers and the largest alternative weekly declare bankruptcy. And Chicago is not alone in having troubles with its newspapers. It’s getting so bad that even ardent anti-consolidation acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps is showing signs of softening on cross-ownership. We explore this issue, and the FCC’s new National Broadband Plan. Download/Podcast mediageek 9 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090409.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Chicago recently earned the dubious distinction of having the parent companies both major newspapers and the largest alternative weekly declare bankruptcy. And Chicago is not alone in having troubles with its newspapers. It’s getting so bad that even ardent anti-consolidation acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps is showing signs of softening on cross-ownership. We explore this issue, and the FCC’s new National Broadband Plan. Download/Podcast mediageek 9 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090409.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-04-11,24439738 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:43:03 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, chicago, download, Listen Now, Broadband, journalism, reader, fcc, newspapers, bankruptcy, tribune, consolidation, hollinger, ownership, sun-times, national broadban plan, Conrad Black, michael copps, creative loafing, cross-ownership http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24412750-mediageek-2-April-2009-ChiTownDailyNews-Tries-a-New-Model-for-Local-Journalism Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090402.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090402.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Geoff Dougherty is the founding editor of ChiTownDailyNews, a locally-focused news website employing professional journalists working with over 100 volunteer reporters to cover Chicago news not reported in the major mainstream news outlets. On this edition of the radioshow Geoff tells us about the site and the reasons why it pursues a this model. Download/Podcast: mediageek 2 April 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090402.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-04-05,24412750 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:10:51 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, chicago, News, download, Listen Now, journalism, newspaper, local, localism, ChiTownDailyNews, Geoff Dougherty http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24388333-mediageek-26-March-2009-Knight-Drupal-Initiative-Funds-Innovative-Open-Source-Platforms-for-Online-Journalism The Knight Foundation’s Drupal Initiative awarded $480,000 to six different projects using the Drupal open source content management platform to develop innovative online applications for journalism. Jose Zamora, journalism program associate at the Knight Foundation, tells us more about the initiative. Download/Podcast: mediageek 26 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090326.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); The Knight Foundation’s Drupal Initiative awarded $480,000 to six different projects using the Drupal open source content management platform to develop innovative online applications for journalism. Jose Zamora, journalism program associate at the Knight Foundation, tells us more about the initiative. Download/Podcast: mediageek 26 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090326.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); The Knight Foundation’s Drupal Initiative awarded $480,000 to six different projects using the Drupal open source content management platform to develop innovative online applications for journalism. Jose Zamora, journalism program associate at the Knight Foundation, tells us more about the initiative. Download/Podcast: mediageek 26 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090326.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-03-29,24388333 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:41:06 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, drupal, Open Source, journalism, online, free software, Knight Foundation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24350107-mediageek-19-March-2009-Chicago-Independent-Radio-Project This week is an encore edition originally broadcast Oct. 9, 2008: There is a group of motivated radio lovers in Chicago who think that the city needs a real community radio station, independent of a college, university or other organization that might change its mind about who can be on the radio. Shawn Campbell is the president of the Chicago Independent Radio Project, and she joins me this week to talk about why Chicago needs community radio, and how they hope to squeeze a new noncommercial station onto the dial. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090319.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week is an encore edition originally broadcast Oct. 9, 2008: There is a group of motivated radio lovers in Chicago who think that the city needs a real community radio station, independent of a college, university or other organization that might change its mind about who can be on the radio. Shawn Campbell is the president of the Chicago Independent Radio Project, and she joins me this week to talk about why Chicago needs community radio, and how they hope to squeeze a new noncommercial station onto the dial. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090319.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week is an encore edition originally broadcast Oct. 9, 2008: There is a group of motivated radio lovers in Chicago who think that the city needs a real community radio station, independent of a college, university or other organization that might change its mind about who can be on the radio. Shawn Campbell is the president of the Chicago Independent Radio Project, and she joins me this week to talk about why Chicago needs community radio, and how they hope to squeeze a new noncommercial station onto the dial. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090319.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-03-22,24350107 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:28:47 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24300452-mediageek-12-March-2009-Copyright-Net-Neutrality-Fairness-Doctrine-Oh-My This week we look at the latest YouTube phenom, Kutiman, and why it’s relevant to the fight for a free, neutral internet. Paul also rants a bit about the Fairness Doctrine non-debate. Download/Podcast: mediageek 12 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090312.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week we look at the latest YouTube phenom, Kutiman, and why it’s relevant to the fight for a free, neutral internet. Paul also rants a bit about the Fairness Doctrine non-debate. Download/Podcast: mediageek 12 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090312.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); This week we look at the latest YouTube phenom, Kutiman, and why it’s relevant to the fight for a free, neutral internet. Paul also rants a bit about the Fairness Doctrine non-debate. Download/Podcast: mediageek 12 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090312.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-03-13,24300452 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:52:35 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Internet, download, youtube, Listen Now, copyright, net neutrality, network neutrality, fairness doctrine, kutiman, thru-you http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24277606-mediageek-5-March-2009-News-Roundup-FCC-Nominee-Officially-Announced-Non-comms-Ask-for-Early-DTV-Transition-more Now that President Obama has finally gotten down his nominations list to FCC Chair, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer things are starting to heat up in Washington, so that means we need to catch up and consider what this means for our communications environment. We also review some noncommercial TV stations asking the FCC to turn off their analog signals before the extended April 12 deadline, and the FCC opening up public comment regarding the public service channels to be allocated on Sirius/XM as a condition of their merger. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090305.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Now that President Obama has finally gotten down his nominations list to FCC Chair, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer things are starting to heat up in Washington, so that means we need to catch up and consider what this means for our communications environment. We also review some noncommercial TV stations asking the FCC to turn off their analog signals before the extended April 12 deadline, and the FCC opening up public comment regarding the public service channels to be allocated on Sirius/XM as a condition of their merger. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090305.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Now that President Obama has finally gotten down his nominations list to FCC Chair, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer things are starting to heat up in Washington, so that means we need to catch up and consider what this means for our communications environment. We also review some noncommercial TV stations asking the FCC to turn off their analog signals before the extended April 12 deadline, and the FCC opening up public comment regarding the public service channels to be allocated on Sirius/XM as a condition of their merger. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 March 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090305.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-03-08,24277606 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:15:03 -0700 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, fcc, dtv, CIO, cto, Julius Genachowski, Vivek Kundra, sirius/xm, Wiconsin Public TV http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24243218-mediageek-26-February-2009-New-Hope-for-LPFM-the-Chicago-Journalism-Town-Hall Another year, another bill to restore LPFM is introduced into Congress. Only, this time, with GW Bush out of the White House and Democrats in charge of Congress, it looks like LPFM has a fighting chance. Also, we listen to excerpts from the Chicago Journalism Town Hall tackling head on the future of local news as the commercial papers stand on the brink of extinction. Podcast/Download: mediageek 26 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090226.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Another year, another bill to restore LPFM is introduced into Congress. Only, this time, with GW Bush out of the White House and Democrats in charge of Congress, it looks like LPFM has a fighting chance. Also, we listen to excerpts from the Chicago Journalism Town Hall tackling head on the future of local news as the commercial papers stand on the brink of extinction. Podcast/Download: mediageek 26 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090226.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Another year, another bill to restore LPFM is introduced into Congress. Only, this time, with GW Bush out of the White House and Democrats in charge of Congress, it looks like LPFM has a fighting chance. Also, we listen to excerpts from the Chicago Journalism Town Hall tackling head on the future of local news as the commercial papers stand on the brink of extinction. Podcast/Download: mediageek 26 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090226.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-03-01,24243218 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:23:56 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, chicago, radio, download, Listen Now, journalism, online, congress, fcc, newspapers, community radio, lpfm, localism, low-power FM, chicago journalism town hall, #cjth http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24211551-mediageek-2009-02-19-Part-Two-More-on-Radio%E2%80%99s-Downfall In part two of the Feb. 19 program John Anderson and I continue our conversation about the downfall of broadcast and satellite radio, discussing the industry insider insights of Jerry Del Colliano as expressed on his Inside Music Media blog. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2009-02-19 Part Two, broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); In part two of the Feb. 19 program John Anderson and I continue our conversation about the downfall of broadcast and satellite radio, discussing the industry insider insights of Jerry Del Colliano as expressed on his Inside Music Media blog. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2009-02-19 Part Two, broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); In part two of the Feb. 19 program John Anderson and I continue our conversation about the downfall of broadcast and satellite radio, discussing the industry insider insights of Jerry Del Colliano as expressed on his Inside Music Media blog. Podcast/Download: mediageek 2009-02-19 Part Two, broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-02-25,24211551 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:44:42 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, Satellite, cbs, Infinity, broadcast, clear channel, lpfm, john anderson, mediageek, diymedia.net, sirius/xm, jerry del colliano http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24160058-mediageek-19-February-2009-Charting-the-Economic-Decline-of-Radio Both broadcast and satellite radio are experiencing an unprecedented decline in economic fortune. The broadcasters would have us believe they’re the victim of competition from the internet. But the examination of fundamental economics shows a different story of over-leveraging and bad investments. John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins to help sort things out. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Both broadcast and satellite radio are experiencing an unprecedented decline in economic fortune. The broadcasters would have us believe they’re the victim of competition from the internet. But the examination of fundamental economics shows a different story of over-leveraging and bad investments. John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins to help sort things out. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Both broadcast and satellite radio are experiencing an unprecedented decline in economic fortune. The broadcasters would have us believe they’re the victim of competition from the internet. But the examination of fundamental economics shows a different story of over-leveraging and bad investments. John Anderson of DIYmedia.net joins to help sort things out. Podcast/Download: mediageek 19 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090219.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-02-22,24160058 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:23:05 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, radio, download, Listen Now, Satellite, cbs, Infinity, broadcast, clear channel, howard stern, bankrupt, ownership, xm/sirius http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24092473-mediageek-12-February-2009-Jim-Romenesko-on-the-State-of-Journalism Jim Romenesko is one of the original bloggers, writing his daily Media News site since the late 90s, offering up a must-visit for both media insiders and others interested in what goes on inside the sausage factory. On this edition Jim discusses why he writes the site and what he makes of the current downturn in print journalism. Podcast/Download: mediageek 12 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090212.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Jim Romenesko is one of the original bloggers, writing his daily Media News site since the late 90s, offering up a must-visit for both media insiders and others interested in what goes on inside the sausage factory. On this edition Jim discusses why he writes the site and what he makes of the current downturn in print journalism. Podcast/Download: mediageek 12 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090212.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Jim Romenesko is one of the original bloggers, writing his daily Media News site since the late 90s, offering up a must-visit for both media insiders and others interested in what goes on inside the sausage factory. On this edition Jim discusses why he writes the site and what he makes of the current downturn in print journalism. Podcast/Download: mediageek 12 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090212.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-02-13,24092473 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:59:04 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, journalism, newspapers, mediageek, Poynter, romenesko, media news http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24048158-mediageek-5-February-2009-Streetwise Streetwise is a social enterprise designed to help severely impoverished men and women out of poverty. They publish weekly StreetWise, a general interest newspaper with a gritty “from the streets perspective” to give insight to its readers on what is really going on in Chicago. Suzanne Hanney is the Editor-in-Chief of Streetwise and Ben Cook is the Production Director. The join this edition of mediageek to talk about the paper and its mission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090205.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Streetwise is a social enterprise designed to help severely impoverished men and women out of poverty. They publish weekly StreetWise, a general interest newspaper with a gritty “from the streets perspective” to give insight to its readers on what is really going on in Chicago. Suzanne Hanney is the Editor-in-Chief of Streetwise and Ben Cook is the Production Director. The join this edition of mediageek to talk about the paper and its mission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090205.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); Streetwise is a social enterprise designed to help severely impoverished men and women out of poverty. They publish weekly StreetWise, a general interest newspaper with a gritty “from the streets perspective” to give insight to its readers on what is really going on in Chicago. Suzanne Hanney is the Editor-in-Chief of Streetwise and Ben Cook is the Production Director. The join this edition of mediageek to talk about the paper and its mission. Download/Podcast: mediageek 5 February 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090205.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-02-08,24048158 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:58:30 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, chicago, radio, download, Listen Now, newspaper, Street, poverty, mediageek, streetwise http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24012295-mediageek-29-January-2009-Propsed-DTV-Delay-Gets-Delayed So much has happened–and yet, not happened–in the new year with a new Congress and a new president, that it’s time for a news update. DTV delay gets bogged down in the House, net neutrality-looking stuff is passed in House stimulus package, and Cox Communications announces plans to start messing with customers’ broadband Comcast-style. Podcast / Download: mediageek 29 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090129.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); So much has happened–and yet, not happened–in the new year with a new Congress and a new president, that it’s time for a news update. DTV delay gets bogged down in the House, net neutrality-looking stuff is passed in House stimulus package, and Cox Communications announces plans to start messing with customers’ broadband Comcast-style. Podcast / Download: mediageek 29 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090129.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); So much has happened–and yet, not happened–in the new year with a new Congress and a new president, that it’s time for a news update. DTV delay gets bogged down in the House, net neutrality-looking stuff is passed in House stimulus package, and Cox Communications announces plans to start messing with customers’ broadband Comcast-style. Podcast / Download: mediageek 29 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090129.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-02-01,24012295 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:27:29 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, House, Listen Now, Broadband, tv, analog, congress, comcast, stimulus, net neutrality, dtv, network neutrality, Cox Communications http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24003814-mediageek-22-January-2009-part-2-More-Retro-Tech-with-Bohus-Blahut In the second half (more like 17 minutes due to getting a late start on the program) of the Jan. 22 edition of mediageek Bohus Blahut of RetroThing.com sticks around to talk about some of his very favorite retro items, and play “stump the guest” with some vintage vinyl. Download/Podcast: mediageek 22 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); In the second half (more like 17 minutes due to getting a late start on the program) of the Jan. 22 edition of mediageek Bohus Blahut of RetroThing.com sticks around to talk about some of his very favorite retro items, and play “stump the guest” with some vintage vinyl. Download/Podcast: mediageek 22 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); In the second half (more like 17 minutes due to getting a late start on the program) of the Jan. 22 edition of mediageek Bohus Blahut of RetroThing.com sticks around to talk about some of his very favorite retro items, and play “stump the guest” with some vintage vinyl. Download/Podcast: mediageek 22 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090122-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_2"); tag:odeo.com,2009-01-31,24003814 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:05:11 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Technology, download, Listen Now, Tech, Gadget, vintage, retro, mediageek, retrothing.com, bohus blahut http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24003815-mediageek-15-January-2009-More-with-Matthew-Lasar-on-Digital-TV Matthew was able to stick around for a little longer than the usual half-hour show, so we were able to continue our discussion to talk about the upcoming digital television transition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); Matthew was able to stick around for a little longer than the usual half-hour show, so we were able to continue our discussion to talk about the upcoming digital television transition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); Matthew was able to stick around for a little longer than the usual half-hour show, so we were able to continue our discussion to talk about the upcoming digital television transition. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 part 2 - broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: Go get Adobe Flash Player! var so = new SWFObject( "http://radio.mediageek.net/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf", "nazdravemp3_player", "300", "20", "8", "#FFFFFF"); so.addVariable("file", "http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115-pt2.mp3"); so.write("nazdravemp3_4"); tag:odeo.com,2009-01-31,24003815 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:01:16 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, tv, analog, fcc, transition, dtv, matthew lasar, mediageek http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23951820-mediageek-22-January-2009-Retro-Technology-in-a-Down-Economy RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 22 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 22 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 RetroThing.com is a website and blog dedicated to interesting and fun retro and vintage gadgets, electronics, toys and technology that might have been forgotten, but still have their uses. Co-editor of the site, Bohus Blahut, joins us to talk about the appeal of vintage tech, and how useful and fun stuff may be waiting for you in the back of your closet. Podcast/Download: mediageek 22 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-26,23951820 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:42:40 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23951821-mediageek-15-January-2009-Talking-about-the-FCC-Chair-Apparent Word on the streets is that Obama’s nominee for FCC Chair is a law school classmate of his, and former counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, Julius Genachowski. However, until recently most observers hadn’t heard of him. Arstechnica’s Matthew Lasar has been doing his research and joins us again to share what he knows, and what he forsees for a Genchowski FCC. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115.mp3[/mp3] Word on the streets is that Obama’s nominee for FCC Chair is a law school classmate of his, and former counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, Julius Genachowski. However, until recently most observers hadn’t heard of him. Arstechnica’s Matthew Lasar has been doing his research and joins us again to share what he knows, and what he forsees for a Genchowski FCC. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115.mp3[/mp3] Word on the streets is that Obama’s nominee for FCC Chair is a law school classmate of his, and former counsel to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, Julius Genachowski. However, until recently most observers hadn’t heard of him. Arstechnica’s Matthew Lasar has been doing his research and joins us again to share what he knows, and what he forsees for a Genchowski FCC. Podcast/Download: mediageek 15 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090115.mp3[/mp3] tag:odeo.com,2009-01-18,23951821 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:21:47 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, Media, download, Listen Now, obama, policy, chair, communications, fcc, matthew lasar, Nominee, FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski, ars technica http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23951822-mediageek-8-January-2009-First-News-Update-of-the-New-Year A lot happened in the media and telecomm world this first week of the new year, so Andrew and I review some of the items at the top of our list. First up is the growing list of politicos and groups calling for a delay of the Feb. 17 digital TV transition. We also touch on Sun Times Media shutting down suburban newspaper and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan looking into allegations that AT&T is shortchanging public access channels on its U-Verse service. Podcast/Download: mediageek 8 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090108.mp3[/mp3] A lot happened in the media and telecomm world this first week of the new year, so Andrew and I review some of the items at the top of our list. First up is the growing list of politicos and groups calling for a delay of the Feb. 17 digital TV transition. We also touch on Sun Times Media shutting down suburban newspaper and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan looking into allegations that AT&T is shortchanging public access channels on its U-Verse service. Podcast/Download: mediageek 8 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090108.mp3[/mp3] A lot happened in the media and telecomm world this first week of the new year, so Andrew and I review some of the items at the top of our list. First up is the growing list of politicos and groups calling for a delay of the Feb. 17 digital TV transition. We also touch on Sun Times Media shutting down suburban newspaper and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan looking into allegations that AT&T is shortchanging public access channels on its U-Verse service. Podcast/Download: mediageek 8 January 2009 broadcast quality mp3 Listen Now: [mp3]http://www.mediageek.net/sound/2009/mg20090108.mp3[/mp3] tag:odeo.com,2009-01-11,23951822 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:56:43 -0800 no mediageek radioshow » Podcast podcast, download, Listen Now, tv, analog, transition, illinois, at&t, dtv, u-verse, lisa madigan, sun-times media, sun-times