Really Specific Stories

Scott discusses his long history of listening to Apple-centric podcasts and what it has been like to co-host and produce his own podcasts. He also asserts the importance of accessibility and the benefits of listening to (and even being part of) a minority, citing lessons from the podcast Parallel and his childhood experience as an American living in Japan. Last, but not least, he asks us all to be more intentional in our media consumption and turns the tables in this very podcast. This is the final episode of Really Specific Stories to be tied formally to a podcast case study in the PhD project. Podcast case study: Parallel [https://www.relay.fm/parallel] (listener) Find Scott at scottwillsey.com [https://scottwillsey.com]. Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/2024-04-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-scott-willsey.pdf] or in plain text [https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/b/b17a0dcd-52a2-4f79-968f-37f566620380/transcript.txt]. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES PODCAST VOICE 00:00:00 * Hemispheric Views [https://hemisphericviews.com] * Jason Burk [https://grepjason.sh] * Andrew Canion [https://www.andrewcanion.com] * Mac Geek Gab [https://www.macgeekgab.com] * Dave Hamilton [https://www.macgeekgab.com/author/davehamilton/] * Pilot Pete [https://www.macgeekgab.com/author/pilotpete/] * Adam Christianson [https://www.macgeekgab.com/author/adam-christianson/] * John F. Braun [https://www.macgeekgab.com/author/johnfbraun/] (former co-host) * iPod 5th Generation (with Video) [https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/specs/ipod_5thgen.html] * The iPod Video was the fifth generation of a product line that is now collectively referred to as the iPod Classic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Classic]. * MacCast [https://www.maccast.com] * Mac (computer) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_(computer)] * Compact disc (CD) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc] * Daily Source Code [https://archive.org/details/pcs_Adam_Curry_Daily_Source_Code/DSC-2004-10-11.mp3] was a podcast by Adam Curry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curry], which can now be found in the Internet Archive. * Podcast Pickle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast_Pickle] * Friends with Brews [https://friendswithbrews.com] is the podcast that Scott mentions producing with Peter Nikolaidis [https://infosec.exchange/@nikolaidis]. * This Week in Tech (TWiT) [https://twit.tv] * Grammar Girl [https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl/] * Mur Lafferty [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mur_Lafferty] * GarageBand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand] * Gaijin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaijin] * Audio Gaijin * Kagoshima [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagoshima] WHAT THE LISTENER WANTS TO HEAR 00:14:35 * Apple Inc. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.] * Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) [https://atp.fm] * The ‘ATP guys’ are Marco Arment [https://marco.org], John Siracusa [https://hypercritical.co] and Casey Liss [https://www.caseyliss.com]. * Vermont [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont] * Boston [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston] THIS STUFF DOES MATTER TO PEOPLE 00:23:01 * Artificial intelligence (AI) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence] * Mastodon (social network) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)] * Parallel [https://www.relay.fm/parallel] * Shelly Brisbin [https://www.brisbin.net/] * Accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility] and more specifically, computer accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_accessibility] and Web accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility] * Imposter syndrome [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome] * Visual impairment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment] (including more precise references to blindness and low vision) ENJOY THE LEARNING PROCESS 00:30:49 * Fear of missing out (FOMO) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out] BE INTENTIONAL 00:37:24 * The ‘1x train’ to which Scott refers is the shared preference of many podcast listeners to listen to audio at its original speed, rather than accelerating it or relying on algorithmic features to save time. * AirPods [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPods] * YouTube [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube] TURNING THE TABLES 00:45:05 * Micro.blog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro.blog] * 000: International Mac Nerds [https://listen.hemisphericviews.com/000] is the pilot episode of Hemispheric Views and was originally featured in episode 39 of Lounge Ruminator [https://loungeruminator.net/2020/08/16/39-international-mac-nerds-with-special-guests-andrew-canion-and-jason-burk/]. * Andrew Canion’s guest appearance in episode 28 of Lounge Ruminator [https://feldnotes.com/2020/06/02/this-week-on.html], which led to discussions of doing a podcast together * Announcing Hemispheric Views on Feld Notes through Micro.blog [https://feldnotes.com/2020/09/10/im-thrilled-to.html] CREDITS Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] and Ferrite Recording Studio [https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/] Martin’s edit in Ferrite [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/2024-04-really-specific-stories-scott-willsey-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg] Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion [https://www.alexcanion.com] CONTACT * Website: rsspod.net [https://www.rsspod.net] * Email: martin@loungeruminator.net [martin@loungeruminator.net] * Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld [https://social.lol/@martinfeld] * Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld [https://micro.blog/martinfeld]

Andrew is a writer, audio producer, editor and teacher, who, in this episode, reflects on his love for writing and his lifelong journey with audio. This ranges from his experimentation with tape recorders as a child, through to his experience in college radio and his role as host and producer of the arts-and-culture podcast The Organist, working with KCRW in Los Angeles. Andrew then shares the story of how he came to write his first book, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, and how that has led him to be featured as a guest in various podcasts. Podcast case study: Parallel [https://www.relay.fm/parallel] (guest) Find Andrew at andrewleland.org [https://www.andrewleland.org]. Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/2024-03-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-andrew-leland.pdf] or in plain text [https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/d/d5c2fd74-269b-4a84-af7d-3a977ea5e53c/transcript.txt]. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES LEFT THE LENS CAP ON 00:00:00 * Campus radio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus_radio] * Internet radio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_radio] * The Organist [https://www.theorganist.org] * KCRW [https://www.kcrw.com] * Compact disc (CD) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc] * This American Life [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/688/the-out-crowd] * Camcorder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camcorder] CONVERSATION AND NARRATIVE 00:05:48 * Desktop publishing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing] * Cable television [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television] * Tape recorder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_recorder] * Joe Frank [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Frank] * Paraliterature [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraliterature] * Shotgun microphone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone#Shotgun] WRITING 00:14:34 * The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight (2023) [https://www.andrewleland.org/2023/10/book/] by Andrew Leland * The New Yorker [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Yorker] * DeafBlind Communities May Be Creating a New Language of Touch [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/deafblind-communities-may-be-creating-a-new-language-of-touch] by Andrew Leland ACCESSIBILITY SPRINKLES 00:20:59 * Visual impairment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_impairment] (including more precise references to blindness and low vision) * Screen reader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader] * Accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility] and more specifically, computer accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_accessibility] and Web accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility] * Parallel [https://www.relay.fm/parallel] * Shelly Brisbin [https://www.brisbin.net/] * Find Andrew's guest appearance in #86: An Immigrant in the Country of the Blind [https://www.relay.fm/parallel/86]. * Louis Braille [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Braille] * Hacker [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker] * Braille [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille] * Extended reality (XR) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_reality] (including more precise references to augmented, mixed and virtual reality) IT FEELS LIKE A GIFT 00:29:33 * Liminality [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liminality] * Ryan Knighton [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Knighton] CREDITS Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] and Ferrite Recording Studio [https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/] Martin’s edit in Ferrite [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/2024-03-really-specific-stories-andrew-leland-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg] Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion [https://www.alexcanion.com] CONTACT * Website: rsspod.net [https://www.rsspod.net] * Email: martin@loungeruminator.net [martin@loungeruminator.net] * Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld [https://social.lol/@martinfeld] * Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld [https://micro.blog/martinfeld]

Lynn discusses her background as a designer, CSS developer and illustrator—drawing on her love for technology and her time in art school, where she explored the concept of intermedia. She also reflects on her varied experiences in consuming aural and visual content, such as podcasts, TV shows and movies, along with various side projects that she has maintained over the years. Podcast case study: The Talk Show with John Gruber [https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/] (listener) Find Lynn at Lynn and Tonic [https://lynnandtonic.com]. Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/2024-01-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-lynn-fisher.pdf] or in plain text [https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/4/42f32f6a-017f-4d34-a02c-e784b6b73759/transcript.txt]. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES RUNNING PATTERN 00:00:00 * ‘Dev' = 'developer' or 'development' * ShopTalk [https://shoptalkshow.com] * Easter egg (media) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)] * The Weekly Planet [https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanet] * GeoCities [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoCities] * LiveJournal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJournal] * Myspace [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspace] * HTML [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML] * CSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS] * Open source [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source] * View Source [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-source_URI_scheme] * Mastodon (social network) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)] * Lynn and Tonic [https://lynnandtonic.com] * WordPress.com [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress.com] * Top Chef [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef] * The Good Place [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Place] * The Food Place [https://thefoodplace.cafe] * The Good Place Lives on, in Menu Form [https://slate.com/culture/2020/02/the-good-place-food-puns-menu-interview.html] (an interview with Lynn about her site, The Food Place) * Megan Amram [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Amram], producer of The Good Place * Nestflix [https://nestflix.fun] * Home Alone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone] * Angels with Filthy Souls on Nestflix [https://nestflix.fun/angels-with-filthy-souls/] (Lynn’s listing) * Angels with Filthy Souls on YouTube [https://youtu.be/4dGOfFbzvq4?si=1yXIzueGR_f38wUI] (movie-within-a-movie excerpt) COMMENTARY AND APPRECIATION 09:08 * Twitter (now X) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter] * Stephanie Eckles [https://thinkdobecreate.com] * Discord [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord] * Frontend Horse [https://frontend.horse] * Miriam Suzanne [https://www.miriamsuzanne.com] TWO FORMS OF THE SAME THING 16:38 * Blog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog] * Medium (website) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_(website)] * Substack [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substack] * RSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS] * The Talk Show with John Gruber [https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/] * Michael Hobbes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hobbes] * Maintenance Phase [https://www.maintenancephase.com] * If Books Could Kill [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897] * Popular science (or ‘popsci’) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_science] * Patreon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patreon] I WANTED THIS THING TO EXIST 21:48 * Spotify [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify] * Buy Me a Coffee [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Me_a_Coffee] * IATA airport code [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IATA_airport_code] * Lynn’s portfolio archive [https://lynnandtonic.com/archive/] * GitHub [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub] ECLECTIC WEIRDO 30:21 * Intermedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermedia] * A Single Div [https://a.singlediv.com] * User experience (UX) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience] * User interface (UI) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_interface] * Web design [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design] CREDITS Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] and Ferrite Recording Studio [https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/] Martin’s edit in Ferrite [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/2024-01-really-specific-stories-lynn-fisher-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg] Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion [https://www.alexcanion.com] CONTACT * Website: rsspod.net [https://www.rsspod.net] * Email: martin@loungeruminator.net [martin@loungeruminator.net] * Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld [https://social.lol/@martinfeld] * Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld [https://micro.blog/martinfeld]

Jarrod explains how he discovered the world of podcasting during a long road trip with a friend, going on to enjoy shows about outdoor reaction, news and the Apple fan community. He also elaborates on his experience of starting his own website, HeyDingus, along with listening to various Apple-centric podcasts—making particular reference to 20 Macs for 2020, a show by writer and podcaster Jason Snell, which blended tech podcasting with a narrative journalism format. Podcast case study: 20 Macs for 2020 [https://www.relay.fm/20macs] (listener) Find Jarrod at HeyDingus [https://heydingus.net]. Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/2023-10-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-jarrod-blundy-2.pdf] or in plain text [https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/f/ffe5ae44-9477-4ddd-a305-2ab6d919fdc0/transcript.txt]. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR ME 00:00:00 * Apple Inc. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.] * iTunes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes] * Apple Events video podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/apple-events-video/id275834665] * Stevenote [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevenote] * Original Apple podcast icon [https://pluspng.com/img-png/apple-podcast-png-datei-apple-podcast-logo-png-891.png] * Michigan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan] * Michigan Ice Fest: The History of the Oldest Ice Climbing Festival in the US [https://www.climbing.com/news/michigan-ice-fest-the-history-of-the-oldest-ice-climbing-festival-in-the-us/] * Ice climbing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_climbing] * The Dirtbag Diaries [https://dirtbagdiaries.com] * Information about Fitz Cahall and others who work on the podcast [https://dirtbagdiaries.com/about/] * Talk radio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_radio] * iPod nano [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Nano] * Apple’s website in 2006 [https://web.archive.org/web/20060101021111/https://www.apple.com/] (courtesy of the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine) * Microsoft Windows [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows] * Mac (computer) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_(computer)] and macOS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS] * Scouting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_(Scouting)] * MacRumors [https://www.macrumors.com] * Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP) [https://atp.fm] * Casey Liss [https://www.caseyliss.com] * John Siracusa [https://hypercritical.co] * Marco Arment [https://marco.org/] * 9to5Mac [https://9to5mac.com] * Six Colors [https://sixcolors.com] * 512 Pixels [https://512pixels.net] * Ars Technica [https://arstechnica.com] ENTERTAINMENT AND PRODUCTION 08:30 * Relay FM [https://www.relay.fm] * Clockwise [https://www.relay.fm/clockwise] * Connected [https://www.relay.fm/connected] * Cortex [https://www.relay.fm/cortex] * Mac Power Users [https://www.relay.fm/mpu] * Reconcilable Differences [https://www.relay.fm/rd] * Thoroughly Considered [https://www.relay.fm/tc] * Upgrade [https://www.relay.fm/upgrade] * AppStories [https://appstories.net] * Apple News Today [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/apple-news-today/id1473872585] * The Good News Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-good-news-podcast/id1493769470] * Core Intuition [https://coreint.org] * Dithering [https://dithering.fm] * Hemispheric Views [https://hemisphericviews.com] * The Rebound [https://reboundcast.com] * Ruminate [https://ruminatepodcast.com] * The Talk Show with John Gruber [https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/] * Vergecast [https://www.theverge.com/the-vergecast] * Your Daily Lex [https://daily.lexfriedman.com] * Overcast [https://overcast.fm] * Pocket Casts [https://pocketcasts.com] * Castro [https://castro.fm] * RSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS] * RSS reader (or news aggregator) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator] * Squarespace [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squarespace] * HTML [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML] * CSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS] * Blog [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog] * Blot [https://blot.im] * Twitter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter] (rebranding to X at the time of this podcast episode’s publication) A PLACE THAT I OWN 20:56 * HeyDingus [https://heydingus.net] * Virtual assistant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant] * Siri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siri] * Google Assistant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Assistant] * Shortcuts (app) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcuts_(app)] * Micro.blog [https://micro.blog] * Manton Reece [https://www.manton.org] (creator of the service) 20 MACS FOR 2020 24:02 * 20 Macs for 2020 is a podcast that was delivered in three media (or formats), including an audio-only podcast [https://www.relay.fm/20macs] at Relay FM, a video playlist [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWicOOpLAfvEv7KODfZYuXS7jVprBDUJc] at 512 Pixels on YouTube and written essays [https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/08/20-macs-for-2020-an-introduction/] at Six Colors. The podcast creator and host, Jason Snell, can be found at Six Colors or on Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/@jsnell]. * ’20 Macs for 2020’ [https://heydingus.net/blog/2021/1/20-macs-for-2020] (Jarrod’s blog post about the show from January 2021) * iMac [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMac] * Macintosh 128K [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_128K] (or the original Macintosh) * Power Macintosh [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh] * Stratechery [https://stratechery.com] ACCESSIBILITY 31:10 * Accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility] and more specifically, computer accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_accessibility] and Web accessibility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility] * Wordle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle] * Emoji [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji] * Federico Viticci [https://www.macstories.net/author/viticci/] * Browse the MacStories Shortcuts Archive. [https://www.macstories.net/shortcuts/] * iOS 17 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_17] A HIDDEN SIDE OF MYSELF 33:53 * View the 7 Things category in Jarrod’s blog archive. [https://heydingus.net/tagged/7-things] * Notes (Apple) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_(Apple)] * JavaScript [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript] * Jarrod’s store on Cotton Bureau [https://cottonbureau.com/people/heydingus] (This item was not placed in these show notes with any sponsorship arrangement—only to reflect its mention.) * Noun Project [https://thenounproject.com] * Pixelmator [https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/] * Ted Lasso [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso] I HAVEN’T BURNED OUT 41:57 * How to download your X archive [https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-x-archive] * Importing tweets to Micro.blog [https://www.manton.org/2023/04/11/importing-tweets-to.html] * RoutineHub [https://routinehub.co] * Things (app) [https://culturedcode.com/things/] * iBook [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBook#iBook_G3_(%22Clamshell%22)] * Jony Ive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jony_Ive] * Jony Ive, Apple designer who started his career at tangerine, to set up his own studio [https://tangerine.net/thoughts/jony-ive-apple-designer-started-career-tangerine-set-studio] CREDITS Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] and Ferrite Recording Studio [https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/] Martin’s edit in Ferrite [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/2023-10-really-specific-stories-jarrod-blundy-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg] Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion [https://www.alexcanion.com] CONTACT * Website: rsspod.net [https://www.rsspod.net] * Email: martin@loungeruminator.net [martin@loungeruminator.net] * Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld [https://social.lol/@martinfeld] * Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld [https://micro.blog/martinfeld] A SPECIAL NOTE Jarrod is a paying subscriber of Martin’s One Prime Plus membership program for the shared podcast, Hemispheric Views; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on Jarrod as a participant of this academic podcasting project.

John shares his personal narrative as the writer of Daring Fireball and host of The Talk Show with John Gruber, which is now both a podcast and a live show with Apple executives, held during the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. In the conversation, John explains what first captivated him about computers at an early age, expands on his passion for reading and writing and outlines how he has carved out a life of independent production and commentary, based on his technological interests. Last, he describes what he’s most proud of. Podcast case study: The Talk Show with John Gruber [https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/] (producer) Find John at Daring Fireball [https://daringfireball.net]. Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/2023-09-really-specific-stories-transcript-e28094-john-gruber.pdf] or in plain text [https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/c/c67dadf4-8798-4528-8e7d-e45b83c1d218/episodes/3/35be1ec2-445b-4446-98e8-8b6ec30d5c09/transcript.txt]. LINKS AND SHOW NOTES THE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTARY 00:00:00 * The Talk Show [https://archive.org/details/podcast_the-talk-show_260278032?sort=-publicdate] by John Gruber and Dan Benjamin was hosted on a different site, which can now be found in the Internet Archive. * Dan Benjamin [https://danbenjamin.com] * Hivelogic now redirects to the site above. * Internet radio [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_radio] * Daring Fireball [https://daringfireball.net] * iPod [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod] * USB [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB] * FireWire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394] * FM radio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting] * Apple Inc. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.] * iPhone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone] * Mac (computer) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_(computer)] * Substack [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substack] * Blue Microphones [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Microphones] * Amazon (company) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)] * Amazon Web Services (AWS) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services] * MP3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3] * Audio data compression [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression#Audio] * YouTube [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube] * Blog (a truncation of ‘weblog’) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog] * Ad tech = online advertising technology * Domain name [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name] A VORACIOUS READER 00:10:12 * Computer science [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_science] * Apple IIGS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIGS] * Drexel University [https://www.drexel.edu/] * Stephen King [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King] * Isaac Asimov [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov] * Internet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet] I’VE CARVED OUT THIS LIFE 00:17:04 * Atari 2600 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600] * Pong [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong] * Word processor (electronic device) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor_(electronic_device)] * Typewriter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter] * Liquid-crystal display (LCD) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-crystal_display] * World Wide Web [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web] * Dave Winer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Winer] * scripting.com [http://scripting.com/] * Jorn Barger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorn_Barger] * Robot Wisdom [https://web.archive.org/web/*/robotwisdom.com] was Jorn’s early blog, which can now be found in the Internet Archive. * Robot Wisdom and How Jorn Barger Invented Blogging [https://firstsiteguide.com/robot-wisdom-and-jorn-barger/] * Usenet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet] * TidBITS [https://tidbits.com/] * HyperCard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard] * Mailing list [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailing_list] * Jason Kottke [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Kottke] * kottke.org [https://kottke.org/] * Macworld [https://www.macworld.com/] * Browse an extensive library of MacUser PDF magazines at vintageapple.org [https://vintageapple.org/macuser/]. * The Philadelphia Inquirer [https://www.inquirer.com/] * Pulitzer Prize [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize] * The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/] * The Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/] * Center City, Philadelphia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_City,_Philadelphia] * The Talk Show with John Gruber [https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/] FREELY HONEST 00:38:04 * Zoom (software) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_(software)] * Skype [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype] * COVID-19 pandemic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic] * iOS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS] * Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Developers_Conference] * Daring Fireball on YouTube [https://youtube.com/@daringfireball?si=DvNpdW_5YhGtVV9S], featuring videos of John’s annual The Talk Show Live events with Apple executives * Mimi Sheraton [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Sheraton] * Remembering Mimi Sheraton, Innovative New York Times Food Critic [https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/08/09/remembering-mimi-sheraton] (John’s mentioned article on Daring Fireball) * Android (operating system) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)] * Walled garden (technology) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_platform] A LOOSE, UNOFFICIAL COMMUNITY 00:52:29 * RSS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS] * Twitter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter] (rebranding to X at the time of this podcast episode’s publication) * @gruber [https://twitter.com/gruber] * @daringfireball [https://twitter.com/daringfireball] * Content management system (CMS) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system] * Reddit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit] * John’s three mentioned Twitter/X alternatives and his accounts on each one * Mastodon (social network) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)] * @gruber@mastodon.social [https://mastodon.social/@gruber] * Bluesky Social [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky_Social] * @gruber.foo [https://bsky.app/profile/gruber.foo] * Threads (social network) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(social_network)] * @gruber [https://threads.net/@gruber] * TikTok [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok] * Facebook [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook] * Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder] A VISION FOR THE WHOLE INTERNET 01:00:52 * Spotify [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify] * Joe Rogan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan] * Bill Simmons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Simmons] * The Ringer [https://www.theringer.com] * Ghost (blogging platform) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(blogging_platform)] * Marco Arment [https://marco.org/] * Overcast [https://overcast.fm/] * Castro [https://www.castro.fm] * Application programming interface (API) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API] * News aggregator [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator] * NetNewsWire [https://netnewswire.com/] * Reeder [https://www.reederapp.com/] * XML [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML] * Paywall [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paywall] * Dithering [https://dithering.fm/] * Ben Thompson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Thompson_(analyst)] * Stratechery [https://stratechery.com/] * Bob Dylan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan] * It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Alright,_Ma_(I%27m_Only_Bleeding)] (the song with the lyrics that John quoted) * Banner ad [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_banner] * YouTuber [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTuber] * Patreon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patreon] * Google [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google] PRETTY PROUD OF THAT 01:18:00 * John’s full searchable archive at Daring Fireball [https://daringfireball.net/archive/] * Markdown [https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/] * A few articles about Apple’s Brushed Metal user interface * Aqua (user interface) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(user_interface)] on Wikipedia, with mentions of Brushed Metal throughout the article * Brushed Metal and the HIG [https://daringfireball.net/2004/10/brushedmetal] on Daring Fireball * The iTunes 5 Announcement From the Perspective of an Anthropomorphized Brushed Metal User Interface Theme [https://daringfireball.net/2005/09/anthropomorphized] on Daring Fireball * The Brushed Metal Diaries: An Introduction, a Trojan Horse and a History of Abuse [https://512pixels.net/2013/03/brushed-metal-intro/] on 512 Pixels CREDITS Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack [https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/] and Ferrite Recording Studio [https://www.wooji-juice.com/products/ferrite/] Martin’s edit in Ferrite [https://martinfeld.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/2023-09-really-specific-stories-john-gruber-ferrite-timeline-screenshot.jpeg] Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion [https://www.alexcanion.com] CONTACT * Website: rsspod.net [https://www.rsspod.net] * Email: martin@loungeruminator.net [martin@loungeruminator.net] * Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld [https://social.lol/@martinfeld] * Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld [https://micro.blog/martinfeld] A SPECIAL NOTE Martin is a paying subscriber of John’s shared membership program for Dithering; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on John as a participant of this academic podcasting project.