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Podcast Fridays: Picking the Brain Trust Edition
posted Friday, 22 August 2008
If you want to learn how to do something, there's a podcast out there ready to take you through it-from knitting (perl on, perl off) to forming and funding a non-profit, to creating your very own podcast. Google up any topic you fancy, and you'll find someone (with varying levels of expertise) with a microphone and an mp3 recorder who's willing to talk about it. Many of them are related to products like the Dummies books, but you can get a lot out of them even without the linked offering in hand.
Follow me on the flip for a tip on where to find some of the sharpest brains in the podosphere to pick.
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Craig's Got More Than a List Going OnCraigslist has a non-profit foundation, and part of their mission is to get information the people helping people model scaled up to the organizational level.
Most of the podcasts are recorded seminars, so the subject and presenters may vary, but in the 21st century, forming your own organization seems to be the equivalent of the 20th century's writing the great American novel. There's likely to be something applicable if that's floating your boat.A National Treasure In Your MP3 Player
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the chance to pick the brain of one of the best living broadcast journalists. If for some reason you don't watch Bill Moyers Journal on your local PBS station every week, timeshift yourself to the podcast feed (audio only).
Bill Moyers is a national treasure, full stop, and you can get him at your convenience in your podcatching software.
So, do it. You'll be smarter, and possibly even angrier about the state of media and politics that more people aren't watching this thoughtful and incisive journalist.Another Seminar Worth Checking Out
Another seminar format worth checking out is the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series from Stanford University. Leaning toward Silicon Valley leaders, it covers a broad range of topics from financing to keeping an innovative culture as you grow.
Even if you're not planning on starting up a venture of your own, the principles discussed apply much more widely-if a bit unevenly. (Giving a presentation is not a natural skill for everyone, so this series can also be a bit uneven. I usually pick and choose based on the topic and don't feel bad about bailing after a few minutes if my eyeballs are turning around to look back in my own skull from boredom.So, who's got you thinking today?
Love Song or Battle Cry?