August 2nd, 2006 by 
Garrick Van Buren
David Newberger and I talk about CDATimes.com and his experience building online communities for Native American citizen journalists thousands of miles away from the tribe he belongs to.
Listen to David Newberger on Building Native American Citizen Journalism [31 min]
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January 2nd, 2006 by Garrick Van Buren
Just me today to kicking off the new year with a new mic - Sennheiser e816S, a simplified production process, and a glass of Armagnac.
Things on my mind:
- Cooper’s crying is like interruption-based advertising is like a Vonnegat story.
- Distribution is Advertising.
- Removing distraction for the New Year; moving status indicators to my dashboard and unsubscribing from yahoo podcasts, ruby on rails, and a pile of rss feeds.
- Errol Morris’ First Person
- Special thanks to Dave Slusher for remembering the story was Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, Lewis for the bottle, Sam for the delivery, and Jeremy Piller for the theme music.
Listen to Garrick Talks About Attention, Advertising, and Interruptions [10 min]
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December 15th, 2005 by Garrick Van Buren
Dan Carroll and I grab lunch at Joes Garage and we talk about IMP - his music and movie distribution platform currently in beta.
We talk about how it benefits independent artists, how it’s different than iTunes, the decision to go with BiTorrent, and who this platform is intended for.
We start off with a bit about Attention and then get down to business.
Listen to Dan Carroll Talk About the IMP Media Player [18 min]
More about IMP over at the Minneapolis Observer
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January 28th, 2005 by Garrick Van Buren
Photo-blogger and good friend Jen Bohmbach and I grab a cup of coffee at Dunn Bros’ Freighthouse. We talk about the weblogs, transparency, the media landscape, and an age where we are all paparazzi and stars. She offers her thoughts on
Listen to the Weblogs and the Media with Jen Bohmbach [33 min]
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November 14th, 2004 by Garrick Van Buren
A rant on the inherent conflicts between advertisers, traditional media publishers, and the new participatory media.
Intro: PodCat from Podcat’s Best of Podcasting.
Listen to Advertising is Broken [13 min]
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October 29th, 2004 by Garrick Van Buren
I give you some tips on making better coffee at home with the Melitta Mill & Brew 10-Cup Coffeemaker, Black, coffee shops strategies in the Twin Cities, and rant on the poor state of reality television.
Featured in PodCat’s Best of Podcasting Oct 29
Listen to Better Coffee and the State of Reality TV [22 min]
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