Really Specific Stories

About Really Specific Stories

Join Martin Feld, podcast studies researcher and co-host of Hemispheric Views, as he delves into narratives of tech-podcast fandom and the role of open RSS, featuring producers and their listeners. (The show is currently on hiatus, as the collected interviews have been analysed and included in the submitted thesis.)

Publisher

Martin Feld

Category

arts · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jul 2022

Latest episode

8 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Apr 2024

   Scott Willsey

   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 (mailto:martin@loungeruminator.net) Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld (https://social.lol/@martinfeld) Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld (https://micro.blog/martinfeld)

2. 

   28 Mar 2024

   Andrew Leland

   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 (mailto:martin@loungeruminator.net) Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld (https://social.lol/@martinfeld) Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld (https://micro.blog/martinfeld)

3. 

   19 Jan 2024

   Lynn Fisher

   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 (mailto:martin@loungeruminator.net) Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeld (https://social.lol/@martinfeld) Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld (https://micro.blog/martinfeld)

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