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Shawn Powers has been a guest on 27 episodes.
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Episode 142: 3D Printing, Ya'll
Episode | March 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 50 secs
technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin and Shawn Powers about Shawn's head's appearance at the recent SCaLE conference and 3D printing, all while having a little too much fun. Hit play if you always wondered about our Myers-Briggs types.
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Episode 138: Teaching Technology
Episode | February 2nd, 2023 | 38 mins 3 secs
technology
Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers about teaching tech skills with online video and building communities.
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Episode 134: Email Disaster, Encrypted Backups and Chat GPT
Episode | December 13th, 2022 | 53 mins 25 secs
ai, security, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn have fun with ChatGPT, rant about email disasters, and chat about Apple's new encrypted backups.
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Episode 132: Mastodon Lifeboats for Twitter Users
Episode | November 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
mastodon, social media, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability.
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Episode 129: Communication Breakdown
Episode | October 15th, 2022 | 42 mins 42 secs
democracy, social media, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers talk communication breakdown in social media, its impact on our culture, and what technical solutions may exist.
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Episode 128: Folder Full of HTML
Episode | October 8th, 2022 | 43 mins 21 secs
technology
When Doc is away, Katherine and Shawn Powers play! (With Static HTML generators) Katherine and Shawn talk about Hugo, a static site generator, WordPress, and the content creator life.
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Episode 127: Religion, Politics, and Other Taboo Subjects
Episode | October 1st, 2022 | 52 mins 29 secs
politics, religion, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers about religion, politics, tribalism, sexism, and viral blog posts.
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Episode 123: Open Source Home Automation with Home Assistant
Episode | August 26th, 2022 | 52 mins 15 secs
home automation, open source, privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers about home automation using a combination of open source software and proprietary devices using Home Assistant.
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Episode 110: More on Mastodon
Episode | May 6th, 2022 | 50 mins 52 secs
open source, social media, technology
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, and Shawn Powers have far too much fun continuing the conversation about Mastodon and the fediverse, with a dose of photography.
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Episode 109: From Twitter to the Fediverse with Mastodon
Episode | April 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
technology
Katherine Druckman talks to Shawn Powers and Kyle Rankin about moving from Twitter to the Fediverse using Mastodon, including how to choose a server and find your niche.
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Episode 102: The Unforgettable Episode
Episode | March 11th, 2022 | 54 mins 30 secs
memory loss
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman go a bit off-topic and talk to Shawn Powers about his memory loss.
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Episode 101: The Elephant in the Room, Journalism, and Disinformation
Episode | March 4th, 2022 | 44 mins 45 secs
journalism, technology, war
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, and Shawn Powers discuss wartime journalism and misinformation, and Shawn's brain.
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Episode 100: A Celebration with IPFS, Web3, and Home Automation
Episode | February 25th, 2022 | 43 mins 43 secs
blockchain, technology, web3
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Petros Koutoupis celebrate our 100th episode and talk Web3, IPFS, and home automation.
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Episode 94: The Fun Holiday Episode
Episode | December 10th, 2021 | 49 mins 37 secs
gadgets, hobbies, technology
Katherine Druckman, Doc Searls, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk about everything from microphones to roombas to pottery in our last episode of 2021.
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Episode 92: The DIY Episode
Episode | November 19th, 2021 | 54 mins 41 secs
diy, fun, technology
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin talk right to repair Apple devices, cocktails, and our nerdy hobbies.
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Episode 90: Can Facebook Be the Good Guy?
Episode | October 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
privacy, technology
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Shawn Powers and Petros Koutoupis about Facebook’s metaverse focus and whistleblower problems.