The Friday Five: Local Webcasts and Podcasts
The Friday Five is a list of five things worth knowing about.
This week, it's locally-produced podcasts about business, technology, and science. Some are video, some audio. Some are streamed live, some are pre-recorded. But all of them are worth checking out. (And two of them even invite you to be part of the live studio audience.)
In no particular order, they are:
- IdeaCast, from the Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business School Press. This is really two podcasts, one audio and one video, focusing on topics like "Consumer Psychology in a Recession" and "Managing B Players." Guests include profs from Harvard Business School, management gurus, and CEOs from companies like Procter & Gamble and ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. An RSS feed for the audio version is here, and the video version is here. Or find them both on iTunes by searching for IdeaCast.
- The Museum of Science's weekly audio podcast covers all things scientific, from space travel to global warming, nanotechnology to the health benefits of blueberries.
- Watch Thomas Friedman talk about the flat world, Benoit Mandelbrot explain fractals, or Bill Gates share his vision on the biggest challenges facing computer scientists. The MIT World site contains an archive of 600+ videos of lectures and panel discussions that have taken place on campus, and there's an RSS feed to stay current with the latest uploads. (Also good from MIT is the Media Lab's LabCast video series.)
- The weekly "Pokin' Holes" show is Webcast live on Thursday nights from a venue somewhere in Boston (usually a bar). An entrepreneur presents a new business idea and gets feedback from a panel of consultants and fellow entrepreneurs. Part of the DartBoston networking series for young entrepreneurs.
- HubSpot TV co-hosts Mike Volpe and Karen Rubin (pictured in the photo) chew over the week's marketing news, and often bring on special guests like Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, rap star M.C. Hammer, and BzzAgent CEO Dave Balter. Watch it live on Fridays at 4 PM or download it free from iTunes. And if you can get to Kendall Square, you can be part of the live studio audience.
Are there others you enjoy? Post 'em in the comments...
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About Scott Kirsner
Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.
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Don't know if it's locally produced, but the Skeptics Guide to The Universe features Dr. Stephen Novella from Connecticut, and Boston's own Rebecca Watson from Skepchicks.
Great post Scott, thanks for pulling these together. A couple I knew about, and a couple I didn't. I think Hubspot.TV is a great show that really proves the axiom that if you produce great, useful content, people WILL come. I would encourage marketers of all shape and sizes to check it out. You'll probably learn something.
Other video podcasts that are produced locally to keep an eye on are:
BlueSkyFactory.TV - email and online marketing
Chris Brogan's NewMarketingLabs.com/tv.html - social media
Tweetworks TV http://tweetworks.com/groups/view/TweetworksTV
Jeff Cutler's http://nomx3.com/ - he likes food!
Also consider my company's "PermissionTV Live." We broadcast live every Thursday at 3pm at http://permissiontv.com/live to talk about using online video for B2B sales and marketing improvement.
Thanks again for the list!
Oh yeah, well Hubspot.tv is produced by Boston's own (singing inbound marketer) Rebecca Corliss. I find it to be a great way to close out the week!
Also, thanks for the MIT World link! I've just subscribed.
I like PermissionTV's weekly live cast (similar to HubSpot), which covers all the online video news of the week. It is hosted by Matthew Mamet. Here is a link to the broadcast:
http://www.permissiontv.com/go/live/
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