The Conversation
By 5by5
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Podcast Description
A talk show featuring discussions with special guests, the latest tech and development news, and your calls. Hosted by Dan Benjamin.
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The Conversation 40: The End | Dan Benjamin is joined in this final episode by Dave Nanian to revisit the Apple App Store, Android, tablets, the Google Nexus S and CR-48, software development, and more. | 12/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 39: The Turkey Allegory | Dan Benjamin is joined by friend of the show Dr. Benjamin Chapman of North Carolina State University to discuss the FDA Food Safety bill, bacteria, and the risks of bacon grease, red steaks, and beef jerky. But why anyone would can venison is still a myst | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 38: Slow Burn | David Nanian returns to talk with Dan Benjamin about the downsides of the Mac App Store for many developers, the slow burn, building a business, and more. | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 37: Can't Sleep, Clown will Eat Me | Dan Benjamin is joined by Jim Harold, expert of the paranormal, for a special Halloween-inspired episode. They discuss the paranormal, UFOs, conspiracy theories, and more. | 10/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 36: iOSification | Dan Moren and Fraser Speirs join Dan Benjamin to discuss the Mac App Store, the Mac and iOS ecosystem, Mac OS X Lion, and more. | 10/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 35: True Storey | Greg Storey joins Dan Benjamin to discuss being an entrepreneur, running a business, design, development, consulting, pricing work, and being true to yourself. | 10/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 34: Spiderwomen | Dan Benjamin talks with with guests Candi Ligutan, Geri Coady, and Petra Gregorová about web design, creativity, and being women in a male-dominated field. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 33: Platforms | Dan Benjamin talks with Mike Davidson of Newsvine and Christina Warren of Mashable about advertising platforms, Adobe, Facebook, Six Apart, and more. | 9/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 32: Meet the New Boss | Dan and Christina talk about the new Twitter.com, how mobile is changing web apps and Apple's new developer rules. | 9/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 31: Spousal Approval Factor | Dan Benjamin receives insight from Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket about Apple, the Apple TV, Roku, Android, the Droid Incredible, the TV industry, and more. | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 30: Can I Eat That? | Dan Benjamin talks with Dr. Donald Schaffner and Dr. Benjamin Chapman about foodborne illness, parasites, food safety, contamination, and more. | 8/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 29: News Overload | Dan Benjamin talks with Mike Davidson about Newsvine, why Twitter is both good and bad, the future of news, creativity and the zone, email overload, the value of time, and more. | 8/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 28: Designing with Keynote? | Dan Benjamin is joined by Luke Wroblewski and Travis Isaacs to discuss agile prototyping and designing using Keynote rather than traditional tools. | 8/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 27: Missionless Statements | In this special episode, Dan Benjamin talks with two of his heroes, Merlin Mann and Jeff Veen about independence, free thinking, email, productivity, and changing your game. | 7/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 26: The Telephone is Ringing | Dan Benjamin talks with Christina Warren of Mashable and Nilay Patel of Engadget about the current state of Mobile. | 7/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 25: After Dark | Dan Benjamin talks with Clayton Morris of Fox News and Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast about UFOs, Bigfoot, conspiracy theories, and more. | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 24: Straight to the Web | Dan Benjamin talks with Jeroen Wijering, Anthony Stauffer, and Jason Seifer about video, Flash, HTML5, and the future of TV. | 7/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 23: Indy Software Dev | Dan Benjamin is joined by Chad Pytel to discuss independent business and software development. | 7/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 22: The Secret Sauce | Dan Benjamin talks with Matt Tanase of Slicehost about starting a business. | 6/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 21: Indy Mac | Dan Benjamin is joined by Paul Kafasis and Dave Nanian to talk about being independent Mac developers. | 6/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 20: Visual Thinking | Dan Benjamin is joined by Sunni Brown, Dave Gray, and Mike Rohde to discuss visual thinking, visual note-taking, and the doodle revolution. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 19: UFOs, Bigfoot, Ghosts, and Milk | Dan Benjamin talks about UFOs, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, ghosts, and conspiracy theories with skeptic Maggie McFee and "true believer" Jason Seifer. | 6/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 18: WWDC 2010 - The Funhouse | Dan Benjamin is joined by Dan Moren and David Nanian to discuss WWDC, iOS, the iPhone 4, Safari 5, and more. | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 17: Smoke Monsters All The Way Down | Dan Benjamin talks bids farewell to LOST with special guests Jason Snell, Derek Powazek, and Ryan Irelan. | 5/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 16: iValve | Dan Benjamin talks with Gabe Newell and Jason Mitchell of Valve and John Siracusa of Ars Technica. | 5/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 15: Scratching The Itch | Dan Benjamin talks with Matt Tanase, Troy Davis, and Garrett Dimon about starting, growing, and selling startups. | 5/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 14: h.what? | Dan Benjamin is joined by Christina Warren of Mashable and Nilay Patel of Engadget to discuss the issues surrounding h.264. | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 13: Is It Done Yet? | Dan Benjamin talks with Cameron Moll, Faruk Ates, and Garrett Dimon. | 4/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 12: The Gizmodo/iPhone Thing | Dan Benjamin talks with Andy Ihnatko and John Gruber about the acquisition of a pre-relase Apple iPhone by Gizmodo. | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 11: No Regrets | Dan Benjamin talks with Merlin Mann and Jane Quigley about publishing tweets, marketing, relating to technology, and more. | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 10: Punch the Monkey | Dan is joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and Craig Hockenberry of Icon Factory. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 9: iPad a Dream Last Night | Dan Benjamin talks with Dan Moren, Craig Hockenberry, Daniel Jalkut, Christina Warren, and call-in listeners about the iPad. | 4/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 8: Virtual Sanity | Starting, growing, and managing a small business. | 3/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 7: Patent Schmatent | Dan Benjamin talks patents with geeks and attorneys. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 6: Ad Block This! (Part 2 of 2) | Dan talks with Merlin Mann, Jane Quigley, and Mike Davidson about monetizing the web, generalized blogs vs. niche blogs, filters, and actually caring about your audience. | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 5: Ad Block This! (Part 1 of 2) | Dan talks with Ken Fisher, Jane Quigley, Matt Haughey, and Merlin Mann about ads, ad-blockers, and integrity. | 3/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 4: It's a Great Brick | Mobile platforms and browsers, the Palm Pre Plus, the Windows Phone 7 Series, Google Buzz, and Macworld Expo | 2/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 3: Hyper Local, Apple Pie, No Insurance | Dan Benjamin talks with Greg Storey, Garrett Dimon, and Jina Bolton. | 2/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 2: Don't Twiddle the Knobs | Dan Benjamin talks with Dave Nanian, Adam Keys, Christina Warren, Mike Davidson, and Merlin Mann. | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Conversation 1: Heritage iPad | Heritage iPad | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 40 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Another great podcast for your library
Dan does an amazing job of using his style to educate and entertain his audience. I highly recommend this new podcast to anyone. I have enjoyed listening to his views on the latest news and the guests he gets on the show are top notch.
Informative, entertaining, and delightful.
Dan does such an excellent job of running the show. Great guests and entertaining discussion.
Wonderful to your ears.
Dan does such a wonderful job bringing a smart group of people together to talk about the most interesting subjects on the web. It's a simple format that is relaxing. I really think Dan has done a wonderful job with the audio. His voice is calm and soothing. I look forward to every episode.
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