The podClast - episode 1
The first episode of the podClast features Ron Schott and myself discussing the latest eruptions on Kilauea, the pros and cons of peer-reviewed blogging and the current status of geology jobs. (now available through iTunes).
Episode 1 of the podClast is ready for download. You can grab the mp3 here (16.2 MB, 24 minutes), or subscribe through iTunes here.
In today’s episode, Ron Schott and I have a chat about the recent volcanic activity on Kilauea, Hawaii. We discuss the pros and cons of peer-reviewed papers and we have a quick talk about the career opportunities for people entering the professional geology world.
Participants
Chris Town - goodSchist
Ron Schott - Ron Schott’s Geology Home Companion
Show Notes
The Webcams looking into the crater at Kilauea can be found at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Obervatory Site.
On the topic of blogging on peer-reviewed research, Chris Rowan’s (of Highly Allochthounous) article “Bloggers and blogging in Nature Geoscience” and Kim Hannula’s (of All My Faults Are Stress Related) “Is it unethical to blog about peer-reviewed research?” are good places to start if you’re interested in the controversy.
Kim Hannula has another article entitled “Job-hunting Suggestions“, which Ron mentions during the show.
Credit
The intro and exit music was Roots Fi Cool by Burning Babylon
Next Episode
We’d like to have a new episode of the podClast every fortnight, so the next episode will be recorded on Saturday the 26th of April at 2300 GMT.
If you’re keen to hear a specific topic talked about, or would like to join the discussion during the next episode (we’d really like a few more voices in there), either leave a comment below or email podclast [the at symbol] podclast.com. You’ll probably also do well reading the details on joining the podclast.
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April 13th, 2008 at 7:24 am
ahm…I am getting error 404 (file does not exist) for the mp3 download link…
April 13th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Sorry. The file name had a capital letter in it. It’s fixed now, give it a download.
April 14th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I just listened to it and wanted to say you guys did a great job, especially for your first podclast!
April 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Nice work, guys!
April 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
I totally agree - nice work indeed and a good start!
April 15th, 2008 at 8:07 am
I finally downloaded it - nice job!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hi Chris - great job. I’d be interested in participating in the future if the timing works out.
Christie
April 16th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
You need a PodClast logo me thinks
April 17th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Chris (and Ron) … I finally downloaded the podclast … nice work. I think it worked great for a first episode. When you are getting ready for #2, send out an announcement of the gear and software needed again to participate.
April 19th, 2008 at 4:07 am
ReBecca: I did a logo, and it should be in the iTunes store, but Apple seems to be ignoring it. I’ve included it below and I’m open to any alternative submissions, because it’s a bit crap
April 21st, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Nice work on the PodClast, it kept me entertained in the lab this morning. I’ll echo Brian’s suggestion about sending out a “shopping list” for interested parties.
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:46 am
Thermochronic: I’ve just written a page as suggested. it can be found here:
http://www.goodschist.com/join-the-podclast/
April 26th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
A little late, I am, but thanks for the show - very good, I think - looking forward to the next one.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:56 am
When is the next show
I am eagerly looking forward to it
April 28th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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