Audio I listened to in 2017

I huffduffed 290 pieces of audio in 2017. I’ve still got a bit of a backlog of items I haven’t listened to yet, but I thought I’d share some of my favourite items from the past year. Here are twelve pieces of audio, one for each month of 2017…

Donald Hoffman’s TED talk, Do we see reality as it really is?. TED talks are supposed to blow your mind, right? (22:15)

Donald Hoffman: Do we see reality as it is? | TED Talk | TED.com on Huffduffer

How to Become Batman on Invisibilia. Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller challenge you to think of blindness as social construct. Hear ‘em out. (58:02)

���� How to Become Batman | Invisibilia (NPR) on Huffduffer

Where to find what���s disappeared online, and a whole lot more: the Internet Archive on Public Radio International. I just love hearing Brewster Kahle’s enthusiasm and excitement. (42:43)

Where to find what���s disappeared online, and a whole lot more: the Internet Archive | Public Radio International on Huffduffer

Every Tuesday At Nine on Irish Music Stories. I’ve been really enjoying Shannon Heaton’s podcast this year. This one digs into that certain something that happens at an Irish music session. (40:50)

Episode 03-Every Tuesday at Nine | shannonheatonmusic.com on Huffduffer

Adam Buxton talks to Brian Eno (part two is here). A fun and interesting chat about Brian Eno’s life and work. (53:10 and 46:35)

EP.37 - Brian Eno, Part One on Huffduffer
EP.38 - Brian Eno, Part Two on Huffduffer

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis on Kreative Kontrol. This was far more revealing than I expected: genuine and unpretentious. (57:07)

Ep. #323: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis | Kreative Kontrol on Huffduffer

Paul Lloyd at Patterns Day. All the talks at Patterns Day were brilliant. Paul’s really stuck with me. (28:21)

Patterns Day: Paul Lloyd on Huffduffer

James Gleick on Time Travel at The Long Now. There were so many great talks from The Long Now’s seminars on long-term thinking. Nicky Case and Jennifer Pahlka were standouts too. (1:20:31)

James Gleick: Time Travel - The Long Now on Huffduffer

Long Distance on Reply All. It all starts with a simple phone call. (47:27)

#102 Long Distance on Huffduffer

The King of Tears on Revisionist History. Malcolm Gladwell’s style suits podcasting very well. I liked this episode about country songwriter Bobby Braddock. Related: Jon’s Troika episode on tearjerkers. (42:14)

The King of Tears on Huffduffer

Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars: The True Story of a Real Rocket Man with G.A. ���Jim��� Ogle. This was easily my favourite podcast episode of 2017. It’s on the User Defenders podcast but it’s not about UX. Instead, host Jason Ogle interviews his father, a rocket scientist who worked on everything from Apollo to every space shuttle mission. His story is fascinating. (2:38:21)

Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars: The True Story of a Real Rocket Man with G.A. ���Jim��� Ogle ��� User Defenders podcast : Inspiring Interviews with UX Superheroes. on Huffduffer

R.E.M. on Song Exploder. Breaking down the song Try Not To Breathe from Automatic For The People. (16:15)

Song Exploder | R.E.M. on Huffduffer

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