Hacker Medley #3

Alex and I released the third episode of our podcast, Hacker Medley, a couple days ago. This one covers node.js, tornado and WebSockets. Check it out!

I’m really enjoying making a podcast so far. It’s nice to be at the very beginning of a totally new learning curve. Our model is Planet Money from NPR; a short, explanatory podcast that’s edifying and hopefully not too boring but also not packed with stupid in-jokes and gossip.

When I was a kid my dad always listened to All Things Considered in the car when he drove us to school. When I was commuting from Munich to Nuremberg every day on the train, I really started to appreciate podcasts and now I have a few favorites. I think podcasts are a commute-centered medium. Most people listen to the radio in the car, and I think with podcasts you can extend that to other forms of commuting like the subway and walking.  Those lucky people who don’t have a commute probably don’t listen to them very much.

Hacker Medley is just a start, and we have a lot of ways to improve, but that’s part of what makes it so much fun. There’s a great video from Ira Glass about the gap between your taste and your abilities that you should watch.

We have a few cool episodes in the pipeline. We hope they’ll be worth your time. Feedback welcome!