The Spoon

99% Invisible's host, Roman Mars, calls his podcast a tiny radio show about design, but the show's listenership is anything but small. What started as a short four and a half minute radio show on public radio is now one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes. I talk to Roman about his early days, how the growth of his podcast audience impacted the format of the show, his use of Kickstarter and crowdfunding as an alternative to traditional public radio funding models, the show's creative process and much more. We also ask Roman what his favorite podcasts are. You can find out more about 99% Invisible at http://99percentinvisible.org/ You can subscribe to the NextMarket Podcast through a number of channels at http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast

In December I caught up with Tom Leykis, one of the biggest syndicated radio personalities of the last thirty years. We talked about his move to online, his new podcast network and where he sees the future of radio and talk in an increasingly online world. Tom also shares a progress report with me on how his podcast network is doing. You can find out what Tom is up and listen to his shows at http://blowmeuptom.com/ You can subscribe to the NextMarket podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 Or at: http://nextmarket.co/blogs/conversations/

Gary Vaynerchuk went from wine retailer to a one-man social media empire over the past decade. Gary reached out to me via Twitter as he was a listener to the NextMarket podcast, and suggested we connect. I was happy to, as I've been reading Gary's pieces on Linkedin and wanted to talk to him about his thoughts on where we are in the social media space, the cynicism around social media "experts", and which platforms he is investing in for his business and what he suggests for others. We also talk about: Sound as a social platform -Instagram and how he uses it -The Linkedin Influencer program -How he sees podcasting as a medium -His early efforts around WineLibraryTV and being an early arriver to YouTube -His book deal and whether he'd consider self-publishing -The early days of blogging and so on! You can find more about Gary at http://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/garyvee You can also find him on Soundcloud @garyvee You can subscribe to the NextMarket podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 You can follow NextMarket on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nextmarketco

This conversation is with podcaster and TV writer Caleb Bacon. Caleb and I talk about his time in Hollywood, how he worked up from the set of video assistant on the set of Deadwood to writing for Sullivan & Son, his start as a podcaster, the changing Hollywood landscape as well as his one line acting gig with Rebecca De Mornay. You can find Caleb's podcast on Soundcloud @manschool, online at www.manschoolshow.com and on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-school-w-caleb-bacon/id596163957 You can find more NextMarket podcasts on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 or www.nextmarket.co

In this podcast, I talk to Chase Reeves and Corbett Barr, two thirds of the team behind the Fizzle Show. This summer I discovered an entire new genre (to me, at least)of podcasts about the business of online business. I'd gotten to know Chase Reeves online and so when I started listening to their show, it opened up the world of solopreneur and online business podcasts to me. I decided to catch up with Chase and Corbett and talk about this space, which I think is one of the fastest growing podcast genres. We talk about some of the stars in this space, how they went about launching their show and much more. You can find Chase and Corbett's podcast and writing on this space at www.fizzle.co If you want to listen to more NextMarket podcasts, go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690

For a while, there was probably no more prolific tech blogger than Marshall Kirkpatrick. HIs prodigious output at AOL, Techcrunch and finally ReadWriteWeb was amazing to behold, and he owed much of his success to systems he developed for early discovery of trends and technologies. So when he announced he was leaving pro blogging to create a company that would help people discover emerging trends and information, it wasn't all that surprising. Marshall and I talk about his years as a pro blogger, his decision to leave blogging, his search for funding and his decision to reach out to Mark Cuban, lessons learned since starting Little Bird and his observations on the tech media landscape. You can find Marshall's company at www.getlittlebird.com You can subscribe to the NextMarket Podcast in iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 or using Feedburner/RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundcloud/JEcj Or you can visit us at our website www.nextmarket.co to listen to podcasts and find out more about me. Thanks for listening.

Robert Scoble is the ultimate early adopter. His enthusiastic embrace of new technologies and his reach through social media has made him one of the go-to influencers for technology companies in recent years. He first rose to prominence through his blog Scobleizer and also at Microsoft, where he helped the company establish the Channel 9 blog, and more recently at Rackspace, where he is the company's Startup Liaison Officer. We talk about his new book, The Age of Context, his thoughts about Google Glass, other wearable technologies such as smartwatches, and how he has seen the world of tech media evolve in recent years. You can catch up with Robert and his writing at his blog at http://scobleizer.com/ You can subscribe to the NextMarket podcast in iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 or on our website at www.nextmarket.co

This conversation is with Concept.io CEO Ram Ramkumar, the company behind the new podcast & spoken word discovery app Swell. Ram used to be the chief architect for Amazon's visual search efforts, but eventually left to start a company that would focus in on the opportunity to create better discovery for podcasts and spoken word. We talk about the Swell app and what it is doing different, the evolving podcast and spoken word landscape and more! You can find the Swell app at www.swell.am You can find the NextMarket Podcast on iTunesa at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 You can also find our podcast at our website, www.nextmarket.co

This conversation is with David Pogue, long-time consumer tech columnist for the New York Times who has just announced his move to Yahoo to start a new consumer tech site for the big web company. I caught up with David and asked him why he made the move, if his move is part of a larger trend of big named journalists jumping from traditional media properties to web-centric ones, and what technology excites him most over the next few years. You can find out more about David at www.davidpogue.com You can find more NextMarket podcasts at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 You can also find more podcasts and read about NextMarket at www.nextmarket.co

This conversation is with Douglas Rushkoff, author and media theorist. I've been reading Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, because like many of us I've been thinking about what happens to us, our work, media and society when ever more of our time is spent in the online world vs. the physical world. Douglas spent more than two years writing a book about this and came out with a fairly interesting work, one that is, from what I've found, the most cohesive analysis of the impact of the digital clock, the increasing abstraction away from the physical world in most aspects of our lives and what people can do to counteract it. We talk about the book, Breaking Bad, Sopranos, what could happen in a world where we all work less and more. Check it out! You can find out more about Douglas Rushkoff at http://www.rushkoff.com/ You can find more NextMarket podcasts at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 Or at our website: www.nextmarket.co You can talk with me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

This conversation is with Jim Colgan, who heads up Soundcloud's audio content team, which means his team is responsible for spoken word and podcasting partnerships at Soundcloud. I'm a fan of the Soundcloud platform, so I was really interested to hear about what the company is doing around spoken word and podcasting. I've watched as the company has expanded from its early focus on social music to really starting to push heavily into all forms of audio, including the podcast space. We talk about about these efforts, how Soundcloud is bringing new voices into podcasting, as well as where Jim sees social audio going in the future. You can find Jim on Soundcloud (@jimcolgan) and also on Twitter (www.twitter.com/jim_colgan). The study Jim references in the podcast that was mentioned by Alex Blumberg can be found here (PDF): http://www.richardwiseman.com/resources/Megalab.pdf You can find more NextMarket podcasts on Soundcloud at http://soundcloud.com/nextmarket And on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 This podcast is part of my ongoing conversations with podcast leaders. You can find more of these conversations at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/the-podcast-project

Interview: This conversation is with Jim Louderback, former CEO of Revision3, which was acquired by Discovery Communications. This is a fun conversation as we talk about the early days of web video, as Jim reminisces about ZDTV (what became TechTV), as well as his time at Ziff Davis and ultimately Revision3. We also talk about what is going on in the web space at Discovery Communications as well as how Jim sees the online video/multichannel network space evolving. And dinosaur TV. We talk about dinosaur TV. Enjoy. You can find Revision3 at http://revision3.com/ You can subscribe to this podcast at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 Or you can check us out at www.nextmarket.co

This conversation is with Marco Arment, who many know as the guy behind Instapaper, The Magazine as well as the lead developer for Tumblr. I wanted to catch up with Marco for some time, but now was the perfect time since he'd just announced his new podcast app, Overcast, at XOXO in Portland. We talk about his early days, app store economics, his love for podcasts, the decision to create a podcast app and what we can expect for Overcast. You can find about what Marco is up to at www.marco.org and find more about Overcast, which is expected to be released late this year/early 2014 at www.overcast.fm You can find more NextMarket podcasts on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 You can also find more of my podcast project conversations here: http://nextmarket.co/pages/the-podcast-project

Interview Episode Today's podcast is all about smart home. Whether you're an X-10 nerd or the closest you've come to a smart home is a Jetson's episode, it's an exciting time in the industry. With Staples getting into the market and cool new things like the just-announced Nest smoke detector, the world of connectivity and smart devices and software is going to change the way we live and live in our homes in a big way. To get some perspective on this, I have two interviews, first with Mike Harris, CEO of Zonoff (www.zonoff.com) and the second with Reza Raji, the CEO of Social Parent (www.socialparent.com) and founder and former CEO of iControl Networks (http://www.icontrol.com)> For more podcasts, please subscribe in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 Check us out at our new podcast network, Podcast One: http://podcastone.com/program?action=viewProgram&programID=540 And talk with me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/michaelwolf

Voices From The Next is a series from the NextMarket podcast that is a stripped down conversation where you hear from a creator doing interesting stuff in a new market. Today's voice is Emmett Lalish, one of the most innovative and popular creators in the world of Thingiverse, the 3D printing and design marketplace. Emmett's creations have gotten worldwide acclaim for their innovation and beauty, and in this story Emmett talks about how he got into 3D printing and how his success on Thingiverse changed his career path. You can find Emmett’s work on Thingiverse here: http://www.thingiverse.com/emmett Subscribe to more NextMarket podcasts in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nextmarket/id579455690 You can find us the Podcast One podcast network: http://podcastone.com/program?action=viewProgram&programID=540 Connect with Mike on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/michaelwolf Sounds used under Creative Commons license from: https://soundcloud.com/diyfoley