Summary: So last week's debut of "IT in The D" was kind of like Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.<br> <br> I mean, you already basically knew where things were going, there was only one woman in the entire galaxy room, and we even had our very own Jar Jar Binks Russ in studio with us for some comic relief. Our drive to the studio from the bar felt like a pod race at times with some of the lunatics in beatup cars making weird noises on downtown side streets. A weird, distorted holo-transmission phone call from afar. The battle between Bob and the stairs was every bit as intense as the final scenes with Darth Maul.<br> <br> It probably shouldn't have been a surprise then when this week had some very interesting parallels with Episode 2: Attack of The Clones...<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> UPDATED: scroll down to the bottom for the links to listen to this episode of IT in The D<br> <br> Politics, plots, intrigue and all sorts of other fun taking place since our last show.<br> <br> But, most importantly...there's leather.<br> <br> I mean, come on...are you really going to try and pretend you didn't immediately whisper "Thank you, George Lucas" under your breath when, you know, that scene happened?<br> <br> Didn't think so.<br> <br> In a similar vein, there's absolutely no reason for us to lie or try and pretend that the ladies behind Girl Develop It - Detroit didn't blow our doors off last night.<br> <br> And yes, we kind of realize that makes us "typical"...<br> <br> ...to which we reply "shut up, you weren't there". But we'll get back to that in a few, we've got a show to start.<br> <br> We had Davina Beh, a recruiter from iTalent that frequents our events and has hired a few people from the group, in-studio with us to comment on the women in technology theme we had going on. We've decided that we really like having a recruiter on-hand and in-studio for the entire show, as it gives people someone to ask questions of whether by calling in or via Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ITinTheD over the course of the night. You can find the wide variety of positions Davina is recruiter for out on iTalent's website at http://italent-llc.com<br> <br> We kicked things off with a topic that's lighting up our LinkedIn group's discussion boards for the past few days, and that's the whole NSA / Verizon / Prism / Tech companies fiasco that's blowing up currently. You should absolutely hop in at http://lnkd.in/22QFus, read up, chime in and comment. It's a very interesting story that keeps getting more and more bizarre as each day passes, and it's definitely something to be paid attention to.<br> <br> The conversation evolved a little bit into the overall security realm, moving into locking down social media profiles while job seeking, and a few other hints and tips from Davina and her perspective as a recruiter.<br> <br> Because there's a major time/space distortion that takes place inside the studio when we're on the air, suddenly it was 9:30 and time for our first break.<br> <br> See? Leather.<br> <br> So we hopped out of the studio, and went to meet our guests for the next segment...<br> <br> ...and well played, ladies. Well played.<br> <br> With our break rapidly coming to a close, we hopped back in the studio with our new guests, everyone got situated, and we were ready to go.<br> <br> As with last week's guest, the first question for Erika and Michelle was the same "What made you decide to take on the insanity of running a group like this?"<br> <br> From a posting on a Facebook page to a meeting over lunch, we got the story of how Girl Develop It - Detroit came into being.<br> <br> Erika and Michelle, while also being lovely ladies on the superficial level are also damned smart and completely committed to making things better for women in technology here in the metro Detroit area, and that's a cause we wholeheartedly support.
