Episodes

We got back to “normal” for episode 131 of our weekly live podcast broadcast. Joined by Nuspire Networks, the Metro Detroit Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (Visit Detroit) and Daily Detroit, we had a great series of chats, learned a little more about security, talked about some great cons coming up in the area sprinkled with some laughs, and discussed some items around the downtown area… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/247508101″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_rela...

Disclosure: this is not one of our “normal” episodes, but we couldn’t possibly be happier…or more proud…of how it all came together and turned out. The Flint Water Crisis is something that we’ve all heard about on the news, or read about online, or caught conversations about it at the office…but there’s a lot we don’t know. A LOT. Your most important takeaway? Get yourself to www.FlintKids.org and donate. More than anything else, last night really hammered home for us exactly how insidious and w...

Not a bad night at all for episode 129 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast. We were joined by CBI to talk security and their CBI Academy program, as well as Great Lakes Comic Con to talk about their event at the end of the month… CBI can be found at https://www.cbihome.com/ The Great Lakes Comic Con can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/433755100150727/ …and don’t forget to hit our event at Hamlin Corner on the 18th to score some free tickets to the GLCC: https://itinthed.com/...

One guest had to reschedule, but we still had a phenomenal set of conversations with our guests for episode 128 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast. We were joined by Vittoria Katanski from Hatch Detroit to talk about what they’ve got going on and the upcoming Paczki Run that you might want to check out whether you’re a runner or not, and also Scott Kennedy to talk about the next Penguicon convention in April that you’re most assuredly going to want to be at… Hatch Detroit can be found ...

Well, that went really well. For episode 127 of our live broadcast of our weekly podcast, we were joined by Ashley Gold…who most of you probably know from the TruTV show “Hardcore Pawn”, but as we found out last night along with our live listeners, there’s a whole lot more to her than what took place on screen. From her personal weight loss journey where she’s lost over 50 pounds, to breaking away from her family’s pawn brokering business and launching her own podcast, blog, and shopping site…an...

Episode 126 of our weekly live podcast had Michelle from Comcast Michigan in-studio, along with Khari from Detroit is Different, and Corey and Jeremy from the Fan World event in Niagara Falls later this year. We also chatted about a few of our blog entries, our upcoming casual networking event next week, and of course through some of the news, events and items that caught our eyes over the past week… Comcast Michigan can be found at https://twitter.com/ComcastMI Detroit is Different can be foun...

Kicking off 2016 with a bang, we had a great set of chats for episode 125 of our weekly live broadcast of our podcast. We were joined by Nicole Johnson from Diva Tech Talk, friend of the program Jeff Haase for some additional insights and commentary, and Jennifer Trovato to talk about her adventures moving overseas to Italy, and what the past two years have been like from a personal and family standpoint while there. And, of course, our upcoming events, a phenomenal new training opportunity that...

Well, our last live broadcast for the year of the IT in the D podcast from Podcast Detroit is in the rear view mirror. We were joined by Gary Baker of the Internet Advisor Show and Jeff Kelley from Detroit Labs for some more Star Wars chatter, talks about internet trends, developing for Apple Watch, making the transition from academia to real world jobs to being an author, and a recap of 2015 from us… The Internet Advisor Show can be found at: http://internetadvisor.net/ Detroit Labs can be fo...

Well, it didn’t quite go as planned, but we had a great time last night for episode 123 of our weekly live podcast broadcasting from Podcast Detroit with our guests from Social Coop Media Detroit and Braniac Devs. We talked Star Wars: The Force Awakens, social media, some news and events that caught our eye, a new development and business consulting company in the area that can help you immensely and more… Social Coop Media can be found at http://socialcoopmedia.com/ Braniac Devs can be found a...

For episode 122 of our weekly like podcast broadcast, we were extremely pleased to be joined by Patrick Rugerio, the chairman for the Kidney Ball for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan that called in a few weeks back to give us an update on how their event with, as well as long time friend of the program Jeff Haase. We dove into what the NKFM does and how widespread kidney illnesses actually are here in the state of Michigan (we had no idea it was so common), what their ball was all abou...

For episode 121, we were extremely pleased to be joined by Leo Barella, the CTO for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, as well as Stefani Manard, wearer of many hats for Master Plot Comics and Drunk Dorks. Great conversations, plenty of laughs, and an amazing level of informative chatter for us about the future of healthcare, where to start with the popular horror comic genre and more… Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan can be found at: http://www.bcbsm.com/ Their technology website is at: htt...

For episode 120 of our weekly live podcast, we were joined by Brian from MEDC to talk about some state programs for individuals and businesses, Phillip of CYBOC (which still sounds like one of the X-Men to us) talking security and the growing critical nature to your business, and Jer from Daily Detroit letting us know what they’re up to, as well as some cool events downtown in the upcoming holiday season and for New Year’s Eve and more… Michigan’s travel website can be found at: http://www.mich...

For episode 119 of our weekly podcast live broadcast, we were lucky enough to be joined by model and artist Hollie Ogden, author and writer Kasey Pierce, and artist Kelly O’Hara – three ladies doing and involved with all sorts of great things around the area that you should know about. We talked the local art scene, shows that are going on around the area, some of the pieces Kelly’s done that we have, where you can find Hollie in her cosplay outfits and Kasey’s ambitious projects in the genres o...

For episode 118, we were joined by Andy from Detroit Bus Company (and a whole lot of other projects) and Jeremiah from Daily Detroit to talk about everything from new features on the Daily Detroit site, Andy’s efforts downtown, an awesome party bus tour taking place the night before Thanksgiving and more… And don’t forget Activ8’s open gaming night TONIGHT: http://www.meetup.com/Game-day-at-activ8/events/226704075/ Daily Detroit can be found at http://dailydetroit.com/ Detroit Bus Company can b...

Episode 117 is an interesting little mix of our in-studio guests from this week as well as some of our live recordings from this past weekend’s Fantasticon event. We were joined in studio by Savvy Digital Solutions to talk about the upcoming event this weekend that they’re behind and is an 80s party to raise money for the Angels of Hope foundation. Staymobile joined us to talk about their device repair offerings. And then we spliced in our chat with Ming Chen and Michael Zapcic from AMC’s Comic ...

Episode 116 of our weekly live broadcast had a few technical difficulties while we were live in the studio, but we’re geeks, so we have contingency plans galore, which means that the syndicated podcast version here is the flawless recording we always want you to hear. We were joined by Joe from Fantasticon talking about their event this weekend that we’re invading with the entire Podcast Detroit crew, our old friend Russ from the Bartech Group to talk about the job market and what they’re lookin...

We popped into Activ8 Gaming to see what they had going on for Halloween, as well as getting them on the mics to talk about what they are, what they do, and how you can get in to this awesome space with your own private function… Activ8 Gaming can be found at http://activ8gaming.com/ Daily Detroit can be found at http://DailyDetroit.com [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/230890992″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_rep...

IT in the D – Episode 115 – Interworks, Digerati Girls, Capuchin Fundraiser covered everything from getting kids (not just girls) involved in coding and development…and how you can get your local schools involved…to a fundraiser taking place Thursday night that you’re going to want to be at, and then some fun security talk that’ll make your head hurt and want to unplug everything you own… Digerati Girls can be found at https://www.facebook.com/DigeratiGirls/ Caston from Interworks can be found ...

Really great conversations with our guests from Simplivity and iDashboards for episode 114 of our weekly live podcast… Simplivity can be found at https://www.simplivity.com/ iDashboards can be found at http://www.idashboards.com/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/229283888″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On ...

Episode 113: Fireside Podcast App, NewCo Detroit, Open Systems Technology NewCo can be found at http://det.newco.co/ The Fireside app can be found at http://fireside.audio/ Open Systems Technology (OST) can be found at http://www.ostusa.com/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/228320064″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinT...

Episode 112 is behind us, and it was another fun-filled episode with great guests, good conversations, laughs, and even a little helpful information for you. We were joined by Django Girls Detroit, Wolfgang Goerlich of CBI, and Eric Gorges of Voodoo Choppers and A Craftsman’s Legacy… Django Girls Detroit, and all of the information about their event, can be found at https://djangogirls.org/detroit/ CBI can be found at https://www.cbihome.com/ Voodoo Choppers can be found at http://voodoochopper...

Episode 111 covered a wide range of topics. From the information technology job market with Davina from DISYS to cloud computing and migration with the team from Ahead and then into graphic novels and comics with the always fun Dirk Manning, we had a little something for everyone this time around… Ahead can be found at http://www.thinkahead.com/ DISYS can be found at http://www.disys.com/ Davina can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davinabeh Dirk Manning is at http://www.dirkmanning.com...

From last week’s Pink Slip Party event to why Grubbable is different than the other “food” + “check in” apps that are out there and into Systems Technology group for what they’re looking for in candidates and clients, episode 110 is just simply packed with good information and conversations for you to enjoy… Grubbable can be found at http://grubbable.com/ Systems Technology Group can be found at http://www.stgit.com/ [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225323369″ params=”color=ff...

We went to SecureWorld 2015 and had some great conversations about security, hacking, data privacy, social engineering, DefCon and more… The audio’s a little rough in spots. Sorry about that. We were experimenting with some new equipment on site for this, as we were doing a live remote for the first time while things were still going on live back at the studio. Still a ton of great information in here. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/224715811″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play...