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TPN Mentioned in Smart Company

May 6th, 2008

Congratulations to TPN’s Stan Relihan from The Connections Show for this positive write up in Smart Company magazine!

Smart Company

It’s nice to report some good news for a change! :-)

TPN’s Re-boot Completed!

May 1st, 2008

Well FINALLY the new servers are up and running! Massive thanks for Jagadeesh, Ram and Jimy, the team at X-Minds who got us back up. You’ll be hearing a lot more about them from me over the coming months. If you are looking for a great technical team to work with in India, these guys get my vote. They were recommended to me by Phil Morle from Pollenizer, so I need to thank him as well.

No doubt, there will still be a range of bugs and blips across TPN and we’ll work on removing all of them soon.

Then - it’s on to our growth plans. With the support of X-Minds, I’ve got a range of things I want to do this year, including adding a bunch of new shows, a TPN store, and more.

TPN update 29/04/08

April 28th, 2008

Hey folks, just a quick update about the state of TPN’s servers. Those brand new servers we’ve been building have taken a bit longer to get up and running than we had hoped. The techs are working their asses off and at the moment we expect the new servers to be running in the next 48 hours. The gods are obviously cranky with me at the moment. What did I do???

Anyway, in the meantime, you might notice a few glitches across TPN, with rss feeds, etc. If you do, please take a screenshot and email me CAMERON REILLY.

TPN - Expect A Little Turbulence

April 14th, 2008

I just informed the TPN hosts that the techs and I have decided to re-build the TPN servers from scratch over the course of the next week.

Why would we do this?? Have we gone craaaazy?

Over the last week, it’s become evident that the TPN servers are completely frakked. Every time we fix something, it breaks down somewhere else.

In order to break out of this recursive loop, we’re going to build some brand new servers and migrate over the old content.

I’ve been told it should take 3 - 5 days, assuming our hosting provider can get me some new servers quickly. In the meantime, any TPN shows that break (like G’Day World currently is), will just have to stay broken. No point fixing them only for them to break again 24 hours later.

Ahhhh…. the joys of being a one-person, unfunded, online media company. Sometime I wish I’d just bent over, grabbed my knees, assumed the position, and let the VC’s invest….

how a VC invests

… nah, just kiddin’. We’ll make it through this!

Ladies and gentlemen, please ensure your seatbelts are fastened and tray tables stowed securely - this could get bumpy.

TPN troubles

April 10th, 2008

As some of you may have noticed, over the last couple of weeks, TPN has been having some significant technical troubles. Our servers were hacked and a bunch of things were broken. This has resulted in delays in publishing shows, RSS isn’t working (so iTunes isn’t picked up new shows), formatting errors, comments errors, email spam… the list goes on.

First of all, I want to apologize to TPN’s hosts and audience for the problems. They are entirely my fault. Despite my best efforts, we haven’t had a technical team working on TPN for the last six months or more. This has meant that our software upgrades didn’t happen and exploits became available. And hence our problems now.

The good news is that we’ve got a great team working on it at the moment and things are slowly getting back to normal. Most of the sites are now up and functioning. RSS is still broken but we’re making progress on resolving that. If you notice any problems with TPN, please feel free to email me (cameron@thepodcastnetwork.com) a screenshot and I’ll get the techs to look into it!

And once again, my apologies for the disruption.

In the meantime, here’s something to make you laugh.

xkcd

TPN Week In Review: March 17 - 23, 2008

March 23rd, 2008

This week on TPN - discussions about photowalking, the future of social networking, the Bear Stearns financial crisis, nuclear energy, a $3 Billion Man, a reversal of the full mount position, The Wire finale, footy, What To Do When You Become The Boss, box office results, with lots of free music and much, much more!
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Ben Kenney is the host of theWatt Podcast a well established and popular discussion show about all things energy. We talked about power decisions in Canada, CANDU technology, and New Brunswick’s electricity export plans.(MP3 - 22 MB - 01:03:49 M) Listen to Atomic Show #087 Here! Ben Kenney is…

The 2web Crew #21: Outsourcing and flame wars

Join Norg Media’s Bronwen Clune, Scouta’s Richard Giles, TechCrunch’s Duncan Riley and briefly Tangler’s Mick Lubinskas for a chat on Flame Wars in the week that was (including exclusive comment fromDuncan Riley) Instablogs funding and Citizen Journalism Web 2.0 newspeak and the need for…

Martial Arts Explorer - V3 P9

We’ve had a number of request to see Scot on the mat. Here’s the result. We are not responsible for any injuries or damage that may occur when you fall off your chair laughing. Master Chris…

Today In Music History: March 21, 2008

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G’Day World #320 - Jamais Cascio on “The Chorus”

Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist. He joins me today to talk about our growing reliance on online social networks and the net in general as forms of identity management. What are some of the consequences of putting your personal information online or -…

The Atomic Show #086 - Howard Shaffer - voluntary nuclear educator

Howard Shaffer is a Rickover selected former Navy nuclear officer, he helped to build and operate several plants in the US and Taiwan, and volunteered throughout his career to share nuclear information with anti-nuclear advocates.(MP3 - 19.8 MB - 00:57:28 M) Listen to Atomic Show #086 Here! Howard…

Box Office Weekly #110

Box Office Weekly #110 (MP3 - 16 MB - 23 min)Listen here: In today’s show, weekend box office figures, TV ratings and these stories: Let the NBC fire sale begin!… Broadway flushes out a new venue… and in this week’s commentary Dan suggests something to watch if you’re sure you don’t want…

Extraordinary Everyday Lives #044 : Al Upton and the miniLegends

EELS44 This edition of the show is Sponsored by Nick Hodge, Professional Geek at Microsoft.The Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show #044 - Thursday 20th March 2008 : Al Upton and the miniLegendsDOWNLOAD AND SAVE - Right-click. 1:05:03 22.9MbExtraordinary Everyday Lives show #44 - Al Upton and the…

Today In Music History: March 20, 2008

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The Digital Photography Show #87: HDR, Photowalking and More with Jeff Revell.

The Digital Photography Show #87: HDR, Photowalking and More with Jeff Revell.March 19, 2008 : Today, we talk with uber-enthusiast Jeff Revell about HDR images, photowalking, the newest Nikons, the…

TPN Rock Again - featuring Uncut

Out Of Sight, by Uncut (www.thenewviolence.com). Originally aired in TPN Rock at SXSW 2007. Tags: Uncut.

Today In Music History: March 19, 2008

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Today In Music History: March 18, 2008

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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #136 When You Become the Boss- Bob Selden

Getting that first management job can be exciting- or really tough. Here are some great tips for survival. Wayne Turmel talks to Bob Selden, author of What To Do When You Become The Boss. We also salute two Australian explorers whose first management gig didn’t go so swell. It’s been that kind…

The AFL Show preseason 3

This weeks episode is co-hosted by Daisy Pearce. Daisy is the captain of the Darebin Falcons who are the reigning VWFL premiers. Daisy is a superstar footballer who played her junior footy with the boys until she was 15 before gaining all Australian selection in the womens league at age 16. She’s…

TPN Rock Takeover, with Rowland Cutler

While I’m off having my ears melted from my head at Austin’s SXSW (expect a highlights show at some point!) it’s the monthly…

Today In Music History: March 17, 2008

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Take Two: Australian Business Review: March 17, 2008

Leon Gettler and Garry Barker examine the Bear Stearns financial crisis as it touches world banks and Australia in particular and suggest we ain’t seen nothing yet. They touch on Telstra and the Australian national broadband network, yet to be built, and do a bit of forecasting on interest rates.

Connections #026 - Insights from a $3 Billion Man

David Moore is Director of Enterprise Engagements at Hewlett Packard in Sydney, Australia - and through the course of his career, has been involved in closing deals totaling in excess of $3 Billion.Prior to joining HP, David had a long career at Deloitte Consulting, as Industry Leader in Energy,…

Martial Arts Explorer - V3 P08

This time we cover the differences between sport martial arts and self defense and Michael looks at a reversal of the full mount position.Please subscribe to this version of the podcast in…

The 2 Web Crew #20 - Zuckerberg!!

Join Norg Media’s Bronwen Clune, Scouta’s Richard Giles, and TechCrunch’s Duncan Riley for a chat on The new and old Microsoft Balancing family life and a startup The appeal of Live internet TV Mark Zuckerberg/ Sarah Lacy WordPress vs MovableType Download Stream:

The Productivity Show #37 - David Gray (Global Geek)

I thought it was time to go back to the technology of productivity, and who better than David Gray of the The Global Geek Podcast, to discuss all things geek and beautiful. Patient Admin Systems! - Tony sold ‘em, Dave now uses them. They record things like blood pressure straight into…

TPN Week In Review - March 10 - 16, 2008

March 16th, 2008

In our first TPN Weekly Review, we have more reporting from SXSW, an interview with a visionary, lots of music history, podsafe rock music, digital photography tips, religion, box office news, Napoleon’s abdication, Nine Inch Nails news, footy news and management tips! What more could you ask for…

Soused Podcast #011 - Martin Cate at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
Listen Here! 19 mins - 17.5 meg. Aloha!Welcome back to SOUSED for yet another year! I hope you have had a chance to enjoy our “Shakerfaces of Melbourne” video where we checked out half a dozen of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars, and some of Melbourne’s top cocktail bartenders.This episode…

[SXSW] The Matador, The Big Interactive Bag and The Black Hollies
The SXSW Show - (MP3 21.7 mb, 31 minutes 34 second)DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this link or press play and listen in your browser. More of the big bags, as we look deep into the Interactive bag; the challenges and attitudes about the film The Matador, and music from not influenced by…

G’Day World #319 - A Little Heart To Heart
Today we have a return of the “Cam Heart To Heart” show - aka “the rant” - where I don’t bother with a guest, I just tell you about what’s been on my mind lately. Today I talk about getting myself a performance coach, about reading up on Carl Jung, on Karl Marx, the […]

The Digital Photography Show #86: A Lot of Stuff You’ll Like from Jobo, X-Rite and XShot.
The Digital Photography Show #86: A Lot of Stuff You’ll Like from Jobo, X-Rite and XShot. download the showMarch 8, 2008 : Welcome to the eighty sixth episode of The Digital Photography Show!It was hard to get Michael on the show today - it was a long distance call to heaven, where he is right…

[SXSW] Ian Scahfer, Second Skin, and Ash Grunwald
The SXSW Show - (MP3 22.4 mb, 32 minutes 40 second)DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this link or press play and listen in your browser. Discussing the Zuckerberg keynote is one of the topics that I take of with Ian Scahfer, while the virtual world’s impact on real people is th focus of…

Hobo Radio #44
Hobo Radio #44 (MP3 - 50.4MB - 74min)DOWNLOAD AND SAVE IntroductionDiscussion about The WireClosing thoughts“Tick Tock” by Lance Reddick Week 44 Spotlight: Saying goodbye to The Wire. Brian and Joel Murphy are back with an all-new episode, which pays tribute to the best show on television, The…

Box Office Weekly #109
Box Office Weekly #109 (MP3 - 16 MB - 24 min)Listen here: In today’s show, weekend box office figures, TV ratings and these stories: CBS slums at the upfronts… somewhere, someone watches THE BIONIC WOMAN… and in this week’s commentary Skot ponders the screenwriting device that you can’t…

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast #38 - Napoleon’s Options
Let me start off by apologizing for my audio - it seems I had the wrong microphone on. Luckily I’m just the button pusher so the impact is small. In today’s episode, David explains the range of options Napoleon considered after his abdication of 22 June, 1815. Should he go to England, Russia,…

The Father Bob Show #90 - Cliff Ravenscraft
Today Bob and I interview Cliff Ravenscraft from Kentucky, USA, on his views on faith, religion, and podcasting. Cliff has experience as an Associate Pastor at a Nazarene Church, and is the CEO of the Generally Speaking Prodcution Network (GSPN). His podcasts can be found at http://gspn.tvSupport…

[SXSW] Here’s Johnny, Rick Calvert, Nerdcore Rising and MC Frontalot
The SXSW Show - (MP3 23.5 mb, 34 minutes 17 second)DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this link or press play and listen in your browser. Challenging yourself, not fitting in, making a space in the world for you is the very very loose thread in today’s SXSW show.Feel free to leave comments…

TPN Rock Again - featuring Honeycut
TPN Rock Again - featuring Honeycut (MP3 4.67 mb 5 min 5 sec) DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST by right clicking this link, or press play and listen in your browser. TPN Rock Again #98: Shadows, by Honeycut (www.honeycutmusic.com). Originally aired in TPN Rock at SXSW 2007. Tags: Honeycut.

G’Day World #318 - Bill Liao
Bill Liao is one of those guys I just love to talk to. He’s smart, successful, humble, visionary - and nice to boot. Just who the hell does he think he is? Apart from being a successful serial entrepreneur and a co-founder of Xing.com (a massive social networking site based in Europe), Bill is…

The Global Geek Podcast #80 :: Encryption… like a House
Great show this week, Keith joins us and is sounding great! We also make a startling discovery about the Lab Rat this week, so keep your ears out for that one.In tech news Asus is offering something new, the military get tough with Google and Nine Inch Nails; nails the record companies.In the apps…

The Father Bob Show #89 - Conflict or Contrast?
Bob struggles to explain motivation inside and outside the Foundation and we talk about some listener feedback. Check out the comments for show #88 where Chris lays out some great ideas for how one person can make a difference. Should Bob go to Oklahoma to perform a baptism? Find out how Bob handled…

[SXSW] Shuttle, Gavin Starks, and Trash Fashion
The SXSW Show - (MP3 21.3 mb, 31 minutes 1 second)DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this link or press play and listen in your browser. Things are never what they seem - and thats very true for today’s show. Shuttle is an absolutely engrossing movie, but does require you to know very…

Today In Music History: March 14, 2008
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Today In Music History: March 13, 2008
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Today In Music History: March 12, 2008
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Today In Music History: March 11, 2008
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Today In Music History: March 10, 2008
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The AFL Show preseason 2
This week author, lecturer, journalist, father, brother lover and fighter, Waleed Aly joins Jeff to host the show. In the table of contents this week:2:15 - Saints win the NAB cup. How far can they go in 2008?5:45 - Mike Sheahan’s top 50 of all time. Was Carey the best?7:00 - Pies name Scott Burns…

The Cranky Middle Manager 135 Just Enough Anxiety- Robert Rosen
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #135 (MP3 12.0MB 26:31Min)To Listen in Your Browser, Click the Icon Below To Download For Later, Right Click HereGreetings everyone, today we’re talking about creating the right amount of anxiety at work- enough to motivate, not enough to leave you weeping in a…

[SXSW] SXSW Baby, Sex Positive, and Koopa
The SXSW Show - (MP3 18 mb, 26 minutes 16 seconds)DOWNLOAD the podcast by right clicking on this link or press play and listen in your browser. And so into the interv iws - although one part preview/one interesting story with Brad Graham from SXSW Baby sits alongside the challenging film Sex…

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March 7th, 2008

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Ewan Spence reporting for TPN from SXSW

March 6th, 2008

Once again, TPN’s fearless VP of Stuff, Ewan Spence, has caught the big white bird from his home in Edinburgh to Austin Texas for South By Southwest. Catch his shows from there starting today on TPN’s Tech Conference Show.

The Biography Show #001 - Alexander The Great

February 8th, 2008

It’s been a while since we’ve launched a new show on TPN so I’m excited to announce The Biography Show starts today! David Markham and I have enjoyed some great feedback from the audience of our Napoleon 101 podcast, so we’re doing another series together. The idea behind The Biography Show is to examine the lives of some of history’s most influential people. We kick off the series with a 90 minute talk about the life of Alexander III of Macedon, otherwise known as Alexander “The Great”.

The Biography Show