The Conversation

Hosted by Dan Benjamin.

A talk show featuring discussions with special guests, the latest tech and development news, and your calls. The show is streamed live every Wednesday at 1:00PM ET, and then released as audio and video podcasts.

The Conversation’s Episodes (Page 1)


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Episode 26: The Telephone is Ringing

Published on July 22nd, 2010 (2010-07-22 09:04:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks with Christina Warren of Mashable and Nilay Patel of Engadget about the current state of mobile devices like the iPhone 4, Android, and the Windows Phone 7.


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Episode 25: After Dark

Published on July 20th, 2010 (2010-07-20 16:15:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks with Clayton Morris of Fox News and Jim Harold of The Paranormal Podcast about UFOs, Bigfoot, conspiracy theories, and more.


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Episode 24: Straight to the Web

Published on July 14th, 2010 (2010-07-14 17:10:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks with Jeroen Wijering, Anthony Stauffer, and Jason Seifer about video, Flash, HTML5, and the future of TV.


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Episode 23: Indy Software Dev

Published on July 9th, 2010 (2010-07-09 09:30:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin is joined by Chad Pytel to discuss independent business, software development, staying small, slow growth, and success through open source.


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Episode 22: The Secret Sauce

Published on June 30th, 2010 (2010-06-30 18:30:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks with Matt Tanase of Slicehost and DevStructure. They discuss creating demand for a product and your business, marketing on a budget, building an audience, getting your users to help market for you, the importance of a co-founder, acquisitions, and more.


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Episode 21: Indy Mac

Published on June 23rd, 2010 (2010-06-23 17:30:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin is joined by Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba and Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket to talk about being independent Mac developers. Topics include the state of developing for the Mac, iOS development, offices vs. virtual teams, and more.


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Episode 20: Visual Thinking

Published on June 17th, 2010 (2010-06-17 06:37:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks with Sunni Brown, Dave Gray, and Mike Rohde about visual thinking, note-taking, and the "doodle revolution."


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Episode 19: UFOs, Bigfoot, Ghosts, and Milk

Published on June 16th, 2010 (2010-06-16 16:33:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin talks about UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, and conspiracy theories with skeptic Maggie McFee and Jason Seifer.


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Episode 18: WWDC 2010 - The Funhouse

Published on June 9th, 2010 (2010-06-09 15:13:00 -0400)

Dan Benjamin is joined by Dan Moren and David Nanian to discuss WWDC, iOS, the iPhone 4, Safari 5, and more.


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Episode 17: Smoke Monsters All The Way Down

Published on May 24th, 2010 (2010-05-24 16:45:00 -0400)

In this special episode, Dan Benjamin bids farewell to LOST with special guests Jason Snell of Macworld, Derek Powazek of Fray, and Ryan Irelan of Happy Cog West. LOST spoilers ahead! Don't listen unless you've seen the finale.