The Conversation

The Conversation

This show is retired or no longer in production at 5by5.

A talk show featuring discussions with special guests, the latest tech and development news, and your calls. Hosted by Dan Benjamin.

The Latest The Conversation Episodes

#40: The End

December 24, 2010 at 2:00pm • 56 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin is joined in this final episode by Dave Nanian to revisit the Apple App Store, Android, tablets, the Google Nexus S and CR-48, software development, and more.

Special guest: Dave Nanian


#39: The Turkey Allegory

December 3, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 3 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin is joined by friend of the show Dr. Benjamin Chapman of North Carolina State University to discuss the FDA Food Safety bill, bacteria, and the risks of bacon grease, red steaks, and beef jerky. But why anyone would can venison is still a mystery.

Special guest: Dr. Benjamin Chapman


#38: Slow Burn

November 5, 2010 at 1:19pm • 48 minutes• Video_black video

David Nanian returns to talk with Dan Benjamin about the downsides of the Mac App Store for many developers, the slow burn, building a business, and more.

Special guest: Dave Nanian


#37: Can't Sleep, Clown will Eat Me

October 29, 2010 at 2:48pm • 51 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin is joined by Jim Harold, expert of the paranormal, for a special Halloween-inspired episode. They discuss the paranormal, UFOs, conspiracy theories, and more.

Special guest: Jim Harold


#36: iOSification

October 22, 2010 at 2:51pm • 49 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Moren and Fraser Speirs join Dan Benjamin to discuss the Mac App Store, the Mac and iOS ecosystem, Mac OS X Lion, and more.

Special guests: Dan Moren & Fraser Speirs


#35: True Storey

October 8, 2010 at 1:34pm • 54 minutes• Video_black video

Greg Storey joins Dan Benjamin to discuss being an entrepreneur, running a business, design, development, consulting, pricing work, working with local and remote teams, being true to yourself, and more.

Special guest: Greg Storey


#34: Spiderwomen

October 1, 2010 at 8:05pm • 42 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin talks with with guests Candi Ligutan, Geri Coady, and Petra Gregorová about web design, creativity, and being women in a male-dominated field.

Special guests: Candi Ligutan, Geri Coady, and Petra Gregorová


#33: Platforms

September 24, 2010 at 4:00pm • 35 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin talks with Mike Davidson of Newsvine and Christina Warren of Mashable about advertising platforms, Adobe, Facebook, Six Apart, and more.

Special guests: Christina Warren & Mike Davidson


#32: Meet the New Boss

September 17, 2010 at 5:00pm • 48 minutes• Video_black video

Dan and Christina talk about the new Twitter.com, how mobile is changing web apps and Apple’s new developer rules. Web fonts, Moviefone and Google also make appearances.

Special guest: Christina Warren


#31: Spousal Approval Factor

September 3, 2010 at 5:48pm • 1 hour 1 minute• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin receives insight from Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket about Apple, the Apple TV, Roku, Android, the Droid Incredible, the TV industry, and more.

Special guest: Dave Nanian


#30: Can I Eat That?

August 20, 2010 at 8:29pm • 59 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin talks with Dr. Donald Schaffner and Dr. Benjamin Chapman, expert food scientists about foodborne illness, parasites, food safety, contamination, and more.

Special guests: Dr. Benjamin Chapman & Dr. Donald Schaffner


#29: News Overload

August 13, 2010 at 4:07pm • 52 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin talks with Mike Davidson, CEO and founder of Newsvine, about founding the company, why Twitter is both good and bad, the future of news, creativity and the zone, email overload, the value of time, and more.

Special guest: Mike Davidson


#28: Designing with Keynote?

August 6, 2010 at 5:30pm • 48 minutes• Video_black video

Dan Benjamin is joined by Luke Wroblewski and Travis Isaacs to discuss agile prototyping and designing using Keynote rather than traditional tools.

Special guests: Luke Wroblewski & Travis Isaacs


#27: Missionless Statements

July 30, 2010 at 6:20pm • 56 minutes• Video_black video

In this special episode, Dan Benjamin talks with two of his heroes, Merlin Mann and Jeff Veen about independence, free thinking, email, productivity, and changing your game.

Special guests: Jeff Veen & Merlin Mann


#26: The Telephone is Ringing

July 22, 2010 at 9:04am • 56 minutes• Video_black video

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.

Special guests: Christina Warren & Nilay Patel

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