Cam MacDonald is a new breed of farmer.

He has no land, and his farm is scattered around the city of Vancouver.

Cam is practising urban agriculture, using yards donated by people he and his partners have met, people who are interested in converting lawns into food producing gardens. No tractor or gas-spewing farm machinery here; Cam zips between his plots on an electric scooter.

He’s the subject of the latest podcast in a series I’m producing with writers Spring Gillard and David Tracey called Can Urban Agriculture Save the World ?

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Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-00-8

photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009

Cam MacDonald is also a professional artist – his latest work and exhibits have a food and food-supply related theme. You can see examples of his work on his website, CamMacDonald.ca

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Dr. Mendefro, who I did a podcast with recently for the Plan Institute, has just been appointed a White House Fellow.  Details here.

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Podcasts can serve a variety of purposes, so the important thing is to be clear about goals before starting production.

New Media BC is an industry association for new media professionals. Their goal with this podcast was to extend the organization’s  brand, and at the same time, get people excited about the kind of  keynote speakers they attract at their annual conference.

So, in this case, I produced a mini ’show’ for them, covering a variety of topics meant to highlight NMBC’s personality, its position in the industry, and the kind of guest speakers who’d be at the annual VidFest conference (now called Vancouver Digital Week)

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Raincoast Books of Vancouver has always been an innovative company. I was thrilled when (then) digital marketing manager Monique Trottier asked me to help create a series of author podcasts for the company.

Many of the titles we worked on are now with other publishers, but the podcasts still hold up. Enjoy.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidentialand host of the TV show No Reservations, spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

He wore a lapel microphone during the entire day, allowing me to record Bourdain’s casual conversation with fans, private moments in the car, and regular interview style questions. It’s Bourdain as you’ve never heard him before.

Part One: Bourdain’s World includes…

Anthony Bourdain’s most surprising questions.

• How to train for a career in the entertainment business
• Listener mail
• Grossest Canadian Food
• Getting sick from food
• How Anthony stays trim
• How to succeed in just about anything you do
• Advice to would-be culinary school students

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Raincoast Books of Vancouver has always been an innovative company. I was thrilled when (then) digital marketing manager Monique Trottier asked me to help create a series of author podcasts for the company.

Many of the titles we worked on are now with other publishers, but the podcasts still hold up. Enjoy.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidentialand host of the TV show No Reservations, spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

He wore a lapel microphone during the entire day, allowing me to record Bourdain’s casual conversation with fans, private moments in the car, and regular interview style questions.
Part Two: The Book Signing
8 a.m. at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks in Vancouver

• Anthony is greeted with a breakfast of champions.
• Barbara-Jo talks about why she had to have Anthony visit her store.
• Anthony meets the fans.
• Anthony gives advice on “must sample” street food vendors in New York City.
• He talks about who comes to book signings and why.
• Bourdain just doesn’t seem like your usual kind of cookbook author
• He reveals the best hidden cooks in New York.
• And Bourdain talks about turning 50 and why life is like pinball.

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Raincoast Books of Vancouver has always been an innovative company. I was thrilled when (then) digital marketing manager Monique Trottier asked me to help create a series of author podcasts for the company.

Many of the titles we worked on are now with other publishers, but the podcasts still hold up. Enjoy.

On June 12, 2006, Anthony Bourdain, the best selling author of Kitchen Confidentialand host of the TV show No Reservations, spent a day in Vancouver doing media interviews and bookstore appearances to talk about his new book The Nasty Bits.

He wore a lapel microphone during the entire day, allowing me to record Bourdain’s casual conversation with fans, private moments in the car, and regular interview style questions.

Part Three – Not All Nasty Bits

Anthony Bourdain talks about:

• What chefs have in common
• Whether he misses day to day restaurant work
• What he’s afraid of

Bourdain also discusses:

• Work ethic
• The Omelette of Truth
• Human nature
• Advice for the fast foodie
• Pub food
• Tattoos
• How he started writing
• What he’s working on next.

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A veteran writer turns his obsession with detail into a building project.

In his new book, Almost Green, James Glave tells the story of building a green studio in the front yard – and changing his life forever.

Recording at James Glave’s eco-shed on Bowen Island, this podcast was recorded before the book was published, a of sorts.

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Read more about James Glave and how to buy the book on his web site, www.glave.com

photo courtesy James Glave

Robert’s notes…

I’ve known James since the mid-90’s. We both fumbled our way onto the then new world wide web – he was with Vancouver Magazine and I was with CBC Vancouver.

I always looked forward to seeing a new magazine article by James – they were smart, witty and superbly crafted. He brought the same high quality to his online work; it stood out then, and it stands out now.

When he left Vancouver for San Francisco and Wired News in 1997, many of us were envious of his determination to carve out a living ‘on the internet’. He became a regular guest speaker at the Simon Fraser University summer web publishing courses, and he regaled us with news from the front lines of life in Silicon Valley.

I’m glad James is back in Vancouver – and thrilled to see him bringing outstanding journalism and his determined voice to stories about the environment and sustainability.

While we wait for his book to come out – do check out his mini-book Buck The System on his web site – add your contribution to his PayPal fund – and enjoy the articles he’s distributing online.

The podcast with James Glave runs: 25:30 and was originally produced for VanGoGreen.com

podcast ISBN: 978-0-9809054-3-4

© Bigsnit Media Consulting Inc. 2008. Podcasts are available for re-broadcast by contacting info@robertouimet.com

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We love to create audio and video productions for our clients because they are such an effective way of getting your message across.

We produce all our online content at broadcast quality so that you get the most out of your production investment. Some of our clients choose to add video or audio highlights to client packages or as part of company presentations.

Online, podcasts have a tremendous return on investment. Unlike traditional forms of marketing, podcast traffic continues to grows over time.

We provide end-to-end production and can also provide serving options to make the addition of audio and video to your web site as painless as possible.

Click here to hear recent podcasts produced by Robert Ouimet

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Podcasts provide a very attractive return on investment. The chart below shows their usage statistics from one of our clients’ podcast series.

We’ve found this pattern repeating with almost every podcast series we’ve created – as more people discover the podcasts, they tell their friends, and the usage continue to grow over time.

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What does this mean for your business or organization ?

Creating professional and compelling audio or video brings long-lasting results. It adds another level of engagement – visitors can listen and view your podcasts on your web site, as well as on their portable devices. We know that over time, their usage actually increases – and because of this so-called ‘long tail effect’ , your message goes further, and lasts longer.

We can work with you in whatever manner suits your needs, but most of our clients use our end-to-end services, where we take care of all the aspects of podcast production and distribution. We can create iTunes specific ‘enhanced’ podcasts as well as video casts designed for distribution via iTunes, YouTube and other video sharing sites.

We use only the best audio equipment to record our podcasts and record on-location or in-studio. We also specialize in conference podcasting.

Want to know more ? Email info@robertouimet.com for a free consultation and pricing.

For examples of recent podcasts produced by Robert Ouimet, please click here.

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Keynote at Northern Voice 2008

Matt Mullenweg is the 24 year founder of WordPress, an open source blogging and content management software.

He was the keynote speaker this morning at the Northern Voice blogging conference in Vancouver.

This is audio of his complete presentation, un-edited.

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Matt Mullengweg at the podium, Photo by kk+ Vancouver fashion photographer, bon vivant and all around nice guy who’s wicked with a lens.

Robert’s notes…

I’m a user and was a fan of WordPress before I met Matt. Hearing him speak has convinced me that one of the reasons WordPress has done so well is that Matt clearly keeps his eye on the goal; to make WordPress serve its users.

His presentation may be based on his work at WordPress, but his ideas are equally relevant to web sites, magazines, radio, tv, and any other form of communication in existence today.

Monique Trottier has a nice text summary of the presentation on So Misguided.

Matt Mullenweg
Keynote Address at the Northern Voice conference
Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday Feb 23rd, 2008

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Photo above by Penmachine and used under CC license

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