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Brennan LaBrie Tourism Summit Speech

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:54:59 -0700

Brennan LaBrie, TIME For Kids Reporter, power point speech at the 2009 Tourism Summit in Blyn, WA October 14. See powerpoint at SlideShare.net/digitalreporter

Interview with Kristie McNamara and Jessica Danley

Sat, 02 May 2009 06:00:37 -0700

Two days before the Denver Green Festival I spoke with the president and founder of Tilvee eco-ethical skin care, Kristie McNamara, and Miss Earth Michigan and Teens Turning Green spokesperson, Jessica Danley, regarding their plans for upcoming event.

Green America: Todd Larsen and Alix Davidson

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:51:54 -0700

Today, on the Eve of EarthDay 2009, Green Festival media volunteer Amy Hale and Jack Olmsted spoke with Todd Larsen, the Green America Corporate Responsibility Director, where he heads up climate change, forest preservation, fair trade and public education programming, and Alix Davidson, the Washington DC Green Festival Coordinator and a Green America researcher who finds out if companies are really as green as they say they are. Music: Adrian Xavier, Progressive People, Recorded at the 2009 Seattle Green Festival Podcast Sponsor: Tilvee eco-ethical skincare that produces products made with organic and sustainable ingredients, without the use of toxic chemicals. The Colorado based business will be putting on a "Green Spa" at the Denver Green Festival May 2&3 with the organization "Teens Turning Green". They will be in the Green Teen pavilion giving mini facials, makeovers and free samples.

Interview with Jenny Heins, Regional Director for the Seattle Green Festival

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:27:06 -0700

Media volunteers co-host Jack Olmsted along with Amy Hale talk with with Jenny Heins, the Regional Director for the Seattle Green Festival, about the Seattle Green Festival that was held March 28-29.

Interview with Jenny Heins, Regional Director for the Seattle Green Festival

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:49:23 -0700

Media volunteers co-host Jack Olmsted along with Amy Hale talk with with Jenny Heins, the Regional Director for the Seattle Green Festival, about the Seattle Green Festival that was held March 28-29.

Interview with Hawkeye Herman - Blues Musician and Educator

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:11:55 -0700

Jack Olmsted and Keven Elliff, Director of Community Development at Centrum, and speak with Blues musician Michael "Hawkeye" Herman the recipient of the 1998 Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" Award for achievement in education. More Information: http://centrumblues.ning.com

An Interview with UK Blues Man John Crampton (Part 2)

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:21:29 -0800

This is the second and final part of my discussion with UK blues musician John Crampton on our weekly online talk radio show with the movers and shakers of the Blues at Centrum Network - A diverse community that supports and celebrates the learning of blues culture and its roots. I ask John how he became a member of the Blues at Centrum Network. The Blues in Britain magazine describes one of his performances as ....stomping and unstoppable ... like a runaway train ... an act well worth watching.

Interview with UK Blues Man John Crampton

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:36:35 -0800

On our first international broadcast, UK blues musician John Crampton and I talk about the above video performance. As you will hear, John doesn't talk anything like he sings. The Blues in Britain magazine describes one of his performances as ....stomping and unstoppable ... like a runaway train ... an act well worth watching." Part 1 of 2

Interview with Son Jack Jr At The IBC (Part 2)

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:53:53 -0800

Son Jack Jr. took a couple of minutes out of his busy schedule at the 25th International Blues Challenge (IBC) to tell us what is going on. (Part 2)

Son Jack Jr. At The 25th International Blues Challenge

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:42:47 -0800

Jack Olmsted, Blues at Centrum Network, talks with Son Jack Jr.. He is in Memphis, TN competing in the 25th International Blues Challenge. Part 1

Interview with Joe Whitmer Producer IBC

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:16:35 -0800

Jack Olmsted. and Son Jack Jr. talk with Joe Whitmer, the producer of the 25th International Blues Challenge, that kicks off today in Memphis, TN. Memphis, Tennessee - The 25th International Blues Challenge (IBC), February 4-7, is the world’s premier Blues music competition featuring more than 100 bands and 60 solo/duo acts from 36 states and nine countries. Blues musicians will be attending from Australia, Canada, France, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, United States and, for the first time, Croatia. The winners receive cash prizes, professional services and appearances at top Blues festivals. For more information, go to: www.blues.org.

Interview with Jeff Konkel, M for Mississippi

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:09:12 -0800

CentrumBlues members Jack Olmsted and Justin Lundquist talk with Jeff Konkel, the producer of M for Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace Of The Blues, that attempts to shine a spotlight on the state’s ongoing blues tradition. M for Mississippi chronicles an eight-day road trip across Mississippi as the film makers profile blues artists in rural house parties, juke joints, cotton fields and living rooms.

CentrumBlues: Interview with Son Jack Jr

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:17:56 -0800

Welcome to the first in a weekly series of live talk radio interviews with movers and shakers in the Blues at Centrum Network (centrumblues.ning.com) - A diverse community that supports and celebrates the learning of blues culture and its roots. Jack Olmsted talk with Son Jack Jr. He describes himself on his profile page as - "Just a boy playing the blues..." On Feb 4th Michael Wilde and Son Jack Jr. will be heading to Memphis to compete at the 25th International Blues Challenge in Memphis, representing the South Sound Blues Association.

Ecycle WA: Interview with Barbara Kyle, the National Coordinator for the Electronics TakeBack Coalition

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:12:12 -0800

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog Videoblogging 206, talks with Barbara Kyle, the National Coordinator for the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition is a national coalition of NGO (Not Governmental Organization) whose goal is to promote sustainable and responsible practices throughout the high-tech electronics industry, to protect public health and the environment. Barbara has spent most of her career as an organizer or manager for NGOs, including eight years in the labor movement, with the Service Employees International Union and the California Labor Federation. She has also worked for community action and legal services organizations and the University of California. Part 1 of 3. A schedule of upcoming live interviews with individuals regarding the FREE E-Cycle Washington program, ecycling and ewaste is available at: ecycle dot ning dot com. The music used for this interview was created by YouTube singer/songwriter David Choi. The song is e...

An Interview with Ken Margolis, CEO of Premium Network, Inc.

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:11:21 -0800

Ken Margolis, CEO of Premium Network, Inc. launched Premium Channels that targets audiences with 100% transparency. Premium Channels consists of 45 category specific audiences with over 100 million monthly US Visitors to its sites. Marketers select specific sites, channels or unique contextual targeting to meet their campaign objectives. Categories include entertainment, business, social communities, casual and hardcore gaming, women, parenting, teens, and more.

An Interview with Mo McBroom Washington Environmental Council

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:46:24 -0800

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog Videoblogging 206, talks with MO MCBROOM, Policy Director for the Washington Environmental Council, while she carpools. Mo was involved in the process that produced the 2006 Electronic Product Recycling Act that requires Electronics Manufacturers to create a Free Statewide Recycling Network for ewaste. NOTE: The audio quality improves during the live interview.

Interview with Carl Crew, 6th Grade Teacher Refused To Give WASL

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:07:52 -0700

Melinda Pongreay, LD LIve, talks to Carl Chew, a 6th grade science teacher at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle. In April 2008, when he refused to administer the WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning), Carl was suspended for two weeks without pay.

Carl Crew - File Number 2

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:11:31 -0700

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Interview with Carl Crew, 6th Grade Teacher Refused To Give WASL

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:50:51 -0700

Fremont Fair: Interview with Mike Buckman, Solid Ground

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:48:31 -0700

Jack Olmsted along with High School Student Reporter Kevin Tain, talk with Mike Buckman, Communications Manager for Soild Ground. Last week, he produced an introduction video for the Solid Ground YouTube Channel where the roving Google video crews will publish the “How would you make the world a better place?” videos recorded at the 2008 Fremont Fair.

Fremont Fair: Interview with Adina Johnson, 2008 Fair Producer

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:02 -0700

For 37 years, the Fremont Fair has been a grass-roots community celebration. 35 years ago Solid Ground took over stewardship of the fair. Solid Ground’s mission is to achieve a just and caring community free from poverty, prejudice and neglect. In 2005, Solid Ground sub-contracted the management of the Fair to The Workshop, a Seattle based event company. In the above podcast, I will be talking with Adina Johnson, the Fremont Fair producer, about the various activities and showcases during the upcoming free spirited weekend event.

Fremont Fair: YouTube Crews Set To Interview Fair Attendees About Making World A Better Place

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:28:35 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog Videoblogging 206, and High School Student field reporter Kevin Tain, talk to Kristen Halway, a Google Account Executive, that has organized a group within the company to conduct video interviews with Fremont Fair attendees for Solid Ground, the anti-poverty, social service organization, that will benefit from the money generated by the two day event. The Solid Ground YouTube Channel is where 2008 Fremont Fair video interviews will be published that are produced by the Google/YouTube crews. Check the website for more information.

Fremont Fair: Interview with Solstice Cyclists

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:59:20 -0700

In this edition of the Videoblogging 206 podcast, Jack Olmsted talks with Solstice Cyclists Sobine and Dave, orgaizers of Saturday’s paint party in Belltown. Sobine has been involved with a Fremont Solstice Parade Paint Party since 1998 and expects over 300 painted cyclists to ride this year in the 20th Annual Solstice Parade Saturday. The Solstice Cyclists (also known as The Painted [Naked] Cyclists of the Solstice Parade, or The Painted Cyclists) is an artistic, non-political, clothing-optional bike ride ensemble celebrating the spirit of the Summer Solstice, and who, by tradition, usher in the beginning of the free-spirited Summer Solstice Parade & Pageant, which is an event produced by the Fremont Arts Council in the Fremont district of Seattle. – Wikipedia

Interview: ADDA Board Members Linda S. Anderson and Beverly Rohman

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:26:57 -0700

Interview: Kiki Kane, Theo Chocolate Cheif Blogger

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:16:50 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Video Blogging 206, talks with Theo Chocolate’s company blogger Kiki Kane. Kiki Kane has a background in photography and digital media (video). An alumna of the San Francisco Art Institute (http://www.sfai.edu), she has refined her classical photographer’s sensibility into a tool for exploring LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohas)) marketing in new and innovative ways. Kiki has been living la vida LOHAS since 2001 when the dot com bust found her applying for a design job at Whole Foods Market, which flourished into six years of exploring the natural foods market from the inside. Now a happily busy Theonista at Theo Chocolate, she divides her time between various design and marketing projects, including web site development and maintaining the company blog, Theonistas Unite!(http://www.theonistasunite.com) Kiki loves the fast pace and multi-directional focus of working in a small tight-knit company, and being a tas...

Interview with Gabe Strand, NW Folklife Program Coordinator

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:24:29 -0700

Two weeks ago, I talked with Gabe Strand, NWFolklife Podcast Coordinator, about all the activities he was planning to do at the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival. Gabe talks about his Memorial Day weekend experiences. Check out the hours and hours of performance recording that Gabe assembled at the 2008 Northwest Folklife Festival. It is a totally amazing body of work!

Talking WASL with WEA Rep

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:51:01 -0700

What’s up with the WASL? Melinda Pongrey, LD LIve, talks with Shannon Rasmussen, President of the Federal Way Education Association and the head of a task force that studies education reform, about the WASL. What is the WASL? The Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) measures student learning of skills and knowledge important to our children’s success in school and life. Educators use WASL results to improve teaching and to do a better job of meeting every student’s academic needs. (Read More)

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Fri, 30 May 2008 13:04:17 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD LIve, talks with Christina Samuels, Special Education reporter for Education Week. Since 2004, Christina Samuels has been covering special education and student health for Education Week . She also is the author of “On Special Education,” a blog that follows the world of disabilities and giftedness and how they intersect with schools. Before joining the staff of Education Week, she was a reporter for the Washington Post, covering a fast-growing school district in Northern Virginia.

Interview with Mother'Daughter Reality TV YouTube Reviewers

Sat, 24 May 2008 07:36:39 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog Videoblogging 206 podcast talks with mother/daughter TV Reality reviewers Janet and Maddie. They have developed a large fan base on their Madrosed YouTube Channel with over 2100 subscribers and will be launching their own website tonight. Last week, the duel produced and published 10 videos and currently have 332 videos on their YouTube channel.

Interview with Gabe Strand, Northwest Folklife Podcast Coordinator

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:57:35 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206 -podcast, talks with Gabe Strand, NWFolklife Podcast Coordinator, about Folklife podcasts and the streaming audio broadcasts he will be producing during this year’s Festival. In September, he began podcasting as a way to highlight and spread archived Festival performances. “I love the idea of podcasting, because it provides a channel for Folklife’s voice throughout the year,” he says, “and reaches out to people who may not know about or live close to the Festival. Northwest Folklie is a year-round community arts non-profit, so it is important that we impact the arts in the Pacific Northwest in ways that reinforce what happens at the annual Festival.” On Sunday, May 24th at 1PM, Gabe organized the Independent Music in the Pacific Northwest panel that brings together organizations and record companies who have developed innovative projects that promote independent artists in web-based formats. Members of the panel will include: ...

An Interview with Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:09:30 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live, talks with Rich Weinfeld and Michelle Davis, life-long educators, authors and special needs advocates. They started an internet radio talk show six weeks ago. Teach Your Children Well: Hot Topics in Education on Voice of America debuted April 16, 2008. Believing that all children learn, the pair hope to share advocacy strategies with parents and teachers. Rich and Michelle bring years of experience as educators, administrators, and graduate level instructors. Michelle and Rich direct the Special Needs Advocacy Training Institute based on their book, Special Needs Advocacy Resource Book: What You Can Do Now to Advocate for Your Exceptional Child’s Education.

Interview with Ira Socol #2

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:51:10 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live, continues her conversation with author and special education technology scholar Ira Socol. Ira questions how we test students to decide whether or not to deliver AT and other services in his personal and provocative posts. He shares a wealth of information on useful technologies to open up access to print for all students. Check out Ira’s posts at SpeEdChange For any parent or student concerned that using voice dictation software might inhibit expression, Ira shows how text-to-speech and speech-to-text software gets his ideas out!

Interview with Dr Alasdair Thin, Games For Health Conference 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:32:29 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206, talks with I spoke with Dr Alasdair Thin, an Exercise Physiologist at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, while he attended the 4th annual Games for Health conference in Baltimore last week. Dr. Thin gave a presentation entitled, Go for the Burn: Designing Body-Movement Controlled Video Games to Maximize Energy Expenditure, at the two day event. His slides and a handful of other conference presentations are available on Slideshare.com. Dr Thin launched a new blog “GamerSizeScience – The Quest for the ³Perfect² ExerGame”.

Interview with Chinwe Onyekere, RWJF Games For Health

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:41:07 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206, talks with Chinway Onyekere, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program, who was at the fourth annual national Games for Health Conference held in Baltimore May 7-8th, 2008. In her role as a Program Officer, Chinwe develops and manages programs that have the potential for far-reaching impact on people’s health, the quality of care they receive, and the systems that provide that care. The Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the lead conference sponsor and a major supporter of the Games for Health Project. The Foundation is interested in exploring ways to apply the creativity, talent, and innovative ideas of the games industry to health and health care. Links: Change Makers

Interview with Paul Puopolo, director of consumer innovation at Humana

Sat, 10 May 2008 22:34:54 -0700

Welcome to another edition of the Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206 – podcast. I’m your host Jack Olmsted. I spoke with Paul Puopolo, director of consumer innovation at Humana, who was attending the forth annual national Games for Health Conference held in Baltimore on May 8-9th, 2008. Humana was not only the industry sponsor of the Games for Health Conference, but organized the keynote panel with other health insurers to assess games for health opportunities and hosted the “Exergaming Expo Room” where attendees demoed a variety of new interactive health products and applications. Humana Games and Health: www.humanagames.com

Interview with Kevin Honeycutt

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:09:42 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD LIve, talks to teacher-teacher, artist Kevin Honeycutt. Kevin travels the country helping teachers “get comfortable with the technology tools their kids need for success in the future.” Driving around the country consulting with cutting edge schools, Kevin shares his latest thoughts on how to change education in his podcast Driving Questions in Education. His website is full of resources, including “Art Snacks ” -short video drawing lessons you can use with your hand’s on students to engage their interest in science, social studies, writing…across the curriculum.

LD LIve Interview with Ira Socol

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:46:10 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live!, talks to author Ira David Socol. In his blog, SpeEdChange (http://speedchange.blogspot.com/), Ira Socol writes powerfully from his experiences with the education system. A Special Education Technology Scholar at Michigan State University, Ira presents workshops on how to create access to classroom materials and every school, parent, and student need to read his article, “Toolbelt for the Lifespan: Learning How to Learn Assistive Technology” You can’t really claim to be educating all of your students if academic (and school life) materials are not all accessible. So write your plan down, and get yourself started. – Ira Socol An author, Ira has two published books of fiction. His recent book, The Drool Room, is written from the point of view of a young man who doesn’t mesh with the school system.

Interview with Ira Socol

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:35:52 -0700

In his blog, SpeEdChange Ira Socol writes powerfully from his experiences with the education system. A Special Education Technology Scholar at Michigan State University, Ira presents workshops on how to create access to classroom materials and every school, parent, and student need to read his article, “Toolbelt for the Lifespan: Learning How to Learn Assistive Technology”

Interview with Maria Kelly OTR/L Assistive Technology Specialist

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:32:02 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live, talks to Maria Kelley, OTR/L Assistive Technology Specialist from the Washington Assistive Technology Act Program ( WATAP ). Each state has created an Assistive Technology Resource Center. WATAP serves Washington residents of all ages with disabilities of all types, their families, employers, and employment service providers, educators, health care and social service providers, and others seeking information about assistive technology (AT) and assessible information technology.

Interview with Ben Sawyer, Games for Health Project

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:58:11 -0700

Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206 – podcast, talks with Ben Sawyer, co-director of the Games for Health Fourth Annual Conference that will be held May 8-9 at the Baltimore Convention Center. About Games for Health The Games for Health Project is produced by the Serious Games Initiative, a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars effort that applies cutting-edge games and game technologies to a range of public and private policy, leadership and management issues. The project also produces the Games for Health Conference, now in its fourth year.

Rainer Cvillink Talks To Amy Shuen At Web 2.0

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:08:42 -0700

Rainer Cvillink, Mogulus, interviews Amy Shuen, Professor of Management Practice and author of “Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide”, at the 2008 Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco for the Seattle PR Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206. Video – Amy talks about Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide

Interview with Jonathan Mooney

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:07:11 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live, talks to author, speaker, innovator, Jonathan Mooney. The 31 year old reaches into his past experiences growing up as a student with labels of dyslexia and ADHD and tells it like it is! He shows us the gifts inherent in re-framing LD as part of a continuum of learning diversity. Challenging the concept of “normalcy,” Jon lays out LD/ADHD as a civil rights issue, pushing us away from our present special education model toward reforming our whole educational system.

Interview with Scott Caroll, Pubic Relations Manager AMD

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:07:11 -0700

Last week over 10,000 attended the second annual Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, CA. Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog: Videoblogging 206, talked to Scott Caroll, Public Relations Manager AMD, from Blogtropolus, a blogger lounge set-up for the four day event. Web 2.0 Expo gathers designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists who have experiences to share and a passion for learning about Web 2.0 applications.

Interview with Cheryl Hewett, HP Education Market Development Manager

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:13:39 -0700

Jack Olmsted, LD Live, and Pamela Livingston, author of 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work, will talk with Cheryl Hewett, HP Education Market Development Manager, about the new HP 2133 Mini-Note PC and the computer manufacturer’s concept of 21st century learning.

Interviiew: Rainer Cvillink, Mogulus, From NAB 2008 Show Floor

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:43:26 -0700

Interviiew: Rainer Cvillink, Mogulus, From NAB 2008 Show Floor

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:24:54 -0700

Jack Olmsted. Seattle PI Reader Blog Videobloging 206, talks with Rainer Cvillink, Mogulus, from the show floor of the annual National Association Of Broadcasters (NAB)convention in Las Vegas.

Interview: David Flink, Project Eye To Eye

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:04:29 -0700

Interview with Dr. Kathleen Whitmire, Director of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) RTI Action Network,

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:51:54 -0700

Melinda Pongrey, LD Live, talks to Dr. Kathleen Whitmire, Director of the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) RTI Action Network, about the launch of the RTI Action Network site. Funded by a grant from Cisco Foundation, the goal of the Action Network is to be an interactive Web site of resources for families and educators.

Interview: Rick Perry, Sequim Community Broadcasting

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:28:54 -0700

Sequim, WA, the lavender capital of the Pacific Northwest, is on the cusp of getting their own radio station. Jack Olmsted, Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206, talks to Sequim Community Broadcasting board member Rick Perry about the Olympic Peninsula’s new community resource.

Sakura-Con 08: Interview with gia Manry

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:46:24 -0700

Kevin Tain, International Examiner Youth Reporter, talks to gia Manry, Portland based anime journalist, at the Sakura-Con 08 in Seattle for the Seattle PI Reader Blog: Videoblogging 206.