In less than one month I will be in Siberia, at the University of Tomsk where I will be guest lecturing for a few days. After that I will set off to several parts of Siberia and eventually if all goes well, on to Mongolia.  The following podcast, instead of the usual interview style program I do, is simply me testing out the old binaural microphones while walking around my house explaining the trip as well as my recent guest lecture at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Its odd to think that 6 years ago when this podcast got started, this style was quite common.

<img class="alignright" style="border: 2px solid black; margin: 12px;" title="Olympic" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100213/capt.olyoc21702130323.vancouver_olympics_opening_ceremonies_olyoc217.jpg?x=333&amp;y=345&amp;q=85&amp;sig=EyUfB404yKdfbEgWgXlSeA--" alt="" width="165" height="171" />It took an economic meltdown, but Iceland is now taking steps that will transform the country into a place where journalism and publishing in general will more protected than anywhere else in the world. How would it work? Who is behind this new law? Where in the process of making it happen are we? All this and more is addressed in this program with help from my guest Smári McCarthy of the <a href="http://immi.is" target="_blank">Icelandic Digital Freedoms Society.</a>

In keeping with the tradition started by Howard Zinn. The following podcast is from an event held here in Amsterdam on February 16th, 2010. Voices of a People's History of the US features those voices that we normally don't get to hear from in the history books. Speeches by rebels, revolutionaries, agitators, organizers, enemies of the state and more. Music to go along with it.

Special thanks to Jim, Cecilia, Shailoh, and Alice who read in this particular recording. As well as Pete, Carly, Tess, and Sarah who read in the first half that is not featured in this recording.

videos of the event available on youtube.com

During his presidency GW Bush spoke openly about a return to building nuclear powerplants in the US. Now, president Obama says he's going forward with those plans, calling Nuclear Power a clean solution for America. However despite the pro-nuclear policies of both presidents, projects are costing double and triple their original budget, designs and plans are full of problems and delays, and the question of how to handle extremely dangerous nuclear waste still has no answer.

My guest on this program is Kate Sheppard, a journalist who rights about politics and the environment for Mother Jones Magazine in Washington, DC. She joins me to talk about whats happening with the Obama administration's nuclear plans and who is benefiting from all this. Her article "Obama's Nuclear Giveaway" is available now on motherjones.com.

Bre Pettis envisions a future where people don't just go out and buy things when something is needed or breaks. He envisions a future where people will once again make things themselves, at home.  During one of our legendary breakfast sessions during the 26C3 in Berlin on the last day of 2009, we talked about his vision and his company - Makerbot Industries.

Tim Pritlove has been involved in podcasting since the early days. Like so many early adopters, he has stayed committed to his goal of having is own program which he can bring the way he wants to his audience. But how does he do it? How does he make it as a full time podcaster at a time where many have given up or been forced to give up the idea.
Sitting in his recording studio we discuss how he does what he does, as well as why and how he see's the future for both personal media creators and himself specifically.

To hear Tim's work, you can listen (in German) to Chaos Radio Express or simply type his name into the search box in itunes.