The Plan8 host Patrick Roanhouse has the pleasure to interview Leo Laporte. Chief TWiT of TWiT.Tv podcast network. Leo Laporte has created a little Podcasting Empire that now pulls in a millions dollar a year profit from doing audio / video podcasts that have hosts talking about a range of thing. Originally starting with technology the TWiT network has shows that focus on everything from the daily new of Google with “This Week in Google”, Apple computers with “Macbreak Weekly”, Free / Libre Open Source Software with FLOSS Weekly, Science Chat with Dr Kristen Sanford, NSFW with Brian Brushwood, and many others. Broadcasting daily several shows Leo has shown the world that you can do a full internet television network of high-end HD Broadcasting for less than it would cost even public broadcasting.
We Discuss:
- Leo & School
- The Road to Radio
- App Development 1970′s Style
- The Democratization of Mass Media
Music is “Regardless” by Albino Ghost Monkey
Podcast (theplan8-audio): Download
Originally from the Maryland beltway area. Patrick lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years. Now he is based in the Portland area. In the past Patrick has been an IT engineer, technology consultant, software trainer, technology journalist, blogger, and podcaster. Currently he is returning to school for a degree in Computer Science & Engineering.
Patrick Roanhouse – who has written 76 posts on Plan8.
