Conversations with Interesting People - The Marion Vermazen Podcast

The end of this Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:58:21 -0800

For many of the same reasons that I am ending my blog I am also ending this podcast. It has been fun. I've learned a lot. I reserve the right to change my mind but for now this podcast is finished. Thank you to everyone who has helped me and thank you especially to those who agreed to be interviewed.

Linda Curry - Retired Software Executive, Gardener, Breast Cancer Survivor, Wife , Mother, Grandmother and Friend - Episode 13 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:45:05 -0700

Linda Curry - Retired Software Executive, Gardener, Breast Cancer Survivor, Wife , Mother, Grandmother and Friend - Episode 13 Marion Vermazen Podcast

Creating this podcast has reminded me of what amazing and interesting friends I have. A few months ago I interviewed my friend Pat Black. Today's episode of the podcast is a conversation with my friend Linda Curry.

Here is a picture of Linda, Pat and I at my wedding.

Linda and I have been friends for 35 years. Linda recently retired from a career as an executive in the high tech software industry. Most recently she was a Senior Manager for QuickBooks Quality Assurance at Intuit. Prior to working at Intuit Linda’s career included postions as VP of Engineering Services at WebGain, Director of Quality assurance at Remedy, Director of Database quality assurance at Borland, and Senior Manager of Mac System software at Apple. Last year she moved to Reno and lives right around the corner from me. She describes herself as Happily retired from the software world and enjoying relaxation with family, friends, books, gardening, remodeling and all the other things that we like to do in our free time. She is a wife, mother and grandmother and I am honored to call her my friend.

To listen to the show you can click below. You can also subscribe to the show and listen to it in iTunes.

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Links

Renown Institute for Cancer

Army of Women

National Cancer institute

Lisa Louise Cooke - Creator and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast - Episode 12 - Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:57:17 -0700

Lisa Louise Cooke - Creator and Host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast - Episode 12 - Marion Vermazen Podcast

This podcast is available in the iTunes store. It would help me a lot if you would go to the store and write a review. To find the podcast just search the store for Vermazen

You can listen to my interview with Lisa in iTunes or by clicking on the link below.

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Lisa Louise Cooke has been a genealogist since a very young age. She has a passion for genealogy. About three years ago she followed her passion into podcasting and started the Genealogy Gems Podcast. . Today that podcast is one of the most popular genealogy podcasts available. Lisa also does Genealogy training, speaks frequently at conferences nationwide, blogs, produces genealogy training videos, has written a book about genealogy and produces a podcast and writes for Family Tree Magazine.

Here are links to some of the things we discussed in our conversation.

M.E. Harrigan - Author of 9800 Savage Road and 27 Year Veteran of the NSA - Episode 11 - Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:04:45 -0700

M.E. Harrigan - Author of 9800 Savage Road and 27 Year Veteran of the NSA - Episode 11 - Marion Vermazen Podcast

The Marion Vermazen Podcast is now available in the iTunes store!! You can click here if you would like to see the podcast in the iTunes store. I don't have any reviews yet so you can help me out by going to the iTunes store and and reviewing the podcast.

I recently read and reviewed 9800 Savage Road by M.E. (Betsy) Harrigan. It is an exciting and engaging book.

9800 Savage Road is the address of the National Security Agency, a super secret agency of the U.S. government that collects signals intelligence. NSA has been around for almost 60 years and Betsy is the first insider ever to publish a book about NSA. In this eleventh episode of the Marion Vermazen Podcast I sit down and talk to Betsy about her experiences writing her first book and working at the National Security Agency.

You can also listen to my interview with Betsy Harrigan by clicking below.

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Here are links to some of the things we discussed:

Pat Black - We Talk About Tissue and Organ Donation, Family and Friendship - Episode 10 The Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:45 -0800

Pat Black - We Talk About Tissue and Organ Donation, Family and Friendship - Episode 10 The Marion Vermazen Podcast

To listen to the show you can click below.

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When My friend Pat Black and I recently sat down to talk we discussed a wide ranging group of topics including her family's over 150 year history in California, her parents meeting in England during World War II, her work helping to promote organ and tissue donation and our more than 30 year friendship.

If you would like to know more about organ and tissue donation Pat recommended that you check out the Donate Life web site.

Eric Richert - Knowledge Work Infrastructure Consultant, Former VP of Sun Microsystems iWork and Open Work Programs, Hiker, and Director for Kirkwood Meadow Public Utility District - Episode 9 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:42:35 -0800

Eric Richert - Knowledge Work Infrastructure Consultant, Former VP of Sun Microsystems iWork and Open Work Programs, Hiker, and Director for Kirkwood Meadow Public Utility District - Episode 9 Marion Vermazen Podcast

One of the things that I did when I was working at Sun Microsystems was to help develop tools and systems to give Sun employees the best, most productive and effective work environment possible. The products that we developed included a work from home program, a flexible office program and change management and collaborations tools among other things. The program was called Open Work or iWork and I am very proud to have been a part of it.

My guest on the podcast today is Eric Richert who was my boss during my last few years at Sun. Eric was Vice President, of Open Work Solutions at Sun.

Eric also is an avid hiker and talks about his recent trip to the Dolomites in our conversation

To listen to the podcast run your mouse over the bar below. You will see a play button that you can click on.

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You can find the article by Horst Rittel which talks about wicked and tame problems here.

There is also a Horst Rittle Melvin Webber article on the same subject here.

The Wikipedia article about Wicked problems is available here.

If you would like to know more about Sun's Open Work program the Sun web page about Open Work is here

Beverley Bryant - Former Professor, College Dean and Politician, Media Relations Expert, Sailor, Tri-athlete - Episode 8 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:10:55 -0800

In episode 8 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast I talk with my friend Beverley Bryant.

Beverley has had a long and varied career. She was a university professor and was the first woman dean at Old Dominion University. She has held various senior positions in industry doing community and media relations and public affairs. She served as an elected member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and has been active in political campaigns. Beverley has been an avid sailor her whole life and sails regularly whenever she gets the chance. She is a competitive swimmer and tri-athlete.

I know you will enjoy listening to our conversation.

To listen to the interview run your mouse over the bar below. You will see a play button that you can click on.

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You can subscribe to the Marion Vermazen Podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

I love feedback so let me know what you think of the show and leave a comment below.

Todd Martin - Chief Chef, Owner and Founder of the Tucson Tamale Company - Episode 7 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:19:42 -0700

Todd Martin, the founder, owner and chief chef of the Tucson Tamale Company is my guest for this episode of the Marion Vermazen Podcast. Todd started the Tucson Tamale Company in November of 2008. We talked about starting a business, about making tamales, about his plans to grow the company and much more.

To listen to the podcast you can use the following link.

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You can subscribe to the Marion Vermazen Podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

I love feedback so let me know what you think of the show.

Chris Christensen Host of The Amateur Traveler - Episode 6 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:51:40 -0700

Chris Christensen, host of the Amateur Traveler Podcast is my guest for episode 6 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast. The Amateur Traveler is an iTunes featured travel podcast and it is one of my favorites.

In our conversation Chris and I discuss travel, podcasting, and how he creates the show. We also discussed his approach to traveling, podcasts he listens to and studying languages.

If you would like to listen to the interview you can click on the following link. When you run your mouse over the gray bar below you will see a play button to click on.

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Links to things we discussed

You can subscribe to the Marion Vermazen Podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

I love feedback so let me know what you think of the show.

Ronni Bennett - Creator of the Time Goes By Blog - Episode 5

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:13:49 -0700

Ronni Bennett creator of the Time Goes By Blog is my guest for episode 5 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast.

Ronni is the author of one of my favorite blogs Time Goes By - What it's really like to get older. She is retired from a very successful career in journalism and television production. Her blog has a vibrant community of followers and is a constant source of information and insight.

If you would like to listen to the interview you can click on the play button that will show up when you move your mouse over the gray bar below.

Marion Vermazen Podcast - episode 5 - Ronni Bennett

Here are links to two of the subjects we discussed.

Elders for Healthcare Reform

Ronni's Photo biography

You can also subscribe to my podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right.

To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

The fun thing about this podcast has been that when I realized I wanted to create a podcast of my conversations with interesting people I was able to just jump in and do it. I am really enjoying myself and It continues to be a learning experience. This was my first podcast done with both of us using Skype and unfortunately the quality is not as good as I would like it to be. If anyone has expertise in Skype, Podcasting, sound recording, and mixers I would love to pick his or her brain. Drop a comment on this blog or send me an email.

HD Honscheid - Artist, Traveler, and Web Site Creater - Marion Vermazen Podcast Episode 4

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:31:19 -0700

For episode four of the Marion Vermazen podcast I interviewed my friend HD Honscheid. In this interview HD answered my questions about retirement, moving to the U.S. from Germany and the many different types of art he creates. I enjoyed talking with HD and I know you will enjoy listening to our conversation.

To play the podcast roll your mouse over the bar below and you will see the play button to click on.

Marion Vermazen Podcast - episode 4 - HD Honscheid

Here is a link to HD's personal website.

You can subscribe to my podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right. To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

Todd Jonz - Musician and Man of Many Interests - Episode 3 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:43:47 -0700

Todd Jonz - Musician and Man of Many Interests - Episode 3 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast

My goal for this podcast is to have interesting conversations with interesting people and to have fun doing it. In this show I interview an old friend, Todd Jonz about his life in rural Vermont and Prince Edward Island, Canada. I think you will enjoy listening to our conversation.

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Here are some links to some of the things we discussed

Castleton State College Music Ensembles

Green Mountain College Music

The Trombone Forum

Todd's profile and picture on the Trombone Forum

The Book What Color is Your Parachute

News sites mentioned

The Daily Beast

The New York Times

The Wall Street Journal

AppleInsider

Ed Felton's Freedom to Tinker

Groklaw

You should be able to subscribe to my podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right. To subscribe in iTunes, from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

Shannon Brown - My Daughter - Episode 2 Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:11:39 -0700

Shannon Brown - My Daughter - Episode 2 the Marion Vermazen Podcast

In this episode I interviewed my daughter Shannon Brown about her son, my grandson and his recent diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome. We also talked about sky diving, looking for a job in this economy, and studying French and philosophy. Here is episode 2. If you put your mouse on the bar below you will see a play button to click on.

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If you are interested in learning more about Nephrotic Syndrome the Nephcure website is very good.

Shannon is walking in a Kidney walk to raise money for the National Kidney Foundation. If you are interested in sponsoring her this is the link to the website.

You should be able to subscribe to my podcast by clicking on the link at the top of the column to the right. If you want to subscribe in iTunes from the iTunes Advanced menu select Subscribe to Podcast and copy the feed URL.

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

Here is a 4 generation picture including My Dad, Shannon, her son and me.

Allison Brown - My Daughter - Episode 1 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast

marion.vermazen@gmail.com (Marion Vermazen) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:58:03 -0700

Allison Brown - My Daughter - Episode 1 of the Marion Vermazen Podcast

I have always believed in learning by doing so when I decided I wanted to do a podcast interview show I decided to jump right in. Here is my first effort. Roll your mouse over the bar below and you will see a play button.

Allison Brown - episode 1 - Marion Vermazen Podcast

" http://marionvermazen.blogs.com/mv-podcast/rss.xml "

In this first podcast I interview Allison Brown about Travel, History and interviewing. As many of you know Allison happens to be my daughter. This is a picture of the two of us.

In my podcast I also refer to Charlie Rose's interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin and her husband Richard Goodwin. If you would like to see that interview it is available here.

I am am very eager to hear your suggestions and feedback.