Valerie Gregory of BCIT on fear of technology and I share my fear of cars (1.7 MB MP3 file, 3 minutes 44 seconds).

Tonight I got peer-pressured into participating in my first-ever BeerCast. :) I was really darn tired and was heading to bed, but in the end a change in venue to somewhere closer persuaded me to at least put in an appearance. After all, I've never been in a REAL podcast before. Just some cute little ones of the ODEO variety.

As it turned out, it was awesome! Kris hooked up a group of four of us to continue a conversation that Len and I had started earlier in the van on the way to the dogsledding... kind of about meditation and spiritual practice as an antidote to the crazy tech-induced ADD I blogged about yesterday. And it was really great for me to get to engage in the evening's activity from a place that feels meaningful to me. I suppose it gave me hope that there really are ways for me to draw together all the things I've been engaged in -- from geekery to yoga and spirituality to social change. Who knew that pod/beercasting could be so soul-affirming?

Robert Scales reflects on the diversity of the participants (1.9 MP3 file, 4 minutes and 4 seconds) and the positive feedback from day 1.

Matt Palmer on Day 1 (2.3 MB MP3 file, 4 minutes 58 seconds) and the use of blogs, podcasts and videoblogs to promote his film making.

Cherry Sham of The Glenbow Museum on Day 1 (2.6 MB MP3 file, 5 minutes and 38 seconds) and how blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools could be used by the museum and about how she'd like to do a Lost podcast.

UPDATE: Len's blog is now at the Len Chronicles.
A reflection on day 1 with Len Edgerly (2.1 MB MP3 file, 4 minutes, 32 seconds)