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In this first episode of Spoken Life with Rob Greenlee you will learn about the power of audio and podcasting as radio host and podcaster Josh Cary (https://joshcary.com) interviews me from WOR-AM Radio Studio in NYC  I am Rob Greenlee, long-time podcast host… that has been in the podcasting space since 2004 - RobGreenlee.com/about/ This show exists for both of us to explore and experience the layers around how technology and native human communications are taking digital spoken word back to the fundamentals of human story. This digital instant global connection and communications has never existed before and is causing unprecedented social and economic changes that have never been possible in the past. We are all facing challenges like never before NOW and I want this show to be a foundation to you understanding and using your voice to navigate opportunities in your life.  You can expect me to be controversial at times and have guests on the show as spoken word and the life it can create is powerful …. I am an example of it... building a 20 year career based on it! That impact has been profound too and I want to share that to empower you too.  You can reach me anytime via email - rob.greenlee@gmail.com or mobile to 253-831-5632 - you can send me a text message or DM via LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and yes, even TiKTok and am on Twitter twitter.com/robgreenlee If you wanted to read more about my background then visit robgreenlee.com/about/

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013.  This episode topic is about “The Future of Radio and Podcasting from 2005 to 2013 with Radio Expert/Consultant Mark Ramsey. In this episode we cover these more specific questions: How Podcasts and Radio Content will blend together in the Car? Possible changes coming to broadcast radio? Does radio needs some of the current podcasts talent to succeed now and in the future? I interviewed Mark Ramsey back in 2005 for my ITConversations Network “WebTalk with Rob Greenlee” show.  Back then, we both talked about the potential of podcasting in the face of shrinking radio audiences and how major celebrities will lead to audience growth in podcasting in the early days of podcasting.  Here is a link to that full interview from 2005.  I replay a key 9 minutes from that interview in the current episode here. Fast forward 8 years, to 2013 and how have things changed and did we get it right back in 2005?  What are the predictions for radio and podcasting going forward from 2013? Links: Full WebTalk with Rob Greenlee on ITConversations Interview from 2005 Mark Ramsey Media Hivio Radios Ripped from New Cars, Consumers say, “Not So Fast” Retraction: The Exact AM/FM Dash Story by Eric Rhoads of RadioInk Episode length: 56 min MP3  Recorded: 7-16-2013 Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee .  Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013. This episode topic is about “The YouTubeization of Video Podcasting” and the birth of an animal pet video podcasting star “Lil Bub” the cat that has achieved 212,000 YouTube views within only 4 days release of the Premiere episode of “Lil Bub’s Big Show”.  I am seeing many new video podcasts coming from Revision 3 that are redistributing successful YouTube shows as podcasts. I also visit my backyard greenhouse to get an Aquaponics farming update.  My custom built system is up and operational now with flowing water and leafy plants already growing.  Hear my visit to the greenhouse to get the dramatic water flow play by play. Links: My Backyard Aquaponics System Tour – Watch Video Lil Bub – https://revision3.com/lilbub Always On – http://cnettv.cnet.com/always-on/ Episode length: 20 min MP3  Recorded: 6-25-2013 Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee .  Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013. This episode is part 2 of a series on the growing globalization of Podcasts and what that means for podcasting’s future. This week, I have an extensive interview with Nicole Simon, Author, Social Media and Podcast Consultant at nicole-simon.eu from Berlin, Germany.  She can also be found on Twitter here @nicolesimon . I also present an update on my 2 year ownership experience of an 100% Electric 2011 Nissan Leaf.  CNET TV Top 5 Electric Cars is also discussed in this episode — read more from CNET here . Links: DropCam.com Paladin Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee . Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013. This episode is focused on the growing globalization of podcasts and what that means for podcasting’s future.   As you can see, I stay focused on my passion and that is the medium of “Podcasting” for another week. Interview guest is Karin Hoegh, Podcast Consultant at Podconsult.dk from Copenhagen, Denmark. The below ranking chart gives a glimpse into the future of podcasts and maybe all on-demand media consumption over the next 5-10 years. Here is a Top 10 Ranked List of the Most Spoken Languages around the World: Mandarin – 1 Billion + (Chinese) English – 508 Million +  (New Zealand, U.S., Australia, England, Zimbabwe, Caribbean, Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada and more) Hindustani – 500 Million + (India) Spanish – 400 Million + (Spain, Mexico, Cuba and most South and Central American countries) Russian – 300 Million (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, US to name a few) Arabic – 250 Million + (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt) Bengali – 215 Million – (Bangladesh mostly, but many other countries have these speakers) Portuguese – 200 Million – (Brazil, Macau, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique) Malay-Indonesian – 175 Million – (Malaysia and Indonesia)1 French – 135 Million – (France, Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti) Here is a download referrer ranked list by country breakout of the top countries consuming podcasts over the past few months.  This data is from the largest podcast hosting provider in the world – Libsyn. United States United Kingdom Canada China Australia Japan Korea, Republic of Germany Spain Mexico France Sweden Russian Federation Singapore Brazil Saudi Arabia Italy Netherlands Thailand India China has broken into the top 5. The other languages represented in the above Top 20 country download referrer list, that are not included in the Top 10 Most Spoken Languages are Japanese, Korean, German, Swedish, Italian, Thai, and Dutch.  The current largest languages not represented in the Top 20 country list are Malay-Indonesian and Bengali. Links: http://www.vloggerfair.com http://thebuglepodcast.com Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee .  Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

Sunday, June 2nd 2013. This episode is even closer to the vision that I have for this show, but have more improvements to come.  You will notice that I improved the audio production and am now using my Sure SM7B microphone and Mackie 802-VLZ3 mixer.  This change from episode one is dramatic. My goal here is not do a monologue show, but to have some guests sprinkled in to add some varied opinions and to get listeners more involved in the show. The topic this week stays focused on my passion and that is the medium of “Podcasting”. The Topics This Week: 1) Top 13 Things that “Really” Build a Podcast Audience 2) EFF Legal Defense fundraising $50K+ to Fight a “Podcast Patent Troll” Here are links to things mentioned in the show: The EFF Save Podcasting effort is here, the link to submit and see submitted prior art is here Thank you to Michael Wolf and JD Sutter for contributing with comments that you will hear in this episode.  Here is a link to the article written by JD Sutter. Here is a link to the “Speaking of That” podcast hosted by Robert Keeme of which I played a snippet.  Thanks guys for the nice comments. Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee .  Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

This episode is much more focused and becoming more like the vision that I have for the show. The topic this week gets back to my passion and that is the medium of “Podcasting”.  This show will target one specific topic each week.  These topics will generally be about new media and podcasting, as it seems those topics are on my mind more then others.   I will write an article then do an audio episode about it to go into more detail on the topic. In this episode, I discuss the long-running issue of “Is Podcasting the Same as Radio?”.  I also wrote an blog post on this topic here about a week ago. Give it a read and then listen to the audio episode. Thank you Adrian Bacon and Daniel J. Lewis for contributing with comments that you will hear in this episode. Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to: rob at robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee .  Leave some of your thoughts here in the comments and I will respond to them in next week episode.

This introduction episode is about my backyard Aquaponics project that I have been working on for almost a year now. This episode just spends a few minutes explaining the project and its challenges. Aquaponics is very much like Hyroponics, except for the fact that it uses fish as a source of food to grow your produce in water. See the image below of the current system under construction. Please feel free to give me feedback on this show to rob dot greenlee at yahoo.com and robgreenlee dotcom or twitter @robgreenlee . This is my first personal podcast since I stopped recording the Zune Insider podcast and the nationally syndicated WebTalk World Radio Show back in 2006.