From massive layoffs at ESPN to Fox Sports' recent decision to axe its writers in favor of an all video site, it's safe to say that the sports world has been no exception to the tectonic shifts in the wider journalism world. Why is this happening? What role, if any, has technology played in this disruption? What does technology mean for workers in …

In the technology world, industry analysts have been around nearly as long as the technologies themselves. In spite of that fact, however, the job remains a mystery to most whether they work in technology or not. To answer questions about what it's like to be an industry analyst - the good, the bad and the ugly - we talked to Rachel Stephens, who j…

When it comes to code, there's a wide spectrum of potential impact. Most commonly, it's thousands of one off scripts designed, generally, to do one thing for one person. Down the tail, we have pieces of technology whose importance is difficulty to overstate: think internet protocols like TCP or browser technologies. To discuss what it's like to wor…

The rising cost of living in California generally and Silicon Valley specifically is no secret, but the technology industry has been insulated from these market forces by virtue of its salaries. According to many anecdotal and media accounts, however, costs are now high enough that tech workers who would be counted amongst the financial elite almos…

The times, as the Nobel Prize-winning Bob Dylan once wrote, are changing. One of the most noticeable changes is that one time political couch potatoes are up and motivated, flooding everything from cramped town hall venues to plain old telephone lines. But for those in the technology industry, one of the interesting questions being asked is: what c…

On January 20th, the political climate here in the United States changed dramatically. Besides the personal implications for American citizens, it raises a host of questions for American businesses generally, and technology companies specifically. What, if anything, do corporations say publicly? What are the potential costs, and how do they minimiz…

From software as a service to cloud to open source, both the cost and accessibility of technology has been on a downward trajectory for over a decade. On paper, this should be great news for small businesses, and in many cases it has been. In the real world, however, SMBs have in many respects been left behind by technology because the advice they'…

If you ever wondered why RedMonk started blogging, how we didn't do numbers but now do numbers, the company's policy on family versus work, where our policies on disclosure came from, why RedMonk would have imploded if weren't a distributed team or were just curious what James' opinion of Wittgenstein was, this is the podcast for you. To commemorat…

In which we sit down with Kate O'Grady to discuss conferences and event planning. We talk about what your first two considerations should be, speaker diversity, strategies for optimizing ticket sales and what tools to use to help keep you organized. If you're organizing a show, want to understand what your organizers have to think about or are just…

In which we sit down with Laurel Ruma to deconstruct the underlying economics of the craft beer industry and related questions. We talk about its parallels to the tech industry, valuations of breweries and the industry, what the future holds and terroir. If you like craft beer or if you don't like craft beer, this podcast is for you. Host: Stephen …

In which we sit down with Jon Prial to discuss work, like and how to balance the two in a tech industry. We talk about silly mistakes we've made, what goes into work/life balance and why it is - or is not - important. Also, how technology makes balance both easier and harder, why I live in Maine and a never before told anecdote about the best boss …

In which we sit down with KellyAnn Fitzpatrick to discuss dungeons, towers and the role of Medievalism in today's arts and society. Almost certainly the first podcast to link the Arts and Crafts movement to the History of Rome to Stephenson's Diamond Age to JRR Tolkien. Links: KellyAnn's Monktoberfest talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsMjwxQo2…

In which we sit down with Kent Beck to discuss the Software Paradox, and Kent's experiences in the software industry, his returns from same and what we would tell young developers about the outlook for the commercial software business. Links: The data-oriented vision behind JUnit: https://www.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/the-junitmax-vision-data-ne…

In which we sit down with Jeremy Bowers of the New York Times todiscuss programming as journalism, what it's like to work anelection night, and the tools the technical staff that the Timesuses to handle the election night traffic surge. Links:Jeremy Bowers, jeremybowers.com/ Host:Stephen O'Grady, @sogrady, RedMonk Guest:Jeremy Bowers, @jeremybowers…

In which Hark is introduced via a series of winding anecdotes. Of course. The question of what Hark is and why you should listen is, hopefully, satisfactorily addressed. Links:John Updike, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu": www.newyorker.com/magazine/1960/10…ns-bid-kid-adieu Host:Stephen O'Grady, @sogrady, RedMonk Podcast InformationAvailable on iTunes, Poc…