Cool Tools

Our guest this week is Gareth Branwyn. Gareth has been writing about DIY technology, media, and culture for over three decades. He's a former senior editor of Boing Boing, a founding contributing editor to Wired, and the former editorial director of Make: Magazine. He's the author of 10 books, including his most recent, Tips and Tales from the Workshop. He currently regularly writes for HackSpace, Boing Boing, and Better Humans. He's currently writing a book about his life-long obsession with William Blake. He also has a weekly newsletter called: Gareth’s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales. You can find him on Instagram @garethbranwyn. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/gareth-branwyn-writer-and-editor

Our guest this week is Emily Nussbaum. Emily is the television critic at The New Yorker, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and the author of “I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through The TV Revolution.” You can find her on Twitter @emilynussbaum. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/emily-nussbaum-tv-critic-for-the-new-yorker/

Our guest this week is Seth Godin. Seth is a 19-time bestselling author, a blogger, an internet pioneer and a teacher. You can find out more at seths.blog. For show notes visit: http://kk.org/cooltools/seth-godin-bestselling-author/

Our guests this week are ourselves. We share some of the tools we’ve been using and liking lately. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/kevin-and-marks-four-favorite-tools

Our guest this week is David Moldawer. David is a Brooklyn-based writer and book collaborator who spent more than a decade as an acquiring editor in New York City publishing. He also writes a weekly newsletter for nonfiction authors and experts who aspire to be authors called the Maven Game. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/david-moldawer-writer

Our guest this week is Carla Sinclair. Carla is an author, freelance writer and editor, and co-founder of boingboing.net. She’s written 5 books, including Girl Genius, which will be released in November. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/carla-sinclair-author-of-girl-genius

Our guest this week is Rob Walker. Rob is the Human Resource Columnist for Lifehacker.com, and a longtime contributor to the New York Times and many other publications. He's on the faculty of Products of Design graduate program at the School of Visual Arts, and his new book from Knopf is The Art of Noticing, 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration and Discover Joy in the Everyday. You can find him on Twitter and Medium at @notrobwalker. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/rob-walker-the-art-of-noticing/

Our guest this week is bestselling author Susie Bright. Susie is a pioneering preeminent feminist sex writer and legendary audio producer. She’s also reached peak satisfaction as a guest editor of Boing Boing, and early member of The Well. Susie is one of the world’s most respected voices on sexual politics, as well as an award-winning author and editor who’s produced and published thousands of the finest writers and journalists working in American literature and progressive activism today. You can find her on Twitter @susiebright. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/susie-bright-bestselling-author/

Our guest this week is Nik Schulz. Nik wears many hats. He's contributed illustrations to magazines including Wired, Fortune, and Popular Science. He was actually the first illustrator for Make magazine. He's also a furniture maker, automotive illustrator, and an overlander. He lives and works on Orcas Island in Washington State. You can find him on Instagram at @nikschulzillustration. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/nik-schulz-illustrator

Our guest this week is Jordan Bunker. Jordan is a freelance engineer, designer, artist, and prop-maker based out of Oakland, California. He’s also a former Make: magazine technical editor and BattleBots robot builder. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram at @TensorFlux. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/jordan-bunker-former-tech-editor-for-make/

Our guest this week is Lillian Karabaic. Lillian is the host of Oh My Dollar!, a weekly syndicated financial advice radio show and podcast for covering the kinds of modern money issues that aren't represented in the mainstream media. Her book, A Cat’s Guide to Money, just went into its second printing. She eats 3 tacos for breakfast every morning. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/lillian-karabaic-host-of-oh-my-dollar/

Our guest this week is Jeremy Kirshbaum. Jeremy is a researcher, strategist, and entrepreneur. He splits his time between West Africa, China, and California, where he is from, partnering with people to build new things, innovate, and explore. He does this through action research, design, and a variety of creative media. He is a proud research affiliate at Institute for the Future, a research affiliate of the Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab, and a research fellow at the Johns Hopkins Immersive Storytelling and Immersive Media Lab and works with large organizations of all kinds to innovate more effectively and imaginatively. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/jeremy-kirshbaum-research-affiliate-at-iftf/

Our guest this week is Michelle Hlubinka. Michelle has made a career of promoting playful learning through people-centered uses of technology in schools, museums, and neighborhoods. She spent most of the past 12 years at the forefront of Maker Media’s efforts in education, establishing key kid-focused programs—Young Makers, School Makerspaces and School Maker Faires—and running Maker Camp. In short, she is a maker of makers, and also a maker herself. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/michelle-hlubinka-former-education-director-at-maker-media

Our guest this week is Dan Shapiro. Dan is the founder of Glowforge, the 3D laser printer. He's also the creator of Robot Turtles, the board game that teaches programming to preschoolers. He wrote Hot Seat: The CEO Guidebook, and his latest hobby is throwing his wife and twin 10-year-olds in dungeons with dragons. You can find him on Twitter @danshapiro. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/dan-shapiro-founder-of-glowforge/

Our guest this week is Rob Beschizza. Rob is the Managing Editor of Boing Boing and the Founder of Txt.fyi, and effectively invisible publishing platform and low-key internet cult. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/rob-beschizza-managing-editor-of-boing-boing