Season 2 Episode 1 - D. Grant Smith Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1. This week we have D. Grant Smith, growth farmer extraordinaire. In this episode, we talk about: D. Grant’s great story about landing Seth Godin in the early days of his podcast. landing Seth Godin in the early days of his podcast The importance of reaching out to people you admire and building a relationship rather than trying to sell something. His approach to relationship, using the metaphor of growth farming (as opposed to hunting) The art of interviewing Podcasting as relationship-building Writing The importance of sincerity D. Grant's Website (I highly recommend signing up for his email list) DIY Artist Route Podcast Music credit: "A Sunny Lane in Spain" by The Columbians (1927) Link to archive.org Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology

Growth Farming with D. Grant Smith - WET S02E01

Season 2 Episode 0 Welcome to the reboot of the WET Podcast: Writing, Education and Technology, with host Erik Marshall. Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

Welcome to WET Season 2!

You may remember my first repeat guest, Ashley R. Carlson, from Episode 9, when we talked about NaNoWrimo, beta readers, writing habits and more. In today's episode, we revisit Ashley's career two years later, including her sequel to The Charismatics , her editing business, and putting together a literary career. LINKS Website Editing: http://www.ashleyrcarlson.com/editing-services.html Ghostwriting: http://www.ashleyrcarlson.com/ghostwriting- services.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyRCarlson1 Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorashleyrcarlson/ Amazon Author Page (with all available books): https://www.amazon.com/Ashley-R.-Carlson/e/B00MS4GVBI/ref=srnttsrchlnk7?qid=1479853402&sr=1-7 ]]> Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

WET057 - Establishing a literary career with Ashley R. Carlson

Podcast Pet Peeves In this solocast, I read my Medium article called "Dear Podcasters: 10 Tips to Avoid Annoying Your Listeners." Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh and support the podcast at Patreon. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET056 - Podcasting Pet Peeves

Renowned author Michael Shermer took some time out on his birthday to talk to me about, among other things, rationalism, conspiracy theories, religion, critical thinking, and teaching. I've tried to link below to all of the ideas and names he mentions in this wide-ranging and insightful interview. LINKS Michael Shermer | Skeptic.com His latest book The Moral Arc Some people Dr. Shermer mentions who are doing similar work to his: Matt Ridley Steven Pinker Robert Wright Behavioral economists such as Dan Ariely, Daniel Kanheman, Cass Sunstein, and Amos Traversky. More links: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Caroll Tavris and Elliot Aronson When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger (A book about cognitive dissonance and how people double down on beliefs when challenged) Christopher Hitchens on Henry Kissinger Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET055 - Michael Shermer on Skepticism and Rational Thought

FrankieBow.com Professor Molly series on Amazon: http://bit.ly/MollyMysteries Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat books by "Mary Pfaff" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Pfaff/e/B016T6T2HK/ Mary Pfaff's baloneyous biography: https://alicemongoose.com/author-mary-pfaff/ That's a Wrap (my other podcast) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET054 - Frankie Bow on Campus Mysteries

I reflect on my attempt to build a pirate radio station in my teenage years. The drive for independence and the desire to be heard converged in a rebellion against corporate radio. Decades later, we all have the technology to do what I attempted back then, and it's cheap and legal! Music: "Ton of Bricks" by Metal Church Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Intro Music: "Double the Daily Dose" by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET053 - Pirate Radio and Independence

Minimum Viable Product. In this solocast, I muse about what it takes to reach a Minimum Viable Product and what that means for writing, as well as education and any other field. Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: âDouble the Daily Doseâ by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET052 - MVP

This week I talk to Erik Mortenson, author most recently of Ambiguous Borderlands: Shadow Imagery in Cold War American Culture . We talk in some depth about his work on shadow imagery in post-war America, including in the Beat poets, film noir and imagery of the atomic bomb. We then move into other topics, such as academic publishing, writing style, teaching in different cultures, the use of technology in the classroom. LINKS Erik's webpage Erik's Amazon author page Erik's first book, Capturing the Beat Moment: Cultural Politics and the Poetics of Presence Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET051 - Erik Mortenson on Shadow Imagery and more

Episode #50 In this Solocast, I talk about the concept of pivoting, of changing course when something is not working the way you wanted. I talk about my own decision to rewrite/re-imagine my memoir as fiction in order to free myself up creatively and produce a marketable product. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

WET050 - Pivot

This episode is a replay of Episode #22 with Alan Trevithick . We talk about the current crisis in higher education as it related adjunct labor, the practice of colleges and universities to pay highly qualified teachers as little as possible, keeping them in precarious positions, often without contracts, benefits or job security. Full shownotes for the original episode, complete with links, can be found here . Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

[Replay] Adjunct Issues with Alan Trevithick

Today's interview features Robert Skiff, Ed.D ., founder and president of Oplerno , "an online global educational institution dedicated to transforming higher education." In our conversation, we talk about the state of higher ed, philosophies of education, the role of money in education, and the ideas of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and Suicidal Tendencies. Rob's dissertation details the problems of higher education, including the disenfranchisement of both teachers and students, and chronicles his attempt at a solution as he conceived and built Oplerno. Is it available on Amazon and is well worth the read. Feel free to comment below on the controversial topics we cover in this episode. Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com) and "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies.

WET049 - Rob Skiff on the Revolution in Online Learning

In this solocast, I talk about Steven Pressfield's notion of Resistance and my journey to overcome it. —————————————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes You can follow me at @emarsh . Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void ( http://www.revolutionvoid.com ) ]]>

WET048 - Conquering Resistance

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Today's guest is Jennifer Polk, of FromPhDtoLife.com . We talk about her journey from PhD to, well, life. We talk about coaching vs consulting, networking, informational interviews, finding the work that's right for you, and poutine. Jennifer Polk works as an academic, career, and life coach. Her clients — graduate students and PhDs — are a diverse group of individuals based all around the world, from Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. Jen speaks on campuses and at conferences throughout North America on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for PhDs, and her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, University Affairs, Vitae, and Academic Matters. Find Jen online at FromPhDtoLife.com, which features resources for PhD career changers, and at her award-winning University Affairs blog. Join her twice a month for#withaPhD chat on Twitter, at the monthly Versatile PhD meetup in Toronto, and for Beyond the Professoriate, an annual online conference for PhDs in transition. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012. Web links: Website, http://FromPhDtoLife.com Twitter, https://twitter.com/FromPhDtoLife Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/FromPhDToLife Storify (archived Twitter chats), https://storify.com/FromPhDtoLife About.me, http://about.me/JenniferPolk

WET046 - From PhD to Life with Jennifer Polk

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