Interview with Nora Young on CBC Radio's Spark
By leelefever on March 18, 2008 - 11:47pm.
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nora Young, host of the CBC Radio Show Spark, which is described as "smart and unexpected trendwatching." The show airs tomorrow at 11:30 EST and 4pm EST on CBC Radio One.
Nora has been exploring the world of how-to videos and came across Common Craft. We talked about the elements of good explanations, why technology needs them and what's driving the growth of online how-to videos. Plus, she asks for an ad hoc explanation of podcasting (live explanation - yikes). Show notes here.
You can download the MP3, subscribe to the podcast, or take a listen below. If you want to skip to my section, it starts about 3 minutes in. Big thanks to Nora and the CBC for a fun interview that I hope turned out well. Enjoy.
Nice
Congrats on the interview.
Patrick
GREAT!
That was a great interview...congrats!
Killer call! Big Idea = Gateway drug
My highlight of this call: "The Explanation problem: Something is not being adopted because of the way that it's communicated."
This is very cool. thanks for posting this. Taking complex ideas and making them easy to understand for normal people.
Sounds like Einstein's quote: Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Lee, what tips can you give to develop my skill in being more clear?
Congratulations,
David
An Explanation Hint
Here's a quick hint David. If you're in a situation where someone asks the question "What is is that?" You could also interpret the question's actual meaning as "Why should I care about that?" By considering why someone should care, the explanation may be more clear.
No media training for you...
Strong work--very clearly articulated.
Common Craft and CBC are both worth feeding on
Don't be surprised if CBC calls you again!
The Canadian national broadcaster podcasts just about everything they do, and they put out many terrific shows. Although I get the CBC live over the air, I prefer to gather and review shows from my iPod. Two of my favourites: 'Spark' and 'Search Engine' each rely on wikis and audience participation to create their shows.
It's great to know they found you!
who is Nora Young?
who is Nora Young?
Really great job!
I heard you today on the CBC...in my kitchen in Prince Edward Island (funny that it was over the radio as I usually listen to the podcasts of this show).
I thought...hey I know that voice - of course from all of your videos. I have been following you on twitter as well for a while now. You were great...clear and articulate...which is exactly what you are good at. Hope they have you back again soon.
Thanks it was a pleasure to listen to.
Honourary Canadian
Hey Lee, +1 to the fine words above from everyone else. Well done. It's a hard thing to make something you know a lot about simple to someone being introduced to it.
Have you thought about becoming an honourary Canadian? We'd love to have more Lee (and Sachi) in our Canuckistan.
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