Jason recounts his personal history as a tech enthusiast and how he built a new life on the Web as an independent writer and podcaster. Along the way, he considers his identity, interaction with fan communities and development of various solo and collaborative projects.Podcast case study: 20 Macs for 2020 at Relay FM (producer)Find Jason at sixcolors.com.Read a transcript of the episode as a styled PDF or in plain text.Links and Show NotesA Highly-focused Beam Steve JobsiTunesApple announced support for podcasts in iTunes 4.9.Apple Takes Podcasting Mainstream (Apple Newsroom press release from 28 June 2005)Steve Jobs announces switch to Intel & Podcasting WWDC 2005 (Steve Jobs Archive on YouTube, jumps straight to podcast announcement at For those who enjoy digital spelunking, here’s the full history of iTunes.MacworldMacworld PodcastMac (computer)Apple Inc.iPodHypercritical (podcast)Build and Analyze was a weekly news and discussion show about technology by Marco Arment and Dan Benjamin, which can now be found in the Internet Archive.Marco ArmentDan BenjaminDownstreamJulia AlexanderParrot AnalyticsTim GoodmanArticles at The Hollywood ReporterSan Francisco ChronicleTwitterThe IncomparableInterTextBuilding an Audience RSSRicky GervaisThe Ricky Gervais Showtv.org (Snapshots are in the Internet Archive.)UsenetFTP serverOffset printingGarageBandSubstackAccessibilityBylineLeo LaporteThis Week in Tech (TWiT)MacBreak WeeklyRelay FMMyke HurleyStephen HackettJohn SiracusaJohn’s archive of articles at Ars TechnicaCommunity and Persona Mastodon (social network)New tool ‘Movetodon’ makes it easier to find your Twitter friends on Mastodon (This is one example of the tools that were available to switch networks.)UpgradeMacUserThe ReboundDan MorenLex FriedmanJohn MoltzHonesty and Care Anti-fanStar TrekStar WarsMarvel EntertainmentGoogle PixelAndroid (operating system)Harry McCrackenAndy IhnatkoE-readerAppleScriptA Massive Media Transition 20 Macs for 2020TikTokYouTubeRene RitchieJason’s @bleedsixcolors YouTube channelI Have Eight Jobs! Jason mentions three of his membership programs for podcast fans:Six Colors;The Incomparable; andUpgrade+ (displayed alongside other shows at Relay FM).Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)AirbnbDavid SparksJohn GruberCreditsRecorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording StudioAs an insight into community influence and my own fandom, I use Ferrite Recording Studio with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil because of Jason's early reviews of the app (such as this one) and his comprehensive demo video on YouTube. Just to emphasise the 'iPadness' of this academic/community audio project, you may notice that I left the iPadOS pointer visible in the screenshot above, which Jason also wrote about optimistically back in 2020.Original podcast theme music by Alex CanionContactWebsite: rsspod.netEmail: [email protected]Mastodon: social.lol/@martinfeldMicro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeldA Special NoteMartin is a paying subscriber of Jason’s Six Colors and Upgrade+ membership programs; this did not influence any of the questions that were asked and did not place any expectations on Jason as a participant of this academic podcasting project.