Blog To Speech


Screenshot of a blogpost saying that the audio version has been recorded by "George Hahn".

Listen to this blog post in your browser: Download MP3 audio. Powered by Amazon Polly. I've noticed an interesting trend on some of the blogs I follow. More of them - though by no means the majority - are including audio versions of the content. The usually look something like this: or The ones which have this are mostly using commercial Text-To-Speech (TTS) engines. Although a few of the (perhaps wealthier?) bloggers have hired people to record audio versions of their…

Continue reading →

Episode 32 - Switching from being a developer to being a manager


The emojified face of Kim Rowan.

We're back again with Kim Rowan. Listen to her thoughts about what it's like to become a manager of technical teams. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. Read about how she got into tech. …

Continue reading →

Episode 31 - Modernising the Ministry of Justice


The emojified face of Kim Rowan.

How do you modernise the technology of a huge organisation like the UK's Ministry of Justice? Kim Rowan has some bright ideas. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. Read Kim's post on the Application Modernisation Team For more technical posts, read the Just-Tech blog on Medium. …

Continue reading →

Episode 30 - The Science of Laughter - with @Suw


Suw and Terence sat on the sofa.

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! I interviewed its founder, Suw Charman-Anderson, on an earlier episode. So here is a BONUS EPISODE for your ears. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as I had recording it. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. …

Continue reading →

Episode 29: The Pod Delusion Strikes Back!


After five long years, The Pod Delusion is back! This is a quick chat with host & producer James O'Malley. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. You can listen to back-episodes at https://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/ and I thoroughly recommend sticking it in your podcast app. …

Continue reading →

Documentally and Backpack Studio


documentally holding a phone.

If two blokes meet up and don't record a podcast, did it even happen? Social Media Maven Documentally showed off his podcasting rig - an app called Backpack Studio. You can listen to the ramblechat we recorded on his feed. Here's our quick chat about this nifty podcasting app - which I hope will one day come to Android. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. …

Continue reading →

Episode 27 - Hannah Cameron's makerspace adventures


A woman with 3D printed cubes as earrings.

Hannah works for Eagle Labs, where she 3D prints things and builds IoT lamps. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. …

Continue reading →

Episode 26 - Dan Pope's trntxt.uk


A white train on a blue background.

Do you want an ultra-minimalist, open source, train times website? If so, Dan Pope, has created trntxt.uk just for you! 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. …

Continue reading →

Episode 25 - The Pay Gap with Rainey David


A quick chat with Rainey David all about the gender pay gap. Including top tips on how to value your worth to your employer. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. Find out more at ThePayGap.com …

Continue reading →

Episode 24 - Sound Archiving with Thea Cochrane


A distored spectral image of a human face.

My pal Thea Cochrane is doing brilliant things with the British Library Sound Archive 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. You can follow along @BLSoundHeritage. 🎧 Stick this Podcast Feed into your podcatcher. 🍏 Subscribe on iTunes. 🎵 Intro music "Gran Vals" performed by Brian Streckfus. ⏱ Stopwatch Icon by Ilsur Aptukov from The Noun Project. 🄯 This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. …

Continue reading →

Episode 23 - Sixty Second Security with Dan Raywood


Dan Raywood holding a microphone.

How can you quickly tune up your computer security? Dan Raywood - Contributing Editor at Infosecurity Magazine shares his wisdom with us. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. If you're interested in an open source password manager, I'm happy to personally recommend BitWarden 🎧 Stick this Podcast Feed into your podcatcher. 🍏 Subscribe on iTunes. 🎵 Intro music "Gran Vals" performed by Brian Streckfus. ⏱ Stopwatch Icon by Ilsur Aptukov from The Noun Project. 🄯 This podcast is licensed und…

Continue reading →

Episode 22 - Recycling with TerraCycle


A recycling logo.

I'm joined by my old school-chum Rebecca Bradshaw - as we talk about an innovative recycling company - TerraCycle. You can find out more about their recycling programme on Twitter. 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. Sorry for the slightly iffy audio-quality. The call recorder on my phone is OK for admin, but not brilliant for podcasting. Will try to record future episodes in person of via VoIP. Want to be featured on the podcast? Get in touch with me. 🎧 Stick this Podcast Feed into y…

Continue reading →