The Inner Circle

I like Podcasts, and I listen to alot. Much more than I listen to music these days. But I've begun to notice something... The same names keep cropping up, and a slowly expanding list of names seem to be doing the circuit. A new name will appear on a given Podcast and they will appear on more and more other podcasts and eventually (it seems) they will begin there own Podcast once they feel they have enough momentum to support it. I actually feel abit..err.. sympathetic towards Dan Benjamin of 5by5. His network created (to the best of my knowledge..) a style of tech Podcast unlike anything before it. A casual style where the Podcast just begins almost mid sentence, and the participants seemingly just chat in a relaxed fashion.. sometimes in a very unfocused fashion, weaving in, out & around subjects. Dan's 5by5 network brought to prominence a number of Developers and Journalists who didnt have a voice before and mad them 'Geek Stars'. (Sorry Geeks a much overused word... I've seen hipsters call themselves Geeks cause they've read a comic once...) Now a number of these have realised that they have some influence and have broken away to start there own networks/shows. I guess this is due to the entrepreneurial nature of the Dev mindset these days, and maybe I'm too old skool to think this is a cool thing todo. (I don't) And now they are circling each other like Coyotes, interviewing each other and namechecking each other.. It's very incestuous. And more importantly will not be sustainable. Guys lets look outside the Goldfish Bowl your in...just fyi..


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