Cool Tools
394 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsIn each episode of the Cool Tools Show, Kevin Kelly and Mark Frauenfelder talk to a guest about some of his or her favorite uncommon and uncommonly good tools they think others should know about.
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404: Adam Hill
March 15, 2024 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBAdam Hill (He/Him) is a dad who loves science, cooking, math, engineering, skepticism, espresso, and politics! He has been a teacher, an engineer, and now a software business analyst. Curiosity now and forever! TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:46 – Burley Bee Bike Trailer 5:20 – Nanofoamer Pro 12:07 – Magsafe wallet 16:22 – Eat Your Books Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xFTW8E6aSVI For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/adam-hill-software-business-analys...
403: Mia Coots
March 08, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBMia Coots is a Senior at Nokomis Regional High in central Maine and an amazing presenter for the Student Leadership Ambassadors of Maine for the Department of Education. LINKS: http://SLAMShow.org TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 0:53 – ATEM Mini Switcher 7:50 – Rode Wireless II Mics 15:22 – MuteSync 18:50 – Canva Watch on YouTube For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/mia-coots-student/ To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https...
402: Josué Moreno
March 01, 2024 16:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBJosué Moreno, a Spanish composer and sound artist, has made Finland his home, where he inspires the next generation of musicians as a teacher at the prestigious Sibelius Academy’s Music Technology Department. Known for pioneering Urban Sonic Acupuncture, Josué seamlessly blends the vibrancy of live electronic compositions with the innovative realms of Computer-Assisted Composition and Generative Arts. Since 2017, he has been creating interactive soundwalking experiences through cutting-edge ...
401: Kern Kelley
February 16, 2024 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBKern Kelley is a Technology Integrator at Maine School Unit #19. Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, he has provided support to educators for over two decades and conducted professional development across the globe. He advises a student produced technology show for the Maine Department of Education at MLTI.me and brings his student presenters, the Student Leadership Ambassadors of Maine to numerous conferences around the world and authored the Google Apps Guidebook. TOOLS: 0:00 –...
400: Rich Edwards
February 09, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBRich Edwards is the CEO of Mindspan Systems, which helps community financial institutions transform themselves with data-driven strategies and technologies. Rich has worked extensively with banking, insurance, and financial services clients worldwide during his career. He has led product strategy in data center automation and artificial intelligence, including the launch of IBM Watson Developer Cloud. Rich has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Mast...
399: Brent Deverman
February 02, 2024 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBBrent Deverman founded and sold a China-based internet startup providing services to tourists and English speakers based in Shenzhen, China. With over 20 years of experience in software development, analytics, digital transformation, and e-commerce development, Brent has also executed technical projects for HSBC, CNN, DFS, and AIA. He graduated from Michigan State University with a dual degree in Computer Science and East Asian Studies. Personal Website LinkedIn TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:...
398: Chris Butler
January 26, 2024 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBChris Butler is a chaotic good product manager, writer, and speaker. He has extensive experience in product management leadership at Microsoft, Waze, KAYAK, Facebook Reality Labs (aka Meta), and Cognizant. He is now Group Product Manager in Google’s Core Machine Learning team. He is also the co-founder of The Uncertainty Project a community focused on decision making and strategy. LINKS: LinkedIn The Uncertainty Project Chris Butler's product, strategy, randomness, adversarial, and AI/ML...
397: Bud Thorpe
January 19, 2024 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBBud Thorpe is a long time photographer, a life long educator, and former paramedic. He and his wife specialize in creating artwork of dogs (and their well behaved families). They run the Dog Art Gallery in historic Portsmouth New Hampshire. He teaches studio lighting for photographers online at The Master Lighting Course. His website is BudThorpe.com. TOOLS: 0:00 – Intro 1:03 – Knipex 12 62 180, Self Adjusting Wire Stripper 8:47 – Snap-On TMS4E 1/4″ drive Speeder 17:49 – Titanium AAA Fl...
396: Davey Rogulich
January 12, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBDavey Rogulich is a Stagehand and Maker from Albuquerque, NM. He has toured internationally with Tricklock Theater Company and throughout the US with “Blue Man Group” and “Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan!”. He is currently the Technical Director of NDI New Mexico at The Hiland Theater in Albuquerque and the owner of Davey Craft & Tools. His hobbies include woodworking, leather working, aircraft restoration, collecting tools, and caring for orchids in his greenhouse. You can find Davey on Instagram ...
395: Mike Harris
December 15, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBMike Harris legal assistant, bookworm and amateur photographer who likes the surreal and the silly. Mike writes a newsletter called ThinkTrove, where he wrangles the week's wonders. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:02 - Fidget cube: https://www.antsylabs.com/collections/fidget-cube 5:34 - MyNoise.Net: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/japaneseGardenSoundscapeGenerator.php 11:46 - Inoreader: https://www.inoreader.com 16:44 - Periodically: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app....
394: Casper Kelly
December 08, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBCasper Kelly is a writer/director of weird TV and movies including the viral short Too Many Cooks and the 2023 horror movie Adult Swim Yule Log. His website is casperkelly.com and he's on Twitter and Instagram @heycasperkelly. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Chromadepth glasses: https://geni.us/cbvJf 4:53 - Mage.space: https://www.mage.space 21:51 - Tiny Habits; https://bjfogg.typeform.com/to/QXc0WJ? 25:04 - Focusmate: https://www.focusmate.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://yout...
393: Marc Payne
December 01, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBMarc Payne is an IT specialist working for the Federal Government. My passion is flipping items via thrift stores, yard sales and retail arbitrage on Ebay and Amazon. You can find Marc on Twitter @houseofpayne. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 2:24- Index cards: https://geni.us/Jc1f7 7:54 - Box resizer: https://geni.us/xGGHI 12:34 - Scotty peelers: https://geni.us/qUEr9Dy 17:12 - 3” packing tape dispenser: https://geni.us/fBjclC6 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uVCwU78XimE F...
392: Theodore Gray
November 17, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBTheodore Gray is a co-founder of Wolfram Research and creator of the Notebook user interface (since lovingly copied by Jupyter Notebooks). He is the author of several books and iPad apps including the NYTs best-seller The Elements, and writer/director of Disney Animated (BAFTA award winner and Apple's iPad App of the Year 2013). His latest book is TOOLS, which is all about his favorite tools. Website: https://theodoregray.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k2eZ4W7VgYs F...
391: Tom Robertson
November 10, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBEDITOR NOTE: Due to technical audio issues, this episode might sound better for those listening at 1.5x or 2x speed. Tom Robertson is an IT professional, currently leading IT at FreshBooks out of Toronto, Canada. Tom has a background in theatre, and has written and produced several shows in the Toronto area. In his spare time, he enjoys computer related hobbies, and has built a retro arcade cabinet, a kitchen display, and during Covid wrote an automated newsletter summarizing Covid num...
390: Miles Hunter
November 03, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBMiles Hunter is a UX researcher, based out of Seattle but originally a Brit. Learning to woodwork. I enjoy restoring things, everything from old tools to video and photos. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mileshunter/ TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Evaporust rust remover: https://www.evapo-rust.com/evapo-rust-remover/ 5:29 - Incogni - personal information removal service: https://incogni.com/ 10:17 - Japanese 'paper clam' for clipping together papers more securely than...
389: Will Walker
October 27, 2023 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBWill Walker is a lead human interface designer at Google, working on wearables, digital assistants, generative AI and conversational controls. His design career has spanned across interfaces for hybrid digital maps, 3d printers and volumetric scanners to leading the design of exotic running shoes. He paints, hikes, plants and rennovates a victorian with his daughter, partner and shiba in San Francisco and sunny Oakland CA. You can find him on Instagram @wr_walker and on Twitter @walkerwill. ...
387: David Buxton
October 21, 2023 03:30 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBDavid Buxton is a tech founder based in London, UK. He loves making stuff, especially with software. He's also a qualified pilot and a pretty good cook. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmrbuxton/ Website: https://hrharriet.com TOOLS: 0:45 - Workflowy: https://workflowy.com 12:54 - Tern GSD e-bicycle: https://www.ternbicycles.com/uk/bikes/472/gsd 19:47 - Langchain (LLM dev framework): https://python.langchain.com/docs/get_started/introduction.html 27:29 - Leuch...
387: Asa Hillis
October 13, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBAsa Hillis is a furniture maker who lives in Silicon Valley. He is known for creating pieces of furniture that have a timeless quality. Asa combines traditional and modern techniques, including CNCs and 3D printers, to craft his furniture from wood and metal. He is currently managing Behind The Tech Labs in Los Gatos, CA. When he is not working in the shop, Asa enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and standard poodle. Website: asahillis.com Instagram: @asahillis TOOLS:...
386: Natalie Buda Smith
October 06, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBNatalie Buda Smith is Director of Digital Strategy at the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world. Her career spans three decades in design, technology, and culture. The Library of Congress serves millions daily in their pursuit of researching our rich cultural archives, understanding U.S. legislation, and serving our nation's creative communities through Copyright. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliebuda/ TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:09 - Newspaper Navigator...
385: Arun Venkatesan
September 29, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.5 MBArun is a product designer, engineer, photographer, and writer. Most recently, he was co-founder and product designer at Carrot Fertility. He writes at arun.is. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - BMI 40b x4 tape measure: http://www.bmitools.com/ads/products/categories/steeltapemeasures/window-tape.html 6:26 - BMI Inklinat level: https://www.bmi.de/en/products-spirit-levels-682-inklinat.php 10:00 - Merco packing tape dispenser: https://mercotape.com/products/merco-dtn 15:00 - Pinecil ...
384: Joseph Wright
September 22, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBJoseph Wright is a fullstack software engineer and data sensemaker in Pittsburgh. You can find Joseph on Twitter @joegle. His website is joegle.com. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Benchmade Mini Bugout 533 Folding Knife: https://geni.us/kh2DivE 5:42 - County Comm Glow-in-the-dark parts tray: https://countycomm.com/products/glow-jumbo-parts-tray-armorer-non-slip?_pos=9&_sid=9c8bbb078&_ss=r 10:31 - Snow Peak double walled mugs (for seasoning with coffee): https://geni.us/gGOd 16:24...
383: Ethan Stone
September 15, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBEthan Stone has been a business lawyer for over twenty-five years, practicing in large and small firms and in-house. He has been a solo practitioner since 2011. He has represented clients in raising angel and venture capital, selling and acquiring businesses, technology licensing, executive hirings and departures and a wide variety of strategic partnerships, joint ventures, revenue sharing, service outsourcing and technology development agreements. He and his four parrots live in Berkeley, C...
382: Jason Swihart
September 08, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35 MBJason Swihart is a freelance digital product strategist with 30 years of experience developing sites and products for the internet. He specializes in providing product development leadership for clients who need guidance and advocacy through the product development life-cycle. Jason works in wood, metal, and plastic, making furniture and other objects for the home as well as collecting and restoring mid-century furniture; he is a champion swing dancer, event organizer, and founder of Pacific...
381: Jonathan Whitaker
September 01, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJonathan Whitaker is a deep learning researcher and consultant working on generative AI. He also makes and shares tutorials and courses on the latest AI techniques through his YouTube channel and blog, Data Science Castnet. Blog: https://datasciencecastnet.home.blog/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@datasciencecastnet Twitter: twitter.com/johnowhitaker TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Battery powered jigsaw: https://geni.us/WiFgssh 5:43 - Raynox macro 'lens' adapter: https://gen...
380: Graham Briggs
August 25, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBGraham Briggs was born in northern England in the fishing town of Grimsby. For most of the last 2 decades he's lived in Japan, both in Tokyo and on the Pacific Coast. Most of his career has been in different engineering fields and currently works for a web marketplace company. Hobbies include motorcycling, snowboarding and photography. Website: https://www.nanikore.net/ TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - Pinlock Motorcycle Visor: https://pinlock.com/ 5:35 - Nelson Rigg motorbike cover:...
379: Amber Dohrenwend
August 18, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBAmber Dohrenwend is an American artist based in Marquette, Michigan. She constructs post-consumer cardboard sculptures, costuming and installations. You can find Amber on Instagram @cardboardcollect. Personal Website: www.amberdohrenwend.com The Cardboard Collective: www.thecardboardcollective.com TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - Bostitch B8 Heavy Duty Stapler: https://geni.us/IV5a9Uk 7:10 - Offset Metal snips: https://geni.us/dEv7fkR 12:54 - Nejisaurus: https://geni.us/IfL8P...
378: Rob Ray
August 11, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBRob Ray is an artist and Associate Professor of Design at California State University, San Bernardino, where he is currently researching the intersections of site-specific mixed-reality technologies and experimental documentary storytelling. He is also a DJ at KDZU, a fictional real radio station possibly based in Goldfield, Nevada. Rob was previously a lead designer for ProtoSpace, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s mixed-reality collaboration platform. Rob has also worked as a technical ...
377: Joe Richards
August 04, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBJoe Richards is a Summer Camp Director, Maker and thinker on the future of summer camps. Joe speaks on Creativity, Leadership, and Life. Joe has spoken across North America with a variety of youth, camping, and corporate organizations. Joe has been the Executive Director at Pearce Williams Summer Camp & Retreat Facility, in Fingal, Ontario, for 19 years – doing what needs to be done to make sure campers have the most amazing experience. You can find him on TikTok @campyoyojoe. Website:...
376: Ben Gold
July 28, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBBen Gold is a product designer based in New York City who has a mild obsession with tools. He’s worked on at places like Tumblr, Google, and currently Microsoft. His newsletter is called The Consumerist, a weekly digest of products that you might find interesting or useful. Newsletter: https://consumerist.substack.com/ TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Swann Morton Retractaway Premium Scalpel: https://www.craftknives.co.uk/product/retractawaypremium 6:50 - Pilot Vanishing Point Fo...
375: Jeremy Shorr
July 21, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBJeremy Shorr is a STEM education and workforce consultant and futurist who is passionate about innovating the instructional experience for learners of all ages. Jeremy has been recognized as one of the National School Boards Association’s “20 to Watch”, as the Ohio Technology Administrator of the Year, the Ohio Educational Leader Innovator, one of the Center for Digital Education’s “Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers”, as one of the Crain’s Cleveland Business “Forty under 40...
374: Luke Stein
July 14, 2023 15:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBLuke Stein is a financial economist and professor at Babson College. He does research at the intersection of corporate finance and labor economics, and is an award-winning teacher, including as the 2022 “Professor of the Year” as chosen by Babson’s graduate students. You can find him on Twitter and YouTube @lukestein and at lukestein.com. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:41 - Wurkkos-brand flashlights (and modern, rechargeable flashlights more generally): https://geni.us/uD1esdS 11:31 - st...
373: Nabhan Islam
July 07, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBNabhan Islam is a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) in the biotech industry, based in beautiful Vancouver, BC. As a perennial traveller and outdoor gear nut, Nabhan always has an eye for durable, well-designed gear that makes his life easier and more enjoyable. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:54 - Victorinox Cadet Swiss Army Knife: https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Cadet-Alox/p/0.2601.26 6:14 - MSR reactor stove system: https://www.msrgear.com/...
372: Linda Tapp
June 30, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBLinda Tapp works in her “day job” as an occupational safety consultant, author, and speaker. Evenings and weekends, she writes and publishes Dabble, a Substack newsletter dedicated to encouraging others to try new things along with summaries of what she has “dabbled” in during the previous week and suggestions for getting started with the activities. She has 3 children, 2 dogs, and 1 husband who she has been married to for 32 years. Dabble: https://dabblenews.substack.com/ TOOLS:...
371: Ryan Helft
June 23, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBRyan is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area who has spent his career helping companies get the most out of enterprise software systems. In his life outside of work he is an outdoors enthusiast who has hiked, biked, and backpacked all over California and beyond. You can find on Twitter @RyanHelft. TOOLS: 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Cocoon Air-Core Hood/Camp Pillow https://www.rei.com/product/205187/cocoon-air-core-hoodcamp-pillow 4:52 - FITCO 16-in-1 Bike Multi Tool Kit https://geni....
370: William Osman
June 16, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBWilliam Osman is a mechanical engineer turned YouTuber. Since 2016 he's been making science and engineer videos that have been viewed by hundreds of millions of times. Notable projects include electrifying carpet to keep his upstairs roommate from walking loudly, a bicycle built entirely out of wood, and inventing and manufacturing a PCB blood squib in 3 weeks for a 3 million dollar YouTube production. His recent endeavor is founding a STEM event called Open Sauce happening this July 15-16 i...
369: Adam Grosser
June 09, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBAdam Grosser is an engineer and an entrepreneur with a love of craft. His passion is building things in and around mobility, like cars, motorcycles, and hydrofoils. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/adam-grosser-engineer/ If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: https://geni.us/fourfavoritetools
368: Josiah Martens
June 02, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBJosiah Martens is a builder in Eugene, Oregon where he makes music, analog video art, and custom woodwork. As often as he can, Josiah crews on tallships and canoe-camps the rivers of the Northwest. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/josiah-martens-builder/
367: Michael Basista
May 26, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBMike Basista is a prop builder and general maker. He's willing to try building or making just about anything. He currently lives in Pittsburgh after stops in Michigan and Southern California. You can find him on Instagram @evilgeniusprops and on YouTube @mikeandsheilamakestuff. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/michael-basista-prop-builder/
366: Chris Zukowski
May 19, 2023 15:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBChris Zukowski is a game marketing consultant who helps small indie game developers understand their audience and communicate with them in a more personal way so they can share their art with the world. Website: http://howtomarketagame.com/free For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/chris-zukowski-game-marketing-consultant/
365: Joel Rosenberg
May 12, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBJoel Rosenberg is part of the Special Projects team at Rewiring America. He is an educator and entrepreneur focused on helping solve the climate crisis for his elementary-age daughter, his amazing partner, and the future of everyone on the planet. He has worked on science and engineering education — especially how to teach about energy systems — at the Museum of Science, Boston; the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany; the Lawrence Hall of Science at U.C. Berkeley; Maker Media; and ...
364: Patrik Reizinger
May 05, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBPatrik Reizinger is a Ph.D. student in machine learning at the University of Tübingen and part of the ELLIS and IMPRS-IS doctoral programs. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Budapest University of Technology, where he specialized in control engineering and intelligent systems. His main research interests include designing AI that can understand cause-effect relationships. In his free time, he tries to decrypt sustainable strategies for earning a Ph.D., which he su...
363: Erik Sheppard
April 28, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MBTalent agent and internationally recognized voiceover authority Erik Sheppard is a 30 year industry veteran with extensive experience as an actor, coach and mentor. He currently owns and operates The Sheppard Agency, a premier talent agency representing an elite roster of union and non-union voice talent from around the globe. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/erik-sheppard-voiceover-expert/
362: Robert Edwards
April 21, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBRobert Edwards is an inventor, landlord, and avid renovator of historic properties. When he's not busy trying to tame his three young boys, you can find him in his workshop, tinkering away on his latest inventions. He has experience in wastewater treatment, mining, CNC machining, welding, and mold making/casting. Whether he's creating a new tool, or breathing new life into an old building, Robert is a true maker at heart. You can find Robert on Instagram @drone.pirate.robert. For show ...
361: Tristan Duke (Part 2)
April 14, 2023 15:30 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBTristan Duke is transdisciplinary artist known for synthesizing methodologies from disparate fields to create startling inventions, sublime aesthetic experiences, and new modes of inquiry. He is the inventor of the hologram vinyl record ¬and has created original hologram artwork for albums and soundtrack releases ranging from Jack White and Guns ‘n Roses to Star Wars. He is Co-founder of the Optics Division a collective devoted to recontextualizing photography as a land-based medium and soci...
360: Tristan Duke
April 07, 2023 15:30 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBTristan Duke is transdisciplinary artist known for synthesizing methodologies from disparate fields to create startling inventions, sublime aesthetic experiences, and new modes of inquiry. He is the inventor of the hologram vinyl record ¬and has created original hologram artwork for albums and soundtrack releases ranging from Jack White and Guns ‘n Roses to Star Wars. He is Co-founder of the Optics Division a collective devoted to recontextualizing photography as a land-based medium and soci...
359: John O’Brien
March 31, 2023 15:30 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBJohn O’Brien is a maker, tinkerer, and father of two. He and his wife founded Revolution Makerspace in 2022. Website: revolutionmakerspace.com For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/john-obrien-revolution-makerspace/ If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: https://geni.us/fourfavoritetools
358: Keith Kelley
March 24, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBA Maine educator for more than 33 years, Keith Kelley is currently teaching Integrated Technology. Having taught Language Arts, Social Studies and serving as the School Librarian, he is now teaching IT at Nokomis Regional Middle School. His students make Robots, Skateboards, 3D print, and build Guitars. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education at UMaine. He has coached soccer, track and various tech camps. In his free time he enjoys riding around in his classic mustang with ...
357: Matt Candler
March 17, 2023 15:30 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBMatt Candler has been scaling companies and coaching people who lead them for 25 years. In 2010, he launched an organization called 4.0 to help entrepreneurs build better learning spaces and tools. More than 1,500 4.0 alumni now serve millions of families across the US. Matt’s been into electrification for 17 years. He started building electric motorcycles in 2006, mostly as a scheme to justify buying new tools; his bikes have been on TV shows like Ride with Norman Reedus and in books on the...
356: Sam McDonald
March 10, 2023 16:30 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBSam McDonald is a tech enthusiast. Originally from Ireland he has lived in Berlin for almost a decade now. In that time he has worked at a range of startups and currently works as a Technical Writer. An amateur coder, Sam always has multiple projects on the backburner. You can find Sam on Twitter @wsmcd. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/sam-mcdonald-technical-writer/ If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite To...
355: Paige NeJame
March 03, 2023 16:30 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBAs one of the writers of The Carbon Almanac, Paige NeJame wrote the "climate change for rookies" section as well as the free kid's book "Generation Carbon it's time to start." Her motto is "the right tool makes work a dream." She blogs about small business at Paigespage.net and has been a small business owner for 26 years. For show notes and transcript visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/paige-nejame-writer/ If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four ...