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What are you listening to?

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I’ve always been the kind of person who’s in my car all the time. When you live in Issaquah you just get use to driving. I’ve tried listening to podcasts before and none really jumped out at me. But in the last year I’ve really gotten into it, and now I don’t pull out of my garage without turning on a podcast. If you’re tired of annoying radio ads and looking for something to fuel your pop culture needs, here’s a few I enjoy:

WTF with Marc Maron

Marc gets really incredible actors and comedians to come into his garage and talk about all sorts of things. The first 10 minutes of his interview with Molly Shannon might make you drive off the road- just know you were warned.

The Nerdist Podcast

As a self proclaimed Nerd/Geek I always enjoy this podcast with Chris Hardwick, who talks about all things pop culture when it comes to sci-fi, tech, and comedy. He interviews great actors and comedians as well. The interview last week with Marc Maron is a great place to learn a lot about both of them.

The Hollywood Prospectus

My brother Jake sent me this podcast as they were just starting out. 2 guys who write for Grantland have a weekly podcast where they talk about TV and movies. It’s always entertaining, often it makes me feel better for not loving the new hot HBO series (although I do love me some Game of Thrones!) and they even introduced me to Bent, a very short lived NBC show that you should check out.

So there you have it, a few great podcasts you can add to the MP3 device of your choice, and let me know if you have others you enjoy listening to, or find one here you like! Plus it’ll give us more to talk about the next time I see you…

LinkedIn – We’re Not Friends

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What’s the deal with people on LinkedIn lately? I know everyone has a different idea of how they use LinkedIn or WHEN they will “link.” For me, if we have met at an event before and had a conversation then LinkedIn is a great way to keep an eye on each other, see who we both know, and from there maybe meet up again.

However, lately a LOT of people seem to think we’re friends by using the canned “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” Nope, not happening. Sometimes I will take the time to see if we know a few of the same people and maybe we HAVE met before, but often times I will ignore.

The other day someone said we were “Friends” and I had never seen him before. What’s MORE annoying is that he added a personal message – and by message I mean quick sales pitch “I do XXX and would love to work with you- call me 425…” SERIOUSLY?

RUDE.

LinkedIn is a place to connect with people you know professionally. And don’t assume that you’re as memorable as your mom tells you. A polite and PROFESSIONAL reminder of how you met will go a long way…and a canned request will get a canned response – and by canned, I mean kicked off LinkedIn.