BreakDrink Podcast

In BreakDrink episode no. 33 of @BreakDrink we bring our conversation back to the Lone Star State to talk about the foodie life at the Texas State Fair. Although this episode is light and delightfully tasty talk about deep-fried food, TX history, and more -- we wanted to take a minute to pass on a few resources to take action in light of recent US events. After last weekend’s mass shootings, we would be limited not make mention that our hearts go out to the community in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. We no longer need thoughts and prayers -- we need action. If you care to talk to people who can impact policy change and laws please go to: EmergencySenateSession.org – We Demand An Emergency Senate Session On Gun Reform 2019 Gun Sense Candidate Look Up https://gunsensevoter.org/ Moms Demand Action - Act NOW! https://momsdemandaction.org/act/ -Tell the Senate: Update Background Checks Now -U.S. Sentate: Strong Red Flag Law Now! -Demand Smarter Gun Laws Now If you need to talk so someone yourself, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255 Here’s a few things we shared about the state fair. If y’all are in Dallas, let’s go to the fair! State Texas Fair https://bigtex.com/ Meet Big Tex https://bigtex.com/about-us/big-tex/ History of the Texas State Fair https://bigtex.com/about-us/history/ There’s a State Fair Calendar for other States https://www.everfest.com/lists/civic-state-fairs The Canadian National Exhibition a.k.a. “The Ex” https://theex.com/ The History of the Margarita https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-margarita-57990212/ The Mystery Behind Who Really Created the Margarita https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/the-mystery-behind-who-really-created-the-margarita/ Why can Texas fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag? https://www.dallasnews.com/life/curious-texas/2018/01/10/curious-texas-can-texas-fly-flag-height-us-flag Top 10 Largest Cities in the US #4 Houston, #7 San Antonio & #9 Dallas https://www.moving.com/tips/the-top-10-largest-us-cities-by-population/ The Texas State Fair Foodie 33 FINALISTS: Big Choice Awards https://bigtex.com/plan-your-visit/food/big-tex-choice-awards/ Announcing the 2019 Big Tex Choice Awards Semi-Finalists https://bigtex.com/state-fair-of-texas-announces-the-2019-big-tex-choice-awards-semi-finalists/ A Ranked List of These Items https://www.centraltrack.com/2019-state-fair-of-texas-food-award-semi-finalists-ranked/ Big Winners at 2018 State Fair Food Competition https://cravedfw.com/2018/08/27/big-winners-at-2018-state-fair-food-competition/ How do you pronounce “pecan”? https://www.southernliving.com/culture/pecan-pronunciation Recipes: Deep Fried Cadbury Eggs https://www.ohbiteit.com/2015/02/deep-fried-cadbury-eggs.html Burnt Ends (Kansas-City Style) https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kansas-city-style-burnt-ends-recipe-1920773 #ToRead: Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas by Erica Grieder https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16043522-big-hot-cheap-and-right Want to stay in touch with your @BreakDrink hosts? Here you go: Twitter https://twitter.com/breakdrink Instagram https://www.instagram.com/breakdrink/ Email: breakdrink@gmail.com

Happy 10 years of podcasting to us! With podcast breaks, of course. @JeffJacksonTX & @LauraPasquini catch up and talk about what lies ahead for topics and issues to be discussed during the next season of BreakDrink. P.s. We’ve missed the conversations and hearing from you, dear listener. Sorry it’s been so long! Here’s what’s new and shaking -- the few things we mention on this episode: How the heck did BreakDrink make the “Dean’s List” of Higher Ed IT influencers? https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2019/05/2019-deans-list-edtechs-30-must-read-higher-education-it-influencers Apple Podcast Categories has CHANGED -- in Education there is no longer a sub-categories for Higher Ed, K-12, or Ed Technology https://podnews.net/article/apple-changed-podcast-categories-2019 3-D Printing for Hair Loss Is a Thing https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/using-3d-printing-to-fight-hair-loss/ Buzzsprout Blog (“how to” podcast resources) https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog Pod Save Higher Ed: Resources For Podcasting [Workshop] https://techknowtools.com/2018/10/22/pod-save-highered/ Podcast Monetization IS still a thing => Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 https://a16z.com/2019/05/23/podcast-ecosystem-investing-2019/ Apple to Fund Original Podcasts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-16/apple-plans-to-bankroll-original-podcasts-to-fend-off-rivals H-E-B https://www.heb.com/ NPR stations control your ads https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/npr/npr-stations/ More about pod advertising (report from Magellan) https://medium.com/@magellanblog/61-brands-leveraged-summer-to-get-their-message-across-to-podcast-listeners-825f9f91351d Not sure if we should press our podcast into an LP http://mojitomastering.com/hot-wax-when-does-it-make-sense-for-a-band-to-press-vinyl-records/ Books, stories, NBA, tacos, etc. Potential topics we may @BreakDrink podcast about include: College admissions scandal & meritocracy in the higher education system Climate crisis, the environment & sustainable living - our impact, eating, travel, etc. The US Election -- it’s unavoidable Career changes, pivots, and thinking on Hobbies: woodworking, collecting/listening to LPs, etc. Hiking, walking, running in the great outdoors - Group Hike! Team road trip/adventure - how to prepare & travel with others Prioritizing life, commitments, and extra curriculars @BreakDrink Reads (books to read or just read) The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff This Changes Everything by Naomi KIein On Fire: The Burning Case for the Green New Deal Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman The Revenge of Analog by David Sax @BreakDrink Listens (podcast shows & episode recommendations) Gangster Capitalism https://www.gangstercapitalism.com/ Climate Cast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/414685982/climate-cast IRL Episode: The Internet’s Carbon Footprint https://irlpodcast.org/season5/episode3/ NPR Life Kit: How To Travel with Others https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744375348/traveling-together-7-tips-to-help-keep-the-peace Past BreakDrink Episodes mentioned: no. 28: The Ethics of EdTech with @hypervisible https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/the-ethics-of-ed-tech-with-hypervisible No. 31: Algorithms, Dogs, etc. with @ValerieHeruska https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/episode-31-algorithms-dogs-elections-with-valerieheruska Stay connected to future episodes of the @BreakDrink pod: Twitter https://twitter.com/breakdrink Instagram https://www.instagram.com/breakdrink/ Email: breakdrink@gmail.com

In @BreakDrink Episode no. 31 @ValerieHeruska joins us to talk about dogs, elections, and technology conference experiences in no particular order. If you tweet at us to chat, we’re bound to open up the mic for a random conversation on the pod. Val heard the word algorithm many times at #edu18 so she wanted to come chat with us @BreakDrink-ers about it after her trip to Denver. Here are a few things we talked about: EDUCAUSE https://www.educause.edu/ #edu18 Conference: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference -- Start-up Alley: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/exhibitors/start-up-alley -- Braindate https://e180.co/we-do/ -- Educause Learning Initiative https://www.educause.edu/eli - What’s an algorithm? https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/algorithm - What’s Intellectual Property (IP)? http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ - Do you know what the IP laws & regulations at your higher ed institution? Find out before you create and develop on/at/for your campus OR role! - Fluids flowing -- coffee, drink tickets, and more... OH MY! {thanks to many tech vendors} - Interesting perspective taking from a residence life/housing point of view to bring to the table that isn’t often looked at as a domain - How do you define student success through your lens on campus? What does it mean when you bring different domains, disciplines and functional areas together to support student success with technology? - The EDUCAUSE 2019 Top 10 IT Issues https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/2018/agenda/educause-top-10-it-issues -- 10 Reactions to EDUCAUSE's 2019 Top 10 IT Issues https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/10-reactions-educauses-2019-top-10-it-issues via @joshmkim -- BONUS: Notes on Educause 2018 https://mfeldstein.com/notes-on-educause-2018/ by @mfeldstein - Michele Norris - The Race Card Project https://theracecardproject.com/ - @AlexisOhanian has favorited a tweet & inspired Val to code for jobs of the future - Data Carpentry https://datacarpentry.org/ - Software Carpentry https://software-carpentry.org/ - Speakers at AAMC: Dr. Angela Duckworth https://angeladuckworth.com/ & Anita Hill - Dallas Street Choir https://www.dallasstreetchoir.org/ - Bad algorithms are making racist decisions with Chris Gilliard on CBC Spark: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/412-1.4887497/bad-algorithms-are-making-racist-decisions-1.4887504 - Association of American Medical Colleges https://www.aamc.org/ -- Conference in Austin, TX: Learn Serve Lead 2018 (Nov. 2-6) @BreakDrink Election Eve (November 5, 2018) Chat: - https://votesaveamerica.com/ -Pod Save Texas (episode no. 27) https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/episode-27-pod-save-texas The Things We’re Not Supposed to Talk about in Polite Conversation (episode no. 4) https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/episode-4 - Voting is Public Record in the US https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/voting.html - Voting Statistics in US from the General Election https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2017/05/voting_in_america.html @BreakDrink Reads: - Dare to Lead by Brene Brown - You’ll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein - The Gay Place by Billy Lee Brammer - God Save Texas by Lawrence Wright @BreakDrink listens - podcast recommendations: - Undergrad Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/underdog-beto-vs-cruz/id1438764180?mt=2 - Dear Sugars http://www.wbur.org/dearsugar - The Shadows by Kaitlin Prest https://www.cbc.ca/radiointeractives/podcasts/the-shadows - Teaching Online Podcast https://cdl.ucf.edu/teach/resources/topcast/ - Professional Reputations Aside Podcast {ARCHIVES} https://player.fm/series/professional-reputations-aside @BreakDrink CHALLENGE: What should Jeff’s new male pup be called? This large, white ball of fur fun is taking recommendations for a moniker - please send your recommendations to us via: Twitter https://twitter.com/breakdrink Instagram https://www.instagram.com/breakdrink/ Email: breakdrink@gmail.com