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Send us Fan MailInfoComm can sound like “an AV show,” but if you pull cable for a living, it's really a massive showcase of where low voltage work is headed next. We sit down with Bob Neyens, VP at Vertical Cable and a long-time InfoComm regular, to translate the pro AV world into plain English and show exactly why structured cabling installers, project foremen, project managers, and designers can get real value from attending.We talk about what you'll actually find at InfoComm: professional audio video for commercial spaces like boardrooms, houses of worship, bars, stadiums, and even hospitals, with tons of crossover into IP networks and familiar infrastructure like Cat 6, Cat 6A, fiber, racks, and connectors. Bob shares practical exhibit hall tactics for first-timers, including how to avoid the most chaotic day, when to schedule booth conversations, and how manufacturer events and networking work after hours.Then we get specific about skills and career growth: AVIXA training, CTS certifications like CTS-I and CTS-D, and why the show floor can teach you what a classroom can't by letting you see complete systems running together. We also dig into tech that matters for 2026, including the move from Cat 6 to Cat 6A for higher bandwidth and distance, plus Power over Ethernet and why copper quality matters as current loads increase. If you want a new revenue stream that stays close to your current skill set, this is the roadmap.Subscribe for more conversations that connect the low voltage community, and if this helps, share it with a tech who's been curious about pro AV and leave us a rating or review.Support the showKnowledge is power!  Make sure to stop by the webpage to buy me a cup of coffee or support the show at https://linktr.ee/letstalkcabling .  Also if you would like to be a guest on the show or have a topic for discussion send me an email at chuck@letstalkcabling.com Chuck Bowser RCDD TECH#CBRCDD #RCDD

Send Us Your Questions & Feedback!Most people think window treatments are “just a rod and some fabric” until they watch a real pro work. We're joined by Mark Koperweis, better known as the Drapery Guru, to unpack what elite drapery installation actually looks like and why the smallest details decide whether you earn referrals or refunds.Mark walks us through his path from learning fabrics and saying yes to early jobs, to becoming the installer other designers and workrooms trust when perfection matters. We talk about the hidden value of showing up on time, protecting the home, keeping a clean site, and making every measurement and bracket feel intentional. If you're in a trade business, home services, or any client-facing work, the principles translate: standards create trust, and trust creates pricing power.We also get technical on Lutron shades, motorized roller shades, and Lutron drapery tracks. Mark explains why luxury shading projects are rarely simple, how recessed pockets and corner conditions force real engineering decisions, and how shading ties into lighting control and home automation systems. A big theme is partnerships: electricians and AV companies often win the early scope, then Mark steps in for custom draperies, Roman shades, and the fabric work they don't want to touch.Along the way we hit real-world business lessons, from billing product up front for healthier cash flow to preventing fabric disasters like gravity wrinkles, plus why steaming is quality control, not a cosmetic extra. If you want more honest conversations about business reinvention, craftsmanship, and building something that lasts, subscribe, share this with a friend in the trades, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.

"Is this the end of projection?" It may sound dramatic, but Epson's move into dvLED is forcing the industry to ask tough questions. And as Sphere-inspired experiences find new homes and new audiences, another debate emerges: does innovation truly begin when technology moves beyond its original purpose?The video version of this podcast can be found here.Host Tim Albright and his industry expert guests dive into these critical industry conversations in another must-watch AVWeek episode focused on display evolution, immersive experiences, and where the AV market goes next.Host: Tim AlbrightGuests:Heather Sidorowicz – Southtown AVJennifer Weaver – AVIXALex Evans – EpiphanThis Week In AV:AV Network – Legrand Acquires Girtz IndustriesSound & Video Contractor – Sony Electronics Lineup with Crystal LED UNIFYAV Magazine – Q-SYS adds Teams devices and Microsoft Places integrationUC Today – Apple's iOS 27 Update Overhauls SiriRoundtable Topics:AV Buyer's Club – Epson's First dvLED DisplaysAV Magazine – Chinese Sphere To Open in Two CitiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From groundbreaking AI and audio innovation to the tech powering the World Cup, Episode 149 is packed with insights and inspiration for anyone passionate about technology's future!

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I tider av politisk oro ropas det ofta på mer historieundervisning i skolorna. Men vägen till ett bättre samhälle är en annan, skriver Eva-Lotta Hultén. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Först sänd 2017-10-12.–Lyd inte i förväg.–Håll yrkesetiken högt.–Akta dig för paramilitärer.När Donald Trump vann det amerikanska presidentvalet 2016 satte sig historieprofessorn Timothy Snyder och skrev pamfletten ”Om tyranni. Tjugo lärdomar från tjugonde århundradet”. Uppmaningarna jag inledde med är några av rubrikerna i boken, som är skriven till ett du, i ett land vars demokratiska berggrund börjat vittra. Trump nämns då och då, men de tjugo uppmaningarna är relevanta överallt där antidemokratiska krafter hotar.I politiskt instabila och hotfulla tider kommer ropen på mer historieundervisning i skolornaReferenserna till andra världskriget är många, liksom till kommunistdiktaturerna i de forna östländerna. Timothy Snyder varnar bland annat för att tolka demagogers utsagor välvilligt: säger de att de tänker underminera de demokratiska institutionerna eller krossa mediefriheten så är det just vad de kommer att göra. Börjar de avhumanisera och hota grupper av människor så finns det ingen anledning att tro att de egentligen menar något annat.I politiskt instabila och hotfulla tider kommer ropen på mer historieundervisning i skolorna och mer historisk kunskap bland politiker och allmänhet. Med bättre vetskap om hur illa det gått förr ska insikter komma om vilken farlig väg fascism, nazism, rasism eller kommunism är och vi ska börja gör motstånd. Men fungerar det verkligen? Gör en tankeövning: Är det brist på historiekunskaper som får nazister att hata judar? Skulle de hata mindre om de fick mer kunskaper om förintelsen?Filosofen Friedrich Hegel sa att av historien lär vi att vi inget lär av historien. En klatschigt cynisk formulering som fått stor spridning. Massor av människor har förvisso med historiekunskaper fått nya insikter om både det ena och det andra men det Hegel avsåg att säga var naturligtvis att kunskap om vad som hänt förr inte räcker som vaccin mot att låta dåliga saker ske igen.Vi måste inte bara förstå hur ett totalitärt samhälle växer fram, vi måste också ha värderingar som säger oss att förtryck och utnyttjande av andra är fel, och vi behöver förmåga att se vad det är som händer medan det händer. Historien upprepar sig nämligen aldrig exakt, vilket gör att vi alltid, som en försvarsmekanism, kan klamra oss fast vid skillnaderna som räddningsplankor eller ursäkter för att blunda.Både Snyder och Sharp pekar på de små gesternas och handlingarnas betydelse: att säga nej när någon i maktställning begär något omoraliskt av oss...Utöver humanistiska värderingar och klarsynthet behöver vi förmåga, civilkurage och självförtroende nog att tänka och handla självständigt. I en stor studie intervjuade de båda forskarna Samuel Oliner och Pearl Oliner hundratals personer som räddat judar under andra världskriget. De visade att många som ingriper och hjälper andra har gemensamma drag: stark medkänsla och förmåga att känna samhörighet med alla sorters människor, ansvarskänsla, känsla för rättvisa och förmåga att se hur de själva kan påverka. De hade vuxit upp med föräldrar som agerat goda förebilder och framhållit värdet av empati och engagemang snarare än av prestationer. Föräldrarna hade resonerat kring rätt och fel, sällan eller aldrig straffat sina barn och uppmärksammat dem på vad som händer i omvärlden och på de orättvisor som drabbade vissa grupper av människor.Allt detta går att åstadkomma också inom skolans ramar. Filosofen Stephen Law har i boken ”The war for childrens minds” visat hur man kan lära barn självständigt tänkande och handlade genom att i gruppdiskussioner träna sådant som att avslöja och ifrågasätta det som tas för givet, upptäcka och diagnosticera felaktiga slutledningar, uttrycka åsikter klart och koncist, se saker ur andras synvinkel och ifrågasätta sina egna känslor eller det rätta i att agera utifrån dem. Socialpsykologen Ervin Staub har i sin tur gjort en rad experiment som visar på betydelsen av foten-i-dörren-fenomenet. Den som en gång börjat hjälpa andra fortsätter. Får vi alltså, genom skolan eller arbetsplatsen, smak för att förbättra livet för andra så är chansen mycket stor att vi sedan fortsätter av egen kraft.Timothy Snyders pamflett påminner mig om en annan professors skrift, statsvetaren Gene Sharps ”From dictatorship to democracy”, där han med utgångspunkt i ett helt livs forskning om totalitära system, motstånd och icke-våld beskriver hur man bäst kan omvandla en diktatur till en demokrati. Liksom Snyder kombinerar han, på det mest sympatiska vis, djupa och vida kunskaper i historia med ett humanistiskt patos och ett uppfordrande tilltal.Gene Sharps bok skrevs på efterfrågan av dissidenter i Burma på 90-talet men eftersom Sharp inte kände till de specifika omständigheterna just där, skrev han en så allmänt hållen bok att den kommit att användas i många, vitt skilda, länder sedan dess. Gene Sharp förklarar att användning av våld är att möta övermakten där den är som starkast, och därmed riskera stora förluster till ingen nytta, eller i värsta fall med ännu större repression som följd. Skulle man trots allt vinna är våldet sedan ofta inbyggt också i den nya maktens regim. Underminera i stället makten genom aktivism, uppbyggnad av alternativa, demokratiska organisationer, civil olydnad och samarbete med andra olydiga och planera maktskiftet noga, uppmuntrar Sharp. Både Snyder och Sharp pekar på de små gesternas och handlingarnas betydelse: att säga nej när någon i maktställning begär något omoraliskt av oss, att se andra i ögonen och visa välvilja, att uppmuntra andra som kanske är modigare eller att bära en symbol för motstånd på sina kläder.De historiekunskaper som verkligen betyder något när världen gungar är de berättelser som hjälper oss att tolka det som skerHistoria är ett viktigt ämne – men den tro som finns på historiekunskaper i sig som frälsning från förtryck, krig, folkmord eller odemokratiskt styre är felaktig. Inte ens historieprofessorn Timothy Snyder själv tycks ha kunnat dra nytta av sina kunskaper när det verkligen gällde. I baksidestexten till hans bok kan man läsa att han var övertygad om att USA skulle välja Hillary Clinton till president. Han missade alltså de tecken som pekade åt ett annat håll. Kanske på grund av önsketänkande. Vi människor är ju inte rationella, vi gör oss själva blinda för saker vi inte vill se. Det gäller historieprofessorer såväl som alla andra.Det går alldeles utmärkt att tänka sig en människa helt utan kunskaper i historia, som utifrån humanistiska värderingar, uppövad handlingsförmåga och kunskaper i psykologi framgångsrikt tar upp kampen mot förtryck och våld. Det går lika bra att föreställa sig en spränglärd historieprofessor som missar att agera när det verkligen gäller.De historiekunskaper som verkligen betyder något när världen gungar är de berättelser som hjälper oss att tolka det som sker och lär oss förstå hur det mänskliga psyket fungerar, och i alla tider har fungerat under tryck från auktoritära eller suggestiva och antidemokratiska ledare; då vi kommer i nya och okända situationer eller då vi hamnar i sammanslutningar som utvecklar ett starkt och destruktivt grupptänkande. Allra viktigast är den historia som ger oss exempel på hur man framgångsrikt kan göra motstånd och hjälpa utsatta medmänniskor. Bara så blir historiekunskaper ett skydd mot de krafter som vill underminera demokratin.Eva-Lotta Hultén, journalist och författare LitteraturTimothy Snyder, Om tyranni. Tjugo lärdomar från tjugonde århundradet, Albert Bonniers förlag 2017Gene Sharp From dictatorship to democracy, Serpents tale 2011 (först publicerad 1993)Samuel P Oliner, Pearl M Oliner, The altruistic personality. Rescuers of jews in nazi Europe, The free press, 1988Stephen Lwa, The war for childrens minds, Routledge 2006Ervin Staub, The psychology of good and evil, Cambridge University press 2006

(Presented by TLPBLACK: A cybersecurity intelligence platform focused on sharing curated, high-sensitivity threat insights and research with trusted security professionals.) Three Buddy Problem - Episode 101: We discuss Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 release and the bombshell that the company was silently downgrading paid users' results, sparking a heated debate over guardrails, gatekeeping, and whether elite AI reasoning is becoming a privilege for the few. Plus, AI-generated N-day exploits killing the patch window, a record-shattering Patch Tuesday, Meta's latest court filing against spyware maker NSO Group, the return of cyber paleontology, and a detour into the new government UFO drops. Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introductory banter 3:22 - The Mythos 5 / Claude Fable 5 release 14:42 - Anthropic's silent downgrade trust problem 26:18 - Anti-competitive behavior & the AV "stealing detection" parallel 32:29 - Distillation, China & the real motive 38:04 - "Too dangerous to release" & gatekeeping vs. guardrailing 45:53 - Is Mythos a threat to malware-analysis startups? 48:20 - Dario's AI regulation essay 56:48 - N-day exploits and death of the patch window 1:07:18 - Patch Tuesday and 10x vulnerability surge 1:10:34 - Meta catches NSO Group 1:14:45 - Cyber paleontology, Shadow Brokers leaks 1:28:29 - Moonlight Maze and learning from history 1:34:22 - UFOs, UAPs and Disclosure Day

In this CEO Edition of the Events Demystified Podcast, the host interviews Johan Wadenholt, CEO of Voxo, about transforming live events from fleeting moments into measurable, reusable systems by turning stage conversations into structured, real-time outputs attendees and speakers can use immediately. Johan shares Voxo's origins in 2016 financial-services note-taking and compliance, early struggles with Nordic speech-to-text accuracy, partnerships to train models, and the shift to event reporting before and after GPT. They discuss solving FOMO in multi-track events, the forgetting curve, and why trust, consent, reliability, and humans-in-the-loop are essential to avoid hallucinations and protect speakers. They outline who benefits—attendees, organizers, sponsors, speakers, and content teams—plus analytics for leads and agenda decisions, AI's role in managing cognitive overload, and leadership lessons from scaling a startup amid rapid AI change.

On Friday's episode of Hot Takes, Eric Goodman and Troy Renck get into the news of the Denver Broncos rewarding head coach Sean Payton with a 5-year contract through the 2030 season. What is the best thing Payton has brought to Denver? Was the timing of the new contract surprising? Plus, the Colorado Avalanche held their end-of-season news conference yesterday, where Josh Kroenke and Joe Sakic spoke. They discussed bringing Jared Bednar back as head coach, wanting Cale Makar to be an Av for life and how the team got swept by Vegas. Eric and Troy react to it all. Check out another episode of Hot Takes! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Who can you sue when an AV hits you? “Everyone," says our lawyer, Jim Pocrass. 4:52 Taylor, still on his bike tour, reaches Adventure Cycling Headquarters in Missoula, Montana and gets a tour of bike “Mecca” from Customer Experience Coordinator Josh Bowden. 13:04 News CDOT employee known for bike safety work killed in a painted bike lane https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/riley-oneil-cdot-chicago-employee-known-bike-safety-work-killed-semi-crash-cycling-halsted-street-bridgeport/19248650/. Seattle teacher killed biking where a planned bike lane had been cancelled https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/06/05/seattle-teacher-killed-bicycle-crash-12th-yesler-protected-bike-lane. Las Vegas Advocates map bike racks https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/01/these-advocates-are-mapping-and-grading-every-bike-rack-in-town. 11:09 Car supremacy: Deconstructing the ideology driving our modal hierarchy, a study by Ashton Rohmer. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00420980261437938 19:15 NYC's 72nd st. 2-way protected bike lane wins the Manhattan Community Board 7 vote, but the backlash at the meeting says a lot https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/03/upper-west-side-w-72nd-vote. 35:28 Taylor meets cross country riders Jenny and Vince in Stites, Idaho. 48:55

Football is a global phenomenon. No matter which one you're talking about, coloquially. In this case we're talking Futbol, because of Barcelona's Spotify Camp Nou. We talk with Brad Hintze and Antonio Ortega from Crestron about how AV transformed this stadium.The video version of this podcast can be found here.Host: Tim AlbrightGuests:Brad Hintze – CrestronAntonio Ortega – CrestronSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Las oraciones funcionaron, y no nos referimos al ‘sold out' de Bryan Caro en el Coca Cola, ni al regreso de Alex DJ a “Puerto Rico Gana”, sino que al fin llegó el día que la familia estaba esperando para disfrutar del contenido de la mejor iglesia de Pe Erre: ¡llegaron los Mach0rros, puñeta! ¡Avísale a tu vecina que La fokin Hora Mach0rra acaba de empezar!

In this episode of Experts Unleashed, I sit down with Lennon Wright, a Houston personal injury attorney who has been practicing law for 48 years — 100% on the plaintiff side, never once defending an insurance company. Board certified in personal injury trial law since 1982, AV rated since 1984, and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, Lennon has built a career around cases other attorneys say can't be won. He has twice changed Texas law in favor of injured victims — a distinction held by almost no one practicing today. We go inside the cases that took 8, 12, and 15 years to resolve, the one deposition question that unlocked a recovery everyone said didn't exist, the critical difference between admitted and non-admitted insurance carriers that most lawyers never think to look for, and what 48 years of plaintiff-only work has taught him about perseverance, the Texas Supreme Court, and why he's never once been tempted to switch sides.   

After 51 years in US service, the Marine Corps said farewell last week to the AV-8 Harrier. We have reminiscences of that jet and how it grew to success from someone with tremendous time at its controls, former Lieutenant General and Deputy Commandant for Aviation Jon “Dog” Davis. He shares his thoughts about the F-35 and the future of Marine aviation as well. And the week's airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

Amy Wright has been around all things audio ever since she helped her sound engineer dad as a 6 year-old. From there she moved onto mixing bands on her own, and then started working in corporate AV at the Melbourne Convention Center. She has since moved into teaching at the Australian Institute of Music, using her tech, music, and production background to help empower the next generation of technicians. Hosted by: Lora Thompson Executive Producers: Karrie Keyes, Beckie Campbell, and Susan Kost Edited by: Keena Kabir Music by: Jess Fenton (https://www.jessfenton.com/) Admin by: Kanika Khanna The SoundGirls Podcast is presented by soundgirls.org 

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We talk to Warren Clark, VP & General Manager of Sales at Liberty about what they will have at booth C7248 in the Central Hall. We also discuss their approach to simplifying installations and enhancing productivity with their AV solutions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if the biggest opportunity in music monetization isn't streaming, social media, or live concerts? It's the $300 billion pro AV industry, and most musicians and music tech innovators have never thought about it. This week on the podcast, Graeme Harrison, vice president and general manager of Bluesound Professional, joins Dmitri to break down how commercial audio is reshaping the way brands use music in physical spaces. From 15,000 7-Eleven stores to NFL stadiums to the US Senate, Graeme's work sits at the intersection of music, technology, and brand experience in ways the music industry rarely talks about. In this episode, Graeme and Dmitri dig into why congruent audio and visual together are 1,200% more effective than either one alone, how commercial music licensing pays artists significantly more than residential streaming, and why the rise of AI-generated music in public spaces could trigger a second era of elevator music that cuts artists out of the equation entirely. They also get into the growing world of biophilic soundscaping, adaptive AI playlist curation, and what it means for a brand like 7-Eleven to use music not as background noise but as a core part of its identity. If you work in music tech, artist services, or brand strategy, this episode reframes where the money is and where it's headed.   The News What's Next Now That Live Nation Has Been Found to Act as a Monopoly The MLC Re-Designated by the U.S. Copyright Office Suno raises over $400 million, pushing valuation to $5.4 billion Board Raises $20M Series A Led by Union Square Ventures as It Expands From Gaming Hardware to AI-Powered Creation Platform Ableton Extensions will let you code your own tools and actions for Live The Music Tectonics podcast goes beneath the surface of the music industry to explore how technology is changing the way business gets done. Visit musictectonics.com to find shownotes and a transcript for this episode, and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Let us know what you think!  Get Dmitri's Rock Paper Scanner newsletter.

He coaches a two-time state champion broadcast team that just finished eighth in the nation... and his big secret isn't a drill or a piece of gear. It's that he refuses to hand out an easy grade.Jamey Trask from Fayette County High School sat down with Tom at the Georgia ACTE conference to talk about what it actually takes to build students who can write and stack a live show in 90 minutes. They get into the brutal math of the SkillsUSA Video News Production contest, the moment a grade stops mattering, and why the kids who get told "this isn't good enough, go fix it" end up thanking him for it.In this episode:- The SkillsUSA Video News Production contest broken down: 90 minutes, a stack of AP wire stories, one live take- Why "go back and redo it" builds more pride than any grade ever could- How 22 years in the room earns the kind of trust that lets a kid hear hard feedback- Turning daily announcements into a weekly show students actually want to watch- Putting the VidPod to work for student podcasts (video and all)- Teaching kids to interview: research first, then throw out your question list by question two- Using AI as a starting line, not a finish lineIf you run a broadcast or AV program and you have ever wondered whether holding the line on quality is worth the friction, this one is for you.New episodes of Teaching to the Test Pattern drop on StreamSemester.com. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. StreamSemester.com.

Everything begins to unravel for the Generation of the Desert in the Torah portion of Shelach. The debacle of the sin of the spies leaves its mark on the nation for generations to come, leading to the tragedies of Tisha B'Av and changing history forever. In this week's edition of the Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman ask some hard questions about this epic trauma, in the context of historical amnesia and the psychology of fear and vulnerability. And the most important question of all: How do we rectify the sin of the spies against the Land of Israel?_________Rabbi Chaim Richman Jerusalem Lights | Torah for Everyone Join our new WhatsApp channel! https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDN...Rabbi Chaim Richman's 'Jerusalem Lights', a non-profit educational organization, shares the wisdom of Torah teachings with all sincere spiritual seekers, emphasizing the ennoblement of the human spirit, the brotherhood of mankind, and the nurturing and development of each individual's personal faith and relationship with the Creator. Torah for Everyone!If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting the work of Jerusalem Lights, Inc., a USA recognized 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization to enable these productions to continue and grow: PayPal: infojerusalemlights@gmail.com or: https://paypal.me/JerusalemLights?loc...In the USA: Jerusalem Lights Inc. Post Office Box 16886Lubbock Texas 79490In Israel: Tel. 972 54 7000395 Mail: PO Box 23808, Jerusalem Israel For more information: https://www.rabbirichman.comSubscribe to our YouTube channel:    / @jerusalemlights-rabbirichman  Follow us on Facebook:   / rabbichaimrichman    / 282440396475839  

In this episode of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, Joe Way welcomes longtime friend, industry leader, AVNation President, and now author Tim Albright for a deeply honest conversation about failure, resilience, and what it takes to build again. Tim's new book, Building on Ashes, is not a technology manual or another AV industry playbook. It is a practical and personal framework for understanding failure, walking through the emotions that come with it, and finding what remains strong enough to become the foundation for the next chapter.Joe and Tim explore the vulnerability behind writing a book, the discipline it took to finish it, and the emotional weight of finally completing something that had been decades in the making. Tim shares how the process forced him to revisit personal and professional failures, confront unfinished grief, and discover lessons that could help others move forward with honesty instead of shame.The conversation also dives into the stages of failure, including anger, blame, reflection, and acceptance, and why failure often mirrors grief. Tim explains that when something fails, whether it is a business, relationship, career goal, or personal dream, we are grieving the loss of what we thought would be. But within that loss, there is almost always something left to learn from and build upon.Together, Joe and Tim discuss mentorship, community, personal discipline, failure audits, daily habits, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who will tell you the truth. They also reflect on how personal pain can become a source of service to others, and why none of us are as alone in our struggles as we think we are.The episode closes with Tim's reminder that failure is not the end of the story. Everyone fails, everyone carries ashes from something that did not work out, and everyone has the opportunity to take a deep breath, look honestly at what remains, and build again.Purchase Building on Ashes: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Ashes-Practical-Framework-Overcoming/dp/B0H2R9YQY9Connect with Tim Albright:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdalbright/Twitter: https://www.x.com/tdalbrightWeb: https://timalbright.comConnect with Joe Way:Web: https://www.josiahway.comLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/josiahwayX (Formerly Twitter): https://www.x.com/josiahwayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiahwayYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@josiahwayTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@josiahway

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Tobias tittar i Palmemordsarkivet för att försöka hitta sanningen om Bertil W. Det han hittar är maskningar, högerkopplingar och en hel massa lösa rykten...Av och med Tobias Henricsson/PRS Media.Sponsra Palmemordet på Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/palmemordetKontakta Palmemordet: zimwaypodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The way we do business has changed. Meetings rooms have changed. Conferencing is shifting in a way that only the AV industry can provide support for businesses that need to adapt. Today we talk to Tyler Troutman, Shure's Senior Manager of Workplace Experience & Engagement about their IntelliMix Bar Pro Kit. We discuss the evolution of collaboration across multiple workplaces, integration into existing workflows, and providing an optimal experience no matter where you are.The video version of this podcast can be found here.Host: Tim AlbrightGuests:Tyler Troutman – ShureSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

InfoComm 2026 is here, and there is more happening for the higher education technology community than ever before. In this special live episode of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, Joe Way joins the HETMA community to break down the events, conversations, networking opportunities, education sessions, and industry moments that higher ed professionals need to have on their radar throughout the week.From the HETMA Education Summit and Higher Ed AV Awards to booth activities, meetups, receptions, and can't-miss show floor highlights, this episode serves as your guide to navigating #InfoComm26 through a higher ed lens. Whether you are attending in person or following along from afar, Joe shares what matters most, where to be, and why this year's event represents a significant moment for the future of higher ed AV.Follow all the coverage and sign-up for events at: https://www.higheredav.com/infocom26

Host Jeremy C. Park interviews cityCURRENT Memphis partner, Kiley Butler, Founder and CEO of ProductionOne and Principal AV Integration, who discusses how ProductionOne has evolved over the last 24 years and how the integration division has grown large enough to warrant its own identity and dedicated staff. Kiley details their approach to live event production with full service audio, video, lighting and staging services, and then how their focus on people and planning carry over to AV integration, emphasizing the importance of custom design work, having dedicated in-house designers, and creating seamless systems that work transparently behind the scenes. The conversation covers recent industry trends including immersive audio, advanced lighting capabilities, and video wall technology, with Kiley stressing the importance of matching the right technology to a client's specific needs rather than pursuing the latest features simply because they're available. Kiley stresses that the goal is to make all AV systems work transparently in the background, allowing events and spaces to be successful without drawing attention to the technology itself. Kiley and Jeremy discuss the importance of planning, skilled teams, and customized design in successful event and AV integration. Kiley emphasizes Principal AV Integration's advantage of having dedicated in-house designers who work directly with clients to create custom solutions, rather than relying on generic templates. The team's expertise in design, from power sequencing to data infrastructure, is highlighted as a key differentiator in delivering tailored results for clients. Kiley provides next steps for businesses interested in learning more about their services, including visiting their website at productionone.com or principalavi.com or contacting them at 901-881-2511.

The AV industry has spent years talking about interoperability. Now it's facing a bigger question: do customers really want open ecosystems, or have they already chosen convenience over choice? While Microsoft continues to dominate the meeting room conversation, OpenAV Cloud believes the future belongs to open APIs. That's a debate worth having.The video version of this podcast can be found here.Join host Tim Albright and his expert guests as they unpack a new Blue Touch Paper study, the growing importance of Teams Room strategy, and the push for industry-wide API frameworks. From platform consolidation to the next evolution of integration, this AVWeek episode tackles the topics everyone will be talking about.Host: Tim AlbrightGuests:Dawn Meade – Dawn on LinkedInRob Rasberry – Drexel UniversityMark Coxon – AVI-SPLThis Week In AV:Zoom – Zoom launches ZoomMateAV Network – Shure Enhances Microflex AdvancerAVe Pubs – Epson Enters dvLED Market With LE-C1 Display SeriesYahoo! Finance – Mark Roberts Motion Control Limited Shutting DownInavate – Kickstarter campaign launched for scent displayRoundtable Topics:Inavate – OpenAV Cloud: why open APIs could solve AV's interoperability problemAVNation – Microsoft Teams Room Strategy: Why IT Buyers Need to Decide NowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Recorded June 5, 2026 This week on Off the Rails, we descend into the glamorous, finger-burning, cable-stretching world of Layer 1: the place where every brilliant AV system either starts working… or quietly dies behind a rack because someone trusted a discount connector. The regular panel is joined by Stacy Kaskon and Brant Mathiason from Neutrik to talk about why physical connectivity still matters, why proper termination is becoming a lost art, and how Neutrik's new FAST training initiative aims to teach students, techs, integrators, and higher ed AV teams how to build, test, and trust the cables and connections literally holding their systems together. Soldering, RJ45s, fiber, connector standards, classroom durability, InfoComm training, and the eternal truth that no amount of programming will fix a bad cable all make the cut. Then, because this is Off the Rails, the group swaps horror stories about cursed terminations, fiber polished in bucket trucks, cables pulled with pickup trucks, adapters stacked like archaeological layers, and all the other "temporary" fixes that somehow became load-bearing infrastructure.   Neutrik FAST Training contact: fast.training@neutrikgroup.com   Connect with our guests: Stacy Kaskon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacy-kaskon-4435ba2b/ Brant Mathiason: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brant-mathiason-a19535b/   News story discussed: https://www.avinteractive.com/news/collaboration/microsoft-sunsets-its-covid-era-teams-together-mode-02-06-2026/   Alternate show titles: Singularity of bad ideas Glob and blob-level soldering You're not going to solve a Layer 1 problem with programming That happens until it can't any more One person wears a tutu   We stream live every Friday at about 315p Eastern/1215p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com    ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsuperfriends ► Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/avsuperfriends.bsky.social ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss   Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support

Why I stopped donating to animal welfare charities but feel more motivated than ever to redirect money and talent to the cause. I have wanted to write this post for a while. It is an uncomfortable thing to bring up. Many people in the animal welfare space are working really hard, and this post might leave some feeling defeated. But I think this is one of the most important things to talk about in animal welfare right now. My intention is not to be a downer or create infighting. Instead, I hope this post inspires lots of people to tackle this major neglected problem. key takeaways  Even some of the most prominent animal welfare interventions have surprisingly weak evidence behind them. In some cases, the available evidence even suggests that the intervention may be causing harm. Specifically We have very limited data on electrical shrimp stunning that doesn't support a confident conclusion as to whether it's good or bad. We have mixed evidence on whether transitioning egg producers to cage-free improves welfare overall. We have evidence that the substitution effect of alternative proteins is weak, at best. Significant additional funding and talent should be allocated to raise [...] ---Outline:(00:44) key takeaways(01:45) introduction(02:29) three salient animal welfare interventions and their evidence bases(03:17) shrimp stunning and slaughter(11:01) cage-free(20:29) alternative proteins(21:47) this is a field-wide problem(22:18) my recommendations to funders(22:22) animal welfare should not be de-funded(23:36) we should be taking ownership of the entire evidence pipeline(24:49) when bet making doesn't make sense(25:38) conclusion --- First published: June 5th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/svjqgyFuFQ34qSgmw/animal-welfare-has-an-evidence-problem --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

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Updated Re-Release: This episode originally aired a few years ago and has since become one of The Earful Tower's most beloved classics. We're bringing it back today because some things are simply too good - and too instructive - to stay buried in the archives. It started with a photo. A single, damning image shared on The Earful Tower's social media: an 18-month-old Comté, massacred at a Parisian dinner party by the hand of a newly arrived American. The picture went viral inside the Earful community almost instantly, and the culprit, Will Weaver, a Texan fresh off the plane, became the talk of the group. So we did what any responsible France-based podcast would do: we launched a full investigation. In this episode, you'll hear from genuinely mortified cheesemongers, some committed dramatic performances from Earful VIPs, and crucially the full account from Will Weaver himself, the man holding the knife that fateful evening. Yes, we find out exactly what he did, why he did it, and whether he has shown any remorse whatsoever. We also get into the real, legitimate, no-nonsense guide to how you are actually supposed to cut a Comté — because this is a safe space for learning, not just judgement.  A word of warning before you dive in: a lot of this episode is firmly tongue-in-cheek, so take the drama with a generous pinch of salt. The cheese-cutting advice, however, is completely genuine. If the episode sends you running to the nearest fromagerie, the spots mentioned in the show is worth a visit: Griffon Fromager in Paris's 7th arrondissement (23 bis Av. de la Motte-Picquet, 75007 Paris) and we also recorded at bar of the legendary Le Bristol Paris (112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris). Both are excellent.  The music is from Pres Maxson.  This episode is brought to you by The Earful Tower Tours. Whether you're exploring the Marais, scaling Montmartre, or wandering the Latin Quarter, our walking tours are among the highest-rated in Paris — and the best possible way to experience this podcast in the flesh. The Earful Tower stays independent thanks to its members. For just $10 a month, you'll unlock a growing vault of extras: bonus episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and an annually updated PDF guide to Paris that's worth its weight in Comté. You can get started in under a minute via Patreon or Substack — and if you're already a member, thank you. You're the reason this exists. More from The Earful Tower: Website · Weekly Newsletter · Walking Tours

On the Events Demystified Podcast (CEO Edition), host Anca interviews Heather Reid, CEO and founder of Planner Protect Inc., about bringing fairness, clarity, and education to event contracting. Reid shares how she became an “accidental planner,” developed a passion for reading and negotiating contracts, and launched Planner Protect in 2013, with demand surging during COVID as organizations revisited signed agreements. She explains what being a CEO means as the “Chief Everything Officer,” emphasizes that supplier-drafted templates prioritize supplier interests, and argues balanced contracts create true partnerships. Reid describes pivotal moments that led her to teach the “how” and “why” of negotiation, including securing venue-cancellation protections for a client, and discusses gaps in contracts around evolving risks like food safety and emergency preparedness. She introduces the Certified Event Contract Professional (CECP) program and shares how to connect with her.

The Road to Macstock takes a serious turn as Mike T. Rose previews his workshop on becoming a digital caretaker for family members and loved ones. Mike discusses scams targeting older adults, password sharing, remote support, Apple Passwords, financial preparedness, and the need to balance protection, respect, independence, and trust when helping others manage their digital lives.  Today's edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Live!, our weekly live panel discussion of what is going in the Apple space as well as the larger tech world, and how it is impacting you. Join us live at YouTube.com/MacVoicesTV at 8 PM Eastern 5 PM Pacific, or whatever time that is wherever you are and participate in the chat, or catch the edited and segmented versions of the show on the regular MacVoices channels and feeds. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Mike T. Rose on the Road to Macstock00:59 Remembering Mike stepping in during a past conference02:12 Mike reflects on filling in and returning to MacStock03:00 Speaker continuity and community expectations04:23 Staying healthy before the conference04:52 Mike introduces his workshop format05:12 Stepping into the role of a digital caretaker06:48 A Microsoft Office upgrade reveals a bigger issue08:39 A family member is caught by a Venmo scam09:19 Managing risks, passwords, and financial access10:11 Using built-in Apple tools instead of advanced services10:25 Safari, Chrome, verification codes, and Apple Passwords10:57 Setting up shared family password folders11:29 Defining digital caretaking12:39 The family “alpha nerd” becomes responsible14:11 Remote tech support challenges and FaceTime troubleshooting16:01 Asynchronous support, screenshots, and remote access tools17:57 Older adults as prime targets for scammers18:53 AARP, Craig Newmark, and scam-interruption resources19:51 Gift cards, retail workers, and scam warning signs20:35 Deepfakes, safe words, and trusted contacts21:40 Fake profiles and stolen valor scams22:48 Protecting family members from criminal targeting23:25 Romance scams, business scams, and phishing tactics25:02 Keeping loved ones safe without burning out26:09 The Beekeeper as a scam-awareness example27:07 Recommended resources and My Mother's Money28:18 Financial preparedness and how quickly gaps appear29:39 Using AI tools to find validated resources30:18 Why this workshop may matter to everyone31:02 The future reversal of helper and helped33:00 Balancing safety, respect, and autonomy34:00 Managing support while preserving dignity36:23 Mike's MacStock discount code37:01 Registering for MacStock and planning ahead38:14 Where to find Mike T. Rose and The Aftershow39:29 Mike's social channels and listener acknowledgments40:17 Remembering John Martellaro and Chuck La Tournous41:22 Final Macstock encouragement and wrap-up Guests: Mike Rose is a past Macstock speaker and multi-year attendee. He is an occasional podcaster with fellow Macstock speaker Kelly Guimont at aftershowpodcast.com, continuing their collaboration from the much-missed TUAW.com (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) in the 2000s and 2010s.Mike began his technology career at the dawn of the desktop publishing revolution, helping transform workflows and introduce the Mac at Entertainment Weekly and LIFE magazines in the 1990s. After his second career in the event production and sales training industry (working with clients such as Pfizer, Dell, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, and Deloitte), he pivoted to enterprise software in 2013 and is now a Senior Director of Solution Engineering at Salesforce.Outside of work, Mike is active in an NYC community choir, and supports his wife Heidi's congregation as a volunteer technology, AV and operations consultant. Mike & Heidi live in Brooklyn, NY with their two young adult daughters and one young adult cat. Catch him on The Aftershow with Kelly Guimont. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

以為求婚只要有戒指、訂好餐廳就夠了？ 錯。真正讓人記一輩子的，其實是那些「有沒有被放在心上」的小細節。 這集我們來聊聊： 台北有哪些地方真的很適合求婚？ 夜景派、飯店派、戶外派怎麼選？ 求婚攝影到底要不要請？ 餐廳 timing、燈光、音樂到底有多重要？ 還有那些最容易翻車的求婚地雷…（真的很多） 有些人想低調、有些人想盛大； 有人在意儀式感，有人只希望一句真心的話。 但不管是哪一種，好的求婚從來都不只是「拿出戒指的那一刻」。 如果你最近正在偷偷籌備， 或是你也曾幻想過自己的理想求婚場景—— 這集很適合邊聽邊做筆記 ❤️ - AV來了開始徵集聽眾朋友們的戀愛問題啦！ 可以透過：

In Episode 143, James and Gary discuss the many types of handheld microphones, including what they're designed to do, how to properly use them, different pickup patterns, and much more. The Church Sound Podcast is sponsored by DiGiCo and Shure.Check out co-host James Attaway's worship audio academy at www.attawayaudio.com/academy, and also visit our new Instagram page @churchsoundpodcast. James is the author of the Live Mixing Field Guide, a quick-start guide to EQ, compression and effects. Find more from him on the Attaway Audio YouTube Channel and at AttawayAudio.com. Reach him on IG @attawayaudio or contact him via email here.Help insure that techs have a clear target for a winning mix with the free guide “How to Lead Your Church Sound Team” by James, and get a walkthrough on setting up virtual sound check on your console with his “Virtual Sound Check Challenge”.Co-host Gary Zandstra has worked in church production as an AV systems integrator and as a manufacturer's rep for more than 35 years. Go here to check out Gary's extensive library of articles on ProSoundWeb.

Steve Miller, SVP Innovation @ Hub International, explains one of the least understood but most critical aspects of autonomous vehicles: insurance. From the earliest days of self-driving startups like Drive.ai to today's robotaxi deployments, Steve explains how insurers evaluate risk, liability, safety cases, software updates, and autonomous driving systems. Also: Tesla, Waymo, ADAS, AV legislation, trucking, fraud prevention, and the future economics of self-driving cars.

På naturbruksgymnasiet Sötåsen lär sig eleverna att ta hand om groddjur samtidigt som de hjälper till att bevara en akut hotad regnskogspadda. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Programmet sändes första gången i april 2026.Den sydamerikanska paddan Atelopus balios befarades vara utdöd tills några exemplar hittades igen i Ecuador. Sedan dess pågår ett internationellt uppfödningsprogram för att rädda arten. I det deltar elever på djurvårdsinriktningen på naturbruksgymnasiet Sötåsen i Töreboda. Förstaårseleverna Tilde Karlsson, Ellen Rådberg och Alva Stäpel berättar att de känner sig fascinerade av paddans historia och stolta över att få vara med och ta hand om den.Programledare: Sara Sällströmsara.sallstrom@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

Jake Gosselin built Churchfront into one of the most innovative AV firms in the country, all fueled by a 300,000 subscriber YouTube channel and a relentless drive to automate the work that used to drain his time. In this episode, he pulls back the curtain on the AI agents now running his business behind the scenes, including budgeting, procurement, and payroll. Jake also gets real about the security risks of connecting AI to your operations and the smart moves every owner should make first. This is the episode that will change how contractors think about AI inside their business. In this episode, you will learn: The surprising path Jake took from YouTube creator to multi million dollar design build firm Exactly what Jake's AI agents are doing inside his business every day The bold claim Jake makes about AI and why he stands behind it The security playbook every business owner needs before connecting AI to their software The one task Jake says every owner should hand off to AI right now Listen to the episode to learn more. Resources: Learn more about Churchfront here.

In this episode, we sit down with Steve Smith from Neat to discuss the future of technology, AV, collaboration, and the innovations shaping today's workplace. A big thank you to Steve from Neat for joining us and sharing his insights and expertise. Learn more about Taurus Technologies: https://taurustechinc.com

He has more TV and radio credits than most working journalists — and nine months ago, he walked into a high school classroom and had to learn how to take attendance for the first time.Alex Jones spent seven years at WBRC 6 News in Birmingham across eighteen different roles, acted on Disney XD at 13, and ran a college radio station as general manager before teaching a single class at Thompson High School. This conversation is about what none of that prepared him for — and why he already has the thing that takes most teachers a decade.**In this episode:**- Why Alex volunteered to present at a statewide conference in his first year of teaching (and why that instinct matters)- The "about me" strategy he ran week one — and why it paid off in November- What happened after his students' first show (the answer is not what you'd expect)- The promise he made to a kid who didn't believe he was good enough to lead- What "year two" actually means when year one is survival- The difference between knowing your industry and knowing your kidsIf you teach AV, broadcast, or media production — especially in your first five years — this one is for you.Teaching to the Test Pattern is a StreamSemester.com production. Subscribe for new episodes featuring teachers, stories, and the real work of building broadcast programs in K-12.

He shot highlights for ESPN as a teenager. He built a career across four TV stations in Birmingham. And he learned to do all of it because the guy who was supposed to show up one night... didn't.Mark Hendren is three years into the classroom at Helena High School in Alabama, and he's thinking hard about how to give today's students the same thing someone gave him: a reason to say yes before they're ready.In this episode:• Why "failure is not an option" means something completely different to this generation• The camera setup that students walk right past without looking up (and what that actually costs them)• What Mark calls his "gold" in the classroom, and it's not who you'd expect• Availability breeds opportunity, and the real story that proves it• Why it's supposed to be terrible, and how to actually convince a student of that• What year four looks like when you finally have a room you can lockIf you teach AV, broadcast, or any CTE class where students create rather than consume, this one's for you.Teaching to the Test Pattern is a StreamSemester.com production. Subscribe so you don't miss what's next.

He outproduced NASA. Seven cameras to their four at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. And at the end of the year, he sat down and told me he didn't think he grew.This conversation with Billy Dunn from Albertville Innovation Academy is one of the most honest things we've put on this podcast. Billy came from Fox 6 in Birmingham — gold standard broadcast — walked into a classroom, and is now three years in, running five jumbotrons across five sports, building a state-level AV teacher conference from scratch, and wondering if he's doing it right. The answer might surprise you.In this episode:- Why imposter syndrome in year three looks nothing like year one — and why that matters- What happened when Billy got a football jumbotron at 2pm for a 7pm game- How a student went from "how long does this have to be?" to defending a one-second strobe effect as her creative call- The Alabama AV Teachers Boot Camp — born from one honest admission: "I don't know what I'm doing. Let's have a conference."- Why Billy stopped asking when to teach frame rates — and what he's teaching instead- The HERC project and how covering a NASA moon buggy competition gave his students a real beat to workIf you're a few years into AV teaching and you're winning things while still feeling like you're losing, this one's for you.Teaching to the Test Pattern is a StreamSemester.com production. Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode, and head to StreamSemester.com for more resources built for AV and broadcast educators.

In this special live episode from the HETMA Roadshow in Mechelen, Belgium, Joe Way wraps up HETMA's first European Roadshow with conversations from the show floor at Thomas More University of Applied Sciences. The episode captures the energy, lessons, and excitement of a milestone event that brought higher education AV professionals, university leaders, and manufacturer partners together to build community, share challenges, and explore the future of learning spaces in Europe.Joe opens the episode by reflecting on the success of the two-day Roadshow and the clear desire across the European higher ed AV community for more opportunities like this. While HETMA has built a proven Roadshow model in North America, this event showed that the same need for connection, collaboration, and shared problem-solving exists across Europe, even as the format must be adapted to fit regional culture, expectations, and community dynamics.The first conversation features Darta from Catchbox, who shares how Catchbox has grown beyond its iconic throwable microphone into a broader microphone and audio system for education spaces. She discusses the value of simple, teacher-friendly technology, including the Catchbox Cube, Clip microphone, handheld microphone, receiver, and built-in DSP capabilities. The conversation highlights how reducing complexity for instructors also reduces support tickets for AV teams.Joe then sits down with Tom from Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, one of the key leaders behind hosting the Roadshow. Tom reflects on the intentional design of the university's newest building, explaining that technology should enhance learning rather than force teachers to adapt to technology. The discussion centers on purposeful design, student comfort, long-term thinking, and the impressive retractable LED wall that became one of the standout features of the campus tour.Next, Kenny from Thomas More joins the conversation to talk about the behind-the-scenes work required to make the event successful. He shares how the university's AV team supports multiple campuses while maintaining a shared vision and strong internal trust. Kenny emphasizes that events like the Roadshow create the rare opportunity for peers to step away from their daily work, compare challenges, and learn directly from one another.Joe also speaks with Mia, Director of Infrastructure and Facilities at Thomas More, following her keynote on the university's approach to educational infrastructure. She explains the guiding principles behind their learning spaces, including community, ease of learning, desire to learn, sustainability, and innovation. Her perspective reinforces one of the strongest themes of the episode: the best learning spaces begin with the student and teacher experience, not the technology.The episode continues with conversations from several manufacturer partners, including Sennheiser, Crestron, Biamp, and Extron. Across these conversations, recurring themes emerge around ease of use, stability, security, inclusiveness, audio quality, hybrid learning, room consistency, USB-C integration, standardization, and the importance of long-term manufacturer support. Each partner reflects on the value of being able to meet directly with higher education professionals in a community-centered environment rather than a traditional sales-first setting.A major theme throughout the episode is that higher education institutions across regions face many of the same challenges. Whether in North America or Europe, AV teams are working to create frictionless rooms, support hybrid and active learning, stretch technology investments over longer lifecycles, reduce support complexity, and make spaces more inclusive and sustainable. The Roadshow format gives these professionals a place to compare notes, share ideas, and build relationships that continue after the event ends.The episode closes with Joe reflecting on the overall success of the first European HETMA Roadshow. The conversations, campus tour, vendor showcase, keynote sessions, and networking moments all point toward a clear conclusion: the spark has been lit. The European higher ed AV community is ready for more connection, more collaboration, and more opportunities to come together through HETMA.Guests FeaturedDarta, CatchboxDiscusses Catchbox's expanding microphone ecosystem, including the Cube, Clip microphone, handheld microphone, receiver, and built-in DSP.Tom, Thomas More University of Applied SciencesReflects on hosting the first European HETMA Roadshow and the intentional design of Thomas More's newest learning spaces.Kenny, Thomas More University of Applied SciencesShares the behind-the-scenes perspective on organizing the event and the value of bringing peers together.Mia, Thomas More University of Applied SciencesExplains the educational infrastructure strategy behind Thomas More's learning spaces, with a focus on student and teacher experience.Stefan, SennheiserHighlights the importance of education as a vertical, along with ease of use, stability, inclusiveness, acoustics, and listening fatigue.William, CrestronDiscusses the importance of networking, understanding customer needs, and supporting the future of educational environments.Peter, BiampTalks about frictionless rooms, consistent user experiences, post-pandemic AV maturity, and long-term technology quality.Leon Klinger, ExtronShares insights on USB-C standardization, BYOD and BYOM applications, signal switching, and the importance of early manufacturer engagement.Key TakeawaysThe first European HETMA Roadshow demonstrated a strong need for regional higher ed AV community-building.Technology should support teaching and learning in a seamless way, not become the center of the experience.Simple, reliable, teacher-friendly systems reduce support burden and improve classroom outcomes.European institutions are facing familiar challenges around hybrid learning, room standardization, USB-C, sustainability, and long-term support.The most successful learning spaces begin with students, teachers, pedagogy, and intentional design.Manufacturer partnerships are strongest when they are built on trust, support, training, and long-term relationships.The HETMA Roadshow model has strong potential to grow across Europe when adapted through local leadership and cultural understanding.Episode ThemesHigher ed AV community-buildingEuropean learning space designHETMA Roadshow expansionStudent-centered infrastructureTeacher-friendly technologyUSB-C and classroom standardizationHybrid learning and BYOD/BYOM spacesAudio quality and listening fatigueSustainability and long-term planningManufacturer and university partnerships