Podcast appearances and mentions of John Keefe

Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker consider the transport news and policy highlights of their first year of podcasting [1:10].  Christian celebrates 30 years of Eurotunnel operations with John Keefe, Chief Corporate and Public Affairs Officer at Getlink Group, asking what the future holds for the conveyance of road vehicles, growth in passenger train usage and expansion of rail freight traffic [5:33].  This is followed by a frank discussion with Sir John Armitt CBE, Chair of the UK National Infrastructure Commission, who reveals his organisation was not consulted about the abandonment of HS2 north of Birmingham in October, that he considers the sale of the acquired land unwise and that Great Britain now needs a new Integrated Rail Plan [24:39].  Finally, Christian praises the work and longevity of London's Railway Modelling Club Library [42:57]. 

John Keefe and Laurel Nicholson join me on System Sunday to talk about their module Severed Fate now available in print on Amazon. Severed Fate on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Severed-Fate-Compatible-adventure-characters/dp/B0C7TCG9YS/ref=sr_1_1 Here are some reviews of their previous products: Deadly Power https://princeofnothingblogs.wordpress.com/2018/05/29/review-deadly-power-add-3pp-the-sun-and-the-moon-and-even-mars/ Undead http://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2016/12/advanced-dungeons-dragons-1st-edition.html Here is a longer interview with Laurel and John on the Grogtalk Youtube show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sd4ug049U&t=7603s Smoldering Dung Games https://www.smolderingdunggames.com/ Smoldering Dung Itch.io for Flipping & Turning PDFs https://smolderingdung.itch.io/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠ The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠ PLAY web forum ⁠http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/index.php⁠ Home page for this show ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/⁠ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast ⁠https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/⁠ Come to: GrogCon in Orlando, FL on 29 Sep to 1 Oct, 2023 ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/grogcon4/⁠ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/⁠⁠ Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at ⁠https://rayotus.carrd.co/⁠ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit ⁠https://anchor.fm/spikepit⁠ provided the "Have no fear" sound clip. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/message

This week we have a special guest, John Keefe of Boys Like Girls (end of regular show). We draft all time jingles, talk playoff football and get into a heated debate over Batman not being superhero.

John Keefe is one of the founders of Draw and Code, a content studio building immersive entertainment for the world's biggest brands. Tom speaks to John about the evolution of immersive media across augmented and virtual reality, the state of the art in hardware, and how big the coming revolution will be.

In this episode of our PILOT ERROR series we look at the unaired TV pilot for Not Another High School Show (2007) .A parody of popular teen TV dramas such as "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Dawson's Creek," and "Laguna Beach." John Keefe, Jocelin Donahue, Rachel Specter, Jeffrey Christopher Todd , Anna Osceola , Brendan Miller , Alison Brie , Michelle Pierce , Andy Dick , Jennifer Lawrence and others star. Listen, rate and share. If you would like to watch the pilot before listening to the podcast email us at mike@cullenpark.com for a link.  Find us at all2reeltoo.com Check out some cool music by host Matthew Haase at https://youtu.be/5E6TYm_4wIE Check out cool merchandise related to our show at http://tee.pub/lic/CullenPark Become a Patron of the show here.... https://www.patreon.com/CullenPark Listen to Mike on The Nerdball Podcast.... https://pod.fo/e/ba2aa Check out some cool music from Jason Quick at www.jasonquickmusic.com If you can during these troubling times make a donation to one of the following charities to help out. https://www.directrelief.org/ https://www.naacpldf.org/ https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My friend John Keefe joins me for the final episode of Season 1 to talk good habits, Invisalign, landscaping, and navigating the industry! John is the drummer for rock band Boys Like Girls and songwriter for TV/Film. Most recently his music "Hustle Hustle" was placed in NordicTrack's 2021 ad campaigns!

In Theoretically Theatrical we analyse forms of performance and how they began. Today we examine Interactive theatre.Resourses used - “Physical theatres” by Simon Murray and John Keefe- "Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse." by Stuart HallSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/beech_hedge_witch)

John Keefe is a professional musician/recording artist based out of Nashville, TN. He is the drummer for Boys like Girls, and also works for Sony where writes music for commercials, soundtracks, etc. In this episode, John talks about his journey in the music industry and also gives you some candid and valuable insight on how to be successful as a musician. A quick note - there is some adult language in this podcast so please be aware of this prior to listening. Connect with John: John Keefe on Instagram Boys Like Girls on Facebook Boys Like Girls Website Connect with Mike: Mike Perry on Instagram Mike Perry on Facebook Skill of Strength: Skill of Strength Online Training Contact Skill of Strength Skill of Strength Instagram Skill of Strength Facebook Skill of Strength YouTube Oh, and please make sure to share the episodes that motivate you and move you in the right direction.

TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by John Keefe. John has written comedy for several years for sites such as The-Editing-Room.com, Cracked, and Chicago Literati. He also writes radio serials for Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment. He describes himself as “Excruciatingly imaginative”. This is “An Iteration”. This is The Dancer’s God The congregation’s eyes were upon the … Continue reading Gateways: “The Dancer’s God” by John Keefe read by John Keefe and Jasmin Tomlins →

TRANSCRIPT: Rachel A. Schrock Bio: Rachel is a Chicago-based writer, actress, comedian, and musician. You can check her out on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, all @Razmatini. This is “Move” Content Note, please be aware that this story is of a frank, sexual nature and may not be suitable for all audiences. “Monica let me get … Continue reading Gateways: “Move” by Rachel A. Schrock read by Kate Akerboom and John Keefe →

Written by John KeefeDirected by Sammy Jo ZaleMusic by Sebby Woldt & MaryFran StefanichFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE Vocal Talents of David Kelch, Jennifer Walden, John Keefe, Johnathan Koller, Margaret Morton, Sarah McMillan, and Tony Pellegrino

This story is written by John Weagly. John is a writer with a bunch of plays produced on four continents and a bunch of short stories published. Once upon a time, Locus Magazine compared his short fiction to the works of Ray Bradbury and Nina Kiriki Hoffman and called him “a new writer worth reading … Continue reading Gateways: “Sasquatch of the Stratosphere” by John Weagley. Read by John Keefe. →

TRANSCRIPT: This story is written by John Keefe. John has written comedy for several years for sites such as The-Editing-Room.com, Cracked, and Chicago Literati. He also writes radio serials for Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment. He describes himself as “Excruciatingly imaginative”. This is “An Iteration”. Connor died briefly when his oxygen recycler failed. For thirty-five seconds, … Continue reading Gateways: “An Iteration” by John Keefe →

Directed by Shane HillWritten by Rob McLemoreAccompanied by Hunter BrownFoley by Ele MatelanSound Design & Production by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of - Jennifer Mohr, David W.M. Kelch, Andrew Huttel, Rachel Granda-Gluski, John Keefe, and Nicole Keating-Kelch, and introducing special guests Ian Scarlato and Laura Jay!

Directed by Sammy Jo ZaleWritten by Andrew HuttelMusic accompaniment by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Shane Hill, David Kelch, Jennifer Walden, Courtney Lynn, John Keefe, Warwick Johnson, Martin Downs, and Nicole Keating-Kelch

Directed by Courtney LynnWritten by Andrew HuttelMusic accompaniment by Alex MaddaFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of David Kelch, Johnathan Koller, John Keefe, Laura Bouxsein, Nicole Keating-Kelch, Rachel Granda-Gluski, and Shane Hill

Directed by Shane HillWritten by Andrew HuttelMusic accompaniment by Alex MaddaFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Johnathan Koller, John Keefe, Kate Booth, Laura Bouxsein, Margaret Morton, MaryFran Stefanich, Jennifer Mohr, and Nicole Keating-Kelch, with our special guest performer Kate Vargulich!

Cubic Zirconia for Her - She's the most important person in your life.But you also have a budget.So this year, try Cubic Zirconia... for her.Directed by Courtney LynnWritten by Rob McLemoreMusic accompaniment by Alex MaddaFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of John Keefe and David Kelch

Directed by Sammy Jo ZaleWritten by Tony Pellegrino & Andrew HuttelMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Rachel Granda-Gluski, Andrew Huttel, Jennifer Walden, Kate Booth, John Keefe, Shane Hill, and Jennifer Mohr

Written and directed by Andrew HuttelMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of John Keefe, Courtney Lynn, and Sammy Jo Zale

Written and directed by Andrew HuttelMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Jennifer Walden, Courtney Lynn, Sammy Jo Zale, John Keefe, Margaret Helen, and Sarah Frances McMillan

Directed by Andrew HuttelWritten by John KeefeMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Production & Design by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of John Keefe, Courtney Lynn, Margaret Morton, and Sarah Frances McMillan

Directed by Sammy Jo ZaleWritten by Rob MclemoreMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of John Keefe, Kate Booth, and Shane Hill

Written by Andrew Francis Xavier Huttel and Rob McLemoreDirected by Nicole Keating-KelchMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Johnathan Koller"To Be a Proper Lady" lyrics by Tony Pellegrino, arrangement by Gail GallagherMusical direction by Sammy Jo ZaleWith the LIVE vocal talents of Andrew Huttel, Jennifer Walden, Kate Booth, Laura Bouxsein, Jennifer Mohr, Courtney Lynn, David Kelch, John Keefe, and special guest star Jennifer Higgins

How human should a chatbot be? In this episode of thinkPod, we are joined by chatbot experts Clara de Soto and John Keefe. Clara is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Reply.ai, and John is the technical director for bots and machine learning at Quartz. We talk to Clara and John about the types of personalities chatbots should have, bot transparency, why liberal arts majors may now have jobs as conversational designers, and delicate balance brands face when crafting a chatbot. We also hear about creating a Westworld chatbot for superfans, the danger of having a chatbot make suggestions for pregnant women, and whether our pumpkin spice latte should chat with us. Connect with the guests: John Keefe @jkeefe Clara de Soto @Claradactyl Some of the questions we deal with include: Does it make sense to have chatbots and AI have names and their own personalities? Do companies think through their brand identity when creating a bot? When is it appropriate to use a bot versus when do people want to have that actual human conversation? How will the rise of chatbots impact the job outlook for customer service agents? How important is explainability? Key quotes from the podcast include: “You know, it’s almost like liberal arts majors everywhere can rejoice in having a career path as conversation designers.” – Clara de Soto “Actually more challenging turns out to be, ‘how does this bot fit into the cannon of the storyline that exists already?’ And that actually turns out to be quite a challenge because suddenly the bot is speaking for the brand or the show and hardcore fans are going to be like, okay, what does this reveal about the existing characters? How does this fit in? And so that’s stuff that we have to work through.” – John Keefe “In that case it had an average conversation length of three minutes [for the Kia Niro bot]. I will never forget this one dude in Texas talked to it for 42 minutes. A car.” – Clara de Soto “It’s not just spitting out results onto the web page, right? It’s humans looking at it, reporters looking at it, questioning it, and then figuring it out. Being able to explain it is part of being able to be transparent and be truthful.” – John Keefe, discussing the explainability needed for bots “I like to think that bots give those people [customer service agents] super powers. Because the bot will never be able to fully take over what a human being is capable of answering, especially when you get into more complexity. So it’s more just like making them more efficient and better.” – Clara de Soto Full transcript: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/watson/2019/04/thinkleaders-podcast-how-human-should-a-chatbot-be/

Written by Andrew HuttelDirected by Nicole Keating-KelchMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Johnathan KollerWith the LIVE vocal talents of David Kelch, Laura Bouxsein, and John Keefe

Written by Andrew HuttelDirected by Nicole Keating-KelchMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by John Keefe and Jennifer MohrWith the LIVE vocal talents of Warwick Johnson, Shane Hill, Sarah Frances McMillan, Margaret Morton, Laura Bouxsein, Kate Booth, Johnathan Koller, Jennifer Walden, and Andrew Francis Xavier Huttel

Written by Andrew HuttelDirected by Sammy Jo ZaleMusic by Alex MaddaFoley by Ele Matelan and Andrew HuttelFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Courtney Lynn, Jennifer Walden, John Keefe, Johnathan Koller, Rachel Granda-Gluski, Sarah France McMillan, and Shane Hill

Written by Andrew HuttelDirected by Sammy Jo ZaleMusic by Alex MaddaFoley by Ele Matelan and Andrew HuttelFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Courtney Lynn, Jennifer Walden, John Keefe, Johnathan Koller, Rachel Granda-Gluski, Sarah Frances McMillan, and Shane Hill

Written and directed by Andrew HuttelMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanSound Engineering by Jesse SchroederFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of Courtney Lynn, David Kelch, John Keefe, Laura Bouxsein, Martin Downs, Rachel Granda-Gluski, Shane Hill, and Tony Pellegrino

Written & Directed by Andrew HuttelAssistant Director - Sarah McMillanFoley by Ele MatlaneMusic by Gail GallagherSound Designer - Jesse SchroederFeaturing the Vocal Talents of John Keefe, Tony “Steve” Pellegrino, Johnathan Koller, Courtney Lynn & Sammy Jo Zale.

Written and directed by Andrew Huttel, with assistant director Sarah Frances McMillanMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanWith the LIVE vocal talents of Andrew Huttel, Courtney Lynn, Jennifer Walden, John Keefe, Johnathan Koller, Sammy Jo Zale, and Tony Pellegrino

Directed by Shane HillAssistant Directed by Andrew HuttelMusic by Gail Gallagher & Sammy Jo ZaleFoley by Ele Matelan & Linsey FallsStage Manager - Jane HillLights - Adriana Castaños Sound Engineer - Jesse SchroederCover art by Alex GoodmanFeaturing the Vocal Talents of Tony Pellegrino, Alex Goodman, Kate Booth, Martin Downs, Jennifer Mohr, Margaret Morton, Jennifer Walden, Nicole Keating, David Kelch, John Keefe & Johnathan Koller.

Manoush and Jen kick off the season with surprising new research from the Knight Foundation into how false information spreads on Twitter and its effect on society. They also have news about Civil, the blockchain startup for journalism, which is struggling to sell $8m worth of its cryptocurrency. With only days left in the token sale, techie journalist (and former WNYC colleague) John Keefe joins the duo to share his experience buying CVL tokens and where he thinks the startup went wrong. **GO DEEPER: **The Knight Foundation’s report Disinformation, ‘Fake News,’ and Influence Campaigns on Twitter. Here are the Civil token sale stats. Forbes announced it will publish on Civil. Coincidentally (no, really) Jen and Manoush were profiled in Forbes. John Keefe went through 44 steps to buy CVL tokens. The links between trust, media, and democracy. CanThe Trust Project standardize a seal of ethical journalism? Who You’ll Hear: Manoush Zomorodi (@manoushz) Jen Poyant (@jpoyant) Matt Hindman (@Matt Hindman) Sam Gill (@thesamgill) Vladimir Barash (@vlad43210) John Keefe @jkeefe ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. **If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

Manoush and Jen kick off the season with surprising new research from the Knight Foundation into how false information spreads on Twitter and its effect on society. They also have news about Civil, the blockchain startup for journalism, which is struggling to sell $8m worth of its cryptocurrency. With only days left in the token sale, techie journalist (and former WNYC colleague) John Keefe joins the duo to share his experience buying CVL tokens and where he thinks the startup went wrong. **GO DEEPER: **The Knight Foundation’s report Disinformation, ‘Fake News,’ and Influence Campaigns on Twitter. Here are the Civil token sale stats. Forbes announced it will publish on Civil. Coincidentally (no, really) Jen and Manoush were profiled in Forbes. John Keefe went through 44 steps to buy CVL tokens. The links between trust, media, and democracy. CanThe Trust Project standardize a seal of ethical journalism? Who You’ll Hear: Manoush Zomorodi (@manoushz) Jen Poyant (@jpoyant) Matt Hindman (@Matt Hindman) Sam Gill (@thesamgill) Vladimir Barash (@vlad43210) John Keefe @jkeefe ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. **If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

Directed by Nicole KeatingWritten by Rob McLemoreFoley by Ele MatelanMusic by Gail GallagherFeaturing the vocal talents of Shane Hill, Courtney Lynn & John Keefe

Directed by Shane HillWritten by Andrew Huttel and Shane HillMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Ele MatelanFeaturing the LIVE vocal talents of John Keefe, Laura Bouxsein, and Warwick Johnson

Directed by Nicole KeatingWritten by Andrew HuttelFoley by Ele MatelanMusic by Gail GallagherFeaturing the vocal talents of Andy Huttel, Courtney Lynn, Jennifer Walden, John Keefe, John Koller, Martin Downs, Mary Kate Arnold, Rachel Granda-Gluski & Shane Hill

How Human Should Our AI Assistants Be?! Tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar and comedian Joe Leonardo invite special guests Bridget Carey (CNET), Natt Garun (The Verge), and John Keefe (Quartz), to tackle this thorny topic! Why are all most of our voice assistants female?! Is it turning us into bossy jerks?! Does it matter that we are blurring the line between human and bot?! Recorded LIVE at Caveat (NYC) on July 11, 2018. BRIDGET CAREY Bridget Carey is writer and host of CNET Update, a daily tech news show. She's now in New York, but she started in Miami, covering tech trends, reviewing gadgets and authoring the nation's first social media etiquette column. Why journalism? She was born 150 years too early to join Starfleet. https://twitter.com/BridgetCarey NATT GARUN Senior Editor at The Verge A multifaceted Web journalist roaming about the media industry, Natt is lover of digital culture, creative media, technology, and general interest reporting. She writes the stuff you'll want to click on, either purposely or subconsciously. https://twitter.com/nattgarun JOHN KEEFE John is a developer in the Quartz Bot Studio and the product manager for Quartz’s apps.He’s working to figure out how conversational software fits into journalism. Keefe came to Quartz from public radio station WNYC, where he was the Senior Editor for Data News. https://twitter.com/jkeefe FUNNY AS TECH A tech ethicist (David Ryan Polgar) and UCB comedian (Joe Leonardo) tackle the thorniest issues in tech with the help of experts. Diving headfirst into the complicated feelings around our tech use, Funny as Tech aims to be an informative, entertaining, and accessible discussion around emerging tech and ethics. Our relationship with tech is messy...let's discuss! Funny as Tech is weekly podcast and bi-monthly live show in NYC. Previous guests have included Manoush Zomorodi, Douglas Rushkoff, Chuck Nice, Tracy Chou, Nir Eyal, Baratunde Thurston, Joe Lubin, and Laurie Segall. Funny as Tech also performs on the road with conferences and special events. Have a question? Info@FunnyAsTech.com FUNNY AS TECH FunnyAsTech.com Twitter: twitter.com/FunnyAsTech Instagram: www.instagram.com/FunnyAsTech/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/FunnyAsTech/ Soundcloud: @user-328735920 iTunes: apple.co/2mAxIAV Google Play: bit.ly/2C7afyg Sign up for our monthly mailing list to take part in this evolving discussion around thorny tech issues!: eepurl.com/dgokyz YOUR HOSTS: David Ryan Polgar & Joe Leonardo: twitter.com/TechEthicist twitter.com/ImJoeLeonardo www.instagram.com/techethicist/ www.instagram.com/imjoeleonardo/ NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY

From the studio that brought you Colossal Disaster 1, comes the sequel you've all been waiting for! It's Colossal Disaster II Written by Rob McLemoreDirected by Courtney LynnMusic by Gail GallagherFoley by Emily MarloweFeaturing the Vocal Talents of John Keefe, Warwick Johnson & Josh Ballard

Kyle Holleran (The Agnes), on Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader, by John Keefe and Simon Murray Episode host: Ashley Cowie A project of MUSC156 (Introduction to Digital Audio Recording, Editing and Mixing), in collaboration with CFRC Radio and Queen’s Library. Podcast production overseen by MUSC156 instructor Matt Rogalsky.

John Keefe, a developer in the Quartz Bot Studio and the product manager for Quartzs apps, joins producer Michael O'Connell once again, this time to discuss the use of bots in journalism, from setting reminders to breaking stories.

WNYC's Senior Editor for Data News talks collecting data in journalism.

Let's start with a quick recap: More than 25,000 people signed up for Infomagical, our project designed to make information overload disappear. Using either email or text messages, we issued five challenges to participants over five days – single-tasking, tidying our phones, avoiding meaningless memes, delving deeper into conversations, and setting a larger "rule" or "mantra" for information consumption. Texters got reminders through the day and check-ins at night. (Note To Self) Emailers took a follow-up survey each morning.  This week, we're taking a look at how well this experiment actually worked. Here is a quick look at some of the crazy – yes, let's go ahead and call them crazy – stats: We sent 300,000 messages via text. We received over 1,100 voice messages. Taken all together, that's over 15 hours of recorded audio. We saw at least 300 Kondo'd phones. We heard from people in all 50 American states and at least 10 different countries. On this week's show, we've invited Professors Gloria Mark of the University of California-Irvine (you might remember her from the first day of challenges and the infamous 23 minutes + 15 seconds to refocus rule) and Calvin Newport (author of "Deep Work")  to help us put your Infomagical responses into a larger context of academic and industry studies. We've also asked WNYC's Data News wizards to help us explain the key takeaways about what happened over the course of the week in the podcast and below: The first thing we asked people to do when they signed up was pick an “information goal” – one of 5 – to keep them on track all week. The number one goal (31 percent of participants) was: "be more in tune with yourself." "Be more up to date on news and current events" came in a solid last. (Alan Palazzolo/WNYC) Every day, we asked participants to rate how well they stuck to their goal on a scale of one to five, with five as "awesome." Over the course of the week, people's responses indicated that they were in fact sticking more closely to their chosen goal. For the participants who did the project by text message, we'd then follow up with "and how overwhelmed do you feel now?" According to senior editor John Keefe, scores went up steadily among the people who responded. "Early on in the week, about 40 percent of the people said that they felt less overloaded, less overwhelmed with information [at the end of the evening]. Which is pretty good, but it's still less than half. By the time we got to Day 5 on Friday, 71 percent of the folks who responded said that they felt less overloaded. So we went from 40 percent on Monday to 71 percent on Friday." Of the five goals, those who chose "be more in tune with self" felt the most significant effects from the project. (Alan Palazzolo/WNYC) There are definitely caveats here – it's hard to keep a 25,000-volunteer sample group consistent, and we can only work with the data from people who responded. That said, our response rate stayed relatively high (around 50 percent) through all five challenges. To that end, we also paid special attention to the reams of qualitative data participants sent our way. We've got a huge range of voices in the podcast this week. Some honestly made us choke up a little. (Note To Self) We also asked people to choose an emoji most representative of their 7-minute conversation. Talk about data: We're really hoping the "heart eyes" emoji mean someone fell in love. We will totally come if you invite us to an Infomagical-inspired wedding. (Alan Palazzolo/WNYC) A few more emoji response favorites: [1:04 🍃 this may turn over a new leaf 🏊 it went swimmingly 🔩  I screwed up and forgot to converse by mouth If you want to try the project by text or email, sign up for the series starting next Monday at wnyc.org/infomagical. In the meantime... you can always turn off all of your devices, stop, and just take a few minutes listen to the original musical scoring from our colleague Hannis Brown. Subscribe to Note to Self on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed.

Games have power, so this week, we play a few that can motivate kids to learn more, whether they realize it or not. And we see how a test case of a new technology for football might help keep young heads safer (and smarter) from injury. We're familiar with GPS navigation and how smartphones use it to provide information about what's around us, but Rabbi Owen Gottlieb of the Converjent Jewish gaming organization has deployed the technology in his Jewish Time Jump for fun, education and maybe a little connection (or reconnection for some) to Jewish history. “My interest is capturing the imagination of young learners," he says.  Are you ready for the scavenger hunt? Then there's Minecraft. Don't know what it is?  Well, South Park has an episode just for adults.  For WNYC's John Keefe, he had to take drastic measures to reclaim his computer from his daughters' Minecraft mania. With help from his girls, ages 8 and 10, they built their very own computer, just so they could play Minecraft. Finally, to the football field where concerns continue over concussions and possible brain damage. Reporter Tracey Samuelson visited a youth football team using new technology under their helmets that monitors hits and maybe, in the process, lets parents make a more informed decision about what is an acceptable risk in the name of the game. But it's never just a simple choice. 

This week DM Vince and DM Will sit down and talk with the authors of Role Aids Undead and Mayfair freelance writers, Laurel Nicholson and John Keefe. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Interview with Laurel Nicholson andRead More

Welcome to MS Challenge Talk, a weekly audio recording that introduces you to the people and stories behind MS Challenge Walk. This week, host Ken Gagne speaks with John Keefe, known to many as "The General". With his military garb and drill sergeant-like demeanor, The General (or sometimes "Sarge") has been rallying the troops of MS Challenge Walk for more than a decade. In this interview, John commends walkers for not resting on the sidelines and instead doing something to find a cure for his bride's MS, and reflects on the heroes who have inspired him along the trail and the unique challenges that caretakers experience.

Welcome to MS Challenge Talk, a weekly audio recording that introduces you to the people and stories behind MS Challenge Walk. This week, host Ken Gagne speaks with John Keefe, known to many as "The General". With his military garb and drill sergeant-like demeanor, The General (or sometimes "Sarge") has been rallying the troops of MS Challenge Walk for more than a decade. In this interview, John commends walkers for not resting on the sidelines and instead doing something to find a cure for his bride's MS, and reflects on the heroes who have inspired him along the trail and the unique challenges that caretakers experience.