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Happy 10 years of podcasting to us! With podcast breaks, of course. @JeffJacksonTX & @LauraPasquini catch up and talk about what lies ahead for topics and issues to be discussed during the next season of BreakDrink. P.s. We’ve missed the conversations and hearing from you, dear listener. Sorry it’s been so long!

Here’s what’s new and shaking -- the few things we mention on this episode:

• How the heck did BreakDrink make the “Dean’s List” of Higher Ed IT influencers? https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2019/05/2019-deans-list-edtechs-30-must-read-higher-education-it-influencers 
• Apple Podcast Categories has CHANGED -- in Education there is no longer a sub-categories for Higher Ed, K-12, or Ed Technology https://podnews.net/article/apple-changed-podcast-categories-2019 
• 3-D Printing for Hair Loss Is a Thing https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/using-3d-printing-to-fight-hair-loss/ 
• Buzzsprout Blog (“how to” podcast resources) https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog  
• Pod Save Higher Ed: Resources For Podcasting [Workshop] https://techknowtools.com/2018/10/22/pod-save-highered/ 
• Podcast Monetization IS still a thing => Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019 https://a16z.com/2019/05/23/podcast-ecosystem-investing-2019/ 
• Apple to Fund Original Podcasts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-16/apple-plans-to-bankroll-original-podcasts-to-fend-off-rivals 
• H-E-B https://www.heb.com/
• NPR stations control your ads https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/npr/npr-stations/
• Not sure if we should press our podcast into an LP http://mojitomastering.com/hot-wax-when-does-it-make-sense-for-a-band-to-press-vinyl-records/ 
• Books, stories, NBA, tacos, etc.

Potential topics we may @BreakDrink podcast about include:

• College admissions scandal & meritocracy in the higher education system
• Climate crisis, the environment & sustainable living - our impact, eating, travel, etc.
• The US Election -- it’s unavoidable
• Changes, pivots, and thinking on tje career
• Hobbies: woodworking, collecting/listening to LPs, etc.
• Hiking, walking, running in the great outdoors - Group Hike!
• Team road trip/adventure - how to prepare & travel with others
• Prioritizing life, commitments, and extracurriculars

@BreakDrink Reads (books to read or just read)

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff

This Changes Everything by Naomi KIein

On Fire: The Burning Case for the Green New Deal

Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman

The Revenge of Analog by David Sax

@BreakDrink Listens (podcast shows & episode recommendations)

Gangster Capitalism https://www.gangstercapitalism.com/ 

Climate Cast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/414685982/climate-cast

Change Everything https://theleap.org/change-everything/ 

IRL Episode: The Internet’s Carbon Footprint https://irlpodcast.org/season5/episode3/ 

NPR Life Kit: How To Travel with Others https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744375348/traveling-together-7-tips-to-help-keep-the-peace 

Past BreakDrink Episodes mentioned:

no. 28: The Ethics of EdTech with @hypervisible https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/the-ethics-of-ed-tech-with-hypervisible 

No. 31: Algorithms, Dogs, etc. with @ValerieHeruska https://soundcloud.com/breakdrink/episode-31-algorithms-dogs-elections-with-valerieheruska

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