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Mahalo Daily suggestions?
Lately on Mahalo Daily, we’ve really been leaning towards the geeky side of things (which, of course, brings me great joy). Episodes like the Stan Lee interview, the 3D printer and scanner, and the space junkyard tour have been some of my favorite episodes yet, and a couple coming out soon are even geekier (particle accelerators and massive all-terrain RV’s, for example).
I’d love to know what kinds of things you’d be interested in seeing in the future. Since we’re mainly based out of the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles, anything within relatively easy driving distance would be best, or alternately something that’s on the web that you’d like to see covered. You’re the ones watching the show, so I want to showcase things that you’ll enjoy!
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#5 written by Steve Feldon 4 years ago
yeah, eps where you _do_ things are always very cool–your skydiving and surfing episodes stick out. Pretty much if you do gadgets, you’re competing directly with Cali Lewis, but you have done so many things she’d never touch. . . .
Bungee jumping? Try out for American Gladiators? Interview aficionados of weird extreme sports, like extreme ironing? Or even trying them? Interview weird local bands, like Daikaiju? Man on the street interviews about new Apple hardware? (And here I’m getting more and more back into geekiness. *sigh*)
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#11 written by Wes 4 years ago
I vote for “behind the scene” type of stuff that you may have better access to than the rest of us unwashed masses, whether that would be geeky type of material, like interviews, product/gadget first looks, company or studio tours, how stuff is made, etc. or more hip or conventional type of material.
Also, if it’s fun for you to cover, it will often be fun for us to watch and enjoy!
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How about comparing the audio quality of a an iPod playing hi quality MP3 to an uber hi end turntable?
How about a “snowboarding 101″?
How about changing a spare tyre/tire on a car?
How about painting a door like the pro’s?
How about focussing on “lost arts” such as woodcraft, blacksmithing,
How about cutting a tree down – safely – combined with safe use of a chainsaw
Loads more where that came from…
Parkylondon
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I second Mythbusters, that would be way cool… Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs also lives in the Bay Area.
The Coast Guard is getting a new high tech cutter that will be based in Alameda later this year, and the Coast Guard base in Petaluma is doing the tech training for the new ships – all kinds of radar and ship simulators… I know the Public Affiars guy up there…
All the NASA stuff at Moffet would be pretty cool too… Wind tunnels and flight simulators, oh boy!
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You guys should do a show about up and coming websites. Small sites that are awesome but maybe haven’t been discovered yet. Like my site, http://www.nintendogalaxy.com
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#25 written by Brian 4 years ago
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On a previous MacBreak Weekly (http://www.twit.tv/mbw74) they talked about a private, more in depth tour that one of the panel participants was taken on. That would be a really interesting Mahalo Daily for someone like me out on the East coast.
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#28 written by ChrisJF 4 years ago
Hey V,
Currently, I think you have about the right balance between geeky and non-geeky.
I really did like the sky diving/surfing/funkalicious episodes. But I also liked the rocket parts episode.
Just keep doing what you’re doing and show us stuff we’ve never seen before or can’t easily experience it ourselves.
-Chris
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#32 written by Todd 4 years ago
Invoke the “Man in the Street” ( err…woman in the street ) and just start straight up asking people what their last text message was. I’ve been doing it as part of a social experiment lately, so fun. Once you ensure people you don’t any actual phone numbers, and you don’t want their name or the name of the person who sent the message, you’d be amazed at people’s willingness to read them aloud. Funny and interesting, plus you can tie it into a Mahalo search…I think.
Special prize for finding Twitter messages.
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#33 written by Ricardo 4 years ago
I just like Mahalo Daily as it is, but all the ideas left here above seem to be fine to keep, as mentioned by Chris JF, that geeky/non-geeky balance.
I totally support the idea of Mythbusters meet Mahalo, and the lost arts episode.
Would like to see something about food/cooking/restaurants (since in the bay and LA are great summaries of cultures).
Also it would be nice some “DIY around your house” episodes.
Or visiting some of the not.known start-ups in Silicon Valley, cool companies like IDEO and cool university/college projects, researchs, contests, etc…
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Here’s some ideas:
1. Wine Country
2. Charitable Organizations and what they do, their impact.
3. Interview internet celebs and introduce their podcasts.
4. Spotlight musicians who are online.
5. Go behind the scenes of G4TV, Revision3, etc.
6. Historical sites around your area.
7. National parks, or historical buildings.
8. Local museum exhibits, aquariums, observatories, etc.
9. Behind the scenes of DisneyLand, if they’ll let you.
10. What so cool about California anyway? Culture? People?Bonus answer: Doesn’t Mahalo have this large “How-To” section? Where’s the video on all those topics? D’uh.
Bonus answer #2: Not knowing how timely your shows can be, but doing shows that breakdown the biggest news on the web, one story at a time. Digging to the kernal of the story.
Does that help? I like the geek stuff, especially from you, but don’t get bogged down in it. Diversity is great, and why I keep coming back. You’re the best, later.
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#35 written by djbrocker 4 years ago
Have you checked out Lucky Ju Ju in Alameda, CA?
“Lucky Ju Ju is a place where Magic, Karma, Zeitgeist and Skill are infused into a collection of Vintage Pinball Machines for all to enjoy. If you are interested in Pinball, this is the place.”
I didn’t know this place existed until a few months ago, and I
had a blast when I went there recently.You could ask the Curator about how pinball tech has changed
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1.924 Gilman, the legendary punk/hardcore venue: http://www.924gilman.org/
2. MaximumRocknRoll, the also legendary punk/hardcore zine
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#39 written by Lazlo 4 years ago
V.,
Loving the geeky stuff this past couple of weeks – it’s always great when your fangirl comes out!
Some thoughts:
-Interview Joss Whedon, all about Firefly, Buffy and Angel, maybe the writers strike (he’s just sitting in line anyway)
-Interview bloggers – the smaller stories, random blogs about quilting or Spam. I talked to a ten year old who claims to have a blog about her dolls.
-How to order books and everything else from the Library ONLINE. I love the online Library system (One of my favorite things in all the interweb), most cities/communities have this in place.
-How to get involved teaching ESL
-How to eat pie at your local favorite pie shop.
-How to kick Ryan’s ass at Guitar Hero
-How to get to level 70 on WoW (O.K., so maybe you’ll need to recruit someone who’s already been there)
- Biking. Interview some local commuter bike riders. Do that whole “why biking is good for you and for the environment” thing. Ride around Golden state park and up into Marin county.
-Interview the Woz – get one of his business cards.
-Interview this dude. He’s on youtube – http://ronaldjenkees.com/
-Interview James O’shea about his take on the future of Newspapers and the new media http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/business/media/22papertext.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&sq=LA%20Times%20editor&st=nyt&scp=1Keep up the great work! later gator!
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#40 written by Rick C 4 years ago
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#41 written by merry gremlin 4 years ago
How about a show on kites? I don’t know what about kites specifically, but it seems like theres a lot you could do with that. Maybe theres a kite festival nearby? A really cool kite store? Maybe you could do a how-to on making a kite and getting the most out of flying one. I don’t know, seems really fun and easy. They might even have some tech kites that have come out since I flew my last one years ago. Sorry for the randomness.
I thought mahalo daily was going to feature more productive how-to’s like from cnet? Maybe you could do “how to get involved and get the most out of an online community” or “how to set up a nice pod/vidcasting rig?”
much love, merry gremlin
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#42 written by John B. 4 years ago
Three words: Wil Wheaton Interview.
Maybe also:
- Good organizing tips for home and office
- a show on Getting Things Done (maybe with Merlin or David Allen)
- Any show on cooking (the ones so far have been cool – fried turkey, grilled cheese)
- If you ever come back to the East Coast and do a show, visiting the rich history of diners (in CT, NY, NJ – home of the “real diners”).Eh, probably lame, but they’re ideas!
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#49 written by Peter The Dane 4 years ago
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How about like a race car driving school, or motorcycle school? Hang Gliding? Drifting? Some ideas…