Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine Interview starts at 5:05 and ends at 45:39 Links Kevin Kelly’s back articles at Wired Magazine Kevin Kelly’s Technium blog Weekly newsletter Recomendo Vanishing Asia book in Instagram  Weekly podcast about the four favorite tools of remarkable people Daily Cool Tools website TRY video channel Kevin Kelly on Twitter Kevin Kelly’s YouTube Channel “AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform--Call It Mirrorworld” by Kevin Kelly at Wired - February 12, 2019 The Long Now Foundation “Confessions of a Phone Bank Captain” by Len Edgerly at Medium - November 5, 2020 The Freewrite Traveler: The Ultimate Distraction-Free Writing Tool On the Road with Alexa If you’d like daily updates during Darlene’s and my Tesla drive from Cambridge, Mass., to Sanibel Island in Florida, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what’s up?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 7:30 am Eastern Time. Accompanied by the puppy Sophie, we leave tomorrow morning (Saturday, November 14, 2020.) Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Editor in Chief of Audible Originals Interview starts at 12:17 and ends at 42:35 Links “Bezos sells more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares” by Annie Palmer at CNBC - November 4, 2020 “Amazon unveils its new electric delivery vans built by Rivian” at The Verge - October 8, 2020 “Long Way Up” available on Apple TV+ Freewrite Traveler - $429 Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa - By Len Edgerly “Confessions of a Phone Bank Captain” by Len Edgerly at Medium - November 5, 2020 Audible Originals Serial Podcast “Actor Jesse Eisenberg Pens and Performs New Audible Original” (Audible press release) - April 9, 2020 “The Social Network” (2010) on Netflix “When You Finish Saving the World” on Audible Words + Music titles at Audible “On Power” by Robert A. Caro, an Audible Original Audible Plus and Audible Premium Plus memberships “Stories of a Lifetime” by Dan Rather, an Audible Original “The Future of Global Convergence” (YouTube video) by Kevin Kelly Pete Buttigieg’s conversation with Jonathan Alter on the Deciding Decade podcast Next Week’s Guest: Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Memorial: A Novel Interview starts at 18:36 and ends at 48:00 Links “Jeff Bezos in 1999 on Amazon’s Plans Before the Dotcom Crash” - CNBC video at YouTube February 8, 2019 Audible Plus membership, $7.95 a month Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality headset at Amazon.com - $299 Bryan Washington’s web site Lot: Stories by Bryan Washington My 2015 interview with Chris Meadows, who died of injuries sustained in a bicycle accicent last month, much too young. Upcoming Guests David Blum, editor in chief of Audible Originals Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired Magazine Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Amazon’s Director and General Manager, Alexa Shopping Interview starts at 11:57 and ends at 39:44 Links “Blogger-gamer-techie Chris Meadows mixed brains and kindness: ‘How can I make your day better?” by David Rothman at Teleread - October 20, 2020 Paperlike iPad screen protector $39.99 Kesler Woodward’s web site John Love Linkedin page Chris Meadows obituary Lean Six Sigma (Wikipedia) Dog Man books by Dav Pilkey  Upcoming Guests David Blum, editor in chief of Audible Originals Bryan Washington, author of Memorial: A Novel, available for pre-order with release on October 27, 2020 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of Facebook: The Inside Story Interview starts at 16:43 and ends at 53:31 Links “Amazon’s Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping” by Sebastian Herrera at The Wall Street Journal - October 16, 2020 Kids Against Maturity: Card Game for Kids and Families - $29.99 at Amazon.com reMarkable 2 tablet Be Free Organizing in Boulder, CO Steven Levy’s home page “Does the House Antitrust Report Mean That Tech is Evil?” by Steven Levy at Wired - October 9, 2020 Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan Alter Insanely Great: The Life and Times or Mcintosh, the Computer that changed Everything by Steven Levy Artificial Life: A Report from the Frontier Where Computers Meet Biology (paperback) by Steven Levy The Unicorn’s Secret: Murder in the Age of Aquarius by Steven Levy “Does the House Antitrust Report Mean That Tech is Evil?” by Steven Levy at Wired - October 9, 2020 Click here to subscribe to Wired magazine for only $5 for the first year, including exclusive access to Steven Levy’s Plaintext email newsletter Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Author of Elsewhere Interview starts at 19:22 and ends at 55:16 Links “Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets” by Majority Staff Report of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary (PDF) Steven Levy’s Plaintext newsletter - October 9, 2020 “House’s Antitrust Verdict on Big Tech: The Information’s Tech Briefing” - October 6, 2020 “Fringe notions on antitrust would destroy small businesses and hurt consumers” at Amazon’s Day One Blog - October 6, 2020 “Update on COVID-19 Testing” at Day One Blog - October 1, 2020 Dean Koontz, author of Elsewhere, published by Thomas & Mercer on October 6, 2020 Dean Koontz’s author page at Amazon.com Dean video introducing Elsewhere A Mighty Blaze - Mighty Mystery Celebrity Event with Dean Koontz - October 6, 2020 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.  

Author of Pandemic and other science-based thrillers Interview starts at 14:04 and ends at 47:39 Links “Amazon One lets you pay at stores with the palm of your hand” by Stan Schroeder at Mashable - September 29, 2020 Amazon One home page “The first Amazon Fresh grocery store with smart Dash carts opens in LA” by Maggie Tillman at Pocket-Lint - September 17, 2020 Amazon Halo Health and Wellness Band “Amazon Quietly Expands Large-Scale Covid Testing Program for Warehouses” by Paris Martineau at The Information - September 24, 2020 (probably behind a paywall). “Applying Spaced Repetition and Active Recall to Books to Hack Your Brain” by Daniel Doyon at the Readwise blog - September 15, 2020   A G Riddle’s web site and Official Store at Amazon.com Next Week’s Guest Dean Koontz, author of Elsewhere, available for pre-order with release on October 6, 2020 Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Darlene and Sophie at the table where we discussed Amazon's new products, announced yesterday at virtual press event Other coverage of Amazon's new-products event: Day One blog Business Insider The Washington Post The Wall Street Journal    

Author of  Repairing Jefferson’s America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship Interview starts at 6:37 and ends at 48:46 Links “Amazon is developing the Kindle Paperwhite 5 with Glowlight” by Michael Kozlowski at Good EReader.com - September 17, 2020 Amazon Book Clubs early access “Amazon FreeTime Unlimited rebranded as Kids Plus with more videos, music” by Alison DeNisco at CNET - September 15, 2020 Amazon Kids announced at Day One Amazon blog - September 14, 2020 “Amazon Alexa can now connect to printers, here is how” by Cosmin Vasile at phoneArena.com - September 14, 2020 Clay Jenkinson’s podcast, The Thomas Jefferson Hour, and recent book, Repairing Jefferson’s America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship Eyeglass Nose Pads ($7.99 at Amazon.com) recommended by Dave Slusher of The Evil Genius Chronicles podcast for a better fit with Echo Frames Click here to enable my daily Morning Journal flash briefing at the Alexa Skills store. You will then hear each day’s entry by saying, “Alexa, what’s new?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Author of House Lessons: Renovating a Life and The Scent Keeper Interview starts at 2:10 and ends at 41:18 Links Erica Bauermeister’s web site and virtual book launch for House Lessons Erica’s books at Amazon.com My August 29, 2020 interview with Joe Lemay, Founder and CEO of Rocketbook Livescribe Click Here and request an invitation to the Len's Birthday Bash Facebook group in order watch the Jim Robitaille Trio's performance at my birthday party on August 30. Enjoy! Next Week’s Guest Clay Jenkinson, host of The Thomas Jefferson Hour podcast and author of Repairing Jefferson’s America: A Guide to Civility and Enlightened Citizenship Click here to enable my daily Morning Journal flash briefing at the Alexa Skills store. You will then hear each day’s entry by saying, “Alexa, what’s new?” or “Alexa, what’s my flash briefing?” Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.