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Introducing Ungeniused, my new podcast about weird Wikipedia articles⇢

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The first podcast Myke and I ever did together was called Ungeniused. On it, we broke down random Wikipedia articles each week.

That was way back in 2011. The show didn’t make the transition when we joined 5by5; we were both too busy for it. Today, I’m really excited to announce that it is back for another season on Relay FM.

Ungeniused, from Relay FMEpisode 1 is about Action Park, an amusement park with a shocking history, including six fatalities in the 1980s. At the end of the show, we were joined by John Siracusa who grew up visiting Action Park and somehow survived it.

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A little time off

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My family and I are getting some much-needed time away starting tomorrow. For about a week, we’ll be in a different part of the country, and I’ll be offline and not working for the first time in three years. It feels weird and vaguely irresponsible to take time off as a self-employed person, but it’ll be good for all of us.

See you on the other side, Internet.

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RelayCon: WWDC 2016 tickets now for sale⇢

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I’m really excited to announce that we’ll be doing a live Connected (along with Jason Snell and Serenity Caldwell) at WWDC this year:

On June 13 at 6 PM we will be hosting an event at 111 Minna Street in San Francisco. Come grab a drink at the bar and hang out before a live panel starts covering that morning’s news. Hosts from Connected will be joined by Serenity Caldwell and Jason Snell.

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Telling the story of those who are voiceless⇢

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I’ve written about my brother’s non-profit before. Operation Broken Silence is hard at work to end the genocide happening in Sudan. I believe in their work, and was honored to narrate their last documentary. I’m helping them raise money to shoot their next film. These films allow Operation Broken Silence to tell the story of the people caught in this terrible situation. OBS provides food, medicine and education to the refugees who have fled the conflict.

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Six months of indie life

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I’ve been independent for just about six months now, 1 and I thought it would be a good time to reflect on how things are going.

The Work

As most nerds, I can’t really just work on one thing, so I divide my working time into three big categories.

Relay FM

Relay FM is the majority of my income and is what I spend the most time on. Being able to dedicate much more of my time and effort to the network has been huge. For example, our membership program had been on the to-do list for months before I had time to get it built out. It’s been a big success, and it’s really great to see our hosts be able to make more from their shows. Putting together the newsletter for our members is a real joy each month.

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RSS Sponsorships for sale

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The best way to advertise on 512 Pixels is via RSS sponsorship. Exclusive for one week, sponsored posts come with a whole pile of benefits:

  • A sponsored link post on 512 Pixels that is seen by 12,500 RSS subscribers and 2,500 Twitter followers. These posts are published on Monday.
  • A thank-you tweet later in the week from my personal account, which has over 9,000 followers, as well as the site’s Twitter account.
  • A text link in the sidebar for the entirety of the week of your sponsorship.

Spots are $120 per week; availability is outlined below.

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Introducing Relay FM membership⇢

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Today’s a big day at Relay FM.

Since leaving my job this fall, one of the big projects I’ve been working on is our new membership plan.

Relay FM is home to a wide selection of shows, and now you can choose to support the hosts you love directly monthly or annually. We’ve always felt Relay was part of a bigger community, and I think this is a nice extension of that idea.

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