It's a hard dynamic to pull off, but Dan's pulled it off.
I have a slew of Back to Work and Hypercritical in my backlog that I intend to get through; those are my favorites. I used to listen to The Talk Show and Marco's show, but both of those started to rub me the wrong way after a while.
I hardly have time to do anything outside of work these days, but it says a lot about 5by5 for me that I'm willing to listen to the old episodes even after they're no longer the latest episodes. Keep aiming high, Dan. Keep it interesting.
Back to Work is essential, Hypercritical is good, and Build & Analyze and The Talk Show are decent if you don't mind a bit of Apple-club party-line (Benjamin/Mann/Siracusa are also Apple-club, but not annoying about it).
"Back to Work" and "Latest in Paleo" most certainly have secured themselves a spot in my gPodder.
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Thank you for this post.
If you want a less expensive & simple alternative, try this:
MAC - Connect: Skype - Record: Ecamm Call Recorder - Mic: rode Podcaster or Blue Yeti - Edit: ScreenFlow (or iMovie) - MP3: use the converter that comes with Ecamm Call Recorder
PC Use the same thing, but try VodBurner for recording and editing.
What I love about Dan's programs is that he can get the people he has on to care about their sound because he has them on consistently. At Mixergy, the entrepreneurs I interview don't seem to have the same appreciation.
Points of failure and all of that... but it was a fun thought.