Deserted

Myke Hurley is a podcaster from London, England. He co-founded the Relay FM podcast network in 2014, and currently hosts more shows that he can keep count of. Myke’s Choices:- Website – World Wrestling Entertainment – wwe.com Podcast – The Adventure Zone – maximumfun.org Twitter Feed – @adinaaa Book – How To Stay Alive by Bear Grylls Gadget – Nintendo Switch

Sarah Southern is a stand up comic who performs on the London circuit. She is currently writing a show to take to the Edinburgh Fringe called Wedding Guest Extraordinaire.  She also hosts a weekly podcast called Wedding Guest Extraordinaire which discusses wedding planning but from the point of view of a guest. Sarah’s Choices:- Website – Seat61.com Podcast – Planet Money Twitter Feed – @awardsdarwin Book – The Complete Works of Paddington Bear Gadget – A ‘Really Fancy’ Digital Watch

Chris runs CBRD, a wide-ranging website all about the British road network that has taken up most of his free time for the last sixteen years, and proven surprisingly popular given its niche appeal. As well as photographing and writing about everything from surviving gas streetlights to the peculiarities of asset numbering on roadside equipment, he trawls archives and libraries to piece together untold stories about the things that have quietly shaped the way we get around. He comes from Leeds originally, but has lived in London for the last 11 years, working in various technical roles to do with radio and steadily losing his accent. A national newspaper once described him as “not at all geeky”. Chris’s Choices:- Website – London Reconnections Podcast – Radiolab Twitter Feed – @tmbotg Book – The Z-Z of Great Britain by Dixe Wills Gadget – Channel source selector module from DK 4/19 audio mixing desk

Jason is an American writer, editor and podcaster whose professional career has been spent covering Apple and related technologies and pop culture. He was editorial director for IDG the publishers of Macworld Magazine until 2014 when he created SixColors.com, a website to continue covering technology and apple products and also runs a podcast network called The Incomparable focused on pop culture discussions and game shows. He talks about life as an independent worker on a podcast called Free Agents and talks technology on the Upgrade Podcast both hosted at relay.fm Jason’s Choices:- Website – New York Times Podcast – The Flop House Twitter Feed – @hotdogsladies Book – Hitchhikers Guide (Omnibus Edition) Gadget – iPod loaded with Music and Movies

Helen is a Voiceover Artist and Producer with nearly twenty years experience in producing audio for broadcast. She has provided voiceovers for commercials, telephone messages for major tech companies and narrated web videos, including the worldwide viral hit, Porn Sex Vs Real Sex: The Differences Explained With Food which has been viewed more than 17 million times on YouTube. She also produces radio trails for the BBC’s flagship TV programming, including Poldark, Line Of Duty, Doctor Foster, The Apprentice and Blue Planet II. Helen’s Choices:- WEBSITE (traded for another Podcast) – LevelUpHuman.com PODCAST – Wooden Overcoats TWITTER FEED – We Rate Dogs BOOK – Dune by Frank Herbert GADGET OR DEVICE –Flute Other links mentioned:- Game of Thrones Theme played on a Flute

David Sparks is a business attorney in Orange County, California, where heʼs been eating other lawyersʼ lunch for years using Apple Technologies. David is also an author of the MacSparky Field Guides, the editor of MacSparky.com, and the co-host of the popular Mac Power Users and Free Agents podcasts. David speaks and writes often about Apple technology. David is a past speaker at Macworld / iWorld and a regular faculty member for the American Bar Association’s TechShow. David also spoke to the Federal Judicial College. David published two books for Wiley Press, “Mac at Work” and “iPad at Work”. David also publishes the MacSparky Field Guides including the best selling iBooks Author book, Paperless, awarded a Best of 2012 award from Apple. David’s Choices:- WEBSITE – StarWars.com PODCAST – Audio Dharma TWITTER FEED – Rebel Force Radio BOOK – Albert Camus – The Myth of Sisyphus GADGET OR DEVICE – Loaded Leatherman

Don has run Screencastsonline since 2005 and was one of the first people to offer a premium podcast service of recordings of his desktop offering people how to’s and tips and tricks based around Mac and iOS applications.   Don’s Choices:- WEBSITE – kk.org/cooltools PODCAST – No Agenda TWITTER FEED – @robdelaney BOOK (traded for another podcast) – The Critical Path GADGET OR DEVICE – Panasonic GH4

Christian Payne enters the Customs Office. According to The Next Web Christian Payne is a ‘Professional Over Sharer’. If you read The Guardian he is a “Blogger prone to random acts of journalism”. Christian aka @Documentally specialises in creative technology and sharing stories with networked devices. He says: “I travel light and work fast. Using mobile devices I document my surroundings capturing stories and interactions in real-time.” When not working in his shed, Christian travels the world talking, teaching and documenting. Christian’s Choices:- Website – audioboom.com Podcast – The Alan Watts Podcast Twitter Feed – @sizemore Book – A Guide For The Perplexed By EF Schumacher Gadget – A Knife from Jack Lore Knifemaker Running Time: 35 minutes.

Kevin Leach is a former BBC News Studio Manager who now runs In:Quality Media which supplies a product iPDTL to radio stations to allow them to get contributions from people outside of the radio studio in good quality. Kevin’s Choices Website – iPDTL.com (not allowed) / Stack Overflow Podcast – Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz Twitter Feed – @radiotoday Book – Teach Yourself HTML in 5 Minutes Gadget – Portable Audio Recorder Running Time: 25 minutes.

The former Customs Officer of Desert Island Geek joins us. Creative, illustrative, writing, leather-working geek who lives, works, and surfs on the blustery Atlantic coast of north Cornwall. Once an enthusiastic, early-adopting podcaster, he now focuses his creative energies towards a series of novels and short stories set in Edwardian London, in addition to a few that will have you leaving the lights on at night, and questioning the near future. He never has enough hours in the day and hopes there’s some decent surf on the island! Neil’s Choices Website – IMDB.com Podcast – Pocket Chinese Twitter Feed – @karenjeynes Book – The Great and Secret Show – Clive Barker Gadget – Gerber Dime Running Time: 31 minutes.

Neville is an accredited business communicator, blogger and podcaster, one of the leading European early adopters and influencers in social media communication. For more than 25 years he has been a passionate advocate for new and emerging technology tools and channels and how people can use them to improve organization effectiveness. Neville blogs at NevilleHobson.com with commentary and opinion on business, communication and technology, and co-presents “For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report”, a twice-weekly business podcast at the intersection of online communication, business and technology, which he began with Shel Holtz in January 2005. NevilleHobson.com For Immediate Release Running Time: 31 minutes. Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with iTunes

Ewan is a kilt-wearing, uber-geek podcaster, and producer and host of the TPN Rock show from The Podcast Network. You can generally find Ewan at almost every important, global, geek gathering, wherever it may be in the world – kilt included! Discover the five items Ewan could not live without as he spends a little time on our deserted island. EwanSpence.com TPN Rock The PSP Show All About Symbian Running Time: 31 minutes.

Natali is a technology journalist and the host and editor of TeXtra, a technology news video show about the latest in technology news that affects the everyday consumer. She also writes for AppScout and PC Magazine as a freelance writer, where she was previously a staff member, and has written for a broad range of publications including Variety Magazine, MarketWatch, and TechCrunch. Natali has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State University, Hayward and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Southern California. She currently resides in San Francisco. NataliDelConte.com TeXtra Running Time: 28 minutes. MP3 direct download here Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with iTunes

Rowley is a 36 year old podcaster who has worked in the IT industry for the past 20 years – and he hates computers! Born in the flatlands of Suffolk, he has lived most of his life as an honourary Welshman on the island of Anglesea. He started podcasting back in December 2004 to vent frustrations, comment on world events, and show the world there is more out there than your own back yard. Rowley’s Podcast: Darkcompass http://www.darkcompass.com Running Time: 31 minutes. Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with Apple Podcasts

Sebastian is a published writer, blogger, film producer and all around media geek. American, originally from Indiana, he has lived in the UK since 2003. His aims are to work in television or film as a producer As a writer he has contributed to three books in the “Criminal Masterminds” book series published in 2007, the first being “Criminal Masterminds” and the second being “Fiendish Killers.” Sebastian is a serious Star Trek enthusiast with a general interest the in health of the Star Trek franchise, and has interviewed many of the key personnel that went into the production of Star Trek. He has also released a series of Star Trek DVD commentaries for download most notably for Star Trek Insurrection. All of his Star Trek related work can be found on his blog at the Star Trek Compendium. Visit Sebastian’s blog: http://www.sebrt.com/ Running Time: 30 minutes. Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with Apple Podcasts

Paul has been married to Janet for 17 years and has 2 kids; Christopher 12 and James 14. He lives in Sidcup, Kent (UK) and is a Londoner by birth – almost a Cockney! Paul sells corporate treasury software to banks and major corporations in the UK and abroad. It’s a job that makes him travel quite a bit so he has a real chance to end up on this desert island! Paul is an active podcaster, with one main podcast and two occasionals. His primary podcast is This Week In London, (www.thisweekinlondon.co.uk) [TWiL] and it’s there you can find links to the others. TWiL is a story book, guide book, rough guide and far side look around London, The Greatest City On Earth! Running Time: 31 minutes. MP3 direct download here Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with Apple Podcasts

Pete Cooper spent much of his youth in front of and inside computers. His fascination with making things go faster than they were supposed to turned out to be expensive and time-consuming. The smell of burning silicon and PCB became too much to deal with and he made the switch from PC to Mac in 2003. Since then, he’s been a smug Mac user and recently became entangled in the murky world of British podcasting, something he holds host Neil Dixon partially responsible for. Just over one year later, he’s been involved with an increasing number of podcasts with both his wife and other people, most of which seemed like good ideas at the time, but then something more shiny came along and took priority. Personal Blog: petercooper.net Podcast: The Emma and Pete Show Podcast: petemusik Running Time: 31 minutes. Subscribe with RSS Subscribe with Apple Podcasts