Topgold Audio Clips

A shout-out to my MAGA friends. Are things better now? Is the world safer? Just checking.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I joined Fran Curry on Tipp Today to share my perspective as a former Pentagon planner. We chatted about how Trump plans incursions. His method differs from the more comprehensive analysis we used when I worked behind the scenes with air lines of communication. There's a short video on my blog that I shot in the Tipp Today Green Room if you click into my blogBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I listened to Rachel Woods (boss girl with a hat) explain how she playbooks prodicotve workflows. I am doing much the same, but not with a system of agents. I will have a massive update about my process to share in late August. I am seated with four indicative playbooks shown in https://flic.kr/p/2sopPLaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I found an Economist from 2007 tucked between the rafters and it reminded me of how my life is more productive when I connect items of interest that keep me focused. I explain what I mean in the clip. And I stumble upon a photo from 2006 that I might make into a follow-on audio blog. Photo of The Economist that sparked this is at https://flic.kr/p/2siDTYe and I am pushing this out on LinkedIn.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

My son's Bose earbuds drop connection with his iPhone 13 when my Samsung S25 Bluetooth is on. What should I do? Photo of my current desk at https://flic.kr/p/2snVLrgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

People who have heard me teach hands-on skills with AI often characterise me as a person who believes in the steady integration of critical thinking with artificial intelligence. But there is a dark side of AI as well, in the form of the impending AI winter. Photo of where I am sat: https://flic.kr/p/2snw8gJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Discovered a special memory while seated in The Hub of Clonmel with my iPad Mini. That is a slice of me at https://flic.kr/p/2snaktm as I plan to trim most of my unread emails. Perhaps I will find more gems like a typewritter letter from my Nana.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Recoubting how the notes I write by hand will surface inside the Readwise app. This means I can often find what I wrote by asking my Readwise app on Android or on my iPad. Photo at https://flic.kr/p/2sn5Ei2 And now this is also inside my Obsidian Vault.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Holding my Tumi bagBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

See Mennel Official on YouTubeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

According to my webstats, people use ChatGPT to come to my blog. I can see two visitors came to view my blog about undersea cables and to read how I let AI determine what I should do at conferences. See the screencap at https://flic.kr/p/25LR93Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Listen and you hear me describe the objects in the photo. Details at https://flic.kr/p/2sjg76MBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I was unexpectedly waylaid on a quiet railway platform at https://www.flickr.com/gp/iris... so I made a Topgold Audio Clip.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Sitting next to a large bus while thinking about age-friendly AI training that I do: https://insideview.ie/2026/06/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Four minutes of Sunday news from Irelabd with a photo of birthday boy DylanBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Because my daughter shares her Spotify playlist onto our kitchen radio, I can hear what's in her ear buds as she studies. See the video at https://vimeo.com/1201182015Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I started using Rhodia A5 papier vélin velouté 90g/m² fabriqué en France and captured 12 pages of thoughts that I will snap inside both Readwise and Obsidian. I made a short video that shows me and my Rhodia A5 inside my TaschenbegleiterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Thinking about an audio project with Cliona McParland in Dublin while waiting in a breezy Dublin Airport bus bay. That's me and Cliona in the photo at https://flic.kr/p/2sgRaAW Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I joined Fran Curry on air today to chat about a few items of interest related to America. The video is athttps://vimeo.com/1196041129More on my blog at https://insideview.ieI plan to offer some behind the scenes commentary about how I am learning to use the Osmo 360 camera to record on-air moments.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

See my table at https://flic.kr/p/2sdYnAy in Cork. I am at the tail end of a planning session with https://authenticstories.eu and it is starting to get noisy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I get a lot of value from online comversations. The cover art shows evidence of how LinkedIn can spark conversations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Cover at https://flic.kr/p/2sbcLSo that shows my working notes.Key terms in tomorrow's session: frameworks, PKM as part of digital transformation, the 4P protocol, and the GCAO prompt framework. Context is key.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

See cover art at https://flic.kr/p/2saUPYk from 2011 and read more at InsideView.ie with posts back to 1997. I made this audio clip into a vlog item as well.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I spent 25 minutes chatting on TippFM about the White House Correspondents Dinner.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Recorded at 0530 in my back garden while being serenaded by a dawn chorus. Photo at https://flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/55220999141/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Hoping to get much better with post-production from my DJI Osmo 360 camera. Currently using DJI Mimo and Filmora to make clips like https://vimeo.com/1187295271Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I spent 20 minutes chatting to Fran Curry of TippFM about where the American experiment with democracy sits. Cover art at https://flic.kr/p/2s8RVA2Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Here https://flic.kr/p/2s8wXAz planning the day. Thinking like a tourist.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Image at https://flic.kr/p/2s7A8vm Using my morning raspy voice to explain what I will open and use today.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Using this NTS to frame up productive week ahead. Image snapped by me https://flic.kr/p/72Ddq of my Taschenbegleiter, burgundy Leuchttrum 1917, green leather iPad Mini clutch, Surface Book, and Osmo Pocket 3.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

See the journals at https://flic.kr/p/2s6fx3A that I use with my lovely 'year of the snake' penBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Sharing the journey to Dublin with Dylan who is creating https://littlebitoftipp.ieSee the short video that displays our Journaling Stack at https://vimeo.com/1179488331Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Thinking about the presence of the Irish Guards (police) in my housing estate.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I spent good money for my Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter and must treat it religiously. I snapped a shot of my recording venue in Clonmel's M&S CafeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

You can read more about what preceded this clip at https://topgold.ie/first-garde...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I got a Taschenbegleiter from Roterfaden in Saarbrucken. It's a leather journal with unique clips that hold little booklets and project planners that I use every day. Here's a video walk-through of the clever little kit: https://vimeo.com/1173775200Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

After visiting my accountant I discovered I continued making a profit BUT I violated company law in the process last year. I am taking a second look at a well-regarded podcast as I explain on Insideview.ie at https://qr.link/Iuatjx You can see the table setting in front of me at https://flickr.com/irisheyesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

The sound of a well being dug behind our home. Here is the well digger: https://flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/55147437946/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Roger Overall and I met in Cork to have eye contactBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I went to CESICON2026 with 100 teachers and shared snals and thoughts on my Bluesky. I go deep on my https://insideview.ie if you want moreBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Soaked soaked soaked. Also feeling for end of life cancer advice given to a friend's mom.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I have a training programme for people who have started to pay for Claude Pro. The microlearning sessions revolve around five business use cases explained on my blog at https://insideview.ie/2026/02/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Sharing why I still use Swarm. More at https://insideview.ie/2026/02/...The main reason is so I can see friends during their international travel as they check into places they may want to remember on their expense reports.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Sharing cover art snapped on the streets of Clonmel, Co Tipoerary, IrelandBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Chatting with Roger Overall about authentic storytelling. Includes a snippet with Jimmy Kimmel and Dua Lipa as well as thoughts for Brigit Kolen. See the video at Vimeo.com/1165714650 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Bernie thinkis we should try a community project using Obsidian. It's starting with a small project between Roger Overall, Brigit Kolen in The Netherlands, and Tim Ereneta in California. Bernie just heard something interesting in the podverse and by Adam Curry, the podfather. He is using Obsidian.Can you imagine?Here is what Adam had to say inCasting 2.0 for February 13th, 2026, episode 250, Dopaminergic:"Obsidian's my jam. I live in Obsidian. A lot of people use Obsidian. I use it as an outline. You can use it in many different ways, and it's completely scriptable. So an example: every day it has a new folder for the year, month, day. I use a markdown widget on the browser. So if I see an article that I want to save, then I just hit that little widget and it will save the title and the URL. And on desktop, it'll actually save a markdown version of the page. The whole thing is based on markdown files.And even if I get something from Gemini, I have a prompt that says put it into an Obsidian template. It does tags and all the stuff I need to just have a database, a knowledge base of stuff, and I can search it and I can organize it. And so when it comes to show day, regardless of what show it is, I'll check on the tags, as I mark all the different shows I do with tags. And then I drag it into a show folder with topics. And then I have a script which will export it to OPML and I can import that right into the Freedom Controller. It really is nice. But you can also, if you want, turn it into mind mapping. I don't use that. I just use it as an outliner, knowledge-based storage system, and it syncs between all my devices. I live in that. I just absolutely write down a note, boom, got it, because you can find it. You can really find stuff. Yeah, I probably need to look at this because Alex Gates turned me on to it. Ever since I got Obsidian, like, oh man, I love this. This thing is awesome. It really is. My whole life is in it. You can put code in it. Code blocks. Yeah, it's Markdown. So, yeah. Hello. Yeah. Hello. Pretty cool."So that's Adam Curry talking about Obsidian, my favorite knowledge management system.With Roger, I'm hoping to connect a vault in Obsidian between Roger, Brigit Kolen, a creative media writer in the Netherlands, and myself as we talk about authentic storytelling.Another partner, and it would be Tim Ereneta in Berkeley, may row in.  For you then, Simon, if you think you'd be interested in connecting up a vault that would generate OPML, that would be handy.I think I can figure it out based on the community plugins that are inside the Obsidian community, but who knows?This is interesting.And the other thing I want to do is use Airtable iframes inside of Obsidian.And that should be as dead simple as buying the right plan with Airtable and then injecting, inserting the iframe.Different plans allow different kinds of dynamic insertion. Some are just a view. Some are allowing in and out.But those are two things: Obsidian in its native form to generate OPML. And Obsidian with in and out Airtable.This is interesting to me because I know it moves the ball down the pitch of authentic storytelling.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Babbling for 5 minutes about the labels on my 2025 notebook shown in cover artBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

Thinking about a way to write notes carefully in my few remaining pages of my Leuchtturm journals. Cover art snapped of the journals on my kitchen table.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

A quick reply to Clay Lowe, Simon Toon, and Paul O'Mahony about the low interest around social audio. I fell into that space by following Christian Payne and Mark Rock. Today, most of my time and interest revolves around what Maton Reece has developed with microblogging. You can see my microblog at https://insideview.ie and you can see the case of the mic I am using by looking at the cover art of this episode.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.

I’m inspired every time I hear people describe how they capture ideas in real time. Jesse Buckley, star of the critically acclaimed Hamnet, explains to Stacey Wilson Hunt how she writes down things she hears and sees. And how when she performs, she’s able to draw on those thoughts because she has processed them beforehand.I use Obsidian’s note-taking system by free-writing ideas during the day, capturing handwritten notes with OCR, and producing written transcripts of snippets from podcasts. It’s part of Nick Milo’s Linking Your Thinking process. It is the underlying foundation of how I have learned from primary school through several careers.Watch this on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1161375991?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ciBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/topgold-audio-clips--2663090/support.