We talk about:

The Seattle diet
A million Pike things in Seattle
Many things named Peach Tree in Atlanta
The new disruptive space and the Turner family
You are Chris Brogan, of Chris Brogan.com and million other thingsHow do you describe what you do for a living?
How Chris got in to podcasting
Getting passionate about podcasting
Coming up with Podcamp
The impact of Podcamp on the podcasting community
chris's post about how to make a job of podcasting
The need for quality
The money is going for video
Consulting with corporations and the conversations that need to happen within them to get going
Getting them to understand
How personal media works
Big companies do get it
It is funny to hear people say big media doesn't get it, they do

As podcasting matures and starts to branch there are many conversations that need to take place and events like PodCampNYC make sure that they can. Newbies need to talk with novices, the novices need to hear from veterans and the veterans need a place to push the envelope. PodCampNYC was it. This event came at just the right time for all of these to converge. There's quite a bit to be said for serendipity.

After my previous PodCamp experiences I had pretty low expectations for this event and had started to lose my faith that we could do anything as a community other than make a bunch of noise.

After all, PodCamps are "free" events organized by "the community" that tend to vary in organizational level and content. Many ingredients in a recipe for disaster. And don't forget that anyone who wants to present can.

But this event beat the odds:

• Impleccably organized
  
• Tracks for interests
  
• Prepared presenters
• Great venue
  

Anyone organizing a PodCamp would do well to pick the brain of John C. Havens. Thanks to John and the team of volunteers that made this event a success.