Matt Croydon

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Recent Pieces from Matt Croydon

Caption: Bollards outside the William B. Travis Building, Credit: Matt Croydon

Oh Bollards! (09:00)
From: Matt Croydon

Short posts called bollards are everywhere, but I'll bet you don't notice them. Learn about where they came from and all the things that they do.
Caption: A paternoster lift in parliament of Finland, Credit: Kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

Save the Paternoster (07:45)
From: Matt Croydon

Peter Ellis didn't know how groundbreaking his design of Oriel Chambers was in 1864, all he knew was that nobody liked it. So he turned his focus to designing a new kind of ...
Caption: A microphone on the dashboard of my car., Credit: Matt Croydon

What Your One-Person Podcast can Learn from 99 Percent Invisible in 37 Easy Steps (06:13)
From: Matt Croydon

It takes a lot of people and a lot of time to put together an episode of 99 Percent Invisible. A lot of the stuff they do can be scaled down to a one-person show though.
Caption: Books about Classifying Books, Credit: Matt Croydon

Don't Catalog a Book by its Cover (05:29)
From: Matt Croydon

You might be familiar with the Dewey Decimal System, but there's more than one way to catalog a book. FInd out more about how librarians catalog books throughout the world, ...
Caption: The Tinycast, Credit: Matt Croydon

The Tinycast: Therac-25 (05:29)
From: Matt Croydon

Everybody makes mistakes. Sometimes everything turns out okay. Other times you end up with a machine like Therac-25.
Caption: Stegosaurus Notebook mix in Auria, Credit: Matt Croydon

The Tinycast: Stegosaurus Notebook (03:57)
From: Matt Croydon

A cautionary tale of perfectionist paralysis and the story of the perfect stegosaurus notebook.
Caption: The Tinycast, Credit: Matt Croydon

The Tinycast: Canard (04:30)
From: Matt Croydon

Exploring one of my favorite weird bits and pieces of airplanes, a small wing found in front of some airplanes called a canard.
Caption: The Tinycast, Credit: Matt Croydon

Tiny Details: Here is my Spout (02:45)
From: Matt Croydon

I love it when people sweat the details. The tiniest details. Even when it's as seemingly insignificant as the spout on a teapot.
Caption: The Tinycast, Credit: Matt Croydon

Tiny Review: TASCAM DR-44WL (05:57)
From: Matt Croydon

An audio review of the TASCAM DR-44WL portable audio recorder with WiFi. Also includes commentary on how well the recorder handles various external microphones.
Caption: The Tinycast, Credit: Matt Croydon

Episode 11: How to Not Use Commercial Music in Your Podcast (04:01)
From: Matt Croydon

I really wanted to play I Left My Wallet in El Segundo in a recent episode. This is why I didn’t.