Linda Mills

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Truly an act of guts and vision and no small measure of hope. It was *so good* to hear the voice of human perspective coming from all angles. Let's keep it going! -Linda" - Linda Mills

powerful stuff (http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/2008...) i did know that you went to this event but i didn't realise how heart on the sleeve it was. super cool. i can imagine it was a very emotional and rewarding event. - tinnion

"Wow, but this challenge would be an even more wonderful idea if you had some Philadelphia people involved in either the planning or execution! To begin, you wouldn't have lost credibility in your exposition by knowing that those two cheesesteak places are there mostly for the tourists, and that unimaginable poverty is everywhere, in everyone's backyard. (And if you think that you actually saw a poor neighborhood the last time you were here, we'll need to do a field trip at some point later.) Regardless, it's a lovely idea, just one that I think you shouldn't limit to the PodCamp in Philadelphia. Why not make it a global effort, and save the carbon footprint guilt by encouraging PodCampPhilly to be a Philadelphia event? To really save the planet, stay home and tend your own garden... that's a no-brainer! When and if you get the chance to get to Philadelphia, though, take a look at who the Mural Arts program is teaching all over the neighborhoods, and what the Pennsylvania Horticultural..." - Linda Mills

i have a faint memory as to a suggestion from a podcaster to make podcamp an event for locals. was it @spin? i forget the motivation, whether it was to let local podcasters make their own way in life or to cut down carbon emissions, i can condone either activity! - tinnion

"The song that most reminds me of Canada, without outwardly being a Canadian song, is River by Joni Mitchell. (It's right up there with my favourite Christmas songs, too, but that's another story.) Cold, ice, skating, singer from Saskatchewan, etc. I think it helps that the Canadian figure skater Toller Cranston is on the album cover, too. So there's that one, and now there's anything that's played on the Six String Nation guitar... -L." - Linda Mills