It was a very good year for Tech Therapy, The Chronicle’s technology podcast. Actually, to call it a technology podcast is a bit misleading. It’s often really a show about management and communication, efficiency and psychology.
That said, in 2009, Tech Therapy’s co-hosts, Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast, plan to take on an array of techie topics, like cloud computing and energy efficiency in technology. If there is something you want them to talk about, write in at techtherapy@chronicle.com.
But the most popular episodes of 2008 didn’t really have technology at their core. They were more about hiring, leading, scandal, and, of course, libraries. Thank goodness for librarians. Anything and everything The Chronicle publishes about them is tremendously popular.
So here are some of the most popular Tech Therapy shows of the year. Hear more at the Tech Therapy Web site.
“The Future of College Libraries” and “Libraries vs. IT Departments” were both big hits. Librarians, we love you.
Academe is supposed to be high-minded. Sophisticated. How about perverted? “The Trouble With Online Sex” and its sequel got almost as many hits as the library episodes. (Libraries, librarians, and sex make a thrilling combination.)
How-to episodes are always winners, so it makes sense that practical Tech Therapy episodes drew listeners: “Hiring a CIO,” “What to Look for in Tech Staff,” and “How to Be a Leader, Even if You’re Not the Boss.”
Finally, it seemed like people just wanted to get away from technology, even as they listened to the podcast. For that, the Tech Therapists offered an episode on going on an e-mail diet.
Go back and give them a listen if you haven’t already, New episodes will appear in mid-January.
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