Our new podcast: Right to repair, e-waste & interplanetary travel
Here at Fairphone, we believe that caring for people and planet should be a natural part of doing business. Together with an amazing network of changemakers, we’re disrupting a short-term way of thinking that the world can no longer afford. While the Fairphone is a physical expression of the possibility of change, it also happens to be a great storytelling device that connects us with inspiring innovators from all over. It’s time to share their stories with you.
Welcome to FairTalks: a new perspective on how we’re changing the electronics industry.
Join our host (and circular innovation lead) Miquel for a series of interviews with the luminaries of sustainable tech, as he brings you a little closer to our world, helping you understand all the ins and outs of making the electronics industry fairer.
You can also follow the podcast on Spotify >>
For the first episode, Miquel sat down with someone who knows a thing or two about longevity and repair: iFixit Europe’s CEO, Matthias Huisken. Over the course of half an hour, the conversation twists, turns, and goes to some unexpected places – covering everything from e-waste, the right to repair, and even interplanetary travel.
With this new format, we want to build a deeper understanding between people and their products, driving conversations about what «fair» really means. As we dig deeper, we’ll include our community each step of the way.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on our conversation with Matthias, feedback on our first episode, and who you’d like to hear from in upcoming podcasts. Leave us a comment on the episode or join the discussion on the Fairphone forum.
Is there a RSS feed available? I’d want to use a podcast application for listening and following. It should be possible in SoundCloud, but I can’t find it.
Hi @Roboe, sure thing - here you go: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:722599552/sounds.rss
Let me know, if that works out for you
Best,
Jan
Nice initiative!
Re: Feature phone of 20 years old (@17m). Probably the firmware is not updated anymore. As soon as feature phones got internet, and started to get a web browser and become basically more of an extension of a person (smartphone) than a mobile phone the attack surface increased.
Everything is getting connected, so something like a Tesla also has a higher attack surface than a 20 year old car.
This is important because the security of the device is my primary concern together with reliability. I have no interest in running the latest features on an older (smart)phone. I’m good with requiring to build a newer one for that, I believe that is fair. What is not fair, however, is having no security updates for your device as it makes the data it contains (and it contains a lot) insecure and potentially available to an adversary.
Ha Jeroen,
Here you go: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ir9kp4v8fgG3aDDsj6lgn?si=B0R9a1HHTqW7NXW2fYQTlw
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From now on, all podcasts will be updated on Spotify as well.
And thanks for the topical feedback. Not quite sure if Matthias was referring to a feature phone with online capabilities or literally just one for calls and texts. I’ll ask him and get back to you.
Groet,
Jan
Hey Ingo,
Thanks for the feedback.
I’m still working on getting the right balance for the intro and outro of every episode.
You’re probably right though, the music could’ve stopped a bit earlier.
I’ll fix it for the next one
Best,
Jan
Hi @Blaffi,
Nice interview
Some feedback from me: I think the microphone needs to be improved. I thought they were sat in different rooms until I saw the picture on twitter (or on your blog) that showed them sat next to each other! Miquel sounded like he was sat in an empty room on the opposite side of the room from the microphone, which made it difficult to hear him sometimes.
If that’s the same microphone used for AMA videos on Facebook etc then the reason I think it is okay for vids is because we can see lips moving, but when it’s audio only it becomes difficult.
I don’t know what “pro” podcasters use but I imagine it’s not particularly expensive kit as many of the podcasts I listen to are hobbyists; maybe you just need spend some time tuning the setup.
I look forward to the next one!
Cheers
Hey @madbilly,
Thanks mate and spot-on technical analysis
Now that we’re committing to one episode a month, I’m definitely getting a proper hardware setup - both in terms of mics, mixers and where we record as well.
Appreciate the feedback for sure and let’s do a technical check-in after the next one
Best,
Jan
Im hoping you guys get beyond the office-style-interviews. Obviously you know now that the audio quality ( it isn’t just the microphones, it is also the room) needs improving. Anyone who told you podcasting is easy doesn’t know how this stuff really works. It takes a lot of work.
The content is of interest and relevant but I hope you push the envelope with this medium – your work in Uganda for example, let us hear from people there. In the old days the doc that pre-fairphone Bas and others made about coltan in DRC was so engaging and informative… this podcast could re-capture that. Or it could just be a branding, internal chats podcast which in my opinion would never really inspire an audience beyond the existing supporters who are with you no matter what. - Anyway best of luck. It is a great opportunity.
Thanks for the new podcast!
I haven’t had time to hear it completely up to now but at least I can say it starts with very interesting information and I’m looking forward to listening the rest of the episode!
Hi @Volker, sorry I completely missed your comment on here. Glad to hear you liked it!
Please feel free to share your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes or improvements going forward. We’re learning with every episode.
Best regards,
Jan