Over the past few weeks, I have gotten deeply involved in the development of Corante's upcoming Podcast Hotel -- scheduled for 6 to 8 September in Portland Oregon. One of the most satisfying aspects of working on the project has been connecting with people that I have never met before, as well as catching up with old friends. In the past weeks, I have talked with a diverse group of folks who will be collaborating with us on the Podcast Hotel event, including Chris Pirillo, Greg Narain, Eric Rice, and a dozen or so other leading figures in the world of Podcasting.

I had a really interesting conversation yesterday with Amy Gahran, who will be speaking on Women in Podcasting at the Podcast Hotel. Amy is a self-described info-provocateur, and she writes and podcasts at Contentious (www.contentious.com), where she writes about online communication, and has been collating a growing list of podcasts by women.

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