Kevin Purdy

Not my real income/spending, but, damn, Mint.com makes self-reflection look sexy.

I’m really enjoying my guest stint on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC, public radio for New York City. When someone, be it a host or caller, forces you to actually talk about something you write about every morning in short bursts, it brings a new kind focus to it. You’re forced to think about the most commonly applicable aspects of technology and productivity thinking–what I like to call the “Brother-in-Law Test” (more on that some other time).

Since I know you’re crushed to have missed the segments when they originally aired, they’re embedded below: Aug. 13, talking about web applications and universal capture tools, and the Aug. 20 segment, focused on email.

Of course, this serious-looking piece of hardware is made in Germany.

I’ve been on two different WNYC morning radio shows in the last month or so, talking up Lifehacker-type topics and describing how I watch TV (without cable) and get things done (when I can).

First up, an appearance on The Takeaway with John Hockenberry to talk about living “Life After Television,” i.e. switching away from cable to streaming net content (and over-the-air DTV). Click the play icon below to listen:

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Next up, I was asked to take part in a month-long series of segments dealing with productivity on The Brian Lehrer Show. The first segment was this morning, and I should be on again every Thursday in August, around 10:40 a.m. Here’s the embedded clip–hit “More” in the upper-right corner for a download link, if needed:

I’m glad I was able to score another invite with my elite plugging skills near the end. But, seriously, I do listen to On The Media nearly every week. Because I was popular in high school.