Episodes 130
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since May 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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A lively show where we discuss the business, the art, the ethics of content creation on the open web & the fediverse. Hosted by Jared White.

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Eight Years of Fresh Fusion

May 21, 2026 31m

Today, Fresh Fusion turns 8 years old, and I figured this would be a good opportunity to reflect on the history of the show, step through some of the highlights and a low point or two, and consider…

Like How Am I So Prolific?

Apr 06, 2026 42m

I'm often asked how I get so much done, and it always surprises me because I usually feel like I'm chronically behind in everything. But after a month of significant progress on a bunch of projects…

Betting All My Chips on LinkedIn (wink lol)

Mar 10, 2026 42m

New year, new grumpy cat (!!), new recording setup (hint: not using an Apple OS!), and so much more. Welcome to the soft-reboot of Fresh Fusion, and a state of the [fill in the blank] rundown: from…

Hey, So For How Long Has Open Source Been a Nazi Bar?

Oct 22, 2025 49m

As folks may know, I try to avoid deep-dives into "programming" topics here on Fresh Fusion. But as many recent events have proven, the slow creep of edgelord dank meme cosplay-fascist culture online…

Living in Portland 4.0

Aug 11, 2025 30m

In what has apparently become an ongoing series, this installment of Living in Portland has our intrepid hero (me, that's me!) sharing all about the journey of personal discovery he went on as part…

125: …or at Least, “a Voice of a Generation” (Z)

May 05, 2025 13m

Props if you know that very Millennial reference! We’re here to talk about Gen-Z and what it’s like to be a teenager in this screwy world. And by “we”, I mean me and my very special guest: Mike. Like…

124: Uh, We Already Live in Gilead, So…

Apr 14, 2025 46m

We need better stories. The “Hero’s Journey” isn’t going to help us. No plucky band of rebels is going to land a blow and take the fascists out in one punch. The cycle of Republic vs Evil Empire will…

123: Life on the Road! It’s As Easy As…

Mar 16, 2025 28m

As Fern, the protagonist of Nomadland (an incredible award-winning film), says: I’m not homeless, I’m houseless. There is a difference! So, I said in the last episode of Fresh Fusion that I was…

122: Digital Nomad Once Again

Feb 04, 2025 19m

I’m a ramblin’ guy, I’m ramblin’ ramblin’ ram…BLIN’! Just like Steve Martin apparently, I’ll be ramblin’ around a lot this year, so it’s time to take my mobile workspace seriously and bid adeiu to…

121: Happy New Year to You! (Not You Zuck)

Jan 10, 2025 45m

(Note: I want to provide a Trigger Warning as this episode contains examples of hate speech targeted at LGBTQ+ people and women. Take care of yourselves, and proceed with understanding.) It’s 2025…

120: My 2024 Nerd Thanksgiving List

Nov 27, 2024 34m

It’s that time of year again in the U.S. of A.—time to take stock of where we’ve been and find all of the silver linings. And it’s time for this podcaster to geek out over some very special…

119: Good Vibes, Fediverse Rising

Oct 09, 2024 37m

Why has the mood changed so suddenly on Threads? How has Meta dropped the ball at this pivotal moment for the nascent social network? Meanwhile, other social networks and the Fediverse as a whole are…

118: Midsummer Vibes Check

Aug 22, 2024 33m

It’s the summer of our content, as we take time to enjoy the great outdoors and spend quality moments IRL with friends and family. At least, that’s what I’ve been doing, as well as making structural…

117: There’s a Great Deal of History That You Should Know…

Jul 15, 2024 21m

Some people say that RIVEN: The Sequel to MYST is the greatest computer game of all time. (That’s me. I say that.) Perhaps YMMV. But there’s no doubt that Riven is the G.O.A.T. of puzzle adventure…

116: Those Who Can, Teach…Those Who Can’t, Influence

Jun 26, 2024 29m

I’ve often found that most of the people out there who have genuine talent and real success are more than happy to pass their well-founded wisdom on to others. Unfortunately, those experts who have a…

115: Embrace Generative Art, Reject Regurgitated Slop

Jun 03, 2024 39m

Generative art, aka artistic output that’s produced by a sophisticated set of parameters, cycles, connections, and yes, even algorithms, has been around for decades—especially in music—and has a…

114: Threadiverse / Threadsadverse?

Apr 25, 2024 34m

A tale of two Threads: one—the Threadiverse—is a subportion of the Fediverse dedicated to replicating the kind of experiences we’re familiar with on Reddit, Hacker News, and the like; the other is…

113: The “Irrelevance” of Alternative Social Networks Was Always a Fallacy

Apr 02, 2024 46m

Sigh. It’s frustrating to still feel like an early adopter of open web technology. How many years has it been? 25? 30? But here we are, trying to convince the masses that you can use open protocols,…

112: The Subtle Art of Giving a Toot

Mar 06, 2024 29m

Microblogging is an artform, just like any other creative endeavor people publish on the web. In this episode, I talk about one of the subtle techniques I sometimes use to microblog which increases…

111: The Ethical AI Layer Cake

Feb 27, 2024 50m

In this episode, I dive deep into how I might be willing to acknowledge an ethical approach to using generative AI tools, and why virtually all tools in widespread use today fall wildly short in the…

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Fresh Fusion has published 130 episodes since May 2018, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.

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Fresh Fusion is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 30m.

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