Interview with Brad Hunstable on Politics and Technology

Chances are, you're here for the GPhone story. While you're around, though, stick around for this post, since it's tre interessant, especially with the campaign heating up almost as much as the market for online video.

Brad Hunstable, one of the principals and founders of UStream.tv dropped by the show again today to speak a bit about some major political events going on at his site this week.

His commentary on the future role of technologies like UStream in politics were particularly interesting. We'll comment a bit on that the show today (Episode 116).

Click here to download the interview.



Here's the roundup of what's actually going down there at UStream.

3pm PST today:

Darcy Burner Virtual Town Hall To Counter Bush LIVE on Ustream.TV ( more info here: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattlepolitics/archives/120620.asp)

12pm PST today:
Five presidential candidates confirmed they will take part in discussions of key domestic issues before more than 600 representatives of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) on August 27 and 28 at the Disney Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando, FL.

The schedule for the IAM's Conversation with the Candidates is as
follows:

Mon. Aug. 27, 3:30 pm New York Sen. Hillary Clinton
Mon. Aug. 27, 7:30 pm California Rep. Duncan Hunter and
former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
Tue. Aug. 28, 7:30 pm Former North Carolina Sen. John
Edwards and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich

The candidate conversations will be moderated by Erin Moriarty of CBS
News.

The event will be streamed, live, via uStream.

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