Technology and the Arts – Episode 62 (08.23.2013) features lightly edited audio from a live Google+ Hangouts On Air conducted August 19, 2013. This installment features a discussion about the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, Brian’s music on Soundcloud, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV, Google Easter eggs and more! Also, John presents a brief introduction to Scratch, an MIT-developed tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit. The episode also includes Brian’s worst edit in his six years of podcasting at around the 25:25 mark. File size: 20.2 MB. Time: 42 min. Hosts: Brian Kelley and John LeMasney.

Here are some quick links to things mentioned during the show…

• John talked about the It’s a Thing podcast, the 5:10 egg, Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” video, the flat design trend with shadow element, alternatives to cable TV
• John also presented an introduction to Scratch, a tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit developed by MIT.
• Brian talked about his music on Soundcloud and Google Easter eggs —hidden features found on YouTube, Google Image Search and Google Maps.

Below is the full version of the Technology and the Arts: Series 2, Ep. 3 – 08.1912.2013 webcast…