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The Calculus of IT

Nathan McBride & Michael Crispin

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An exploration into the intricacies of creating, leading, and surviving IT in a corporation. Every week, Mike and I discuss new ways of thinking about the problems that impact IT Leaders. Additionally, we will explore today's technological advances and keep it in a fun, easy-listening format while having a few cocktails with friends. Stay current on all Calculus of IT happenings by visiting our website: www.thecoit.us. To watch the podcast recordings, visit our YouTube page at https://www.yo ...
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All Our Faults

Tabletop Talespinners Network

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In the city of Chester's Chasm, four teenagers grapple with lives divided between the mundane and the supernatural: Bert working for Death to save a friend, Crispin yearning to escape a zealous cult, Michael indulging his vampiric nature, and Saline pursued by creatures from the Fae. All Our Faults is a Monsterhearts 2 actual play podcast produced by the Tabletop Talespinners Network.
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SEASON ONE: My Heart Is Not Blind SEASON TWO: About Hunger & Resilience MY HEART IS NOT BLIND Blindness doesn't make someone less intelligent, less capable, less competent. Perception and adaptation are deeper than we can imagine and much more mysterious. These narrative histories focus on the shifting pools of perception and deep transformation. Each eloquent voice draws us into deeper understanding. ABOUT HUNGER & RESILIENCE Why did Cornelius go hungry? What does it feel like for Tiffany t ...
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Special Delivery is a talk show recorded live in Brooklyn hosted by country singer Dougie Poole and local good-buddy Jordan Michael. Each episodes features music from an upcoming artist, new songs and covers by Doug and an interview with a special guest.
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How can 90 seconds a day make you a saint? God wants to chisel away at your defects and make you perfect. He will place the chisel where it needs to be, but you have to have the strength and the courage to pick up and swing the hammer. The Saint Challenge is a daily reflection on the saint of the day, and a challenge to complete, all delivered in 90 seconds. Be inspired. Be motivated. Be a saint. #LetsBeSaints catholictreehouse.substack.com
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Happy Halloween! On this episode I chat with Michael and Jason Leavy who are part of the team behind the TERRIFIER films, STREAM, the upcoming SCREAMBOAT, and their company Fuzz on the Lens Productions. We dive deep on their early film work, their Staten Island Clown prank that ended up getting national attention, working with cinema icons on their…
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In episode 37, our antepenultimate episode for Season 1, we dive into Part 2 of the "Individual Loss of Autonomy and its Effect on IT." In our previous episode, Episode 36, we explored the first three of six primary ideas: 1) We reset the stage and context for the individual autonomy crisis 2) We discussed how the individual loss of autonomy is now…
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In Episode 36, Mike and I revisit a topic from Episodes 10, 12, and 13. In those episodes, we discussed how technological advances are erasing individual autonomy to the point that most people have only the barest shreds of autonomy left. We are revisiting this topic because we want to explore how this loss of individual autonomy is bleeding over i…
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Saline reaches out to Michael to return his car while Crispin and Solomon forge a loose bond over a mutual love of food. Crispin sneaks a peek at some information that hints at the forces moving behind the scenes. Tabletop Talespinners Network Director - Emma Kocar Social Media - Juicy Garland Producer - Mistress Winter Cast MC - Mistress Winter ( …
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The AI assistant is not a new concept. It’s been made “new” again through the GAI zeitgeist effect, but we have used AI assistants for quite a while now. In Episode 31, Mike and I discussed using GAI for IT strategic decision-making. Tonight, we took it a step further in connecting the dots with episodes 33 and 34, which focused on redefining the I…
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Welcome to my nightmare! Episode 36 is dedicated to all things Alice Cooper, featuring three long interviews with the icon on his music, family, film work, and beyond. Also included are interviews with Rachel Talalay (who directed Alice in FREDDY'S DEAD), Rob Stefaniuk (who directed Alice in SUCK), Jake the Snake Roberts (who Alice accompanied to t…
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In this chapter, Solomon is discovered by Dr. Miller and after a tense standoff, accepts her invitation into a life in town. William nurses Michael back to health after his brush with death. Crispin has to adjust to a new home and a new roommate. Still infuriated after the events at the Cascade, Saline requests a meet with Michael and discovers a g…
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On this episode of the Radio Hour Podcast I answer questions submitted by listeners, an idea prompted by Steven Awalt. Topics addressed include the process involved with getting hired to produce special features for the various labels, my background in hockey, favorite horror-themed pro wrestlers, who I would invite to dinner for a timeless who's w…
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Kevin Dushney and Joel Nichols joined Mike and me again to discuss whether or not the IT Paradigm should be changed and how we might do that if we wanted to. We discussed: Evolving IT Leadership Roles The changing role of the CIO - why do we still need a traditional CIO and where is this role going? Chief Digital Officer (CDO) - is this even/was it…
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Episode 34 is my extensive interview with John Carpenter on HALLOWEEN and the films that followed in the franchise, originally recorded in 2012 for inclusion in what was intended to be the the official HALLOWEEN series book that sadly never came to fruition. John is candid about the franchise, his pre-HALLOWEEN movie and television work including H…
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This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the future of the "IT Paradigm." In Part 1, Mike and Nate, along with their two special guests Kevin Dushney and Joel Nichols, set the stage for how we arrived at this moment in time for the "corporate IT function" and the IT Leadership historically needed to run the show. You cannot begin to explore the future …
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Content Warnings: A mass shooting / Child Endangerment (35:25 - 42:00), Religiously Motivated Murder (43:45 - 46:37) Solomon Fischer lives a peaceful albeit secluded life among the Moonraiders werewolf community. But an attack on his commune shatters the young wolf's life and leaves him more alone then ever. Cast Solomon - Extell ( @extrilltheking …
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Mike and Nate, along with very special guest Bill Bartlett, parse the pros and cons of citizen developers in the organization. We discuss the guardrails and risks and the benefits of having employees take the reins of development for their improvements. It's a lot more complicated than you think, and the answer is not to simply prevent the behavior…
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Episode 33 features a conversation with documentary filmmakers Dylan Sires and Kristian Day who are behing the hit HBO Max limited series TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELZABETH? I also share lots of Reverend Entertainment updates on upcoming releases including BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, BEWITCHED: THE COMPLETE SERIES, BRINGING OUT THE DEAD,…
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Mike and Nate are back! We went to a bar near Mike's office and didn't get the best sound quality as we hoped but that's what it is. In this episode, we asked the question - "How are we (and should we be) using GAI for IT strategic and operational decision-making?" We spent some time digging into this not so much to try and find nascent value in GA…
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In anticipation of the second half start, Mistress Winter weaves a short narrative summarizing the first half of Season 1 of All Our Faults. A Tabletop Talespinners Network Production Director - Emma Kocar ( @tabletoptalespinners ) Producer - Mistress Winter ( @gmistresswinter ) Social Media - Juicy Garland ( @juicygarland ) Discover more from the …
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Hi all - Mike and I will be taking a short break due to a massive amount of scheduling conflicts between now and mid-September. We will be back with a kickass set of episodes for the Fall and should be resuming our normal Wednesday night schedule again. Stay tuned! Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The New IT Lea…
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In episode 30, Nate and Mike ask the question "Why Intranet?" and then ask the question "Why not Intranet?" and then answer both. It is a riveting discussion on the almighty Intranet's past, present, and future. If you are an Intranet wizard, this episode is for you. If you have ptsd nightmares of Intranet management, be warned that this episode co…
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In this special bonus content, the cast of All Our Faults reflects on the recent story events and make their predictions on what might be in store for the next half of the season. Production: Tabletop Talespinners Network Director - Emma Kocar Producer - Mistress Winter Music Credit - Pixabay.com Cast Host - Mistress Winter ( @gmistresswinter ) Abb…
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Episode 29 is our first episode where we break away from reviewing the New IT Leader's Survival Guide (since we completed its review in episode 28) and switch to a topically focused podcast model where we will tackle concepts and questions that impact today and tomorrow's IT Leaders. We have a very in-depth list of episodes coming in the next few m…
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Welcome to Episode 28!! Mike Crispin and I take some time to discuss Training and Education in Years 2 and beyond. The discussion ranges from measuring the effectiveness of training to incorporating training and education into IT strategic goals. Without question, having a plan in place to address training and keeping the company up to speed on the…
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Episode 32 is with special effects icon R. Christopher Biggs...with a twist. Instead of focusing on his endless list of film credits, we are turning the spotlight to Chris' work in the amusement park realm, diving deep on his crucial work at Disney's various parks and beyond. It is an insightful discussion that sheds light on a realm rarely explore…
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Content Warnings: Xenophobia (6:45 - 9:45) and fantasy racism (10:40 - 14:31) Saline rushes home to confront her mother after the portal to the Fey Realm closes and cuts the princess off from her heritage. But Jessamine may see it more as a blessing than a curse. The 2nd half of the season will resume September 4th with the introduction of a new ch…
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Episode 31 is an archival interview with Crispin Glover, originally recorded for an expansive career-spanning retrospective in Fangoria magazine that ran over two issues. Crispin and I go deep into his background as the son of a cinema icon (Bruce Glover), his early ventures into acting, his big break that ended up changing the film landscape for a…
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After the events at the Cascade, Crispin finds a safe place to land in Dr. Miller's care...though he may not know what price that security will cost. Tabletop Talespinners Network Production Team: Director - Emma Kocar Producer / Audio Editor - Mistress Winter Social Media - Juicy Garland All Our Faults Cast: MC - Mistress Winter (@gmistresswinter)…
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Todd Sokolove is part of the marketing department at Paramount Pictures. We dive into his fascinating background, early exploits in podcasting when the format was in it's infancy, the route he took to Paramount, the studio's renewed investment in physical media, and more. Also in this episode: the announcement of Martin Scorsese's BRINGING OUT THE …
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Content warnings: Violence (4:40 - 12:10), Near-Death Experience (12:15 - 13:56) After the events at the Cascade, Michael answers a summons to his Master and discovers the deadly price of defiance. Tabletop Talespinners Network Production Team: Director - Emma Kocar Producer / Audio Editor - Mistress Winter Social Media - Juicy Garland All Our Faul…
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Sculptor Kris Kuksi creates incredible three dimensional art that is as immersive as it is revolutionary. The painstakingly gathered model kit pieces, injection molded orphans, bric-a-brac and knick knacks, figurines, jewelry and plastic animals congeal into a re-imagined frieze, a macabre amalgam, that reveals, confronts, and provokes a viewer’s b…
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Originally recorded in 2023 as bonus material for The Saint Challenge, take a few minutes to listen to a bit more about the life and miracles of the Evangelical Doctor of the Church. The Saint Challenge is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps…
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In this exciting mid-season finale, Michael, in his darkest self, causes chaos and earns some enemies, Crispin takes a stand against great evil, and Saline finds herself trapped in a new way while her greatest secrets are exposed. Main episodes will resume September 4th. The first of the Aftershock miniseries will premier June 19th. Cast: MC - Mist…
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Holy crap we made it to Episode 27. In this episode, Mike and I discuss how the relationship is going between the IT Leader and their trusty sidekick after Year 1 and, let's be honest, by the end of Year 1 you either hate them or love them but hopefully, either way, they are making huge contributions to the success of IT. We also talk about the ong…
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Chelsea Wolfe drummer Jess Gowrie talks about her long history with Chelsea, gear choices, lessons learned on the road, and so much more on this return episode of the Radio Hour podcast. Also included: recent and upcoming Reverend Entertainment releases, voicemails, and more! Jess is currently on tour with Chelsea. Dates, merch and more at ChelseaW…
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In Episode 26, Nate and Mike, along with returning special guest Kate Bosman, dive back into the realities of setting a positive employee experience and creating a data-rich employee lifecycle. We tackle the concepts of gathering human level data throughout the org and finding ways to use that data without disrupting the overall trust between IT an…
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Worlds and lives collide in this dramatic chapter. Bert attempts to save Saline, Crispin turns away from confrontation, Michael leans into his darker nature, and villains are revealed. Cast in this episode include Abby Marie Carter (@abby_marie_carter), Ben (@DJ_blindian), Juicy Garland (@juicygarland), Kat Kellie (@katthedungeonmom), and Mistress …
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We are back again and are still pernicious AF. As tonight is the 25th episode, we start by looking at what happened in technology 25 years ago...the list is pretty astonishing. We also cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader, emphasizing the remaining two of the five primary governance dom…
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Wow what a fucking doozy this episode is. Some might even go so far to say that it is pernicious AF. We cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig right into Governance in Years 2 and 3 as a new IT Leader with an emphasis on 3 of the 5 primary governance domains: Project Prioritization, Development, and Infrastructure. This, my friends, is a special…
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Content Warnings: Consensual Sex (13:24 - 17:25), Domestic Abuse (30:30 - 34:24), and Suicidal Behavior (31:44 - 34:24) Tension builds between Bert and Michael as they wait to ambush the hunter while Saline attempts to communicate with her captor. Crispin receives an ominous vision. Meanwhile, other sinister plots are in motion elsewhere in Chester…
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