# 333: A Dongle Has Entered the Courtroom

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-av-life-1674369/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-av-life-1674369/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom.md
Podcast: [The AV Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-av-life-1674369)
Published: 2026-05-18T11:38:21+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom--72054612
Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72054612/the_av_life_may_14_2026.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-av-life-1674369/episodes/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom
Duration seconds: 2920

## Resource

In Episode 333 of The AV Life , Tim Van Woear t may be temporarily off camera, but the crew has no trouble keeping the show moving. Renee Benson checks in from the road as InfoComm preparation ramps up, sharing the pace and pressure of visiting customers ahead of major product announcements. Brandy Johnson joins the conversation with her usual energy, humor, and road-tested perspective, while Murphy Daley gives an update on the continued momentum around The AV Project Manager Handbook , including plans for an audiobook, a possible course, and the idea of making project management more accessible to AV professionals who may not learn best by reading alone. The conversation moves from practical project management into full AV Life chaos in the best possible way. Murphy’s PM Minute focuses on the value of every project team member understanding just enough about everyone else’s role to improve handoffs, respect timelines, and reduce friction. From there, the crew dives into a very AV-adjacent courtroom story involving Elon Musk, OpenAI, a monitor, a dongle, and a group of lawyers trying to solve what every AV person has seen before: the room is ready until someone actually has to connect something. The episode wraps with a more serious higher ed discussion about the recent Canvas disruption, teaching continuity, Princeton’s move to require exam proctors again, and the broader question of how institutions should rethink learning, assessment, and academic integrity in a world where AI tools are now part of the landscape. Topics Discussed Tim’s camera trouble and the rare host blackout episode Renee’s road schedule ahead of InfoComm New product launches and pre-show customer preparation Murphy Daley’s AV Project Manager Handbook momentum Plans for an audiobook version of Mur…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-av-life-1674369/episodes/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-av-life-1674369/333-a-dongle-has-entered-the-courtroom.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.