{"podcast":{"title":"AV/IT Amplifier","slug":"av-it-amplifier-6369183","podcast_index_feed_id":6369183,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5852785/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier--5852785","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5aef038415b10e89f1ad3f15195eaf45.jpg","author":"Ryan Gray","episode_count":139,"summary":"Higher education institutions rely on audio-visual (AV) and information technology (IT) solutions as a key backbone for modern teaching and learning. The AV/IT industry plays a critical role in providing these solutions, and it is important to highlight the latest trends, innovations, and perspectives in this sector. The podcast “The AV/IT Amplifier” aims to fill this gap by featuring interviews with people from Higher Education Institutions and the AV/IT Industry who have an idea, concept, perspective, event or product that would be helpful or interesting to the target audience of higher education technology managers. The host of the podcast is Ryan Gray, Assistant Director of IT at Yavapai College. “The AV/IT Amplifier” podcast will have a bi-monthly schedule with two recordings per month, each being split in half to provide for weekly episodes. Each episode will be targeted for 30 minutes to be about the length of an average commute. The first half of each recording will focus on the primary topic for that guest, while the second half will be a profile of the person. The podcast will not only focus on technical topics but also on non-technical ones such as effective people mana…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T06:21:32.404147+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183"},"episode":{"title":"123: The Dude with BC Hatchett","slug":"123-the-dude-with-bc-hatchett","published_at":"2025-10-08T08:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183/123-the-dude-with-bc-hatchett","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/123-the-dude-with-bc-hatchett--67933211","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67933211/episode_123.mp3","summary":"BC Hatchett returns for week two with a laid-back, life-and-leadership conversation that ranges from higher-ed purpose to… blacksmithing. We kick off with Halloween costumes (the Dude abides), detour through first jobs and Louisville summers on a greenskeeping cart, and land on why twenty years at Vanderbilt still feels mission-right. BC talks candidly about what keeps him in higher ed: watching students arrive, grow, and cross the stage — and the joy of playing even a small role in that arc. From alternate careers (blacksmith or welder) to travel dreams (three months of go-where-the-dart-lands), BC keeps it human and funny. We geek out on Fallout 4 as a brain-cooler, swap Lebowski quotes, and close on BC’s signature sign-off. If you needed a reminder that community, craft, and curiosity still matter in our work — this one’s it. Topics Discussed Dream “money-no-object” Halloween costume (movie-accurate Big Lebowski Dude) Why Lebowski hits at a “slice-of-life” level; favorite quotes for any situation First job: golf-course greenskeeping; Louisville roots; $2.15/hour and all the golf you can play Twenty years at Vanderbilt: why higher ed’s mission still wins Alternate-universe careers: blacksmith or welder; satisfaction of tangible builds Travel snafus and rituals en route to ISE; the “watch-the-plane-turn-around” story Pride without boasting: how HETMA grew up — and why it matters “Heaven question” à la Inside the Actors Studio : BC’s perfect greeting at the gates Small mindset flips: deciding eggs aren’t gross; the omelet-perfection quest Winding down with video games: Fallout 4, branching choices, and settlement building Connect with BC BC.Hatchett@hetma.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/bc-hatchett-88746312/ https://x.com/bchatchett Connect with Ryan @Ryan_A_Gray https…","meta_description":"BC Hatchett returns for week two with a laid-back, life-and-leadership conversation that ranges from higher-ed purpose to… blacksmithing. We kick off with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1709,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-it-amplifier-6369183/episodes/123-the-dude-with-bc-hatchett/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-it-amplifier-6369183/123-the-dude-with-bc-hatchett.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}