{"podcast":{"title":"AV SuperFriends","slug":"av-superfriends-2789935","podcast_index_feed_id":2789935,"rss_url":"https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/6/4/2/0642cb813541747016c3140a3186d450/otr-137-show-art-1x1.png","author":"AV SuperFriends","episode_count":266,"summary":"The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions. In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935"},"episode":{"title":"AV SuperFriends - Perspectives from ETC 2025","slug":"av-superfriends-perspectives-from-etc-2025","published_at":"2025-11-24T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-perspectives-from-etc-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935","url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com/episodes/perspectives-live-from-etc-2025","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/avsuperfriends/AV_SuperFriends_-_Perspectives_from_ETC_2025.mp3?dest-id=2412569","summary":"Recorded October 16, 2025 In this special Perspectives episode, Justin and Chris recorded live from ETC 2025 in Raleigh, NC, setting up in the middle of the action to capture conversations with Frank Alaimo from UNLV and Jim Spencer from Legrand. The panel digs into the real-world challenges facing campus AV teams today: modernizing aging classrooms, navigating procurement hurdles, managing user expectations, staffing shortages, and the never-ending push toward standardization and scalability. Expect candid stories, practical insights, a few jokes about geography and campus politics, and a grounded look at what's actually happening on campuses heading into 2025. Whether you missed ETC this year or just want the hallway-track vibe, this Perspectives episode brings the conference floor straight to your headphones. Connect with our guests: Jim Spencer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jspence4/ Frank Alaimo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-alaimo-cts-i-01872466/ Join us at ETC 2026: https://www.etcollaborative.org/ We stream live every Friday at about 315p Eastern/1215p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: https://www.avsuperfriends.com ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avsuperfriends ► Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/avsuperfriends.bsky.social ► Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com ► RSS: https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss Donate to AVSF: https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support","meta_description":"Recorded October 16, 2025 In this special Perspectives episode, Justin and Chris recorded live from ETC 2025 in Raleigh, NC, setting up in the middle of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2464,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-superfriends-2789935/episodes/av-superfriends-perspectives-from-etc-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-perspectives-from-etc-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}