The Conversations Network aims to help individuals and organizations capture and publish their own spoken-word audio, mainly in the form of events that are experienced only by attendees but that could be experienced by anyone, anywhere. One of the key challenges is enabling non-experts to make good audio recordings. VisiCalc co-creator Dan Brickin, a self-described "PC industry old-timer, podcaster, and amateur photographer," has been climbing that learning curve for a while. In this interview he discusses tools and techniques for recording, and strategies for getting other people up to speed with them.