OtiumFM

OtiumFM is an upcoming show deep-diving into the world of Tools for Thought, or TFTs! Featuring insights on note-taking, making connections between thoughts, and serendipity, host Norman Chella brings you conversations with individuals in this space so you can better your note-taking experience. Expect guests from various TFT apps, independent researchers, and varying professions who bring with them note-taking insights, from analog to digital and even hypergraphic!

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In the first two seasons, this show was called RoamFM, the podcast all about Roam Research, for members of the Roaman community. In these two seasons, join us as we dive into the minds of amazing Roam users, taking a peek into how they use Roam to create wonderful connections.

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Episodes

Cato Minor: Roam Experiments, Medieval Knowledge Work, Memory

Join our AirrSpace to talk about how Roam could scale! You can find it here In this episode, we talk with Cato Minor , who is the Duck of Roam, quacking his way into fun, ridiculous experiments with physical controls, crazy CSS, and much more. But behind these experiments, is the intention to explore something deeper. Coming in from medieval Twitter, Cato Minor focuses on digital humanities studying medieval, Latin, as well as classic Latin. In the midst of trying out many note-taking apps throu...

Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 28

Bardia Pourvakil: Autodidact, Roam Team, and Fulfillment

Warning! This is an explicit episode! In this episode, we talk with Bardia Pourvakil, AKA @thepericulum. Bardia is a member of the Roam Research team, having started off as a technical writer and dove into the world of Roam. We talk about: Bardia's origin story as a technical writer to discovering Roam Research What are the key components for a tool autodidacts use to learn? How he joined the Roam team and built up his Clojure skills through contacting Conor Roam team's workflow, and Roam pairin...

Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 27

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