{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AV SuperFriends: Off the Rails - We\u2019re not allowed to speak in meetings","description":"Recorded Oct 8, 2025 In this episode, the crew tackles the realities of higher ed AV projects that just don\u2019t go according to plan.&amp;nbsp; When timelines slip, budgets tighten, or rooms are handed over mid-flight, how do campus tech teams adapt and deliver before classes start? Chris, Marc, Larry, Jamie, Justin, and special guest Chris Gaut exchange tales about project rescues, impossible deadlines, and those \u201cwe don\u2019t need you\u2026 until we do\u201d moments, whether it\u2019s taking over a half-finished install, fixing someone else\u2019s mistakes, or deciding when to step in (and when to let it burn).&amp;nbsp; Later, the discussion turns to mixed-use spaces and the eternal debate over surround sound in classrooms and auditoriums: what customers say they want versus what they really need. In the news, Zoom wants to be your video content management platform, taking on Kaltura, Yuja, Panopto, etc. Good. News: https:\/\/www.zoom.com\/en\/products\/video-management\/ &amp;nbsp; Connect with our guest:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-gaut-430607174\/ &amp;nbsp; AI-generated alternate show titles:   We Didn\u2019t Start the Fire (But Facilities Did)   Let It Burn: A Project Management Love Story   Scope, Schedule, and Smoke Damage   The Great Handoff Heist   Pumpkin Spice and Panic Season   Who Signed Off on This?   Surround Sound in the Storage Closet   AV Triage: Do No Harm, Fix Everything   Hot Mics and Hotter Deadlines   Off the Rails: Now with 30% More Fire   &amp;nbsp; Far superior human created alternate show titles:   Am I paying for this bill?   It might not be a\u2026 synchronous course   It\u2019s not that I\u2019m not positive on AI\u2026   Buy low, sell high   You have steak in the game   Two people in one rack   I want some pain to be felt   Owner Found Equipment   If you\u2019ve got a PM who\u2019s going through a bumpy divorce   This is oddly specific   We\u2019re outside their sphere of control   Justin and his crazy ass hairbrained AV shit   There\u2019s no submittals for lighting control\u2026   Malicious compliance   This is my cousin Shmustin   I\u2019m picturing Justin in tear-away cargo pants   We call that surrounded by sound   That\u2019s why you do mono everywhere   They both like high quality projection   I\u2019m not doing it, that\u2019s stupid   Choose your own adventure   No, because I lied to them   Mano-a-mono   Math that out   &amp;nbsp; We stream live every Friday at about 300p Eastern\/1200p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; \u2580\u2584\u2580\u2584\u2580 CONTACT LINKS \u2580\u2584\u2580\u2584\u2580 \u25ba Website:  https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com \u25ba Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avsuperfriends \u25ba LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/avsuperfriends \u25ba YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@avsuperfriends \u25ba Bluesky: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/avsuperfriends.bsky.social \u25ba Email: mailbag@avsuperfriends.com \u25ba RSS: https:\/\/avsuperfriends.libsyn.com\/rss &amp;nbsp; Donate to AVSF: https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com\/support  ","author_name":"AV SuperFriends","author_url":"https:\/\/www.avsuperfriends.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38550360\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194108225"}