{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"On Topic Episode 73: It only 3\/4s of the way plays nice together","description":"Recorded June 12, 2026 In this Fourth of July\u2013flavored episode of On Topic, the panel celebrates America\u2019s birthday the only way they know how: by declaring independence from the worst habits in higher ed AV. This month\u2019s grievances include single-vendor ecosystem lock-in, consultant-led designs that ignore campus standards, isolated \u201cAV network islands,\u201d overcomplicated touch panels, mystery DSP files, proprietary cables, terrible display home screens, and every \u201cprofessional\u201d product that somehow requires a cloud account just to configure the thing.&amp;nbsp; Along the way, the panel debates automation versus user control, whether classrooms really need touch panels at all, and why interoperability always seems to mean \u201cmostly works, as long as you bought everything from us.\u201d It\u2019s patriotic, petty, and painfully familiar: a fireworks show of AV complaints aimed directly at the systems, specs, and design habits we should have dumped into the harbor years ago. &amp;nbsp; Alternate show titles:   We might be making headway   The future of buildings   No new islands!   At least a ferry service   Press to start   Blank and Freeze   I want to agree with you, but\u2026   Sometimes people plug in things they don\u2019t want to see   No middle ground   &amp;nbsp; We stream live every Friday at about 315p Eastern\/1215p 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\/41630030\/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\/202925735"}