EDUCATION Keys in a Pod By Jim Hancock, CML, CMST dio show” offering that can be downloaded from any number of sources and listened to at one’s leisure. ALOA launched its own podcast, Locksmith Talk With ALOA, in November 2020 with no idea how it would be received or if it would be something sustainable. Well, at this writing, it has been a wonderful success. Our show producer, board member Tyler Thomas, takes an idea I have for a show or O 54 interview and develops it aſter discussions with the potential guest. It’s then put into the more-than-capable hands of the best host/moderator/orator/overall great guy we could have gotten, William Lynk. He arranges the schedule to talk to the guest and records the session. He very masterfully guides them through questions and elicits as much information from them as possible. And finally, the guests: We have had a veritable who’s who collection of guests dis- cussing topics of importance to the locksmith industry. Just to name a few: Joe Cortie on GSA Lloyd Seliber on master keying mistakes ALOA Attorney Barry Roberts on legal considerations for locksmiths Go Listen And have I mentioned these episodes are free? Let me say that once more: free. As an ALOA member (and non-members too, for a short time), you can download these for free simply by going to your favorite podcast provider such as Apple, Google or Spotify and searching for “Locksmith Talk With ALOA.” We rely on sponsors to help fund the podcast. Of course, we would never turn down donations, but the episodes are absolutely free for members to listen to. KEYNOTES MARCH 2021 kay, bad pun for a title, but hey, 2020 was a rough year. It’s hard to come up with much better at this point (Note: If you read most of my articles, you know this is really as good as it ever gets, but don’t tell the newbies). The “pod” refers to podcasts. For us old folk, a podcast is a “ra- “And have I mentioned these episodes are free? Let me say that once more: free.” There are so many more guests com- ing this year, including the ALOA presi- dential candidates discussing their vi- sion for the organization and current ALOA President Jim Wiedman dis- cussing 2020’s impact on ALOA and the upcoming year. We will also cover electronic topics, safe work, employer/ employee relations and so many more great topics. Listen in. Jim Hancock, CML, CMST, is ALOA’s educat ion manager. You can reach him at [email protected] or (214) 819-9733. WWW.ALOA.ORG
