John Stoehr weaves a discussion with Spoleto performer K. Brian Neel on YouTube and Vaudeville with thoughts on the changing face of journalism.

I'm working up a long-form piece for the media blog and it required going back and transcribing portions of Seth Godin's 2003 talk at TED. His topic: Sliced Bread and Other Marketing Delights. It should say something that a 17-minute, 5-year-old lecture still comes across as fresh -- if not radical -- but that's kind of Godin's point.