A regular collaboration between The Marketplace of Ideas and the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum begins. Colin Marshall first talks with Barney Haynes and Jennifer Parker, professors at the California College of the Arts and UC Santa Cruz, respectively, and the creators of SonicSENSE, an expandable and evolving site for art, culture, new technologies, digital media, collaboration and participation. They’ll be performing at CAF’s Forum Lounge series on Thursday, October 7. Then, Colin Marshall talks with CAF assistant curator and development manager Valerie Velazquez about the gallery’s current exhibition, the 2010 Call for Entries, featuring work from Graham Bury, Alejandro Casazi, Madelaine Frezza, Christine Morla, and Shane Tolbert.

Colin Marshall talks to Mark Frauenfelder, editor of Make magazine and co-founder the zine which has become the massively popular blog Boing Boing. His latest book, Made By Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World, is the story of his quest to fully customize his life by building, maintaining, and operating as much as possible with his own hands: hacking his espresso machine, making his own sauerkraut, building cigar-box guitars, brewing his own kombucha, and carving his own spoons, to name only a few of his eclectic set of pursuits.

Colin Marshall talks to blogger, entrepreneur, and liver of the unconventional life Chris Guillebeau. Having written his blog The Art of Non-Conformity: Unconventional Strategies for Life, Work, and Travel for “a small army of remarkable people” since 2008, he’s now the author of a book which expands on his ideas and experiences, The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World.

Colin Marshall talks to Jesse Thorn and Adam Lisagor, creators of the new men’s style web series and blog Put This On, which explore all facets of the art of “dressing like a grown-up.” Thorn is also the host of Public Radio International’s The Sound of Young America as well as the comedy podcast Jordan Jesse Go; Lisagor is also a co-host and producer of the comedy podcast You Look Nice Today.