The Rock Bottom Data Feed

John Ladley and Mark Cooper conclude their conversation with Jon Padfield. He's a an engineer turned State Representative, turned business professor, exploring how surveillance, data, AI, and corporate power are reshaping our world and what you can do about it. Check out and join the quarter-million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Business Reform. In this episode of the Rock Bottom Data Feed, Jon gives us more food for thought about what's ethically acceptable in a world of rapidly expanding data and AI. He also answers the "two questions" and plays our Famous Game Show.

As always, if you have a suggestion for an artifact to explore in Archedataology, a verse or two for the Data Poetry Slam, or question in 256-characters, write us.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Archedataology from the Future - Part 1;
04:51 – Monologue;
07:15 – Jon Padfield Part 2;
39:06 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom;
41:58 – Audio Data Rorschach Test;
45:53 – The 8-Bit Consultants;
47:09 – Recap & Close

Joining John Ladley and Mark Cooper at Rock Bottom is Jon Padfield. He is an Assistant Professor of Business at Indiana University, Columbus, President of the Business Reform Media Group, and proprietor of the very successful Business Reform YouTube channel. In the first half of our conversation with him, he discusses ways that companies collect and use our data that we don't often think about, fully understand, or knowingly agree to. You may think differently about clicking the software license agreement "I Accept" button.

We also have a new Archedataology artifact, Data Poetry Slam, and advice from the 8-Bit Consultants. As always, if you have a suggestion for an artifact to explore, a poem to share, or question in 256-characters, write us.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Archedataology;
05:12 – Monologue;
07:56 – Jon Padfield Part 1;
36:32 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom;
39:01 – Data Poetry Slam;
40:05 – The 8-Bit Consultants;
41:17 – Recap & Close

In this episode, John Ladley and Mark Cooper conclude their conversation with Tony Mazzarella. They discuss whether hiring a Chief Data Officer will "fix" data issues (hint: it won't), and look at governance as a social and cultural change initiative, not just a data catalog or glossary project. Tony also answers the "two questions" and plays the Famous Game Show.

As always, if you have a suggestion for an artifact to explore in Archedataology, a verse or two for the Data Poetry Slam, or question in 256-characters, write us.

Be sure to visit DATAVERSITY where you can use discount code ROCK15 to get 15% off your first purchase!!

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Applied Data Governance Certification | DATAVERSITY

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction;
04:26 – Monologue;
06:37 – Tony Mazzarella Part 2;
32:43 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom;
34:59 – Audio Data Rorschach Test;
36:22 – 8-Bit Consultants;
37:52 – Close

In this episode, John Ladley and Mark Cooper conclude their conversation with Tony Mazzarella. They discuss whether hiring a Chief Data Officer will "fix" data issues (hint: it won't), and look at governance as a social and cultural change initiative, not just a data catalog or glossary project. Tony also answers the "two questions" and plays the Famous Game Show.

As always, if you have a suggestion for an artifact to explore in Archedataology, a verse or two for the Data Poetry Slam, or question in 256-characters, write us.

Be sure to visit DATAVERSITY where you can use discount code ROCK15 to get 15% off your first purchase!!

DATAVERSITY Training Center

Live Classes

Applied Data Governance Certification | DATAVERSITY

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction;
04:26 – Monologue;
06:37 – Tony Mazzarella Part 2;
32:43 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom;
34:59 – Audio Data Rorschach Test;
36:22 – 8-Bit Consultants;
37:52 – Close

John Ladley and Mark Cooper welcome Tony Mazzarella to Rock Bottom! He just completed a Ph.D. focused on Data Governance, reframing it not as a static control layer but as a dynamic system that connects technology, people, and real-world outcomes. He'll explain all that, and much more, in this episode and the next.

We also have a new Archedataology artifact, Data Poetry Slam, and advice from the 8-Bit Consultants. As always, if you have a suggestion for an artifact to explore, a poem to share, or question in 256-characters to answer, write us.

Be sure to visit DATAVERSITY where you can use discount code ROCK15 to get 15% off your first purchase!!

DATAVERSITY Training Center

Live Classes

Applied Data Governance Certification | DATAVERSITY

Chapters:

00:00 – Open & Introduction;
03:25 – Monologue;
05:36 – Tony Mazzarella Part 1;
33:09 – Data Poetry Slam;
34:13 – Dispatches from Rock Bottom;
36:19 – The 8-Bit Consultants;
37:40 – Recap & Close