72: We Won’t Do Anything Until That Form Is Filled Out | AV SuperFriends

This episode of AV SuperFriends: On Topic digs into how higher ed AV projects really begin, from formal intake forms and ticketing systems to emails, hallway conversations, and support requests that quietly become full-scale projects. The panel explores the messy line between tickets, incidents, problems, consultations, and projects, while comparing the tools and processes campuses use to create scope, accountability, funding, and forward motion. Read More

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May 1, 2026

70: Why Are You Doing Speechlift from the Can? | AV SuperFriends

In this episode, the crew turns a simple question about classroom speakers into a full-blown AV theology fight. Should small classrooms use ceiling speakers, front-wall point-source speakers, voice lift, program audio, or whatever happens to be lying around in the warehouse? Naturally, the answer is “it depends,” followed immediately by 35 minutes of everyone insisting their version of “depends” is the only sane one. Read More

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April 1, 2026

69: It’s Functioning, But Not Fully Functional | AV SuperFriends

Recorded March 13, 2026 This episode of On Topic tackles “Spring cleaning” by focusing less on tidy closets and more on the grime higher ed AV teams create for themselves. The panel trades stories about delayed refreshes, inherited programming messes, legacy systems that refuse to die, rushed project deadlines, and the temporary fixes that somehow... Read More

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March 1, 2026

68: The Ten Suggestions | AV SuperFriends

Recorded February 13, 2026 It’s March (yes, March– deal with it), the AV SuperFriends gather to lay down the law… higher ed AV law, that is. This month’s On Topic tackles the Top Ten Commandments of AV: the rules you should follow, the ones you sometimes break, and the ones you pretend you’ve always believed... Read More

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AV SuperFriends February 2026 If t Happened Last Year Ignore It

February 1, 2026

67: If It Happened Last Year, You Can Ignore It | AV SuperFriends

Recorded January 16, 2026 In this episode of On Topic, the panel leans hard into the “Groundhog Day” reality of higher ed AV, where every semester feels like a rerun of the last one. From the same classrooms and support tickets to the same mysterious $7 HDMI cable failures, the panel reflects on why our... Read More

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January 1, 2026

66: KFC Classroom | AV SuperFriends

Recorded December 12, 2025: It’s the AV SuperFriends New Year’s special, which means one part retrospective, one part speculation, and several parts nonsense. The panel looks back at their predictions for 2025 to see who deserves credit, who gets partial credit, and who should maybe stop predicting things altogether. From conference room technology to AV-over-IP... Read More

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