Molly Returns
Molly is officially back at Rocketboom and is excited to report the daily news starting Monday! Send us your interesting and cool news stories at news@rocketboom.com
Molly is officially back at Rocketboom and is excited to report the daily news starting Monday! Send us your interesting and cool news stories at news@rocketboom.com
Rocketboom’s Humanwire correspondent Cheikh Seck reports on illegal immigration from Senegal to Spain. Story links: VOA, IOM
Rocketboom’s Ella Morton jumps aboard the “Half Moon“, a replica of the Dutch ship sailed by Henry Hudson in 1609. story links: New Netherlands, Henry Hudson, Half Moon 1, 2, 3, Amsterdam, Delaware Indians, Hudson River, music from Gounod.
Rocketboom’s Ellie Rountree checks out New York City’s Twestival held at Brooklyn Bowl, which raised money for local charity Camp Interactive. story links: Sound effects, Twestival screen captures 1, 2
Rocketboom captures moments from this morning’s September 11th commemoration at Zuccotti Park near the World Trade Center site in New York City.
Rocketboom’s Ella Morton tours the Waterpod, a sustainable eco-barge floating around NYC.
Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on solar powered cell phones being sold in Kenya.
Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about the best Bond gadgets from the last 50 years.
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This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
“Blue Pi” by Digital Juice, wires, BMW 750i, boombox, ericsson, FCC, 1984 cell phone, safecracker, lockmasters, laser induced, ionatron, ghetto blaster, mobile phone gun, abc news, Tomorrow Never Dies, JD Films, Top Gear, Lewis Hamilton, so you can keep an eye on me, digital angel, wired,
Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton discovers the dangers of window washing. Niagara Falls In A Raft , Simons Windows, one seats,
A Rocketboom Encore presentation. adam quirk and wreck & salvage adapt franz kafka’s metamorphosis
Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp explores the new Swahili video game that encourages slum survival skills in Kenya.
Molly talks about turning digital things into tangible art.
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits engineer and founder of Adafruit Industries, Limor Fried, to talk about their DIY open source electronic kits.
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This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
A Rocketboom Encore Presentation. Miniature City. Inspired by Little People. Music by Drew.
Rocketboom NYC field correspondent, Ella Morton, meets up with a few New York based traceurs to learn about the art and physicality of Parkour. Jump Britain.
Rocketboom NYC field correspondent, Ella Morton, climbs beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY to learn more about the folklore and discovery of this uncovered tunnel from the late 1800s. History of New York, Tunnel Photos, Brooklyn Rail, John Wilkes Booth
Rocketboom Spotlight: New York Airplane Flight by Sam Fuller.
Molly has just been officially approved to work in the U.S. and will be back in New York City soon to begin anchoring Rocketboom daily! Welcome aboard Molly!
Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton interviews the creators of I Can Has Cheezburger The MusicLOL.
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tells you about 8 applications you should try. Vuze (PC or Mac), Fluid (Mac), Spotify PC or Mac), Airfoil (PC or Mac), Readability (PC or Mac), Caffeine (Mac), Awaken (Mac), Write Room (Mac)
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This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Rocketboom NYC correspondent Ella Morton explores New York City’s Summer Streets program.
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tests out a new application from the UK-based company, Across Air, called Nearest Subway and interviews Managing Director Chetan Damani.
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This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Humanwire field correspondent Cheikh Seck in Senegal speaks with world renowned artist, Mamadou Tall Diedhiou about his recycled bird statues.
Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton meets up with Manhattan Borough Historian, Michael Miscione, to talk about the changing landscapes of New York City.
Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton speaks with founder Patty Heffley and singer Elizabeth Soychak of the Renegade Cabaret on the High Line, a non-sanctioned musical performance that takes place nightly next to the High Line Park in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.