I just finished listening to the second installment of the new IEEE Spectrum Radio program on IT Conversations. This piece, Reconstructing Iraq's Power Grid is excellent and very interesting. It's not political--but the size and importance of the job is eye opening.

These shows are not as easy as just republishing what IEEE sends us. This show, for example, was pieced together from three separate segments and Paul Figgiani did a great job of rearranging lead-ins, music and so on to make it seem like a connected show.

If you're wondering if every show in this series is somehow about Iraq or terrorism based on the content of the first two, have no worries. The show is broad-based and there's some great segments coming up. Stay tuned...