Category: BuiltOnAir Podcast

Season 22 Episode 5
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will Matthew Busel from Whalesync will share how they built an AI Tools Directory in Airtable showcasing >2,000 new AI products. They utilized Airtable AI, Data Fetcher, Whalesync, and more.

Field Focus –

A deep dive into the Global Variables Rollup – A deep dive into the Global Variables Rollup – Alli shares a demo on using a summary/utility record to set global variables. 

Feature Alert –

We dive into Automation Secrets feature –
Hot off the Press feature to use secure script input variables (i.e. API Keys).

Season 22 Episode 4
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will A wiki system built in Airtable that allows you to edit and publish articles directly to interfaces so that instructions on how to use an Airtable system can be accessed directly in the context of the system itself.

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will Kamille will showcase a mini game inspired by The Blue Prince. Users can select records that fill out a pre-defined visual grid.

Field Focus –

A deep dive into the Global Variables Rollup – Alli shares a demo on using a summary/utility record to set global variables. 

Season 22 Episode 3
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will Matthew Busel from Whalesync will share how they built an AI Tools Directory in Airtable showcasing >2,000 new AI products. They utilized Airtable AI, Data Fetcher, Whalesync, and more.

Field Focus –

A deep dive into the Linked record fields with dynamic filters Linked Records – Kamille shows how to used dynamic filtering on linked records and highlights new functionality with forms support. 

Automate Create –

Watch as we review and work through automations. Alli shares a hack on how to get emails to be sent at a specific time.

Season 22 Episode 2
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Automate Create –

Watch as we review and work through automations. Scott Rose will walk us through a full workflow automation utilizing the power of Airtable and Fillout.

Feature Alert –

We dive into Email Webhook Trigger feature –
Alli demos the new "when email received" trigger along with the AI automation step to add emailed tasks to a table

Scripting Time –

Explore Scripting with “”.

An overview of how to utilize the Base Structure Input Fields in a Run Script Task within Automations..

Season 22 Episode 1
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Meet the Creators –

Meet Ashley Guckert.

I’m Ashley! I have a decade of experience leading post-production and distribution at media conglomerates in NYC. That’s where I became an Airtable expert. My career has pivoted into the non-profit space, working with organizations focusing on social-emotional learning, political plurality, and supporting independent news organizations.

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will Ashley Guckert will walk everyone through the process of collecting quotes, reviewing quotes to determine viability, shipping the quotes for review out to panliests (used Fillout as a 3rd party form tool), and then how we analyzed the data weekly.

A Case for Interface –

Explore Interfaces with “Dynamic Number Coloring”.

Alli will demo number coloring for list/grid views in interfaces.

Season 21 Episode 8
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Meet the Creators –

Meet Micki O'Neil from CEDS Financial.

Micki workw at CEDS Finance, a nonprofit small business lender that works mostly with low-income business owners. My primary role is to support applicants and clients in strengthening their business operations. I came to CEDS Finance with experience as an entrepreneur, educator, nonprofit leader, and financial analyst.

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Feature Alert –

We dive into Google Calendar Sync feature –
Micki uses Airtable's integration with Google Calendar to make it easy for potential clients to set up an "intake appointment" to learn about our loan application process and requirements. Appointment options are filtered based on language and location (video/in-office) and are distributed reasonably across staff members.

Automate Create –

Watch as we review and work through automations. Kamille will walk us through a basic setup for integration Airtable with Google Sheets.

Season 21 Episode 7
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Meet the Creators –

Meet Drew Whatley.

I’m an educator and tech enthusiast who started using Airtable to automate workflows as an over-burdened Museum Educator. I turned my handy utilization of a tool into a new full time role as a data specialist overseeing a social services database. I’m passionate about using technology intelligently to help make work more efficient in an often traditionalist sector.

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Industry View –

Learn all the ways you can use Airtable within the Non-Profit Organizations Industry. From pre-made bases, apps, automations, and custom bases, we’ll show you how to set up bases and get your Non-Profit Organizations organization established in Airtable.

We'll explore using Airtable to gather, maintain, and share social service information, with a focus on the utility and advantages it can provide for non-profit organizations.

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A Case for Interface –

Explore Interfaces with “Large Table Management”.

Kamille will walk through how to use multiple detail pages to show all fields in a large table.

Season 21 Episode 6
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Scripting Time –

Explore Scripting with “Scripting without Code!”.

Ben Green will show us how to make an API call in Airtable automations without knowing how to code..

Audience Questions –

Alli Alosa answers the Airtable question: “Designing a product table with Valid From/To prices in a linked Table.”

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Answer: Alli will walk us through how to implement updateable pricing.

Feature Alert –

We dive into Mailhook Automations feature –
Dan will do a live unboxing of the recent mailhooks feature.

Season 21 Episode 5
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Meet the Experts –

Meet Jonathan Bradshaw.

Jonathan is currently a developer with Optimize IS, based in the UK. He has been working with Airtable for 8 years.

Field Focus –

A deep dive into the Button Formula Hack Button – Use a formula in a button field to link each record to a different layout in an interface page, using data from the same table, giving you multiple "mini apps" 

Audience Questions –

Kamille Parks answers the Airtable question: “How to Allow an Edit Button before edits”

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Answer: Kamille will walk through how to set up an interface to be read only until an Edit button is clicked.

Season 21 Episode 4
This weeks Hosts: Alli AlosaKamille ParksDan Fellars
This weeks Segments:
Round The Bases –

Following Articles Used in this Segment:

[] End-user multi-field sorting in interfaces

Scripting Time –

Explore Scripting with “Custom GPT with Airtable”.

Airtable Expert, Julian Post, will show us how to teach a custom GPT to query your Airtable base.

Base Showcase –

We dive into a full working base that will Kamille will walk through a base to showcase how to deal with timesheets.

Field Focus –

A deep dive into the Time Frame Comparisons Formula – Alli will explain how to perform comparisons between two time frames – i.e. this year vs last year, or this quarter vs last quarter.