I like that one, too. Stuff Your Mom Never Told You is also good.
― carl agatha, Friday, 16 March 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
I don't mind the editing on Radiolab, although I do wonder sometimes how much of the hosts' conversational patter (in which they often profess to be surprised or confused by the other) is scripted:
"Wait wait, back up, you said what?""Well, I'm just saying, it's been proven by science.""But I don't understand!""Here, let me explain..."
Fun fact, though: Radiolab host (and MacArthur genius grant recipient) Jad Abumrad is surmounter's cousin.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 16 March 2012 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone up for a movie tonight?
http://chicagofilmmakers.org/cf/content/i-am-secretly-important-man
Looks very cool.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 16 March 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
has anyone been to the downtown st. patrick's day parade here? should we take e. to it tomorrow or will it be too much of a clusterfuck? keep in mind that i am lazy.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
my inclination is no because i don't like crowds of people, parades, or st. patricks day
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
i think i just answered my own question
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
it would take a hefty bribe to get me anywhere near that thing
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
there should be a podcast that is like WTF but instead of comedians, musicians. like their background, creative process, neuroses, etc. i guess the problem is musicians aren't always talkers, the way comedians tend to be.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
shop talkin: a series
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
thanks Carl, I will probably subscribe to THE HORROR when I get home.
I feel like I might have to barricade myself inside my apartment tomorrow, just in case any st. patrick's day douchebags make it to my 'hood.
― roy g. devoe (askance johnson), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
I'm unreasonably excited about that! I realized as I wrote and then deleted four totally overenthusiastic posts about this podcast and which shows/hosts I like best (hands down Vincent Price, but that's kind of obvious) and which era I like best, that it is entirely possible I, too, am an old time spooky radio show geek. So it will be nice to have company out here on Dork Island.
I have to be out and about all day and I'm skeered.
― carl agatha, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
You should carry some garlic to chuck at those people. They deserve it.
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
I just walked up through the Loop at lunch and its already a clusterfuck. They have cops (badly) directing traffic at many of the intersections and all the barriers are up already. I can't even imagine what it will actually be like tomorrow.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
I think my dad brainwashed me to like oldee timee radio by playing a lot of episodes of "The Shadow" when I was a kid.
I spent about 20 minutes outside this morning, smashing up an old shelving unit with an ax. It was the best part of my week.
― roy g. devoe (askance johnson), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
Some of the loop issues might be bcz barry is in town?
It's really nice outside, y'all. I actually sat outside and ate.
Nick, you should probably find a way to drink outside.
― carl agatha, Friday, 16 March 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, after looking at the parade route, that must have been it. But I can't figure out why they had one of the E-W streets (can't remember if it was Adams or Monroe now) lined with barricades on both sides of the street.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Must've been Monroe, Obama was at the Palmer House Hilton. That explains the mess.
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
it's colder outside than i expected, i came back inside to get my hoodie before going on my walk. i also saw lots of horse cops, and wabash appeared to be closed off between adams and monroe so maybe our president was shopping for jewelry.xpost
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
hey chicago -- if you want to hear four super long freaky versions of "danger bird" today is your lucky day!!Neil Young - Zuma
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
there should be a podcast that is like WTF but instead of comedians, musicians.
trying to think who could possibly host this, like who would have the cred + connections + interviewing skills. actually...j0hn d would be perfect.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
henry rollinsor elvis costello could just take his short-lived tv talk show and turn it into a podcast
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
it would only be good if it was another musician hosting, not a music critic, sorry.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
critics can't talk shop
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
"Those people"? Really? Getting their bangers in the mouth all over everything? Tsk.
― free societies must let drunken gay Texans have sex (Je55e), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
all of these suggestions are musicians? kinda?
you know, this role is made for ?uestlove. he has my blessing to retire from playing drums and work on his memoir + podcast full-time.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
oh i know i was just being preemptive.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
otherwise it would just be 'sound opinions', right? i've only heard that once, in a cab in nyc, and was not into it. they were interviewing arcade fire.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
sound opinions blows. the format could be alright if it was dudes without terrible opinions and tastes and voices.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
also sound opinions has interviews sometimes but other times it's just them reviewing records or talking about some issue in music or whatever. it's not primarily an interview show.
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
Is Cee Lo still doing his Talking with Strangers TV show? I got the impression that it was a show where he talked w/other musicians.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows. sound opinions blows.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
kenan you should click on my neil young link up there
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
it does not blow
A ringing endorsement.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
I like sound opinions.
― roy g. devoe (askance johnson), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
Ooh... thanks AK. That indeed does not blow. In fact, it kind of rules a little bit.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
told u
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I guess I listen to Sound Opinions with a grain of salt. Greg and (especially) Jim can be buffoons sometimes, but I'm still interested in a lot of what they talk about, whether it's reviews, interviews, or features.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know why I added "whether it's reviews, interviews, or features" and now for some reason it's making me laugh.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
"Whether rain nor sleet nor snow."
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
It's like a review of the show in a high school newspaper. Whether it's reviews, interviews, or features, San Dimas students are sure to love the sound of Sound Opinions!
― carl agatha, Friday, 16 March 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
It's like the Shield, but in real life! Also just contraband cigarettes instead of Armenian mob profits - http://www.suntimes.com/news/11342219-418/cook-county-sheriffs-officer-son-nabbed-in-federal-sting.html
― carl agatha, Saturday, 17 March 2012 11:59 (twelve years ago) link
just when I thought I couldn't get more cynical about cops
― dan m, Saturday, 17 March 2012 12:31 (twelve years ago) link
It's worth being cynical about the things police are legally permitted to do, much less their extra legal shenanigans.
Speaking of, hey seriously if any of you are taken to a police station for questioning about anything ANYTHING, like the second you're in an interrogation room, the only thing you say is "I want a lawyer and I refuse to answer any questions without one." Like a broken record you say this and not another word.
― carl agatha, Saturday, 17 March 2012 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
Especially if you did nothing. The biggest lie you'll hear in that situation is "Why don't you tell me what happened so we can clear this all up."
― carl agatha, Saturday, 17 March 2012 13:05 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.trutv.com/shows/the-wieners-circle/index.html
I hope I can stream this.
― Jeff, Saturday, 17 March 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
JeppsonsMalortHigh of 78 degrees on a Saturday St. Paddys day? Let's try not to scream-vomit in too many strollers today, shall we Chicago?
High of 78 degrees on a Saturday St. Paddys day? Let's try not to scream-vomit in too many strollers today, shall we Chicago?
― dan m, Saturday, 17 March 2012 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
If I didn't know better sometimes I'd almost swear the Chicago Kevin was running @JeppsonsMalort.
― dan m, Saturday, 17 March 2012 14:56 (twelve years ago) link