“I saw you” Josh Kelly …SOUNDS LIKE… Barenaked Ladies!
Daily Archives: June 22, 2006
Big Screen: An Inconvenient Truth.
Maybe a little less emphasis on how quietly meditative Gore is (all those longing looks out the windows of planes), but otherwise I did enjoy this movie, and I do believe he is a thoughtful person despite the movie’s overemphasis on trying to prove that to you.
If you have any fucking clue at all, you already know a lot of what he talks about here. Obviously the problem being that 90% of America chooses to be fucking oblivious.
Loved the graph about the difference between a) whether or not scientists agree about global warming and b) how the media reports whether or not scientists agree about global warming. Liberal media, MY FUCKING ASS. Those graphs would be identical, did we really have a liberal media. They (the graphs) are not (identical). They (the media) are not (liberal).
It will be interesting to see if Congress wakes up to this issue. I know “the administration” won’t. Jackhats.
Quirky Nomads (6/9): 8 Words a Month.
Remember Sally Struthers? For just 25 cents a day…
This is the “help the podcasters by leaving them comments” pitch, asking for just eight words a month.
Pretty funny, but I don’t know that I needed the full 19 minutes of it…
Quirky Nomads (6/7): Books.
I didn’t know about this show until Claudia recorded a story for it (that’s in the 6/8 podcast, I believe).
A funny rant about the publishing industry using massproduced cakes versus handproduced cupcakes as an analogy. (Those sound very, very similar to the cupcakes made at the store down the block from me. I’m just sayin is all, as Claudia would say.)
Leonard Lopate Interviews Jean Said Makdisi (6/5)
Makdisi’s written two memoirs: Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir (self explanatory, no?) and Teta, Mother and Me, the story of three generations of her family.
This interview was somewhat fractious – they seemed to be talking at cross purposes. Lopate wanted to focus on the repression of women in Arab countries and Makdisi wanted to emphasize that “modernism” doesn’t have to mean “Westernism.” She was a little unwilling to ever give ground, and refused to accept any generalizations. Which in a conversation about an enormous topic isn’t always possible. He, on the other hand, didn’t seem to know how to pick his battles in this one.
Leonard Lopate Interviews Two War Correspondents (6/2)
Two New York Times writers covering the conflict in the Middle East. Dexter Filkins (who writes for the paper) who’s been in Iraq (and on his way back) and Elizabeth Rubin (who writes for the magazine) who’s in Afghanistan and moving on to Pakistan.
Really interesting. Discusses the dangers that exist right now, particularly for American reporters. The things they’re seeing or not seeing. Who will talk to them, who won’t. What they have to do to get around the country. Pretty intense.
Sad that more than half of America is still pretending this war isn’t even going on. While the other half silently mourns.
Leonard Lopate[‘s Stand-In] Interviews Robert Altman (6/9)
Interview was obviously focused on Altman’s latest “A Prairie Home Companion.” My dad gave it a favorable review, and this interview was really interesting, so I may head out to see it this weekend. If I can find two hours that are all right next to each other.
Altman is such an old rogue.
Wait, Wait…May 31st edition.
I am way behind on listening to these, aren’t I? Which means I can usually do really well on their quizzes since it’s such old news! Bonus! 🙂
Steven Cohen soccer expert was really cracking me up. Brits are nuts, aren’t they.
Also hilarious how the Iraqis love Lionel Richie. Hey, at least someone loves him!
Paste Culture Club (2/25 & 2/28/2006): Josh Ritter
I keep hearing about this guy, but there are so many Js with somewhat similar sounds that I can never remember which one I’m thinking of: Josh Rouse, Joe Purdy, Joseph Arthur, John Mayer, John Vanderslice, Josh Kelley, Jason Mraz, Josh Ritter, Josh Joplin, Joshua Radin…
I liked the songs they played. The PCC “dj” kinda cracks me up – he does not seem to have that much radio experience so the show has a very tentative feel to it.
I could do without the whole ‘I grew up religious/in a particular religion, but now I’ve gone off on my own path. Now I’m spiritual.’ I don’t know what point people really think they’re making me when they say shit like that, but the constant emphasis on how spiritual they are just makes me think they’re fucking crazy.
But, did like some of the music despite its biblical overtones.