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Saturday, March 5, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 156: “History Hole” (3/5/2016)

citizen156cover1:19:52 – Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night. Topics include: finding some old streetcar rail inside a pothole in the street; Birmingham’s underground river myth and where the term “To Like like a Mulhatton” comes from; the world is on loan to us; the time my childhood friend Benji and I dug a whole to China but found Hell first; B-Movie review of “Hawkeye” (1988); politics and Donald Trump; Quiz Show scandals of the 1950s; short story reading of “Suitable Distance” by Adam Fox, and; much more!

Music for this episode from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 8:23 pm filed in Mar16,Mike  

Saturday, February 27, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 155 — “Grab Bag 3” (2/17/16)

citizen155cover45:35 – Mike’s out of the studio tonight, but enjoy a collection of his contributions to The Overnightscape Central, which posts every Monday night at onsug.com. Segment topics are “Windows ’95” (October 2011); “Obscure for Sure” (July 2012); “History” (September 2013), and; “Library” (January 2016).

To find out how you can contribute to The Overnightscape Central, e-mail PQ Ribber at kpqr.torc@gmail.com.
Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial-Share Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released October 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.
posted by Mike at 9:09 pm filed in Feb16,Mike  

Sunday, February 21, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 154: “Op-Ed” (2/20/2016)

citizen154cover51:54 – Join Mike outside late at night, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading some old Op-Ed pieces from his days at a college newspaper. Opinions include: “The Problem with Spoilers” (Nov. 3, 2009); “Recommendations for Surviving the Crisis” (October 27, 2009), and; “Christmas Arrives on Time: Immediately After Halloween” (November 10, 2009). Question of the week: is it okay if your opinions don’t change over time, even after reading, traveling, studying, and other various life exploits?
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released February 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.
posted by Mike at 4:49 pm filed in Feb16,Mike  

Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 153 — “Charleston Snow” (2/13/16)

citizen153cover1:05:30 – Join Mike as he drives down the backroads of South Carolina and wonders about who lives there. Later, hang out with him on the cabin porch of a Charleston KOA.

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released February 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

 

posted by Mike at 8:56 pm filed in Feb16,Mike  

Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 152 — “The Kids Don’t Care” (1/30/16)

citizen152cover1:51:00 – Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night. Topics include: a tale of two Volvos — my dilapidated, broken-down S60 and its immaculate doppelganger in the same neighborhood; reflections on slacking this week while my wife has been out of town; a glimpse into mirror universes; audio clip from the “Halloween” marathon with friends Jason and Brad; review of “Steve Jobs” (2015); Author Douglas Coupland and philosophies on Generation X, labeling; live Periscope and tutorial on podcasting; Microsoft Windows ’95 training video with Mathew Perry and Jennifer Anniston; review of CNN doc “High Profits” (2015), and; much more!

Music for this episode from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 9:13 pm filed in Jan16,Mike  

Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 151: “A Vacant Void” (1/23/16)

citizen151cover1:13:17 – Join Mike in the studio late at night, talking about winter storms and the closing of another “Coconuts” retail outlet. Also, a quick review of “Boyhood” (2014).

Music for this episode from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.
posted by Mike at 8:46 pm filed in Jan16,Mike  

Sunday, January 17, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 150: “Edge City” (1/16/16)

citizen150cover1:28:26 – Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night, when he talks about living in the sprawl fringes of downtown proper, sometimes referred to as an “Edge City”, and how he was once a spy for a television station there. Also: a series of odd, sometimes random, sometimes interwoven incidents, have been happening lately — possibly related to Mercury Retrograde?

Check out the Circle K compliance video here.

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 2:16 am filed in Jan16,Mike  

Saturday, January 9, 2016

The Midnight Citizen 149: “Festivus Pole Trash” (1/9/2016)

citizen149cover1:53:22 – Mike returns to the studio late at night for the first show of the New Year, where he recounts his wedding and long Honeymoon in London (so long, that he will need to continue the travel diary on next week’s program). Also: the commercialization of Festivus poles; local politics, grandstanding, and the vote comes up to allow the sell of alcohol in Shelby County, AL (my parents’ neck of the woods); Politician Phil Davison gives the greatest bad speech ever, and; crazy woodworking synchronicity.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 6:08 pm filed in Jan16,Mike  

Saturday, December 19, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 148: “Baristas, After Hours” (12/19/2015)

citizencover1481:32:41 — Join Mike on the back porch late at night. Topics include: remembering the after-hours lives of Starbucks baristas I once worked with; having a cigar and coffee and thinking about getting married this week; “‘Not too late to say No!”, and other cliches people say to you before you get married; anticipating “Star Wars”; movie review — “Krampus” (2015); how Christmas can be scary, and scary Christmas memories; got an e-mail about auditioning for a reality show like the “Running Man”, and; much more!

Recorded 12/17/2015. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 9:27 pm filed in Dec15,Mike  

Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 147: “A Talking To…”

citizen147cover47:28 — Join Mike in the studio late at night, when he talks about getting a good talking to from the management at a bowling ally recently, and on a church mission trip in the eighth grade.

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

posted by Mike at 11:29 pm filed in Dec15,Mike  
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