Join Mike for coffee at night in the studio, and later for a cocktail outside on the patio.
Topics this week include a lament on the university building where I had my first college class some years ago being demolished this week in a spectacular Las Vegas-style kind of violence; thoughts on why it’s important to temper our nostalgia, because nostalgia has led us down some uncertain and shady paths lately; reviews of two druggy movies I watched recently — “Requiem for a Dream” and “Trainspotting”; what is a drug?; heroine chic; the wild spirit of 90’s indie-filmmaking; drug trafficking in modern America and a book review of “Among the Bros” by Max Marshall, which is about that very thing, and much more!
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33:33 – PRE ROLL: “The Space You’re In” Show Start, A Special Edition Of The Show, How We Met, The “Dry Smoke & Whispers” Reboot, Sam As “The Shadow Man”, “Area51” Launches, Sam As “Mr Dalles” For “Area51”, Sam Had An Idea, Sam Relates The Start Of “Fall Of The City”, Excerpt From “The Fall Of The City”, John Barber And Radio Zero, Putting Together “Nirvana & Gehenna”, Excerpt From “The Laughter Of The Evening”, Introducing, “Bremerton Castlelwhite”, “Twas The Night Before Thursday”, Show Close
We will so sincerely miss that immensely generous and talented spirit known as Sam A Mowry. We hope this celebration of just some of the work we’ve done together over the past two decades will be delightful retrospective.
Folks heard in this episode as well, Leslie Jane and Linda Goertz.
Join Mike for a morning cup o’ joe on the back patio, and later for a night drive and after-work drink.
Topics this week include Alabama’s dumb education laws and how a recent one could hold back as many as 4,500+ 3rd graders in the state; a kind-of “Deadpool and Wolverine” review; the “Miami Vice” soundtrack makes you feel comfortably depressed; sketchy elevators and “LA Law”; the built-in exploitation of delivering for gig companies, and how you just accept it; the “hot” medium of radio and podcasting, and more!
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Join Mike for a drink outside on a Friday night, as he recalls the legendary crime fighting ex-wrestler-turned-cop of Corinth, Mississippi Buford Pusser, and the long-standing rumor that he ran out of town one of Alabama’s longest-serving and most-revered mayors. Is it true or bull-scat? Also, who else is opting out of watching the Olympics in favor of spectating its ugly-but-more-entertaining stepsister, The World Games?
Later, I discuss odd rainbow myths, Thomas Pynchon and Elmore Leonard, and yeah…ughhhh…politics.
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Join Mike on his latest mini-vacation, housesitting for his folks and throwing a steak on the grill. Hear about his latest run-afoul with his unfriendly neighborhood crime ring, and Watch some bits n’ pieces of “RoboCop” from ‘87, including the part where Kenny gets eviscerated by ED-209. Also, why is the crime boss Boddicker WAY scarier than that AI killing machine. Is it his glasses?
Later, I review the latest book I’ve been reading — “Fletch” by Gregory Macdonald, and discuss — at length — the fraught reality show, “Project Greenlight”.
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Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he mulls over the mental gymnastics of playing violent video games. Does good karma extend to the virtual world also?
In other news, I’m sequestered in my house lately due to (yet another!) car issue; my absurd back-and-forth with a service lady at the dealership; a new “Adults Only” library in Idaho; what the Kevin Bacon movie “White Water Summer” (1987) can teach teachers about teaching; the collatoral tragedy of Sean Young’s firing from Batman, and much more!
Backing music for this episode: “Lonesome Nights” by Beat Makanik | “Abstract Technology” by Scott Holmes | “Get Your Kicks on Future 86” by Blue Wave Theory | “Anemoia” by Sedative” | All music for this episode is Creative Commons (CC/BY/SA) and is available at freemusicarchive.org.
2:33:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Car inspection blues, Tom Bombadil, I passed inspection!, The Exit Ramp #55 – Rummage Mu, Tahiti, Tahitian Terrace, tiki bars, kava kava, Aer City Pack X-Pac as a cat bed, Iasos – Bora Bora 2000, The Rampler #292 (5/13/09), the cold open, fettuccine insanity, haircuts, new Thai place, Donald Trump, sci-fi concept, branching timelines, Letterman visits Trump in 1986, automatic seatbelts, Phish Mondegreen Festival, trash the airport meadow, Whychock Revival, Fraunces font, return to Second Avenue, scaffolding, Coca-Cola Wozzaah, Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home, Gamma Flunk, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 1:53:12)… WLS Channel 7 – The Day After (Opening & Pre-Show Break, 1983) [FuzzyMemories.TV], Raga Train by Jim Guittard [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], 1/2/1983 ABC Promos “Fall Guy” “The Gold Monkey” “Three’s Company” + more [YouTube], spring break, big bang bar, diamond lady, frontier [PinMAME], Maryland Public Television circa 1970’s Ident [YouTube], Showbiz intro (1970s) [YouTube], KNBC-4 1970- The NBC Comedy Theater, Very Rare Promo [Obsolete Video/YouTube], Toronto, 1970s [YouTube], PAY CARDS opening credits syndicated game show [YouTube], HA! TV COMEDY NETWORK – 1991 bumpers, promos, show opens [YouTube (peetoons)], Yoruba Diasporas by Teo Vincent IV [IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0], Sunburnt Werewolf by Tequila Moonrise [FreeMusicArchive, CC0 1.0], ABC Network – The Flintstones – “Fred’s Flying Lesson” (Promo, 1965) [FuzzyMemories.TV].
License for this track: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Attribution: by Frank Edward Nora – more info at onsug.com
Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he recounts his nightmare adventure of getting his fingerprints taken for a new job, and how the great cyber hack of Birmingham’s City Hall is still going on three months later. It’s a good example of “analog horror” that the kids are all talkin’ about!
Also: what is “analog horror,” and why is it everywhere on the Internet? How it’s evolved from films like Ghost Watch (1992) and The Blair Witch Project (1999) to creepypastas, Slenderman, and whatever the heck “the backrooms” are. I also talk about how we’ve gone in one generation from vehemently not selling out to aspiring to pimp out Hello Fresh and Squarespace. Plus much more, including a quick discussion of “The Quarry” video game.
Video Street Video Store: “Absolutely Rose Street” | “Night Trap” | Check out the full videos on my Youtube playlist — also, future edited episodes coming to Youtube and Substack.
Backing music for this episode: “Small Steps” by Mr. Big | “Lonesome Nights” by Beat Makanik | “Abstract Technology” by Scott Holmes | “Get Your Kicks on Future 86” by Blue Wave Theory | “Anemoia” by Sedative” | All music for this episode is Creative Commons (CC/BY/SA) and is available at freemusicarchive.org.
