Episode 51: Scarequotes Required

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Ever notice how some words get used again and again and again, as if those words could be used interchangeably in any situation? That's because they are not, as they sound, declarations of good and mighty, but rather negations of many, many different bad and puny situations. Unless one specifies the specific bad thing when one uses these words, the word lacks specific meaning. So, to be honest about one's intentions, one needs to follow the title of this Episode 51: Scarequotes Required, and give a sign that this is one such term.

In this episode, I play a bit of On The Media's Brooke Gladstone interviewing Curt Guyette, and a snippet from Counterspin with blogger/investigator Chris Savage. Musically, you hear How How doing "Pinkery the Kinght" (yes, that is how they spell their song), and the Army band playing John Phillips Souza's "Stars and Stripes Forever." Jan Wong introduces this episode with backing from KMFDM. Special thanks to George Hrab for supplying the word I intend should be scarequoted with most usages.

Episode 50: Cry Quits On The Deal!

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What fun are odometer moments if you don't make them fun? Here, I hope, is a fun episode for you. Episode 50: Cry Quits On The Deal! has a message, sure, but I have included attempts at humor to bring sarcasm and parody, hopefully to leaven that darned persistent message.

You also hear Counterspin's Steve Rendall, telling a story from October of 2014.

I mention quite a bit of the music played herein, including "Bomb Run", a piece from the Stanley Kubrick movie "Dr. Strangelove"; Mistle Thrush doing a bit of "It's All Like Today", and KMFDM doing a bit of "Attak/Reload" while Mark Blythe mentions bullshit.

And though I didn't mention it in the show itself, I also played a bit of music from Assif Tsahar and Tastsuya Nakatani, doing "West 4th"; Dumbo Gets Mad doing "Harmony"; and Raphae doing "Echo".

Ooo! And this time I get to thank Voices Other Than My Own! You'll first hear Kevin. Then you'll hear Mila. Thanks to both of you for much needed vocal variety! And once again, Kevin, thanks so much for the hard work that went into the ending sketch!