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Category Archives: Heard on the radio
WTF podcast is platform for comedian’s coming out, marks a milestone in podcasting
It used to be when a politician, celebrity or someone in the entertainment business had a big announcement to make that person would make an appearance with the likes of Barbara Walters or Larry King. A comedian or someone a … finish reading WTF podcast is platform for comedian’s coming out, marks a milestone in podcasting
Posted in Heard on the radio, podcasting, pop culture
Tagged coming out, Marc Maron, podcast, Todd Glass, WTF
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Michael Savage: Ron Paul supporters are hysterical, dyed-in-wool liberals
Earlier this week we explored how left wing listener supported radio station KPFA in Berkeley is debating Republican libertarian candidate Ron Paul. Just to be bi-partisan, now let’s see how conservative talk radio guy Michael Savage is handling the Texas … finish reading Michael Savage: Ron Paul supporters are hysterical, dyed-in-wool liberals
Posted in Heard on the radio, politix, talk radio
Tagged Michael Savage, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul
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Racist or empire foe (or both?); KPFA vets the Ron Paul question
Berkeley, California based listener supported station KPFA did an interesting and informative program on the candidacy of libertarian Republican Ron Paul on Tuesday. KFPA talk show host, Mitch Jeserich, hosted the discussion on his Letters and Politics show as Republicans … finish reading Racist or empire foe (or both?); KPFA vets the Ron Paul question
Posted in community radio, Heard on the radio, politix
Tagged Iowa Caucuses, KPFA, Ron Paul
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NPR draws listener fire over ‘kimchee Kleenex’ comment
A couple of weeks ago I was listening to Fresh Air broadcast Maureen Corrigan’s decidedly negative review of Kyung-sook Shin’s hot new novel Please Look After Mom. The commentary finished by recommending that readers check out Patti Smith’s memoir Just … finish reading NPR draws listener fire over ‘kimchee Kleenex’ comment
Posted in Heard on the radio, public radio
Tagged Kyung-sook Shin, Maureen Corrigan, Patti Smith
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Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan, and the Woman Question: The Virtues of Thinking Twice
Susie Rotolo, Bob Dylan’s lover in the early sixties, died last month, and NPR recently played an excerpt from a 2008 interview with her. I was very moved by the interview, and felt that it gave me a startling and … finish reading Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan, and the Woman Question: The Virtues of Thinking Twice
Rush Limbaugh erases then restores FDR to economic history
One of the nation’s most prominent self-appointed Presidential scholars gave his audience a history lesson today, minus a fairly important detail. Radio rantmeister Rush Limbaugh was musing on the latest economic statistics, which are disappointing. The unemployment rate has dropped … finish reading Rush Limbaugh erases then restores FDR to economic history
Posted in Heard on the radio, history, talk radio
Tagged FDR, Heard on the radio, Rush Limbaugh
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SNS Radio smacks down for homeless relief
“You know, don’t a be a bitch,” declared the masked man on the Sunday Night Showdown radio network. “You know what I mean?” “Please give a fuck,” added another panelist. “That’s right,” concurred the masked guy. “Please give a fuck … finish reading SNS Radio smacks down for homeless relief
Posted in commercial radio, community radio, Heard on the radio
Tagged Salvation Army, Sunday Night Showdown
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Tootin’ with The Putin—making sense of WFMU’s Vladimir Putin fan fiction project
In real life, Vladimir Putin is the poker faced Prime Minster of Russia—liked in his own country despite a pretty creepy human rights record and his past with the Soviet Union’s KGB. But on free form WFMU-FM he is the … finish reading Tootin’ with The Putin—making sense of WFMU’s Vladimir Putin fan fiction project
Posted in Heard on the radio
Tagged Brodwyn and Jay, Thunk Tank, Vladimir Putin, wfmu
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Want to piss off your radio audience? Talk about P2P file sharing
Man, my student Jacob Margolis got himself into a deep tub of digital hot water the other day over at KPCC-FM public radio in Pasadena, CA. Jacob took my telecommunications history class up at UC Santa Cruz and now he’s … finish reading Want to piss off your radio audience? Talk about P2P file sharing
Posted in Heard on the radio, public radio
Tagged Jacob Margolis, kpcc, Madeline Brant, MPAA, P2P, Pirate Bay
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Will Ferrell tells Fresh Air why he's better than Supercuts
What do Will Ferrell’s snotty comments about Marshalls and Supercuts on a liberal show like Fresh Air tell us about the state of politics today? Continue reading
Posted in Heard on the radio, opinion
Tagged Fresh Air, Heard on the radio, National Public Radio, Terry Gross, The Other Guys, Will Ferrell
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