On this episode I talk about the awesome iPhone app Shazam (app store) which magically identifies almost any song no matter how crummy the audio conditions you're in. It's a free app, so get it today and be amazed. Also, this episode features a clip from an episode of NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross (subscribe) where she interviews David Kirkpatrick, the Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times, about the similarities he's seen reporting on both the christian right in America and the islamic right in the middle east.
This episode features two clips from the hilarious comedian Jim Gaffigan's stand-up album King Baby (Amazon, iTunes, eMusic), the first about "Camping," and the second about "Waffle House."
This episode features two clips from the June 8th, 2012 episode of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, in the first Bill and guests E.J. Dionne and Michael Brendan Dougherty talk about Gov. Scott Walker's win in Wisconsin, and a New Rule for Snake Handlers.
This episode features a few clips from the wonderful HBO TV show Flight of the Conchords, as well as a clip from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where he discusses the fall of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch (watch the whole clip here).
On this episode I talked over a cover of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros song "Home" by YouTube pianist indierocks87 which you can watch the video for here. As well as "Gaia" by The Bees (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon) and "The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon).
This episode features a clip of "New Rules" from HOB's Real Time with Bill Maher about the insanity of America's super-stupid gun laws. Watch the whole thing here.
This episode features clips from Real Time with Bill Maher's New Rules where he repurposes his recent Op-Ed from the New York Times urging people to stop apologizing. Also, I talked over music from the Dickon Hinchliffe score to one of the best documentaries I've seen in a while, the film Project Nim.