Saturday, September 18, 2010
In Hendrix Hometown
Hendrix by Pedro Seixas
Seattle's Experience Music Project remembers Jimi every day... But especially September 18th.
 | Voodoo Chile Audio Embed: Puget Sound Public Radio 9/17/10, Reporter: Marcie Sillman |
 | Cry of Love Audio Embed: Morning Edition 9/15/10, Commentator: John Ridley |
Right, Quite Right
Freedom Works honcho Dick Armey, House Majority Leader (1995–2003), and author of a TEA Party manifesto proclaims openly that the TEA Party isn't interested in compromise... What they have in mind is a hostile takeover of the Republican Party.
Before the Tea Party victory in the Delaware primary, many Republicans were adamant about their lack of support for those deemed too extreme. After the surprising win of Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell over veteran politician Rep. Mike Castle, many within the GOP are lining up to endorse her and donate to her campaign. Does this mean Republicans are ready to absorb and back those they previously felt too far to the right?
SuperTramp - Bloody Well Right (1977)
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Exclusive - Dick Armey Extended Interview 8/17/10 | ||||
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 | Unwrapping The New Christine Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 9/16/10. |
 | Falling In Line... If Not Love Audio Embed: The Takeaway, WNYC/New York 9/16/10, Hosts John Hockenberry & Celeste Headlee. |
SuperTramp - Bloody Well Right (1977)
AutoTune For The Aging
 | Run 'n' Tell Dat Audio Embed: Berger & Prescott, podcast via Facebook. |
Friday, September 17, 2010
Real Time Returns (NSFW)
Bill Maher recaps the racist summer of 2010 in the first "Real Time" broadcast since the show's summer hiatus, tonight (9/17/10) on HBO.
Video: HBO via Huffington Post
Video: HBO via Huffington Post
Controversial Candidates
A robot drone capable of being remote controlled from a secret location pictured standing in front of a U.S.A.F. "Predator."
2006 photo from NV-R Senate Candidate Sharron Angle's own website
Mojave desert ditz Sharron Angle was the prime target for this year's political mockery... Then Delaware delivered Christine O'Donnell.
Huffington Post's list of crazy Christine O'Donnell quotes.
Bill Maher: Teabaggers Are Out There
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Tea Party Primaries - Beyond the Palin | ||||
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The Town
Based on Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves, "The Town" follows four Charlestown, Massachusetts bank robbers as they are pursued by the FBI. Ben Affleck directs and stars as the unrepentant leader of the group who terrorizes, then falls for, a bank manager after a heist.
"The Town" opens wide in theaters today, 9/17/10.
"The Town" opens wide in theaters today, 9/17/10.
Divine Divisions
Pervasive Abuse in Belgium
The new head of the Belgian Catholic Church has pledged to focus on the victims of alleged sexual abuse in a first attempt to rebuild public trust. An independent body to investigate the alleged abuse found it had occurred in every diocese over decades.
Into The Frying Pan
Video: ITN 9/15/10.
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain on Thursday -- the first visit by a pope in nearly 30 years and the first papal state visit since King Henry VIII broke with Rome in 1534. The trip comes at a low point in Catholic-Anglican ties and under the weight of the clerical sex abuse crisis, and the perspective is different when viewed from Rome.
CNN's Carol Costello profiles women "priests" in rebellion.
The new head of the Belgian Catholic Church has pledged to focus on the victims of alleged sexual abuse in a first attempt to rebuild public trust. An independent body to investigate the alleged abuse found it had occurred in every diocese over decades.
 | Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World, 9/13/10. Clark Boyd reports from Brussels. |
Into The Frying Pan
Video: ITN 9/15/10.
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Britain on Thursday -- the first visit by a pope in nearly 30 years and the first papal state visit since King Henry VIII broke with Rome in 1534. The trip comes at a low point in Catholic-Anglican ties and under the weight of the clerical sex abuse crisis, and the perspective is different when viewed from Rome.
| Audio Embed: All Things Considered 9/15/10, Reporter: Sylvia Poggioli. |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Who Are Those Guys?
The Tea Party? There's No Short Answer
Tuesday's primary elections saw the impact of a relatively new force in politics: the Tea Party. Morning Edition takes a closer look at this diverse, amorphous movement. Jonathan Rauch of the National Journal gives Linda Wertheimer a rundown of what the Tea Party really is, and what its decentralized structure means for its future.
| Nobody You Can Deal With Audio Embed: Morning Edition, 9/15/10. |
I'm Looking Through You
According to "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," transparent aluminum is an ultra-strong lightweight construction material first made by a San Francisco Plexiglas company who acquired the formula in 1986 from a mysterious engineer known only as "Professor Scott."
In real life, credit DARPA or scientists at Oxford... But fact is it's here, very expensive, but potentially ready for commercialization.
Stronger than glass, various military and commercial applications for this remarkable material are already being tested. What was once used in the science-fiction Star Trek movies, see-through aluminum is now something that – through test mixing with rubies, sapphires and more – is now being tried out in all kinds of ways to create transparency where strength is also required.
For now, it is used in static-free transparent aluminum wrapping for computer parts and other electronics. It is also being tested in otherwise-conventional see-through soda cans and military shielding for vehicles where windows once were. At over ten dollars per square inch, however, it is still not cheap enough for mainstream everyday use – but may be someday soon.
Source: dornob via Geekologie
Source: dornob via Geekologie
Roller Derby Renaissance
 | Nut Up or Go Home! Audio Embed: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now 9/15/10, Host: Robin Young. |
Video: A quick jam with the Boston Nutcrackers vs. Wicked Pissahs
See a live performance of Roller Derby Queen by the late Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen (BBC, July 1973).
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Holy Crap!
Linda Wertheimer, Morning Edition, NPR 9/14/10:
If you're looking to add an extra touch of grace to breakfast, a Vermont man is offering the Jesus toaster... Starting at $39.95. It takes your daily bread and burns the image of Christ on it, inspired by the famous grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary, a new model which the inventor hopes to introduce along with a Star of David toaster for Team Moses.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Team Mohammed vs. Team Jesus - Religious Conflict | ||||
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What Bugs You?
| Bed Bugs Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 9/14/10. |
| Super Bugs Audio Embed: CBS Radio's Osgood File, 9/14/10. |
Back (Yard) To The Land
In Seattle, city residents are now allowed to keep eight chickens in their backyard. KUOW's Bryan Buckalew explains the learning curve.
| Audio Embed: Puget Sound Public Radio, 9/10/10. |
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cell Phone Privacy
| Adding Where To Caller ID Audio Embed: CBS Radio's Osgood File, 9/8/10. |
Character Camera
 | Lie Detector App For Cell Phones Audio Embed: The Forum BBC World Service, 9/12/10. |
Monday, September 13, 2010
Muscling Up for Mars
 | Out of This World Workout Audio Embed: CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks 9/11/10, Host: Bob McDonald. |
TMI - Twitter Edition
Is Updating Your Social Network Status
Really a Matter of Life & Death?
Video: Newsy.com
Really a Matter of Life & Death?
Video: Newsy.com
Our Lips Are Sealed
| A Non Flammable Comment Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 9/10/10. |
Ball Four, Plus 40
| Baseball Still Breaks Hearts Audio Embed: Weekend Edition Saturday 9/11/10, Host: Scott Simon. |
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