November 2009
12 posts
Podcasts that I can't do without in no particular...
I realized today when my NPR app wasn’t opening on my phone that I don’t own a radio. Which got me to thinking about how much podcasts have become a growing part of my media consumption (at least 15%). Here is a list of the favorites.
On the media:
KCRW’s Left Right and Center:
The B.S. Report with Bill Simmons:
This Week In Tech (TWiT):
Diggnation:
Fantasy Focus Football:
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Watchmaristella:
“Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread”
m I am am o g laughing g very m laugh hard g g am I m very very yes omg
10 Neat Facts About Carl Sagan →
Carl Sagan is underrated. He was a great voice for astronomy and science and today would’ve been his 75th birthday. Neatorama has a post detailing facts about him with some great samples of his writing. Here is an example of one:
1. Carl Sagan’s First Book About Stars
When Carl was five years old, he wondered about the stars: what were they? Unsatisfied with the answers he got from...
“Ideas weren’t precious. They were everywhere, which suggested that maybe the...”
– IN THE AIR
by Malcolm Gladwell
“Invention has its own algorithm: genius, obsession, serendipity, and epiphany in...”
– IN THE AIR
by Malcolm Gladwell
Dylan + Christmas Classics →
Bob Dylan has an album of classic Christmas songs. I’m not sure how to feel about this. I’m leaning towards feeling good but in no way will it replace my John Denver and the Muppets LP.
His voice is actually … well it’s an acquired taste especially these days but I think it’s nice. Read the review from pitchfork after the jump.
Christmas In The Heart - Bob...
Copenhagen Climate Treaty on Death-Watch →
For everyone not up on this stuff we have a big meeting in Copenhagen to decide how we will save the world over the next 30, 50, 80, and 100 years. The meeting is bringing together world leaders and luminaries to discuss what we can do to curb carbon emissions. We need leadership, goals, agreements (the legally binding kind), and a general way forward. Unfortunately none of this seems to be...
