Yesterday I discovered the podcast 5 Useless Degrees and a Bottle of Scotch, on which two dudes with extensive theater backgrounds drink whisk(e)y and talk about Portland theater. As a Manhattan-partial theater critic, obviously I was thrilled; plus, their discussions of local shows are substantive, informed, and actually critical, all of which are in short […]
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Let’s All Move to Harmontown!
As we told you (YOU’RE WELCOME), deposed Community creator Dan Harmon was in town last week to record an episode of his podcast, Harmontown. And as someone who was there, I will tell you this: It was one of the most beautiful nights of my life. Even though all I can really remember is (A) […]
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The Last cortandfatboy Show. SAD PANDA FACE.
Thomas Wilson Blaurgh. I have the SADs now. The last cortandfatboy podcast is on December 7. For almost 10 years, Cort Webber and Bobby “Fatboy” Roberts (conflict of interest alert: Fatboy is the Mercury‘s calendar editor) have put out extremely funny audio content, first on the old-timey radio and for years now on their five-times-a-week […]
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I Didn’t Omit Your Podcast on Purpose.
Thomas James I wrote a big feature on Portland podcasting this week, and listened to lots and lots and lots of podcasts for it. But I definitely didn’t listen to ALL of the podcasts produced in Portland—lots of shows slipped through the cracks, due to time constraints or because I just didn’t know about ’em. […]
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Tonight: Late Night Library at the Red and Black
Tonight at the Red and Black Cafe, a “bicoastal reading event” from half-local literary podcast Late Night Library. The show, created by Portlander Paul Martone and New Yorker Erin Hoover, offers a semi-regular discussion of debut fiction and poetry, plus a just-introduced “conversation” series featuring conversations with “with the people who are changing the way […]
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Lexicon Valley on “Faggot”
I’m a little bit obsessed with the Slate podcast family, and I’ve been enjoying their newest, Lexicon Valley, a “show about the mysteries of English,” hosted by former On the Media producer Mike Vuolo. Today’s episode—the show’s second—is about the etymology of the world “faggot” and how and when it should be used. Vuolo is […]
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Jonathan Coulton on the Sound of Young America
“Isn’t calling yourself a geek sort of the male cultural equivalent of dressing up as a sexy witch for Halloween?”Jonathan Coulton was on Jesse Thorne’s The Sound of Young America yesterday talking about his new album Artificial Heart, along with They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh, who produced the album. While I’m not really in […]
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The Media and Gay Men in Sacramento—Including West Sacramento’s Gay Mayor—Knew Anti-Gay Pol Roy Ashburn Was Gay AND SAID NOTHING
Unbelievable. And what Joe said: The Californian decided that Ashburn’s sexuality wasn’t “relevant.” The unnamed Sacramento paper apparently did too and never published. To recap: It’s not relevant that a state politician with a 100% rating from an anti-gay group is gay himself. Can you fucking BELIEVE that? And it turns out that the openly […]
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Wurster: Pretty Much a Nice Dude
While I haven’t followed the recall effort too closely up to now, I was surprised at how reasonable its spokesman sounded on the radio this morning. At least until he started repeating, “a new leader will emerge.” That bit was a little creepy. Jasun Wurster, head of the Recall Sam Adams movement, stated his case […]
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Last Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
Schools close, grown men weep, Alanis Morissette washes her hair!! The world is turned upside down as Matt and Magsy record their FINAL EPISODE. Music by pretty much everyone you would imagine they would play in their FINAL EPISODE! Did we mention it’s their FINAL EPISODE?! Welcome to episode 95 (The FINAL EPISODE!) of Pure […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
After weeks of contract negotiations, Matt and Mags shockingly announce that this will be their SECOND to last show ever. Music by the Pixies, Thin Lizzy, Love, and more! Welcome to episode 94 (THE SECOND TO LAST EPISODE EVER!) of Pure Pod for Now People.
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New Episode of Your Radio Sucks
It’s time to kick up your heels with a new episode of Your Radio Sucks! Or, if you don’t have heels, a comfy pair of cross trainers will do… Sandals? Okay, if you must. Listen to music from Parts & Labor, Church, the Sea and Cake, Dragonette (pictured), El Guincho, Tobacco, Times New Viking, Soft […]