Pretty good idea: “How to use Google Alerts to find out if your site gets hacked.” Make an Alert w/ some common spam terms, eg:
viagra OR cialis OR Xanax site:yoursite.com

I just made such an alert, so let’s see if this post triggers one.

The latest StoryCorps: John Brown (L) tells his brother Paul (R) about his on-air appearance as a gay guy educating evangelical radio.

“John (w/ Paul) Brown” (2:35 mp3):

It’s getting cold out, time for the Fleet Foxes short “White Winter Hymnal:”

Fleet Foxes: space | wikipedia | amazon | Sub Pop
“White Winter Hymnal” (2:27 mp3):

StoryCorps declares November 28 2008 the first annual National Day of Listening, and offer a Do-It-Yourself Guide to help you:

This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives — it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won’t ever be forgotten. It may be the most meaningful time you spend this year.

Transom Tools‘ audio-tech wiz, Jeff Towne, has writ a clear, comprehensive guide to Pro Tools Shortcuts. All kindsa tips and tools to select, navigate, group, fade and bounce sound in PT. All these shortcuts are good to know, some will change your working life.

Seal does Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come:”

UPDATE: WFMU just posted 14 versions of the song, including Aretha, Otis, Dylan, and the original Sam Cooke “A Change is Gonna Come” (3:13 mp3):

NYT data sets and multimedia design team up with IBM “Many Eyes” technology to bring you the Visualization Lab, where you can create your own “visual representations of data and information,” such as:

Louis “Studs” Terkel Louis (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) signs off America’s latest greatest radio show.

This I Believe “Community in Action” (4:06)

From Studs Terkel: Voices of Our Time; The Original Live Interviews, “Mahalia Jackson, 1963″ (6:20)

Studs links: Wikipedia | Transom Review | Prime Time Radio | WFMT-FM Memories| Chicago Historical Society | WNYC 2003 Interview | Third Coast Luminary | Chicago Tribune