2009-02-14
tebe_interesno Photos
Check these photo manipulations by LiveJournal user tebe_interesno, an artist from Moscow, Russia. More of his creations at Toxel, a design site. This one’s called Short Change:
Year: 2009/Archives
2009-02-13
Nuzum Sucks Blood
NPR’s Eric Nuzum (author of The Dead Travel Fast and good fren o’ HV) vamps on his favorite topic: vampires, in GOOD: Today’s Show Sucks Your Blood.
2009-02-12
Lincoln Love
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)—
Two young ladies from Minn MN call their band Best Friends Forever “Abe Lincoln” (2008 Best Friends Forever
The first track off the comedian’s first LP, Bob Newhart “Abe Lincoln Vs. Madison Avenue” (1960 Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart
From the late-great, John Lee Hooker “Ballad To Abraham Lincoln” (The Original Mr. Lucky
More…
2009-02-12
Darwin Day
Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882)—
A couple outtakes from The DNA Files, with Sean Carroll, biologist and author of some great Evo-Devo books (Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Sean Carroll (music: Jeff Arntsen) “We’re All Mutants” (3:18 mp3):
This one’s kinda rough; in fact, just a rough edit of some choice bits slapped together from a longer interview, Sean Carroll “Remodeled Ape” (11:00 mp3):
2009-02-12
1234567890 Day
“It’s time to party like it’s 1234567890 – ’cause it is! On this Friday, Feb 13 at exactly 3:31:30 PM (PST), Unix time will equal ‘1234567890’.”
—http://www.1234567890day.com/
Tomorrow at 6:31pm EST unix timestamp will reach 1234567890 and the nerdy will giggle with glee.
Salud!
2009-02-12
US Airways Audio
“We lost thrust in both engines… We’re going to be in the Hudson.”
–pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
The FAA released audio recordings related to the successful river landing of US Airways Flight 1549. Communications are between pilots and air traffic controllers at LaGuardia tower, Teterboro tower, and the New York Tracon (Terminal Radar Approach Control).
Map, transcripts, audio edits at NPR: “FAA Releases Audio From US Airways Crash”
FAA Air Traffic Control: USAirways 1549 (AWE1549), January 15, 2009
2009-02-11
This Is a Song
A diagrammatically delineated vid vers of “This Is a Song” by Mitch Friedman:
From Friedman’s CD Game Show Teeth: “A brand new, almost-rock album, featuring Andy Partridge, Dave Gregory, R. Stevie Moore and more.”
2009-02-11
HV050- Love’s Labors
Hearing Voices from NPR®
050 Love’s Labors: For Valentine’s Day
Host: Amy Dickinson of Chicago Tribune “Ask Amy”
Airs week of: 2012-02-08 (Originally: 2009-02-11)
Love’s Labors (52:00 mp3):
Affairs of the heart, and the intricacies of intimacy:
Lovelorn letters to an advice columnist, our Host, “Ask Amy.”
A “Valentine” from Kevin Kling (from his Stories from the Shallow End CD).
The Girls Glee Club of New Palestine High School, Indiana singing the theme from “Midnight Cowboy” (off the out-of-print Poly High – School Bands Play The Classics).
Women’s tales of true but tainted love, what Nancy Updike calls “Cringe Love”, from This American Life.
One of the “6 terrific teen-age tunes sung by Barbie and Ken (and you can sing along, too!),” a 45-rpm record from Mattel Toymakers (mp3 at UBU.com’s 365 Days Project– May 31).
2009-02-10
Obama Obscene
The Boston Phoenix extracted juicy bit’s from Obama’s audiobook, Dreams From My Father, where the Big Man quote his childhood chum, Ray. Lines we wish we heard in this week’s press conf, like, on the economy:
“This shit’s getting way too complicated for me.” (0:03 mp3):
Or his opinion of Sarah Palin (0:01 mp3):
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MP3s posted the Phoenix and at WFMU.
2009-02-10
AudioDocumentary.org
A curated collection of radio docs, “AudioDocumentary.org is a first-of-its-kind guide to free radio and audio documentary content on the web.” For instance, check this gem they found at Weekend America, a Vitamin A induced Doc Ellis hurled MLB zero-hitter: “FROM THE VAULT: No-Hitter of Acid“.
2009-02-08
More Travel Tips
Travel Tips
Contributions to a growing list:
#135 Don’t dismiss warning signs, especially: BEWARE OF MUTTONBIRD HOLES
#136 Sandals are not the best thing to wear for hiking through a tropical forest to grassy, steep ocean cliffs after two days of heavy rain—no matter how much they look like ones Jesus would have worn.
#137 Swim shorts are not the best attire to hike through tropical forests in, some grasses are like razor-blades and if there’s a vine, it most likely will have thorns.
#138 Listening to NPR podcasts on your ipod while hiking around birds that are shrieking “you’re stepping near my nests!†is not a good idea for the other thing you can’t hear them shrieking is “I’m going to dive-bomb you for your trespass while you stumble around on wet grass in sandals near deadly ocean drops!â€
#139 Wear a hat, always, especially in countries not fond of ozone but populated with dive-bombing birds (see #135 and #138)
#34 Those most interested in history are those about to become it. Try to take an interest no matter your age.
#156 If you hear “The Gambler†playing, run. Run away. Something is horribly wrong, will be, or ought to be.
#35 Good traveling is making sure you say, “wow, what’s that?†more than “I remember when that was a…
More tips at: Taiwan Travel.
Attacking birds: flickr.
2009-02-08
Bale Out
The Christian Bale techno rant remix by RevoLucian (Paine):
“Bale Out” (2:46 mp3):
Also at YouTube. Hi-fi fuqd and clean versions at RevoLucian (and his Space). Original unmix (Bale-only) mp3 at TMZ.
2009-02-07
3 Million Givers
3MG is an initiative to increase the number of givers to public radio to 3 million by Dec 2012. The project is sponsored by DEI. Their latest effort is a Ning group where list of pubradio stations list their upcoming events, including fundraising dates.
2009-02-06
Transom: Prostate Diaries
Transom is featuring our “Prostate Diaries” hour. Come join the discusssion: Transom pages- Talk | Show .
Their latest newsletter…
From: transom.org
Subject:
NEW SHOW- A Slight Discomfort: The Prostate Diaries
Date: February 5, 2009
Subject:
NEW SHOW- A Slight Discomfort: The Prostate Diaries
Date: February 5, 2009
TRANSOM.org
a showcase & workshop for new public radio
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February 5, 2008
* NEW SHOW – A Slight Discomfort: The Prostate Diaries *
If this piece were about blood or bones or lungs, it would have aired on NPR. But because it is about the prostate, and includes a talking penis, it presented problems for broadcast. There’s no equal time for body parts.
Barrett Golding of HearingVoices asked us if we at Transom would be interested. Yes. Cancer is cancer and it makes sense to talk about it openly and personally, wherever in the body it occurs. The piece also presents complex challenges of interest to radio producers. It is based on a stage presentation written by the patient himself, Jeff Metcalf, and performed by Paul Kiernan. It was recorded and produced for radio by the estimable Scott Carrier and Larry Massett. They are present on Transom to talk about this work, its style and content.
https://transom.org/?p=1038 More…
2009-02-04
HV049- Palestinian Dreaming
Hearing Voices from NPR®
049 Palestinian Dreaming: Arabs and Jews
Host: Sandy Tolan of Homelands Productions
Airs week of: 2010-06-09 (Originally: 2009-02-04)
“Palestinian Dreaming” (52:00 mp3):
Israel, Palestine, and the Holy Land:
“Waking Up” (2007 / 12:39) Joe Frank
A nightmare in a city split by three religions, as dreamt by an Jewish soldier, an Arab bomber, and a Mississippi minister; from Joe Frank‘s hour Time’s Arrow. [Music: Air “Alone in Kyoto” Talkie Walkie (2004)].
“The Lemon Tree” (1998 / 38:24) Homelands Productions
Growing a tree and understanding on the property of the same family home, in the same family homeland, shared by an Israeli and an Palestinian family; from Sandy Tolan of Homelands Productions. [Music: Dorothy Wang.]
2009-02-02
Juarez: Murders, Messages
We’ve posted a new photo-essay by Scott Carrier and Julián Cardona, “Ciudad Juárez: Murders, Messages…” 
2009-01-30
999 Call- Having Baby
This English 999 emergency operator’s got a cool head and mad skilz:
Op: Tell me exactly what’s happened.
SL: Er, um, I think I’m having a baby right now…
She then talks SL right thru her birth. The Guardian posted a recording of the “999 Call: Birth” (10:06 mp3):
Op: Right, OK, get on the floor, OK?
SL: Yes [cries out]. It’s the head. It’s out.
Op: OK. Is the baby crying or breathing?
SL: I can’t tell. [Groans in pain] Oh my God. [Gasps] I can just feel the huge lump in between my legs.
Op: OK. OK, with each contraction, place the palm of your hand-
SL: Oh God. Yeah.
Op: Against your vagina and apply firm but gentle pressure to keep the baby’s head from delivering too fast and tearing you…
Complete transcript, w/ pic of mom & baby, at The Guardian “999 call transcript: The Birth.”
2009-01-28
Dylan-Obama Connection
Some Velvet Blog offer into evidence this Dylan-Obama Connection:
Congressional inquiry into Conflict of Photo charges commences soon.
2009-01-28
Solitary Confinement
From STOPMAX (audio- Claire Schoen, visuals- Jan Stürmann), commissioned by the American Friends Service Committee, “Solitary Confinement”:
2009-01-28
HV048- Juarez, Mexico
Hearing Voices from NPR®
048 Juárez, Mexico: City on the Border
Host: Scott Carrier of Hearing Voices
Airs week of: 2010-04-28 (Originally: 2009-01-28)
“Juarez, Mexico” (52:00 mp3):
We go to a war zone, just to our south:
“Cuidad Juárez” (52:00) Scott Carrier
Four years of reports on life in the Mexican border-town of Ciudad Juárez, with poverty and corruption, with daily drug-cartel murders and military violence. Told by photographer/Juarez resident Julián Cardona, author Charles Bowden, and host Scott Carrier.