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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Undressing Money


So, I'm back into the podcasting game, this time with an amazing co-host and a brand new show. It's called Money Undressed and you can find it here, where there'll be a link to the iTunes feed and info about how to tune in on Trent Radio here in Peterborough very soon.

I'm really excited about this show. As someone who actively resisted learning about economics until recently (and is, admittedly, pretty poor with personal finances), I never imagined how fascinating and horrified I'd be to learn about how our financial system works via lessons learned from its sudden unravelling. It's a weekly show, and we've got some great topics lined up, from what a credit crisis is to why our situation in Canada is different from what's going on in the US.

Check it out at moneyundressed.blogspot.com!

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Monday, December 01, 2008

Officially on break


Hi guys,

I know it's been an absurdly long time since I've last written a post. I wish I had more time to devote to this thing - I have so much I want to say about the impending ascendency of a coalition government in Canada, about how incredible Obama's election was and what his presidency might hold in store down south, about the amazing books I read this year (oh, how I want to tell you about Cormac McCarthy and The Road before the movie comes out). All the wicked stuff I've been learnig in ecology. The death of Michael Crichton, another of my favourite childhood authors. But I've had to devote my time to other projects this year. Trent's student newspaper, Arthur. The International Development Studies department's conference this February on Food Sovereignty and the Changing Face of Agriculture (catchy, no?). Classes. Life. 

The abundant possibilities of human connection still compel me in so many directions. I just don't think I'll be able to explore them on here for a while. Same goes for The Subject Tonight, which I love making, but which I just don't have time to do interviews and editing for right now. I have a few stories in mind for an upcoming episode about Difference, and I'll be keeping them available to download for free for as long as my dwindling bank account can sustain it, don't worry.

It has been a great pleasure speaking with you all here, and I hope to get the opportunity to do so again before long.

Yours,
Chris

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Friday, May 16, 2008

iTunes is not the devil

Just taking a look at how the episodes of the podcast are being downloaded, I noticed most people are just downloading the mp3 directly from the blog here. This might be because I haven't dropped a link yet to the iTunes subcription.

So, if you were looking for it, that link is here.

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Podcast #2

Where on earth has he been, the masses cry. Calm down, my adoring fans. Your letters have filled my new mailbox (I moved across the street last week) to bursting, and I simply haven't the time to write back individually. I

've been working on episode 2 of the podcast, you see. It's quite a cracker. This episode features a riveting discussion about Paulo Freire and mixed martial arts. What's that I hear in the distance? Ah yes. The sound of riveting. Ness.

In case you can't get enough of the music (and who could?), here's the track listing for your listening convenience:
00:28 La Ritournelle (Mr Dan's Magic Wand Mix) - Sebastien Tellier
03:47 World Town - M.I.A.
33:07 Possibly Maybe - Final Fantasy & Ed Droste (download this whole album for free at Stereogum here)
51:47 Making of a Cyborg - Kenji Kawai
56:19 The Shore - Basia Bulat

You can download it here, subscribe on iTunes now (yay! just search for The Subject Tonight) or listen to it steaming below. Questions and grave concerns are, as always, more than welcome. Kudos to last year's contest winner and all around lovely young woman Jenanne for the Basia Bulat track, taken from a CBC Radio 3 concert. I was searching for that song for a long long time.


Photo credit: Shiratski (published under a Creative Commons licence)

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Podcast #1


Alright guys, here it is. The first episode of The Point's podcast, The Subject Tonight, at this lovely url for your listening pleasure.

This episode is essentially a conversation between myself and my friend and housemate Meaghan about a book very near and dear to my heart, One Hundred Years of Solitude. She had a lot of interesting things to say about it, and I hope you enjoy listening to what we tried to draw out. Given that some people had asked to make this thing to be downloadable outside of iTunes, I've put it in an mp3 file for your listening pleasure (and it is also subscribeable via Apple's delicious devil machinery the iTunes subscription hasn't been working yet, sorry).

The music for this edition:
00:00 Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious
03:26 I Feel It All - Feist
25:53 Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
43:09 Come March - Takagi Masakatsu
46:21 House Music - Cadence Weapon

Let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated, as always! And by the way, it can hardly be coincidence that this week marked the release of the audio reproduction of the first ever recorded sound.

PS The musician Meaghan and I keep talking about near the end is Eugene Hutz, and the song she samples is called Kids, by MGMT.



Photo credit: cinocino (published under a Creative Commons license)

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Monday, March 03, 2008

It's all happening

Feedback on the podcast idea has been pretty positive, so I'm working on it this week and will have a first show up to download soon. Haha - up, to down... anyway. At least one reader has mentioned wanting to be able to listen to it without iTunes, so I'm trying to figure out how to upload it as an mp3 and playing around with mixing it and all. It's kind of fun, actually!

Also, for those of yous in Alberta, a gentle reminder that today is, of course, election day. Go out and have your say! Did you know that even if you have to work you're entitled to up to three hours off - paid leave - to vote? My grandpa and I ruminated today on why it is Alberta has such exciting people and such boring political leaders. I don't have the answer for you. Maybe your ballot will. Now shoo!

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Sound of the future


'You probably don't even know my middle name.'

I've been thinking about starting a podcast. What do you guys think?

It would probably be about a half hour or so thing every week (certainly an improvement over the rather sparse smattering of postings I've been making lately on the blog). There would probably be a bit of me talking about something I've been reading lately and perhaps a conversation with a guest or two about some current-events types happenings slathered liberally between whatever I've been listening to that week - which today might include Rihanna, Feist, this Japanese dude Takagi Masakatsu, and Edmonton dance pop awesomeosity Shout Out Out Out Out.

If I get some good feedback on this, I'll be looking for help finding a microphone and knowing what kind of software I'd need to make it. My main inspiration for this idea is this fantastic music podcast I used to listen to called Vu d'ici by m-c in Montreal.

Also, if you like geeky jokes about arcane Canadia, you should read the Kate Beaton's comics. Right now.

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