August 2010
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#177: American Limbo →
This American Life
Stories of people living completely outside the grid of American life. Americans in Paris. Chinese in America. West Virginians in treehouses. Mexican-Americans in Rochester.
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#388: Rest Stop →
This American Life
Nine radio producers. Two days. One rest stop on the New York State Thruway. In this show, we’ll bring you stories of people who are just passing through, and people who are at the rest stop every day—working. One of them has worked there since 1969.
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I'm Traveling!
Yeah! Headed to NYC (anybody want to hang out?) to visit friends and schools for a few days before embarking on a much-needed international adventure with Flounder and friends. I’ll be in one of the following places for the next three weeks or so:
Turkey
Amsterdam
The Bahamas
SO exciting! I’ll have extremely limited access to e-mail and no access to my phone/other internet stuff...
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First Listen: Ra Ra Riot, 'The Orchard' →
joelx3:
I saw these guys (Ra Ra Riot) open for Andrew Bird a few years ago in Philly and was impressed. So far I’m liking their follow-up album a lot too. The album is streaming free in it’s entirety on NPR for the next week or so.
GREAT band! Thanks for sharing, Joel. The drummer, Gabriel Duquette, is actually Kate Butler’s (former Deltone, UD ‘10 Alum) brother. Love the...
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Felicia Day, you are wonderful. →
In every way possible.
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Theme from “Foiled,” a Chikinbone...
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#178: Superpowers →
This American Life
We answer the following questions about superpowers: Can superheroes be real people? (No.) Can real people become superheroes? (Maybe.) And which is better: flight or invisibility? (Depends who you ask.)
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Watchemilybunin:
Congratulations John C. Reilly, I finally find you funny.
I think he’s a funny guy, Emily. Come on! Yay for Allie introducing me to Drunk History!
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Here we go!
48-Hour Film Project : San Jose
Our Genre: Film Noir Character name: Sheila or Sherlock Berman, Judge Prop that must be used: a Laptop Required line in the movie: “You’ve got to earn it”
go!
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What's wrong with cable news →
“…The sad thing is, [Wendy] Murphy is mostly right. Cable news is about lining people up on either side and letting them go at it. There’s no room for subtlety. There’s certainly no time for fact-checking a guest’s claims, even after the segment airs. Murphy is pretty, provocative, and confrontational. She’s great TV. That she’s inaccurate, slanderous, and...
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The Summer of Actuality: Start a Web-Series
Allie and I are directing an online documentary about a two-person a-cappella troupe called EN2NE. Cool enough for you? Probably not. But you should know that the NY Times (you may have heard of it) is rightfully calling the show a “character-centered Mock-u-comedy,” so don’t judge us. Yet. And we have a theme song, so THERE.
We shot the bulk of the first two episodes last...
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08.09.10
It only happens once every hundred years!
But DON’T WORRY! You can get similar number sequences (07.08.09, 01.02.03, etc) for twelve dates - one per year - every century.
Boring or no?
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#259: Promised Land →
This American Life
For millenia, people have tried to reach a spiritual promised land by fasting. Jesus did it. The Buddha did it. Monks and saints and new age gurus have done it. And now, on the radio, This American Life contributor David Rakoff tries it. He does a 20-day fast, to find out if it brings him any form of enlightenment.
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I'M IN BALTIMORE
And you might be. Call me if you want to be friends.
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I just kept Amanda Catrini on the phone for...
jillianscambia:
quite an accomplishment
Indeed… Except that I think I win. I got up to 15min38sec a few nights ago so TAKE THAT!
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Hello friends -
I hope your Thursday is going perfectly! I’ll be over at UD’s TV studio all day, casting people for a new commercial highlighting their new branding identity, “Dare to be first.” I know, not the MOST exciting slogan, but it does the job. The commercial will be aired at football games and all over the east coast. If you’re interested in auditioning, e-mail...
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Avi Amon | Musician: New Website! →
jenc:
FINALLY
I’ve been obsessing over this for the past few days but I think I’m finally done messing around with things. I was up till 5:30am yesterday trying make it all just so. Not really sure why I was/am in such a rush, but I did give myself the goal to have it all up and running…
Congrats, Avi! The new site looks great!
If Harvard Sailing Team ever has a need for an original...
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New Website!
FINALLY
I’ve been obsessing over this for the past few days but I think I’m finally done messing around with things. I was up till 5:30am yesterday trying make it all just so. Not really sure why I was/am in such a rush, but I did give myself the goal to have it all up and running before I left for Turkey at the end of August - doable, right?
There’s still a few bugs to be...
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#413: Georgia Rambler →
This American Life
In the 1970s a reporter named Charles Salter wrote a column for the Atlanta Journal called “Georgia Rambler.” He traveled to towns all over the state, in search of the most interesting people to interview. This week…we head to Georgia and try it for ourselves.
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