Thursday, December 06, 2007

What's on my iPod?

Funny you should ask. Just now I did my weekly sync to MacBook after burning off the older ones (on 9 MP3 CDs). It boils down to:
  • 04/12/2007: Parliamentary Committees CBC Radio: The Best of The Current CBC Radio: The Best of The Current 20:42 With Karlheinz Schreiber testifying before the House of Commons Ethics Committee, The Current takes a look at Parliamentary committees and their effectiveness.
  • 11/21/07 Marketplace Money APM APM: Marketplace Money 54:10 See the world on a shoestring; A home away from home; Vacation tip: Leave the laptop behind; Work Life: Airline pilot; Buzzword: Block time; Marketplace Money Mailbag; Educating Rico: Lost in translation; Trade misery for miles; Straight Story: Giving tha
  • 11/27/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Let's be rational: Tougher times ahead; Cities are stuck in mortgage meltdown; Citigroup gets help from Abu Dhabi; There's only one Burger King in this town; Google searching for renewable energy; Verizon to open network to more phones; A new way to navig
  • 11/28/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 When this man talks, markets get giddy; What's OPEC thinking?; On the road to new fuel economy rules?; R.J. Reynolds to pull cigarette ads; Talk-show host Daly to cross picket line; Telecoms should fight illegal orders; SEC blocks shareholder-rights effor
  • 11/29/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Another hit to U.S. oil supplies; Sears profits go into free fall; Liquidity crunch spreads to muni bonds; Luxury report card called unsatisfactory; Ratings firm sees opportunity in chaos; Working to make eBay easier and safer; Social networking is here t
  • 11/30/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Freeze coming on subprime mortgages?; Post Office gives Netflix negative review; Hugo Chavez, president for life?; Iraqi refugees returning, but to what?; Week on Wall Street; South African miners to strike for safety; An incubator for maternity products
  • 11/30/07 Marketplace Money American Public Media APM: Marketplace Money 52:11 A new deal for the housing market; In search of a security blanket; BYOB: Bring your own BlackBerry; Work Life: Museum guard; Buzzword: Proxy access; Marketplace Money Mailbag; Investment Clubs: Seattle summary; Taken for a ride; Straight Story: Subprime
  • 12/03/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Paulson to offer fix for mortgage mess; Moody's may soon downgrade SIV notes; Dell takes a hard drive at advertising; AT&T hangs up on pay-phone business; Prospecting in 'frontier markets'; Set goals for the 'bottom billion' to rise; Divided Belgium is of
  • 12/04/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Iran sanctions now seen as unlikely; Subprime fears fuel run on Florida fund; Airlines plan to pack in more per flight; Study puts cities' best feet forward; Goodwill goes 'vintage,' gets trendy; A look at listener mail; Paying a visit to the 'Jews of the
  • 12/05/07 Marketplace American Public Media APM: Marketplace 29:07 Mortgage-freeze plan is on its way; Nielsen to target illegal Web videos; S. African candidate campaigns in U.S.; Money finds its way to art speculation; Plug-in hybrids need more juice; Gold standard won't make things better; Aussies fill up with gasolin
  • #132 - Cuddle Me Quatchi CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence 1:03:39 Monstrous new tracks from Black Mountain, C'Mon and Daggermouth, plus a 90 Second Egg with Bella, and Grant's review of the Grey Cup and the new Olympic mascots.
  • #344: The Competition Chicago Public Radio This American Life 1:01:11 Stories about unintended consequences of market forces. A Tulsa businessman tries to cut costs by bringing workers from India to Tulsa. And two competing TV news teams in Boise, Idaho, begin with the same set of facts and end up with opposite conclusions.
  • 2007-12-05: As It Happens Daily CBC Radio: The Best of As It Happens CBC Radio: The Best of As It Happens 14:58 Sticking to his guns. Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton says Iran still poses a nuclear threat, despite intelligence reports indicating otherwise. And US congressman Dennis Kucinich accuses Washington of warmongering and stubborn disregard for th
  • Act yer age! Or don't... (12/2/07) CBC Radio: The Best of DNTO CBC Radio: The Best of DNTO 37:01 What does "acting your age" mean these days? We explore that question with actors Ellen Page and Eric Peterson. Plus, Clare Lawlor does some soulsearching to find out if she really is a grown-up; and comedy from John Wing.
  • Afropop Worldwide Travels to Seville Spain for WOMEX 2007 PRI: Afropop Worldwide 11:20 Every year, the Afropop Worldwide team goes to WOMEX in the heart of old Al-Andalus, Seville, to gather interviews, live recordings and mountains of new CDs available nowhere else. This is the most important pow-wow for artists and world music pros any
  • Agony Column Podcast News Report : Dana Mackenzie 'The Big Splat' Rick Kleffel : The Agony Column Podcast News Report Rick Kleffel:Agony Column 24:03 The Moon Sees Me
  • Ah, My Brother Oliver Sacks WGBH Morning Stories 12:51 Author and Neurologist Oliver Sacks sees the person behind the mental illness. Dr. Sacks' latest book is Musicophilia. http://musicophilia.com Susan Wadle's blog is http://cookinandbookin.blogspot.com/ Thanks to Magnatune recording artist Andreas Haef
  • American RadioWorks - Design of Desire APM APM: American RadioWorks 53:18 New research is lending insight into why we want stuff that we don't need. It also explains why some people are what are called tightwads, while other people are spendthrifts. Why do we buy? How are designers and marketers influencing what we buy? And how
  • Andy Swan - Can I Pay You With Sunshine? CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 New Music Canada Track of the Day 3:42 New Music Canada Track of the Day. Craig Norris: "Sometimes when I close my eyes I'm right back there..."
  • Art Brut in Concert NPR NPR: Live Concerts from All Songs Considered 1:09:17 Hear Art Brut recorded live in concert from Washington, D.C. The group opened for The Hold Steady with punk-inspired rock and a playful sense of humor. The group is part of what NME calls the art-wave scene in South London. The group gets its name from
  • Atkinson interviewed by O'Donnell C-SPAN C-SPAN - After Words 59:39 Rick Atkinson author of "The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944" interviewed by Patrick O'Donnell.
  • Back Story With The Times's Linda Greenhouse The New York Times Backstory 6:46 Linda Greenhouse on Supreme Court arguments over whether detainees have adequate means to challenge their captivity.
  • Balkan Electronica, Bloc Party, Chris Walla Exclusive NPR NPR: All Songs Considered 31:23 An exclusive preview from the solo debut by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla; Balkan-flavored electronica from Shantel; J-pop girl group Oreska Band; A new dance pop single from Bloc Party; A curious world of sound from Britain's Tunng; The Pink Floyd-in
  • BBC History magazine - December 2007 BBC Magazines Bristol BBC History magazine 44:22 BBC History magazine - December 2007
  • Best of KGO: School Vending Machine Best Of KGO 1:31 KGO's Production Director, Mike Amatori, offered the Morning News his take on a major report that came out about efforts across the country to get healthier foods into schools.
  • Book Update for 12/01/2007 Sam Tanenhaus of The New York Times Book Review 5:52 This Week: Umberto Eco, 2007 Notable Books, Jim Shepard and bestseller news.
  • Boston, Back on Top with a Vengeance NPR NPR: Sports with Frank Deford 3:55 For years, Boston sports fans endured disappointment and loss. Now the city is at the center of the sports universe, with dominant teams in baseball, football and basketball. Even the hockey team is making a comeback.
  • Car Talk Call of the Week #0748 NPR NPR: Car Talk's Call of the Week 7:45 Car Talk's Call of the Week for December 1, 2007
  • Car Talk December 1, 2007 Show #0748 NPR NPR: Car Talk 54:45 A recent Puzzler breaks the all-time record for bogosity. Also, The Washington Post tries to stump us, Tom and Ray recommend AGAINST a duct tape fix, and a Ford F-150 goes for a very slow midnight ride.
  • Carmen McRae: 'Painter of Song' NPR NPR: Jazz Profiles 49:09 She was an excellent pianist, songwriter, storyteller, even actress. But Carmen McRae was best known as an outstanding song stylist, whose great strength was in her phrasing and interpretation of lyrics.
  • The City of Words: The 2007 Massey Lectures by Alberto Manguel - Part Five CBC Radio: The Best of Ideas CBC Radio: The Best of Ideas 1:10:04 The end of ethnic nationalism, building societies around sets of common values, seems like a good idea. But something is going wrong. In the 2007 Massey Lectures, writer Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at some of the problems we face, and suggests we s
  • College Grads Paid to Play Video Games NPR NPR: Business Story of the Day 4:21 Fast-growing video game manufacturer Volition, based in Champaign, Illinois, pays recent college graduates -- who are also experienced gamers -- to test their games. Testing is a first, full-time job for many of the graduates. They are looking for flaws
  • Deborah Lathen, Former FCC Cable Services Chief, 1998-2001 C-SPAN C-SPAN - The Communicators 17:46 Ms. Lathen discusses cable-related issues discussed at the November 27th meeting of the FCC.
  • Contact (Radio Lab) Jad Abumrad & Robert Krulwich WNYC's Radio Lab 58:26 This week we take a look at the different ways that people connect to each other and how they act once they’re together. NOTE: This episode contains EXPLICIT language about sex.
  • A conversation with John Scalzi, Scott Westerfeld, and Justine Larbalestier, Part 1 Tor Books Tor Podcasting 9:53 Join authors Scalzi, Westerfeld, and Larbalestier for a chat about their new books and hotel hijinks.
  • Craig Zobel Elvis Mitchell KCRW's The Treatment 28:42 In writing and directing his first feature film, Great Wall of Sound, Craig Zobel drew from his real life and focuses the film on the south that few see. It's a low-budget comedy abou
  • Crowning the King of Pop (Soundcheck: Wednesday, 05 December 2007) WNYC, New York Public Radio WNYC's Soundcheck 32:28 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" changed the music industry forever. It broke sales records and stayed at No. 1 on the charts for 37 weeks. And, it changed the way pop music related to African-American performers, music videos, and even dancers. Daily News mu
  • Cuff The Duke - Black Heart CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 New Music Canada Track of the Day 6:40 New Music Canada Track of the Day. Craig Norris: "Warning: The following Track of the Day podcast is a promo..."
  • The Daily Grind in Iraq On Point On Point with Tom Ashbrook 44:21 You know the news out of Iraq these days: the surge seems to be working, at least for now. Some refugees are trickling back in. The U.S. military complains that Iraq's politicians aren't doing their part to stabilize the country. Foreign jihadis are on th
  • "The Dalai-Rae-Frances-Frances-Speed-Football Episode" Nov. 29, 2007 CBC Radio: Comedy Factory CBC Radio: Comedy Factory 21:36 I was having trouble coming up with a title for this episode. There's a skit about the Dalai Llama. And some political satire from Al Rae. And two pieces by Diana Frances. Then a commentary about speed. And finally some Grey Cup humour. And then it hit me
  • Dead Show/podcast for 11/30/07 John Henrikson The Dead Show on KOPN 89.5 FM 1:31:09 This week I'm playing a really interesting show from May 7th, 1984 from the Hult Center in Eugene Oregon. There's a lot of wonderful Brent and Phil in this recording .. so watch the volume and save your ears! :) Grateful Dead Silva Hall, Hult Center, Euge
  • Dec. 1, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:38 The Writer's Almanac for Saturday, December 1, 2007
  • Dec. 2, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:38 The Writer's Almanac for Sunday, December 2, 2007
  • Dec. 3, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:40 The Writer's Almanac for Monday, December 3, 2007
  • Dec. 4, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:40 The Writer's Almanac for Tuesday, December 4, 2007
  • Dec. 5, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:43 The Writer's Almanac for Sunday, December 5, 2007
  • Dec. 6, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:43 The Writer's Almanac for Thursday, December 6, 2007
  • December 1, 2007 Episode Stephen Euin Cobb The Future And You 1:49:57 Authors Timothy Zahn and Kevin J. Anderson are joined by Professor Paul Levinson (media commentator) and Paul Fischer (pioneering podcaster), as well as by Stoney Compton and Walt (The Bananaslug) Boyes. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the December 1
  • December 6th: Diversifying Libraries CBC Radio: Editor's Choice CBC Radio: Editor's Choice 6:44 Census results released this week revealed that almost half of the people living in the GTA were born outside of the country. Metro Morning host Andy Barrie spoke with the CEO of Brampton Libraries to find out how they’ve changed the way they do business
  • Denmark Undergoes a Musical Makeover NPR NPR: Music 8:49 Story: The Danish band Aqua had a big hit called "Barbie Girl." Ten years ago, it was No. 1 all over the world. But since then, Denmark has had a relatively low musical profile internationally. That doesn't mean that nothing has been going on. In fact, th
  • Dispatches, December 3, 2007 CBC Radio: Dispatches CBC Radio: Dispatches 55:17 The new Opium Eaters of Afghanistan. The world's oldest narcotic addiction isn't just for adults anymore...children are addicts too. In Borneo, two villages and their two approaches to the disappearing rainforest. Plus, the story of witches and warriors
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Joe Morgenstern KCRW's Film Reviews 4:13 Joe Morgenstern, film critic for the Wall Street Journal, reviews The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
  • The Election Online: A Panel with Arianna Huffington, Mark McKinnon, and Peter Daou The New Yorker New Yorker: Ken Auletta 59:49 A quarterly conversation with prominent figures in the media industry.
  • Emily Jane White - Wild Tigers I Have Known IndieFeed.com community IndieFeed: Indie Pop Music 4:44 Emily Jane White on IndieFeed Indie Pop.
  • Episode 017 : Roundtable - The Artist and the Indie Label cdbabypodcast.com CD Baby DIY Musician Podcast 34:53 Songwriting, record labels and music seminars, Oh Boy! Robert fearlessly signs up to write-and-record an album in one month (gulp), Kevin visits Seattle Music ...
  • Explosion-Themed Movie Tops Weekend Box Office The Onion The Onion Radio News 0:54
  • fabric podcast 02: Andy Weatherall fabric the fabric podcast 48:33 The hugely revered DJ, producer, remixer and label owner Andy Weatherall revisits his earliest musical influences and memories, presenting tracks from his formative years by the likes of T Rex, David Bowie, Mot the Hoople, Brian Eno and The Ramones.
  • Fake Shark - Real Zombie! - Designer Drugs CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 New Music Canada Track of the Day 3:51 New Music Canada Track of the Day. Lana Gay: " So I was in Toronto for about 40 hours last week..."
  • Fakes and Saltbreakers (Studio 360) Public Radio International/WNYC PRI's Studio 360 51:22 Studio 360 pulls back the curtain on the world of fakes. Kurt Andersen and art expert Thomas Hoving look at why we still get fooled by artifice. We’ll hear from an art forger in England who did time for his crimes, and about the actors who impersonated pr
  • Feral Children - Me, Me, Just Me Feral Children KEXP Song of the Day 2:53 Feral Children - "Me, Me, Just Me" from the 2007 album Second to the Last Frontier on Buffalo Shoe Recordings.
  • Flashlight Discovery - November 20 2007 The Orchard Flashlight Discovery 17:37 The Readymen, Show Of Hands, Scanners, Macaco, Sebastien Izambard
  • Follow the Leaders The New Yorker New Yorker: Comment 9:08 Hendrik Hertzberg on why Iraq is political death for Bush's international allies.
  • Following the race to the presidency MPR MPR: Midmorning Podcast (Hour 1) with Kerri Miller 53:45 The Democratic presidential candidates discussed Iran, China, and immigration in Iowa Tuesday. With the Iowa caucuses less than a month away, were any of them able to separate themselves from the pack? Midmorning's guests analyze the debate.
  • FOOC: Featuring Russia and Yemen 01 Dec 07 BBC Radio 4 From Our Own Correspondent 28:13 Despatches from the BBC's foreign correspondents. This week: As Russians prepare to vote in the country's elections, Tim Whewell has been gauging opinion in the north of the country, a region rich in oil and home to both indigenous tribes and large...
  • Frankie Manning and The Bucket Boys The Story APM: The Story 51:29 Frankie Manning helped invent the Lindy Hop. At 93, he still teaches and performs - he thinks it helps keep him alive.
  • Freshman Slump The New Yorker New Yorker: Out Loud 13:09 Nick Paumgarten on Eliot Spitzer's difficult first year as Governor of New York.
  • From Cold War to Cold Peace America Abroad Media PRI: America Abroad 51:02 Russia's Resurgence (Full program)
  • FrontRow: Viva La Diva, The Assassination of Jesse James, Ted Hughes and Noel Coward’s Letters, Thomas Middleton 30 Nov 07 BBC Radio 4 Front Row Highlights 30:14 Katherine Jenkins and Darcey Bussell's Viva La Diva reviewed, the verdict on Brad Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James, Letters of Ted Hughes and Noel Coward and why Britain might consider having a Royal Middleton Company....
  • A Gallant writer celebrated. SELECTED SHORTS PRI: Selected Shorts 6:32 This program celebrates the remarkable writer Mavis Gallant, a long-time contributor to The New Yorker. In the 1950s Canadian-born Gallant quit a steady journalism job to move to Paris and take a risk on fiction writing, with great success. The tale fe
  • GlobalNews: 06 Dec 07 AM BBC World Service Global News 28:31 Pressure on Sudan, Neo Nazis in Russia and Germany's biggest ever lottery....
  • Good Music on a Bad Day Tom Breihan Status Ain't Hood 25:07 The Chad Butler Memorial Edition
  • Graveyard - Thin Line IndieFeed.com community IndieFeed: Alternative / Modern Rock Music 8:02 Graveyard on IndieFeed Alt/Mod Rock
  • Guardian first book award: Dinaw Mengestu Guardian Unlimited Books on Guardian Unlimited 13:10 Dinaw Mengestu speaks to literary editor Claire Armitstead about his novel Children of the Revolution which has won the Guardian first book award.
  • Guardian Weekly Podcast No 38 Jim Falzarano Guardian Weekly Podcast 34:58 Russia's elections, the status of Kosovo, Chavez loses referendum, Bali climate conference, Act For Darfur, Guardian's First Book Award, meeting King Sihanouk for tea
  • Here and Now for Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Here and Now WBUR: Here and Now 36:23 The storm has moved on, but tens of thousands are still without power in Oregon and Washington and several miles of Interstate 5, the main artery connecting Canada, the US, and Mexico, is still under water. We'll get a report with Tom Banse of KUOW-FM.
  • High Expectations for Middle East Peace Talks NPR NPR: Talk of the Nation Opinion Page 17:39 Aaron David Miller, a former U.S. Middle East negotiator, talks about the Middle East summit scheduled in Annapolis, Md. In a recent op-ed, Miller says that Tuesday's meeting "is shaping up to be a case study of what happens when you call a peace confere
  • HomeGrown: 03 Dec 07 BBC 1Xtra HomeGrown Mix 20:44 This week's HomeGrown podcast features some unheard of breakbeat action, the smoothest in unsigned RnB with a little bit of grime and hip hop thrown into the mix. It's big, it's new and it's free....
  • Hot Jazz Ken Laster In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond 1:14:31 Hot Jazz to warm you up on a cold December evening.
  • HuwIntro:The Loungs In Session 29 Nov 07 BBC Radio 1 Radio 1 Introducing... 22:37 St Helen's The Loungs in session, Tipster Dave Monks tells us about Liverpool Music Week and we check out the week's independent releases in On The Radar....
  • In The Loop for December 1, 2007 "Flip-Flop Fever" MPR MPR: In The Loop 59:00 (Length: 1 hr.) With primary season just weeks away, the politicos and pundits are on the watch for the dreaded "flip-flop." In The Loop goes political with an informative, sometimes irreverant, look at that toxic phrase. From the etymology of "flip-flop
  • Interview: Craig Venter 30Nov07 BBC World Service Interview 26:03 Craig Venter, one of the world's leading genetic scientists, talks to Owen Bennett-Jones about the fallout from the race to decode the human genome, why science thrives on competition and his new goal of making a synthetic life-form....
  • Is It Time to End Affirmative Action? NPR NPR: Intelligence Squared 1:50:17 Last year, Michigan became the third state to ban the use of affirmative action in the public arena. Is it time to end it across the country? A panel of experts debates in the latest in the Intelligence Squared U.S. series.
  • James P. Othmer: The Futurist KQED KQED: The Writers' Block 8:18 In this excerpt from his novel THE FUTURIST, James P. Othmer reads the career ending speech given by Yates, a consultant, guru and keynote speaker at the "Futureworld" conference.
  • John and The Sisters - Too Damn Big IndieFeed.com Community IndieFeed: Blues Music 5:42 John and The Sisters on IndieFeed Blues.
  • John Micklethwait, Editor-in-chief of The Economist C-SPAN C-SPAN - Q and A 57:10 John Micklethwait, the London-based editor in chief of The Economist magazine, talks about his special report on religion, faith, and politics. It was published in the November 3 issue of the magazine.
  • Jonathan Inc. - Weathered CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 New Music Canada Track of the Day 4:35 New Music Canada Track of the Day. Tariq Hussain: "A good friend of mine invited me to the Railway Club the other night to see a show by Jonathan Inc..."
  • Kitka National Geographic World Music Profiles 7:45 If you think you've heard choral music, think again! Vocal ensemble Kitka has a passion for dissonances, unusual rhythms and lush harmonies, all rooted in Eastern European traditions. Their new album is "The Rusalka Cycle."
  • le Show - December 2, 2007 Harry Shearer KCRW's Le Show (Harry Shearer) 48:58 le Show - Live from KCRW Studios in Los Angeles
  • Lingro translates Web sites word-by-word APM APM: Future Tense 4:11 Web site translation service Lingro
  • Listener's Choice - November 30th, 2007: C.S. Lewis Special CBC Radio: Listener's Choice CBC Radio: Listener's Choice 33:06 Brock Miles chose this special on author C.S. Lewis from the Sunday Edition as his request.
  • Live in Chicago: Comedy MaximumFun.org PRI: The Sound of Young America 41:12 Comedy from Hannibal Burress, Schadenfreude, Team Submarine and The Second City. Recorded live in Chicago.
  • M.I.A. M.I.A. KEXP Live Performances Podcast 28:41 Like Maya Arulpragasam herself the music of M.I.A. is adventurous, strong and not unlike a meeting of different worlds. Western clubs beats collide with unique samples and international sounds while her lyrics cross hip-hop slang with patois and modern ro
  • made of 100% win Wil Wheaton WWdN: In Exile 4:36 One of Jonathan Coulton's fans sent him a French translation of RE: Your Brains. JoCo (which I suppose I need to call him now, since that's what his fans call him, and I'm quite obviously a fan) recorded the French...
  • Maggie Estep - Sex Goddess of the Western Hemisphere IndieFeed.com Community IndieFeed: Performance Poetry 9:04 Show Number 312. Part 2 of a 9 part series, celebrating the release of Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through 20 years of the New York City Poetry Slam by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz! Learn more about Maggie Estep. Contact Mongo, your show host!
  • Majority of computer users admit to using others' WiFi without permission APM APM: Future Tense 4:30 Sophos' Graham Cluley on "WiFi piggybacking"
  • Massive campaign to infect computers twharted for now APM APM: Future Tense 4:30 Google as apparently thwarted an attack that infected an unknown number of computers with malicious software, according to security company Sunbelt Software.
  • Material:Intelligent Agents and Water Repelling Soil 29Nov2007 BBC Radio 4 Material World 27:54 Sue Nelson finds out what makes something water proof, and why soil that will not absorb water can cause massive flooding and soil erosion. Also why autonomous computer programs, or Intelligent Agents, are out performing humans and are making money on...
  • Media Talk: 30.11.2007 Guardian Unlimited Media Talk on Guardian Unlimited 33:27 Robert Freeman hears from Emily Bell, Steve Hewlett and Stephen Brook on plans to unite British broadcasting on the web; plus women in film and television, kids tv in crisis, and how to report the Iraq war on new media.
  • Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? December 1, 2007 Wisconsin Public Radio PRI: Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? 53:38 This week, All the News that Isn't, cheating, and the Whad'Ya Know? Quiz... on Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? from P-R-I, Public Radio International.
  • Middle East Peace? Bill Moyers Journal BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | PBS 51:08 In the wake of this week's peace summit in Annapolis, Bill Moyers Journal profiles the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), whose leader Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel.
  • Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney C-SPAN C-SPAN - Road to the White House 1:24:56 Mike Huckabee campaign event in New Hampshire and Mitt Romney's town hall meeting, part of his public forums, called Ask Mitt Anything, held around the country. This event comes from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • Millard Kaufman Michael Silverblatt KCRW's Bookworm 28:42 Bowl of Cherries (McSweeney's)
  • Millard Kaufman has written a classic comic novel that belongs in the tradition that runs from Charles Dickens to Evelyn Waugh.
  • MissFlag - Fortune KCRW.com KCRW's Today's Top Tune 4:36 MissFlag - Fortune
  • Musab - Bang IndieFeed.com community IndieFeed: Hip Hop Music 4:35 Musab on IndieFeed Hip Hop
  • Music Weekly: 29.11.2007 Guardian Unlimited Music Weekly on Guardian Unlimited 38:40 Battles are a group of American Math-rockers and they join us in the studio this week to talk about their chipmunk style vocals, and whether they'd coach the American Idol contestants...
  • We look at the music and life of Nick Drake - considered one of the
  • Musicheads for December 4, 2007 MPR MPR: 89.3 The Current: Musicheads 25:14 We reviewed a handful of "straggler releases" this week as the new releases season for 2007 draws to a close, including "The Black and White Album" from Swedish power-popsters The Hives; Pete Doherty and his new band Babyshambles' "Shotters Nation" (with
  • MusicWeek: Interpol and The Futureheads 02 Dec 07 BBC 6 Music Music Week 21:09 This week we chat to The Futureheads about life since splitting with 679, and Interpol talk to us about all things visual....
  • Mute - Audio Documents (Podcast) Alan Cross The Ongoing History of New Music Podcast from 102.1 the EDGE (Toronto) 1:16 Mute - Audio Documents (Podcast)
  • The New Evangelical Leaders: Part 1 - Jim Wallis (November 29, 2007) American Public Media, Krista Tippett APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett 53:00 Jim Wallis, a new progressive Evangelical leader
  • New Hope Valley Railway IndieFeed.com community IndieFeed: Big Shed Audio Documentaries 10:27 (Produced by Tim Telkamp) Come along for a ride on the rails with this audio postcard from the New Hope Valley Railway. This postcard is a companion piece to Tim Telkamp's photo-essay â4â 8 1/2" â A year in the life of the New Hope Valley Railway, 2
  • The News from Lake Wobegon for Saturday, December 1, 2007 A Prairie Home Companion APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon 14:17 The first flakes of snow fly in Lake Wobegon, and we're reminded of the dangers of marching to one's own drummer.
  • The News from Lake Wobegon for Saturday, November 24, 2007 APM APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon 11:22 Holiday time in Lake Wobegon, and that can mean only one thing: lutefisk.
  • Newsdesk: 06.12.2007 Guardian Unlimited Newsdesk on Guardian Unlimited 33:11 Jon Dennis hears from Matthew Taylor on the case of the canoeist who has turned up after five years; plus the winner of the Guardian's first book award.
  • NewsPod: 05 Dec 07 BBC Radio NewsPod 37:00 Abortion trial / Bush issues Iran warning / Calls to tax concert tickets re-sold online / New UK national anthem?...
  • The Next Justice Princeton University Press Princeton University Press Podcasts 12:03 A Conversation with Christopher L. Eisgruber
  • Nick Fiorucci - Everytime You Move IndieFeed.com community IndieFeed: Electronica Music 3:55 Nick Fiorucci on IndieFeed Electronica.
  • NIE Report May Block Military Force Against Iran NPR NPR: Story of the Day 4:25 The latest intelligence report on Iran seems to be an obstacle to policies of President Bush. The report's main conclusion that Iran ceased a nuclear weapons program in 2003 may raise barriers to the possibility of using military force against Iran and qu
  • Night and Day Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum The Concert 36:26 On this week of “The Concert,” we’ll listen to two sonatas by Beethoven, one for piano solo, and another for violin and piano, that seem about as different as night and day. Written around the same time as Beethoven’s infamous &ldq
  • Nov. 29, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:38 The Writer's Almanac for Wednesday, November 29, 2007
  • Nov. 30, 2007: The Writer's Almanac APM APM: Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac 5:38 The Writer's Almanac for Friday, November 30, 2007
  • November 30, 2007 (On The Media: Friday, 30 November 2007) WNYC, New York Public Radio On The Media 51:10 Why local stories about presidential candidates don’t make it into the national press, how to address the junior senator from New York, and the word of the year!
  • Now Online, a Guide to Detainee Treatment Writers of The Washington Post and Staff of washingtonpost.com From The Pages of The Post 4:12 Now Online, a Guide to Detainee Treatment
  • NPR Playback: November - December 1982 NPR NPR: Playback 29:04 We're at the end of another year, closing out 1982 with a look at the stories of November and December: We give a rundown of the year's top headlines. Plus a report predicting global warming, hear about Time Magazine's strange selection for "Man of the Y
  • NPR: 12-02-2007 Books NPR NPR: Books 43:10 Stories: 1) Alaska Trip Helps Heal Father and Son in 'Backcast' 2) Girls Get Their Guide to Adventure 3) Muldoon Is New Poetry Editor for 'New Yorker' 4) A 'Fear and Loathing' for the '08 Campaign 5) Afghan Bookseller Disputes Book About Him 6) Steve Mar
  • NPR: 12-02-2007 Health & Science NPR NPR: Health & Science 34:44 Stories: 1) Artificial Intelligence Enters Brave New World 2) Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage 3) Campaign Fights over Health Care Could Be Costly 4) 'Animal, Vegetable, Fungi' Lesson Revised 5) Report Raises Questions About Safety of CT Scan
  • NPR: 12-02-2007 Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! NPR NPR: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! 47:58 Stories: 1) Who's Carl This Time? 2) Panel Round One 3) Bluff the Listener 4) Not My Job 5) Panel Round Two 6) Who's Carl This Time? 7) Lightning Fill In the Blank 8) Prediction
  • NPR: 12-03-2007 Pop Culture NPR NPR: Pop Culture 21:05 Stories: 1) Pong: The Ping Heard 'Round the World 2) Aussie Singer Joins Ranks of Entertainer-Politicians 3) Laura Linney Explores the Art, Artifice of Acting 4) Roadside Attractions Fading from Landscape
  • NPR: 12-04-2007 Economy NPR NPR: Economy 14:19 Stories: 1) Treasury to Air Plan to Help Homeowners 2) Ben Stein Rips Goldman Sachs over Subprime Mess 3) The Writers Strike and New Media 4) Florida Locales Divest Fund Tied to Bad Mortgages
  • NPR: 12-05-2007 Day to Day -- Midday Magazine NPR NPR: Day to Day -- Midday Magazine 39:43 Stories: 1) Bush: Surge Improved Iraq Situation 2) Iraq Insignificant in the Presidential Campaign? 3) Supreme Court Hears Detainee-Rights Case 4) Looking Back at Japanese Internment Camps 5) 'Marketplace' Report: Protecting Kids from Toxins 6) Katrina L
  • NPR: 12-05-2007 Fresh Air NPR NPR: Fresh Air 46:09 Stories: 1) Author Finds Migrating Animals Have 'No Way Home' 2) Book Sheds New Light on Baboon Social Scene
  • NPR: 12-05-2007 Shuffle NPR NPR: Shuffle 30:33 NPR Shuffle mixes it up every day, offering an unpredictable sampler from 'Morning Edition', 'All Things Considered' and other award-winning NPR programs. Enjoy listening to this podcast just as you would enjoy listening to NPR - ready to be surprised by
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  • NPR: 12-06-2007 Most E-Mailed Stories NPR NPR: Most E-Mailed Stories 27:03 Stories: 1) Boston, Back on Top with a Vengeance 2) Wife's Story Highlights Indian Marriage Scam 3) College Grads Paid to Play Video Games 4) Pet Owners Pay for Lavish Funerals 5) MC Hammer Moves to Tap Online Dance Craze 6) Some Say Memorial Design Misr
  • NYT: Health Update for 12/03/2007 Jane Brody of The New York Times Health Update 1:00 The topic is nonsurgical repairs of torn ligaments.
  • NYT: Music Popcast for 12/05/2007 Sia Michel of The New York Times Music Popcast 20:28 This week: Wyclef Jean, Ghostface Killah, Scarface, and the making of a Christmas favorite.
  • NYT: Science Times for 12/04/2007 David Corcoran of The New York Times Science Times 15:59 This week: The Hubble telescope, a top model with Asperger's and smart chimps.
  • NYT: Tech Talk for 12/06/2007 Tom Holcomb and J.D. Biersdorfer of The New York Times NYT Tech Talk 23:30 This week: Tech news, wireless surround sound, PDA's and cameras.
  • NYT: Weekend Business for 11/30/2007 Jeff Sommer of The New York Times Weekend Business 25:56 This week: the S.E.C.’s ruling on shareholder voting rights, the recreational vehicle as economic indicator and a contrarian argument for bullishness.
  • NYT: World View for 11/16/2007 Greg Winter of The New York Times World View 5:53 Greg Winter and Mark Mazzetti discuss Pakistan.
  • The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb classicpoetryaloud Classic Poetry Aloud 2:01 Lamb read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poetry of the past. --------------------------------------------------- The Old Familiar Faces by Charles Lamb (1775–1834) I have had playmates, I have had co
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  • The Pacifica String Quartet plays Hindemith - WGBH Classical Performance WGBH Radio Boston WGBH Classical Performance 12:20 Paul Hindemith wrote a great deal of music for a wide variety of instruments, but we don't often hear about his string quartets. Here are two movements from the Third String Quartet of this 20th century master, played by the Pacifica String Quartet. ***
  • Paste Magazine Culture Club - December 4, 2007 Paste Magazine Paste Culture Club 15:34 This week we have a live song from Dr. Dog, a track from November Four to Watch artist AJ Roach, and a track from OurStage.com winner Man/Miracle.
  • Peace Talk; Huckabee; Obama/Bloomberg. Bill/Iraq; Stem Cells Arianna Huffington KCRW's Left, Right & Center 29:27 Will W---s late effort to broker MidEast peace bear fruit or will the details kill any possible deal. The GOP CNN/YouTube debate saw Mike Huckabee rise above the others--- dog-fight fray. Plus Tony...
  • Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 11/14/2007 APM APM: Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 6:32 This week's contestant is Nicole Gutman from Stony Brook, NY.
  • Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 11/21/2007 APM APM: Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 4:50 This week's contestant is Martin Ho of Minneapolis, MN.
  • Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 11/28/2007 APM APM: Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 6:23 This week's contestant is Bob Boguslaw USMC, West Friendship, MD, WETA.
  • Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 12/05/2007 APM APM: Performance Today - Piano Puzzler 5:59 This week's contestant is Ken Kixmoeller of White Bear Lake, MN.
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  • Political Speech in the Race for President NPR NPR: Justice Talking 8:24 The presidential election is less than a year away and a Supreme Court ruling could change the kinds of advertisements we see and hear in the days running up to an election. Also, some are questioning whether reporters need a law to protect them from bein
  • The Price We Pay Today for the 1919 Versailles Conference (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 05 December 2007) WNYC, New York Public Radio WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show 35:51 After WWI, the Versailles peace conference was intended to create a lasting peace. Instead, it helped lead to WWII, the Cold War, the current Iraq war, and more. David Andelman says we’re still tied up in the loose ends of Versailles in his new book is A
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  • Quirks & Quarks - 2007-12-01 CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks Complete Show CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks Complete Show 53:22 Venus Express, Pain and Paris Hilton, Squirrel Personalities, Microbial Hydrogen, Monkeys on Strike, Good/Bad Calories Feedback
  • A Quotable, Pithy Guide to Aphorists NPR NPR: Driveway Moments 8:28 James Geary has gathered examples of what he calls the oldest and shortest literary art form on the planet -- the aphorism -- into a compendium, Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists. He shares the rules he uses to identify an aphorism.
  • R3-30: Episode 41 CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 R3-30 1:04:57 Just over one hour of solid entertainment, featuring 10 songs from the top 30, a Musician Pitch from The Sadies, a Long Range Request to the afterlife, a new City Jingle, the Wheel of Freedom and the very first R3-30 FC event is announced!
  • R4Choice: From Calvary to Lambeth 30 Nov 07 BBC Radio 4 Radio 4 Choice 37:09 Michael Buerk reports on the divide over homosexuality in the worldwide Anglican Church. He talks to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who gives vent to his feelings of shame over homophobia....
  • Radio Without Borders: Brian Keane, Essex Green, Jose Gonzalez, The Horsies and The Weary Boys KUT KUT : Radio Without Borders 18:40 Radio Without Borders #10December 4, 2007Darrell Scott, Kim Richey, Sam Baker, The Hudsons, and Kara Grainger Brian Keane"Go So Wrong" In early December 2007, after a long and illustrious career of making music in Austin, artist Brian Keane packed h
  • Recrossing the Atlantic (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 05 December 2007) WNYC, New York Public Radio WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show 17:30 Gersh Kunztman, the editor of The Brooklyn Paper, and Errol Louis, a columnist for the Daily News, checks in with us about new movement on, and new resistance to, the Atlantic Yards development plan.
  • Rewriting History Nick Madigan KCRW's Minding the Media 4:10 If journalism is the first draft of history, we've got our work cut out for us. So many politicians are spinning their own fantastical versions of certain events that it's going to take constant re...
  • Robert Reich Commentary for December 5, 2007 APM: Robert Reich Commentaries from Marketplace 2:44 Middle class is out of ways to cope
  • Robert Reich Commentary for November 21, 2007 APM: Robert Reich Commentaries from Marketplace 2:23 The splurge is over, folks
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  • Say Hi: 'Northwestern Girls' NPR NPR: Second Stage 4:05 After releasing four albums about vampires, video games, spiders and robots, songwriter Eric Elbogen decided to get serious. The multi-instrumentalist moved from Brooklyn to Seattle and produced a lush new collection of introspective songs called 'The Wi
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  • Shapes & Sizes in Session CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 Podcast 30:09 Shapes & Sizes engage in some studio fun in this exclusive CBC Radio 3 Session.
  • Shock and awe MPR MPR: Midmorning Podcast (Hour 2) with Kerri Miller 53:29 In her new book, author and activist Naomi Klein argues that behind the war in Iraq and the rebuilding of hurricane-devastated New Orleans is an attempt to promote radical economic policies that she terms "disaster capitalism."
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  • The Splendid Table for Saturday December 1, 2007 American Public Media APM: The Splendid Table 51:05 This week we're joined by reknown cheese expert Laura Werlin author of Laura Werlin's Cheese Essentials; an Insiders Guide to Buying and Serving Cheese. New York City food authority Mike Colameco introduces us some of New York great tiny hole-in-the walls
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  • StoryCorps 39: I'm Still Here NPR NPR: StoryCorps 4:07 Charles Jackson remembers the day he found out that his mother had early onset Alzheimer's disease. Jackson recorded his interview through StoryCorps' Memory Loss Initiative.
  • STW: James Rubin, Anatol Lieven, Giles Foden and Gillian Beer BBC Radio 4 Start the Week with Andrew Marr 42:11 Former US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin on American foreign policy since 9/11; Anatol Lieven on Pakistan; Giles Foden on Joseph Conrad; and Gillian Beer discusses posterity....
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  • The Universal Digital Library's audacious goal APM APM: Future Tense 4:29 UDL seeks to digitize and distribute all of the world's books
  • VC: December 1st, 2007, "Ferrets for Christmas" CBC Radio: Vinyl Cafe Stories CBC Radio: Vinyl Cafe Stories 25:50 Sam brings home a pet ferret for Christmas, without telling his parents.
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