Sounds with Plots
So, this is a new feature we are proud to finally be doing. We, along with the music will be featuring pod casts. These will be featured in groups once every month or every other month. Enjoy!
Also, if you have a pod cast or know of one that we have over looked let us know about it. soundplot@soundplot.net
12.14.10
The Murderation and Tiger Dick
-The Murderation and Tiger Dick podcasts are pretty absurdly low quality (why wouldn't you record the input instead of the AM-quality mono output?), and they give me the feeling of listening to the radio on Grand Theft Auto. It's always very diverse music that also feels quite familiar. Newness and familiarity in one package makes me tolerate the occasional noise from the Macbook raising the volume. I never thought I'd know that much about the development of Jamaican popular music, but now I'm happy that I do..
12.14.10
Al Jazeera
-Al Jazeera kinda hates everything (China, Google, capitalism, America, etc.) but their overt biases and their breadth of coverage makes this podcast a really fascinating listen. I follow mainstream media minimally, so when that data stream is re-presented in a completely different light via Listening Post, I'm better informed about current events and not simply knee-jerkingly critical of the typical narrative.
2.20.10
You Look Nice Today
-You Look Nice Today is the only consistently hilarious comedy podcast I've found; the free form funniness on schedule and at a standard length is an impressive feat. The subtitle a "Journal of Emotional Hygiene" is just nonsensical enough to invite you to justify it: this comedy trios seems to work out latent and hilarious neuroses in their short time together. If you took three Twitter comedy writers and gave them a long audio format, you'd probably get something terrible, but YLNT works anyway.
2.20.10
Hardcore History
-Dan Carlin is a journalist and a "history fan," and the shows are essentially him lecturing you like any nerd geeking out over his subject of interest. It works because is delivery is so quirkily intense and because he's so open about his biased perspective (an American and a "freedom nut.") My caveat is that the 3+ hour topics are not likely to entrance first time listeners. Try the hour long "Blitz' show titled "Suffer the Children" if you want to hear historical analysis from the perspective that every player on the stage was a victim of child abuse.
2.20.10
The Slate Political and Cultural Gabfests
-The Slate Political and Cultural Gabfests are hour long commentaries on contemporary issues in a conversational format by absurdly literate, informed, and articulate Slate writers. The density of information and the quick wits can be almost overwhelming, but in a good way.