May 2008
22 posts
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 12 -... →
Today we hear the song Constantly Reminded from Ben Godwin’s CD Skin and Bone, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. Every song on this CD is really good, ranging from the soulful sound you hear on this song and Hook of Time to the high-energy sound of Drinking Gasoline and New World City. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get...
Christiana's Shallow Thoughts →
Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts is a short daily podcast of “serene surrealism.”
The host, Christiana Ellis, usually starts with some observation—say, about hotel carpets or an interesting error message on her laptop—which she reads calmly over peaceful new-age music. Then she gives the observation a bizarre and amusing left turn.
I can’t give any examples...
Slow Motion Punches to the Face →
Production company Action Figure recorded thirteen people getting punched in the face at 10,000 frames per second. (Background)
The site is having some trouble keeping up with the load of a bunch of people going to see this awesomeness at once, but keep trying. It’s worth it to see the people’s faces deform in bizarre ways in slow motion.
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 11 -... →
Episode #11 brings us The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton. Coulton releases all of his music (except for covers from other artists) on a Creative Commons license, so anyone can remix his music or use it in their own work legally as long as they don’t try to sell it.
He’s released a lot of stuff, including dozens of songs from his year-long Thing-a-Week podcast and the song Still...
This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money →
This American Life, a generally awesome hour long story-telling show from Chicago Public Radio, recently partnered with NPR’s All Things Considered to produce an excellent piece on the credit crunch.
Alex Blumberg, Adam Davidson, and Ira Glass clearly explain what happened and what everyone was thinking during the rise and fall of the housing bubble, and what we can expect from the economy...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 10 -... →
For the first two-digit episode we hear from Ingrid Michaelson via the Podsafe Music Network with her song Breakable. If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper =AT= gmail =~DOT~= com. Thanks for listening!
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 9 -... →
Today we hear the song monkey cymbals by Robert Wade. I believe I first heard this song on the now defunct Savvy Solocast, one of the first podcasts I listened to way back when I first started listening to podcasts.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper =AT= gmail =~DOT~= com. Thanks for listening!
MeFight Club →
I know, I know. Another Metafilter post.
I can’t help it. This is the single most awesome community on the internet.
MeFight Club is a group of Metafilter users who get together and play my favorite FPS, Team Fortress 2, on a private server that only Metafilter members have access to.
While TF2 is a great game, it is an online team game, and therefore your enjoyment depends on the people...
