This episode features clips from Javelin's Kickstarter video pitch where they were trying to raise the funds to make their "Canyon Candy" album into a movie. The project was successfully funded, but from what I've seen of the movie, it's underwhelming.
This episode features a clip from the season finale of Real Time with Bill Maher where his new rule tries to remind right-wingers that Scrooge was supposed to be the bad guy (watch it).
This episode features clips from the EPK VideoBen Folds made for The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective (watch). As well as the audio from the Steve Jobs narration version of the originalAppleThink Different ad (watch) and the 2007 Macworld keynote by Steve Jobs where he showed the world the iPhone for the first time, and changed everything yet again.
This episode features a clip of a young Steve Jobs explaining that he thinks computers are like bicycles for our minds. I love Macs and love bikes, so naturally this is a favorite clip of mine. Watch the video here.
This episode features a clip from Louis CK's FX series Louie where he talks about how he is incapable of living a less than perfect life. My job required me to spend the last couple of weeks under very different circumstances than I am used to, and I felt how he describes in this clip.
This episode features a clip from Louis CK's FX series Louie where he explains to his 5 year old daughter during a road trip that the world is to amazing for her to be bored. It's from the season two episode called Country Drive.
This episode features a clip from Real Time with Bill Maher where he compares GOP voters (who are not part of the richest 1%) out as being just as inexcusable as Florida jury members who found Casey Anthony not guilty. Watch the whole thing here.
This episode features clips from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (subscribe) where he talks about howRepublican's whole thing seems to be doubling-down on shit that doesn't work.
This episode didn't contain any sound clips, but if it had, it probably would have been Bill Maher's New Rule about Christians not being allowed to call themselves that while celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden, and condoning torture. Watch it here.
This episode features heavily edited clips from the 2011 White House Correspondents Dinner with Seth Meyers, and his roast of The 2012 Republican field, and President Obama. Watch the whole thing here. Also recommended: Obama's turn.
The music I talked over on this episode was "Open a Bottle" by Shugo Tokumaru and all proceeds from sales of this song go to relief efforts in Japan. So buy it now and pay a lot for it! It's a great song!
This episode features a clip from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (subscribe) where he talks about what it's like to try to govern with the republican party.
This episode features clips from Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" when City correspondent Stefon stops by to share some of the hottest spots in New York for Christmas tourists. (watch).
On this episode I talked over "Pop Molecules (Molecular Pop 2)" from the new Stereolab album, as well as "Carol" and "Sunset Rounds" by Jeff Richmond from the new 30 Rock Album (Amazon).
Music in the background: "The Boat That I Row," "La Banda," and "San Francisco" by Chus Martínez Y Su Conjunto from Exitos, Exitos, Exitos, Vol.2 (Amazon, iTunes, eMusic), as well as "You Can't Go Home Again" by DJ Shadow from The Private Press (Amazon, iTunes), and "San Francisco" by Scrabbel from their self-titled album (Amazon, iTunes, eMusic).
This episode features clips from Survival International's Uncontacted Tribes series of videos which you can watch here. (Feel free to donate money to this great organization.) And also from director Michael Marantz's Earth - The Pale Blue Dot (watch) a video featuring Carl Sagan offering an optimistic, science-based philosophy about human's place in the universe.
The music that was talked over on this episode was "Seize the Time" by Fuselage from FSUK 2 (Amazon), "Never Stop", "Knight Moves" and "Smothered Mate" by Gonzales from his new album Ivory Tower (iTunes, Amazon, eMusic), and also "Moi Je Joue" by Brigitte Bardot from The Best of Bardot (iTunes, Amazon).
This episode features the opening theme song from the long-running children's PBS educational series Reading Rainbow (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3), and a snippet of the YouTube sensation Double Rainbow (watch).
This episode features a clip from David Cross' most recent stand-up comedy album Bigger & Blackerer (iTunes, Amazon) about how a brand at Whole Foods was jewish.
This episode features clips Woody Allen's album The Night Club Years 1964-1968 (Amazon) discussing "Oral Contraception," as well as a clip from WNYC's On the Media tribute to the recently passed Daniel Shore (subscribe).
This episode features clips from director Michael Marantz's Earth - The Pale Blue Dot (watch) a video featuring Carl Sagan offering an optimistic, science-based philosophy about human's place in the universe. If you can get past it sounding like a Lexus ad on a classical radio station, it's really quite moving. Also, download the Sun Mix made by my friend Jessica.
This episode features an extended clip of Bill Moyers, one of my favorite people, about his admitted bias, from the final episode of Bill Moyers Journal. As well as a clip from NPR's All Things Considered recent interview with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about new national bike policy.
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This episode features clips from an Open University series called Environment: Journeys Through a Changing World (iTunes) about habituated gorillas and how conservation and tourism has effected the area, its people, and the gorillas themselves. A great watch, free in iTunes.
This episode features a clip from WNYC'sThe Brian Lehrer Show (subscribe) where his guests praise one of my surprise favorite movies of the year, Fantastic Mr. Fox. I expected I'd like it well enough, but ended up REALLY liking it.
This episode is kind of a "catch up" episode. I realized the season is almost over and I had a bunch of stuff I hadn't gotten to yet, so in order to cram a lot in, there's only one song per band. Also, check out David Byrne's new book Bicycle Diaries.
This episode features clips from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart about Al Franken's first bill which sought to ban funding for contractors who essentially allow the rape of their employees, and New Rules from Real Time with Bill Maher's season finale.
This episode features clips from the Onion News Network's (subscribe) coverage of the happy and healthy Obama's being out-of-touch with miserable Americans (watch), as well as clips from Real Time with Bill Maher (subscribe) about Obama being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
This episode features clips from Patton Oswalt's new album My Weakness is Strong (iTunes, Amazon) talking about how Obama's election has changed time travel, and a clip fromSaturday Night Live's 2008 Vice Presidential Debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden (watch).
This episode features clips from Real Time with Bill Maher (subscribe). The first is from his interview with former Republican Sentaor, and host of a morning showon MSNBC, Joe Scarborough where has asks what I often wonder of republicans: "Don't you ever get tired of being on the wrong side of history? Wouldn't you like to be on the right side of it just once?". Also a couple of New Rules.
This episode features clips from The Onion's Video report on Obama changing his administration's plans following a visit to Denny's (watch), and also clips from Todd Barry's albums Falling Off the Bone (iTunes, eMusic) & From Heaven (iTunes, eMusic).
This episode features clips from Bill Hicks album Arizona Bay (Amazon, iTunes) where he mocks L.A. and also clips and music from the movie Swingers (Netflix, Amazon DVD, CD1, CD2).
This episode features clips from This American Life's episode "The Wrong Side of History" . The segment in the clip is a comedy troupe from San Francisco called Kasper Hauser and the routine is "Phone Call to the 14th Century".