YLNT

John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton are both on the latest episode of the incessantly hilarious You Look Nice Today podcast, answering some of the burning questions of the age:

  1. Why is Kevin Bacon famously uncomfortable around FAX machines?
  2. How does Adam save the world by not wearing shoes?
  3. What are the slam poet’s secret romantic techniques?
  4. Why are short films so long? Or vice versa?
  5. Why do alfalfa farmers know so much about the Renaissance?
  6. What food is best eaten deep-fried?

For the unintiated, YLNT, is produced by Adam Lisagor, Scott Simpson, and Merlin Mann.

November 13, 2008 | Filed Under jokes, podcasts | posted by Andrew Simone | Leave a Comment 

East Village Radio

This weekend I met some friends at a party for East Village Radio at the South Street Seaport. To be honest, my motivations were more for the seaport than the party, but I headed my way down there with the hopes of a VIP pass (read free beer) and a good view of the fading light over shipmasts. It turned out to be a wicked party hosted by KRS-One and featuring a bunch of other amazing talent. Maybe someday soon, I’ll write some posts about the talent. But here I want to give a big ups to East Village Radio. The party was awesome and they put together a pretty great service. They are a free, internet only independent radio station operating out of a storefront closet in Manhattan. One of the few signs of anti-conglomeration media floating in the ether.

September 10, 2008 | Filed Under internet, podcasts, radio | posted by Mary Jeys | 3 Comments 

I am podcast illiterate.

Can anyone suggest some bangin’ podcasts, you know, ones that really turn on the Heat? I am due for a long day of travel on Friday and need something more than a book to keep me going.

December 18, 2007 | Filed Under podcasts | posted by Andrew Simone | 15 Comments 

Ricky Gervais

For those of you who are familiar with the brilliant Mr. Ricky Gervais I would like to point out the popularity of his podcast. For those unfamiliar with the brilliant Mr. Ricky Gervais, I should point you to The Office and Extras, two of the best shows ever to have appeared on television (in my opinion). (The American version of The Office is quite brilliant as well, staring the also delightful Mr. Steve Carell.) Here is a brief description of his podcasts:

It’s the second helping of bunkum from Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras. Join them as they trawl the shallow depths of the mind of their co-host Karl Pilkington, a man with the critical faculties of a creationist.

December 14, 2005 | Filed Under podcasts, television | posted by Deron Bauman | Leave a Comment