Category Archives: 2012 Nov Dec

Humorousness- Rocking out to politics

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

One of the fun things you may have missed during the last election was a group called the Gregory Brothers (Evan, Michael, Gregory, and Sarah, the “girliest brother”) and their work “songifying” the news.  They use Auto-Tune, software originally designed … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Carl Wolfson is coming back

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

It hurt losing KPOJ.  It hurt losing Thom and Ed.  It hurt losing Randi, Norm, Mike, and all the rest of the voices in the Progressive choir.  But what hurt most was losing our local beacon of rationality, Carl Wolfson.  … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Unicorn habitat in North Korea

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

North Koreans don’t have food, they don’t have an economy, they don’t have a functioning government, but they do have one thing no one else does… unicorns.  North Korean archaeologists recently confirmed (actually re-confirmed, in case there was any doubt) … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Know your place in the Universe

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

Fans of the “Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy” series will remember a powerful image… the ultimate punishment was to be locked in a room where you would be exposed to the whole grandeur of the universe, and then, in the … Continue reading →

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Popcorn- Who Doesn’t Pay Taxes

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

The debate over the Fiscal Cliff is looming, and Repubs are having aneurysms about returning to Clinton-era tax rates.  As they babble on about a few percentage points in here and there, there’s a big pot of people who are … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Media Consolidation means Opinion Consolidation

Posted on December 4, 2012 by tomdwyer

The KPOJ fiasco has raised fundamental questions of how alternative points of view can flourish in a free market.  If (as the company line goes) a radio format is losing money, is there any obligation to provide a forum for … Continue reading →

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