Verge of the Dude: Podcasting Still Sucks

Hey Dude - On Zane's balcony I trip out on the suckiness of podcasting and why I still love it...

Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one-take... recorded and "Podcasting Sucks" shot on my old ass iPhone G3.

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7:17 / 3.4 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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"God bless us, every one." ~ Tiny Tim

Book of Changes

I reconnect with the I Ching and soon learn that 25 years ago I inquired about the novel I'm currently writing...

Recorded April 3, 2014 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Book of Changes" shot on my old ass iPhone 3G.

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19:22 / 18.1 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

Season 10 (Pre-Ramble)

A "pre-ramble" style preview of Season 10 of Verge of the Fringe...

Recorded March 13, 2014 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Studio at The Brewery" shot by Joseph Dougherty.

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13:16 / 12.2 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

Bob Dylan's Freewheelin' Capitalism

On a chilly Winter night, I make the case for Bob Dylan's freewheelin' style of capitalism...

Blog post on The Wild Card Line, The Palmer Report and Verge of Bob Dylan...

Recorded February 4, 2014 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Buddy Petros" shot on my iPhone.

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24:45 / 23.2 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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Shaggy George Clooney Story

I recall my old NoHo Arts District days, mostly spent with a rebound girlfriend, and our brush with George Clooney.

Recorded January 4, 2014 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Paty's Google" with my iPhone.

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21:06 / 20 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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A Thanksgiving Sonnet Podcast

A humble Thanksgiving podcast inspired by my friend from Cambridge University, the poet, musician and pastor, Malcolm Guite.

Recorded November 28, 2013 in the sauna on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Malcolm's Post" with my iPhone.

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19:40 / 18.7 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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Culture of Cults

The Swedish daily paper DN.se's blurb describes this scattered podcast best: "anecdotes with stunning fragmented and cluttered feeling."

Recorded November 12, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Super Orange" with my iPhone.

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30:15 / 28.3 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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Wrestling with Ideas

I said I was going to record, so I riff on story ideas about old North Hollywood Huskies, ultrarunning unicorns, the "cheesy" Podcast Awards and Art Bell.

Recorded November 7, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Zane's Palm" by Marisol on her iPhone.

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15:07 / 14.0 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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The Bitter Fringe

A bitter howl at the bloody arrows of the "pioneering days" of podcasting and storytelling in Los Angeles. 

Recorded October 25, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Taix Lounge at Midnight" shot on my iPhone.

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14:57 / 13.8 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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Lessons from The Dude and Jack Kerouac

I thank both "The Dude" and my man Jack Kerouac for teaching me how to write autobiographical fiction...

Recorded on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620 and "Run, Jack, Run" shot on my iPhone.

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 9:37 / 9.3 MB  Rated: R (Mature Language, Themes and Ideas).

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