Grizzly’s Growls Podcasts & Stories

IDSL from 07/02/2009 - High-quality version

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:57:00 GMT

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On "The IDSL" today:

"arena" from halo effect (mpls)

"ARIZONA" from Glowstrand

"Arlissa" from TONNAGE

"Armrests Again" from The Bloody Turncoats

"Around And Around" from Troop_Of_Echoes

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn

Hiber-Nation 72 -- Flatland Part 2 Sections 19 & 20

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:00:00 GMT

"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 2 -- Other Worlds

Section 19 -- How, though the Sphere showed me other mysteries of Spaceland, I still desired more; and what became of it

Section 20 -- How the Sphere encouraged me in a Vision

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL from 07/01/2009 - High-quality version

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:23:00 GMT

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On "The IDSL" today:

"Aquatic" from Michael_Dawald

"archeoptryx No. 6" from James Brooks

"Are_You_Dancing_Yet" from DJ Amore

"Are" from Jana_Thornton. Reminds me a bit of Carole King.

"Aren’t You Glad That You’re_Mine" from The_Motengata_Band

"Get Off My Cloud" from TV’s Kyle of The FuMP

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn

Episode 111 - Live on 6/28/2009 Part 2 of 2

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The "Life and Times of a Minor Local Celebrity" podcast, recorded live on BlogTalkRadio. You can download manually from this Archive.org link.

The "Life and Times of a Minor Local Celebrity" podcast, recorded live on BlogTalkRadio.

MUSIC:

"Love Had Finally Called My Name" from Natalie Brown

"We Drank A Toast to Underpants" from Robert Lund and Spaff.com of the FuMP

"Dumpster Diving" from Steve Goodie at The FuMP

"Let’s Just Waste Some Time" from Natalie Brown

"War of the Ages" from Owen Poteat

And I chatted for a while with Stuck In The 70s. Audio was pretty hard to understand, too much background noise, nothing to be done there.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for Listening!

IDSL from 06/30/2009 - High-quality version

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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On "The IDSL" today:

"Apartoplayourself" from Lesser Known Saint

"Apart" from the Sam Keenan Trio

"Apocalypse Love_Song" from Holly Wood Homicide

"Approaching the Distance" from NoSmallWonder

"APRIL’S FOOLS" from SUNSHINE_BEHAVIOR

"Words That Rhyme" from BalderBox of The FuMP

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn

IDSL from 06/29/2009 - High-quality version

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:28:00 GMT

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On "The IDSL" today:

"Anyone But You" from Not A FaN

"Anyone But You" from Welmore Mile

"Apart (Rough Mix)" from Echo Effect

"Killing You Softly" from Carrie Dahlby of The Fump

"Are We Lawyer?" from Project Sysiphus of The Fump

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn

Episode 110 - Live on 6/28/2009 Part 1 of 2

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The "Life and Times of a Minor Local Celebrity" podcast, recorded live on BlogTalkRadio. You can download manually from this Archive.org link.

MUSIC:

"Anti Drama Club" from Eta Carinae

"Anti Nothing" from Anti Anne

"Mr. Fancy Pants" from Jonathan Coulton on The FuMP

"Big Fish Lazy River" by Owen Poteat

"Things That Used To Be" by Levar Thomas

"Just Another Day" from Owen Poteat

"Locked In The Shadows" by Natalie Brown

Bach’s "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" from Kevin MacLeod

Part 2 will be up soon.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

Thanks for Listening!

IDSL from 06/26/2009 - High-quality version

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:57:00 GMT

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From "The IDSL" today:

Why do I do The IDSL? "Take Back the Music" from Sudden Death/Devo Spice featuring Possible Oscar

"Another Long Day" from Bus Nine

"another song about amazing" from Disgruntled Monkey Music

"Another Time" from HC Fragile

"Anti Armadillo" from Thy Epileptic Squirrels

and "Swine Flu!" from Seamonkey of The Funny Music Project.

Thanks for listening!

Want to hear it all better? Try here!

IDSL from 06/25/2009 - High-quality version

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:46:00 GMT

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From "The IDSL" today:

"Getting Old Sucks" from Sudden Death/Devo Spice of The Funny Music Project

"Angry Dance-featuring Ben Oppenheimer" from Noah Bradley

"Anorexia" from No Social Skilz

"Another Day Another Drama" from kingsakillabeats

"Another Day" from Good For You Band

"Another Day" from THE FOUNDATION 2008

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

Hiber-Nation 71 -- Flatland Part 2 Sections 17 & 18

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 2 -- Other Worlds

Section 17 -- How the Sphere, having in vain tried words, resorted to deeds

Section 18 -- How I came to Spaceland and what I saw there

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL from 06/24/2009 - High-quality version

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:36:00 GMT

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On "The IDSL" today:

"And I Try" from the Scalywags

"Andrea" from Drive Love Live

BTW, Chaz Damrow from Drive Love Live is looking for a drumming gig in the Twin Cities area, and wanted me to share his contact info in the shownotes. Contact him at 651-428-0584 or cdamrow@comcast.net. Okay?

"Angel From Above" from Stupid Emo Kid

"Angelic Sunrise" from Murder for a Friend

"Angelina" from HELVA

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

IDSL from 06/23/2009 - High-quality version

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:45:00 GMT

I can now upload IDSL to Libsyn. But I’m still putting the files on Archive.org for the moment.

On "The IDSL" today:

"American Conquest" from The New Senses

"Amish Armada Theme Song," "Amish Jailbreak," and "Amishland" from Amish Armada

"Amputated History" from Musicide

"An Attempt to Sleep Among the Wolves" from Idiocreiton

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

IDSL from 06/22/2009 - High-quality version

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:14:00 GMT

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On The IDSL today:

"Always Burning" from HARBOR the band

"Always Wrong" from Loft

"Always" from Tim Feeney

"Amante" from Squid Vision

"Amaurosis" from Ideocreiton

LAST MINUTE: "It’s a Beautiful Day" by Natalie Brown, from her new "Random Thoughts" album.

Thanks for listening!

Theme: "140 Times" from Rockon.

IDSL from 06/21/2009 - High-quality version

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:28:00 GMT

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For the first half hour, Today on The IDSL:

"Alone" from Michael Braget

"Alone" from Rikk Roxx

"Already Gone" from Past23

"Alteres Fiction" from The Day Remains

"Always Better Sorry" from Carbon Carousel

At the half-way point in the show, SPECIAL Live Interview with R&B recording Artist Natalie Brown, discussing her life, her music and her new album, "Random Thoughts."

AMAZON: Random Thoughts

Natalie Brown Music included:

"You Make Me Feel" from her "Let The Candle Burn" album

"Around the World" from her "Random Thoughts"

and ended with "You’re Mysterious" from "Random Thoughts."

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

Album’s Available Random Thoughts ( 2008 ) Let the Candle Burn ( 2000 )

SONGS and ALBUMS CAN BE PURCHASED AT:

Natalie Brown Official Site

Episode 109 -- Live Interview with Natalie Brown

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:42:00 GMT

AMAZON: Random Thoughts

Here’s that interview with Natalie Brown I promised you. I noticed I had been shortchanging the folks on the Grizzly’s Growls Podcast Only feed. The interview was at the end of my last live "The IDSL" show.

Natalie Brown Music included:

"You Make Me Feel" from her "Let The Candle Burn" album

"Around the World" from her "Random Thoughts"

and ended with "You’re Mysterious" from "Random Thoughts."

The full "The IDSL" including the interview will be included in the IDSL High Quality feed, when I get that together. Thanks for listening!

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Album’s Available
Random Thoughts ( 2008 )
Let the Candle Burn ( 2000 )

SONGS and ALBUMS CAN BE PURCHASED AT:

Natalie Brown Official Site

IDSL from 06/19/2009 - High-quality version

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:21:00 GMT

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Today’s "The IDSL" features:

"All or Nothing" from Secretly Drowning

"Alligator Alley" from Manifold Destiny

"Almost Fat Kid Wednesdays" from Minnesota Sur Seine

"Almost Real" from eeriearq

"Alone" from Enemy Mind

And that’s it for this week. Don’t forget the bit Natalie Brown interview on Sunday!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

IDSL from 06/17/2009 - High-quality version

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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My third "The IDSL" featured:

"All I Ever Need" from 27 Years

"All I Really Want" from Mark Brewer & Friends

"All I Wanna Do" from Reality Flint

"All In All" from Scheik

"All is Lost" from Belly Flopp

And just cause I could, "In My Dreams" from Natalie Brown

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn

I think I remembered to notify everybody. Hope you’re enjoying the show!

Griz

Hiber-Nation 70 -- Flatland Part 2 Sections 15 & 16

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 2 -- Other Worlds

Section 15 -- Concerning a Stranger from Spaceland

Section 16 -- How the Stranger vainly endeavored to reveal to me in words the mysteries of Spaceland

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 108 -- Live 06/14/09 Part 2 of 2

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Part 2 of 2 of the 06/14/09 Live show.

Finally got connected to Shawno ("Hypernonsense," "Shawnogram") on Skype -- which is when all that technology when to hell... There’s a whole lotta cussin’ edited out of this version, believe me. And I got stuck with the BTR recording for this part, which is lower-quality than my Callburner recording had been. Sorry about that; replaced all the music with originals, though, so that sounds better.

Got very depressed with the tech failures. But part of the problem was my misunderstanding what BTR does and doesn’t do. I could have fixed the call as easily as I broke it. It wasn’t as broken as I thought it was.

Music: Levar Thomas - "Can’t Hide From Love"

Talked to Shawno about doing live shows on UStream, commiserating about my troubles that day. Talked about Livestream.com, which is newer with more features. Dr. Normal and Cami Kaos use that for "StrangeLove Live."

I obsess some more about Callburner failure. Talked about the technical aspects of recording from Skype -- which is pretty much always hard for everybody.

Music: Levar Thomas - "Missing You"

Discussed some of the complexities of domain names, and the differences in the way "Talkshoe" works, or worked.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Live Interview with Natalie Brown!

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:23:00 GMT

I am a very lucky guy.

I get to interview Natalie Brown, on my live show on BlogTalk Radio. The interview is supposed to be this Sunday at Noon Central. And I admit, I’m really nervous about it. This is a Big Deal.

According to Wikipedia, "Natalie Brown is a Canadian-born, contemporary R&B, pop and Blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter," active in the industry since about 2000. She’s got her second album, "Random Thoughts," out now. I’m listening to her music while I type this, and she’s amazing.

Watched an interview with Tina Louise, and she said "Natalie Brown is awesome!" Tina Louise! I mean, c’mon!

Now I gotta think up questions and whatnot, like interviewers do.

Remarkable, the things I do these days... ;-)

Griz

IDSL from 06/16/2009 - High-quality version

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

My second episode of the new "The IDSL" show, from June 16, 2009. I featured:

"Alibi" from Troop of Echoes

"Alibis" from Engine 11

"aliensporebomb" from aliensporebomb

"All Along" from The Oneironauts

"All I Do" from Big B.I.Z.

I’ve asked all the artists for their permission, and hopefully no one gets mad at me!

Gee, this show is kinda fun!

Theme: "140 Times" from RockOn.

"The IDSL" Live on BlogTalkRadio

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:08:00 GMT

I just started a daily music show on BlogTalk Radio called "The IDSL."

For those of you who have listened to the Grizzly’s Growls podcasts for a while, you’ll be familiar with my "It Doesn’t Suck List," which I use to pick music to play at the end of the show. What with all the fiddling I’ve been doing with live shows on BTR, I have not been keeping up on the IDSL, and I wanted to catch up. And then I thought, "Well, I could certainly set up a daily show on BTR to play those... hey, wait a minute!"

So I’m doing that daily show, with five selections for each show, and me trying to sound like a DJ -- doing rather well at that, actually.

Since I’m already producing the show and playing the music, and since Callburner has been behaving a bit better when I jump through enough hoops, I decided to take the Callburner audio, and modify that appropriately, replacing the BTR copies of the songs with fresh audio from the original MP3s. So I get the feel of the 30-minute live show, and any call-ins (if I get any), and the audio quality is high enough to post as a new show in the Feeds. Even created an IDSL feed on Feedburner. But...

I’m currently out of space at Libsyn! With all the new shows, I just don’t have room for another show yet. After the 18th, my oldest non-archived file gets archived, and I’ll start having space again. But I’m getting really impatient... maybe I can squeeze just one more in?

If y’all wanted to help out there, donations would go to (1) paying the existing Libsyn bill, (2) possibly expanding my space on Libsyn, and (3) beer, cigarettes and wild women! Probably in that order.

Probably. I am supposed to be a Minor, Local Celebrity, after all, and one must keep up appearances.

Thanks!

Griz

Episode 107 -- Live 06/14/09 Part 1 of 2

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:18:00 GMT

Part one, the first hour of last Sunday’s live show. I had some technical difficulties after the first hour, but this part came out really clear, with Callburner doing the recording, and a whole bunch of editing.

Talked for a while about the swell deal I got at a nearby Rummage Sale: a Kodak Easy Share CX6200 and the original Kodak Easy Share printer dock, both in a box for $10. Cool, huh?

Music: Levar Thomas - "Ain’t All Bad" and "Ain’t All Bad Radio Mix." Really like this tune, and it’s got a really positive message. I liked the way the two versions worked together, so I ended up editing them into one, long piece. Hope he doesn’t mind. Thanks, Levar!

Tried to talk to Jen from "Inside My Head" on the show, but couldn’t get the audio on her end to work correctly.

This whole process, not Jen’s fault, was what produced the escalating chaos later in the show. Sometimes I think doing a call-in show is a mistake, once I got good on the regular podcast. But if you don’t challenge yourself, you never learn anything.

Announced the last episode of "Flatland" is up on Podiobooks.com -- and it’s also out there at the end of the Hiber-Nation feed, too, awaiting you.

Finally got connected with Jen (aka "Queen of Haiku" on Twitter). She had some nice things to say about Levar’s music (and I kept obsessing about the technical stuff). Got to play with my new Rejoiner for the show, too. (Still having problems understanding her on the Click to Talk connection; had a horrible AC hum, which I edited out For Your Listening Pleasure.)

Talked a bit about Jen & Shawno having their experimented with live shows for their "Hypernonsense" podcast, the one they do together.

Discussed the upcoming interview with Natalie Brown this coming Sunday.

Music: Natalie Brown - "Hold Your Head Up High"

Jen called back in on Skype, and it worked properly. FINALLY! But we had more technical difficulties with picky BTR stuff. But at least I could finally hear her okay... More discussion of live shows, UStream, All Things Azeroth.

I’ve come to the conclusion I start having problems when I start getting call-ins. Which is a bad sign for doing a call-in show, now ain’t it?

Discussed Jen’s experiences (she’s a teacher) with Swine Flu, or not Swine Flu. I get all Scientific-sounding. Talked about "ReGenesis," this show I watch(ed) on Hulu. Wonder if it’s still being produced? And did they jump the shark? And talked about "Castle," with Nathan Fillion starring. Looking forward to that being on Hulu, too!

AND THEN I foolishly took a moment to play some music & get more coffee, and broke stuff again...

Music: Natalie Brown - "You’re Mysterious"

... and off to part 2 of 2, dropping tomorrow...

Episode 106 -- Live on BTR part 5 of 5 - After Hours

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Live on BTR 5 of 5 - After Hours

General chat. Nothing that I recall I need to provide links for.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 69 -- Flatland Part 2 Sections 13 & 14

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 2 -- Other Worlds

Section 13 -- How I had a Vision of Lineland

Section 14 -- How in my Vision I endeavored to explain the nature of Flatland, but could not

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

With sound effects from The Free Sound Project and from The Absolute Sound Effects Archive.

Episode 105 -- Live on BTR part 4 of 5

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Part 4 of my live show on BTR this last Sunday

Discussed something called OTS with Violet Light, and some other technical BTR stuff

Chatted with Robert aka Eareverence, who’s been making the rounds of BTR shows

I leapt to the defense of Disco, and reminisced about learning to talk by listening to an AM radio in my sleep

I bragged at length about my Samson Zoom H2 Handy Recorder

We discussed Desert Rose’s show being streamed on Fox, and her participating in a record attempt at having the most interviews in one day, to promote a book

Discussed Eareverence’s upcoming show on BTR

Meredith from Braindouche! finally got to call in, and we talked briefly, but then we ran out of Streaming time. We talked a bit more in the After Hours segment you’ll hear on Friday.

I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t do well with too many people on the show at once. I think a new rule will be only one caller on live at a time, unless there’s a compelling reason to talk to a particular group all together. The big PR show was an example of a "compelling reason." They were all invited guests, and all PR podcasters, talking about PR and podcasting.

Naturally, if I have an Invited Guest, that means one Caller at a time with a question for the Guest. Or maybe none, if that’s what’s comfortable for me.

Make sense?

For you longtime listeners to the regular show, I hope at least the new format hasn’t been too disruptive for you. I hope I’m learning and getting better at doing a live show. And you’re welcome to call in on Sunday and become part of the show yourself.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Creative Commons violators

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:54:00 GMT

Here’s a list of sites using my Stories from the Hiber-Nation feed in violation of at least two of the three provisions of my Creative Commons license. Take my feed off your pages, folks.

Episode 104 -- Live on BTR part 3 of 5

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:00:00 GMT

The third part of my Live show on BTR. Yes, I know, but I didn’t know in advance I’d be cutting it up, so it does start and end rather abruptly...

Promo for "Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions" on Podiobooks.com

Violet Light and I discuss video games

Natalie Brown: "Around the World"

Promo from "Wild Animals I Have Known," also on Podiobooks.com

I whine piteously to convince Mer from the Braindouche! podcast to call into my show

I talk about The Rules

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

Episode 103 -- Live on BTR part 2 of 5

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Continuing the live audio from my BTR show last Sunday. I replaced the prerecorded stuff with the original MP3s so they sound a bit better.

From The FUMP: "Capitol Hill" from Robert Lund and Spaff.com.

Discussion with "Violet Light" about Callburner and Pretty May (the software she uses) not always working.

Also discussed Violet’s BTR show, "Secret Garden."

From Natalie Brown: "You’re Mysterious"

And I played the Intro and Outro I created for Medros’ new show connected with "All Things Azeroth," something called "Group Quest."

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 102 -- Live on BTR part 1 of 5

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:11:00 GMT

Part 1 of 5 episodes I snipped from my 2 1/2 hour live show on BlogTalkRadio.

Review of "Beautiful Red," by M Darusha Wehm from Podiobooks.com (with promo)

Installed a new Alarm Clock program to wake me up by playing "The Toccata and Fugue in D" I got from Kevin MacLeod’s site.

Played a tune from Natalie Brown -- "I Wonder"

Got a call-in from Rich Wielgosz of the Bloodthirsty Vegetarians Podcast.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 68 -- "It’s Time" by Randall Head

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:16:00 GMT

A very short piece of Flash Fiction from my friend Randall Head, I’ve given the title, "It’s Time."

Music: "Comfortable Mystery" from Kevin MacLeod.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Sound Effects from the Absolute Sound Effects Archive.

Episode 101 -- A Silly Millisecond Longer!

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 21:21:00 GMT

Starting next week: I’ll be recording Grizzly’s Growls LIVE on BlogTalkRadio, at noon CST each Sunday.

Part 1

Discussion of Episode 100, again.

Part 2

Up at Mom’s in Silver Bay for the past week. Didn’t record there, though. A new Flash Fiction piece from Randall Head, coming next on Stories from the Hiber-Nation.

Part 3

Mur Lafferty’s coming out with the fifth and last book in her "Heaven" series, entitled "War." (I said sixth. Oops.) Played the Promo.

Part 4

I actually got permission to use a performance of Mouret’s "Rondo" from "Gossamer Winds," a wind quintet out of Denver Colorado. Thought I might use that as new theme music for "Hiber-Nation." And I might not; I do like Owen Poteat’s performance of Pachelbel’s "Canon in D." Tell me what you think!

From Devo Spice of The FUMP: "Getting Old Sucks!"

Part 5

More talk about alla my books on Podiobooks.com. "Flatland" was until recently one of the Podiobooks Top 10, measured by the number of new subscriptions in the previous 30 days. Isn’t today, though. Oh, well.

And Finally...

Ongoing and Upcoming: Flatland on Hiber-Nation and Podiobooks. Randall’s Flash Fiction piece on Hiber-Nation. A brief appearance on PodioRacket. A couple of lines on Kimi Alexandre’s "Guardians." An upcoming role as the villain in an episode of Darker Projects "Tales from the Museum" series. And probably a bunch of stuff I’ve forgotten!

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "After the Storm" from JWitt (Jacob Wittenberg)

Hiber-Nation 67 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 11 & 12

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 11 -- Concerning Our Priests

Section 12 -- Of the Doctrine of our Priests

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 100 -- Cui Bono -- Recorded Live on Blogtalk Radio

Sun, 24 May 2009 22:41:00 GMT

A round table of PR and non-PR podcasters, discussing how podcasters in general can benefit from PR; both techniques and knowledge, and participation in projects to benefit PR clients. Including:

Terry Fallis, David Jones and Martin Waxman from "Inside PR," and

Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson from "For Immediate Release: the Hobson & Holtz Report"

Forgot I’d mentioned Shel’s Webinar thingie, "Tactical Transparency," related to the book, I see.

Thanks to everyone for participating. It’s not that bad for my first effort at a live show!

Theme "Hot Swing" and incidental music from Kevin MacLeod.

End music from Natalie Brown, "Around the World."

Hiber-Nation 66 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 9 & 10

Thu, 21 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 9 -- Of the Universal Color Bill

Section 10 -- Of the Suppression of the Chromatic Sedition

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 99 -- But Who’s Counting?

Mon, 18 May 2009 08:51:00 GMT

Episode 99? Already?

Part 1 -- Eden

My review of Phil Rossi’s new Podiobook, with the Promo, and with a bit of a rant on Space Travel.

Part 2 -- Comments

A comment from Mer from the Braindouche! podcast.

Promo: for Kimi Alexandre’s "Guardians" novel podcast.

Part 3 -- Metamor City

Just finished listening to Chris Lester’s novel, "Making the Cut," released on his Metamor City podcast feed. Huge cast, lots going on there. With the Promo.

From TheFUMP: "99 Words For Boobs" -- closest I could come to the song I wished I could play for my 99th. Oh, well.

Part 4 -- Nina Kimberly the Merciless Held Hostage!

My take on the recent release of Christiana Ellis’ novel in Dead Tree Edition from Amazon. With the (belated) promo. Still worth getting one. Oh, and if you can’t wait for your hard copy, you can get a PDF copy of "Nina Kimberly The Merciless" here.

Part 5 -- Young Junius

Also just listened to the end of Seth Harwood’s prequel to "Jack Wakes Up," the latter now being available in large-press dead tree form. With the Promo.

Part 6 -- Ida

An older Podiobook from Tim Callahan, who more recently produced the three "Arwen" books I reviewed a while back. Worth a listen. Yet another Promo. (Sensing a pattern here?)

Part 7 -- What am I Up To?

My current projects, including "Flatland," both on Hiber-Nation and on Podiobooks (did ya like the promo, by the way?), and Episode 100 "Cui Bono," coming up next weekend, Sunday May 24 at 10:00 am Central, live on BlogTalkRadio. I’m excited, and rather nervous about that.

And Finally...

A bit more on "Cui Bono," with the call in number for the live show, and a reminder of the comment line. Always nice to hear from y’all.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL: "Adrenaline" (featuring Julian Spindell) from JWitt out of Saint Paul Minnesota.

Hiber-Nation 65 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 7 & 8

Thu, 14 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 7 -- Concerning Irregular Figures

Section 8 -- Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 98 -- Kimi Alexandre and Guardians!

Mon, 11 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

My interview with Kimiko Alexandre, host of the "Tale Chasing" podcast about writing Urban Fantasy, about her upcoming podcast novel project, "Guardians."

Two things to keep in mind: this is the first interview I’ve attempted since High School (see Episode 97). Be gentle! And I have a minor role in the podcast myself. Kimi was a sweetheart to interview, very patient with me.

The first episode of Guardians should be available around May 22.

Theme "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 64 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 5 & 6

Thu, 7 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 5 -- Of our Methods of Recognizing one another

Section 6 -- Of Recognition by Sight

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Available now on Podiobooks.com!

Wed, 6 May 2009 21:53:00 GMT

Wanted to share with you my new promo for the Podiobooks.com release of "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions," available now! Of course, if you’re already listening to "Stories from the Hiber-Nation," you’ll be getting the rest of the book soon, anyway.

I’m wondering if the Promo isn’t a bit better than the book.

Best get to work on the rest of the recording!

Griz

Episode 97 -- Celebrity Revisited

Mon, 4 May 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Part 1 -- Celebrity Revisited

What possible excuse could I have for referring to myself as a Social Media Celebrity?

Promo: Christiana Ellis’ "Nina Kimberly the Merciless" is coming out in Print from Dragon Moon Press on May 15! And have you checked out "Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts" yet?

Part 2 -- Not That Big a Deal

Got this swell Callburner software for recording Skype interviews. Now I just gotta get the nerve to actually try interviews again.

Part 3 -- I’ve Got a Comment!

Got a comment on the K7 line, from Shawno of the Shawnogram and HyperNonsense podcasts (Hi Jen!) regarding that Land Rover #LRNY discussion last time.

TheFUMP: "Take It To the Bank" from Project Sysiphous of The Funny Music Project. Ripped from the Headlines!

Part 4 -- Serving Worlds

Discussion and Promo from John Mierau’s "Serving Worlds" podcast story collection.

And Finally...

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL: "Adore" from Alva Star off GarageBand.

Hiber-Nation 63 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 3 & 4

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:30:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 3 -- Concerning the Inhabitants of Flatland

Section 4 -- Concerning the Women

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 96 -- Social Media Celebrity

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:22:00 GMT

I get all arrogant and start acting like I know better than most folks.

Part 1 -- Minor International Celebrity

I appeared on two Public Relations podcasts this week: Recorded a Rejoiner for the "Inside PR" podcast, and with a call-in on "For Immediate Release." Cool, huh?

Promo: "Two Minute Danger Theatre"

Part 2 -- In the D’s

Why "Despatches from Agent Orange" is on the NaNaPooPoo list.

From The Funny Music Project: "Stupid As Charged," by Carrie Dahlby, featuring the inimitable Devo Spice.

Part 3 -- Tag Fail

My take on the past use on Twitter of the #LRNY hashtag promotion by Land Rover, and future use of #SYFY by the SciFi channel -- the latter being my idea. As far as you know.

And Finally...

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "Addiction" by Belly Flopp

Hiber-Nation 62 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 1 & 2 (Re-booted)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

I decided to "reboot" this series, since people have actually requested I finish the silly book.

Part 1 -- This World

Section 1 -- Of the Nature of Flatland

Section 2 -- Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 95 -- Twitter and the Death of Disco

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:04:00 GMT

Part 1 -- Susan Boyle, Girl Singer

My take on the well known Susan Boyle audition on "Britain’s Got Talent."

Part 2 -- Twitter and the Death of Disco

Twitter, how it’s supposed to work, and how it’s getting muddied up by "Social Media Experts." A few suggestions if you just stumbled into it. And the Death of Disco, and how Twitter’s current state compares.

Music: "Gettin’ Giggity With It" from The Great Luke Ski of the Funny Music Project.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 94 -- Passing Razor Wire

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:01:00 GMT

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Part 1 -- Cold Call Radio

Why and how I think Radio and TV are screwing up.

Part 2 -- In the C’s

The next few in the NaNaPooPoo list.

Celtic Myth Podshow

Coverville

Creative Adventures Podcast

Promo: Murder at Avedon Hill

Part 3 -- Murder at Avedon Hill

My review of P.G. Holyfield’s podcast novel, which is finally finished. Probably.

Part 4 -- Life in the Fleet

From the FUMP: Life in the Fleet, by Devo Spice, featuring Carrie Dahlby

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "Acoustic Prom" from Past23

Episode 93 -- It’s Really Simple

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 22:48:00 GMT

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Part 1 -- Minnesota Voices

An answer to a question I didn’t have time to provide at the Minnesota Voices UnConference.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL Tune: "Acoustic (no lyrics)" from Blackout Effect.

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Episode 92 -- Doing Something Different

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:52:00 GMT

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Part 1 -- I Remember Joe

Running the "I Remember Joe" Special on 4/1/2009. Running that audioplay, "Sally’s Dad Vs the Alligator." I was in two different bit parts.

Part 2 -- What’s Next

What should I do differently this time, so I can end up doing something that’ll really make use of my skills & knowledge & experience? Am I going to have a chance to do Something Different?

Part 3 -- 65 Below

Basil Sands’ novel from Podiobooks.com. Action-adventure as good as anything in the stores, IMHO.

Music: "All Out of Beer" by Possible Oscar from the Funny Music Project.

Part 4 -- Stuff that’s gonna Happen Soon

My next "Hiber-Nation" book, whatever that turns out to be. The Minnesota Voices UnConference today and tomorrow. Getting a jacket and finding my one tie. My new K7 comment line, 206-350-6909.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL Tune: "Aching for your Company" from standardthompson.

SPECIAL: I Remember Joe: A 2009 Tribute

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:00:00 GMT

I like to watch NASCAR racing, but I only understand parts of it. Up till the late 1990’s, NASCAR had a rule, when there was an accident and the yellow flag went out, crashed cars on the track, busted tires & car parts & smoke & flames everywhere, the cars were supposed to "race to the line," dodging alla that junk on the track, to have a good position when the race restarted.

A few years back, they made a new rule. The officials would decide in what order people would line up under the yellow, and no one would race to the line. But one guy would get moved up to the very tail end of the lead lap. "The Lucky Dog."

I started listening to podcasts in 2006. I listened to practically every podcast I could find. I started thinking, "I could do that!" So I started my own podcast, in February 2007.

Joe Murphy died of leiomyosarcoma on April 1st, 2007. I honestly don’t know if I ever heard the podcasts Joe was on, but I have this vague memory I just might have. I listened to lots of podcasts. Or, honestly, I might not. I didn’t get the chance to meet him.

But the folks who went ahead of me, folks I’ve come to like, admire, and trust, liked, admired, and trusted Joe. He’s one of those who made this community what it is. He’s worth remembering.

Podcasting isn’t about the microphones, the computers, the software, the talk, the music, the time, or the money. It’s about the people. And a whole lot of people took a chance on trying this new podcasting stuff, and even regular guys like Joe got a chance to speak. Even a regular guy like me.

I got to tag along on the tail end of the lead lap. I’m the Lucky Dog.

So yeah, I remember Joe. Even so.

But listen to them other folks. They tell it better.

Episode 91 -- Transitions

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:08:00 GMT

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Part 1 â Transitions

I’ll be introducing a topic at the Minnesota Voices Unconference coming up on April 3rd & 4th at the Inn on Lake Superior in Duluth -- "The Transition from Old Media to New Media." What do I know about New Media? Oh, waitaminute...

Part 2 â Why Public Domain?

Something I put together for "PodioRacket," a new podcast Podiobooks.com has for their new releases. What do I know about recording Public Domain stuff for Podiobooks? Oh, waitaminute...

Music: "Creative Commons Anthem," from Rob Balder and TheFuMP.com.

Part 3 â In the B’s

Further explanations of the podcasts I included in NaNaPooPoo, including:

Barely Podcasting

Blast from the Past Podcast

Bloodthirsty Vegetarians

Braindouche

Music: "Take My Job Away," from Project Sysiphus and TheFuMP.com

â And Finally â

Brief rambling about jobs. Comments about comments.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "Abstraction Attraction" from The Quilted Pigeons

My first Bit Part!

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:48:00 GMT

Sallyâs Daddy vs. The Alligator

March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

Imagine being a school teacher, and one of your young students has a fantastic story, about three, big, ugly alligators, and one brave daddy. And of course this happens, on a sunny afternoon, in one of our southern states. Could this true or is it one heck of an imagination of a young girl? You decide!

Written and Edited by: Charles W. Russell
Directed by: Capt. John Tadrzak
Post-Production: April Sadowski

Music Credits: Kevin McLeod

Featuring the voice talents of:
Cookie Colletti as Miss Hope
Julie Hoverson as Sally
Kristy Plotkin as Boy
Morganne Reed as Girl
Steve Carter as Daddy
Tim Bartczak as Alligator 1
David âGrizzlyâ Smith as Alligator 2
Stefania Lintonbon as the Snapping Turtle
Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard as Nana
Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard as the Announcer
David âGrizzlyâ Smith as Fluffyâs Great Granddaddy
Crowd noises were provided by Kristy Plotkin
And featuring
Rocky Rungano as Fluffy
Rating: Family Approved.

Sallyâs Daddy vs. The Alligator [16:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (15)

Episode 90 -- Peanut Butter & Jelly

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:59:00 GMT

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Why is this Peanut Butter & Jelly? There’s no bread. Just filling.

Themes: "Hot Swing" & "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod

Episode 89 -- A B C

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:59:00 GMT

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Trying to go through the list of NaNaPooPoo Network podcasts and explain why they’re included in there. Starting with the 535 York Podcast.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "Absinthe" from Snark

Episode 88 -- ILY Et Al

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

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Part 2 of 2. These were the rest of the projects that came to mind on Saturday. Includes the International Listening Year, and the various Podiobooks projects I’ve already mentioned elsewhere.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL: "Abbie: Movements I & II" from Jason Robert.

Episode 87 -- Na-Na-Wha-Wha??

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:44:00 GMT

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Decided to try to do a recap of all the projects I have going at the moment. Or have had going, but they kind of collapsed.

Started discussing The NaNaPooPoo Podcast Community Network. Show ended up too long. So this is part 1 of 2. Next part is tomorrow.

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

Wild Animals I Have Known -- The Promo!

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Just thought I’d let you know, at the end of the month, my reading of "Wild Animals I Have Known" by Ernest Thompson Seton will be available on Podiobooks.com. Yes, I know, I’m jumping the gun a bit. But (a) I’m proud of how the audiobook turned out, and (b) I’m rather proud of how the promo turned out, too. So I wanted to share that with you now.

The official release date on Podiobooks.com will be 3/31/2009 -- which happens to be my Mom’s birthday. Being unemployed (along with the rest of the world), I’ll be hard put to buy anything for her, but this, I can do. Heck, she likes audio books. "Look Mommie, I made it myself -- and didn’t use any macaroni or glue!"

Hope you enjoy the promo. And given you’ll be getting this on Friday the 13th.... Listen Carefully!

Griz

Hiber-Nation 61 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - REDRUFF The Story of the Don Valley Partridge 5 - 7 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"REDRUFF The Story of the Don Valley Partridge" Parts 5 - 7

This is the end of the book. I hope you ... I was about to say "enjoyed..."

I hope you got as much out of the book as I did. Parts of the stories are sad. I have to admit, at moments in editing, I got tears in my eyes. I imagine that was mostly from the stories themselves. But I hope I did it justice. I believe I did. Thanks for listening.

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Sovereign" from Kevin MacLeod.

Available now on Podiobooks.com!

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Forgot to mention, I now have "A Handy Guide for Beggars," by Vachel Lindsay, available on Podiobooks.com. I went back through all those files I’d recorded for Hiber-Nation, and did the necessary editing to fit them to the Podiobooks standards. So no, they don’t sound any better than they did, but you can use the Personalized Feed mechanism to get the book sent episode-by-episode from beginning to end.

So if you liked the book, you could recommend the Podiobooks feed to your friends. For example. I’m just sayin’.

I’ve attached the promo for "Beggars" to the feed, so you’ll have a copy you could share, or play on your podcast, if ya wanna. I’d appreciate that.

Thanks!

Griz

Hiber-Nation 60 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - REDRUFF The Story of the Don Valley Partridge 1 - 4 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"REDRUFF The Story of the Don Valley Partridge" Parts 1 - 4

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Sovereign" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 86 -- Duluth! Revisited! Again!

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

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Back in Episode 56, I did that J Proctor Knott speech that in 1871 made Duluth one of the best-known cities in the country -- for a little while, anyway. I really liked the way the speech turned out, mostly.

But I didn’t like the way that show turned out. Didn’t like the music,didn’t like the audio quality, the flaws kept picking at me. So tonight I opened up Episode 56, re-edited it and cleaned it up a bit. And here it is. I liked it enough that I thought it worthwhile to get it as good as possible.

Still not perfect, but a lot better, I think. If you missed it the first time, or even if not, I hope you like this version.

Thanks for your patience with my perfectionism.

Hiber-Nation 59 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - WULLY The Story of a Yaller Dog Parts 2 and 3 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"WULLY The Story of a Yaller Dog" Parts 2 and 3

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Skye Cuilin" from Kevin MacLeod.

The Wolf That Changed America

Sun, 8 Mar 2009 03:24:00 GMT

I wanted to point you to a video broadcast on the PBS program "Nature," called "Lobo: The Wolf That Changed America." The BBC originally did it, narrated by Richard Attenborough. The PBS version is narrated by F. Murray Abraham.

Hard to compete with. ;-)

This explains why "Wild Animals I Have Known" became such an important book, and to a point, why I recorded it.

Here’s a link so you can find the full show and watch it on the PBS site. (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-wolf-that-changed-america/video-full-episode/4414/)

Hiber-Nation 58 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - WULLY The Story of a Yaller Dog Part 1 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:09:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"WULLY The Story of a Yaller Dog" Part 1

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Skye Cuilin" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 85 -- Various & Sundry

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Just stuff that happened, that’s all.

Part 1 -- Perfect Power

Traded two old laptops and a batteryless Belkin UPS for a working CyberPower 585AVR. Messed up Spinrite & started over (sigh). And so on.

Part 2 -- Expanding to Fill the Available Time

Even being unemployed, I’ve got enough to do that I’m wearing myself out.

Part 3 -- Some Day Real Soon Now

I’m gotta start reviewing Podiobooks again, Some Day Real Soon Now. Maybe starting with David Lee Summers newest book.

PROMO: "Heirs of the New Earth"

Part 4 -- Maybe This Time

Didn’t manage NaBloPoMo last month. Trying again this month. Probably.

.. And Finally ...

New tools: How to Discuss, How to Donate, and more?

Theme: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "Abandoned" from "Troop of Echoes"

Hiber-Nation 57 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Pacing Mustang Parts 4 - 6 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 05:55:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Pacing Mustang" Parts 4 - 6

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 56 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Pacing Mustang Parts 1 - 3 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:39:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Pacing Mustang" Parts 1 - 3

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Live on Podiobooks.com!

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:01:00 GMT

Exciting news!

At long last, I managed to get "Monarch: the Big Bear of Tallac" by Ernest Thompson Seton, the last book I completed on "Stories from the Hiber-Nation," up and live as a serialized audio book on Podiobooks.com !!

Here’s the promo. Yes, I admit it, I cut-and-pasted it together from the existing audio. Same for the book.

Still, pretty cool, huh?

Griz

Episode 84 -- Noises Off

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:54:00 GMT

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Part 1 - Noises Off

Got that ThermalTake BlacX thing, and a new eSATA card, so I hooked up my old, broken laptop drive to my desktop, which is running Spinrite to recover the data -- hence the fan noise and occasional clicks.

Part 2 - Employment Wanted

Yep, still unemployed. Lots of that going around.

Promo: Tee Morris’ new "In Your Right Mind" podcast.

Part 3 - Books

My continuing adventures trying to get Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch: the Big Bear of Tallac," from my "Stories from the Hiber-Nation" podcast, up as a Podiobook on Podiobooks.com.

Music: "I’m Gonna Procrastinate" by Rob Balder of The Funny Music Project.

Part 4 - Honorable Mention

Got invited to visit the "ErkPod" podcast, and while there, heard about the podcast Erk’s Mom started recently, "Blast from the Past Podcast," wherein she had some nice stuff to say about me. She has excellent taste!

... And Finally

IDSL Tune: "A-YOO" from G-Rize.

Theme Music: "Hot Swing" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 55 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Springfield Fox Parts 3 and 4 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Springfield Fox" Parts 3 and 4

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 54 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Springfield Fox Parts 1 and 2 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:15:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Springfield Fox" Parts 1 and 2

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 53 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - BINGO: The Story of My Dog Parts 5 - 8 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"BINGO: The Story of My Dog" Parts 5 - 8

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 52 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - BINGO: The Story of My Dog Parts 1 - 4 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"BINGO: The Story of My Dog" Parts 1 - 4

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 51 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit Parts 5 - 8 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:47:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit" Parts 5 - 8

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 50 -- Wild Animals I Have Known - The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit Parts 1 - 4 by Ernest Thompson Seton

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit" Parts 1 - 4

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 83 -- Walking on Eggshells

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:58:00 GMT

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My triumphant return, sort of.

Part 1 -- Three Weeks?

My hard drive died. Tried to recover the data with Spinrite, the best tool I know of for that task. The program said it’d take three weeks...

Part 2 -- More Technology Please

I was asked to get the NaBloPoMo Collective Feed back up and running for the February folks. Got it updated.

Part 3 -- Irons in the Fire

A half a dozen different projects I have to do in a hurry.

Part 4 -- Something Just for Fun

I just got a Casio SK-1 Sampling Keyboard at Goodwill. Fun toy!

Part 5 -- A Different Outlook

A minor reduction in the chaos in my room.

And Finally...

Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

IDSL: "Aanese Uske Aaye Bahar" from Anil Khare.

Hiber-Nation 49 -- Wild Animals I Have Known -- SILVERSPOT: The Story of a Crow by Ernest Thompson Seton

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

"Silverspot, the Story of a Crow"

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Where’s them Podcasts?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:07:00 GMT

I recently migrated all my Feedburner feeds over to the systems at Google. In the process, some of the feeds got broken, in particular if you subscribed via feeds.grizzlysgrowls.com, rather than feeds.feedburner.com. Just found out it was broken today, and that appears to be fixed now. Tell me if there are problems.

In the process of poking around on Libsyn while researching that, I found out Libsyn had "misplaced" maybe 10 podcast files of the November episodes of Stories from the Hiber-Nation. I re-uploaded copies from my archives, and hopefully those are all back working again. Again, please, please tell me if you have problems.

In other news: The nice folks at the ET Seton Institute got a flash player installed in the Audio Books section on their site, playing my recordings of those two Seton books I’d recorded earlier. Cool, huh? They also requested one story in particular from yet another Seton book, "Lobo, the King of the Currumpaw," from "Wild Animals I Have Known." PBS recently did an episode of "Nature" about that particular story, and the Institute had been getting a surge in traffic due to interest in that show.

I’d already recorded and posted the first part of "Flatland," no help for that. After much uncertainty, I decided to make Hiber-Nation 48 the first part of "Wild Animals," including "Lobo." What will happen with 49 and so on?

I can’t decide what’s the right thing to do about all this. Opinions would be greatly appreciated -- put "Flatland" on hold and finish "Wild," put "Wild" on hold and finish "Flatland," or alternate between the two? Flatland is gonna be maybe 23 shows, if I keep episodes short. Wild would be better, I think, with each of the 8 stories complete in an episode, with one down already. So I’m leaning toward doing "Wild" first. But I still don’t know.

Hope there hasn’t been too much confusion for everybody. We’ll return to our Regularly Scheduled Programming, already in progress, some time soon now.

Thank you for your patience.

Griz

Hiber-Nation 48 -- Wild Animals I Have Known -- LOBO: King of the Carrumpaw by Ernest Thompson Seton

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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Wild Animals I have Known, by Ernest Thompson Seton

PREFACE

"Lobo, King of the Carrumpaw"

Sorry for any confusion; had to get this recorded for the ET Seton Institute. They requested it for a player they have set up on their site, that plays the earlier two Seton books I’d recorded. (Cool, huh?) I figure, while I’m at it, I’ll record the rest of the book, and get back to "Flatland when that’s done.

Thanks for your patience!

Griz

Show Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Themes: "Sovereign" and "Porch Blues" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 47 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 1 & 2

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:00:00 GMT

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"Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions," by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

HINT: This is not necessarily about what you think it’s about. When he says "Many Dimensions," he means "Many Dimensions."

A Note to the Listener (from me)

Part 1 -- This World

Section 1 -- Of the Nature of Flatland

Section 2 -- Of the Climate and Houses in Flatland

Show Theme: "Canon in D" from Owen Poteat.

Book Theme: "Friendly Day" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 82 -- Socialized

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:13:00 GMT

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Part 1 -- Looking to the Future

Becoming a Displaced Worker. Becoming a Media Studies student - almost. Becoming a Medical Transcription student - almost. Aspergers, driving, job interviews, conversations & eye contact.

Promo: Jonathan Santlofer’s "Anatomy of Fear"

Part 2 -- Critical Mass

Just went over 200 followers on Twitter. Still no idea why; might be the Promos. Might be the reviews of Terry Fallis’ "The Best Laid Plans." (Congrats on the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, by the way.) Might be mistaken identity.

Promo: Matthew Wayne Selznick’s live concert

Part 3 -- Actual Value

Twitjoy and Twitter. Amazon. My new Cafe Press store. The Teddy Bear. The Pillow. Sales. Mom.

Promo: The "Tick" PSA

And Finally...

IDSL: "A Tiny Jaws" from Laredo Parish from Minneapolis Minnesota.

Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod

Hiber-Nation 46 -- The Meat, by Randall Head

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

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Flash Fiction by my friend Randall Head, entitled "The Meat." I picked the title, since he didn’t have one yet. Hope he likes it.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" by Owen Poteat.

Incidental Music: "Porch Blues" by Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 81 -- One Size Fits All

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:21:00 GMT

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Part 1 -- Shameless Self-Promotion!

Discussing the promos on Bloodthirsty Vegetarians, The Dawn and Drew Show , Hypernonsense, Shawnogram, Inside My Head, Erkpod, Sonitotum and CrimeWAV -- so far. No shame at all, huh? Four voice acting roles. My new Pop filter.

Tune: "Bears in the City," from TR Kelley and "Babes with Axes" from their Live Axe album.

Part 2 -- Exciting New Stories!

A Flash Fiction piece upcoming on "Hiber-Nation," possible Science Fiction, another possible book. One I’m assembling for Podiobooks.com.

Part 3 -- Grizzly’s Giving Page

Nice notes from teachers on recently completed Projects.

Closing Tune: "One Size Fits All," from TR Kelley and "Babes with Axes" from their Live Axe album.

Theme: "Hot Swing," incidental "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 45 -- The Symbol and the Saint by Eugene Field

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:13:00 GMT

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"The Symbol and the Saint," from "Christmas Tales and Christmas Verse," by Eugene Field, published in 1912.

A very pretty story I found. I’m using this as an Audio Christmas Card this year. Don’t have much money, but I do have blank CDs!

Best wishes for a joyous holiday season, whatever holiday you celebrate! And here’s to better times in the coming year.

All Music from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 80 -- Where Am I Going? And What Am I Doing In This Handbasket?

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:12:00 GMT

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The long awaited Episode 80. Cue the fireworks.

Part 1 -- Starting at the Beginning

Incoherent rambling about numbers. Wind thingies. Popping sounds. Stuff about having more stuff. I like Pie.

Part 2 -- Christmas Gifts

I got a nice compliment from Spider Robinson after commenting on his podcast, "Spider on the Web." I think. I don’t always understand people, though.

Part 3 -- Young Junius

My review of Seth Harwood’s new audiobook, on Podiobooks.com, and on his own site. By the way, Seth’s first novel "Jack Wakes Up" will be released on Amazon on May 9, 2009. You can pre-order, if you’d like...

Amazon: Jack Wakes Up: A Novel

Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin Macleod.

IDSL Tune: "A Tiger Dancing" from Heiruspecs on Garageband.com, and on their new site.

Episode 79 -- A Matter of Opinions

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Too bad I’d already done "Gang Aft Agley."

Part 1 -- Best Laid Plans Revisited

Decided I had more to say, and some corrections to my previous review of Terry Fallis’ book, "The Best Laid Plans."

Amazon: The Best Laid Plans: A Novel

Part 2 -- Chasing the Bard

My review of Phillipa Ballantine’s book, "Chasing the Bard." Wonder what Pip will think...

Amazon: Chasing the Bard

Part 3 -- A Little Good News

I signed up for this Voice123.com thing, that might get me voiceover work. And might not. I might also be in an audioplay, doing some voice acting. And might not. Life is so confusing.

And Finally...

IDSL Tune: "A Statement" from HC Fragile.

Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 78 -- Will Talk For Money

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:36:00 GMT

Part 1 -- It’s Not My Job

As of February, my employers are leaving town and I’m losing my job. And I’m terrible at job hunting. Still have to do it. I’ve added Amazon links for various stuff I’ve talked about on the show, and maybe that’ll help a bit...

Part 2 -- The Best Laid Plans

My review of the Terry Fallis political satire novel.

On Podiobooks.com
On Terry Fallis’ website

Amazon: The Best Laid Plans: A Novel

Part 3 -- The International Listening Year

Wanted to share an idea I had.

Storycorps and the National Day of Listening

The ILY Ning Group
The ILY Collective Feed

And Finally...

IDSL Tune: "A Reminder" from Past 23

Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 44 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 16 - The End

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 16 -- "Landlocked." The story ends as stories end. Not with a bang.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 43 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 15

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 15 -- "The Foaming Flood." Kellyan and Bonamy set more traps -- but this time with something extra.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 42 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 14

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 14 -- "The Cataract." Many Grizzlies acquire a taste for beef and mutton, and make names for themselves. One becomes the Monarch of the Plain, worth a King’s ransom.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Episode 77 -- Ensemble

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 09:28:00 GMT

Amazon: SPITE (Jonny C Mysteries)

Amazon: Serve It Cold

Part 1 -- Ensemble

Finished Ronnie Blackwell’s book, "Spite," in PDF form. Good book, with a notable "ensemble" cast of characters. Wouldn’t be a Johnnie C Mystery without the whole community. Lots of ensembles in fiction these days, I think.

Part 2 -- A Very Different Time

Since I can only record what I’m allowed to, I read lots of old stuff. Some of that old stuff expresses old racial attitudes and stereotypes. What can I do?

And Finally...

A player of ME! reading them Seton books on the E.T. Seton Institute’s website? Cool! Maybe I’m just as good as I claim to be? Remarkable how humble I remain, ain’t it.

Shoutouts to: Jen & Shawno from "Inside My Head," "Shawnogram," and "Hypernonsense." Mer from "Braindouche!" Erk et. al. from the Erkpod Collective. Rich & John from "Bloodthirsty Vegetarians."

Theme: "140 Times" from Bob Baldwin & RockOn.
Music: "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod

IDSL: "A Promise (Is a Promise)" from [Elsewhere].

Hiber-Nation 41 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 13

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 13 -- "The Deepening Channel." Romance finds Gringo. Gringo finds revenge.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 40 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 12

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 12 -- "Swirl and Pool and Growing Flood." Kellyan and Bonamy try traps, and find "Gringo’s" biggest weakness.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 39 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 11

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 11 -- "The Ford." A cowboy meets a full-grown grizzly on a trail, and lives to tell about it.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 38 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 10

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac."

Part 10 -- "The Eddy." Kellyan and Bonamy once again try hunting "The Gringo," and occasionally, "The Gringo" hunts them right back -- but neither quite kills the other.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 37 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 9

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 9 -- "Fire and Water." Kellyan has another try at Jack, and almost gets them both killed in the process.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 36 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 8

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 8 -- "Roaring in the Canon." Jack has become a Giant Sheep-herder. Pedro seeks the help of Jack’s old friend, Lan Kellyan. Lan takes Jack’s sheep, and tries to take Jack -- not knowing it’s Jack.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Episode 76 -- No Po No Mo!

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:05:00 GMT

Part 1 -- The Final Brick in the Wall

With this show, I’ve effectively finished NaPodPoMo. I have "Stories" in place for the last few days. But did I cheat myself?

And Finally ...

Some good news from Owen Poteat about some potential commercial exposure for one of his tunes -- which I decided to include in this show, at the end! Congratulations, Owen!

Theme: "140 Times" from Bob Baldwin & RockOn
Other Music: "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod

Closing Tune: "Hard to Get The Blues" from Owen Poteat.

Amazon: Time Marches On - album by Owen Poteat

Hiber-Nation 35 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 7

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 7 -- "The Freshet." Jack comes back for more sheep. The sheep-herder, Pedro Tampico, gets a mistaken impression of Jack.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 34 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 6

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 6 -- "The Broken Dam." Jack heads for the hills. He learns to like the taste of sheep. The sheep-herder doesn’t approve. Jack is mostly untroubled by this.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 33 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 5

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 5 -- "The River Held in the Foothills." Jack’s captors torment and torture him, and he fights back. Jack shows his protective side. Then, Jack celebrates Independence Day.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 32 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 4

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 4 -- "The Stream that Sank in the Sand." Jack and Jill have a little fun, and lose their home for it. Jack gains a new home.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 31 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 3

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 3 -- "The Trout Pool." Jack teaches an old dog a new trick. The dog is not amused.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 30 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 2

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy.

Part 2 -- "The Springs and the Miner’s Dam." The two youngsters become Jack and Jill. Jack becomes a pet. Jill becomes a problem. Jack comes tumbling down.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.

Episode 75 -- More Na, Less Poo

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:31:00 GMT

Day 17 of NaPodPoMo: Terror in the Heartland.

Part 1 -- The NaNaPooPoo Podcast Community Network

An extended rant on my current perseveration. A circus parade. Mimes and clowns. Reference to the Lovely and Talented Shawno and Jen from Hypernonsense et al, and the Lovely and Talented Erk from Erkpod et al.

Link to the NaNaProMo. Link to the NaNaProBump.

Part 2 -- Music

IDSL tune "A Precarious Situation" from Blue Attic Corner.

Part 3 -- Monarch

The new book in Hiber-Nation, "Monarch, the Big Bear of the Tallac," by Ernest Thompson Seton. And Hiber-Nation stays daily. Or not.

And Finally...

IDSL Tune "A Prepared Statement" from Sir Weeze.

Intro "Hot Swing," bumps "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Outro "140 Times" from Bob Baldwin of RockOn.

Hiber-Nation 29 -- MONARCH: the Big Bear of Tallac Part 1

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Ernest Thompson Seton’s book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Another grizzly story I think you’ll enjoy. Published in 1919, it tells the story of a Grizzly who ended up in a cage in Golden Gate Park, and the people who knew him. It’s not quite as much a "Biography" as my previous Seton choice, but I really do like this book even so. And I felt like I had to return to Seton for this one, especially with NaPodPoMo.

Some of the humor would not be approved of these days, I suppose. But given that, the funny parts are still funny.

Dedication, Forward, and Part 1 -- "The Two Springs." We meet two very young grizzlies, their Mother ... and a hunter.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat, with additional music provided by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 28 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.13 by Vachel Lindsay - The End

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.13, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," part 8, and "That Men Might See Again the Angel Throng."

And that’s the end of the book. Now I’ll be sad for a while, I think. And then find another book. What adventure awaits? "God help us to be brave."

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 27 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.12 by Vachel Lindsay

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.12, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," parts 6 & 7.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 26 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.11 by Vachel Lindsay

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.11, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," parts 4 & 5.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 25 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.10 by Vachel Lindsay

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.10, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," parts 2 & 3.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 24 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.9 by Vachel Lindsay

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.9, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Life Transcendent," "In the Immaculate Conception Church," and "The Old Gentleman with the Lantern," part 1.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 74 -- One Leg at a Time

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Day 10 of NaPodPoMo -- The crisis continues....

Part 1 -- One Leg at a Time

We really ought to take a second look at celebrities sometimes -- Like Halle Barry, Al Gore, Jim Oberstar -- we might learn something.

Part 2 -- Music

IDSL Tune: "A New Face" from "Blue Numbers," out of Minneapolis Minnesota.

Part 3 -- Grizzly’s Giving Page

Today’s Project: "Privacy, Please!" from Mrs. S’s classroom at Tigerville Elementary School, in Taylors, South Carolina.

And Finally ...

What, you expect more? You darn kids, get off my lawn!

IDSL Tune: "A Perfekt 10" from "Ten Dark Years" out of Mankato Minnesota.

(By the way, this was my 100th posted Podcast! Yay me!)

Hiber-Nation 23 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.8 by Vachel Lindsay

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.8, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Death, The Devil, and Human Kindness," part 4.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 22 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.7 by Vachel Lindsay

Sat, 8 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.7, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Death, The Devil, and Human Kindness," parts 2 & 3.

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 21 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.6 by Vachel Lindsay

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.6, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "What the Sexton Said," and "Death, The Devil, and Human Kindness," part 1

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 20 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.5 by Vachel Lindsay

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.5, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Near Shickshinny, Parts 4 & 5" (the end thereof).

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 19 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.4 by Vachel Lindsay

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.4, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East."

Includes "Near Shickshinny, Parts 2 & 3"

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 18 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.3 by Vachel Lindsay

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Poem "The Town of American Visions"

"On Being Entertained One Evening by College Boys"
Poem "That Which Men Hail as Kings"
"Near Shickshinny, Part 1"

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 73 -- Not for Broadcast

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Part 1 -- Canon in D

Welcome NaPodPoMoians! For the record, this fills my slot for 11/3. Figured I’d do my regular stuff.

Part 2 -- Not for Broadcast

Yes, I am broadcasting, I suppose, not so very New Media-ish of me. But I’m fine with that.

Part 3 -- Music

A little IDSL News: A note I got from Bob Baldwin about Rockon’s latest stuff. Also an IDSL tune: "A Man Again" from The Weables.

Part 4 -- Grizzly’s Giving Page

The Project "Writing in a Flash!" from Mrs C’s classroom, at an undisclosed location in Minnesota.

And Finally ...

A little bit about the new mechanisms for providing comments, over on the sidebar on the website. I hope you’ll check them out.

IDSL Tune: "A Monk Amok" from "Moon to Monk." Who, by the way is from Duluth, MN, my home town. Just noticed that.

Theme: Pachelbel’s "Canon in D" as performed by Owen Poteat.

Hiber-Nation 17 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.2 by Vachel Lindsay

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.2, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East." Includes the last part of "A Temple Made With Hands."

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 16 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 2.1 by Vachel Lindsay

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

Part 2.1, "A Mendicant Pilgrimage in the East." Includes "In Lost Jerusalem," and the beginning of "A Temple Made With Hands."

Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Episode 72 -- Out of the Blue

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:26:00 GMT

Part 1 -- Simplicity

Explaining how I have simplified the webpage. Still ugly, though.

Part 2 -- Halloween

"Halloween is Awsome," from Shawno of the HyperNonsense podcasts. Pretty awsome, I think.

Part 3 -- Grizzly’s Giving Page

Another Project from the Giving Page, called "Reading is Essential."

Part 4 -- It Doesn’t Suck

IDSL Tune: "A Lease on Life" from Justin Trautwein. Very pretty.

Part 5 -- Stories

About the "Hiber-Nation" feed, and more on Family, and my dreaming of voice-over work, and so on.

And Finally ...

"You Don’t Need an iPod," A Podcasting PSA by Uncle Seth, a band out of Canada. They asked that I "also please idenfity John C. Havens of the About.com Guide To Podcasting as our co-writer." Done.

Themes: "Hot Swing" intro and "Hammock Fight" outro from Kevin MacLeod.

Hiber-Nation 15 -- A Handy Guide for Beggars Part 1.8 by Vachel Lindsay

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Amazon: Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity (Paperbound)

A Handy Guide for Beggars, Especially Those of the Poetic Fraternity, by Vachel Lindsay.

True story. In 1906, young poet Vachel Lindsay wanders through a dozen states, with no money and no baggage, staying with random strangers, reciting poetry and teaching "The Gospel of Beauty." So, what do you suppose that was like? Wonder why this book was popular in the 1960s & ’70s?

End of Part 1.8 with "With a Rose, for Brunhilde," and "Lady Iron Heels."

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Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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Episode 109 -- Live Interview with Natalie Brown

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Hiber-Nation 70 -- Flatland Part 2 Sections 15 & 16

Episode 108 -- Live 06/14/09 Part 2 of 2

Live Interview with Natalie Brown!

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"The IDSL" Live on BlogTalkRadio

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Hiber-Nation 68 -- "It’s Time" by Randall Head

Episode 101 -- A Silly Millisecond Longer!

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Episode 100 -- Cui Bono -- Recorded Live on Blogtalk Radio

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Episode 99 -- But Who’s Counting?

Hiber-Nation 65 -- Flatland Part 1 Sections 7 & 8

Episode 98 -- Kimi Alexandre and Guardians!

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Episode 97 -- Celebrity Revisited

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Episode 96 -- Social Media Celebrity

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Episode 95 -- Twitter and the Death of Disco

Episode 94 -- Passing Razor Wire

Episode 93 -- It’s Really Simple

Episode 92 -- Doing Something Different

SPECIAL: I Remember Joe: A 2009 Tribute

Episode 91 -- Transitions

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My first Bit Part!

Sallyâs Daddy vs. The Alligator

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Episode 86 -- Duluth! Revisited! Again!

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The Wolf That Changed America

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Episode 85 -- Various & Sundry

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Episode 84 -- Noises Off

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