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Here's a little story I got to tell
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Public Radio!
Now that I've filtered out all of the wretched philistines, let us get down to business.
I've come to love public radio in its many forms. It can play fancy pants classical music, which I used to love listening to while I drove late at night, or have wonderful and informative news reports of the day's events. But that's not what we're here for today.
We're here to dork about the art of storytelling through via public radio.
And now i'm guessing only Fandy, Orikaeshigaturgid, Kovak, and a few other nerds are still reading. Oh, and Druhim because he is old and [joke that correlates old people with radio].
Let us talk about how terrifically public radio does story telling. And we all must admit that radio has gone from its original roots now on to the internet via internet radios and even better: podcasts! Is that an incorrect use of colon? I don't know right now because i'm now rushing the OP!
There is the positively magnificent radio show out of WBEZ Chicago
hosted by this dude who i totally have the biggest man-crush on.
This American Life also has a weekly podcast of the show so that you can bring it around on your iPod or whatever like I do. The show really is the nicest thing. The level of storytelling through the show is, for me, breathtaking. I will admit that I haven't cried for something sad that has happened in my life for years and years. I just don't, but this show makes me shed tears rather often through joy or sadness along with a great deal of hope. And the stories are all about real life!
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
We've also got classic stuff like
which Fandy recently found the original recording of for me. here
Before you listen to that, you should go to that Wikipedia thing and read a brief history about it. The whole thing is executed magnificently by Orson Welles.
In the last few days, I've picked up a bit of obsession with looking for readings of classic horror literature. I found some readings of Poe on iTunes by the University of South Florida under something they do called Lit2Go. It's pretty rad, but the real gems of horror readings are found through public radio because they do spooky voice performances and have great ambiance noise/music in the background.
I'm going to clean up this OP a little later and organize it better as well as update it with new finds so that there is an easy place to find cool stories and gay shit like that! I'll also change the thread title to something other than a Beastie Boys lyric once I think of something better! Super promise! Exclamation point!
update: Lit2Go, where i got the Poe stuff has a huge website where you can listen to a whole bunch of classics
Now that I've filtered out all of the wretched philistines, let us get down to business.
I've come to love public radio in its many forms. It can play fancy pants classical music, which I used to love listening to while I drove late at night, or have wonderful and informative news reports of the day's events. But that's not what we're here for today.
We're here to dork about the art of storytelling through via public radio.
And now i'm guessing only Fandy, Orikaeshigaturgid, Kovak, and a few other nerds are still reading. Oh, and Druhim because he is old and [joke that correlates old people with radio].
Let us talk about how terrifically public radio does story telling. And we all must admit that radio has gone from its original roots now on to the internet via internet radios and even better: podcasts! Is that an incorrect use of colon? I don't know right now because i'm now rushing the OP!
There is the positively magnificent radio show out of WBEZ Chicago
hosted by this dude who i totally have the biggest man-crush on.
This American Life also has a weekly podcast of the show so that you can bring it around on your iPod or whatever like I do. The show really is the nicest thing. The level of storytelling through the show is, for me, breathtaking. I will admit that I haven't cried for something sad that has happened in my life for years and years. I just don't, but this show makes me shed tears rather often through joy or sadness along with a great deal of hope. And the stories are all about real life!
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
We've also got classic stuff like
which Fandy recently found the original recording of for me. here
Before you listen to that, you should go to that Wikipedia thing and read a brief history about it. The whole thing is executed magnificently by Orson Welles.
In the last few days, I've picked up a bit of obsession with looking for readings of classic horror literature. I found some readings of Poe on iTunes by the University of South Florida under something they do called Lit2Go. It's pretty rad, but the real gems of horror readings are found through public radio because they do spooky voice performances and have great ambiance noise/music in the background.
- So I need some help finding good websites for those spooky readings of classic horror stories.
- Also discuss great podcasts that are beautiful storytelling!
- Also also discuss how great public radio is for storytelling!
I'm going to clean up this OP a little later and organize it better as well as update it with new finds so that there is an easy place to find cool stories and gay shit like that! I'll also change the thread title to something other than a Beastie Boys lyric once I think of something better! Super promise! Exclamation point!
update: Lit2Go, where i got the Poe stuff has a huge website where you can listen to a whole bunch of classics
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It's starting to become the de facto go-to in the car, even though i read quite a bit of news on the internets
let's discuss how dianne reem (sp?) sounds like she's the goddamn she-crypt keeper, and is probably going to keel over any minute.
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hell yes. click and clack, the tappert brothers.
hahaha
That episode was so great. All the stuff in it was so funny and hit close to home. I knew a bunch of the totally awesome but totally socially anxious people around here like myself would love it
everyone should do this. I can't get over how well Orson Welles produced and set up the whole thing. Seriously, Fari, devote time to listening to this
you know what else is great?
The Moth
short true stories told live, on stage, without notes
so good
i present to you the Mercury Theater On The Air - Welles' theater troupe's radio show wherein they adapt classic novels for the radio. This is where the whole War of the Worlds Thing came from!
http://www.archive.org/details/mercurytheaterOTRKIBM
The Man Who Was Thursday is fantastic, it's my favourite book and Welles does a great job reading it. Heart of Darkness is also wonderful.
I was sifting through things on iTunes the other day and was curious about it. I'll check that out. thanks
well,
here's a little ditty
about jack and diane
two american kids growin' up
in the heartland
a-game :^:
I don't own any volumes! I want to read that so bad, but the only way i can find it is the collector's edition Black Dossier thing that is $99. I'm just going to order it off of amazon along with the Five Fists of Science, i guess
wuv you
i'm all BLADOW fuckin' orson welles, nobody can step to that shit
We sat around the table last night listening to the War of the Worlds reading. It was really very awesome, it's a shame that stuff like this isn't that popular anymore.
My life got flipped, turned upside down
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But he reprised his role on a radio show for two years.
Here's the link.
http://www.archive.org/details/TheLivesOfHarryLime
whoops! fixed with a much cooler picture
Vol. 1, $10.19
Vol.2, $10.19
Black Dossier, $19.79 hardcover, $13.59 softcover.
i would buy more audiobook on itunes, but dang some of them cost like twice as much as the paperback version of the book, what up wit dat?
I have a listening planned for tomorrow night with a few friends around a fire pit at my buddy's house. Going to be so fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl_TFyk2GJo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V14PfDDwxlE
i would love to be able to download audiobooks through iTunes because it is such an easy way to do just that. but there are so many awesome classic books that are in the public domain and should stay free.
it's just hard to find a good collection of them. i plan to do just that right here. 8-)
I went into my bathroom and stood in the middle with the lights off and my eyes closed, imagining things. It is such a fun way to get yourself scared. I recommend doing this. go do this. now.
I didn't expect him to look how he does. I guess that I expected some young, indie guy who was a handsome 20-something. Now, I just think that anyone who looks the way he actually does is incredibly handsome.
I could listen to his voice so much
Mother fucking Garrison Keillor all up in this bitch
I'll add it to the OP later. I'm going to see who my flatmates invited over to play Rock Band in our living room. They're most likely my friends, as well, so i'm deciding whether pants on/off?