Archive for January, 2006
PGTC Anniversary Show
by Susie Watson on January 31st, 2006
Pop Goes the Culture turns one. Wow! Where did the time go? Susie and Barb celebrate by reminiscing about shows past - 52 in all - and update some topics covered in their favorites. Thank you to our loyal fans!! Keep listening!
Music: Bad Birthday by Servotron from the CD No Room For Humans
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Chatterbots - Not Ready for Their Close-up
by Susie Watson on January 24th, 2006
Susie and Barb chat with a chatterbot created by Gregg and play with Pandorabots to see how sophisticated the technology has become. They have been programmed to flatter the user, and believe in God, which works in the real world so why not here? Susie criticizes their grammar, fake faith, and shallow grasp of knowledge. Challenge us - do you have or know of a more intelligent bot out there for a nice chat?
Music: Artificial Intelligence by Phoenix Orion
PodcasterCon 2006
by Susie Watson on January 17th, 2006
Barb attends PodcasterCon 2006 (http://www.podcastercon.org) in North Carolina, so Susie interviews her to get the lowdown. Barb met fellow casters and participated in a discussion about women in podcasting. Or the lack of them, since only 9% are female. Some things never change.
Music: Talk, Talk and Talk by Bim Skala Bim from the album Universal
Minimalism vs Overproduction - Less is More
by Susie Watson on January 12th, 2006
In an age when absolutely everything is technologically possible, all of pop culture exhibits examples of lavish production simply because it has become so easy. Susie sees a welcome reversal of this trend growing in art, movies, TV, the web, music, architecture, fashion, and photography, where we go back to the root idea, the singular powerful expression that trumps overproduction every time. The girls give examples in every corner of pop culture that bear out this idea.
Music: “Yes” by Morphine from the album “Yes.” - only a sampling since the music is RIAA protected. (too bad)