Archive for May, 2006
Power to the People
by Susie Watson on May 30th, 2006
While Susie is away, Barb and Gregg take on the topic of two growing online concerns, UrbanDictionary.com and Wikipedia.org. Both are examples of how the Internet fosters the growth of people-powered communities. Like blogging, podcasting and Craigslist, the popularity of these communities seems to have as much to do with rejecting the corporate media machine as it does with the sheer fun and usefulness of the end product.
Music: Information Is Power, by Television Overdose from Terrestrial Broadcast v.2
Board Games
by Susie Watson on May 24th, 2006
No, not the games played in corporate America, but the fun kind. The ones you play with friends and family around a table. Trends come and go, but the board game never goes away. Susie and Barb have their own favorites, but also talk history, from Monopoly and Scrabble, to 3M’s bookshelf games in the 60’s and 70’s. And don’t forget the TV games, if the show was popular, there was a board game to commemorate it. So pull up a chair and let’s play!
Music: It’s All In The Game by Tommy Edwards from Original Solid Gold Hits Volume 2
Unplugged
by Susie Watson on May 16th, 2006
Going without electricity for even a few days convinces Barb and Susie that pop culture simply wouldn’t exist without it. Cut off from communications and media, the connections that tie us together, there simply wouldn’t be any trends, since we wouldn’t know what anyone else was doing in a timely manner. Candlelight, anagrams, reading, and going to bed early were the order of the day. Romantic? Not so much.
Music: There Is No Electricity by Memory Boy from the compilation album Disco Nouveau
Annoying Trends and Other Pet Peeves
by Susie Watson on May 10th, 2006
Some trends are really setting off Barb and Susie. See if any of these new (or old) developments tick you off. It feels so good to get them off your chest! What’s bugging YOU?
Music: “It Don’t Bother Me,” by Bert Willis. from the album “Tell Me Why”
Mispronounced Words - The Verbal Blight
by Susie Watson on May 2nd, 2006
Susie and Barb inform listeners of some of the top 100 most
mispronounced words. Even if you pride yourself on your grasp of the
English language, you will find at least a few you have been
butchering. Listen and learn!
Music: Pick Up A Dictionary - by DJ Roll Call - Album: DJ Roll Call