Let's Talk About The Savage Land and Savage Times

Memo From The National Affairs Desk DATE: August something or other 2012 (it's kind of foggy let it go) FROM: Edward R. Wallick, MCSE, MCNGP, A+, D.D.S. Subject: Savage Times in a Savage Land Call for Extreme Measures & Liquor When the Managing Editor of this site first asked me to write...

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Let’s Talk About the Hashtag Comedy Show

Donate to the #hashtagcomedyshow here! Podcasts are fun. Half of the fun is sorting through all the sludge to find something reasonably passable.  Some podcasts have balls-to-the-wall production value, with studio-grade microphones and top-tier recording software and hosts that could easily...

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Episode Two: Let's Talk With Bonnobo

So, I tried to rebrand it!  In an attempt to protect the credibility and integrity of my guest hosts, I'd tried to launch the podcast with a different label so my writers' names wouldn't be dragged through the mud because of anything I may or may not say. Too bad for all parties involved, Destination: Asphyxiation stuck, and we're moving forward with that just fine.  Now available is episode two, wherein I talked with the wonderfully pleasant...

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Let's Talk With Ed Wallick

The first episode of 20 Miles Past Weird, the Destination: Asphyxiation podcast edition has launched in a stellar flame of mediocrity.  Hear it now! Let''s Talk With special guest cohost Ed Wallick about Cash Cab, The Dark Knight Rises, good script writing, and appropriate Twitter grammar. Special segments include: The Adventures of Casey Delaware Weekend Movie Forecast and the unveiling of secret weapon Strike Plan Operation Alpha, codenamed: STROPHA Special...

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Let’s Talk About Writing Fiction

You know all about me and know about my background in fiction and all that stuff.  The truth is, I love writing fiction because I love reading fiction, but one thing I don’t like is posting my own fiction to websites.  So when I decided that I wanted to launch a fiction section here in addition to the many other new sections I’m launching to match the overall newness of the site, I realized there’s only one thing better than posting my fiction here...

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Let's Talk About Starting a Podcast

These are general truths about your character: You’ve never wanted to host a radio show, but you’ve always wanted to be on a podcast. You desperately want to be my best friend/cohort/faithful life-partner. You’re ready to get moving on a new project. You can bake like a fucking pro, but you’re very modest. As it just so happens, I have the remedy for three of those above-listed characteristics (the modesty is your own problem to solve – try walking down...

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Let's Talk About Anna Karina

Marilyn Monroe is Clown Shoes: Stop It By Robert Patrick Anna Karina is a touchstone of French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague, for those of you who are brooding elitists and clerical mavens). The slight, doe-eyed symbol of Jean-Luc Godard’s affection is forever branded in monochrome stills as a foxy...

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Let’s Talk About the Death of Jimmy Callaway

I met Jimmy during my first year of college (if you can call it that – it was a community college, so let’s say, my first year of half college, keep it up, champ).  I’ve always been the impatient type, so my first year of college began the summer of my high school graduation.  So, I think...

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