John Roderick
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 17 2025 - Whatever This Is, I Am Not A Part Of It
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 17 2025 - Whatever This Is, I Am Not A Part Of It Download audio On this show, I play some audio from Man or Astroman? ; I have been deleting dead people from contacts but Andre Pope was difficult; Paul Merriman discussed the odd view of reality in a...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 22 2021 - Bean Dad
In this episode, I play a song by Pauline Scanlon; a quick Eat to Live update; I discuss a little about #BeanDad and why I think this is a fairly ridiculous internet outrage; everyone has to choose their own path to being a terrible parent; I don't know or care who the McElroys are or why they are...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 22 2019 - Resilience Porn
In this episode, I play a song from Paul Melancon; I talk about my new house and studio; I discuss sentimentality about child stuff; I run down the various digitization projects in my life; I discuss Marie Kondo and the outrage about getting rid of books and getting rid of my own books; I talk...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 3 2018 - Projecting
In this episode, I play an oldie from the history of this show; why I am not doing the Dog Days of Podcasting this year; I discuss purging items from your life and building DIY projects and getting into Raspberry Pi. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 3...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Dec 26 2017 - Low Falutin
In this episode, I start with a belated holiday classic song by Jill Sobule; I discuss purging paper books; I love Whiteout by Sage Walker and reading electronically; why are there so many podcast networks? Omnibus Project podcast is very OK; networks and smug comfort; I don’t like...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for April 24 2017 - Catastrophes and Habits
In this episode I start with a song from Tommy Stinson’s new Bash and Pop album; I talk about why the show is so late; I talk about habits and their inertia; I relate a story of losing track of a toolchain; I describe my trip to India; there is some severe illness in my family; I discuss the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 2 2016 - The Detachment Gap
In this episode, I play a song from the Long Winters; I talk about being crushed by a job you love; I did stand up; I discuss punk, metal and the detachment gap; keep the “Hell” in Halloween; sell back your candy; I grudgingly join the Lego world; I should be rooting for the Cubs but I am not. Here...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 4 2016 - Breaking with Libertarians
In this episode, I play a song from the Indigo Girls; I talk about Roderick on the Line and the claim that "computers haven't increased efficiency one iota since 1965"; from there I lead off into a discussion of why libertarianism as an ideal once really compelled me and now I break with...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for April 19 2016 - Passive Depressive
In this episode, I play a song by DQE; I talk about John Roderick, manic depression, half-finished projects, GMC motorhomes; I talk about trying to read every main Iron Man title starting from 1963; I give up giving up coffee. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast,...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 23 2016 - The Minimal Utopia
In this episode, I play a song by the Continental Drifters; I mention the Mad at Dad Celebrity Deathpool; I talk about the idea of colonizing somewhere with a few of your closest friends; I discuss the results of my Macbook upgrade; I close with a discussion of my media lockdown and why I now avoid...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 7 2015 - Open Endings
In this episode, I play a song by the Long Winters and talk about why Roderick is on my mind; I talk about the new Roadwork podcast; I make a connection between open ended songwriting and Christian evangelists condemning rock lyrics; I talk about Bandcamp and buying some podcast material on there;...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for November 16 2015 - N Sheets To The Wind
In this episode, I play a song by the Long Winters; I talk about oysters at Craftyfest and doing Mad at Dad; I am making another try at getting organized with The Secret Weapon flavor of GTD; maybe I was hasty talking about Diamond Dogs; my conversation with Jackie Kashian about Patreon vs selling...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 9 2015 - DDOP 35, Extra Innings
In this episode, I answer questions from Reed Knight: What are some things I think are underrated and what are my top 10 high signal-to-noise podcasts? Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 9 2015 Links mentioned in this episode: Support this show on...
read articleVote Roderick
I'm a fan of John Roderick, his music and his podcast. I treated myself to a campaign t-shirt for his city council run. Tragically, our oppressive government doesn't allow South Carolina residents to vote for Seattle city council. Thanks, Obama. If you live in the Seattle city limits and have not...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 22 2015 - Communions
In this episode, I play a song by Shelby Earl; I talk about John Roderick, enjoying his podcast and being impressed by his candidacy for Seattle City Council; I talk about Atlanta storm sewers and elections; no Balticon for me; I read the Patrons and also give a shoutout for the Grantblings...
read articleRoderick Podcast Wisdom
From Roderick on the Line, episode "MSG Denier": John Roderick: "If one person says 'core competency' while I am in the room, I am going to kick you in the...
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From Roderick on the Line episode titled "Goofus MacGroofus": John Roderick: "I've said it before, I'll say it again. Gene Simmons is Donald Trump in dragon boots." PS - I missed the whole t-shirt thing. I totally would have bought one if I had found out about this limited time...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 26, 2014 - DDOP 27: Comedy Podcasts
In this episode, I talk about the comedy podcasts that I listen to and note the ones that bring me the most joy; as a bonus I talk about a couple of others that just make me happy. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 26, 2014 You can subscribe to this...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 13, 2013 - "My Life In Fandom #28"
Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 13, 2013. In this episode, I finish up the fandom series by covering the years 2000 to present; after that I discuss a few quotes I found funny from recent podcast listening. You can subscribe to this podcast feed via...
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