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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 13 2020 - A Skinner Box with No Treat
In this episode, I play a song from Against Me; Judy Gold rubbed me the wrong way on Penn's Sunday School; I don't believe in Cancel Culture as a thing - it's bearing consequences for actual bad behavior; social media makes the wrong things twitch and not for your own benefit; I am doing a weird...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 8 2019 - Not Enough Time for Blood Feuds
In this episode, I play a Zamrock song by Keith Mlevhu; I discuss the fragility of hacked together workflows; getting organized seems to be working in my life; dealing with comics is getting easier; is changing a lot better than incremental change? I try to ignore information that leads to no...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Dec 16 2017 - Fighting the Resistance
In this episode, I play not just an Xmas song but The Greatest Xmas Song Ever Written! I talk about struggling with resistance and depression; some people just hate you; work/life balance; the things you do are the things you value; the Mad at Dad podcast is all about me making Butler laugh;...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 19 2017 - Shut Down
In this episode, I begin with a song from Wyldlife then talk about a variety of interpretations of "shut down" and places I experience that match that. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, February 19 2017 Links mentioned in this episode: Support this...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Jan 5 2017 - Resolving For Joy
In this show, I start with a song by Neutral Milk Hotel; I talk about judging art less by what it means or what I think about it and more by how I feel; without making resolutions I want to make changes in my life; science fiction today is better written and less joyful than the Golden Age stuff; I...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 1 2016 - Dream Content
In this episode, I play a song from the best Toadies album; I discuss an appearance on Todd Cochrane's Podcast Legends show; I discuss content creation pressures in my day job and my personal projects; I will do standup in San Diego; the feedback Mad at Dad gets is gratifying; I struggle with...
read articleLive Soon
http://madatdadpodcast.com/live/ in just over 3 hours, 10:15 EDT. New Meat Loaf album talk for...
read articleMad at Dad Crosspost
I just posted the Mad at Dad episode for this week. I am adding it to the feed here to get it into the Dog Days of Podcasting master feed. We have a special guest in Miss Amelia Bowen and you get to hear us fight with a whole new streaming situation. Good times, people, good...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 5 2016 - The Problems of Others are Easy
In this episode, I play a traditional springtime song from Jonathan Coulton; grieving Prince; kids today should do current kid stuff without shame; I discuss how the problems of others are always easier than your own; I recommend the Alfred app for OS X; I discuss the Alfred app for Mac; I will see...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 18 2016 - Sculpting My Personality
In this episode, I play a song from Cheap Trick; I talk about my recent business trip and whether I am an extrovert and making myself be the person I want to be over the course of decades; I tell a fugazi tale of losing my Kindle and getting another. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil...
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 Dec 24 2015 - Satisfying Piles of Work
In this episode, I play a multi-holiday song by Jill Sobule; I talk about the meltdown of the most recent Mad at Dad; I discuss the slow decay of my 2008 Macbook and my options for moving forward; I talk about my ideas of a Linux laptop; I discuss asking for what you want and how to do it; I talk...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for December 31 2015 - Happy from Happy Things
In this episode, I play a song by The End Men; I note some accolades that Mad at Dad has received; I talk about "social media envy"; I discuss end of year rituals and resolutions and my new working in public productivity goals Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Dec 17 2015 - The Death of a Marantz
In this episode, I play a XMas song by American Heartbreak; I discuss the death of my beloved Marantz PMD 670; I discuss some of my public facing efforts at the new job role; I discuss the AV Club's Podmass list of "best of the 2015"; I talk about hipster view of podcasts; I discuss...
read articleWhadda You Want From Me?
Ever since playing this song on Mad at Dad the other day, I've had Billy Squier's "Whadda You Want From Me" in my head. It's been 48 hours with no sign of slowing down, so why not share it with everyone? I hadn't heard this song in easily 15 years, maybe more like 25. I had forgotten 1)...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 25 2015 - Discipline and Load
In this episode, I play a song by Dan Baird; I talk about the new episode of Mad at Dad; I discuss starting new podcast at the same time as beginning a new role at work; I relate a story about the highest load I ever took in college; do I speak for my company or not?; podcasting history is being...
read articleHomework of the Bowie Kind
Per my homework from the most recent episode of Mad at Dad, I'll be listening to Bowie's Diamond Dogs top to bottom with headphones. My assertion is that it isn't better than the Mick Ronson era albums of the early 70s, Michael Butler's is that it is superior. We shall...
read articleNo Mad at Dad Tonight
There will not be a live streamed recording of Mad at Dad tonight. It was called on account of ROCK AND ROLL!!! See you on Thursday at 10:15 PM...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 16 2015 - Getting Anything Done
In this episode, I play a song from The Darkness; I answer the very belated final question from the Dog Days of Podcasting; I talk about recording new podcasts and working my new role at my job; I describe my weekend at the beach; I talk about BarCamp CHS and the Charleston zine fest and my failure...
read articleFirst Episode of Mad at Dad is in the Can
Just for this first episode, both Butler and I are adding it to our regular show feeds. If you are an Evil Genius Chronicles listener or a Rock and Roll Geek listener and you want to hear more, you'll need to go to the Mad at Dad website and subscribe. RSS links are up now, iTunes will be coming...
read articleNew Podcasts
This week I defy the weather and local flooding to start not one but two new podcasts! First, I will record tonight, Monday October 5th at 10:15 PM EDT with Michael Butler of the Rock and Roll Geek Show. It is called Mad at Dad, and it is the two of us talking about our lives, David Bowie and other...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 4 2015 - Vague Notions Become Real
In this episode, I play a song from The Invalids; I talk about Merlin Mann on Reconcilable Differences and his odd belief that he is under pressure to be a sports fan; I point out my appearance on Rob Greenlee's section of International Podcast Day on Blab.IM; I talk about my new podcast projects...
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