Penn Jillette
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 1 2019 - Carving out Joy
In this episode, I play a new song from John Howie Jr; I discuss the new podcast that Aimee Mann does with Ted Leo; I talk about specifically choosing joy when it is an option; I talk about why I love the Church of the Subgenius, comic books; my experience with Penn Jillette's movie Director's...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Oct 8 2016 - No Hot Takes
In this episode, I am obsessed with airline status; my media lockdown puts me in a weird position regarding catastrophes; Penn Jillette is a great entertainer but no longer a thought leader for me; Tee Morris is an example of my outrage fatigue. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius...
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 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 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 articleEat to Live
I started a serious push to get my weight under control in spring of 2014. I focused then on mostly avoiding processed sweets and eating mostly high protein, low carb foods for two meals of the day. I would have eggs for breakfast and sausage for lunch then a fairly normal dinner with the family....
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for July 3 2015 - Win Like a Champion
In this episode, I play a song by Valley Lodge; I talk about gay marriage and how I think the victory should be celebrated; I talk about my recent weight loss and how I am achieving it; I discuss my enjoyment of MMove Bluetooth earbuds and call it a show. Here is the direct MP3 download for the...
read articleViva Las Vegas
I'm on the road to Las Vegas, missing everyone I know attending the New Media Expo by 6 to 18 hours. Oh well. Note the Director's Cut t-shirt for Penn Jillette's movie. It's the most Vegasy garment I...
read articleGoogle Maps Fun
On the October 26th episode of Penn's Sunday School, the boys were discussing self-driving cars and then Penn's route to work at the Rio. The couple of streets mentioned give a hint as to which part of town he lives in. It then took me about 90 seconds with Google Maps to locate his house armed...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 9, 2014 - Exclusions
In this episode, I talk about interest groups that feel the need to exclude others in order to maintain themselves; I talk about "mansplaining" and why I think focus on it alienates potential allies; I discuss my personal strategy on dealing with flame wars; I use Penn Jillette as a model...
read articleThe End of Penn Radio
Around XMas, I got really behind on my podcast listening and only recently have I been catching up. One of the shows I was farthest behind on was the Penn Jillette radio show. I think at the high point, I had 20 shows in my queue. Just recently I was down to only a few programs but no new ones were...
read articleEGC Clambake For May 22, 2006
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for May 22, 2006. I play a song by Headlights; I play a clip from the Penn Jillette show and talk about how I'd rather hear someone express their human, fallible opinion than pretend they have all the answers; I play a clip...
read articleEGC Clambake For April 13, 2006
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for April 13, 2006. Hurry up offense, I get right to it by playing a Jonathan Coulton song; I discuss Videoblogging Week 2006 and my Converge South video; I talk about seeing David Sedaris in Charleson; I profess my love for...
read articlePenn Jillette Radio
Although my listening to terrestrial radio has dropped to something that rounds to nil, I do listen to a number of timeshifted and/or area-shifted radio programs. The newest one I have added is the syndicated Penn Jillette talk show on FreeFM. I'm subscribed to this RSS feed which originates from...
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