May 2013
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Rerun Episode 29: From Poltergeist to Zombies to...
Episode 29 was recorded October 25, 2012, and republished May 20, 2013.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this special scary episode:
The movie Poltergeist
The movie The People Under the Stairs
Snopes.com and especially its “Murderous Clown” story
The Night of the Living Dead
Season 3 of The Walking Dead
Unexplained sounds and...
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Episode 49: From Tenzi to Warm Bodies to Gold...
Episode 49 was recorded May 9, 2013, and published May 13, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode:
“Meet the First Digital Generation” in Wired
“Behind the Scenes of Empire Strikes Back” at FStoppers.com
The dice game Tenzi
“My Avatar, My Self,” at Virginia Quarterly Review
Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion
...
April 2013
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Episode 48: From Huck to Hot Wives to Orgasmic...
Episode 48 was recorded April 25, 2013, and published April 29, 2013.
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Special controversy-themed episode, featuring special guest Elizabeth Esther! Our “likes”:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mary Poppins
All the talk about “smokin’ hot wives” (Zach Hoag, Mary DeMuth)
The Book of Mormon: The Musical
The tumblr Who Said It:...
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Episode 47: From Sketch Artist to Superman to...
Episode 47 was recorded April 18, 2013, and published April 22, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode:
Dove’s Sketch Artist mini-documentary (For critiques, read this and this.)
Patton Oswalt’s improvised 9-minute filibuster for Parks & Recreation
Sinus-rinsing via the Neti Pot
New trailer for Man of Steel
Eagle Nest Outfitters...
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Episode 46: From Ebert to Doodle to The Lone...
Episode 46 was recorded April 12, 2013, and published April 15, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode:
Film journalists eulogize Roger Ebert
iMagnet Cradleless Quick-Snap Car Dashboard Mount
The blog Reasons My Son is Crying
The short film “The Promise” on Vimeo
Art in North Korea
The Lone Bellow
The Netflix series House of...
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Episode 45: From Top Gear to Afrin to First Aid...
Episode 45 was recorded April 4, 2013, and published April 8, 2013. Along with Jason and Joy, it features special guest host Sharideth Smith.
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Our “likes” for this episode:
Anti-Social blocking software for Mac
The site ThisIsWhyImBroke.com
The blog Thumbs & Ammo
Afrin nasal spray
The band The Features
The band First Aid Kit
The photo...
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Rerun Episode 33: From Die Hard to Soap to Cups &...
This is a rerun of Episode 33, which was recorded December 14, 2012, and originally published December 17, 2012.
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This episode marked the first 9 Thumbs appearance by Joy Bennett, now a permanent host. Our Episode #33 “likes”:
Die Hard: A romantic Christmas movie
This cups-and-balls routine by illusionist Yann Frisch
Cuisinart 12-cup...
March 2013
4 posts
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Episode 44: From Kristen to Joy to Sharideth
Episode 44 was recorded live and in-person on March 23, 2013, at Killer Tribes in Atlanta and published March 25, 2013. In it, Jason interviews Joy Bennett, Kristen Howerton, and Sharideth Smith about blogging and writing. We recorded it in a children’s Sunday School room in a church basement.
Jason’s wife, Aimee took this photo:
Yes, those are some of the “fruits of the...
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Episode 43: From Frankenstein to Quiet to Goodbye...
Episode 43 was recorded March 15, 2013, and published March 18, 2013. This is Matthew Paul Turner’s final episode as an official host. In this very special four-host episode, he hands off the baton to his permanent replacement, Joy Bennett.
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Our eight “likes” for this episode:
The Frankenstein Theory
RottenTomatoes.com
Jeff...
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Rerun Episode 32: From Lotteries to Yachts to...
This is a rerun of our special Powerball Lottery Episode 32, originally recorded November 30, 2012, and published December 3, 2012.
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In this rerun of a favorite themed episode, the guys discuss the 9 things they’d purchase if they won millions in the lottery:
1. A luxury yacht
2. The Phoenix Suns franchise
3. A vacation at the Burj Al Arab in...
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Episode 42: From Scramble to Star Wars to Cold...
Episode 42 was recorded March 1, 2013, and published March 4, 2013. The audio quality for Matthew’s voice is bad because he broke his headset mic minutes before recording began, and had to use the sucky built-in mic on his computer. We regret his clumsiness. Also, Rob had a cold.
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Rob and Matthew are back! Our ”likes” for this episode:
...
February 2013
4 posts
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Episode 41: From The Magicians to Roku to Dragons
Episode 41 was recorded February 21, 2013, and published February 25, 2013.
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With Rob and Matthew both out for the week, guest hosts Joy Bennett and Alise Wright join Jason. The “likes” for this episode:
Burt’s Bees Hand Salve
The Book of Mormon: The Musical (a “love letter” to religion)
The Magicians, by Lev Grossman
...
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Episode 40: From Survivor to Nashville to Double...
Episode 40 was recorded February 14, 2013, and published February 18, 2013.
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With Rob and Matthew both out for the week, guest hosts Joy Bennett and Kristen Howerton join Jason to discuss their guilty pleasure “likes”:
Survivor on CBS
The Bachelor (also The Bachelorette and Bachelor Pad)
The Lemonade Mouth soundtrack
Popping blisters
...
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Episode 39: From Battlestar to Amelie to Silver...
Episode 39 was recorded February 7, 2013, and published February 11, 2013.
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Guest host Joy Bennett joins Jason and Rob in this episode. Our “likes”:
The Oatmeal’s “Some Thoughts and Musings about Making Things on the Web”
Battlestar Galactica: the TV series remake
Silver Linings Playbook
“Reasonable Discussions,”...
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Throwback Episode 38: From Blind Melon to The...
Episode 38 was recorded February 1, 2013, and published February 4, 2013.
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In this special throwback episode, our likes all reflect what we were into during our teenage years:
The video for “No Rain,” by Blind Melon
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Kool Moe Dee’s “I Go to Work”
The G.I. Joe cartoon...
January 2013
4 posts
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Episode 37: From John C. Reilly to Amazon Satire...
Episode 37 was recorded January 25, 2013, and published January 28, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode:
The Lumineers (SNL performance)
Zero Dark Thirty
Bill Bryson
Kitchen Scissors
John C. Reilly’s bluegrass band
Oreck’s Air Instinct 200 air purifier
New Girl (The “Menzies” episode)
Satirical Amazon reviews on...
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Episode 36: From Chip Kidd to Te'o to Worm...
Episode 36 was recorded January 18, 2013, and published January 22, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode are all things we’re looking forward to in 2013:
Book designer Chip Kidd (Book One, cover gallery)
The video “Everything Wrong with Looper”
Organizing your bookshelves by color
Holly Williams’ upcoming album...
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Episode 35: From Looper to Blowers to Atomic...
Episode 35 was recorded January 11, 2013, and published January 14, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode are all things we’re looking forward to in 2013:
The blog When in Comments
The 2013 Oscar Nominations
TheUselessWeb.com
“25 Things I Want to Say to So-Called ‘Aspiring’ Writers”
The film Looper
Damien...
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Episode 34: From Oz to Suits to Shining Girls
Episode 34 was recorded January 4, 2013, and published January 7, 2013.
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Our “likes” for this episode are all things we’re looking forward to in 2013:
The final season of Breaking Bad (July)
Oz: The Great and Powerful (March)
The return of Suits, winter season 2 (January 12)
Star Trek: Into Darkness (May)
Rob Bell’s What We Talk...
December 2012
2 posts
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Episode 33: From Die Hard to Soap to Cups & Balls
Episode 33 was recorded December 14, 2012, and published December 17, 2012. (Note: For what it’s worth, the Sandy Hook Massacre occurred as we were recording. We didn’t learn of it until moments after wrapping up our discussion.)
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We’re joined in this episode by special guest-host Joy Bennett. Our “likes”…
Die Hard: A...
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Episode 32: From Lotteries to Yachts to Private...
Episode 32 was recorded November 30, 2012, and published December 3, 2012.
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Inspired by last week’s Powerball winners, the guys discuss the 9 things they’d purchase if they won millions in the lottery:
1. A luxury yacht
2. The Phoenix Suns franchise
3. A vacation at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
4. A ranch (like this one) in Colorado
5. An...
November 2012
2 posts
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Episode 31: From Kelly Clarkson to Friends to...
Episode 31 was recorded November 15, 2012, and published the week of Thanksgiving, November 19, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” things we are thankful for in this episode:
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Anne Lamott (and her new book Help, Thanks, Wow)
The Amazing Race
John Williams’ film scores
Kelly Clarkson (finally!)
Reruns of Friends...
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Episode 30: From Sedaris to Elections to Quickie...
Episode 30 was recorded November 2, 2012, and published November 5, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The iPhone app Lift
David Sedaris
Slashfilm’s post about who should direct the new Star Wars film
The Facts of Life’s Lisa Whelchel on the current season of Survivor
The iPhone app Stupid Zombies 2
...
October 2012
4 posts
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Episode 29: From Poltergeist to Zombies to The...
Episode 29 was recorded October 25, 2012, and published October 29, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this special Halloween episode:
The movie Poltergeist
The movie The People Under the Stairs
Snopes.com and especially its “Murderous Clown” story
The Night of the Living Dead
Season 3 of The Walking Dead
Unexplained sounds and...
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Episode 28: From Blankets to Cosby to Rinse Cups
Episode 28 was recorded October 18, 2012, and published October 22, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Rob’s must-see Halloween movie Cabin in the Woods
Mental Floss’s “25 Most Powerful TV Shows of the Last 25 Years”
The graphic novel Blankets, by Craig Thompson
The Simpsons app Tapped Out
Jacqueline Lou...
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Episode 27: From Halcyon to Hitchcock to Unhappy...
Episode 27 was recorded October 11, 2012, and published October 15, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Ellie Goulding’s new album Halcyon (especially this new video)
This video on lucid dreaming
The blog Unhappy Hipsters
Rustoleum Magnetic Primer
This new trailer for Hitchcock
The app Fontly
Dexter Season 7
Mumford...
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Episode 26: From Dyson to Drumming to Fraggle Rock
Episode 26 was recorded September 24, 2012, and published October 1, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
“Bad Children’s Books” by Bob Staake
“A Love Story in 22 Pictures” on Buzzfeed
MPT’s Dyson DC24 vacuum cleaner
Korean drummer Kwon Soon Keun (especially this video…wait until 1:10)
...
September 2012
3 posts
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Episode 25: From Chess to Sneakers to Augusten...
Episode 25 was recorded September 12, 2012, and published September 17, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The film Searching for Bobby Fischer
The film Sneakers (and this series at Slate)
Secret Facebook Groups
Reading on an iPad
The photo project Humans of New York (including the tumblr)
This is How, by Augusten Burroughs
...
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Episode 24: From Gaga to Garfield to Liquid...
Episode 24 was recorded September 7, 2012, and published September 10, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Season 5 of Breaking Bad
The final season of The Office
Coastermatic.com
Oprah’s interview with Lady Gaga
“The Wrong Side Absolutely Must Not Win” at Reason.com
Reading to your kids
Star Wars Folded...
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Episode 23: The Fiction Special
Episode 23 was recorded August 30, 2012, and published September 4, 2012.
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With Matthew Paul Turner out for this episode, former English majors Rob and Jason discuss their favorite and/or most influential novels. Rob’s list:
1984 (George Orwell)
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
In the Lake of the Woods (Tim...
August 2012
3 posts
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Episode 22: From Chase Scenes to Oatmeal to Ice...
Episode 22 was recorded August 23, 2012, and published August 27, 2012. It features special guest host Trace Bundy.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The 1993 Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino film True Romance
The music of Josh Garrels
The A&E series Longmire
The musician/band Pokey LaFarge
The organization Agros International
The...
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Episode 21: From VOSS to Cowart to the Alamo...
Episode 21 was recorded August 16, 2012, and published August 20, 2012.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The iPhone app AppZilla 3
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Fake Science 101, by Phil Edwards (also: fakescience.tumblr.com)
The photographer Jeremy Cowart
Llama, Llama Loves Obama (by MPT!)
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
...
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Episode 20: From Haring to Homeland to Horse Heads
Episode 20 was recorded August 1, 2012, and published August 13, 2012. It suffers from a few audio difficulties. Our apologies.
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
“The Perfect Compliment” at Esquire
The 50 Most Re-Watchable Movies
Homeland, on Showtime
The art of Keith Haring
Shattered Glass (the film)
“Blown...
July 2012
5 posts
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Episode 19: Q & A Special 2 (Electric Boogaloo)
Episode 19 was recorded July 27, 2012, and published July 30, 2012. Direct download this episode.
With Jason gone for the week, Rob and Matthew enjoy a special questions-only episode of the podcast.
They answer the following questions:
1. What do you consider to be your musical wheelhouse?
2. Do the opinions of celebrities influence how you consume popular culture?
3. Do you have a...
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Episode 18: The British Invasion!
Episode 18 was recorded July 18, 2012, and published July 24, 2012. Direct download this episode.
The 9 “likes” featured in this special British-only, Olympic-themed episode:
The BBC TV series Sherlock
Annie Lennox
The Book of Kells
Radiohead
The BBC TV series Luther
Mumford & Sons
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
British accents
British...
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Episode 17: From Suri to Ping-Pong to Star Wars
Episode 17 was recorded July 11, 2012, and published July 16, 2012. Direct download this episode.
The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The soon-to-release UK documentary Ping-Pong
The Gotye parody “The Star Wars That I Used to Know”
The violinist Lindsey Stirling
The video “Behind the Scenes at a McDonald’s Photo Shoot”
The new series...
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CLASSIC Episode 4: From Hedberg to Tebow to...
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NOTE: Due to the July 4 holiday last week and the guys’ travel schedules, there is no new episode available this week. If you haven’t already, please enjoy this CLASSIC episode of the podcast, originally recorded on April 5, 2012. Episode 4 had amazing variety…and was so much fun, it led to our longest discussion ever (90 minutes). After...
Episode 16: From Good to Imogen to Grasshopper...
Episode 16 was recorded June 28, 2012, and published July 3, 2012. Direct download this episode.
The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Brave, the new Pixar film (sort of)
Good Magazine
This Slate article: “Why You Should Love Grasshopper Tacos and Kelp Pasta”
The Big Picture blog at the Boston Globe
The Dollar Shave Club
The web-hosting site Virb.com
...
June 2012
4 posts
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Episode 15: From Hatchet to Sookie to Stephen King
Episode 15 was recorded June 21, 2012, and published June 25, 2012. Direct download this episode.
The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
The “glory years” of Stephen King (1977-1986)
True Blood Season 5 (watch the opening credits)
The app Lens Flare
The app Gas Buddy (not what you think)
The gaming app Catapult King
The...
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Episode 14: From Graceland to Spacey to Louis CK
Episode 14 was recorded June 14, 2012, and published June 19, 2012. Direct download this episode.
The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
“The Ventriloquist,” a short film starring Kevin Spacey
Niki and the Dove, the Swedish electropop trio
Summer television on the USA Network
Louis C.K. (the comedian, the show Louie on FX, and especially this clip)
The Civil...
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Episode 13: From Snow White to Tarantino to Potted...
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Snow White and the Huntsman (with an asterisk)
The memoir Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson
Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained trailer
The children’s book Because I Am Your Daddy
Regina Spektor’s new album What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
“Andrew Keen:...
Episode 12: Q & A Special
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In lieu of our usual 9 “likes,” Rob, Matthew, Jason, and Rachel Held Evans participate in a special questions-only episode of the podcast.
They answer the following questions:
1. Do you have a job other than your work as a writer? (Or what jobs have you had in the past?)
2. If all Christmas specials had to be obliterated except one, which one...
May 2012
5 posts
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Episode 11: From Tolkien to Threadless to Honest...
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
A book collaboration between Tolkien’s grandson and Dickens great-great-grandson
The t-shirt company Threadless
This AV Club article about TV show-runners
Leap Motion technology
One & Only luxury resorts
Split-screen match edit: Batman vs. The Dark Knight trailer
The number 43
Our cultural...
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Episode 10: From Rooftops to Sixpence to Swamp...
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
“Swamp People” on the History Channel
Joshua Ferris’ Then We Came to the End
Up on the Roof: New York’s Hidden Skyline Spaces, by Alex Maclean
Newsweek’s “My Favorite Mistake” feature
It’s on the Grid, the screenwriting website
Mike Sacks’ Photos of...
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Episode 9: From Wild Things to Monks to Mohicans
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With Matthew Paul Turner out for the week, we’re joined in this episode by special guest Rachel Held Evans.
The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The New York Times graphics blog ChartsnThings
Where the Wild Things Are (the film)
Season 4 of “Parks and Recreation”
The soundtrack to the film Last of the Mohicans
...
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Episode 8: From Borgias to Midnights to Elephant...
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Midnight Movie Premieres
The twitter feed “Text-Only Instagram” (@textinstagram)
The Showtime series “The Borgias”
The travel app iExit
The iPhone app Cinema FX for Video
The pop culture site AV Club
Trace Bundy’s new CD/DVD set “The Elephant King”
The Mental...
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April 2012
5 posts
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Episode 7: From Lost to McSweeney to Time-Travel
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
Singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke
A River Runs Through It author Norman Maclean’s “Letter of Note”
The series Lost (perhaps you’ve heard of it)
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
The Snow Patrol Song “New York”
Chuck Klosterman’s “Tomorrow Rarely...
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Episode 6: From China to Castle to Blue Like Jazz
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The BBC documentary Wild China
The online productivity site If This Then That (ifttt.com)
Don Miller’s blog post about the opening weekend of Blue Like Jazz (Note: It looks like the original post has been removed from Don’s blog. Here’s the cached version.)
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah...
Episode 5: From Springfield to Ugly Babies to Ken...
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The 9 “likes” featured in this episode:
The Voice Bible translation
Title to Live HD for iPad
Matt Groening’s interview in Smithsonian Magazine
The Fast Camera iPhone app
The blog Flux Machine
Scrivener writing app
The blog Ugly Renaissance Babies
“Pillows and Blankets,” Community’s Ken Burns parody
The parody...
