Archive for the 'Fine Arts' Category
TalkBack 113: Raised On Robbery
Have you ever been unexpectedly stuck staring down the barrel of a gun being held by someone who clearly states he has no qualms about shooting you if you don't cooperate?
Outside of military-style preparation or perhaps police academy work, I believe it's impossible to predict how anyone would respond in such circumstances. I also found it challenging to assess how I responded for weeks, if not months, afterward. Simple answers rarely suffice.
When I tell the story now, I usually present the situation for laughs. Why not? If you can't find the humor, then you don't fully understand it.
My understanding exceeds the platitudes and soundbites of your average person protesting for their "rights."
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/113-raised-on-robbery/
Also: here is a recent panel discussion on the This Week In Gay podcast, covering different topics. Pleased to participate!
Some Assembly Required (A NeoSurrealist Forsaking a Habit for Lent)
Chapter 3
"Gone, But Not Forgotten"
Timed Test
Hostile Takeover Bid
Fine Tuning
Replay
"If you cannot address the concerns of one increasingly irate customer, then those concerns ultimately may cost you the business of other customers as well."
Different Drummer: Bob Walkenhorst
Live from Pride48 New Orleans Podcasting Expo 2018:
Allies
Intersections
Different Drummer(s)
Loving someone as they are, and hiding who they are
Rogers' message: you are not a mistake
Understanding the quiet gay activism of Mister Rogers
Vanity Fair interview with Francois Clemmons
Different Drummer: Francois Clemmons and Fred Rogers
Special thanks to Nicole Villacres from Greetings From Nowhere and Pride48.
211: Just One More Thing
I have questions about immigration and the current state of our policies as a nation. I don't profess to have a lot of answers, but I will admit that some of the possibilities seem both obvious and disturbing. For example, what have we become?
Different Drummer: Peter Falk
One question I don't ask directly: Am I becoming increasingly self-referential?
Allow me to answer with links.
42: "The Morning After" for classic Made-for-TV Movies
187: Television Debut (1972-73)
15: Declaring War on "Just Say No"
195: Telling Your Stories (Before It's Too Late)
59: Ten Areas of Agreement about Abortion - part 1
60: Ten Areas of Agreement about Abortion - part 2
Inappropriate Conversations on Facebook
210: Podcast Montage
References:
Pride 48: New Orleans Podcasting Expo 2018
Pride 48: June 2018 Live Streaming Weekend
The Smellcast
Ramble Redhead
Vera Speaks ... For Real
Simply Syndicated: Simply Everything
The Tech Support Rich Show
Big Fatty Online
Nerd Hurdles
Books You Should Read
Greetings From Nowhere
The Satyrsphere
Movies You Should See
Hooked
Different Drummer: Claude Monet
207: 8 Years of #IC
Highlights, poetry/prose, essays, and Different Drummers from the first 8 years of Inappropriate Conversations, which started on March 7, 2010.
Different Drummer: Derek Jarman
Highlights
195: Telling Your Stories (Before It's Too Late)
Poetry and Prose
93: Poetry Providing Perspective
Essays
29: My Prayer for a Football Game
59: 10 Areas of Agreement about Abortion, part 1
60: 10 Areas of Agreement about Abortion, part 2
Different Drummers
22: Art and the Strange Bedfellows
50: The Most Significant Art Form
87: Used Record Stores and a Healthy Aquarium
Also:
204: Revolution As Dissent
If we don't speak up now, raising our voices in dissent, then when will we? An argument could be made that the powers-that-be are striving to stifle the means by which those voices may be heard.
Now is the time to speak in favor of Net Neutrality.
Now is the time to note that we will never be able to return to this moment in history.
Now is the time to insist the our leaders put nation ahead of party, the intent of our so-called "founding fathers" above self-interest.
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country.
Different Drummer: Diane Keaton
