Episodes
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
204: Revolution As Dissent
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
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.
Reds (1981)
Different Drummer: Diane Keaton
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
201: The Sound of Sustainability
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Tuesday Jun 13, 2017
Environmentalism, conservation, and more.
Different Drummer: Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen - "The Future"
10,000 Maniacs - "Poison in the Well"
Reverend Moon - "Old Graves"
Moonwood - "Drawing Water from a Poisoned Well"
Yes - "The Ancient - Giants Under the Sun"
Graham Parker - "Green Monkeys"
The Fall - "Van Plague?"
Wu-Tang Clan - "America"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Same Love" featuring Mary Lambert
Melissa Etheridge - "Silent Legacy"
Leonard Cohen - "Everybody Knows"
Leonard Cohen - "Democracy"
Grand Funk Railroad - "Creepin'"
Dead Kennedys - "Soup is Good Food"
XTC - "Scarecrow People"
Skinny Puppy - "Testure"
Holly Cole - "Fragile"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Two Gunslingers"
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Let's Face It"
Leonard Cohen - "Anthem"
Monday Oct 19, 2015
175: Halloween Tricks
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
"Tricks" refers to more spooky, scary, traditional elements of Halloween in music, movies, and performance art. Less from childhood and more from college on, this reminds me of candles, incense, and very strange sounds coming from either my television or stereo.
Different Drummer: Molly Harvey
The Weatherman
Life Would Be Wonderful 2
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
158: Track By Track
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
For the era of album-oriented music (rock, jazz, etc.), understanding the history of a musical artist or group happened at a track-by-track level. Back then we bought albums rather than songs, and the way those tracks were laid out on either vinyl or plastic was part of the artistry.
Different Drummer: Brian Eno
Track By Track at InappropriateConversations.org
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
153: Audio Advent Booklet
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
Sunday Nov 23, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving week! As an Advent Booklet of sorts, the content for this episode really applies to next Sunday. Advent begins on November 30th this year. You can listen all at once or take the content one week at a time between now and Christmas.
Different Drummer: John Fahey
Sunday May 25, 2014
144: The Death of The Author
Sunday May 25, 2014
Sunday May 25, 2014
The birth of a pseudonym tends to be all about necessity, but the death of a pen name is rarely chronicled. I've been speaking, here and there, about The Author since the second Inappropriate Conversations podcast. Here is the rest of that story, in a surrealistic way.
Friday Feb 15, 2013
113: Raised On Robbery
Friday Feb 15, 2013
Friday Feb 15, 2013
Exactly 30 years ago tonight (from the time of this posting) I was the victim of an armed robbery, staring down the barrel of a gun. I know a bit about courage, not because I demonstrated such resolve in the face of fear, but because I didn't. Nothing about that experience changed or solidified my perspective on gun control or gun violence. It did bring other changes, though, like maturity in facing my fears. Different Drummer: Joni Mitchell Behind the song: "A Case Of You"