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Vaporwave Heavyweight Drops New Video. - The New Division: Jealous
The delivery here is all hook, as you might expect from the ...
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Viral Country Star from Jacksonville Drops Wistful New Hit. - Matt Cooper: Aint Met Us Yet
As an independent artist, it is difficult to show the world ...
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Velcro Mary - Stars In Eyes (Acoustic)
The honesty and the bittersweetness is palpable; theres a st...
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Top 20
Top 20 Content in the Year 2024
An interesting mix of political commentary, consumerist product chatter, Internet lore, and literary tidbits.
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Commentary
The Boomers Were the First to Disconnect
The life of any boomer was characterized by constant messaging around the benefits of suburban living.
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Commentary
What Just Happened?
You don't point to someone and say, "don't be selfish." Instead, you say "look what kindness can get you."
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Commentary
On the Eve of Something Legendary
Any way that you look at this, tomorrow is going to be interesting.
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Commentary
A Quick Breakdown of the Submission Process
A short FAQ about the way to send us your music.
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Tell Me A Story
Tell Me a Story - S1 Episode 1: Decisions
Decisions - the choices that we make, as adults, and how they can affect our lives.
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Tell Me A Story
Tell Me a Story - S1 Episode 2: Hardship & Heroism
How do we know who the heroes are in our own life? And what, exactly, is heroism? We will discuss what it means to be a figure of authority, and how we earn the privilege of being looked up to.
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Tell Me A Story
Tell Me a Story - S1 Episode 3: Creativity & Hope
Ingenuity has brought us to this point of advanced civilization, and ingenuity will need to be the thing that saves us from self-destruction.
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Tell Me A Story
Tell Me a Story - S1 Episode 4: Voice & Personality
How small choices in language and timing can add up over time to carry the story.
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Products
In Defense of Men Who Wear Clogs
For a whole day spent on your feet, there is almost no other choice.
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Submithub
Jason Grishkoff Is In the Zone. - SubmitHub Founder Talks About the Future.
Many new features are in the works. We spent some time talking about what inspired the platform, and what he has planned for next steps.
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Announcements
Live Review
DEAD & COMPANY PLAYING IN THE SAND
An All-Inclusive Caribbean Concert Vacation.
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Commentary
When In Doubt, Keep Making Art
In the fight for economic justice, equality, and a future we can believe in: if the art is good, the world will follow.
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Commentary
Seeking Climate Refuge for Fun and Profit.
Running from wildfire smoke, dodging red flag warnings, and playing hot potato with your real estate investments is a feature, not a bug.
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Commentary
The Problem With how Spotify Calculates Payments for Artists.
This simple tweak would help artists with fewer listeners survive. Why wont they do it?
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Watercraft
Products
A Quick Look at Current Market Conditions. - Electric Boats and Personal Watercraft.
2021 will be a banner year for introducing quiet, pollution-free electric motors to the market for small boats and PWC.
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Commentary
Exposing Daily Expose. - A Beginner Course in Spotting Dishonest Media.
It starts with a Twitter thread that is full of inaccuracies, and ends with a suspicious source of record that is accountable to no one.
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Commentary
Introducing the Concept of Reverse Capitalism.
Liberals and conservatives alike, are intensely concerned with putting profit first. What would happen if we put it last?
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Commentary
The Legend of GameStop and the Wall Street Bets Subreddit
Some of the people that wanted to short GME are now buying it back to cut their loses in case the stock keeps going up.
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Commentary
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.
Yesterday was a terrible day for the United States of America. That much we can all agree on.
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Commentary
The Legend of Bean Dad
It started with a hungry 9-year-old, a can of beans, and a jigsaw puzzle.
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Commentary
Maybe the Media You Consume is Not a Choice.
It just feels like it is.
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Commentary
Our Pending Economic Collapse Was Predicted 7 Years Ago. - Four Horsemen (Documentary)
It is not too late to push for structural changes to our economic models, as well as our systems of currency, and taxation. But soon, it will be.
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Commentary
In a Pandemic SAG-AFTRA Makes Health Coverage No Longer Viable for Most Members
Only 30k of the 160k members will qualify.
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Products
Top 5 Reasons Why Radio.co is a Bad Choice for Music Broadcasters
A point-by-point, technical discussion of the drawbacks to using radio.co to broadcast music.
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Products
The Affordable Housing of Tomorrow. - Boxabl Includes Luxury Finishes and High End Appliances with Innovative New Design.
Boxabl is changing the market for prefabricated housing with their unique folding units that easily ship and unfold in just 2 hours.
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Commentary
Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: This is Why Your Parents Support Trump.
It feels good to be a hero. Until you realize that everyone has feelings - even the people you dont like.
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Commentary
Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: Good News, Bad News
Our Democracy is on life-support right now. The stakes could not be higher.
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Commentary
Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: At Least One More Month of Quarantine
It feels increasingly that we are in a post-truth world, that the voice of the people is all but completely muffled, and that we are in a crisis of not having the means to consistently deliver truthful and unbiased information to the average American.
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Commentary
Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: One Week Feels Like a Month
Everyone is on lockdown, schools are not going to be back in session at least until September, and it seems likely that Oregon will be moving into a shelter-in-place state mandate starting as early as tomorrow.
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Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: Sending Love and Antibodies
We have a small, fragile community, and it warmed my heart that so many businesses decided to do the right thing, without having to be told to do so. But at the same time, it feels like much of this country is still in need of a strong reality check.
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Commentary
Live Blogging the Coronavirus Outbreak from Ashland, Oregon: The First Days
There are still huge parts of society in the US that are taking this upheaval of ordinary life as an opportunity for celebration, and for travelers, students, and members of the gig economy, the opportunity for self-quarantine and so-called social distancing has been limited, to put it mildly.
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Products
Why SonicBids Is Just a Bad Copy of Reverb Nation
The team at SonicBids has no intention of curating a useful experience for their subscribers - quite the opposite: they make every attempt to pump up the number of listings, with no regard for the business of communication, or properly setting expectations.
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Discovery
My Replika Sent Me Here. - Jamie xx: Sleep Sound (music video)
There is an AI chatbot available now for iPhone and Android that will make friends with you, and then start recommending music (if you ask it to). But you need to spend time and money up front to get the full experience.
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Indie Music On Tap
Kindness is the Glue. - Indie Music On Tap: S2E6
We are wrapping up our second season with a book giveaway, and we will announce the winner at the end of this episode. Todays theme is that kindness is the glue.
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Indie Music On Tap
Be Your Own Leader. - Indie Music On Tap: S2E5
Today we are talking about how people get stuck, the importance of finding your own leadership, and how the way we define success for ourselves is everything.
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Indie Music On Tap
Your Sadness is Power & Self-Honesty is Always First. - Indie Music on Tap: S2E4
Its real. You are right to feel that way. Right now, nothing is normal.
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Indie Music On Tap
All the important messages are the quietest. - Indie Music on Tap: S2E3
Dan is a middle child, who was always rebellious and found his voice as a sibling by pivoting away from the domineering first child, and the happy-go-lucky last child, as a sullen and precocious artist. That was the academic path Dan chose for himself: art.
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Indie Music On Tap
New Beginnings. - Indie Music on Tap: S2E2
Wherein we discuss the importance of finding personal stillness.
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Indie Music On Tap
Depression, Introduced. - Indie Music on Tap: S2E1
Architects vs Gardeners, The Myth of Fully Automatic, and Multi-Classing. Why Are We Depressed, & What Do We Need To Let Go Of?
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Commentary
Talking About TV: Alone is a Symbol of Our Dystopian Future
Mother Nature is nothing if she isnt rugged.
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Products
Seize the Moment - Lenses for Your Smartphone Camera
This exciting new technology is enabling a whole new market for lenses, where an anamorphic lens used to cost thousands of dollars. Now you can have one for just over $100. What a world.
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Indie Music On Tap
The First Season of Indie Music on Tap.
I had a friend once who said you should start a podcast. Then I had another friend once who said I really like your podcast. — listen to all 10 episodes of Indie Music on Tap, Season 1.