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Weekend Editing, Day 2 (+ UPDATE 4)
11:39am Last night’s heart-stopper has finally been solved. The problem was in the clock — as I mentioned yesterday, there are a few different clocks to use. PRX wanted one clock and my producer wanted another — the clock my producer was on was the one that would work the best with my show, and a miscommunication somewhere along the…
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The Last Weekend of Editing! (+ UPDATE 7)
7pm Coming down to the wire, the pilot is almost finished! Thanks again for all your suggestions for show names, slogans, and neurosurgeons. (It turns out, I don’t need a neurosurgeon after all. Whee, last minute changes!) We’re editing everything together tonight and fine-tuning it, and it’s sounding great. A lot of the show is made up of interviews, as…
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Paranormal State states case against the paranormal.
The US cable network A&E is premiering a new show called Paranormal State soon — it’s a docu-drama that follows the lives of students at Penn State’s paranormal research group, claimed on Wikipedia to be the only such college group in the country. Well, since the one at Princeton got kicked out on its can. A&E has a vile marketing…
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Skepchick Holiday Gift Guide!
Merry Christmas, happy solstice, a lovely Kwanzaa, joyful Hannukah, and a peaceful Festivus to all! It’s the time of year when thoughts turn to helping your fellow man — particularly, helping your fellow critical thinker get new loot he or she will love all year long! But what material possession does one get for the materialist who has everything? +++…
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S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!
(Cross-posted from my Talent Quest blog) I normally prefer to spend my Saturday nights like most people — meeting Tiny Michael Jackson, watching roller derby bouts, or dying my hair purple. At least, that’s how I spent my previous three Saturdays. Tonight I had many options, most of which included drinking and dancing, but instead I’ve chosen to order in…
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I think I'm going to puke
How much of this disgusting stuff can come out of Muslim countries? Dubai: A 12-year-old girl was recently arrested for having illicit affairs with men. A police official told Gulf News police had received a tip-off about the girl. She was arrested from an apartment in Bur Dubai where she was with a number of males, more than 15, aged…
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How you can help with my pilot!
A lot of lovely people have written to me offering help with my upcoming pilot for the Public Radio Talent Quest. Where, there are now two (count them: TWO!) ways you can chip in. 1.) Are you (or someone you know) a neurosurgeon? I have a question or two. Preferably, I’d like a lady, and someone as close to the…
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Gas Station Ghost-Bug
Last week on The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, we dissected a news story about a supposed “ghost” that was caught on a gas station security camera. Proving beyond a reasonable doubt that we have the raddest listeners ever, “markav28” on the SGU forum just posted this fantastic YouTube video. His rational explanation is so well-thought out, I’m nearly convinced…
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