If the holidays have left you bloated and swollen our podcast is the perfect digestif. I start things off with one of the best books I’ve read in recent months, Home by Marilynne Robinson. If that’s still a little heavy for your tum tums, Crystal has the perfect psychedelic antidote: The Mighty Boosh! We end with a round table of the year’s best and overlooked titles.
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Bill brings us an interview to Jon Davison producer the Airplane!. Airplane! will be show on Saturday December 19, 2009 at the Main Library Auditorium at 2pm as part of our Movies at Main series.
Ed. note: due to a technical glitch with Bill’s mic he is a little quiet, but we thought the interview was too cool not to share.
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In recognition of the 50th anniversary of its original publication, Bryan reviews the first ever audio edition of William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. Bill revisits a some day classic, but we are not going to give the title away. Think Furbies. We close with a roundtable of our favorite holiday music. No Yetis were harmed during the recording of this podcast.
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Crystal tells about the novels of Chelsea Cain, the world’s sexiest serial killer. Jeremy gets his geek on with an appreciation of the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica. We close the show with a roundtable discussion of our favorite film music.
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Bryan tells grown ups how to get their Samuel Clemens on, as part of Nashville’s Twain and Twang celebration. Amanda’s review of contemporary composer Noah Creshevsky proves that classical music is anything but boring. Closing out, Clint and Bryan share sleeper-creeper gems on DVD for Halloween night viewing.
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Bill and Clint interview Larry Cohen director of It’s Alive and other classics. It’s Alive will be shown at the Main Library on October 17 at 2 PM, as part of our Shocking Saturdays film series.
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Popmatic Podcast is back and revamped with explosive joyfulness! Bryan tells about his version of summer reading: Europe Central by William T. Vollmann. Jeremy reminds us what Pink Floyd is really all about, and we close with a round table about our favorite TV shows on DVD.
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Bill brings us an interview with Joe Dante, director of Gremlins, The Burbs, and Innerspace. Innerspace will be shown on Saturday, August 8 at 2 PM in the Main Library Auditorium as the last film in our Summer Sci-Fi Film Festival.
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Crystal and Bryan feature music by Elbow and Scott Walker. Julie and Amanda tell us about books by Wally Lamb and Arthur Phillips. Last but not least, film geeks Bill and Clint turn us on to the great summer movies Vernon, Florida and Two-Lane Blacktop.
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Bill brings us an interview with film producer Susan Arnold, daughter of Jack Arnold, director of The Incredible Shrinking Man. Susan reveals the significance of The Incredible Shrinking Man within her father’s oeuvre, and fun stories about her own career in Hollywood. The Incredible Shrinking Man will be playing on July 11th at 2 PM in the Main Library Auditorium as a part of our Sci-Fi Summer Film Festival.
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