March 1, 2013 7:01 am by: Mike Lee
Did you know that today, March 1, is Beer Day in Iceland? It's the day when Icelanders (Icelandians? I really don't know) commemorate the March 1, 1989 end of prohibition in that country. It's celebrated by many by participating in a "rúntur" or pub crawl, and if you ask me, going on a pub crawl in Iceland on Beer Day sounds like about the drinkingist thing you can do with yourself....
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Boy, oh boy, how about that wind yesterday, huh? We all hope that you and yours didn't lose power or get blown around too much. Also, we're really rethinking our decision to put the O'Dark offices in a treehouse. Things are a mess around here, man.
But we're going to soldier on and bring you a spanking new podcast anyway, 'cause that's how we do things around these parts. We've got three cool bits of radio for your ears today, starting off with Mississippi Porches, a great little slice-of-life piece from O'Dark stalwart Jake Warga. Good stuff as always from our buddy Jake.
And then it's He Didn't Mean to Die, from Sara Curtus. This one packs a lot of emotion into its brief 55 second runtime.
And while we're on the subject of dying, how about the 'Til Death... » read more
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Brian K. Burns, director of
Daddy Restoration located in Austin, TX. In 1960, one in thirteen...
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It's podcast time in America, my friends, and we've got a little something from some familiar voices for you. We'll kick things off with part one of
Snap Judgment's recent "Fighting Back" episode. This show is consistently great, and we really enjoyed hearing host Glynn Washington...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk and Shannon Sharpe. Seven NFL legends will be given football immortality on Saturday, August 6, 2011, in Canton, OH. Marshall Faulk, Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, NFL Film’s Ed Sabol,...
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We'll kick things off with
It's Pizza Time, a little slice (pun intended!) of life piece from producer Alex Malmude. We'll follow along with Tom the pizza guy of Pizza Time in Portland, Maine. Fair warning: Tom uses a bit of salty language in this piece, and while we've bleeped the...
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It's an all-local edition of the O'Dark podcast today. We'll bring you two pieces from the fine folks at
Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project that's been put together by Texas Folklife. It's...
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Happy Tuesday, everyone. If you're anything like me, and I sure know I am, you're spending all your time indoors these days, because going outside will cause you to burst into flames. As luck would have it, indoors is a excellent place to listen to things like the fine podcast we're bringing you...
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Good Friday to you, people of the internet. It recently occurred to us here at O'Dark Central that we brought you part one of
Snap Judgment's "Abducted" a couple of weeks ago and then completely forgot to supply you with the rest of the episode in any sort of timely fashion. Sorry about...
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KUT's O’Dark 30 is back again with the very best from the world of independent radio production this week. Episode 88 of the big big show in the wee wee hours features a new story from our old friend Graham Shelby, a brand new
Mikie Show, the story of Pantera Smith, a competitive Pole...
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It's Friday, it's angry hot outside, and we're spending all of our time in the air conditioning, so there's no better time than now to enjoy an ice-cold O'Dark 30 podcast. Today we're featuring a couple of highlights from our recent "playing favorites" show. Our beleaguered but stalwart host, Hawk...
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When our put-upon host, Hawk Mendenhall, finds himself even more beleaguered than ususal, he finds comfort in the things he loves. It's for that reason that this episode of KUT's O’Dark 30 is playing favorites from the world of independent radio production. Sit back and enjoy some of Hawk's...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with iconic actress Pam Grier. Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun toting Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part...
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KUT's O’Dark 30 is a great way to beat the heat as we bring you the best from the world of independent radio production. This weekend on the show we feature two great youth pieces from Texas Folklife’s
Stories from Deep in the Heart series, we’ll take you on a
Kenyan Safari,...
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Rochelle Riley, columnist, author, and CEO of Church Street Media. Riley has been voted Michigan's Best Local columnist twice. Raising a Parent: Lessons My Daughter Taught Me While We Grew Up Together is a collection...
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It's been three long days since the last O'Dark 30 broadcast, and we know you must be suffering from withdrawal. Never fear! As always, we're here to help. There's no need to wait until Sunday night for your next dose of O'Dark, because we're giving you a chance to listen to our most recent episode...
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