January 2012
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“He who binds to himself a joy
Doth the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses...”
– William Blake
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The Blasto Podcast: The Blasto Podcast Episode 12:... →
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Welcome Snakes! Come on into our fever dreams! In this episode a 50% sicker/75% dumber Liisa and a 10% crankier David discuss:
David’s new pets/roommates, snakes!
Liisa reports back from Michigan - it’s cold there!
David finally explains the many levels of pro wrestling, and we all get…
Oh shit you guys, here comes anotherrrrrr!
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This trip to the tundra of Michigan has been lovely, but now I have that night-before-I-go-home-to-a-new-semester-return-to-my-internship-and-possibly-start-a-new-job?-feeling of anxiety and super-nerves.
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The Blasto Podcast: The Blasto Podcast Episode 11:... →
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Why, hello 2012 - please come in! May I offer you an episode of The Blasto Podcast? Would you like some extra gross with that? You’re welcome.
In this episode:
David learns new things about sexuality, weirdos, and ears.
Liisa keeps it light and brings up rape culture.
Downton Abbey!…
2012’s very first episode of the Blasto Podcast! In which I explain the Kinsey...
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December 2011
18 posts
The Blasto Podcast: The Blasto Podcast Episode 10:... →
blastopodcast:
Are you ready for some BLAAAAAAAAASTO?!!
In this episode
We take on Christmas music and show it who’s boss
Liisa takes on the man while visiting Occupy Wall Street (or just runs from the man)
A bizarre dream takes on Liisa
Also, David has a cold. Don’t worry, he’s okay!
Plus, we…
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Why I Resigned from the Good Men Project →
“There’s a conscious purpose to this sort of behavior. Joking about getting pelted (or putting on the football helmet) sends a message to women in the classroom – and online: ‘Tone it down. Take care of the men and their feelings. Don’t scare them off, because too much impassioned feminism is scary for guys.’ And you know, as exasperating as it is, this kind of silencing...
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Louis CK Fresh Air interview in which he talks... →
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Clive Robbins, Developer of a Method of Music... →
Mr. Robbins, with Paul Nordoff, designed a brand of music therapy for hard-to-reach children that is now used to help people with autism, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease.
The Nordoff-Robbins method takes as its philosophical starting point the belief that responsiveness to music lives in everyone, that music has deep power as a communicative tool and that the experience of two people making music...
Animated Gif of the Week: ...
theyearinrawview:
Professor Gif, out.
Have you seen the video from TLC’s show Virgin Diaries, where the two adult virgins first kiss on their wedding day? Yeah, this is pretty much that, but a little weirder.
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The Blasto Podcast: The Blasto Podcast Episode 9:... →
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A turmoil filled episode of The Blasto Podcast! Will David and Liisa remain siblings? Will homeless people be crazy on the subway? Will David ban someone from the show? Will George Lucas aim to destroy another precious childhood memory by changing Star Tours? The answer (yes) to all of…
You guys! This thing - it keeps happening! A podcast! And in this one we talk about...
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November 2011
23 posts
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The Blasto Podcast: The Blasto Podcast Episode 8:... →
blastopodcast:
Now in a new, more prepared format!
In this episode, we’re doing things a li-i-i-ittle differently around here. And we have a new theme song!
Also, we discuss:
Liisa’s auto repair aspirations
David’s sweet, precious love for Parts & Labor, and our thoughts on being a good audience…
We’re baaaaaaaaack!
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On November 15th: A first hand account of the... →
“By this point it was about 1 pm and we decided to march back to Zuccotti. Frustrations had boiled over and we marched directly in the street. The prevailing attitude seemed to be that we were tired of being the only lawful party in this conflict. This will be a major consequence of the mayor’s actions: violently cracking down on law-abiding protesters only removes incentives to...
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
– Maya Angelou (via cambyo)
And telling our stories is, I think, the point of therapy and - the point of life.
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“There is no evidence that we’ve been placed on this planet to be...”
– Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test
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