#Akimbo podcast

[yououghtaknow]

the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is never ending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is never ending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is never ending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is never ending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love the grief is never ending but so is the love the grief is neverending but so is the love

[sirfrogsworth]

Mission Impossible II was about as year 2000 as you could get.

You've got a story by Star Trek writers. Ronald D. Moore (nice) and Brannon Braga (boo).

Directed by John Woo with plenty of guns akimbo.

Who was like, "Let's get those Limp Bizkit fellas to do the theme."

And then Hans Zimmer does the real music but decides to make it all Spanish flamenco.

This movie never takes place in Spain.

You've got Thandie Newton, who is probably too good for this movie, but you're glad she's there.

Her boobs should probably get a guest starring credit.

Weird how the camera always ends up at that particular angle.

Some kind of car ballet dance routine.

And you have the virus plot which was then ripped off by Hobbs & Shaw 19 years later.

Don't forget the Woo doves. He loves them doves.

Anthony Hopkins picks up a paycheck.

Several creepy and sexist scenes!

Tom Cruise: She doesn't have training for this!

Bad guy buys attractive woman a skimpy dress to wear trope...

He forces her to undress in front of him and when her back is turned, makes this face...

Very cool and normal expression.

And you cannot forget the motorcycle gymnastics...

I heard on the Joe Rogan podcast that Tom Cruise invented this motorcycle gun flippity-doo spin maneuver all by himself and that Navy SEALs used the same tactic to kill Osama Bin Ladin.

[aliveandfullofjoy]

Are there trends or artists in musical theatre today that you feel are promising for the art form as a whole?

oh gosh what an interesting question

boring answer, but dave malloy is just doing such cool things with the sound of mt. i'm glad that octet took off a bit, but i'm bummed that he hasn't had a platform as visible as broadway since great comet. the fact that he had to crowdsource funding for the recording of three houses is... bleak!

and there are so many "younger" mt writers and artists whose work i find cool -- michael r. jackson, helen park, justin levine, shaina taub -- who all seem like inevitable members of the broadway old guard. if nothing else, jackson's a strange loop feels like a genuinely monumental musical in a decade that has felt weirdly subdued so far.

i am always going to be interested to see people troubling the idea of What Musical Theatre Sounds Like. genre, language, structure, all that stuff. make it weirder. i wish i had names immediately coming to mind who are doing this in the way i'm trying to articulate but i know there are people doing this lol.

the biggest trend i find... most interesting is the word i guess is how stuff like tiktok/podcasting has the power to ~democratize~ (for lack of a better word) musical theatre writing in a way that it kind of didn't exist before. like, they may not be the best-written musicals out there, but things like the ratatouille tiktok musical, the unofficial bridgerton musical (which fully won the mt album grammy), 36 questions, they all give mt writers a platform and a way of immediately sharing their work with an audience in a new and exciting way (and a way that is clearly working for some artists). again, whether or not this leads to more high-quality musicals in these digital spaces is yet to be seen, but it's worth noting.

it's also a bummer that this new level of access is happening at a time when the government is growing increasingly more right-wing, when content consumption is so algorithm-driven and individualistic to the point of the extinction of the monoculture, when arts funding around the country is getting slashed... like, the platforms are there for a wide array of new voices in mt, but the money definitely isn't and it feels like the audiences aren't even a sure thing.

i also know that, anecdotally, musical theatre scholarship across the continent is in a great spot. more and more scholars (esp scholars of color, queer scholars, and young scholars) are receiving training from programs that genuinely value mt as a scholarly subject and are turning that training into their own scholarship. that's awesome!

wow that's a lot. honestly i have no idea! it's interesting to me that the tony for best musical has, more often than not over the last few years, gone to a "smaller" critically acclaimed show (kimberly akimbo, a strange loop, hadestown, the band's visit). that's neat. and then we're closing up a year that had not one but two big movie musical hits (wicked, obv, but also wonka, a 2023 holdover, that made serious bank in january).

yeah wow idk if any of that made sense. thanks for this!

[jgroffdaily]

Wow neither Jonathan or Daniel were nominated for a Lucille Lortell award. Lindsey, Reg Rogers and Krystal Joy Brown were.

Yes. Merrily was nominated for Outstanding Revival, and the three more 'stand-out/show-off' Merrily performers were nominated, but Jonathan and Daniel (less surprising) weren't nominated.

An older female who was on a podcast recently, and who voted on the awards, liked Jonathan's performance but thought he could have been more animated in a few parts in act one. (It's the role, and it certainly doesn't have the dynamic numbers that other lead actors would often have in musicals. It can also be seen as more of an acting role than a musical one.)

The gender neutral categories also reduced the overall number of nominees.

[positivelyqueer]

[Description from alt text: A traditional art, mixed media book featuring themes, scenes and characters from the podcast The Magnus Archives.

Image 1: Desolation: Both pages have a grey background, the left side has black flames with white flame outlines over top. In red, the left reads: The searing pain / of the lightless flame. The right continues: consumes your soul / it makes you whole. white candle wax drips down the right side page. a white rectangular border goes around the whole spread.

Image 2: Buried: both pages are layered, watercolor painted topography maps. only the left side is visible. the first few layers are quite open and varying shades of deep and bright green. the further down the hole you go, the darker the colors get--sandy yellow to brown to black. the second page has a small, white, salt-encrusted book. it is open to its center spread, uneven pink stitching running down the center. in the middle of the page is the word DIG. DIG can also be read in reverse on the backside of the page opposite.

Image 3: Stranger: a red and white circus tent with four yellow flags and a yellow curtain sits against a bright blue sky, dotted with clouds. on the left side, there is a pink envelope with a small blue pompom. text in the upper left corner reads: Help Nikola prepare for the Unknowing. on the right side, the words Цирк Другого (pro: Tsirk Drugovo; translated: Circus of the Other) are written on the front of the tent in Cyrillic. in a red ringmaster uniform with a black top hat, gloves, and boots that shine in the light, Nikola stands in front of the tent, legs and arms akimbo. every joint is on a brad which is poseable and take-apart-able (the Body Parts go in the pink envelope). Nikola wears a sharp, wide smile, and has two large staring eyes set into a white face, and ringed with dramatic and pointed eyelashes. her face is rather lacking in detail, like a mannequins would be.

Image 4: Corruption: a pink background with squiggly white worm-like shapes coves the left and right pages. on the left, the text reads: There is a wasps nest in Jane's attic! What do you think is inside? PULL her arm to find out! (the text is black, save for the word PULL, which is yellow, and, admittedly, hard to read). on the right side sits the worm queen herself: Jane Prentiss. she's sat in a way that leaves her red dress pooling about her (not pictured, but her legs would be folded beneath her) her arm is at a right angle and is partially inserted into a glue-and-tracing paper Hive. the arm pivots so you can, indeed, pull it out to see small holes dotting her arm and all the new friends she's made! six small silver worms are scattered across her lap, made out of semi-shiny Chinese cord. Jane's hair is long and black, curtaining around the side of her face and down her back, long and unruly strands tumbling across her lap and floor. She wears the smallest of smiles upon her face, and a single wide eye stares ahead into the Hive. perhaps with excitement.....

Image 5: flesh: the whole spread is gradient we embroidery floss in red to pale pink, bright pink to white, bright yellow to pale yellow. the yellow curves and cuts through the pinks and reds akin to fat, and the pink and red strands coil and curve like raw meat. the bottom right corner is free of Flesh, colored black, with the words (in white): feel the flesh change.

Image 6: slaughter: MELANIE KING MONDAY!!!! on a teal background lays miss melanie king. she has dark roots, bleached white hair, and is wearing a yellow t shirt, black and white checked trousers, yellow socks, and black heeled boots. one arm is across her chest, covering the text GHOST HUNT UK emblazoned on the shirt. the O in Ghost is a small, cartoon ghost. Melanie's eyes are shut, lips parted, and she has a septum and eyebrow piercings. her other arm is down by her side, hand covered by a flap of her trousers that's been cut away to reveal a bloody incision in her leg. a small white tab protrudes from the slit. the text above Melanie's head reads: Pull the bullet from Melanie's leg. at the bottom, it continues: before she kills the Archivist instead. (not pictured: the white tab popping out her thigh reveals a whole copper-painted bullet, slick with blood. pretend you are NOT shooting her again when you have to put the bullet back, please!) /end ID]

the desolation, the buried, the stranger, the spiral, the corruption, the flesh, and the slaughter!

1/2 (second part pending!)

[peterkos]

Imagine if labels simply said what was inside the container.

[riotofmyownpod]

Second episode of A RIOT OF MY OWN, A free, monthly - perhaps bi-weekly - podcast where Garret Schuelke showcases some of his favorite Folk Punk tunes, along with Anti-Folk, Indie Folk, and related genres (along with some surprises). Episodes available for free streaming and download from Archive.org. Uploaded August 2nd, 2023.

This is a free podcast that is not monetized. Please support the artists and bands featured on this show by purchasing their music, merchandise, attending their shows, following them on social media, and supporting your local scene(s).

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Featured Tracks:

Block 1

1) “Normal” – Homeless Gospel Choir (Presents: Normal) 2) “Stealing Apples From The Man” – The Taxpayers (A Rhythm In The Cages) 3) “Me+You=Puke” – MJ Bones (Graveyard eyes and Hard Goodbyes (How low can you go?) ) 4) “Burn It All!” – RENT STRIKE (Burn It All!) 5) “MELON BOY” – Het Hat Club (Schengen Shuffle)

Block 2

6) “The Competition” – Kimya Dawson (Remember That I Love You) 7) “Crazy Bread” – Trip To Herald (Graffito) 8) “Dine and Dash” – Summer Teeth (single) 9) “World's Ablaze” – Swamp Rats (I Will Not Be Afraid) 10) “You're A Dreamer Annie. These Streets Are All I Know” – Arms Akimbo Kalamazoo (The Baxter)

Block 3

11) “The Restraunt” – Spoonboy (I Love You, This is a Robbery) 12) “Coffee, God, and Cigarettes” – Mischief Brew (Songs From Under The Sink) 13) “tallahassee” – Nascar Noir (American Crowbar) 14) “Witches” – Blackbird Raum (Swidden) 15) “This Machine Kills Fascists, Too” – Tail Light Rebellion (Burn (Inferno) )

Block 4

16) “This Is What I Want” – This Bike is a Pipe Bomb (Front Seat Solidarity) 17) “Misanthropic Drunk Loner” – Days N' Daze (Rogue Taxidermy) 18) “When Anarchy Met Pizza” – The Anarchist Pizza Society (United By Hate) 19) “Your Name on This Blade” – Calligraphy Killed (Memories) 20) “My Idea of Fun” – Wingnut Dishwashers Union (Burn The Earth, Leave It Behind)

[ear-worthy]

"In The Cards" Podcast Explores Luck, Destiny, & Born Losers

 In 1959, there was a TV show on CBS called Mr. Lucky. The show followed the exploits of a man who ran a floating casino gambling operation. Luck and gambling have always been inexorably linked. Somehow, people are characterized as either lucky -- and blessed with good fortune -- or unlucky, in which case, misfortune is their constant companion.

In superhero movies, that concept is identified as "destiny." In these films and in their accompanying comic books, these superheroes have a predetermined path that they should or must follow. In essence, their destiny.

A new podcast is out now that asks similar questions about fate, destiny, and the fluidity of our fortunes. 

 Next Chapter Podcasts is releasing a brand-new show, In The Cards. It’s an existential romantic comedy about “a born loser” who takes on fate and changes his destiny in order to win the heart of his tarot card reader.

In the show, born loser Gil Garson takes on the universe when a psychic reveals he's been dealt a bad hand by fate. 

Listen to the trailer for In The Cards here. This podcast has been "lucky" to have such big names associated with the show. After all, it's an independent production, not one of those budget-bloated Spotify shows with stars sprinkled throughout the narrative. 

Next Chapter Podcasts (www.ncpodcasts.com) is an independent podcast production studio dedicated to original, authentic storytelling. It's a team of producers and sound designers, engineers, and artists with unique experience in podcast production from concept to creation. In effect, they know what they're doing.

In the show, actor Connor Ratliff leads the ensemble, marking his return to audio on the heels of his wildly successful and multiple award-winning podcast series, Dead Eyes.

Chukwudi Iwuji (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy), Tony Award nominee Steven Boyer (Hand to God, Kimberly Akimbo), Jamie Ann Romero (The Play That Goes Wrong), and Laila Robins (The Walking Dead) round out the cast. The series is written and directed by Kevin Henderson (Raising Hope, Avatar: The Way of Water).

As American writer Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) once intoned, "Some people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow."The cast of In The Cards

Listen to the trailer for In The Cards here.

[celtfather]

Making Better Things, Sustainable Music with Kyle Carey

My goal is to get someone to share what I make. Highlight a new theme each week.

Your mom is calling! Or is it? It might be a scammer. But I can help you protect yourself. Can we make the music business more sustainable? I have an interview with Kyle Carey.

This is Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories #269.

0:16 - Marc Gunn “Romulan Ale” from Sci Fi Drinking Songs

3:23 - WELCOME TO SCI FI PUB SONGS & STORIES

This is the audio edition of my newsletter. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Rhythm & Folk Celtic musician in Atlanta. I play traditional Irish and Scottish drinking songs, but I am also a songwriter. I write songs Celtic culture and fuse them pop culture, things like Lord of the Rings, Firefly, Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and more.

If you’re new to the show, please subscribe. You can do that at PubSong.com. Or even better send me an email to pubsong@ celtfather. You can not only subscribe, but you can also download all of my songs in this show. You will get an email with a link to download this month’s songs. It’s quick and easy.

Oh! And let me know what you’re doing while listening to this episode.

And as you hopefully heard in the last episode when I say I have CDs. Your job is to shout, “You have CDs!”

5:01 - UPCOMING SHOWS

APR 6: Dragon Con Filk Music Concert with Brobdingnagian Bards @ 7 PM CST

APR 8-9: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX

APR 20: Cat Drinking Songs on Bandcamp @ 7 PM EST

APR 21-23: Jordan Con, Atlanta, GA

APR 29. The Lost Druid Earth Day Biking Concert, Avondale Estates @ 6:30-9:30 PM

JUN 3-10: Celtic Invasion Vacations, County Mayo, Ireland

5:43 - Marc Gunn “A Well-Dressed Hobbit” from Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits

8:02 - KYLE CAREY IS MAKING MUSIC MORE SUSTAINABLE

Kyle Carey plays Gaelic Americana music. She’s originally from New Hampshire and sings songs in Irish and Scots Gaelic. Her songwriting is inspired by American and Celtic folklore.

She has a brand new Kickstarter currently running for her album, The Last Bough.

23:59 - Kyle Carey “June Day” from North Star

27:50 - SUPPORT THE THINGS YOU LOVE

If you enjoy this show and want to keep it going, join over 150 other Gunn Runners on Patreon. Every week, you get bonus podcasts, downloadable songs, printed sheet music, blogs, or stories from the road. Plus, you get weekly access to my Coffee with The Celtfather video concerts and discounts on merch. Sign up for as little as $5 per month. You can also save 15% with an annual membership. I make music and podcasts because of your generosity so please join the Club today!

Thanks to my newest Gunn Runners on Patreon: Alice M, Karla A, Triskele, Ayden B

28:49 - DEFENDING YOURSELF FROM AI DEEP FAKES

One of my favorite podcasts to listen to is called Akimbo. It’s by Seth Godin, a brilliant marketer and thought leader. He constantly challenges his listeners to “make things better by making better things.” That resonates with me.

One of my early Irish & Celtic Music Podcast slogans was “changing the way you hear Celtic music.” That was about improving the culture, embracing change, recognizing that our past is important but so is our future. That’s what podcasting is all about. Or it can be.

This week, Seth didn’t something intriguing. He asked ChatGPT to evaluate the functions, the future, and the problems of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT. He recorded the responses…

Well, sort of.

It turned out the entire recording, except the intro, was an AI voice manipulator that sounded almost exactly like Seth Godin. There was one moment in the recording that I thought, this is kind of dry sounding. I chalked it up to ChatGPT. Little did I know, it wasn’t Seth speaking.

My mom just shared an AI scam that’s happening. I have an idea on how to fix. Thank you Harry Potter!

The scam is that an AI simulator will call you on the phone and have the same voice as someone you know. They say that they are in financial trouble. They ask for your help.

What do you do?

At some point, the simulator will be good enough to fool you. Just like Seth Godin’s podcast fooled me. We’re already there. But I immediately came up with a defense. It’s from the final books of Harry Potter.

I’ll let ChatGPT explain:

“In the final books of the Harry Potter series, Remus Lupin asked Harry Potter a question to prove that he was not an imposter. The question was: "What is the secret of the Marauder's Map?" This was a question that only the true creators of the map - Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew - would know the answer to.

Harry correctly answered that the map was activated by tapping it with one's wand and saying "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," and that it could be closed by tapping it again and saying "Mischief managed." This answer convinced Lupin that Harry was indeed who he claimed to be.”

Yeah. I was talking about it with my mom and realized this is the way we need to protect ourselves from THIS AI scam.

We ask a question that only the person we’re talking with would know the answer to.

Seems simple. But it’s a good lesson to pass on. So please please share this idea. Because at some point, you won’t be able to tell who’s real and who’s not.

Mind you, that’s not to scare you. As I said at the beginning, change is inevitable. We need to work with this bizarre new paradigm. As Seth Godin’s podcast points out, it can be beneficial or it can be hurtful. We have the power to choose and to make change. So let’s do something for the better.

Oh and if you want some more thoughts on ChatGPT by Andrew McKee and me. We did a great podcast on it on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast.

37:47 - Marc Gunn “The Long Arm” from As Long As I’m Flyin’

39:33 - CREDITS

Thanks for listening to Sci Fi Pub Songs & Stories. The show is brought to you by my Gunn Runners on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs.

You can subscribe and listen to the show wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list to read the show notes for this episode and find out where I’m performing. And of course, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.

Have fun and sing along at www.pubsong.com!

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[thedhananjayaparkhe]

AI and we...

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[cool-swain123]

Seth Godin - Everything You (probably) DON'T Know about Marketing

Seth Godin – Everything You (probably) DON'T Know about Marketing

Here’s everything you probably don’t know about marketing from bestselling author, Seth Godin. His new book, This IS Marketing is probably the first and last book you’ll ever need to buy on marketing. Hope you enjoy this Behind the Brand look with Seth. THIS IS Marketing book link: https://amzn.to/2AXqbBk Special thanks to our sponsor at Mazda USA Check out more about their vehicles here:…

[natecoumbe31]

The weeds don't need your help

The weeds don’t need your help

If you leave a garden unattended, weeds will grow in abundance. They do best when left alone. They don’t need any nurturing, nutrients, watering, or attention from you. They’ll grow just fine on their own. But if you want a garden full of beautiful flowers or delicious fruits and vegetables, you must be intentional. You must dig, plant, water, fertilize, nurture… And rip up the weeds by the…