Eddie Dattel & Wally Ford Talk Songwriting

Songwriting is the art few people will talk about. Who knows why? But, not in this case. I got to sit down with these two guys as they talk about Eddie's new record called Another Side of the Sun. They play a bit from that collection and there are couple of songs played from the disc itself in this episode.

Plus, wrapping up 2017. Whatever that means.



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NEXT WEEK: Getting bent with Liz Kinnmark and music from Low Life Leakers.

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The Annual Christmas War and John Nemeth

For me at least, the best part of Christmas is it being over. Can't say I am a big fan of this holiday. It tends to bring out the absolute worst in people and it has lost all of what the holiday was about. I just hunker down and wait for all of this to blow over. But enough of all that.

In this episode, Jeff and I sat down with John Nemeth and talked about his current collection of songs from the Feeling Freaky CD. We had a great time in the studio with lots of laughs and a great performance with his band.



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NEXT WEEK: The end of the year with Eddie Dattel & Wally Ford.

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Plato, The Romans and Josh McLean

Government control is a broad subject. It is all over the news. Being a student of history, I can't help but draw certain parallels from the past to the present. Seems heavy, but it really isn't especially when you start talking about Net Neutrality and CBD oil.

Plus, long time friend of Radio Memphis Josh McLean joins the show for a whirlwind discussion of all sorts of topics. If that wasn't enough, a performance from his band Heels also happens here with a couple of tunes that was recorded in Studio C at Pirate Radio Studios.


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NEXT WEEK: Christmas From Radioland with John Nemeth.

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Chance Raspberry

Chance has become a good friend of ours and is a very talented animator. How talented, you ask? He is an Emmy awarding animator for The Simpsons. He's also working on a new show he is developing called Little Billy. It's an animated show set in the 1980's and centers around a 4 year old boy who has neurodiversity.

Also on this show, music from Chance himself as we play a cut from his current CD Old Souls... Young Hearts.

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If you would like learn more about Little Billy and find out how you can help Chance get his project finished. Just go to his website here.

NEXT WEEK: Josh McLean and a performance from Heels.

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Lightnin' Malcolm & A Hill Country Production

Lightnin' Malcolm

It is always a great time when this guy drops into the studio at Radio Memphis. Lightnin' Malcolm was originally scheduled to back up the newly Grammy nominated R. L. Boyce. R. L. had to miss the show that night due to a flat tire and a dead phone. But, Malcolm was in the studio and a fantastic show happened despite the blues Mr. Boyce was experiencing that night.

Lightnin' Malcolm told some great stories from the road, what it is like out there and the many people he has played with. He was on with us for three hours that night, this show represents about a third of that night and is great fun. Wait until he tells the story about his work with Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin. 

Note: In his studio performances during this show, he sings, plays guitar and drums at the same time. 

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NEXT WEEK: Josh McLane is a Heel.

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William Charles - Weekend Vlogger

William Charles of the William Charles Collective stopped in to Radio Memphis last week. He and bassist Matt wanted to play a couple of tunes on the air. They also wanted to talk about the new vlog page on YouTube.

It was a good time and an interesting look at the business of vlogging. William also shot some stuff about Radio Memphis for an upcoming episode of his show.

Also, a discussion about Thanksgiving and bonus music from Butch Mudbone.


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NEXT WEEK: Hangin' out with Lightnin' Malcolm.

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Broadcasting in Memphis with Bill Bannister

There is a name you know. Especially if you have spent any time in Memphis and happened to have turned on an FM radio. Bill has been on the air in this city for 30 years. He stopped by the Radio Memphis studios for a little talk.

Bill has a really cool thing in the works involving his love of Memphis and all the cool things in this city you may not have heard of.  We also got to talking about how corporate driven radio did the things they did.

Plus music from Mojo Medicine Machine.

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NEXT WEEK: Sitting in the front row of the madness show. Plus music from Butch Mudbone.

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People In Pants

It has been somewhat troublesome to read of the allegations that have been levelled against a number of people in Hollywood. Make no mistake, it is like the worst kept secret in the business. What is troublesome about this is watching other people react to all this news. Some of the stuff out there is interesting, for sure.

Plus music from Leo Leo.



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NEXT WEEK: Something's cooking. Plus music from Mojo Medicine Machine.

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Broadcast Slackers

The Federal Communications Commission is making a big move. This will affect those who still listen to AM/FM radio. No more requirement to serve the people of the city the actual radio station exists.

Guess what? I knew this was going to happen and I am kind of happy to see this change in the rules. Why?

Plus music from The Candy Company.



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NEXT WEEK: Ric in public and stuff.

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Tough Room

It's a common complaint among musicians. Where are the crowds? Why are they bitching about a five dollar cover? Why is Memphis so difficult?

Not that I have the answers, but in this case I can shed a bit of light on the subject. Maybe.

Fact of the matter is that makes for a tough room just about every place you go to see a show.

Plus music from Jupiter Stone.



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NEXT WEEK: The irrelevance of the FCC plus music from The Candy Company.

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Dividing By Zero

We sure have become a divided nation. Over everything. It started with the guy in the White House, maybe sooner and now us Americans seem to love to get into a debate over anything and everything. Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip? Sardines on a sandwich or no?

There is this school of thought that being divisive is a bad thing. But is it, really?

Plus music from Pengea.



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NEXT WEEK: Five dollars will make you holler. Plus music from Jupiter Stone.

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An Evolution is Coming

Over the years, From Radioland has gone from being a weird, long, rambling thing to what it is now. Rather concise and somewhat structured. Guess what? I'm gonna change things up a bit.

Don't panic.

What is currently in the show is not going anywhere. We're just going to add a few things to the production. I'll tell you about some of these changes in this episode.

Plus music from Hardaway.



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NEXT WEEK: Be Divisive. Plus music from Pengea.

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That Damned Lemon Tree

I know I am not hallucinating. I can't be the only one who has thought about this. I am talking about this weird hobby with some middle aged men. Growing a lemon tree. At first, this seemed like some strange dystopian past-time.

Dig deep enough, though and there appears to be something a little odd about this and what this activity is doing to the guys who are participating.

Plus music from The Rough Hearts.



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NEXT WEEK: Producing From Radioland from the producer's chair. Plus music from Hardaway.

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Ancient History

Consider your definition of the word "ancient". As you'll discover in this episode, that word seems to be defined by your perspective. Right? Makes sense. That is until you realize at what speed certain landmarks in our society have come and passed by over the course of time.

Keep in mind, this isn't meant to be depressing. It's a simple fact. Society seems to be moving at a blazing speed. The question though, in what direction?

Plus music from Mark Edgar Stewart.

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NEXT WEEK: The Old Man's Lemon Tree. Plus music from The Rough Hearts.

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A Sense of Worth

Don't misunderstand me, this has nothing to do with ego. Okay, maybe a little. But not mine. Yours. It seems to me, at least, as soon as we think we have everything figured out, everything changes.

The best part about that? It's a good thing. For me, at least.

Your mileage may vary.

Plus music from J.D. Reager



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NEXT WEEK: Ancient history, around the time of planking. Plus music from Mark Edgar Stewart.

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Judgemental Bastard

Here's fun little game to play. What is your price? What would make you cross a line you have drawn in the sand? Is it money? How much?

That's part of the gist behind this episode.

Another part is exploring just how judgemental we all are and the consequences of such actions.

Plus music from Fresh Flesh.



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NEXT WEEK: A sense of worth. Plus music from J.D. Reager.

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That Guy Has Become a Problem

Borrowing from the Radio Memphis in The Morning bit, How Not To Be That Guy, I seem to have a problem with what some people are actually doing our here in the real world. What started out as a simple observation of some of the silly and harmless, yet stupid things people do ever once in a while has become what seems to be standard unapologetic behavior.

Which begs the question, has there always been the same percentage of people in our society that are That Guy or is it we just see more of them?

Plus music from Every Mother's Nightmare.



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NEXT WEEK: Judge, Jury & Executioner. Plus music from Fresh Flesh.

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Things Fall Apart

Aside from being the title of a great book, this episode is in reference to what seems to be happening among the internet famous. They are falling apart in a very public way. Frankly, I am amused. But the reality is they are having a real crisis because the pressures of show business being what they are. They are complaining about the difficulties of creating valid content on a weekly basis and their incessant quest for more likes and validation from their public. Not to mention the negative responses from people which the internet famous call "hurtful". Tough shit, bitch.

Plus music from Low Society.



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NEXT WEEK: That Guy. Plus music from Every Mother's Nightmare.

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Going Where I Shouldn't Have Been

There is something pretty cool about being in a space you don't really belong. This happened to me the other day. There is this grocery store I frequent right next to the studio. I am in there like, all the time.

On this one particular day, I was looking for a specific thing they seemed to be out of. Next thing you know, I am in the back storeroom with the store manager. kinda cool.

But don't let that story deflect you from what the real subject of this episode is all about.

Plus music from The Carlos Ecos Band.

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NEXT WEEK: The internet famous are having meltdowns. Plus music from Low Society.

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Unoriginal Creativity

We are all connected. We allowed this. We freely gave ourselves over to social media. It is a hell of a platform. You can pretty much do whatever is you want to do. You can be creative, original, unique and be yourself. The problem is, you aren't doing any of that.

Why?

Good question. We talk about that here. Plus music from Rachel Wise.

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NEXT WEEK: Copyright my Trademark... or is it the other way around? Plus music from Kahza.

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Buying Ones Friends

It is something I encounter from time to time. To increase one's stature in social media, you should have a lot of friends and followers. Makes sense. There are several people I know (here in Memphis) who went from having a couple hundred followers in Twitter and then, BOOM! Overnight, there are some 20,000 followers.

How did that happen and who are these people?

They are fake. And there is a very simple way of figuring it out.

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NEXT WEEK: How is it we are all connected yet there is nothing new being talked about? Plus music from Rachel Wise.

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Doing The Civic Duty

It came in the mail. Shockingly. Since most of mail never arrives. This thing did. A jury summons.

Reading that line seems to make some people squirm or roll their eyes. "You can out of that by saying..."

Why would I want to do that? I am actually looking forward to doing my civic duty. It's part of the American process. Will I make a difference? Who knows. But at least I'll have something else to talk about.

Plus music from Andrew Cabigao.



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NEXT WEEK: All these fake friends plus music from Bean.

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The Facebook Show

Back on 20 July, 2017, I went live on Facebook and recorded part of this episode. What did we discuss? Facebook.

The question is this: Is Facebook as big as we are led to believe? Does it have the power to manipulate people as much as you would think? And, just how much original content exists on that social media platform?

In short, no and not much.

Plus music from Lightnin' Malcolm



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NEXT WEEK: I got something in the mail. Plus music from Andrew Cabigao.

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Literally Playing With A Radio

You know, I have not spent any significant time listening to AM/FM radio for over 6 years? Turns out, I haven't missed a damn thing. What was once a magnificent and wonderful industry has now been destroyed.

I predicted this many years ago. I said that, "... those corporate bastards will rape this industry and take everything good from it and after they do that, someday they will leave it's mangled corpse on the side of the road as remnant of something that happened."

But hey, I did manage to encounter The Pet Shop Boys... on AM.

Plus music from Booker Brown.



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NEXT WEEK: The special Facebook Live show is happening at 8:00PM CT on my Facebook page on 20 July, 2017. You can be a part of a special taping of From Radioland. Hope to see you then.

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Do Something

What is it that you do? I'm not talking about your occupation or your daily routine. We all (for the most part) have something kind of similar. Nothing unusual there.

People "do" different things. If they don't, then they seem to be missing something.

In the past, I have made mention of the audience working as my therapist. That sort of happens here. The difference here is the things we talk about here seem to be shared by just about all of you.

Plus music from Davy Ray & The Janks.



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NEXT WEEK: Hiding in plain sight. Unintentionally. Plus music from Booker Brown.

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Back In The Saddle

It has been interesting few weeks here in Studio A. I took the time to take care of some upgrades in here. Nothing you listeners should notice. Most of what we have been doing is more along the lines of streamlining the work flow. I know, that sounded corporate.

Along the way, I did mange to witness one of life's rare moments when one human being has had enough. His bullshit meter has pegged and he is on the verge of snapping. When that snap happens, it can be interesting.

I witnessed this guy snap. It was fun.



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NEXT WEEK: Cooking up something new in the studio as we expand programming. Plus, we getting closer to the Facebook live taping of an episode so you can actually be a part of that episode. Details are coming.

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Quality Control

I am all about trying new things. If they seem like good things to try. This time out, Josephine and I went to a new(ish) restaurant to sample their fare. It wasn't that great, to be honest. But, it did give rise to the thought about how businesses tend to appeal to the most people by being somewhat bland.

Because of that trend, it would seem we Americans have now cultivated a sense of this blandness as part of our own culture.

Of course, this is a bad thing.

Plus music from Lions For Real.



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NEXT WEEK: Back in the saddle.

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Strange Things & The Existence of Them

The studio of this show is going through an upgrade process. Not by choice, mind you. More of a necessary thing. I explain in the show. Also in this episode, Dianna Fryer sat down with me to have a chat about some late night programming coming to Radio Memphis and some of the other things we are getting into around Pirate Radio Studios.

Also, Dianna picks the song for this week and it comes to us from Ghoultown.



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NEXT WEEK: A matter of quality control.

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No Apologies

Given the nature of this episode, we decided to give our advertisers a break. Plus, there is no music in this one either. The reasoning behind it was simple. Some might think of it as being proactive, others might have harsher things to say about that decision. Either way, I don't really care.

The nature of this episode is a little more rough than usual. The reasoning behind that is simple. Sometimes, to get ahead of a difficult situation, you must meet it head on and deal with it in all of its ugliness. 

When that happens, there are some pretty offensive things that get said. This may be one of those times. Having said all of that, be aware. Some of the things I speak of in this episode may be considered highly offensive by some. 

You have been warned.

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NEXT WEEK: Who are are competing against? Plus music from Bean.

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Blow Me Down

The Memorial Day weekend was an interesting experience for Memphians this year. A major storm came through and put a lot of people in the dark. As of the publishing of this episode, there are still those who are dealing with the aftermath of The Week The Lights Went Out in Memphis. But, kudos to the city for staying on top of the job at hand.

Trees came down, power lines were snapped, people lost the food in their refrigerators and there was a few moments of chaos. The biggest problem? People trying to find ice and a place to charge their phones.

Plus, music from Donnell London.



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NEXT WEEK: Pitchforks and torches to the funny people. A special episode From Radioland.

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You Ain't Got It, Kid

In the circles I run in, there are those I encounter (thankfully rarely) people who think they are God's greatest gift to show business. These are people who claim some sort of fame for nothing. Trust me, you don't know them. Yet, if you met one of these people you know it immediately. People who claim to be in "the biz" without paying their dues.

It's sad, actually. But there is one thing about these people, they are absolutely insufferable.

Plus music from Oliveria.



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NEXT WEEK: The reason this episode was delivered late? A weather delay, of all things. Plus music from Donnell London.

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All Hail The Morons

What is it with us? Why do we continually place certain people in positions of authority when clearly, they have no reason to be anywhere near there? The President not withstanding, mind you. But we do have some crazy notion that we, as a society must fill the need to be led, governed, scolded by, directed by morons.

They are everywhere and I do not suffer these fools lightly. In fact, I have lost sleep over this very thing.

Plus music from Bluff City Backsliders.



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NEXT WEEK: Fake show business people and music from Oliveria.

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Mistakes Were Made

Part of my experience in this business was spent at Clear Channel Communications. That is now known as I Heart Media. Apparently, it is about to be known as Out of Business. To be fair, we saw this coming more recently. Farther back in time we suspected if the company didn't do anything more smart than what they were doing, the end was inevitable.

That apparently has come. The end is near. Like, the end of this month near.

Plus music from Her Majesty's Buzz.



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NEXT WEEK: Morons. Plus music from The Bluff City Backsliders.

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O Mother, Where Art Thou?

You read that right and it all become crystal clear very soon. There was a convention here in Memphis a couple of weeks ago. It was kind of disturbing. But wait, put down your pitchforks and torches. I get it, there are conventions for every thing in the world you might have an interest in. Remember, if there is something in the collective of enough people, there is a magazine and a convention about that thing.

No, I did not attend this thing. Nor would I have ANY inclination to attend such a thing.

Plus music from Heather Bond.



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NEXT WEEK: There is a large company in the midst of its death throes and very few are talking about what is happening. But I will. Plus music from Her Majesty's Buzz.

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The Cult of Personality

InfoWars host and strange person Alex Jones recently lost a custody trial due to his ex-wife and her lawyers successfully argued that the way he is on the air is exactly the way he is when he is off. In other words, bat-shit crazy.

It points to a unique facet of the entertainment business. Just who are these people and what is the difference between who they are on air as opposed to when they are off.

Short answer, very different people.

Plus music from Brandon Santini.



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NEXT WEEK: Mommy Con and music from Heather Bond.

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The Sign Says "Closed"

For a while now, we'd been looking at the deep impact the internet has had on all sorts of things. I know, these past few weeks have turned into some sort of series along those lines. This is the last part of that. Everyone has been talking about this, too. That is how retail stores are dying a horrible death.

But, I don't think everything will go away. I mean, there are some things you just can't get over the web.

Plus music from Al Kapone.



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NEXT WEEK: The cult of personality plus music from Brandon Santini.

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FM Sucks

Pretty blatant statement that I think most of you agree with. At least those I talk to seem to be repeating at every conversation. In what has become a series of episodes examining the impact of the internet on all things in our society, media is certainly one of those things.

The problem here is the corporate stiffs have no clue how to adapt to this brave new media world.

Plus music from Davis Coen.



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NEXT WEEK: It's like a Shakespearean tragedy. Plus music from Al Kapone.

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Stop The Presses

Seriously, go ahead and turn them off. Here in Memphis, the local newspaper went through an evolutionary process that seems all too familiar. Cutting their way into prosperity. At least, that is one way to look at what happened. But it points to the big elephant in the room.

That being the internet.

Plus music from Dory Drive.



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NEXT WEEK: The battle on the air no one is paying attention to. also music from Davis Coen.

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The NAB is Wrong

Like many other industries, broadcasters have a lobby group. And like many lobby groups, they are in the dark about the industry they are supposed to work for. The National Association of Broadcasters is one such group.

For some reason, someone at the NAB thought I should be added to their mailing list. Considering, the NAB only represents AM/FM terrestrial broadcasters, I clearly don't need to be a part of this thing. Nor would I want to be.

Their annual convention is coming up later this month and guess who got an invite.

Plus music from Chinese Connection Dub Embassy.



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NEXT WEEK: Stop the presses. No, seriously. Turn them off. Plus music from Dory Drive.

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When TV Goes Bad

When I was under the weather a couple of weeks ago, I spent some time on the couch trying to feel better, as one does. I found myself allowing to be assaulted by network TV programming. Boy, does it really suck.

But, is it truly fair to say that? Since we tend to judge things by comparison, TV shows are the bottom of the barrel. They always have been. There have only been a few that come to mind as being hallmarks of truly good television.

Plus music from The Glass.



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NEXT WEEK: The National Association of Broadcasters thinks I should join them. Plus music from Chinese Connection Dub Embassy.

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Bad Commercials

Last week, I was laid up with some sort of illness and confined myself to the couch and TV for some quality time. Keep in mind, I typically don't watch much broadcast network TV. Jesus. How do you people watch this garbage?

Specifically, the state of commercials these days. They are bad. Really bad.

Plus music from Trash The Brand.



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By the way, car dealer dude, quit yelling at me.

NEXT WEEK: Bad commercials are one thing, but the content they are running in? Brutal.

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An Existential Crisis

It happens. Most of us choose not face these things, but when you do, somehow certain things take on a bit of clarity. This is kind of what I have gone through this week. Along the way, I did learn about a fascinating place here on Earth I never existed.

It was for me at least, a bit of an eye opener. Hence the crisis.

Mind you, it wasn't a full on breakdown or mind blowing experience. But in the proper perspective, it something I can take with me through the remainder of my days knowing these things are very real.

Plus music from Tiger High.


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NEXT WEEK: The lost art of proper advertisement. Plus music from Trash The Brand.

NOTE: In reference to the little island I talked about in this episode, there is the video. Watch after you listen to the show.


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The Internal Interview

This episode gets a little dark. The reason is simple enough, we all have these little conversations going on inside our heads where something seems to be questioning every little thing we do. Every decision about to be made, even as our day to day living comes under scrutiny... by ourselves.

It's kind of what makes us who we are. However, those questions tend to get a little difficult. Coming from the perspective of what I do for a living, these little internal interviews become a little abusive. That again, is what makes all of us tick on some level.

Speaking of "tick", I began wearing a wristwatch again. Why?

Plus music from Objekt 12.



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NEXT WEEK: You are really small. Plus music from Tiger High.

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The Seduction of the Microphone

In all of the years I have been in this business, I have never seen anything more strange than the power a humble microphone can have over people. It can do a lot of things to people, actually. But, one of the more fascinating things it has is this thing it does to some people psychologically. It's not pretty either.

"I have been told by a lot of people that I have a good voice for radio."

That may be true, but you certainly don't have the mental issues you need to actually do this.

Plus music from Shame Finger.



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NEXT WEEK: Asking yourself the tough questions. Plus music from Objekt 12.

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Up A Certain Stream Without A Paddle

If it is one thing I have been blessed to be a part of, is that I have absolutely enjoyed having a front row seat to this current change in digital media. Watching AM become irrelevant practically overnight has been a delight. As for FM, this is like watching ineptitude at it's peak. The world is racing by and these stuffed suits over there in terrestrial radio are STILL trying to convince the public at large that they still matter.

Whatever, dude.

Plus in this episode, music from The Candy Company.



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NEXT WEEK: The seduction of the microphone.

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Snakes In My Bushes

It happens to all of us, really. Just more so for those of us in the entertainment industry. There is ALWAYS someone lurking in the shadows ready to pounce on whatever good little thing you have created and what you are laying out to the general public. That's a given.

But there is someone worse. That is the person who claims they are ASSOCIATED with you in some sort of capacity because of the work you have done. Famous or not, it is a giant pain in the ass and this where the title of this episode comes from. The reason? They are NEVER to be trusted. Bastards...

Plus music from Capgun.



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NEXT WEEK: Upstream without a paddle. Plus music from The Candy Company.

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Scheduling Conflict

It's been three years. Three years of From Radioland. We have seen a lot and we certainly have discussed a lot over the three years. Yet, for the first time in our history (of this show) I have found a topic of which I will not be covering any further. The reasoning about it may seem odd at first coming from me, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.

Also this time out, the tools existing to make your personal productivity smarter are everywhere. They are free and they are very useful. As much as I want to use them, for some reason I can't bring myself to use them as they should be used. It's as if I don't have the time to schedule something.

Plus, music from HEELS.



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NEXT WEEK: GFY and music from Capgun.

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Dizzy From The Spin

Oh yeah... there is some seriously interesting shit happening in the United States. What is interesting, to me at least, is how this is all being brought to the public through the media. Despite the title of this episode, there isn't much spin being placed into this immigration story.

There is an interesting reason as to why there isn't much spin on the current situation. You know why? Simple. You can't polish this turd enough.

Plus music from with Bravado.



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NEXT WEEK: Organizational skills... or not.

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Peeing In The Reporter's Pool

I spent quite a few years in the world of journalism. It was a great time and at the same time, I'm glad I am not in that industry anymore. There is no way I could survive in today's newsrooms. With that said, there are a lot of things about the people who work as journalists and reporters many people don't really understand.

News is a difficult business. These days, it's a whole different ballgame. These days, the public likes to shoot the messenger, a lot.

Plus music from Lucero.



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NEXT WEEK: Oversaturation in the spin cycle. Plus music from the band with... Bravado.

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New Media Doesn't Mean No Media

You can think of this as part 1 of a two part show regarding the state of the media in this country. In this episode, I take a pretty fervent stand in defending the news media, in general terms, mind you. Part two will look into the actual people that make up the news media. More on that next week.

There has been some talk that the President Elect wants to close the White House Press Room and do away with the White House Press Corps. Can he do that? Sure. He can do what he wants. Is it a good idea? Nope.

Plus music from Dan Montgomery.



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NEXT WEEK: The people in the news media are kind of sick. Plus music from Lucero.

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Artificially Intelligent

It would appear that we as a society are welcoming the Internet of Things into our lives on a very deliberate and slow process. Step by step, artificial intelligence is coming into everything whether we want it to or not.

But it is not just machines I am concerned with. As ridiculous as it may sound, there are a good number of people out there who seem to be artificially intelligent. Scary, right?

I did ask Siri if she planned on taking over the world. She responded in this episode.

Plus music from Eddie Dattel & Five Empty Pockets.



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NEXT WEEK: Something is cooking in the production studio.

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2016- Bye, Felicia

If you are reading this, congratulations! You survived 2016. In year marked by lots of death and the loss of familiar names and faces, we somehow managed to survive the overall divisiveness of the year. In fact, "divisive" is a good word to describe 2016. Not that much of the year would be recalled at all. It's not like we're going to be sitting at the bar reminiscing years past and the the subject of 2016 should come up. I seriously doubt any of that nonsense will happen.

But, there were a few highlights to 2016. Namely that it is now over.

Plus music from Yella P Featuring Dulaa.



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