Everybody's Everything

One of the great things about the internet is the power it has given all of us. It has leveled the playing field and now everybody can say anything they want. This is great. Except when it's not.

Despite the fact most people misuse this power by posting videos of cats and boobies, it has allowed us all to have a voice. If you speak to one person now, you are basically speaking to one thousand. Everyone can now sway the public in one direction or the other on an almost instant basis.

Plus, music from Heather Bond.



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NEXT WEEK: Conversational Hand Grenades and music from Pengea.

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All Plugged In With Nowhere To Go

If you think about it, there is a fascinating question you can pose with a friend or two, as I have done. Name all the industries that has been affected by the presence of the internet. Here's a hint: All of them. But keep in mind, the overall effect has been positive, for the most part.

Change is often difficult. It happens. It is the nature of the universe. Sometimes, those changes mean people's lives are impacted. Jobs lost, careers lost, etc. You could spend a few minutes pondering all of this, OR you could simply listen to this episode and draw your own conclusions.

PLUS, new music from a Memphis band with a fantastic history. The Modifiers.



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Zen, Broadcasting and The Internet

Everyday, moment to moment we are swamped with news from the internet. Some of it is good and most of it is bad. Plus, there is a bunch of it that is just bullshit taken to an extreme.

We all put up with it the best we can. But, there is a time when we all have had enough. We tire of this crap and when we do, we go from being slightly annoyed to being outright put out over this stuff. What do you do when this happens?

Just breathe. That's all you can do.



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NEXT WEEK: Dying to be on television.

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Keep Your Hands Off My Internet

There has been a lot of talk lately about the federal government wanting to get involved in the regulation (of some sort) of the internet. Net neutrality is a discussion you may have heard about. I wanted to sit down and take a look at what net neutrality is about and what it could mean if congress found a way to put the internet under the control of the FCC.

What does this mean for you? Probably not good at all. The fact of the matter is simply that where there is substantial money involved, government regulation is never far behind. It is funny that the only ones in favor of government regulation of the internet are the big corporations. What good what it do you the average consumer? I'll tell you.

I'll also tell you just what the FCC was all about and how it could tie in to what the internet is or what some members of congress want it to be.



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NEXT WEEK: Used clothes and the rape culture. Is Bill Cosby a rapist?

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The Golden Age of The Internet

We are living in a fine time of the internet. It is truly the last great final frontier. As a result, it is lawless, free (to a point), full of boobies, idiots and good stuff, too. It is the perfect setting for the fight of a lifetime. Now the FCC wants to come in and regulate it on the behalf of some wealthy internet provider corporations. If that were to happen, we would all suffer. But since the US government has decided to be the police force for every other nation in the world plus the internet, this would cause some big problems.

That is what I talk about in this episode. Heady stuff, no doubt. But, it is important to take heed of the warning signs out there that would affect you, the casual user of the internet. A bit of a rant but there are things that need to be said.

By the way, if what I say here upsets you, the beauty of the internet allows you to say so in the comments below. Or not. That is your call. Imagine the freedom of speech for everyone in the world. That is what the internet is about and is the subject of this episode.



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Next week: My friend Abigail Noel joins me in a walk through Elmwood Cemetery. She is a psychic channel and evidentiary medium. We talk about dealing with dead people (and the living) and her involvement in the Lorenzen Wright and Holly Bobo cases. A really fascinating walk and talk with a fascinating and very funny lady. For more on her check out her website here.

Until then,

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