I'm an audio person, always have been. I occasionally fell asleep to Suzuki violin tapes in elementary school and tuned into the 5 Pearl Jam songs the local rock station would play at 9 PM on Thursdays (I forget what was the tagline of the segment). I like audio inputs, at times even too much. If that's possible. One can easily flood one's entire consciousness with audio (this is most of what YT & TikTok are, I'm convinced, even though they're ostensibly "videos"). To hear people talking can make you feel connected to a voice or a shared point of discussion, BUT that connection is surface level, and potentially deceptive and performative. Going on too long. Here's the list (in reverse chronological order).
Jan. 27, 2026
Podcasts
- NONE (because we've been in an extended time off from school d/t winter weather)
Music
- Someday My Prince Will Come, Miles Davis
Notes
Looking more into this middle transitional period in Miles's career. Just post-Coltrane and pre-funk and electric. - Sorcerer, Miles Davis
Jan. 13, 2026
Podcasts
- The Daily
- The Headlines (NYT)
- Talk of Iowa
- On the Media
- Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP)
- Connected: The Annual Rickies
Notes
The rules reading schtick is really wearing thin. I'm heading toward a future with no tech podcasts. Maybe just The Rebound for the laughs.
April 3, 2025
Podcasts
- The Daily
- The Headlines (NYT)
- On The Media midweek
Notes
A rebroadcast of a segment from last year about sports betting. The reporter/presenter began a sentence with "anyways..." and I instantly tuned out, even though I found compelling the topic of how the ubiquity of sports betting could impact the future of sports journalism. We need to get rid of the word "anyways." - Iowa Public Radio: Here First
- Connected
Music
- Mozart Violin Concerto #5
- A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle
- Stars of the Lid — The Ballasted Orchestra
- Eiko Ishibashi — Antigone
April 2, 2025
Podcasts
- The Daily
Notes
An episode about Shen Yun. Which reminded me of a billboard for the Epoch Times that was used to be out on 360 heading toward Six Flags Over Texas. It had a headshot of someone vaguely appearing like Mark Ruffalo. Google "[weird epoch times billboard](http://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/epoch-times-billboards-denver)" and you'll find it. - The Headlines
- Fox News Hourly Headlines
- The Daily
- The Rebound
Music
- This is Lorelei — Box for Buddy, Box for Star
Notes
Was introduced to this record at the MJ Lenderman show in Ft Worth, during whose encore he covered Dancing in the Club. Figured I'd find another roots rocker in Lorelei, but found something more wide rangingly poetic. - Beethoven String Quartet #10