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The News Front Podcast"Brians Auto Repair Honored by Florida's Coastal Conservation Association: A Legacy of Eco-Responsibility"The News Front podcast enlightens its audience on local news stories that exhibit significant societal impacts. Journey into the heart of Florida's auto repair industry with our June 14th episode, where we spotlight Brians Auto Repair. The company recently won a prestigious sponsorship award from Florida's esteemed Coastal Conservation Association for their valuable contributions to ecological sustainability. This news validates the company's persistent endeavors towards climate change and conservation, positioning them as industry leaders in socially responsible business practices. Despite being a local auto repair shop, their wide-reaching environmental engagement impacts not just the automotive sector, but the future of...2024-06-1401 min
The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann#31 - Somatic Healing & the Organic Intelligence of the Body (with Megan Brians)In this episode of Drop the Weight, Elizabeth reconnects with the remarkable Megan Brians, a dear friend and colleague of hers from their SoHo Sanctuary days in New York City. Now based out of Bend, Oregon, Megan is breaking new ground as an organic intelligence coach, energy worker and massage therapist developing into a new specialty called sexological bodywork training. Throughout the discussion, Elizabeth and Megan catch up and compare notes on a wild array of topics, including the profound ways that emotional trauma manifests through the body and how it ma...2024-02-0132 min
Things You Don't Hear in ChurchThe Office is a CHRISTIAN show!? With Father Mark Brians #203Today we have a fun episode with Anglican Priest Father Mark Brians. Mark has written theological papers on both The Office and The Lord of the Rings. He joins us today to share the overview of those papers and how the fingerprint of God is almost everywhere if you can look close enough.
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Got any questions or topics you’d like to hear about? You can email us at thingsyoudonthearinchurchpod@gmail.com
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Hugos There PodcastCommon Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul BriansDr. Paul Brians, retired professor of literature (including SF) from Washington State University, joins me for a discussion of his website and book, as well as SFF movies and books, and some more recent reading recommendations outside the genre. Find the book here: https://wmjasco.com/william-james-company/22-common-errors-in-english-usage-3rd-ed.html Links: Paul’s WSU website (includes links to the common errors site … Continue reading "Common Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul Brians"2023-04-151h 20Hugos There PodcastCommon Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul BriansDr. Paul Brians, retired professor of literature (including SF) from Washington State University, joins me for a discussion of his website and book, as well as SFF movies and books, and some more recent reading recommendations outside the genre. Find the book here: https://wmjasco.com/william-james-company/22-common-errors-in-english-usage-3rd-ed.html Links: Paul’s WSU website (includes links to the common errors site … Continue reading "Common Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul Brians"2023-04-151h 20Hugos There PodcastCommon Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul BriansDr. Paul Brians, retired professor of literature (including SF) from Washington State University, joins me for a discussion of his website and book, as well as SFF movies and books, and some more recent reading recommendations outside the genre. Find the book here: https://wmjasco.com/william-james-company/22-common-errors-in-english-usage-3rd-ed.html Links: Paul’s WSU website (includes links to the common errors site … Continue reading "Common Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul Brians"2023-04-151h 20
Page it to the LimitSRE Right Answers/Wrong Answers With Dueling BriansWhat is SRE:
Brian Weber kicks the conversation off with an overview of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
Brian Weber: “I look for things that are outliers and efficiency that are health problems, not so much product health, but developmental health and try to impose those “standards” on my team. I find myself talking to other SREs, both in the company and out of the company to try and get an idea of what those kinds of things look like.”
Brian Rutkin gives us the wrong answer, discussing how SRE is more than just a cool t...2020-07-0730 min
Radio IAGPRadio IAGP 023: It Is All BriansWelcome to Radio IAGP! It's all Brians down here! On this one, Implausibly Josh answers:
... I've been trying to convince a streamer I know to start up a new tabletop game with me, but we can't decide on a system to use. Do you have any suggestions?
... what's a series of games not in the US you'd like to see localized for the US?
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All The BriansBrian The CDC CommunicatorBrian interviews Brian Katzowitz, a health communications specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta who works to get information from researchers to the general public in an understandable way. Find out what goes into media training an epidemiologist, and which disease started the agency in this conversation from much more than 6 ft apart. Universal Brian Questions at (52:56)2020-07-051h 01
What's Really Going On? Let's Chat!What's Really Going On? Let's Chat! With Brians wife VanessaThis is part three to an episode that previously aired.Vanessa is Brians wife,Brian came on the show about a month ago and shared with us the fact that he had been cheating on his wife for the past 13 years and they have been seperated for the last two.He said the reason he cheats is because everyone in his family cheats including his own mother.He said she was involved with a married man for almost 30 years until the man passed away and all his uncles and his uncles and male figures in his life had wives and...2020-06-091h 31
All The BriansBryan* The Onion Director and ProducerBrian interviews Bryan Petcoff, a director and producer who recently spent over 3 years helping make The Onion, well, The Onion, or “America’s Finest News Source.” Hear how the Bryan boyfriend character of the murdered girl in A Very Fatal Murder is most likely named after him, and which piece of satire he worked on “died because it was real” in this episode from the Before Times at Tuman’s Tap in Chicago. Universal Brian Questions at (50:25)
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All The BriansBrian The Gaming Store OwnerBrian interviews Brian Roberts, an owner of The End Games, which specializes in collectible card games, board games, RPGs, and tournaments (when there’s no quarantine) in Charlottesville, VA. Find out what the game “Dude” is, along with what it’s like running gaming competitions and creating a niche social club in this episode from Brian’s massive store in Cville. Universal Brian Questions at (33:40)2020-03-2740 min
All The BriansBrian The Taiwan Journalist Covering The Hong Kong ProtestsBrian interviews Brian Hioe, an editor at New Bloom Magazine and writer for Popula who covers geo-political issues and youth culture in the Asia-Pacific region from Taipei. Get a quick primer on the complex relationships between Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China, and what’s at stake in the escalating protests. Universal Brian Questions at (34:35)2019-07-3142 min
Art HourEpisode 18 - Young Brians - iconic Spokane bandHear Young Brians reflect on 30 years in music and discuss their upcoming reunion show.2019-06-2856 min
All The BriansBrian The First Down Virtual Yellow Line OperatorBrian interviews Brian MacDonald, operator of the beloved virtual yellow line in the biggest football broadcasts (or broadcasts period), including the Super Bowl and Sunday Night Football. Hear what this crazy niche job at Sports Media Technology entails, and where the future of sports broadcasts might go in this episode from The PIT Theater in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Universal Brian Questions at (52:50)2019-05-251h 01
All The BriansBryan* The Shipwreck DiverBrian interviews Bryan Reyna, a deep sea shipwreck diver and the paint foreperson at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Learn all the bounties and pitfalls of diving wrecks like the USS Oregon and San Diego before Bryan paints us a picture of being the museum’s head painter and now the paint foreperson (42:40) in this double episode recorded at MoMA. Universal Brian questions at (1:17:05)
*This podcast is forging an alliance between Brians and Bryans2019-04-271h 25
All The BriansBrian The Nashville Zombie Band BassistBrian interviews Brian Williams, the bassist in Resistance House Band, a zombie band in Nashville. Hear how Brian goes against the honky tonk grain in Music City, and how he’s even more familiar with brains than most Brians in this episode from The Pub Nashville. Universal Brian Questions at (27:18)2019-03-1638 min
All The BriansThe Meeting of All The BriansAll the Brians meet up and have a Brian Meeting in this live comedy sketch.2018-12-2907 min
All The BriansBryan* The TruTV Show FinderBrian interviews Bryan Terry, VP of original programming and development at TruTV, which means he finds and develops all sorts of comedic shows for the “Funny Because It’s Tru” network. Hear all the ways pitches for new shows get heard and filtered in this episode on basically how TV ideas get made. Universal Brian Questions at (1:04:26)
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All The BriansBrian The Dodgeball World Cup DodgeballerBrian interviews Brian Warring, a dodgeballer for the Canadian National team competing at the Dodgeball World Cup at Madison Square Garden. Find out everything you’re probably wondering about the world of elite dodgeball as we go much further than Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge in this episode from MSG. Universal Brian Questions at (44:43)2018-10-2750 min
All The BriansBrian The Pun ChampionBrian interviews Brian Agler, aka Punda Express, a 13-time pun champion or finalist in the biggest pun competitions like Punderdome 3000 in Brooklyn and The O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships in Austin. And when Brian’s not dominating forms of “low” humor, he dominates “high” humor in pieces for McSweeneys, The New Yorker, Splitsider and in speeches for all sorts of politicians for his day job as a speechwriter. We cover all the goofs and spoofs, plus Universal Brian Questions at (45:00)2018-09-2957 min
All The BriansBrian The Moulin Rouge DancerBrian interviews Brian Michael Hinds, a dancer at the legendary Moulin Rouge who’s probably more flexible than most Brians. Find out what it takes to make it through the audition process, what daily life is like behind the scenes, and what happens when you accidentally kick a shoe or throw a knife into the audience in this episode from Montmartre in Paris. Universal Brian Questions at (38:40)2018-08-1845 min
All The BriansBrian The Barcelona Street Art CapturerBrian interviews Brian Tsutomu Reedy, a street art documenter who catches all the fleeting local scenery via his site, Barcelona Street Scraps. Hear how the heated political environment in Barcelona serves as a backdrop for some of these artists and his process for capturing everything before it’s gone in this episode from Sarrià-Sant Gervasi in Barcelona. Universal Brian Questions at (28:45)
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All The BriansBrian And Brian The Animated FilmmakersBrian interviews Brian Padilla and Brian Baxter, the Brians behind animated films like Despicable Me and The Grinch from the French studio Illumination Mac Guff. Hear how they work as compositors and surfacing artists to bring these films to life in the very first 3-Brian, “Briangle” episode from Celtic Corner Pub in Paris. Universal Brian Questions at (31:25)
Note: The mic setting for 3 Brians let in more background noise than usual, so hopefully you're the type that enjoys some "ambient" sounds.2018-07-1640 min
All The BriansBrian The Election Rigging ExpertBrian interviews Brian Klaas, the author of “How to Rig an Election”, Washington Post columnist, and fellow at the London School of Economics. Find out all the ways a Brian can rig various types of governments and become The Ultimate Authoritarian Dictator of Briantopia, formerly known as Earth in this episode recorded at the London School of Economics. Universal Brian questions at (23:18)
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twitter.com/brianklaas2018-06-0833 min
All The BriansBrian The BeerBrian interviews Monty Python’s “Brian” in beer form in the form of an interview with Black Sheep Brewery's head brewer, Phil Douglas. Hear about the creation and character of Brian, and how the collaboration with Monty Python came about in this very naughty episode from the brewery in North Yorkshire, UK.
End track taken from the album Monty Python Sings, Track 15. I don’t own the copyright.2018-05-1709 min
All The BriansBrian The Jibo Robot DesignerBrian interviews Brian Skuse, a UX designer in Boston for Jibo, the home robot companion. Hear his Rochester accent, his non-robotics background with Brian and Brian going way back as Brian comrades, and what really dumb name Brians should be glad they don’t have to respond to… from Mugs Ale House in Brooklyn. Universal Brian questions at (20:30)2018-01-2629 min
The Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 122: The Gluten-Free EpisodeThis week we discuss more medical terms, including MRIs, EKGs, CAT scans and others; and then we proceed to some talk about food sensitivities.
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This week’s calendar entry is “feint/faint.”
2018-01-2300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 121: Medical Terms—Refills, Urgent Care, Vein vs. Artery, Taut vs. Taunt, and Much MoreThis week we discuss medical terms, including accessible care vs. guaranteed care; fractures, sprains, and strains; Alzheimer’s vs. dementia, and more.
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This week’s calendar entry is “taunt/taut/tout.”
2018-01-1600 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 120: Crusades, Demagogues, Stump Speeches & MoreThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore crusades, demagogues, stump speeches, gerrymandering, and barn burners.
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This week’s calendar entry is “vapid/vacuous.”
2018-01-0900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 119: A Modicum of Civility—Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Civil WarThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore citizenship, civil disobedience, and civil war.
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This week’s calendar entry is “unrest.”
2018-01-0200 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 118: The Magi(c) of ChristmasThis week we rebroadcast our Christmas episode from 2015.
In the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religious tradition of the Magi? The difference between miracle and magic? Listen to find out.
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“The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry2017-12-2300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 117: Holiday Greetings and the War on ChristmasWhen a would-be suicide bomber attempted a terrorist attack in New York City earlier this month, he said he chose his target because there were Christmas-themed posters nearby. This week on the podcast we talk about the more theoretical war on Christmas, and we discuss holiday greetings.
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This week’s calendar entry is “anxious/eager.”
2017-12-1900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 116: Caucuses, Lobbyists, PACs, and MoreThis week we continue our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore caucuses, lobbyists and PACs, and more.
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This week’s calendar entry is “yea/yeah/yay.”
2017-12-1300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 115: Administration, Congress, What Veto Means, and Much MoreThis week we take up our discussion of terms related to governance and politics. We explore the origin of the word “veto,” talk about filibustering and reconciliation, and more.
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This week’s calendar entry is “capital/capitol.”
2017-12-0500 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 114: More on the Book Sale, Plus Thanksgiving Leftovers—“dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and Lots MoreThis week we pick up from last week and serve some Thanksgiving leftovers, including “dolly/handcart,” “duck tape/duct tape,” “between you and me,” and many more entries and cartoons from the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year.
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2017-11-2900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 113: Giving Thanks for the BookThis week we take a break from our extended discussion of political terms while Tom thanks Paul for creating the Common Errors in English Usage site and book, and Paul thanks Tom for contributing cartoons to the book. We also promote the best way to buy the book on sale through the end of the year. Entries we talk about include “auger/augur,” “all goes well/augurs well,” “hark/harken,” “one in the same/one and the same,” “the exception proves the rule,” “begs the question,” “hone in/home in,” and several others.
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...2017-11-2100 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 112: Political Stripes—Red & Blue, Liberal, Libertarian, Conservative, and ReactionaryThis week we discuss, define, and explore political leanings: red/blue, liberal, libertarian, conservative, and reactionary.
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This week’s calendar entry is “reactionary/reactive.”
2017-11-1400 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 111: Left/Right, Socialism, CommunismThis week we discuss, define, and explore deeply more political terms. This time we cover left vs. right, socialism, and communism.
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This week’s calendar entry is “socialize.”
2017-11-1000 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 110: Bureaucracy, Ballots & MoreThis week we spend the time talking about several more terms related to politics and government, including bureaucracy, red tape, ballots, voting, constitution, and parliament.
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This week’s calendar entry is “beauracracy/bureaucracy.”
2017-10-3100 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 109: Empire and ColoniesThis week we spend the time talking about the word “empire” and its implications.
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This week’s calendar entry is “Romainian/Romanian.”
Paul Brians’ essay on “postcolonial literature.”
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2017-10-2400 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 108: Dictatorships, State Capitalism, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Kleptocracy, and EmpireThis week we focus on the dark side of governmental power: dictatorships, state capitalism, monarchy, oligarchy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, and empire.
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This week’s calendar entry is “oppress/repress.”
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2017-10-1800 min
All The BriansBrian The Wrigley Field DJBrian interviews Brian Hlavacek, the ballpark DJ at infamous Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs home baseball games. He plays all the player walk-up music, along with whatever gets the crowd going during inning breaks. Hear the crazy reason he got this job and find out which superstitious player only enters the batters box on a specific beat in this episode from Happy Camper in Chicago. Universal Brian questions at (22:45)2017-10-0628 min
All The BriansBrian The MTV Promo GuyBrian interviews Brian Havig, a brand writer/director at MTV and comedian who makes all sort of offbeat promos for his job and funny social experiments for himself. They include being a Comic-Con man on the really wrong street and seriously committing to a Thunderstruck dance routine around NYC while wearing a “Brian” shirt. Universal Brian questions at (25:45)2017-08-1238 min
Bleeding Cincy RedEp. 5 – Who’s Tradable, 5.50 ERA vs 4.50 ERA, Brians vs. Roberts, & A Bronson Stump Robert<p>We discuss the first half of the season—what went wrong, what went right, who’s tradable, and proof that even slightly better pitching (dropping the team ERA from a 5.50 ERA to a 4.50 ERA) could put us in the Wild … <a href="https://www.bleedingcincyred.com/ep-5-whos-tradable-5-50-era-vs-4-50-era-brians-vs-roberts-bronson-stump-robert/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p>
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All The BriansBryan* The Beer WriterBrian interviews Bryan Roth, the director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and writer for publications like All About Beer, Beer Advocate, etc. and his own site, thisiswhyimdrunk.blog. Find out which beer would most represent a Brian in this episode from Fullsteam Brewery in Raleigh, NC.
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Get Top 100 Audiobooks in Language Instruction, GermanMastering German Conversation Perfect Tense, Unit 1 Audiobook by Scott BriansListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Mastering German Conversation Perfect Tense, Unit 1
Author: Scott Brians
Narrator: Dr. Annette Brians
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-16-17
Publisher: Dr. Brians Languages
Genres: Language Instruction, German
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Dear German language student,
Our Mastering German Conversation series gives students the opportunity to train their conversation skills with our oral drills. Each module focuses on a specific aspect of grammar.
This module focuses on the perfect tense. The perfect tense places action in the past.
The major components of this...2017-06-161h 57The Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 90: Steam (From the Archives)You see a lot of stories about various things losing steam or picking it up. This week we rebroadcast Episode 11, in which Paul discussed his interest in that phenomenon and other aspects of the word “steam.”
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“We Haven’t Run Out of Steam Yet,” by Paul Brians
Photographs Bainbridge Island from the Virginia V steamer, by Paul Brians
The City of Lost Childr...2017-06-1400 min
All The BriansBrian The Turtle CallerBrian interviews Brian Spaeth, the proprietor of turtlecalls.com, a business where he gets paid to call people and pretend to be a turtle.2017-04-3058 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 74: Romancing the Podcast (Part 5)This week we conclude our discussion of romanticism, talking about its lasting influence.
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The Definitive Flash Gordon
Study Guide for Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Book One
The Influence of Nietzsche
The Enlightenment
Study Guide for Voltaire’s Philosophical Dictionary
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Puget Sound in the foreground, the Kitsap Peninsula beyond, and soaring over them the Olympic Mountain Range and a solitary seagull, a photo...2017-02-2200 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 73: Romancing the Podcast (Part 4)Happy Valentine’s Day! This week we continue on the topic of romanticism and spend a little extra time on romantic love.
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2017-02-1400 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 72: Romancing the Podcast (Part 3)This week we continue with our discussion of romanticism.
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2017-02-0800 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 71: Romancing the Podcast (Part 2)This week we continue our discussion of romanticism, starting with some talk about Shakespeare and winding up with a Gothic romance.
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Authorship of Shakespeare’s plays: The case for Oxford
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“How Movies and TV Address Rape and Revenge”
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2017-01-3100 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 70: Romancing the Podcast (Part 1)We love our holidays, and in anticipation of Valentine’s Day coming up soon, Paul talks about romanticism, a topic he knows very well. This week we talk about the history of the word and begin a discussion of the history of romanticism.
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2017-01-2500 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 65: The Magi(c) of ChristmasIn the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religious tradition of the Magi? The difference between miracle and magic? Listen to find out.
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Zoroastrianism (Zarathustrianism)
Google search: The Slaughter of the Innoce...2016-12-2300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 63: Photography (Part 3)This week we continue our discussion of photography as Paul Brians offers some great tips on how to get good images.
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2016-12-1300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 62: Photography (Part 2)This week we continue our discussion of photography as Paul Brians offers some great tips on how to get good images.
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The photography of Jerry Uelsmann
Finding Vivian Maier
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2016-12-0800 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 61: Photography (Part 1)For the next three weeks we are taking a holiday from our usual conversations concerning language and usage points to talk about photography, one of Paul Brians’ great interests. We sprinkle in a few terms worth knowing along the way.
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2016-11-3000 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 57: Apostrophes (Part 2)This week on the podcast we continue our discussion of the apostrophe, this time focusing on possessives.
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“Expressions with Apostrophes,” a blog post by Paul Brians
A blog post on its/it’s—are there three common errors to talk about here?
The possessive apostrophe his origin
2016-11-0200 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 55: Going Nuclear, Part 3This week we conclude our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.
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Nuclear Texts & Contexts
Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography
2016-10-1900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 54: Going Nuclear, Part 2This week we continue our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.
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Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
Newsletter: Nuclear Texts & Contexts
Nuke Pop (popular culture images of nuclear war)
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and the Dystopian Tradition
Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography
2016-10-1200 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 53: Going Nuclear, Part 1This week we talk about a word used in the first Clinton/Trump debate that triggered a lot of response for Paul Brians: nuclear.
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Merriam-Webster tracks election words on their site
The New York Times: Jonathan Mahler watches the debate in silence
Muscular Christianity
Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
2016-10-0500 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 52: Totally CoolLast week Paul Brians gave us the history and variety of uses for the word hot. This week it’s cool’s turn.
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Gwendolyn Brooks discusses and reads “The Pool Players, Seven at the Golden Shovel”
2016-09-2800 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 48: Swell (and other Fabulous Words)This week on the podcast we discuss words of enthusiasm like “huge,”“terrific,” and “fantastic,” including their history and sometimes-surprising shifts in meaning, in spite of what the Oxford English Dictionary might say about them.
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ABC report on Trump’s hands
Tom Terrific
Paul Brians’ post on “brilliant”
“Thou Swell” performed by June Allyson
Ella Fitzgerald sings “’S Wonderful”
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire: “We’re a Couple of Swells”
“You’re the Top” (with pictures!)
2016-08-2300 min
All The BriansBrian The Public High School TeacherBrian interviews Brian Cohen, a Brooklyn public high school math teacher who’d give up pie before pi. He’s also an avid travel hacker so after he gives us a lesson on the New York public school system, he tells us how to beat the system when it comes to travel.2016-08-161h 08
All The BriansBrian The NovelistBrian interviews Brian Olsen, an author of hard-to-label novels who details what you need to know about the business of self publishing, and how to stop naming every character “Brian” by using a random name generator.2016-07-2547 min
All The BriansBryan* The Construction ManagerBrian interviews Bryan, a construction company project manager who knows all too well the changes on the ground in Brooklyn, plus the craziness of The Diamond District from a past working life. He just happened to be walking down Bedford avenue when Brian was set up with a microphone and a sign that read, “If your name is Brian, get interviewed for a podcast.” Despite the chance encounter, it turned into a fuller interview. *This podcast is forging an alliance between Brians and Bryans for the betterment of BRY-uhns everywhere2016-06-2919 min
All The BriansAll The Brians On Bedford AvenueBrian interviews all the Brians on Bedford Avenue who just happened to be walking by where he was set up at a table with a microphone and a sign that read, “If your name is Brian, get interviewed for a podcast.” Over a couple hours, there were 8 Brians — 5 Brians and 3 Bryans. And a Brian Wolff and a Bryan Wolf. Crazy. This is all those Brians edited together into one compilation interview with Brian-tastic results.2016-06-1616 min
All The BriansBrian The Wushu PractitionerBrian interviews Brian Hutchinson, a Wushu practitioner and systems admin for Major League Baseball. What is Wushu? It’s why Jet Li and Cung Le would kick your ass, but in the fanciest way possible.2016-06-021h 08The Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 35: Political Language and Literature (Part 2)This week we continue our conversation at the crossroads of politics and literary criticism. It turns out there is some vocabulary worth knowing in this area, including cosmopolitanism, interrogation, formalism, and several others. This all relates to the Common Errors in English Usage Web site, too, in interesting ways.
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Paul Brians’ notes on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses (PDF)
Paul Brians’ book on South Asian Literature in English
Paul Brians’ Retirement Speech (“Teaching, Politics, and Me”)
2016-05-2400 min
All The BriansBryan* The Beverage DirectorBrian interviews Bryan Schneider, the beverage director for Quality Branded restaurant group in New York. He has created inventive cocktails on menus across the city since 2005, from Michelin-starred Daniel to Brooklyn’s Clover Club, including the maybe-way-too-inventive “California Chardonnay.”
*This podcast is forging an alliance between Brians and Bryans for the betterment of BRY-uhns everywhere2016-05-221h 24
All The BriansBrian The Perfumer TechnicianBrian interviews Brian Snyder, a fine fragrance perfumer technician at one of the “big four” perfume companies who knows way more about smells than the average Brian.2016-05-1859 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 34: Political Language and Literature (Part 1)This week we continue talking about the language of politics—this time focusing on how it is used to discuss literature.
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Paul Brians’ Retirement Speech (“Teaching, Politics, and Me”)
Misconceptions, Confusions, and Conflicts Concerning Socialism, Communism, and Capitalism
Introduction to 19th-Century Socialism
Study Guide for The Communist Manifesto
Paul Brians’ Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction
Text of Germinal, by Emile Zola
Text of Under Western Eyes, by Joseph Conrad
2016-05-1800 min
All The BriansBrian The Classical MusicianBrian interviews Brian Ellingsen, a double bassist who somehow makes a living as a classical musician. He performs at festivals around the world and as a chamber musician of the Carnegie Hall affiliate ensemble, Decoda.2016-05-1248 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 33: The Language of the Election SeasonThis week we talk with Paul Brians about the language of elections, including politicians’ propensity to use “we” when they really mean “I.” Paul also explains how Bernie Sanders, a socialist, has taken advantage of the way conservatives in the U.S. have used language for the past several years. Other topics include a couple of misused terms from Common Errors in English Usage and the way the media cover political campaigns.
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UPDATE: Someone has asked Trump about Puerto Rico after all
...2016-05-1100 min
All The BriansBrian The TypographerBrian interviews Brian Gartside, a typographer and graphic designer, and finds out the difference between a typeface and a font, and then forgets it the next day.2016-05-0542 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 31: The Everything of “Theory”This week we discuss the meaning of the word “theory,” which was recently reported on by Carl Zimmer in The New York Times.
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In Science, It’s Never ‘Just a Theory’
A Week of Misconceptions
Paul Brians’ entry on the word theory
2016-04-2700 min
All The BriansBrianBrian gives you some history on the name Brian.2016-04-2103 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 30: Eggcorns! (with special guest Geoffrey Pullum)This week we discuss a kind of error known as an eggcorn. The term was coined by Geoffrey Pullum, who explains. After that, Paul Brians runs down some examples from Common Errors in English Usage.
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The Eggcorn Database
Egg corns: folk etymology, malapropism, mondegreen, ???
Far from the Madding Gerund (and other dispatches from Language Log)
Browse other books by Geoffrey Pullum
Some examples from Common Errors in English Usage
“So wrong, it’s right,” by Jan Freema...2016-04-1900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 27: When Is a Rose Not a Rose?This week we feature something very lovely indeed: Paul Brians delivers a lecture on the history of the rose in art.
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There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
Mediaeval Song, by James J. Wilhelm
David Camden’s translation of Florus
Thomas Parnell’s translation of “The Vigil of Venus”
Fragonard’s The Sacrifice of the Rose
Sting’s interpretation of “Come away, come, sweet love”
John McCormack: “Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes”
2016-03-3000 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 26: The English Language and Its Non-Errors (Part 3)This week we conclude our discussion of non-errors.
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The AP changes its mind about “hopefully”
Grammar Girl analyzes “Think Different”
Bonus (Paul’s “spitting image”):
2016-03-2300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 25: The English Language and Its Non-Errors (Part 2)This week we continue our discussion of non-errors.
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2016-03-1600 min
Get Top 100 Audiobooks in Language Instruction, GermanMastering German Conversation Set 1: Unit 1 Audiobook by Scott BriansListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Mastering German Conversation Set 1: Unit 1
Author: Scott Brians
Narrator: Dr. Annette Brians
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-11-16
Publisher: Scott Brians
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Language Instruction, German
Publisher's Summary:
Dear German language student,
Mastering German Conversation by Dr. Brians Languages is based on the highly acclaimed language learning program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) for US government personnel in the 1940s. The training enabled the students to live and work in foreign countries.
The FSI...2016-03-111h 53
Get Top 100 Audiobooks in Language Instruction, GermanMastering German Conversation Set 1: Unit 2 Audiobook by Scott BriansListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Mastering German Conversation Set 1: Unit 2
Author: Scott Brians
Narrator: Dr. Annette Brians
Format: Unabridged
Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-11-16
Publisher: Scott Brians
Genres: Language Instruction, German
Publisher's Summary:
Dear German language student,
Mastering German Conversation by Dr. Brians Languages is based on the highly acclaimed language learning program developed by the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) for US government personnel in the 1940s. The training enabled the students to live and work in foreign countries.
The FSI approach is straightforward: You learn...2016-03-112h 16The Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 23: We Could Be AntiheroesIs there a difference between an antihero and a villain? How about a hero and a protagonist?
This week Paul Brians explains these literary terms and talks about Dostoyevsky’s Underground Man.
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hero/protagonist (from Common Errors in English Usage)
heroin/heroine (from Common Errors in English Usage)
Study Guide for Dostoyevsky: Notes from Underground
Can Dostoevsky Still Kick You in the Gut?
Full text: Notes from the Underground
Full text: Invisible Man, by Ra...2016-03-0100 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 19: Talking Star WarsThis week Paul Brians shows off more of his sci-fi film knowledge with his discussion of Star Wars movies, Buck Rogers, and Flash Gordon.
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How Did Han Solo Make the Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs?
“Light-year” entry on the Common Errors in English Usage Web site
2016-02-0300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 18: Totally BustedThis week we talk about a word that has seemingly gained a lot of currency: busted. Listen to Paul Brians discuss the history of this word and its many uses.
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“Busted” by Ben Zimmer
The Beau Hunks Play the Original Little Rascals Music
NYC’s homeless skeptical of programs intended to help them
Buster Brown
Bust (the magazine)
2016-01-2700 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 15: A History of Common Errors in English Usage (Part 1)It feels like a millennium ago, but in fact it was merely last millennium, in 1997, that Paul Brians started his Common Errors in English Usage Web site. In the next two weeks we will be talking about the origins of the site.
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2016-01-0500 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 14: Style Changes for the New YearHappy New Year! There are style changes for the Washington Post, and Paul Brians offers his own perspective.
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The Post drops the ‘mike’ — and the hyphen in ‘e-mail’ by Bill Walsh
mic/mike
email/e-mail
Internet/intranet
World Wide Web
company names with apostrophes
they/their (singular)
collective plural
2015-12-2900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 12: The Magi(c) of ChristmasIn the spirit of the Christmas season, Paul Brians calls on his background as a scholar of the Bible and discusses some of the important language in the story of Christmas. Do you know the religious tradition of the Magi? The difference between miracle and magic? Listen to find out.
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Opening music (Paul Brians’ favorite recording of “We Three Kings”)
“The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry
Zoroastrianism (Zarathustrianism)
Google search: The Slaughter of the Innocents
Google sea...2015-12-1600 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 11: Steam—Not for Punks OnlyThis week Paul Brians discusses how the word steam has persisted well past the steam age. It’s a family podcast, so things don’t get too steamy!
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“We Haven’t Run Out of Steam Yet,” by Paul Brians
Photographs Bainbridge Island from the Virginia V steamer, by Paul Brians
The City of Lost Children
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (graphic novel)
Le Voyage Extraordinaire, Tome 1 (on Amazon UK)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
2015-12-0900 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 10: Commas (Inspired by Mary Norris)This week we discuss the introduction to Mary Norris’s book, Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen. From there we talk about peculiarities of commas in The New Yorker, basic guidelines for comma usage, and everyone’s favorite: The Oxford Comma.
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“Learning to Love the House Style,” by Mary Norris
Paul Brians’ entry on commas
The Oxford Comma
Dr. Howard
2015-12-0200 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 9: Talking Turkey (and Many Other Place Names, Too!)Happy Thanksgiving! This week we discuss place name oddities. Paul Brians begins with his blog post, “Let’s Talk Turkey.”
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Order Common Errors in English Usage before the end of the year and get $4 off the cover price when you enter the coupon code FIFTEEN: http://tinyurl.com/commonerrorsbook. Expires December 31, 2015.
2015-11-2400 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 6: A Visit from Mr. GradgrindThis week we get a visit from Paul Brians’ alter-ego, Mr. Gradgrind, who answers our rhetorical questions with his unique fact-based approach!
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Mr. Gradgrind’s Literal Answers to Rhetorical Questions
2015-11-0300 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 5: Moons and Moods of the Blue KindOn rare occasion you may perhaps wonder where the expression “Once in a Blue Moon” comes from. This week Paul Brians discusses the true origin.
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Moody Blues, by Paul Brians
The Eggcorn Database
Why Did People Once Think the Moon was Made Out of Cheese? (from Today I Found Out)
2015-10-2700 minThe Common Errors in English Usage PodcastEpisode 4: SynonymsChoosing the right word is more than a matter of looking up synonyms. In this episode Paul Brians talks about word choice, with a smattering of etymology and linguistic discussion of “snow words” thrown in.
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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
“Eskimo Words for Snow”: A Case Study in the Genesis and Decay of an Anthropological Example, by Laura Martin (also see Bad science reporting again: the Eskimos are back, by Geoffrey K. Pullum).
2015-10-2100 min
Roman's WorldEpisode 34 – Stick Men, Tramps and BriansThe Stick Men are touring the world and Roman is hoping to score tickets by dedicating a show to them. It’s The Roman’s World Stick Men Special along with Glass Hammer, Abel Ganz, The Angry Brians and more.
1.Stick Men – Soup
2.Stick Men – Crack In The Sky
3.Stick Men – Time's Insane Ashes
4.Stick Men – Pomegranate
5.RA – I'm Not An Angel
6.The Elders – Meetings of the Waters
7.Supertramp – Easy Does It
8.Stick Men – Smudge
9.Stick Men – Vrooom Vrooom
10.Stick Men – Red
11.Marco Machera – Sing for You
12.The Angry Brians – We Came To Fight
13.Alan Simon – Circle Of Life
14.Stick Men – Open Pt.1 - Plunge...2015-05-132h 03
WE Have CancerRaising Awareness About Colon Cancer in a Most Unique Way, With Ben DeHan and Dustin BriansBen Dehan and Dustin Brians are two good friends that were searching for a way to make a positive impact in the colon cancer community. They wanted to bring more visibility to the cancer, that in their words, is “the cancer no one wants to talk about.” Their project, the Buttfolio, will certainly get people talking! […] The post Raising Awareness About Colon Cancer in a Most Unique Way, With Ben DeHan and Dustin Brians appeared first on The Colon Cancer Podcast.2015-03-1830 min
Dan Wakes Up Screaming8.3: An Army Of Brians - Dan Wakes Up Screaming: The PodcastIn this finale to the trilogy which episode three of Dan Wakes Up Screaming became, the fellows investigate a sinister society whose covert machinations have influenced Western society for untold generations. Also, there are dick jokes. “Many Happy Returns” by Guillaume Tucker “So Close” by Herr Doktor “Revenge” by Herr Doktor “Dying Inside” by The … Continue reading 8.3: An Army Of Brians →
The post 8.3: An Army Of Brians appeared first on Dan Wakes Up Screaming: The Podcast.2014-08-2856 min
Radio LiferayRL012 The Brians - Radio Liferay Episode 12Liferay for your ears - I had the opportunity to record a session with 3/4 of the founders, namely all the Brians (simplifying the "y" in Bryan to "i" for this pluralization): Brian Chan (Chief Software Architect), Brian Kim (Chief Operating Officer), Bryan Cheung (Chief Executive Officer).
Some of the topics we talked about:
* How they met and started to work despite different music and food taste
* How or if college grades (might) relate to real life
* While they used to live on the same floor some time, now they are still on the same planet...
* Crazy organic growth and the...2011-12-0100 min