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Music Music MusicThe Dreaming Void, JENTL and 1201_AlarmMusic Music Music: the independent music discovery podcast. Selfie by The Dreaming VoidThe Dreaming Void (formed in October 2017) are an English synth-pop-rock band based in Norfolk. The Dreaming Void are an originals band that hit the sweet spot between early 80’s alt rock & more current synth pop culture. The band influences are: Future Islands, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Pretenders, The Cure, Curve & vocal influences spanning from Chrissy Hynde to, Blondie & Gwen Stefani We are 5 piece alt synth rock (or something like that!) band from Norfolk, in the U.K. We have...
2024-02-2315 min
PedagogoSustainable Virtual ClassroomsWhile it’s clear no one was a fan of the rapid transition to online learning in Spring 2020, do you know what distinguishes sustainable, enjoyable remote learning from Spring’s emergency remote teaching? Join Dr. Allison Case, along with her guests Lauren Wright, Director of Program Development at Wiley Education Services, and Jimmy Arvan, a senior at Boston University, as they explore the hallmarks of sustainable online learning, and how to create intentional, meaningful online environments where students thrive and faculty presence is felt throughout.Show NotesTeaching Online: A Practical Guide- By Susan Ko an...
2020-09-2237 min
Toy Cannon CanonLoading the Canon: Re-Introduction, Week 8 Preview, & Baseball Guess WhoJacob and Vik are joined again by Matt Wilson and Jimmy Arvan to load up a great week of content. First, the guys reflect on a whirlwind week in which Toy Cannon Canon was a rising entity on KBO Twitter (0:57). Then they re-introduce the concept behind The Canon for any new listeners (13:00). Jacob and Vik detail the exciting Week 8 ahead, with three different but equally intriguing canonizations (18:48). Finally, the quartet plays a psychologically taxing game of Baseball Guess Who (21:52).
2020-05-2500 minToy Cannon CanonLoading the Canon: Week 7 Preview & the Baseball Prospectus *REDACTED* GameWelcome to the first edition of our Monday series: "Loading the Canon". Vik & Jacob detail what's coming up on this week's episode of The Canon (0:43). Then Jimmy Arvan and Matt Wilson join to play the Baseball Prospectus Annual Game, where contestants receive only a short blurb about an MLB player and have to identify him (2:08). Play along at home and see if you can guess the overarching theme! Finally, the quartet discusses MLB rule changes (31:35).
2020-05-1841 minToy Cannon CanonEpisode 6: Backyard Heroes (FULL)Jimmy Arvan comes back on as a guest for a varied class of inductees. First, Vik canonizes the unsung component of the Backyard Sports catalog (2:57). Jimmy takes us back over 100 years to a college football legend whose winning ways and dour demeanor made him the Bronze Age Belichick (26:42). Finally, Jacob enters a baseball player worth 2.1 bWAR into The Canon because his effect on his hometown team goes far beyond his meager statistics (45:07).
2020-05-151h 00Toy Cannon CanonEpisode 6 Part II: "Gloomy" Gil DobieContinuing in our new format, here's the second individual canonization from Episode 6. Guest Jimmy Arvan comes on to discuss one of the greatest coaches in college football history, who smacks of the similarly dour captain of Foxboro's sidelines.
2020-05-1419 minToy Cannon CanonEpisode 4: Gaming The SystemVik and Jacob are joined by guest Jimmy Arvan to expand the powers of the canon. Vik canonizes the chaotic Dominican some call the best hitter of the 80s (2:16). Jimmy welcomes the first non-baseball player into the Toy Cannon Ohana (15:00). And Jacob makes 200 points as he inducts a non-athlete altogether (26:50)!
2020-04-1545 min