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Strong Songs"Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" by The Mars VoltaKirk digs into one of the most dense and challenging records in his collection, with an analysis of "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volta's 2003 progressive rock opus De-Loused in the Comatorium.Written by: Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Jeremy WardProduced by: Omar Rodríguez-López & Rick RubinAlbum: De-Loused in the Comatorium, 2003Listen/Buy via Album.LinkALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:Excerpts from Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird (2023, dir. Nicolas Jack Davies)"One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In from Rela...2025-04-0459 min
Strong Songs"Where The Streets Have No Name" and "With Or Without You" by U2Strong Songs Season Seven kicks off with two of the most famous songs ever recorded, from one of the biggest bands in the world. U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "With or Without You" make up two-thirds of the three-song "suite" of hit singles that kicked off their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. As it turns out, the two songs have a lot to say to one another! They also have a lot to say about how U2 wrote music, and about the beautiful, messy human process of collaborative creativity.Written by: U2...2025-03-0759 min
Work For HumansStumpCraft: The Simple Joy of Turning Chaos into Order | Jasen RobillardOn Work for Humans, we explore what people truly seek from their work. A recurring theme we have found is the desire for puzzles to solve. In today’s episode, we chat with a puzzle expert and creator to uncover the elements that make a compelling puzzle and how we can apply these principles to create work that people genuinely love.Jasen Robillard’s career has evolved from engineer to product specialist, geological mapper, and now, jigsaw puzzle creator. He is the founder of Stumpcraft, a Canadian jigsaw company that has gained recognition for its high-quality, artisanal puzz...2024-09-241h 03
Horrorwood: True Crime in TinseltownThe Savage Murder of Sally Anne BowmanCW: This episode contains heavy discussion of rape and sexual assault.
18-year-old Sally Anne Bowman had two main goals in life: appear on the cover of Vogue Magazine and perform at the Royal Albert Hall with famed actor/singer Michael Ball. As a student at the BRIT School - which boasted such alumni as Adele, Tom Holland and Jessie J - along with winning a modeling contest to become the face of SWATCH, it seemed Sally was well on her way. But in September of 2005 after a girls' night out, Sally's life was brutally taken from her...2024-01-151h 20
The is a Sport Social TestCarrick at the wheel as United grab Champions League last 16 spot, Chelsea thrash Juve and Man City v PSG/Liverpool v Porto previewsFeargal Brennan, Ian Brannan and Matt Pidd on midweek duty for a busy round of Champions League action for all four Premier League sides.Michael Carrick picked up a debut win as Manchester United caretaker boss as Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho sealed their place in Champions League last 16 with a 2-0 win at Villarreal.Chelsea cruised past Juventus at Stamford Bridge, with their knockout place already in the bag, PLUS previews for tonight's action as Manchester City face an Etihad showdown against PSG and already qualified Liverpool host Porto.2021-11-2435 min
Football Social DailyCarrick at the wheel as United grab Champions League last 16 spot, Chelsea thrash Juve and Man City v PSG/Liverpool v Porto previewsFeargal Brennan, Ian Brannan and Matt Pidd on midweek duty for a busy round of Champions League action for all four Premier League sides.Michael Carrick picked up a debut win as Manchester United caretaker boss as Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho sealed their place in Champions League last 16 with a 2-0 win at Villarreal.Chelsea cruised past Juventus at Stamford Bridge, with their knockout place already in the bag, PLUS previews for tonight's action as Manchester City face an Etihad showdown against PSG and already qualified Liverpool host Porto. Learn...2021-11-2437 min
Cultural Connections: exchanging knowledge and widening participation in the Humanities01.What is the value of the Digital Humanities?Michael Pidd, Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield gives the opening keynote talk for the Digital Humanities @ Oxford Summer School 2013.2013-08-0746 minCultural Connections: exchanging knowledge and widening participation in the Humanities01.What is the value of the Digital Humanities?Michael Pidd, Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield gives the opening keynote talk for the Digital Humanities @ Oxford Summer School 2013.2013-08-0746 min