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Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:51:55 GMT

Show #93: Back in the Land of the Maya

This show brings you some soundseeing from the Mayan Riviera in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. I was there for a weeks holiday and took my trusty iRiver along to do some recording. The resulting audio clips make up the bulk of this episode. The spoken word piece at the end of the show is by Shane Koyczan and is an example of his powerful performance word poetry that he does with his group Short Story Long.

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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:15:17 GMT

Show #92: From Harvard

I am back after a long hiatus. This show includes some recording done while I was attending a recent leadership institute at Harvard University. It includes some reflections on a trip made to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum and Library, and my overall impressions of the city of Boston. The show finds me thinking about the progress that America has made since the Kennedy era as they prepare to elect Barack Obama as their president.

I am joined on this podcast by my colleague Jill Roberts who you'll hear midway through the show. The episode closes with me relating a random chance encounter with another storyteller, Brother Blue with whom we happened to share a taxi as we left Harvard. All in all, it was a remarkable trip, with lots of learning about many important things.

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Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:18:03 GMT

Show #91: The End of My TV

In my first show in almost a month, I'm back with some talk about getting rid of my TV and switching to an all audio and web-based source for rich media content. I talk about the weather, cook some dinner, reflect on a recent video podcast from Baba's Beach and expand on a conversation between two ex-nannies. I play a tune by Jill Sobule and another by Tom Waits.

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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:49:31 GMT

Show #90: Get Up Stand Up

This show finds me reflecting on and giving thanks for two gifts that I received recently at work. The first segment ends with The Navaho Honouring Song. Part Two of the show comes to you from Tofino on the wild west coast of Vancouver Island where I talk about the awful but mostly unquestioned impact of Canada at war. I end with a double shot of music from The Black Angels from their seasonally appropriate album "Passover".

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Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:11:45 GMT

Show #89: Rumi, Shiraz and a visit from Cheeky

This show includes some thoughts inspired by the 13th century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi, as well as a short DIY segment with me making a batch of Australian Shiraz. I play a couple of tunes, one by Hayden, another by Young Galaxy. A leisurely Sunday podcast with a phone visit from Todd and an apple for Cheeky the deer.

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Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:54:32 GMT

Show #88: Musing about muses

I return to my roots in this piece, coming to you from deep in the woods, with some musing about exactly who is my muse, and what it means to have one. Cigars, songwriters and synchronicity are themes that run through this show. Spring is in the air, blue skies and warmer weather are on the horizon.

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Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:55:16 GMT

Show #87: In Egypt

This show is a combination of a scripted piece finished by a song by The Black Angels followed by some late night musings about the passing of yet another of my animal friends. The ambient music underlaying the spoken word piece is by Robert Rich, available as a free download from Magnatunes.

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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:47:30 GMT

Show #86: Happy Holidays

Come along for some late night Christmas shopping soundseeing and a bit of philosophical rambling in the few days leading up to Christmas. Recorded just before Christmas day and edited and posted just after, this is Christmas 2007. The first musical piece in this show is "Some Things Go Without Saying" by the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the second piece is a Wailers classic from a now out of print London concert at the Lyceum. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:14:36 GMT

Show #84: Acknowledging Connections

Only a few show notes for this episode, which begins with a celebration of the return of Chub Creek to the podosphere. I play some music by The Frames, and talk my way through some Saturday kitchen work, including smoking some nuts and making a pot roast. Winter fare for the soul......

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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:42:23 GMT

Show #83: Halloween: It's scarier in the real world.

Recorded on and around Halloween night, this show features music by the Victoria based Outlaw Social with two songs from their new album "Dry Bones". Thanks to Pharis and the rest of Outlaw Social for permission to use the songs in this podcast! I also talk about the wonderful Irish movie Once that I saw in flight from Toronto. "Once" is one of the best films I've seen in a long long time.

There's also a bit about the need to fight against the extradition of the BC3 for their "crime" of selling pot seeds to those in the US via the web. The show ends with "Yell Fire" by Michael Franti and Spearhead from their recent album on the ANTI - Epitaph Label. It's available as a free download from the link above.

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Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:11:05 GMT

Show #82: Marketing death: Podcasting, misogynist videos and Canada's "new" drug policies.

An electic show that ranges over a number of topics, with the only real connection being a focus on death. Not that I'm trying to be morbid, thats's simply how this one turned out. Music is appropriately by The Black Angels and Beirut's newest offering from the IODA Promonet.

Beirut
"A Sunday Smile" (mp3)
from "The Flying Club Cup"
(Ba Da Bing!)
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Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:43:40 GMT

Show #81: The Watch

A shorter show this week about that strange state of mind between wakefulness and sleep that's called "The Watch". Music played in this episode includes a piece by Robert Rich from the Magnatunes site and a piece by the IO Music Project. Also included is the Charles Bukowski poem "Nirvana" as read by Tom Waits. If you like Wait's particular form of magic, buy his latest album "Orphans". It's an amazing collection of some of his rawest and rarest work to date.

IO Music Project
"Forest" (mp3)
from "Music Hall 151"
(Naqmeh Banafsh Andisheh Cultural Institute)

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Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:55:50 GMT

Show #80: In the Land of the Maya: Part 2

Part two of the Mexican soundseeing podcast series focuses on our trip to two Mayan ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula. First we visit Tulum on the coast, and then move inland to the village and ruins at Coba. I climb the big pyramid at Coba, which is the second tallest in the Mayan empire. It was big, tall and a scary climb with no handrails. There was only a rope laying on the steps to hang onto as you went down. I kept thinking about that scene in Apocalypto where the heads and bodies bounce down the steps to the bottom...

	If you look carefully at the top of the pyramid you can see two people sitting there. Neither of them is me, though I did go to the very top and into the chamber. The jungle has reclaimed most of this site, with only several hundred of more than 6500 buildings excavated since its "discovery" in the 1970's. At one time, Coba was home to 50,000 Mayans.

The ending tune in this podcast is by Brad Sucks from the Magnatunes website. The title of the song is "Time to take out the garbage". It has no particular connection to the podcast content, but I liked the jazz noir feel it has. Somehow it matches my mood and mindset as I descended down the big pyramid.

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Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:11:08 GMT

Show #79: In the Land of the Maya: Part 1

Part one of the soundseeing shows put together with material gathered during a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Music in this podcast is from the album "Echo of Small Things" by Robert Rich and is from the Magnatunes website, licensed for podcast use. Stay tuned for Part 2 in which we visit the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Coba.

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Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:10:26 GMT

Show #78: The Opposite of Suicide

Minimal show notes for this episode after a week of feed problems. This has me musing about the mindset of suicide bombers and what makes them tick. Music in this podcast is all courtesy of Magnatunes and includes the songs Seduction and The Will of Love by Falik, and Tribe by the band Falling You. Comments or feedback can sent to triecken@gmail.com or via the comments link on this blog page.

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Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:53:16 GMT

Show #77: Smokin.....

This is a repost of the show done a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, Feedburner and iTunes didn't pick it up. Here is another go of this publishing.

This DIY episode features some kitchen chat while I prepare some salmon for smoking, along with music from the IODA Promonet. Cover image on this episode shows Abby the deer and her new born baby Cheeky. Information about the songs and artists played in this podcast is listed below. For those of you who want to email me or send comments, I can be contacted at triecken@gmail.com As usual, thanks for listening, and I will talk to you again soon.

Download "Dry Grass And Shadows" (mp3)
from "Grass Roots Record Co. - Family Album"
by Alela Diane
GRASS ROOTS RECORD CO

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Download "Soul Shakedown Party" (mp3)
from "Roots, Rock, Remixed"
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
rockr / Quango / Tuff Gong

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Download "Swing Your Heartache" (mp3)
from "Young Galaxy"
by Young Galaxy
Arts & Crafts

Buy at Gallery AC
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Rhapsody

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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:15:24 GMT

Show #76: Strangers and Heroes

This episode features a piece about an encounter with a stranger I met while traveling back from the Podcasters Across Borders 2007 Conference in Kingston. The musical bed in this piece is by Michael Brook courtesy of the IODA Promonet. Information about the album is below. For those of you who want to email me or send comments, I can be contacted at triecken@gmail.com As usual, thanks for listening, and I will talk to you again soon.

Download "Pond" (mp3)
from "RockPaperScissors"
by Michael Brook
bigHelium/Canadian Rational

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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:55:26 GMT

Show #75: Titanica!

This show features a soundseeing tour of the Titanic Exhibit that I visited this week at the Royal BC Museum. I begin the show with a personal note of thanks to all who sent notes of condolences about the death of Kona. Life is certainly quieter without him, though in the quiet there is the opportunity to remember him and the life that he brought to all whom he met. Music in this podcast is from the IODA Promonet and features two songs that I use as a muscial bed for the show. I'll see those of you who are going to PAB in Kingston, on the weekend!

Download "Cigar Smoke" (mp3)
from "Cigar Smoke"
by Esther Lamneck
Innova Recordings

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Download "Music Hall March Medley: a. Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside b. Fall In And Follow Me c. Ship Ahoy (All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor)" (mp3)
from "Titanic: Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage"
by Ian Whitcomb
ITW Records

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Sun, 10 Jun 2007 21:50:26 GMT

Show #74: Lessons from Kona

I'm back after a long absence with a set of recollections about what I have learned from living my life with my little dog Kona. After nearly 13 years with him we had to put him down on June 2 due to an aggressive brain tumour. Without a doubt, this has been one of the saddest weeks I have ever experienced. The episode is mostly me talking, keeping it together for the most part, with a final song dedicated to Kona, called "Open Heart Surgery" by the BJM.

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Tue, 01 May 2007 06:49:43 GMT

Show #73: Buffered Content and a 10K Walk

This is a misc collection of thoughts and snippets put together over the past couple of days. I'm asking for adventurous listeners to try and interact with the show using Crowd About an interaction tool that allows people to leave text, audio and video comments about a given podcast. You have to set up an account, and then you can access the show and leave a comment. I'm not sure how it will work, but let's give it a try and see what happens. Clicking on the badge below takes you to the account creation page on the site. You can find islandpodcasting by searching for it once you're inside the site.

Music in the show comes from the IODA Promonet and features the following artists.

Download "Come And See" (mp3)
from "Young Galaxy"
by Young Galaxy
Arts & Crafts

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Download "The End" (mp3)
from "Until The Sadness Is Gone"
by David & the Citizens
Friendly Fire Recordings

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Stream from RealNetworks / Rhapsody
Buy at DownloadPunk

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Download "Treasure Bay" (mp3)
from "iRelax: In Traffic"
by Govi
REAL MUSIC

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I also play the song February Day by Desert Radio from the GarageBand.com site. In the podcast, I mistakenly called them Dust Radio, which I think I've been doing for some time. Oops, sorry guys....

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Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:52:10 GMT

Show #72: Climate Change Dracula: Art at the Edge of Science

I muse about some of the media and art I've consumed over the last couple of weeks including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's version of Dracula, Heather O'Neill's Lullabies for Little Criminals and the movie version of the PD James novel Children of Men. This is the first podcast that I've done with the NexxGen Mic that was recommended by the Zedcaster and the Scarborough Dude so I'll be interested to hear any feedback about a difference in the audio quality of the show. I end the show with a few hints about the topic of my presentation at the upcoming Podcasters Across Borders conference in Kingston Ontario in June.

Some of the music in this podcast is from the IODA Promonet courtesy of the Southern Culture on the Skids, which you can download below. The other bits of music are the Brian Jonestown Massacre's "A New Low in Getting High" and Joe Strummer and the Mescalero's "Coma Girl". I thought Coma Girl was a good tune for the recently emerged Hippies vs Punks debate in that Joe so perfectly marries what is vibrant about both movements, along with a bit of crossover into the music and culture of Rastafari.

Download "Skunk" (mp3)
from "For Lovers Only"
by Southern Culture on the Skids
Safe House

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If you have any comments or feedback about today's show, send me an email, or better yet, send me an audio comment at triecken@gmail.com and I'll use it in an upcoming show.

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Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:33:58 GMT

Show #71: Hippies vs Punks: Scarborough Dude Battles the Evil Genius!

This episode provides some commentary and analysis of the exchange between Dave Slusher of The Evil Genius Chronicles and the Scarborough Dude of the DicksnJanes Podcast. This all began with the EGC post of March 20 on Hippies and Punks and then SD of DicksnJanes responded with his HippieFacistFreak episode of March 23.

This is an interesting exchange and I weigh in with some comments and analysis. Check out their respective shows for their positions and see what you think. Both make some good points...as they keep podcasting an interesting place to hang out.

Also included is a welcome note about Gary's return to podcasting with his Free Your Voice Podcast. I also describe my take on the recent movie, Flags of Our Fathers, and the general stupidity of war.

Music in this podcast is from the IODA Promonet courtesy of the artists listed below. You can download each of the tunes, using the links below.

Download "Little Dog's Day" (mp3)
from "Against Which The Sea Continually Beats"
by Glenn Jones
Strange Attractors Audio House

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Download "Pave The Way" (mp3)
from "Pave the Way"
by Mikey Dread
Dread at the Controls

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Download "Kudzu Limbo" (mp3)
from "Peckin' Party"
by Southern Culture on the Skids
Safe House

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Download "Postcards From Italy" (mp3)
from "Gulag Orkestar"
by Beirut
Ba Da Bing!

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If you have any comments or feedback about today's show, send me an email, or better yet, send me an audio comment at triecken@gmail.com and I'll use it in an upcoming show.

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Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:24:50 GMT

Show #70: Two Years of Podcasting!

Islandpodcasting's two year anniversary of podcasting finds itself in an easy going Sunday afternoon with me making some wine. Come along as I sterilize, pour and mix and muse about moving. Music in this podcast by Prent Rogers from his Podcast Bumper Site from which I've used his piece called Never Mix with Cans. I also use two pieces from the IODA Promonet. They are Motocaid by a band called Bottom of the Hudson, and Freak Cat by Jumbo Electra of Brazil.

Download "Motorcaid" (mp3)
from "The Omaha Record"
by Bottom Of The Hudson
Absolutely Kosher

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and

Download "Freak cat" (mp3)
from "Tratore Basics 2: New Brazilian Rock"
by Various Artists
Tratore

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Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:39:23 GMT

Show #69: Culture Vultures - Reflections of a Grave Robber

This episode is a long reminiscence of my summer job as a student archaeologist working on an excavation in southwestern Saskatchewan. Thinking back on the process, and the way the summer unfolded, gave me a number of insights...They dawned on me slowly, just as I was retelling the story, which says much about the power of reflection and insight stitched together over the years.

The musical bed in this show is a long ambient piece called "At the Gate" from one of the performance collectives at Spheric Lounge. The closing piece is an extended version of the southern classic Shenandoah by guitar genius Bill Frisell from his album "Good Dog, Happy Man". It's a beautiful piece that captures the mood of the ending of the story. The piece is not podsafe nor used with permission, so if you like what you hear, buy one of Bill's CD's. I have many and they are all good.

All of this story, by the way, is true. There are no embellishments here, just real life, recollected.

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