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LIVE Talkie - Election '08, Waffle House Museum, sleep fetishes, social media, and more

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:09:00 -0600

[The title of this episode reveals my affinity for the Oxford serial comma.]

In this live talkie, recorded Sunday, October 26, we cover many topics, including:

More voicemails from Jen and Tony. Always entertaining - keep 'em coming! And that goes for the rest of you, too. Call in!
- Tony on hold with Sprint
- Tony calls in from the UGA game (part 1 and 2)
- Jen scolds Tony for drinking all the boxed wine
Rusty had wisdom tooth surgery recently and survived.
We went to the Waffle House Museum and want to go back and do a video tour.
Who should we interview?
We ramble a bit about the value of social media and what it means to be "professional." (Shades of my BlogOrlando session.) Here's my post with the quote I was referencing; the original post I quoted is gone.
There's an election coming up. We endorse Obama, and Rusty describes an anti-Jim Martin mailer he received. It was put out by Americans for Job Security. Images here and here.
I had a photo shoot for my birthday and was Empowered™ by it. Here's the Flickr group for the location where it was done.
Sleep fetishes: what's the deal?

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Talkie - Listener comments, more thoughts on Swingtown, miscellany

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:51:55 -0600

This talkie covers:

Voicemails from Jen and Tony, covering topics such as:
- Gwinnett County mooching off Atlanta
- Drunk/not drunk
- Lawyers
Voicemail from Ellie, responding to our first review of Swingtown; followed immediately by our updated thoughts on Swingtown, now that the series has (sadly, but not surprisingly) been taken off the air
Response to a listener who emailed with a question about Trapeze, and a brief tangent about the idea of a condom-mandatory sex club
Upcoming screening of The Three Faces of Eve at the Imperial Theatre in Augusta, and tour of the Miller Theatre (where the film premiered in 1957)
A few notes about our nascent house hunt

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Interview - Peter Hughes, PhD, Augusta resident who documents the life and times of Henry Shultz

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:15:59 -0600

Our introduction bumper that we put in front of all of our podcasts says we're "focused on all things Atlanta and sometimes elsewhere." This is another of our "sometimes elsewhere" episodes, and I think it's one of our better interviews.

The subject is Peter Hughes, PhD, who is from Augusta, Ga. One of his great passions is to document the life and times of Henry Shultz.

Shultz is an interesting historic figure for a variety of reasons, including:

Building the first successful bridge across the Savannah River, which connected Augusta to South Carolina, against formidable odds when others had failed
Founding the town of Hamburg, South Carolina (which no longer exists) out of spite for Augusta
A reputation of being both a shrewd entrepreneur and a violent megalomaniac.

Hughes has a section of his web site dedicated to the life and time of Shultz, which is one of only a few Internet sources that mentions Hamburg or Shultz at all (aside from a few sources about the Hamburg Massacre, which was after Shultz's time). We discuss what led him to create it, and Hughes shares several stories about this colorful historic figure.

Meet Your Affiliates - Bobby Blackwolf, host of The Bobby Blackwolf Show (Part 2 of 2)

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:06:15 -0600

This is the second part of my two-part interview with Bobby Blackwolf, host of The Bobby Blackwolf Show. You can listen to the first part here.

We discuss the Atlanta gaming industry, the politics of the gaming industry, and other topics. This is part of our Meet Your Affiliates series.

Meet Your Affiliates - Bobby Blackwolf, host of The Bobby Blackwolf Show (Part 1 of 2)

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:40:16 -0600

In this episode I speak with Bobby Blackwolf, host of The Bobby Blackwolf Show. It's the first in what we hope will be a series of several more Meet Your Affiliates interviews over the next few months with Georgia Podcast Network affiliates.

The interview is broken into two parts, of which this is the first. Here we discuss the history behind Bobby's show, the Nintendo Wii, our shared esteem for Super Mario Bros. 2, and a few other topics.

In the second part, which is posted here, we mostly talk about the Atlanta game industry and the politics of gaming.

Interview - Atlanta filmmaker Bailey Barash

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:43:37 -0600

This interview was recorded at Charis Books and More, before a screening of Bailey Barash's new documentary, The AIDS Chronicles - Here to Represent. Bailey is an Atlanta native who spent 19 years at CNN before starting her own production company. The AIDS Chronicles is the result of almost five years of work documenting the impact of HIV/AIDS on the urban black community in Atlanta.

Bailey and I discussed media representation of AIDS, its impact on Atlanta in contrast to other areas of the country, some of the challenges of making a documentary about a sensitive subject matter, and more. (I feel I should apologize to all you listeners for saying "uh-huh" so much in this interview. I usually don't do that!)

The film, by the way, is amazing. It deserves all the accolades it's receiving and many more. Don't pass up the opportunity to see it!

LIVE Talkie - Listener voicemails, thoughts on Swingtown, Sturgeon's Law applied to adult industry ads

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:50:34 -0600

This is our second live show (here's the first), and it was very exciting because we actually had several chat room participants, and a caller! Jen, use your $20 Inserection gift card wisely.

Things discussed:

Voicemails from Nobilis, Jen, and Tony. Thanks y'all, and keep 'em coming. Drunk-dialing is accepted and encouraged. My favorite was Tony's voicemail about Northside Drive, so maybe he should get the other Inserection gift card, and you two can buy something extra-special.
Our thoughts on CBS' new show, Swingtown. We are brimming with opinions about this show. We didn't get around to talking about the possible anachronisms, but perhaps next time. I'm guessing the chances are pretty good that there will be a next time, since we're already planning to watch at least the third episode.
I read a ridiculous ad from Xcitement Magazine, and rant semi-coherently about becoming discouraged about the adult industry ~8-10 years ago.

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Interview - Grace Buford, a.k.a. Cylindrian, musician in metro Atlanta and Second Life

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:10:26 -0600

Grace Buford is a metro Atlanta musician and music teacher who plays folk music in venues around the city, as well as in Second Life under her alter ego Cylindrian.

I interviewed her last Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Java Monkey in Decatur.

This interview is broken into in two parts, with a musical interlude featuring a pair of Grace's songs.

In the first half of the interview, which lasts about 14 minutes, we discuss her music career and the differences between playing in real venues vs. virtual venues.

In the second half, which lasts about 16 minutes, we continue that discussion, and also talk about legal issues in the music industry, marketing on Twitter and MySpace, and teaching music.

The songs featured in the interlude are An Open Door from Grace's album River, and This Dream from her album Virtually Live.

Also, I play excerpts of Mattie's Runaway Train from River in the background of some of the bumpers.

Things we look for on road trips - another video episode!

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:57:35 -0600

In our second video episode, we bring the camera along with us on one of our road trips and point out some things you can look for while traveling through Southern towns. This trip took us through Middle Georgia, including Columbus, Thomaston, Warm Springs and Greenville along with a few others that didn't make it into the video due to space considerations.

We love voicemail! If you know of anything else people should look for when traveling to Southern towns (there are a few we know of we didn't get time to capture for the video, like masonic lodges and terrazos), call us at 678.389.9441. Chances are excellent we'll include your thoughts in our next talkie, which as of now will be podcast-after-next.

Talkie - Listener comments, Balticon wrap-up, Magical Clothes, what to do in Columbus

info@gapodcastnetwork.com (Amber Rhea and Rusty Tanton) — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:36:42 -0600

We've just returned from Balticon; in this talkie, we discuss our experience there (and a few other topics).

Some more detailed notes:

Another voicemail from Nobilis. He is podcast voicemail Jesus.
Answers to questions sent via Twitter.
Thoughts on the "Don't Be That Guy" session at Balticon - the good, the bad, the ugly, the poorly planned, the psychosomatic reaction inducing.
Here are a few links about Nice Guys™:
- Nice Guys We Can Do Without
- How to be a Real Nice Guy
- The Nice Guy That Wasn't
- Not specifically Nice Guy™ focused, but very relevant: An Open Letter to Geeky Guys
We offer a few suggestions for next year's Balticon, including an idea for a panel.
Rusty's review of Magical Clothes.
We're going on a road trip to Columbus, GA next weekend. What should we do there?

Some Balticon photos:

If you were at Balticon (or even if you weren't!) please share your thoughts in the comments, or call 678-389-9441 to leave us a voicemail.