Well, it took a week and a half to come up with another show, but this is an exciting one -- not only something I've been working to make happen for some time but also a sign of things to come. Tonight's show is an interview with comics publisher and writer Larry Young, hopefully the first of an open-ended series of interviews with creators of, you know, stuff!

-R

Sturgeon's Law #022
27 January, 2006

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Podcast Pickle Show #1848

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Interview: Larry Young - http://www.ait-planetlar.com/

• Created AiT/PlanetLar, publishes work of his and others
• Author of multiple columns about comics, including currently infrequent entries in CBR's Loose Cannon - http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=4
• "Yoda of Comics"

Perhaps you were thinking "What, you revamped the show again just to talk about how you're revamping the show?" Have more faith, friend, because here's new content already: Mark Bradford talks about Project Gutenberg.

-R

Sturgeon's Law #021
17 January, 2006

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Podcast Pickle Show #1848

Opening and Closing Music - Merrigan's Reel by Jim Fidler

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Big Idea: Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/

• over 17,000 public domain texts
• predates both the web and the Internet
• ancient works through early (out of copyright) 20th century
• examples: da Vinci, Dante, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Poe, Dumas, ...
• multiple formats: text, PDF, others...

Did I say the show continues to evolve last time? Well, this time I mean it. :)

Okay, really, I meant it last time, too. Evolve or die, man. This change is fairly significant, though, I think, and this episode is telling you about it. You know where to find us to tell us what you think, so do it.

-R

Sturgeon's Law #020
16 January, 2006

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Podcast Pickle Show #1848

Opening and Closing Music - Merrigan's Reel by Jim Fidler

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Administrivia: The Next Evolutionary Step

• one segment for one episode
• no more periodic schedule -- when we get content, you get content
• more like audio blogging, less like traditional radio shows
• more flexible for listening and easier on your hosts
• stay tuned -- there's plenty heading down this feed!

The show continues to evolve in the new year. Enjoy. Nuff said!

-R

Sturgeon's Law #019
7 January, 2006

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Opening and Closing Music - Merrigan's Reel by Jim Fidler

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Squid Nation: The Order of the Stick - http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript

• by Rich Burlew
• Primary audience: gamers, especially DnD 3
• Updates M-W-F

Big Idea: Mad Housers - http://www.madhousers.org/

• Phone interview with Mad Housers president Nick Hess
• based and operating in Atlanta, GA (so far)
• building free structures for emergency shelter in homeless encampments
• 501(c)(3) charity

Today's 10%:

• Quick smack talk about the Coldplay CD - http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/01/coldplays_new_cd_has.html
• Music: "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" by Merle Haggard (seriously!)