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Friday, May 18, 2012

5/16/12 Show Log--A Conversation with Genevieve Conaty



Conversations at the Intersection of Science, Philosophy and Art
with special guest, singer-songwriter Genevieve Conaty

BIO: Genevieve Conaty is an American songwriter and performer who recently moved to San Francisco after 10 years in London. She has studied singing with Randolph Matthews, Sally Bradshaw, and Chris Rowbury, guitar with Terry Bryanton, Eoghan Gallagher, and Kent Brown, songwriting with Bonnie Hayes, and film music with Shawm Kreitzman. She released her first album, “Your Own Brand of Candy,” in 2011.

Artist Website: http://www.genevieveconaty.com



Science News










Darwin Awards

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.

Tonight's Story: "Clotheslined"
       
       
Playlist:
·         "Good Eater" by Genevieve Conaty
·         "The Night Eve Came into My Yard" by Genevieve Conaty 
·         "In Your Cell" by Genevieve Conaty
·         "My Girl Was a Pearl" by Genevieve Conaty 
·         "Rock Steady" by Genevieve Conaty            
·         "Promotion" by Genevieve Conaty       
·         "Intro" by Jeff Falconer            
·         "Vic Perp: New Age Private Eye" by Jeff Falconer
·         "Deep Blue Sea" by Jim Ocean
·         "Coming of Age in the Milky Way" by Jim Ocean
·         "Mr. Tanner" by Harry Chapin               
·         "Ordinary Day" by Peter Mayer
·         "Descartes In Amsterdam" by Dave Nachmanoff
·         "The Life Inside Me" by David Johnson


MetaQuizzical Singer-Songwriter Revue

Kathy's Picks
·         "Mr. Tanner" by Harry Chapin               
·         "Ordinary Day" by Peter Mayer 
·         "Two Paper Town" by Steve Seskin                
·         "All the World is One" by Peter Mayer 
·         "Life's a Dance" by Steve Seskin 

Jim's Picks
·         "American Sunset" by Jeff Falconer 
·         "Descartes In Amsterdam" by Dave Nachmanoff
·         "Dragon's Lullaby" by Purple Hazel Green 
·         "Broadway Hotel" by Al Stewart
·         "High Road to Doomsday" by Jeff Falconer 

Genevieve's Picks
·         "If Jesus Drove A Motor Home" by Jim White
·         The Land Of Plenty" by Leonard Cohen
·         "East Of Anywhere" by Lamya 
·         "The Life Inside Me" by David Johnson
·         "Stratford-On-Guy" by Liz Phair       


Next Week
Climate Change Cacophony: 
'What are we going to do about James Lovelock?' and other hot topics
       
       
Remember . . . Without questions . . . There are no answers

Friday, May 11, 2012

5/9/12 Show Log--"Sealed with a Kiss"

The MetaQuizzical Radio Show -- May 9, 2012
Peeling back the layers of the endless onion whether it makes you laugh or makes you cry

Sealed with a Kiss--Dating in the Internet Age
·         The science and technology of the mating game
·         This program is a tribute to the "birds and the bees" and this gorgeous spring season         


Science News

Darwin Awards
Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.
    
Links to some fun content  
Listen to "15 Fascinating TED Talks on Love"                         

TED Talk: Helen Fisher studies the brain in love
           
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.

Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies gender differences and the evolution of human emotions. She's best known as an expert on romantic love, and her beautifully penned books -- including Anatomy of Love and Why We Love -- lay bare the mysteries of our most treasured emotion.

Listen!

PLAYLIST
  • MQC Theme Song by Jim Ocean (3:30)           
  • "Kiss" by Prince (3:38)
  • "Sex Crazed Intellectuals" by Celtic Elvis (4:52)
  • "I Never Talk To Strangers" by Tom Waits & Bette Midler (3:40)
  • "Fallin" by Alicia Keys (3:30)           
  • "Your House" by Alanis Morissette (3:36)
  • "This Love" by Maroon 5 (3:26)
  • "Love as real estate, you're my fixer upper" by Celtic Elvis (6:08)
  • "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak (3:50)
  • "Carrying a Torch for You" by Sara Reynolds and Jim Ocean
  • "The Night Eve Came into my Yard" by Genevieve Conaty (3:46)

"Sealed with a Kiss" Song Revue
·         "Sealed with a Kiss" by Brian Hyland (2:41)           
·         "Vision of a Kiss" by the B-52s (5:57)
·         "Kissin Cousins" by Elvis Presley (2:11)
·         "Til I Kissed You" by the Everly Brothers (2:28)
·         "Little Kiss Each Morning" by Rudy Valle (2:10)
·         "It's in his kiss" by Cher (2:50)
·         "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam (3:15)

Next Week
Conversations at the Intersection of Science, Philosophy and Art with special guest, singer-songwriter Genevieve Conaty
       
       
Remember . . . Without questions . . . There are no answers

Thursday, May 3, 2012

5/2/12 Show Log--Introducing Shrink Rap


The MetaQuizzical Radio Show -- May 2, 2012
Peeling back the layers of the endless onion whether it makes you laugh or makes you cry
 

INTRODUCING "SHRINK RAP"
Conversations at the Intersection psychology, philosophy & science
·         This is a new Metaquizzical Feature Series
·         And this program is a survey program of "Coming Attractions"
 
Science News
·         Huge Study Finds Brain Networks Connected to Teen Drug Abuse
·         Multi-tasking Hurts Performance but Makes You Feel Better
·         The Bright Side of Death
·         Woman's Interest in Men Peaks at 45 Then Dwindles
·         Maintain Your Brain: The Secrets to Aging Success
·         Technology Eases Migraine Pain in the Deep Brain


COMING ATTRACTIONS:

Program Title: Digital Afterlife
Podcast (5:40): Adam Ostrow: After your final status update
Many of us have a social media presence--a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections, stored in the cloud.  New media entrepreneur and commentator,Adam Ostrow asks a big question: What happens to that personality after you've died?  Could it ... live on?
       
Program Title: Don't Fear the Reaper:  Perspectives on Death, Dying and Living
Podcast (5:12): Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed
Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed  in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009.  What went through his  mind as the doomed plane went down?  At TED, he tells his story publicly  for the first time.
       
Program Title: What's it all about? The Search for Meaning
Podcast (4:22): Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others
In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor  Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others.
       
Program Title:  Two Kinds of People:  Exploring differences in perceptions and assumptions
Podcast (2:42): Derek Sivers: Weird or just different?
"There's a flip side to everything," the saying goes, and in two minutes, Derek Sivers, founder and former president of CD Baby, shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect.

Program Title: The NOW of Happiness
Podcast (3:41): Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days
Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just...haven't?  Google software engineer, Matt Cutts suggests  that you try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers an interesting perspective about setting and achieving goals.
           
Comedy Piece: "Wake up in Better Times" by Jim Ocean

PLAYLIST

  • MQC Theme Song (3:30) 
  • "Psychotic Reaction" by The Count Five (3:05)       
  • "Male Pattern Numbness" by Celtic Elvis (5:14)
  • Live Song: "Digital Afterlife" by Jim Ocean
  • "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult (3:35)       
  • The Meaning of I am" by Purple Hazel Green (4:23)   
  • "Stranger to Himself" by Traffic (3:56)
  • "Too Much Information" by the Police (3:42)           
  • "The Inner Light" by The Beatles (2:36)
  • "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" by the Electric Prunes (2:56)
  • "Motherless Child" by Peter Kakaunen (4:14)
  • "Mercy Street" by Peter Gabriel (4:43)           
  • "Stalker" by the Dogmatics (4:37)       
       
Next Week: Sealed with a Kiss--Dating in the Internet Age
       
Remember . . . Without questions . . . There are no answers

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