Twenty Acre Lake

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In this episode, I review a few pieces of listener feedback I’ve received - a comment on a prior entry, an email sent to me, a comment left on podcastalley.com, and a review written for me at iTunes.

Most of the time in this episode is spent finishing up the 50 reasons why it’s good to be an American man list from Esquire. Because the original link has disappeared, I’ve pasted the entire list in the Twenty Acre Lake forum. I end the show with some great podsafe music, as usual. This time the band is Reel and the song is called Wishing You Hadn’t. It’s not my usual guitar-driven emo rock, but a down-tempo techno turn, so be sure to check them out.

50 Reasons Why It’s Good to Be an American Man

Reel at the Podsafe Music Network
Reel on the web
Reel on MySpace

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Yes, I made it into double-digits, finally. Without going into a long explanation, the podcast is taking its next evolutionary step. I want to slim it down to 1-2 main topics and go deep on them for most of the time, still keeping each show around 30 minutes. Episode 10 is a transition.

This time, I revisit Esquire’s 50 Reasons Why It’s Good to Be an American Man and The Laws of (American) Style. I love these lists because they’re a good mix of funny, true and absurd. I may dedicate a whole future episode to one of them.

I know I promised to get through the Third Circle of Hell in Inferno, but there was no time. The next little ways on this journey really deserves an episode of its own, too. With the Question of the Week gone from the line up, I should have the time.

This week’s design discussion is all about Led Zeppelin’s album covers. The early ones are sort of hit-and-miss, but in the middle of their history they really put out some very artistic stuff that really still holds up today. They really started moving beyond art and into design towards the end. And several covers have interactive features that are not only ahead of their time, but also they represent the peak of album cover design from the end, and the pinnacle, of the 12″ vinyl LP era. Photos are behind the link…

50 Reasons Why It’s Good to Be an American Man
The Laws of (American) Style

Punchline at the Podsafe Music Network
Punchline on the web
Punchline on MySpace

TiFFcast
Ramblings of a Married Man

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