http://www.twentyacrelake.com devoted to design, culture and living Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:30:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's official: Twenty Acre Lake is shutting down, for ever. This podcast never generated any interest, and it was a lot of work for me to put out a quality show time after time. So instead of merely fading away, I'm making it explicit - the Twenty Acre Lake podcast ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2008/07/02/officially-shutting-it-down/ When we last saw Dante and Virgil on their tour of Inferno, rebellious fallen angels had just slammed the gates of the capital city of Hell right in their faces. After that cliffhanger, we pick up the story again and find out how they solve this predicament. Inside, a vast ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2007/12/09/episode-15-rebel-angels-three-furies-and-the-circle-of-the-heretics-dante-and-virgil-continue-through-the-inferno/ You may already be familiar with Christiana Ellis, podcasting Internet Celebrity and sci-fi/fantasy author. She just today released her "sekrit project", Space Casey, and it rocks. Space Casey is an original sci-fi comedy audiodrama, and Christiana is the writer and producer. Space Casey introduces us to a star-hopping sly con-artist who ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2007/11/27/space-casey-is-good-fun-a-miniseries-review/ This time, it's all about music. Come listen for my 5 Truths of Music, my opinion of music snobs, and why I think more good music is being made now more than ever. I've got a lot to say about music, but this time around I hold it to about ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2007/10/07/episode-14-more-good-music-is-being-made-right-now-than-ever-before/ After a long, long break from Twenty Acre Lake, I finally return. I suddenly got slammed with a lot of work and business travel and an ailing family member, and well the show just had to take a back seat for a while. I start this episode with a listener comment ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2007/01/24/episode-13-rocky-mountain-high/ I was interested in whether or not anyone else was podcasting about Dante, so I Googled it and guess what? I found this show where someone was talking about going to Florence, visiting some Dante-related sites, and then he talked about exactly why Dante is so important to literature and ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2006/10/10/another-podcasting-dante-fan/ Please note the new podcast player included on every new episode entry. One click and you could be listening already! This episode is mostly about Dante's Inferno, from the Gates of Hell through the swampy Fifth Circle and right up to the walls of the city of Dis. I start the ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2006/10/07/episode-12-catching-up-with-friends-and-other-podcasters-the-first-five-circles-of-the-inferno-with-dante-and-virgil-and-music-from-singularity/ Please note the new podcast player included on every new episode entry. One click and you could be listening already! 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 ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2006/09/17/episode-11-listener-feedback-the-last-30-reasons-it-is-good-to-be-an-american-man-and-music-from-reel/ 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 ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2006/09/01/episode-10-more-about-the-american-mans-life-and-the-history-of-led-zeppelins-album-covers/ In this episode, I start on Esquire's 50 Reasons why it's good to be an American man and also The laws of (American) style. These two lists are written by men for men, so expect plenty of alcohol, meat, hardware, cars, sports and women. The Question of the Week is also ... http://www.twentyacrelake.com/2006/07/31/episode-9-life-for-the-american-male-three-kinds-of-corkscrews-and-carnal-lust-in-the-second-circle/