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One of the first and best punk bands, The Ramones recorded their first album in 1976 and they existed as a band for about 20 years after that. Their 70s material is the most beloved, although they continued to tour and put out records until they broke up. It's not an overstatement to say that despite achieving very little commercial success during their time as an active band their influence has resonated through pop culture in a way that musical artsts' have. I'm an enormous fan and I was excited to talk with musicians Ted Rao (The Double Nuthins, The Moneyshots) and Dan Schafer (who occasionally goes by the stage name Dan Vapid, and whose work in bands Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, The Riverdales, Noise by Numbers, The Methadones, Dan Vapid and the Cheats and more ranks among the best Ramones-influenced pop-punk ever made) about this absolutely classic American band. Hey ho, let's go!
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Infocom was a software company founded in 1979 who released a series of graphics-free text adventure games, which came to be known as Interactive Fiction. Notable Infocom releases were the Zork series, Planetfall, Infidel, Deadline, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which we discussed a little bit in our previous installment), Trinity and A Mind Forever Voyaging. You'd interact with the game by typing in commands such as "Walk up stairs", "Go West", or "Pick up the Thing Your Aunt Gave You Which You Don't Know What It Is" and try to solve the various puzzles and mazes presented to you.
At their best the games genuinely felt like you were interacting with a book, expanding the Choose Your Own Adventure Model to what felt like infinite possibilities. Joining the show to discuss Infocom are Felicity Kusinitz ("The Mayor of Chickentown" from The Flopcast) and Ryan Evans from the Reading Graphic Novels comic book discussion series.
Other sites mentioned:
The Digital Antiquarian
Gold Machine
Infocom: The Documentary
Infocom's Unreleased Sequel to Hitchhiker's Guide
The Infocom Cabinet on The Internet Archive

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Kevin is joined by writer and musician Andre Salles and Amber Lee from the Queer in Cyber podcast to discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - the radio shows, the books, the stage adaptation, the tv series, the film, the computer game and the towels. Every facet of Douglas Adams' infinitely improbable comedy science fiction franchise is tackled by our intrepid panelists. Don't panic!
Andre's albums can be found here: https://andresalles.bandcamp.com/music
You can also find Andre's music blog here: https://tm3am.com/
Be sure and check out Amber's podcast! Queer in Cyber is a cyber business podcast that features LGBTQI+ cybersecurity professionals.


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This time out we're discussing Watchmen, the 12 issue comic book maxi-series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen is widely regarded as one of the great achievements of the comic book medium and, like a lot of people, it totally blew my mind the first time I read it. I'm joined by Kevin Eldridge of The Flopcast to discuss the comic, its influence, its themes, its characters, various adaptations, and why it's one of the greatest superhero stories ever told.
Be sure to check out Kevin Eldridge's podcast, The Flopcast!

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Sleep No More is a long-running immersive theater show in New York and we're joined by original cast member Kelly Bartnik to discuss the show's magical run in Boston, the transition to NYC, the challenges of creating immersive work, the art that inspired her, and her experience in being part of the launch of such a long-running, successful show.
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It's our first full episode! Welcome to The Best Stuff in the World, the podcast for people who like things. This time out we're joined by TV Reporter (and Beatles superfan) Bob Ward and filmmaker Guy Benoit to discuss 1964's A Hard Day's Night, the first film by the Beatles.
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