This week’s show begins with a quote from Albert Einstein and ends with a quote from playwright Martin McDonagh. In between, Dean and Phil wade around in the deep end of the pool, discussing such topics as the weight of the human soul, the mysterious lights that recently appeared (for eight nights in a row) over Lake Erie, the Spiral that opened in the skies of Norway in November, how artists might be responsible for the events of 9/11, why your friends in podcasting have a hard time believing all this “freedom is dead” talk they’ve been hearing, and why Phil has heard just about enough religion-bashing. Plus Phil reports on his trip to the Big Apple, including the three plays he saw and the two meetings he had with loyal Chillpak Hollywood Hour listeners.
Mar22nd
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March 22nd, 2010 at 5:04 pm
I live a few miles west of Cleveland, and over the last year launching ‘candle balloons’ have become a popular pass-time in the area. In two weeks, I saw two in the sky near my home. I watched them each for a few minutes, until they burned out.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:59 am
You were not talking about the hole in the ozone layer over australia, were you?. Though I think it wont be visible.
March 28th, 2010 at 2:26 am
Hi Dean and Phil,
Great episode, I’ve been listening to the podcast for years and love it. Keep up the great work! Andrew.
April 6th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
just found this via Dean’s facebook- very cool- will be listening from now on
April 15th, 2010 at 9:32 am
RE 9/11: I recommend “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) ”
imdb: “This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today’s biggest Hollywood blockbusters.
Shaheen shows how the persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow view of individual Arabs and the effects of specific US domestic and international policies on their lives. By inspiring critical thinking about the social, political, and basic human consequences of leaving these Hollywood caricatures unexamined, the film challenges viewers to recognize the urgent need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and humanity of Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948465/
It also sticks to what Phil keeps mentioning: empathy