Part 3 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from The Sheila Divine, Meatbodies and Interpol.

Show notes:

• Check out Matt's new book, The Indestructibles: Breakout

• What's the next big media story?

• Charlie keeps butting in

• It's amazing what gets people upset

• Reality TV plays into outrage culture

• Internet comments reach new depths

• Easy to be cynical about politics

• Would you ever run for office?

• Vote Beelzebub

• We were inundated with New Hampshire political ads for two months

• The importance of reading cue cards on SNL

• Chris Rock caught some heat for telling jokes about Boston Marathon

• Post 9-11, humor became a touchy subject

• Everybody's waiting to be offended

• Know your audience, like the Duck Dynasty guys

• The risk of alienating your audience

• We never really fix anything

Music:

The Sheila Divine - Watch Out for Us

Meatbodies - Mountain

Interpol - What is What

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The Sheila Divine song is available for free download at Bandcamp.

The Meatbodies song is on the album Meatbodies on In the Red Recordings. Download the song for free at KEXP.

The Interpol song is a B-side from the album El Pintor on Matador Records. Download the song for free by entering the words "Everything is Wrong" on the band's website.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.