Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss media-driven hysteria. I've also got music from Dan Mangan and Blacksmith, GravelRoad and Wimps.
Show notes:
Jay and Matt, bitchin' and drinking beer
Enough with the pumpkin beer
We've both worked in the media
There's always a hot topic to get upset about
Ebola's got everybody worked up
It's been around for 40 years, but finally made it here
Ebola response became a political football
Before that, it was terrorism
John Grisham made a controversial comment, which was forgotten after ISIS and Ebola dominated headlines
CNN, Fox News, MSNBC amp up the stupid
Twitter is the go-to source for news these days
Matt was at Rhode Island ComiCon
People love to be outraged
Angry tweet from a low-level celeb can cause a stir
Mixing up your social media accounts
The end user is the product
-Dealing with clickbait
Music:
Dan Mangan + Blacksmith - Vessel
GravelRoad - Green Grass
Wimps - Stop Having Fun
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The Dan Mangan + Blacksmith song is on the album Club Meds on Arts and Crafts. Download the song for free at KEXP.
The GravelRoad song is on the album El Scuerpo on Knick Knack. Download the song for free at KEXP.
The Wimps song is on the album Repeat on End of Times Records. Download the album for free at Gimme Tinnitus.
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.