Fredericks MIND Thing: Recent Episodes
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The Idiot Theory
Living under patrimonialism is exhausting. It appears important national decisions are being made not though the use of reason and logic but rather through pure impulsivity. Tariffs are being imposed, reduced and/or removed on what feels like a daily basis. Recently, Charles Schwab sat in the Oval Office as Trump pointed out that the had made over $2B in one day due to stock market fluctuations. It is difficult to discern if these outcomes were caused by intentional market manipulation or simply the result of the whims of a doddering patriarch. Regardless, we are living in a time unremitting chaos.
Prescient Marco Rubio, Most beautiful word, Lunatics, Canada,
Too many topics, Dangerous speech, Tariffs: an opportunity for payoffs,
Megan Kelly, Car manufacturing, Marvelous tool for corruption,
Patrimonialism, What are you doing? What if anything? Idiot Theory,
Market manipulation, Self-made scions of wealth, deregulation,
Charles Schwab $2.3M in one day, Cashing in, How deep is the rot?
Supporting a dictator.
I took advantage of an offer for free A.I. assistance It changed the name of the podcast and moved Dave to "Boxville" It also auto-tuned my voice a bit. I prefer the original episode which came just before this one.
In this episode of Frederick's Pines, we delve into the chaotic world of modern American politics, where truth is often overshadowed by spectacle. Host Dave from Boxville dissects the power dynamics between President Musk and former President Trump, exploring how their leadership styles contribute to the current political climate.
We examine the role of media and professional journalism in holding power accountable amidst the rapid spread of misinformation. The episode further explores recent controversial decisions, such as pardons related to the January 6th events and the implications of Elon Musk's access to government data. Through thought-provoking analysis, Frederick's Pines offers a critical look at the challenges facing democracy in today's world.
This episode has taken so long to complete because I have been both stunned and overwhelmed.
Trump election victory calls into question the intelligence and intentions of my fellow citizens.
Then the combination of Elon Musk and Project 2025 has brought an onslaught of actions that are difficult to process.
There were many things I didn’t address but intend to, such as Canada, Greenland, USAID, Zelenskyy and Ukraine,
Flood the zone. Confound the media. A single liar.
Flood of insanity. Gaza. Bad neighbor. Voter suppression (Greg Palast).
Norms. Democracy may be dead. Unleashing violence.
Violent Pastor Pollock (From Bulwark, MSNBC). Elon and the boy.
What if anything? Putin and the disgusting Democrat scam.
A coup. What leverage do we have? Musk goes nuts. DOGE data theft.
Idiot Joe. Enough. Surviving under dictatorship. Estonia.
Some folks love what’s happening. They’re children.
Nixon- Saturday Night Massacre. Bork and the Supreme Court.
Problems at F.A.A. the result of firing or hiring? Destroy truth.
Endless spectacle. Studs Terkel- Hard Times. Crash the economy and buy cheap.
Don’t give up.
The United States presidential election is going take place in a couple of days. While all elections are important, this one feels particularly freighted. Donald Trump and the twisted remains of the Republican Party seem committed to a program of revenge, violence (“one rough day”), and serious diminishment of citizens’ rights. His primary supporter is a billionaire who was raised as an entitled child in apartheid-era South Africa and has shown a decided lack of empathy for others. Vice-president Harris, while somewhat of an unknown quantity, has shown herself to be a fairly normal and reasonably competent individual. She seems committed to the democratic process while her opponent appears wholly focused on undermining that same process. I fear that a number of guardrails that we have counted on have been weakened or are no longer in place and a second Trump presidency could lead us farther into oligarchy. That is not what the majority of Americans want. Let’s hope that enough liberty and justice oriented citizens turn out and let their voices be heard. So many voices that even the compromised Supreme Court cannot ignore them.
Fascism, Enemy within, Bull shit, The healthiest president,
Hitler said that, Can you believe we’re saying this? I won; I lost,
Our little secret, Russians, Unbelievable, Piece of amphibian,
Crazy, This guy, President Xi, Watching suckers on television,
Environmentalists, The wind is bullshit, Jasper County rant,
Our government needs stop, The final destruction of America,
The worst president in history, It’s true, Should be in jail,
One rough hour, Hang Mike Pence, Nothing done wrong,
The others had guns, Beat her badly, Our little secret,
Shut Up
So many things have happened in the last couple of months, it was difficult to decide what to feed into the Mind Thing. I chose some of the most important and some of the most fun. Hop on. Let’s go for a ride.
Immunity, Assassination, Ha ha ha, The debate,
Hello, I’m Talking Now, Sound Familiar?
Cats Eating People, Unpresidential, Geese on Steroids,
This Former President, Not Too Nice, Shot,
Blow Up, Loser, Can’t Do Anything,
Star Strangled Banner, Lost By A Whisker,
He Lost, Can’t Do Anything For Black People,
Fake News, Laughing, Trump’s Addled Brain,
Battery vs Shark, Genius, Connect The Dots,
Rambling, Gettysburg, Wow, Fight,
What The Hell? The World Ended,
Think Of It, Execute the Baby, Kill The Birds,
Fraud, Failing Nation
A tree in my neighbor's yard became a stage for a dramatic confrontation between a single hawk and dozens of crows. The best I could figure out was the hawk had his eye on some fledgelings in a crow's nest. The crows seemed to understand the hawk's intention and weren't going to let it fulfill its desire. It was very noisy and intense. The little ones were obviously in serious danger. It was wonderful to watch the much smaller crows work together to thwart the much larger predator's attack. No written plans just a committed group of volunteers working together with purpose. Beautiful.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary madness is defined as “stupid or dangerous behaviour” and one doesn’t need to look too hard to see it all around us.There is a seemingly endless list of stupid things Americans are doing, all of which seem destined to harm the country. Destroying the environment, ignoring the harm it causes and letting Trump have a chance to return to office are just some of them. Living in a society where nominating and electing cowards and criminals to higher office is a common occurrence is nearly enough to drive a sane person to despair. It is important to remember that the mad and the stupid are not the majority. They are loud and flamboyant and the media tends to give them a disproportionate amount of attention. The sane and the sensible are the majority in this country. If we can avoid despairing and remain focused and motivated we can as a country overcome the serious threat of antidemocratic authoritarianism. Let us not forget to hope, nurture, and laugh. Especially to laugh at the madness and stupidity and carry on.
Nietzsche on the madness of crowds, Sea of Madness,
Insanity is a great virus, Rachel Powell’s media bubble,
Dumb or insane? Rubio strongman, Rebecca Lavernz is going to prison,
Michelle Goldberg on Trump’s projection, Susan Glasser Tu Quoque,
Ulysses S. Grant and the dividing line, Crazy pants bing bing,
Wrestle the deep state, More projection Madness is stupid.
Cambridge definition of Madness, Guns and environmental destruction,
Crazy consumerism, Riding and ranting in the van, Derrick Bonhoeffer on Stupidity,
How ‘bout that?
This one took a while, obviously. Learning of Dave from Knoxville’s death, one of this podcast’s most long term and enthusiastic supporters, took the wind out of my sails for a while. He is deeply missed, but one must carry on. So, I will.
Good luck, Dave from Knoxville,
Trump, DeSantis and their supporters are relentless, Merchandising,
The Republican debate, Indict the M.F.er, Christian Trump supporters,
Christian or Communist, Mug shots, Wheels of justice,
No violent response, Wrong leaders, Stress fear, morality,
Fascism, Failure of the Media, Fascism, top of the list,
DeSantis - cruel, selfish, stupid, Slitting throats,
A.I. morality, Mortality and Hope.
Fight The Woke
This episode has been extremely difficult to complete. It’s a depressing topic and Governor Ron DeSantis and his ilk are constantly doing more provocative things. DeSantis, in particular, with his constant desire to stay in the media spotlight ends up continuously pulling political stunts and passing laws that are harming the state of Florida and many other people as well. While the courts are rejecting most of the worst laws, many people react to them being passed because they don’t have the luxury of hanging around to see if they might be declared unconstitutional. The cruelty, bigotry and overt racism we’re seeing displayed by members of the far-right is intended to provoke their opposition into hating them with the same intensity that the hate others. It’s a trap best avoided. I’d like to ignore the abhorrent behavior, but that seems irresponsible and dangerous. The best thing to do, as far as I can determine, is to stay Woke and remember they are the minority no matter how much attention the media gives to their outlandish antics. Let's act accordingly.
Woke defined-No, not really. Fight The Woke. M.L.K.’s Deathversity.
Woke B.S.. Bethany Mandel. DeSantis’ Woke-ocracy.
Potter Stewart. Wokism is destroying our country.
Persecution complex. I’m Woke. Intentionally vague language.
Parental Rights in Education. Legalistic phase of fascism.
Nazis like Desantis. Take back America by banning history.
Ignorance is bliss? Is our children learning?
Being Woke is being liberal. Tolerate?
CRT is anything that addresses race.
Bud Light-Symbolism and spectacle. They are the minority.
Abortion ban. Culture Wars distract attention from poor governance.
Wasting time. Cruelty is the point.
Jeff Sharlet- Fascism is theater. Performative non-sense.
Big money influence. Amanda Marcotte- Goading the opposition.
Stay Woke!
I recently had an opportunity to interview comedy writer Andy Breckman and the station manager of WFMU Ken Freedman. Together they host the stunt radio program Seven Second Delay on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.. We talk about music, fascism, politics, cancel culture and comedy. It was fun.
Podcasting. The evolutionary ladder. Fascism.
Kapo. Johnny Thunders in Michigan. Ken's Trump prediction.
Cancel Culture. Dave Chappelle. David Feldman.
Sweet memories. Tony Shalhoub. ChatGPT jokes.
Anti-Comedy. High Radio Criticism.
It seems angry people with authoritarian tendencies are asserting themselves everywhere. What is driving their anger and divisiveness? The primary driver appears to be fear inspired by false information. Since the 1960s, the United States has made significant progress is advancing civil rights and acceptance of diversity. New technology has made it much easier to disseminate false information and stir up peoples’ emotions. This is certainly not the first time things like this have happened in this country and odds are it is not the last. We, Americans, must stand together and resist the efforts of those who wish to disrupt our country and destroy democracy.
Bumper sticker guy. Flag wrapped cross. Let’s go Darwin.
Fear. Fearful of what? Tourist visit-Andrew Clyde.
Ignorance is bliss. WOKE. Feelings.
Fascism. Anoracracy. Paradox of Tolerance.
Democracy and Fascism. Failure of the Media.
They got the guns. Not a Cult. Qanon.
Comic books and Rock and Roll. Moral Panic.
Frightened people want to frighten others.
Truth is Weirder than Fiction.
Come On America
So much is happening so quickly that is is difficult to focus on what’s most important. We are bombarded with endless threats both purely imaginary and dangerously real. How much faith should we have in our fellow citizens? Do they see what we see the same way? Lordy, I hope a lot of them do. And they vote Tuesday -if they haven’t already, that is. Come On, America.
Back in the van and recording. Two weeks until the election.
The Trump Distraction. Focus on Fascism. He won’t run again.
Who is not sick of him? The Grift. Trumpheads.
Conserving what? Reactionary republicans.
So long mangroves. Goodbye rainforest. Zombie ideas.
Trickle down. The Rise of Fascism. God, Guns and Trump.
The Party. Positive signs. How Bad the Scum?
Paul Pelosi Attacked. Weird Sympathy. Kari’s Gonna Win.
Doubt Priming. Little Insurrections. Trying to Rule by Spectacle.
Could Lose Democracy. Come On America.
Democracy is designed to allow citizens to present arguments and debate their merits in the marketplace of ideas. Words, ideas and evidence were to be used to determine policy. What we are experiencing currently is the result of one party being bereft of ideas. The lack of ideas forces them use other methods of persuasion. This explains the increase we are seeing in use of misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories as well as threats of/and actual violence. The Republican Party seems to have decided its best course, at this time, is to deny reality, break the rules as needed and threaten those that point out what they are doing. Fortunately, they are not the majority. Unfortunately, that may not be a guaranty that they don’t gain power over the levers of government. As they have been rather successful in gerrymandering, court packing and the taking of key state offices, particularly Secretaries of State, the likelihood of them achieving victory is not slight. If such a victory occurs, it is certain they will take even more steps to reduce the power of the majority.
We are all terrorists. F.B.I. definition, Brian in Palmetto wants the guns.
Civil war over what? Guns, pal. Many shot, many die. I want to kill.
The Big Lie is working. The Bully Minority.
No policy, but a burning desire for power. Riots in the streets.
Not more people just a bigger megaphone. The media is the message.
Enragement. Just say no. I don’t want to know.
Thought terminating cliches. Theodore Roszak on violence.
Most are not evil, just stupid. Stupidity the same as evil.
Performative Moronics. Vote in November while you still can.
The United States seems to be awash in violence, from overzealous police to armed street gangs to determined mass murderers. Who benefits from this situation? Media organizations, certainly, right wing hate groups, as well, but, I'd say, none benefit more than arms manufacturers.
G.W. Bush intro. Buffalo shooting. Stochastic Violence.
This is tyranny. W. Bush was right? Don't say terrorism.
Ominous rant. Guns are not the solution. Heroic fantasies.
Movie watchers led by a "Reality" T.V. guy. Easy prosecutions.
Violent talk leading to violent actions is predictable.
Chaos theory. Why advertisers seem to like anger.
Replacement theory. White supremacy is a hoax. Only one race.
Tucker says, "just say that it's true." Bushmaster Man card.
Ryan Busse- Gun Fight. Diabolical marketing.
For a while, I fell out of the podcast groove, but I’m jumping back in. So much has happened during my absence that I didn’t even touch on the idiot trucker convoy or the idiot Elon Musk maybe-purchase of Twitter. I do address minority rule, performative moronics, gerrymandering, engage in a brief authoritarian rant and end with a playful sound collage.
Shouldn’t record in the van. Judgeships and minority rule (Marty Moore).
Election militia. Enforcing unjust rule. Performative moronics.
Putin/DeSantis- misinformation and ignorance.
Fill the information space with garbage. Authoritarian rant.
Collage- People Are Saying
What a year just was and what a year the next one promises to be. Not a recap show or a prediction show. Just an update.
New Port Richey Christmas Parade -with helicopters.
War on the holidays. Oh Mee Chrone- Covid 19's latest iteration.
Cordyceps. Trump and DeSantis. Madness is spreading.
Concerns about 2022. January 6th and the Big Lie.
Steve Inskeep's Truth Sandwich. Sam Harris and the Impossible Debate.
Conspiracy Theories are now based on repetition not "evidence."
The fascistic minority. Feeling nonplussed.
Democracies have died before. Don't talk about Florida voting laws.
Bad information. Idiot propaganda.
Becky the Robot. An invitation to stop the steal.
You can be sure it is coming without knowing when or how. Violence is being elicited by politicians and certain parts of the media. They appeal to an aggrieved minority of citizens who view violence as an acceptable political tool. Rather than modifying their political approach or adjusting their arguments, they believe they can advance their cause through the use violence and threats thereof. When combined, their obsession with weaponry and their unwillingness to participate in basic health measures presents us with what amounts to an existential threat. A significant segment of the populace display a total disregard for the health and safety of their fellow citizens if they do not share their selfish, destructive and false minority beliefs.
That’s Bullshit. Failed arguments evoke violence. Fight.
Treat them rough. Stochastic violence. Fighting words.
Don’t say terrorism. You Ess Aay. Try to hurt him.
Specific non-specific threats. Disinterested law enforcement.
Rage engagement. Resist normalization.
When do we kill these people? Extreme polarization.
Joining the enemy. Herman Cain confusion.
Absurd analogies. How to respond? Is unity possible?
Democracy may not be the answer. Obstruction confession.
This one took forever. Had trouble keeping ahold of a narrative through-line. There's too many issues.
Tourists or terrorists? Boots on the ground. Don't call them terrorists.
I don't like American tourists. Foul children. Reality denial.
Beliefs so strong they become facts. Not a fact guy.
Too many issues. Almost everyone will get inoculated.
Patriotism. Not a fact guy. Will not comply.
Taliban mirror. Endless conflict for endless purpose.
Truth sandwich. Critical thinking. Save us.
Despite the title, I tried to stick to accurate observations about actual, factual information. As I worked on this episode, I attempted to find glimpses of daylight with only intermittent success. These are dark times we are living in.
Issac Asimov- Cult of Ignorance. The Big Lie and Liz Cheney.
Facebook. Gary Kasparov. No such thing as truth.
Facebook is not a credible news source. Rumble.
A pleasing amount of misinformation. News from advertisers.
Rage engagement. Comfort from conspiracy.
Karl Rove on Reality. False certainty trumps honest uncertainty.
Efficacy vs. effectiveness. Voltaire: Doubt not pleasant.
CDC modified suggestions don’t mean stop washing your hands.
Conspiracy without the theory. No evidence; no problem.
Clown with a flamethrower.
The willfully ignorant using science to dismiss science.
Misinformation harming others. Driving drunk without a seatbelt.
Liz Cheney, Andrew Clyde and Laura Ingraham.
Tired of being owned.
Tried like hell to get this episode up by the 4th of March since there was a potential repeat of the Capitol Siege from January 6th. As this is typed, the Capitol is virtually empty as most business has been shut down for the day due to credible threats of violence.
Information overload short-circuiting brains.
Adults more susceptible to misinformation. President Trump, save us.
Bullshit. Stolen by whom?
Rule of Law Defense Fund Robo-call.
The Siege was planned. Stop the steal.
Ali Alexander. Take the Capitol.
Fight for Trump. Traitor Pence. Let's tell Trump.
Hiding with the maskless. Spreading hatred and Covid.
Insanity. Carol D. Sanders - Science prankster.
Super Bowl prophecy. Republicans hate Trump.
I've had a hard time keeping up with what has been happening. Talk about destroying truth and ruling by spectacle, we have seen it in spades, recently. It feels like we are are in the middle of a very transitional time. It's going to be a while before we see how these events shake out.
Going out with a bang. Chaos and violence. Emotion leads to action.
Trumps signs still up. Violent reaction. Pathocracy.
Dr. Brandy X. Lee. In Trump Country. Disinfect the White House.
Gabriel Sterling. It has all gone too far.
It's just wrong. Bob Good you get the virus.
No sanity. Serious phony pandemic.
New year. Trump, Raffensperge and his lawyer.
How far will they go? Recalculate the vote.
Costly in many ways. The data you have is wrong.
Twitter taken from Trump. The Capitol Siege.
Defile the Capitol. Fighting Democracy.
Law and Order. We love you. You will pay.
Go home now.
The United States 2020 presidential election is almost over, although the current resident of the White House has yet to concede. I'm not thrilled with the with outcome, but am learning to accept it.
The American electorate did the best it could with what it was given to work with. However, a very large percentage of the country's population vehemently disagrees with that sentiment.
Selling Trump gear. No more bullshit. Qanon.
Smash the Delusion. The media says Joe Biden is president.
Mixed reactions. Revolutionary rush. Wow Rudy wow.
Joe Biden is stealing the election. Feeling kinda numb.
Something broken. Status quo Joe.
Trump inspired aggression. Arrogant obnoxiousness.
Qanon. The Great Disappointment.
What's in store for Q's followers?
The desire for belief trumps all. Bent American psyche.
You never know.
Rebellion of the Senseless
Junior calls. Road Noise. Not Gonna take it.
Anti-masker Ann from Zephyrhills. Herd Mentality.
Panic mentality. The lingering thing.
Not Conspiracy theorists. Qanon.
Move forward in a positive direction. Trump is a light worker (Lori Ladd).
Vague assertions and accusations. Proud God Trump.
The word is Q. Antifa doesn’t exist. White Supremacy.
Alice Markwick says. Thugs on a plane.
Republican Party now a cult. BLM.
He’s spreading the virus, disinformation and violence. Vote him OUT!
When addressing misinformation in the modern world there really is no clear place to start documenting it. Nor does there appear to be any end to the supply of inaccurate information. This episode focuses on QAnon, an unknown individual or group, that posts on anonymous message board, sending out vague assertions and meaningless strings of letters and numbers that are presented as secret messages. These assertions are then interpreted by followers as to portend a societal upheaval that will lead to mass arrests and a transformation of society. There is little to no evidence that supports these ideas or claims, but that doesn't stop millions of Americans from believing and acting upon them.
QAnon, Covid 19, Who's Q? Q Drops, The Storm,
Real crimes, Sherlock Holmes' reasoning, Taiwan and Hydroxychloriquine,
Information Age, Herman Cain back from the dead? Caveat Emptor
The United States is being rocked by a combination of a deadly virus and mass protests against police violence. The police response to the anti-violence protests has been to increase the use violence.
The Coronavirus is still with us. Police violence is still with us.
Protests against police violence are still with us, too.
Meet the force professionals. Where are the Second Amendment folks?
That's not a chip on my shoulder. Feeling hopeful.
Lost in the data stream. The same racist path.
Proper behavior reduces the need for government.
Masks: a manufactured controversy. All about division.
The mask crazies of Palm Beach County.
Republican/Christian death cult. Polarized environment.
Portland secret police. Hitler was elected.
The majority is not being fooled. Domination collage.
I've put two months into this one, yet it feels incomplete. The fire hose of events we are experiencing is nearly impossible to stay on top of. This episode includes scarves, hydroxychloroquine, Hanlon's Razor and a Trump apology!
It's time for an investigation. Shocker. Hydroxychloroquine.
President Carnage. I'm not a doctor. Scarves.
Hanlon's Razor applied to anti-lockdown protesters.
Both sides of the president's mouth. Will not see diseases.
Data-Stockpile. Too long?
Confusing politics with entertainment.
Covered in blood. Ready to rock. I was wrong.
Made a mistake. Not mentally sharp. I apologize.
Since my last episode the president was impeached by the House, but found not guilty by the Senate. Apparently, he was guilty, but not guilty enough. As that process was playing out, a novel Coronavirus was making its way across the globe. It's made its way to the United States and it has led to an unprecedented national response. Now a large portion of our country is spending most of their time at home and we're trying to keep a safe distance from each other and we're disinfecting everything we come in contact with.
Guilty, but not guilty. The Senate obstructs justice.
If the president does it, it's not a crime. Maybe the truth is not important.
Lying gets the job done. Covid 19 from Coronavirus. We need a leader.
Draining the competence. Bryant Culpepper and the hair dryer cure.
Terrible. Looking for answers..
It may work. What the hell do you have to lose?
May kill you. One good thing.
Sources: CNN, C-Span, MSNBC, Associated Press, On Point, WH.gov
Started this episode the first week of the new year. "Finished" it in the third week. Didn't mention Lev Parnas simply because I had to draw a line somewhere. Mostly drew from the impeachment proceedings and a little bit from the Iran fiasco.
Welcome to 2020. What is truth? Destroy truth rule by spectacle.
Facebook promotes falsehoods. News from advertisers? Iran disaster.
Fighter jets. Truth isn't truth. The Depravity.
Destruction of truth. Facts mean nothing. The clock and the calendar.
Let the voters decide? That happened! Jeff from New Port Richey.
Somebody's version of the truth.
Thanks to C-Span, WMNF's Rob Lorei and Radioactivity, Buzzfeed and the Tampa Bay Times for material and inspiration.
The madness is unending and I am finding it impossible to to keep up on a day to day basis. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen.
I hate senior citizens. Hate. No health care. We Don't care.
These people are electric. Energizing the swamp. A little different up here.
Blackmail. Article II let's me do whatever I want. Fake leader.
Emoluments. I give it away. Get the Kurds out.
We left the Kurds out. We left.
Hardest thing I have to do. I do whatever I want.
No one ever mentions Article II.
It's all over.
Thanks to CNBC and C-Span for clips.
Robert Mueller spoke to Congress recently, although it doesn't seem that recent. I read the executive summaries and, apparently, so did Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury.
Fredericks read the Mueller report (Executive Summaries). The Doonesbury coincidence.
Trump's take. Adam Schiff questions Robert Mueller. Volume 1 Page 54.
Swift-boating has nothing to do with the truth. Fredericks interviews Mueller.
Outro.
Thanks to C-Span for Schiff/Mueller sound and Slate for Trump shouting from under the helicopter.
Ignorance is pervasive in the age of information.
Dan Rather: Rational people don't understand Reagan.
Myth, storytelling, deception. Ignorance is a choice.
Ignorance is important. Hail Trump.
Lost. We are not great. I choked all my friends.
I love rich guys. Evil done quickly.
Not a great country. Lose all your friends.
He's Alive.
Sources: C-Span. WMNF-Radioactivity Rob Lorei, Free Music Archive. The Twilight Zone.Modest Mussorgsky
A Phone-centric Foundscape. Guaranteed 95% Trump-free!
Hello. See you at the rally. Get arrested.
Kindly press One. I got your voicemail. Uhhhhh.
Blingk. New Port Richey calling. Fabulous.
Zero. It will be deleted. You're special.
Thee Extended Uhhhh. I repeat.
Delete it.
Trump, God and guns: if they love them, you can't reason with them.
Overthrow the president. What do you do with kooks?
Snakes. How minds work. The Unpersuadables.
Talking with Trumpers is like talking with fundamentalist Christians.
Summary of Lies. Russia is Finally Russian. Trump Russia activity.
No Russia, no nothing. "I don't know my conclusion."
@%^$&* Idiot. Magic Phrases. Let's Obstruct Justice.
Beef Folks and Ridiculous Farmers. So Calm.
Mean Things. Treason. Bob Mueller and the 18 Killers.
Farmers, Do The Right Thing! Demean Congressman Green.
Just Wait It Works Out.
Audio clips from CBSN, MSNBC, NBC News, C-Span, ABC
The redacted Mueller report has been out for a couple of weeks now. Here are some early takeaways from it.
The Russians interfered in the 2016 election. Russia is waiting.
The media were right about Russia. Not collusion/Just working together.
To exonerate or not to exonerate. A nice Comey dinner. Dealings in Russia.
Maybe confuse people. I'm a very smart guy. Fake media did too good a job.
Judge Andrew Napolitano regarding Trump and obstruction. Turned around world.
FOX News. Twelve ongoing investigations. Hold on!
Where is the Middle Ground?
For two months, I’ve been struggling with this topic and as I prepare to post this episode, I don’t feel I’ve reached a suitable conclusion. Emotion and reason don’t have to be at odds, do they? Mustn’t there exist a middle ground where two sides can reach a compromise? Is compromise possible if one side claims to hold certain ideals and values and then casually discards them as the political winds change direction? Is a fruitful conversation possible when one party argues disingenuously?
Quote from Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Quote from Ronald Reagan.
Arms for hostages. Facts and evidence don’t matter. The emotional response.
Deciduous values. American Conservatism is not based on politics.
Two sides of Lindsey Graham. Nicole Hemmer- Miller Center.
Where's the middle ground with racists, anti-vaxxers, flat-Earthers, man-made climate change deniers?
Science is a conspiracy. How to negotiate a compromise.
Over the last month or so, I captured several interesting callers to a couple of my favorite News/discussion radio programs (Radioactivity and Executive Session) on WMNF in Tampa, Florida. I took those calls and added some recent comments from the President, Lindsey Graham and Orrin Hatch (from CNN), ran it all through the mind thing and here's what emerged. Enjoy.
What's going on? Weird Gilligan's Island coincidence. Sex and Demons.
N.R.A. killers. Evil's gonna win. Can't take that serious.
Crazy powerful. Russians. I don't care.
Steal tremendous amounts. Directions. Don't give a sh*t.
We need help. Hate gangs. I don't care.
A bully can deny your reality. We have a president who can repeatedly lie blatantly and yet continue to receive professional media coverage befitting the office. When he should rather be disregarded as an unreliable source of information and ignored. It seems people are no longer outraged when the president directly contradicts himself. While some are dismayed, many others find it humorous, the truth drifts a few more degrees away from the national attention, as we are swept up in a whirlwind of falsehoods, half-truths and obfuscation.
Power tends to corrupt. Great men are almost always bad men.
Bullies. The response to power. Definition of "bully" Dictionary.com.
Rude, terrible person. Suppression. NEWS = pain.
Excuse me. Racist people. Fake I.C.E..
I want protection. Collusion.
No fair Supreme Court.
There will be blame. Terrible difference.
Sources: CNN, FOX News, The D.C. Shorts, A.U.R.N., April Ryan, Abby, Phillip, Jim Acosta, Peter Alexander, Yamiche Alcindor
A barely political collage about voting, prescription drugs and New Port Richey Bob among other things.
We can all agree. Fight equal rights in Florida.
Prescription drugs for murderers. General Buttadu.
Maybe we'll cut Social Security. I'll be your veterinarian.
Your registration has expired. Stand up for Crime.
Fight the community not special interests.
Fraud for congress. New Port Richey Bob.
Prescription drugs for Florida. Vote for me today.
I don't know what's going on.
This one's a bit dark and didactic. It's kind of difficult to discuss retribalization while staying positive. Toward the end of the month, I came across a rich vein of additional tribalist information, much I was unable to include. This topic demands to be revisited. It will, hopefully with a lighter approach, next time.
Electric information movement. Information bubbles.
Naive idealism. Abandon that thinking.
Quote from Marshall McLuhan Playboy interview 1968.
World Pool. Identity quest. Facebook.
Youtube information silos. The narcissism of minor differences.
"it's Even Worse Than It Looks," Norman Ornstein,
Thomas Mann, Healthcare. Fool for the Enlightenment.
The illusion of separation. Show don't tell.
A new goal for humanity.
Introductory explanation. The Woodward interview.
The cone of silence around Trump. What are you gonna do?
They don't tell me. You do know I'm making billions. Afraid.
Feel badly for Russia. We are all corrupt. Play horrible games.
The American people lost big. Keep the swamp.
Lately, whenever I cast my inspiration net, I come up with mostly Trumpian topics. This disturbs me, because I am certain many other things are happening. However, I must work with what I catch. So here it is.
For future episodes I may have to shift from net casting to hunting mode.
What you are seeing is not happening. Not the truth. Putin powerful.
Believe fake crap. Stick with us. Corporate criminal iceberg.
I admit it: Trump admits Russian meddling. The problem is the president.
I don't need this country; I can buy anything. Usless and petty.
Not the truth. Flipping. Hey, Putin, that's a lot of money.
Make up lies. More crazy than Lincoln. Trump in Tampa.
Sessions knows Russians. Nobody knew.
Crazy excuse for a president. Space Force.
I know all about...
This is my way of dealing with the onslaught of serious nonsense and insanity we've been presented with. Includes the More Crazy Remix.
Civilty. This is crazy. Take the children away.
Knock the crap out of them. All kinds of crazy.
Above the law (pardon myself). Win with lying.
Make America sorry. Kim Jong-Un loves rockets. I am so smart.
Toe trail. Look at the finger. Russia, come back in.
The More Crazy Remix.
Sources: ABC News 7, C-Span, CNN, CNBC, FOX News, Seth Meyers
Went to San Francisco earlier this month. Lovely place, lots of culture and history, although kind of chilly for a Florida guy. Good-if pricey- food, music and beer. Glad I had the expeience. I gathered auditory ambience from various points along the way. Then I blended some of them into the following collage.
Heading to San Francisco. Planes and trains. Airbus A380 for perspective.
Asian flute players in the park. Ambulance in the streets of San Francisco.
Innov Gnawa in Yerba Buena Park. Electric violinist- Happy Birthday.
Babbling brook in the Redwood Forest. Electric violinist- Jingle Bells.
Walking through Chinatown. The hotel and elevator. BART to airport.
Train to parking/ "Cutting it close, pal." The Last Stop!
This one took forever. Don't know whether it was the topic or the timing, but I felt like i was looking for water in the middle of the ocean. It was everywhere and, frankly, overwhelming.
What the hell is going on? The expanding topic. Infopocalypse. Computer generated opinions.
Russian bots/trolls. M.I.T. study Twitterbots. Humans prefer the inaccurate.
Facebook problem. Algorithmic anomaly. Misinformation uptick featuring The Russians.
Make America hurt itself again. Internet Research Agency. Number One Tricky.
Tim and Mark are sorry. Cambridge Analytica. Three most influential fake stories.
Alex Jones and Sandy Hook. Destroy truth and rule by spectacle. Newspapers not Bots.
Facebook takes steps to reduce inaccuracy, it back fires.
The dog's name is Max. He recently became a member of the clan. He is big, rambunctious and not very well trained.
I take some chances.
Say "hello", Max. The Elk Antler. Opening the package.
If I die, thanks for listening. Grateful and disappointed? You can break your teeth.
Didn't chew my face off. Coulda made podcast history.
When you reach a certain age. Dedicated to Trapper.
This collage started out playful, but took a rather dark turn sonically. I just followed it. Featuring: Spanish records, steamboats, fruitflies, sirens, stools, snores, a door and more.
Listen carefully. Fruitfly drum. Donde esta Juanita?
Repeata. Cleaning out the van. Steamboat.
Ambulance passing. Digital glitch. The Stool.
The door.
Been collecting and mixing this stuff for months. Finally had time to put it all together.
You have messages. Get matter resolved. You're sick. Matter resolved.
Walk electric. We have thousands of dollars. I have rainbows.
Simple ideas. On other line. Andy New Port Richey.
What he left? Health problems. Ummmmm.
Heads up. I gotta rainbow. I'd like to know.
I've have an issue. Nope.
Running out of cool. Computer expired.
Can't stand.... Get my message?
Maximum storage time. Bye bye.
This year, Richard Thaler won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. His research points to the fact that humans are economically irrational. Homo Economicus is a simplifying construct that has, for years, been the basis of economic theory. It assumes all economic actors are "rational" and only interested in maximizing personal utility. That is not true.
There's this guy... Richard Thaler wins Nobel. Francis Edgeworth.
Financial forecasters vs. weather forecasters. The Japanese Miracle.
Examples of irrationality. Rejecting Homo Economical Rationalism.
Bounded Rationality. Most cooperative species on Earth.
Empathy, sympathy dread. Paul Piff's Study (Ted Talk - 2014).
Science advances one funeral at a time. Goodbye Homo Economicus.
Admittedly didactic and dark, this episode examines the ongoing attempts to dismantle signs of African-America success, thoughout American history. Next one will be lighter, it has to be.
GENTILE. Undoing Obama's actions. Dismantling African-Americam accomplishment.
Black Wall Street destroyed. Rosewood, Florida. Bad logic.
Good guy goes bad. Infidel Gun & Gear. Fortune Taylor's name restored.
Highways and stadiums displace communities. Baader Meinhof.
Renaming Denali. Unraveling progress. Outrage becomes disappointment.
Quote from Sam Rayburn. Repeal care, Die.
Sources: theroot.com, racewithhistory.org, richardwolff.org.
We thought Irma was going to hit us as a Category 4 turned out to be a weak 2. I had planned on this podcast being a little more exciting. However, I'm not complaining, really.
Emergency. What we're expecting. It's only stuff. Pasco alert: Fear of looting.
My cat Byron's is outside. Final boarding up. The morning after with Clay Pigeon on WFMU.
Tired and philosophical. Water is more important than electricity. Cicadas.
More storms on the horizon. Cleaning up.
The Right unites to fight to protect a statue of Robert E. Lee that he wouldn't have wanted. Antifascists use violence to resist those promoting violence. Sure punching Nazis seems like fun, it is not very creative. Absurdism and satire may be a better approach.
Robert E. Lee on Civil War monuments. Trump and the White-Nationalist code.
Sean Patrick Nielsen (WVTF/Radio IQ). David Duke, Ronald Reagan.
Blood and soil. No Nazis. False equivalency. We are Alt-Right.
Justice delivered. Unite us. They hate dishonest people. I hit them.
Jews will not replace us. HATE. Hatred and violence has America.
Killing Jews. Donald Trump is evil. Condemn Obama. Anarchists.
Honest media. Antifa. Punching Nazis = fun not creative.
Thanks to WTVF/Radio IQ, PBS Newshour, MSNBC, Brennan Gilmore (filmed car attack).
It is disturbing to feel the pull of the impending political crisis on one’s attention. Every attempt to turn one's attention away for any length of time fails. It seems like we’ve entered a transitional time and the outcome(s) could be dire. Looking away feels like complicity.
Russian interference: not just smoke. Comey's firing. Putin’s disinformation technique.
Trump and Russians. Trump’s attraction to powerful men. The Big Story.
Russian relations. No Fuzz. They’re laughing at us. Punch ladies in the face.
Firing history. Russians very powerful. Am I stupid? New FBI director.
Never stop fighting. American anger. Wreak the world.
Russian uniform. Illegal. Look at how I give up. Bad situation.
Pence really bad. Give up.
Sources: Late Show with David Letterman (NBC), Executive Session (WMNF-88.5 Tampa), CBS News, Lester Holt NBCNews, On Point with Tom Ashbrook (NPR), The Minutemen-Paranoid Chant.
Foundscape #8. IRS Scammers, wrong numbers, marketers, soundboard girls and confused women provided the grist for the Foundscape mill.
Get arrested on serious charges. Call from Mom: my bowels. I'm not sorry.
Don't be a statistic. Don't get arrested. Press 9.
Siri: the Third Density. I am a real live person. Hang up.
One of the greatest benefits of doing this podcast is I get to take potentially annoying data from ordinary life, be it political phone calls or -as in this case- a need for some technical support, and play with it. It goes from being an irritation to a source of inspiration.
Report a problem. Support. Need a new battery.
Verify. Fredericks Inc.. Hear the crackling? Blame me.
Aw right, all right. Blah blah. I wanna mislead you.
You're being recorded. Fantastic. Goodbye.
Everytime I post an episode, I feel like I'm abandoning it rather than finishing it. This one in particular. Trumpian intrigue seems unending. Sure, he's president and we should be paying attention to what he says, but what he is saying is mostly absurd. What are the tweets and Sean Spicer distracting us from. Today, Spicer labeled Propublica, one of the best investigative groups working in the English language, "a left-wing blog." What is the administration attempting to hide? I'll give you my answer in collage form.
Business with the Russians. Very interesting fascists. Fascists to the forefront.
He's not joking. Russian connections. Hold on, butty but.
I'm afraid to understand intellegent crickets. I have connections.
Seems like I'm answering facts. I'm a fascist.
Take disinformation, distractions and falsehoods run them through the Mind Thing and something resembling truth emerges.
Do your job. Gotta work it. Ranting and raving. Good at sucking up people's money.
The leaks are real. FOX and Friends: Good drug-dealers. Incredible racist.
The "Fake People." Gout. Horrible agenda. Nuclear weapons. Chaos.
Bad dudes. Sessions, Franken and the Russians. Mike Flynn. Wrestle the truth.
Nothing to love. The leaks are real. The wall. Fighting the NEWS.
Truth not Trump is the topic this episode. As the most ubiquitous member of Trump's lie machine, I'll focus on the Mistress of Misdirection Kellyanne Conway. There are some encouraging trends emerging and we'll take a brief look at some of them.
The victims of the Bowling Green Massacre. Truth. Predictions from Fantasy World.
Tabloids: The Nation's Subconscious. Factchecking Fredericks.
Kellyanne and Jake Tapper (CNN).
Skillful evasion. The media wakes up. Kleptocracy USA.
Trump's aspiration: Vladimir Putin: Most powerful man in the world.
Talk about fake news. Haters in the Hate-Hole. Spicer babble.
Not as jaded as I feared, because when confronted by the introduction of a blatant authoritarian kleptocracy, I do feel quite disappointed in many of my fellow Americans. More than likely we'll survive this final kick from the dying horse of amoral capitalism.
President Carnage. The hypnotist's spinning wheel. What the hell is going on?
Alternative facts and fake news. The Bully (thanks Masha Geseen).
A warning has been issued. Ay.
Narcissistic personality disorder. The use of vagueness.
Illusion. Punish the powerless.
Bomb and ban policy. Charlie the Plumber. Power.
Let common-sense talk on the phone. Take heart and look to the sun.
Thanks to ABC and NPR for the audio clips.
During times of stress, there's a natural inclination to turn to God, religion, a higher power. I found Pastor John. Working on this did make me feel a little better. Praise him.
Pastor John Kilpatrick. Glossolalia. Revival, come to America. God...man. Shabababababbah.
Hey! We are protected. Yahyahyahyahyahya. Help me.
Closing out on a low note. A look a the new reality confronting us in the upcoming year.
Too heavy and too disgusting. Denial of facts. A lack of information literacy. Gimme a Little Spray.
Reason doesn't mean quite enough. The post-logical era. The lowest form of argument wins.
A new technique. Trust in ego?
I said no Trump talk until after the the election and I honored that. Now, however, I might have something to say.
Trump supporters yelling from the side of the road. Drain The Swamp.
President-elect Trump's supporters and appointees. Feeling sullied and dejected.
Alternate choices: an anti-vaxxr or an idiot? St. Pete Protesters (thanks to Sean Kinane- WMNF)
Crush your voice. Outgoing Obama and his misinformation. They are our country.
Kiss my ass. Potential disaster. I am your voice. There will be no message.
I am too old. I get what I want. Hail victory!
Thanks for snippets of sound and ideas fron Dan Carlin (Common Sense podcast)http://www.dancarlin.com/common-sense-home-landing-page/ WBUR On Point w/ Tom Ashbrookhttp://www.wbur.org/onpoint , WMNF's Sean Kinane http://www.wmnf.org/events/midpoint-with-wmnf-news-monday/
A Foundscape with a point or two to make.
Communicator notification. Try your call later. Police lives matter. Police helicopters matter. Our party.
Emergency message. Remove yourself. Help! Incredibly excited. End my father. Undecided.
Help the wealthiest. Someone's trying to legalize pot in Florida. Photo-ops with the governor. Stop it.
Camping in North Florida this weekend provided an abundance of material. I use it in roughly chronological order and end with a collage of some of the more interesting sounds.
Way down upon the Ichetucknee river. Hermine kindling. Forest bath interrupted by an armadillo.
How do they shoot up all those road signs in Gun Country? There will be beans. Birds, kids, dogs and gunshots.
Sounds of cooperation. Closing collage.
After this episode, I'm swearing off Trump as source material until after the election. Too easy and too disturbing. I do get to talk about truth and bullshit, quote H.L. Mencken and explore man's contribution to climate change.
Don't want to talk about Trump. Some in the media care about truth. My personal Trump history. The Gullibles.
Simple Americans. President Moron. Trump truths. The liar and the bullshitter. Democracy is broken.
Climate change and murder. Understanding Trump supporters, Racist, sexist, homophobic. Down the drain.
I am a registered Republican and, this being primary season, I've been inundated by political phone calls. I decided to take stuff that could have been annoying and turned it into a podcast.
Scandal/Lie/Scandal. Gary Democrat. Help. How stupid. Rachel the Republican. Didn't leave the right number.
Sorry I'm not Nokia. Tatyana. Making a better zero. Republicans For Property. Vote for me.
Stay Republican and cause difficulties voting. Congressman Grayson: What America needs right now. Gary Property Appraiser.
Fight. Michelle the Republican. Goodbye.
The Democratic National Convention gets run through the mind thing and comes out sounding quite similar to the Republican convention. Featuring John Allen, Hillary Clinton and Barack "Democrat" Obama.
You will fear us. President ISIS. Unruly together we can all crash. She knows criminals: Donald Trump.
America has lost. Fear Clinton's election. Fight people. Gary Democrat soundscape.
Thanks to the STA Network for the clips. https://www.youtube.com/user/STAclips
Reality denied at the Circle K. Baseball bat deaths. People kill people. Suicide. Fracking earthquakes (facts don’t matter).
Denial of causation. What ever happened to pollution? Trump supporters true motivation.
Andrew Sullivan from New York Times interview July 29, 2016
I tried to avoid it, but the Republican National Convention was omnipresent. This is one of my takes on it.
Get on your knees. Fighting. Stop it! Assured with violence. LAW. What difference does it make?
Hillary Clinton must be punished. America must be punished. You're the problem. No Hillary, no problem.
Radical vision.
(Special thanks to Diamond Reynolds for her recording of the officers who detained her.)
Cast of characters (roughly in order): Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Pam Bondi, Rick Scott, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Laura Ingraham, a little Bernie and Hillary sprinkled in.
Fredericks Foundscape #6 is composed (primarily) of unsolicited messages combined with captured ephemera, a skipping Miles Davis record and some stuff from Negativland via the Free Music Archive.
Hello. Trump has proven nothing. County sheriffs are in the area.
Ooww over Let Me Die In Your Footsteps (thanks FMA and Negativland).
Thank You God. I have Trouble, I am a real person. Siri cheese talk. Oh. Invalid entry.
You'll never hear from me again.
Here's part two of our recent virtual gathering.
Does Gary know Tom exists? Prince/celebrity overdoses. Keith Richards' secret. Opioid addiction.
Jazz talk. Cat penises. David Tepper exits New Jersey and Mike doesn't care. What about that Whopper?
Weather talk. The long goodbye.
Tech problems. Old Homes week. Mike joins the gig economy: Looking for scraps. Doomed!
Radio Silence A.K.A. P.F.O.. The Dark Web. Fan malfunction. Dougald gets a job. Canadian politics.
Mike on artistic process and product distribution. Fan mail. Best Show returns to form. Half Hour of Power.
Gary.
Foundscape #5 I know it's a day late but what can be done?
Listen to your neighbors. I know two people. A.P. Mike re: internet. Listen!
Tomorrow's your day. Rhythmic breathing.
As I hope you are aware, there is a group of computer scammers from India who make calls claiming to be from Windows Computers. They try to give you instructions that will grant them access to your computer. They then lock you out and charge you to regain access.
I've been waiting for awhile to get a chance to interact with them. I kept them on the phone for approximately 14 minutes and 28 seconds.
I figured as long as I kept them on the line they couldn't target anyone else. I recorded the call and gave it my patented Fredericks treatment. At the end I've included a shortened version of the original call.
Fredericks Foundscape #4. This time I've combined the sounds of birds, my van, phone messages, air travel (including crying babies) and some IRS on-hold music.
As a fan of the surreal, I must say these are interesting times. I took sounds and voices from my everyday life and mixed them with what the media is feeding me. Combined, the result is rather nightmarish. I hope you enjoy.
The story goes... Not trying to be a jerk. Coming undone. Jesus is the answer. Will you please hang up.
I'm afraid. It should frighten us all. Hurt her/Don't hurt her. Palin hip-hops. Not gonna happen.
February caught me up short. So, this episode got a little rushed. I've tried not to pay too much attention to the competitive interviewing process currently going on. But, I've not been having too much success, as you will hear.
Attention. An inattentive driver reminds me of Donald Trump. Marco Rubio removes his gloves. Drunk Reagan.
Someone attack me please. Magical thinking. Competitive interviewing. Ted Cruz: Basket Case. Stupid.
Donald doesn't know. Marco does stand up.
Thanks go to Rob Lorei host of Radioactivity on WMNF (he's on every weekday at 11 AM EST.) CNN, and Youtube for the clips.
Fredericks Foundscape #3:
About the bag. Lotta things coming into your mind, right now. What's that smell? Miles Davis skipping.
Imaginary Symphony and Choir. Morning birds. Bring me my gun. Hello? Miles skips out.
This is the second Fredericks Foundscape. I am hoping to make them a monthly feature. This episode features ambient sounds combined with material provided by The Free Music Archive, the presidential debates, telephone messages and my theremin.
Orwellian universe (Free Matter for the Blind Volume 4). "Strange" Dave from Knoxville. Martin O'Malley/Hillary Clinton: Why.
Dryer and theremin symphony. Airport transportation. Emergency sirens. Ted Cruz.
Sounds of morning birds and traffic. I'm a maniac/I'm a fly.
Fredericks does Art Humor
Swept up in the nostalgic sentiments of the season, I revisited an old Skype chat and plucked some stuff and ran it through the remix machine.
Sarah, Kormodd, Stan, P.C. Mike, Dougald, Brian,
Happy A.P. Mike's birthday! (How happy is he?)
Wasn't really a joke.
Fear, terror, phobia however you describe it seems like many people are caught up in its grip. Thanks to Trump's tongue and ISIS' actions, I haven't been able stop thinking about the effects of fear. I almost used parts of a previous podcast, but there was no need. I found fear nearly everywhere I turned.
Should we be afraid of....? War on terror: they're doing it on purpose. New America statistics with updates.
"Do You Understand?" featuring Alex Jones. A new party?
Misinformation on Parade (includes ISIS, Ebola, Jade Helm, Vaccines, Artificial intelligence).
The Trump solution: kill. Maranatha.
Satan work is slick. Simplistic solution: Guns! Blow up an asteroid. Edward R. Murrow. F.D.R.: Fear Itself.
An impressionistic audio piece expressing an individual response to the presidential debates. I almost called this episode Get on the stick and mess around. Because that's what I did.
Doctor Carson: pathological child-molester? Get on the stick and mess around. Not supposed to be like this.
Bernie! Rand Paul and Jeb Bush get fired. Donald Trump faked the moon landing. Obama's legacy.
Pot smoking socialist. Martin O'Malley: truck driving loser. Trump takes the mic. The American dream is stupid.
Exercise Hillary. Comprehensive substitute truth. Bernie talks. Hillary on Wall Street. The Big Lie.
Inspired by a confluence of news articles and automated phones calls I decided to put technology to the test (Turing to be precise).
Volkswagen robot kills co-worker. Musk, Hawking & Wozniak warning. Robotophilia.
Amanda takes the Turing test. Jane gets her chance. I didn't catch the winner's name.
Tech troubles and the robotic people who address them. This is not a sales call.
This episode, number one hundred, examines auditory illusions. First focusing on the affect repetition has on what we perceive. Shepard's Paradox is one weird phenomena and shows up far more frequently than you might realize.
WillOldman(thanks to Acapela Group) Congratulations and a questions. Repetition and perception.
What do you hear? (Featuring Clay Pigeon -Dusty Show WFMU)
Neuroscience and Buddhism (Quartz magazine article by Olivia Goldhill)
Shepard's Paradox. Knowledge is not enough. You can't (always) believe what you perceive.
This episode I discuss sand-spurs a perennial and proverbial thorn is my side. The way they respond to my actions gives the impression that they are intelligent and actively working to subvert my efforts to eradicate them from my yard.
Recorded during the tail end of around three weeks of powerful rainstorms. Climate change talk over excerpt of Steve Reich's It's Gonna Rain from Reich: Early Works - Come Out / Piano Phase / Clapping Music / It's Gonna Rain.
WMNF'S Rob Lorei Radio Activity http://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity-with-rob-lorei/ and his callers get sliced up, mixed up and minimized. Dangerous driving conditions. Changing perspective. Illegal mailbox check. Checking things out. El Nino.
Another last minute gathering. We do welcome newcomer Mackro who shares his plans for a project focusing on the music of 1970. We talk weather, politics and A.P. Mike's creative output along with a bunch of other things.
Mackro and me. A critical discussion of A.P. Mike's latest creative projects. Brian has tech issues. Talking weather and daylight. Seattle. Pike's Place. The presidential election featuring Donald Trump. Where is the Rock and Roll? Dance To This Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MVFAx-AX3c Macko's plans. Finding music through comedy vines. "Robert's gonna have a seizure!" Music festivals and arena shows. Music of 1970. Mackro's disco confession. Robert Christgau hated Black Sabbath. Climate change. Farewells.
This is my take on the shooting in Charleston South Carolina and the confederate battle flag. Also discussed are state's rights, idiot logic and the media's role in promoting ignorance.
Dylann Roof. Charles Cotton N.R.A. board member, disingenuous or moron? South Carolina's state's rights flip flop. Imaginary Christian prosecution. There's one sure way to get rich if you are an articulate black man. Idiot logic. Confounding Christ's advice. Music break: Jump to Conclusions by E.W. Jackson and the FOXers. Roberto Ferdman and Matthew Guterl discuss the confederate flag and the sorry state of today's media. Let's drag Texas into the 21st century.
A Fredericks Foundscape Intro The bells of St. John's Avian speculation Avian observations Slow flying objects
Touch Me, AP Mike
A spur of the moment Skype gathering. We welcome some new people, reacquaint ourselves with some newer people and talk to some old people.
Jeff and D.C. Pat. Mike is done eating. Randy Newman’s prescient.
John Waters movies, Mike hates Robert Christgau’s memoir.
Dougald popped his Canadian head in. Mike’s job situation.
Writing books: Blood Trail, Lamentations and The Manny. Bootlegging. Bibliophiles.
Corporate scams. Shoplifting. Early deaths. Massa’s update. Best Show talk.
Skype thing excluded! Dead Dad’s Club review. Black comedians. Dock Ellis.
WFMU Record Fair.
Pat Byrne talks music: Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses) and Chad Clark (Beauty Pill).
Book talk. Mike’s possible new career path. Politics.
Stan shows up and Dougald rejoins conversation. Weather talk. Back to Randy Newman.
Wildlife: deer and coyote. Sneaking around at Massa’s doesn’t work. Touch Me, AP Mike.
Fair Use discussion. Canadian idioms. Euphemisms.
Time has been a topic I find myself coming back to frequently. I am about halfway through Douglas Rushkoff's fascinating new book Present Shock and felt inspired to create this piece. Analog vs digital clocks. The relativity of time. Perception of time. Time on my hands. The Bicameral Mind. Consciousness changes over time. Analog vs. digital music. An inappropriate transference of hostility. Under the control of something else.
The Best Show was delayed. So we pulled the gang together on short notice. Mike dishes about his experiences during the recent live shows. Climate change in Florida is banned. We spend quite a bit of time talking about music and The Jinx.
Stan knows how to think. Where’s Mike? Static. Mike on stage.
Kevin Corrigan. Jack White/Elvis. Mike’s Deemployment.
Can’t Say “ Climate Change” in Florida. Dougald and the Kids.
Box Sets. The Best Show. Tech Problems. WFMU Marathon- Clay Pigeon, Frangy.
Backstage Stories. Mike’s Stalker. FOT @ Massa”s. The Jinx.
Serial. Roky Erickson. Electro Shock Therapy. Austin.
End.
According to Pew Research Group 91% of adult Americans have a mobile phone of some sort. We are more connected than ever.
Using that information I mixed in ideas inspired by Brion Gysin’s cut up technique and Steve Reich’s Violin Phase and created this piece.
Consider this an auditory argument that increased connections do not correspondingly increase the quality of communication.
Faced with Tom Scharpling’s unexpected absence, Mike hastily convened an emergency Skype chat. We welcome some new folks and jump into our old routine as best we can.
Pat Walsh fails to join. Corey’s Scharpling and Wurster talk. Losing my touch.
Mike’s work and snow talk. Pat makes it in.
More work talk includes "You gotta be devious" and "Stair etiquette.”
Movie Talk! Birdman and Inherent Vice.
Brian shows we talk about the Toby Dammit, the Swans and Einstruzende Neubauten/
Best Show talk. Massa’s Movie Talk: Interstellar, Top Secret, Let It Ride, Burt Reynolds movies.
The Super Bowl. FrancesaCon. Gambling. Girl Scout cookies.
Fredericks and P.C. on Cigarettes and Whiskey ep. 93. Cigarette people.
Paul Thomas Anderson. Pynchon spotting. Jon Wurster teases American Airlines.
More movie talk: The Master. Audience watching. Meandering.
I had planned on doing a show about circles, Pi, spheres, domes, ovals and other things roundish, but things became cyclical so I rolled with it.. This is an abbreviated episode due to Tom Scharpling's not showing up for work. We had an emergency Mike Skype Thing chat instead- excerpts coming soon.
He was a bright kid. Pi is infinite. Hillary Today offer. Where were you? P.C. Mike learns ten seconds is a long time. Whiskey and Cigarettes (We're getting famous). Mike Skype Thing talk: What happened to Stan and Kormodd? Listening to The Best Show. Calling The Best Show. Not right but didn't fall down. Emergency Skype Chat? To be continued...
This episode was created by filtering though notes from my work table, old Tascam recordings, the newspaper and Glenn Beck propaganda. Oh, and the Jeff Perlman interview conducted by the Skype group as well as a seasonal poem. Florida seasonal anyways.
Charles C. Alexander. Astrological Billiards. Ambiguous sentences. Notes from the work table. Gun myths. Glenn Beck cut up. Crazy cat lady. Trapped in the backyard.
Fredericks Mind Thing- The Show Returns Hey there gang, I am back! Mike's Skype Thing is over.
After a year long hiatus you'd assume I have tons of backlogged material. You'd be right. I did, until the crash of 2014. So here, I salvage some stuff off my old recorder and acquaint myself with the new GarageBand (I don't really care for it).
As the Best Show returns, Tom stops by and gives us a glimpse behind the scenes. We were just doing our usual Mike Skype thing when Tom Scharpling shows up and talks not texts. Later, he pots us down and ruins the show.
Things start slow, but the gang slowly arrives.
Tom visited Cory’s show (http://illogicalcontraption.blogspot.com).
Mike recounts his latest visit to the new studio.
The thieving Massa's guy is still missing with the money.
Brian and Mike urge Tom to join us. dBs talk.
Chuck Berry. P.C. and Epic show up. Mike knows some things.
Tom’s Jon Solomon interview discussed.
P.C. recounts the development of his musical taste, at length.
Musicians Tom has ruined your enjoyment of includes Waits, Zappa, Lennon.
Rock and Roll Circus. Holy Modal Rounders/Fugs. Chuck Berry.
Tom shows up. We meet Jason Gore. LOST CONTACT!
P.C. puts Tom on the hot seat. McCartney talk. Zappa/Beefheart talk.
Tom loves our club! Super secret behind the scenes studio chatter.
Tom pots us down and ruins our show. We get the number.
Going out on a whimper not a bang.
Technology fails me again. All is lost. But, I'll keep going.
Mike's Skype Thing is ending. Deseated Ram stick. Ambivalence toward technology. Death of a podcast. Perhaps, memory is not supposed to last. Message erased.
This may be my favorite Mike's Skype Thing episode, thus far. Stan spends the show rapidly cycling between rage and love. P.C. Mike explains old cartoons to Epic Soundtracks. A.P. Mike tells a harrowing tale about a jogging accident. We talk about Native Americans in Canada. Other topics include: Nazis, Russia, Kevin Smith and Dave Emory. Fredericks dishes dirt on a Ramones’ song. Mike talks about living in a Joseph Heller novel. He also explains Post-Micturition Dribble. Stan threatens everyone.
Cagey Mike talks about more things in the wings. Pepe Le Pew. Mike’s accident.
Epic’s advice. The Both on Sound Opinions. The birthday boy arrives.
Nazi Muslims. Ramones story. Ammunition. Mike shows Patton at Massa’s.
Movie talk. Mike’s manager. Massa’s tales. Kevin Smith.
Mike’s going on another cruise. Best Show talk. Squirrels of Anarchy.
Dougald arrives. “Are you all hammered up?” “I’ll miss you idiots.”
Dougald recounts his first call to the Best Show. Fredericks tells a GonerFest story. Trailer Park Boys.
P.C. Mike’s continuing torment of Joe Perry. Future plans.
This was a fun one. We talk about gas leaks, cars, boxing, Beetlejuice and Fleetwood Mac. Mike talks about priests and pornography, bachelor parties gone bad and the infamous Four Loko episode of the Best Show.
Stan’s gas leak. Andy Breckman: Doofus. Brian’s having a good day.
Car talk with A.P. Mike. The drive to nowhere. Human dreck.
Mike’s work situation: Notes written in red crayon. Boxing and Beetlejuice.
Chicago talk with Cory. Google Dougald one of us. Fleetwood Mac.
Corey tells a radio story. P.C. Mike thinks writing an oral history seems easy.
Andy Kindler hates atheists. Massa’s movie talk: Dr. Strangelove. Patton Pending.
Best Show non-update. Priests and Pornography.
Jerry Lee Lewis ruined Mike’s friend’s wedding.
The Four Loko episode (Hodgman was faking). Playing games at Massa’s.
Book talk (Marilynne Robinson). Beetlejuice revisited.
Despite my starting out of the tent (fort), this episode recovers and leads us careening through a variety of subjects. Florida makes several appearances and Mike and Spike bring the smut. We, verbally, visit the Middle East, Massa's and the back room of the Best Show. Foreshortened due to a glitch in my new mp3 converter. "I don't care, you win some; you lose some."
Out of the tent (it's a fort!). Natural law. James Mellon: Tax avoider. Florida murder talk. The Mush. Florida's governors race. Standardized education scam. Who's making the money? New World Order. Bobcat talk. Selling weapons. New Port Richey, The porn industry is going south. Spike goes to the museum. Magical Misery Tour. Massa's movie talk. The Jungian switch. Cronenberg movies. Smutty type stuff. Stan sounds like a damaged robot. Some people need to be murdered. Best Show talk (off the record).
This was truly a wild one. Kormodd gets kicked around a bit. Dave stages a Cyber-Pirate attack. Mike throws people out of Massa’s and uses movies to comfort the survivors of the guy he killed. Tons of movie talk. P.C. loves Sarah and Dinosaur Jr., while, tiring of Sonic Youth and their shenanigans. Fredericks’ joke falls flat.
Capitalist prostitution. Scotland’s independence. ISIS/ISIL talk.
9/11 and the Saudis (band name?). Political Islam.
Mike joins us to talk about L.B.J. and Billie Sol Estes.
They’re dropping like flies at Massa’s: The Sleeper and Dog Fucker bite the dust.
Suicide drinking. Massa’a movie: The Russians Are Coming.
More movie talk- Scorsese and Tarantino get judged. The Supreme Court.
Golf. The Year Punk Broke,
Kormodd takes Stan down (?) and recommends Border Radio.
“Our original course must have been in error.”
Dave from Knoxville Sarah: best Best Show caller of all time?
Dave returns. Mike returns. T.V. talk. Movie talk. Prescription drugs.
“Can you believe what they show on T.V. these days? “ “It’s of kind of a cult.”
Weird pre-game football. The medium changes the message. JESUS!
Fredericks’ failed joke. Why would you listen to this?
The bottle rocket that broke the camel’s spine. Actions have consequences.
P.C Mike takes down Gene Simmons. Thanks for Bitslap.
The future of Mike’s Skype Thing. A closing thing to make you paranoid.
Last words.
A combination of time constraints and synchronicity led to this abbreviated episode.
The Blackout, Andy Breckman talk, Seven-Second Delay, P.C. Mike has homework, What Tom Scharpling learned from Miles Davis.
This was a fun one. Cory claims to have poured beer on Todd Rungrend, Mike's movies go south, but his work situation is improving slightly. We discuss Satryicon, thieving friends, Fredericks' shelf, Doukhobors and much, much more.Utopia = Cory and Todd, Talking behind Kormodd’s back,
Fish in the rain-barrel, Satyricon, N.Y.U., P.C. Mike’s crime report,
Thieving friends, The end of the world, Dougald’s coming to Florida,
Tech problems disrupt Massa’s movie, Mike is an outsider in Bayonne,
Massa’s stories include profanity and “The Moush” which leads us into a discussion of bullshit artists and breaking donkey ribs,
Fredericks’ shelf, Mike’s cousin looks miserable,
Airplanes> UFO talk, Canada has a long history of weirdness,
Doukhobors, Burning Man, Leapers, Gapers, Shakers, Quakers,
Snowden anti-government?, No scientific revolution in the East, Little Putin,
Mike misses his nap, then talks about bedbugs, Mike’s work situation is improving,
Tax advice, New Port Richey, Vermin Supreme,
Politics in Florida, Corporatism, Sarah, The future of Mike’s Skype Thing.
A delightful chat abruptly ended by an undercharged recorder. Rich people are discussed-including Mike's Bill Gates connection-as are Spike, Stalin and Mike's manager. Mike asks a couple science questions that we try our best to answer. We also cover a bunch of other stuff. Picking on puppets, Burger King moves to Canada, Rich people talk, Stalin's Koch connection, Mike is multi-tasking, The Bill Gates connection, The Libor scandal, ISIS, The Abrahamic god- he is who he is, Science question #1, Mike is an angst inducing loose cannon, Science question #2, Brian talks about his gonzo lawyer mentor. P.C. Mike joins to update us on Spike's social media activities, Watching people die, According to Cory, "Kormodd's the worst," Mike returns and movie talk ensues. Titles discussed include: Greed, Exterminating Angel, Anchor Man. Music talk: Records you've bought but don't listen to, Beating up Johnny Thunders, G.G. Allin, The battery dies.......
In this episode, we spend a good deal of time talking about music and movies. That doesn't prevent us from also discussing Best Show calls, award shows and street sleepers. Mike teases us with Best Show secret projects. Fredericks offers relaxation techniques. Brian shares a disturbing tale involving a communication tech. Yinka Adeshina for Governor 2014! Street sleepers. Another Best Show secret project. Best Show is returning soon.
Massa'a movie talk. Music talk includes Kinks vs. Stones. Award shows. Germany is getting capitalism right. Magic Christian. P.C. Mike recounts a Best Show call. Beatles talk. Hee Haw's surprising longevity. Brian's college disorientation. "He didn't flush!" Relaxation techniques. Dave Hill is a good guy. Antidepressants/depression. Mike departs. Shopping styles. Kormodd's journey into history. Album covers. First Records. H. Jon Benjamin. Dead Dog's Eyeball.
This is a long one, some people showed up late, and I didn't want to be rude by ending the show. Besides, Mike was fully engaged. Tons of topics are discussed. The events in Ferguson, Mo. are covered, as are, John Popper's taunting tweets The Best Show, Mike's work, movies, even Zach Galifianakis' Christmas party. It moves right along. Best Show is not back, yet. "Always the bad one'" Mike's work situation is not improving, Mike loses his patience, Waiting for Mike. John Popper vs. The F.O.T. Gene Simmons on Twitter, Florida's governor's race. Reading in dreams, Ferguson talk. Mike returns and tells us about his movie time at Massa's. MIke's Best Show commuting history- definitely not boring. Zach Galifiankis' Christmas party. Mike's acting career. Rick Perlstein's Invisible Bridge, Dave from Knoxville makes it in. Ken Burns movies, T.V. talk includes: Treme, Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex. Bluegrass rock, Bad Grandpa, Mike's girlfriend, Breading boy gets fat. Dave from Knoxville tells us Don Pardo is dead and gives us some updates. Robin Williams is dead, too. Soul losing thievery.
Mike says he's taking August off. Then, he surprisingly sticks around for the whole show! He tells a great Massa story. We discuss a bunch of different topics including: movies, the Prohibition, Spike and the Grateful Dead.
Mike's taking August off. Best Show talk: Stevie Blue and Captain Jack. Saint Stephen Gaskin buys the Farm. http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2014/07/01/stephen-gaskin-founder-farm-dies/11934969/ I.R.S. talk. Fredericks' political strategy. Simpsons talk. Racist little Rascals. Massa's movie talk. Great Massa's story: Violent Guy's Are Sentimental. Spike is following Mike. GRATEFUL DEAD! Sorry about the spying. Net Ann Yahoo. Prohibition and a successful insanity defense. Fredericks' first Best Show call. Mike is excited about the new James Brown movie. Best Show calls includes: Stan breaks up. I hear bitching going on? Fredericks' fantasy. Mike's revelation. James Brown. Michael Jackson's duck butter. Celebopeds. Weird, British open secret: pedophilia. You're not supposed to call it "marijuana". Drug legalization. Why do you edit these things?
This show flows atop a sea of alcohol. And while it gets loose, it never falls completely apart. Although A.P. Mike does get tossed overboard several times. Kormodd's alcohol mistake. It's P.C. Mike's birthday. Mike bails. The perfect Aryan baby. Mike's personal information. Movie talk- The Godfather, Long Goodbye. Dougald arrives/leaves. John Lennon. Todd Glass' advisers. Hipsters and bikes. What does this mean? Stan explains the Palestinian problem. Hearty White talk. Mike bails, again. Mike's work situation. Kayaking. Kormodd is kind of doughy. Cheech and Chong. Exposed weapons vs. exposed breasts. P.C.'s neighbors. Jazz talk. P.C.'s life expectancy. "Kormodd will kill us all in the end." Exercise and diet.
Mike's computer is too dusted to Skype. So, we carry on without him. Topics include: possible crime, philosophy, movies, novelty songs and much much more. P.C. reports on suspicious activity, Kormodd critiques Modern Day Philosophers includes discussions of Danny Lobell, Artie Lang, John Lennon and Arthur Schopenhauer, Movie Talk: Simon of the Desert, Comedian Attire, Best Show critiques, compliments, speculation, "you apes"! Novelty Songs: Ray Stevens, Weird Al, The Streak. Do The Selfie. Late night comedy: John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and an old man's penis. Dan Carlin imitations, Brian has more good news aka Streaks Happen!
Recorded whilst a series of thunderstorms rolled through New Port Richey (you can hear it). A good deal of death talk (includes murder and suicide). Mike recounts work horror stories. Marc Maron reads Bukowski (haven't got permission, hope I don't get sued).
You know how this thing works? Podcast listening proposal, Mike's deteriorating work situation, The other FOT chat, The squeaky wheel gets the ax, Anarchy & Totalitarianism, Motorcyclists wear your helmets! The Troubles with Orange people, Movie talk, Podcast talk, Not good advice, Mister Kinison, Marc Maron talk includes the Amazing Jonathan, who is weirdly sympathetic, and Marc reads The Shoelace, Unwinding George Packer. Homework.
Jews for Jerry, Israel/Palestine (Scott's not going). Original American Art Forms. Artimus Pyle Is Far More Interesting Than Artemus Ward. The Who (Pino Pallidino), Iron Man Mike, Massa's Movie Talk, The Storm, Tom Scharpling Talk, Best Show Update, Irresponsible Dog Owner Owns Up, Wally Wackiman, Puppet Talk, Tony Stops By and Gets Confused, Dougald's Puppet Problems.
Three plus hours of scintillating conversation mashed down to about forty minutes. Topics include: the Greeks, Hobby Lobby, the Grateful Dead and tormented sock puppets.
The Greeks had a problem with books, Simpson's quotes are the new poetry, Hobby Lobby, Disappearing IRS emails, Closing up Massa's, Mike's Ironman Adventure, The Grateful Dead, Mike's Work: A script or a nervous breakdown?
Dougald's Domestic Violence Collage, Brian's Better News, WORK,
Scott shows up, talks about the Grateful Dead and a tie-dyed Mezuzah, "Jerry Garcia was a terrible guitarist",
Velvet Underground.
Brett Easton Ellis, Mike's Blockage, Best Show Question: The Angry Email, Kevin Smith, Prince Bandar, Who Killed JFK? (Contains some misinformation) Vietnam.
Economists are Nuts, Massa's Movie Talk, Old Popular Music is Superior to Current Popular Music,
Best Show Update, More Music Talk includes Waco Brothers and Prince, Mike Speaks on the Grateful Dead.