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August 18, 2010 - Ten years ago Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer for a novel celebrating the Golden Age of comics and the art of escape. What?s so special about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay? In Murmur?s latest book club discussion, Paul, Ali, Josh Christie and David Accampo discuss this sprawling book, its themes, and all it says about love and comics.
August 9, 2010 - By popular demand, Kelly, Paul, Ali and Ron to discuss the best movie of the summer so far, Inception. As well as the yearly Mad Men gushing along with the fear of playing StarCraft II and some alternatives to bowing down to the Zerg as well as some personal recollections of the affect of playing video games on relationships. 00:01:22 - Discussion of Inception 00:24:47 - Mad Men, Season 4 has begun! 00:46:14 - StarCraft II it out and we're tempted
June 24, 2010 - Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick make their triumphant return to the Murmur Podcast to join Kelly Stephenson and Paul Montgomery to discuss summer TV and movies! Who's in the mood to dance? In 3D? Television Finales 00:01:32 - Lost 00:02:15 - Glee 00:06:06 - Grey's Anatomy 00:09:16 - 24 00:09:55 - Law and Order 00:10:57 - Smallville 00:12:07 - The Vampire Diaries
Summer Television 00:14:45 - True Blood 00:18:45 - Treme 00:21:12 - Doctor Who 00:25:06 - Breaking Bad 00:27:03 - The Good Guys 00:29:42 - USA Summer Shows 00:31:43 - Big Brother
Summer Movies 00:32:26 - Iron Man 2, A-Team, Jonah Hex 00:36:28 - The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo 00:38:55 - Toy Story 3 00:42:42 - Exit Through The Gift Shop 00:45:14 - Get Him To The Greek 00:48:00 - Harry Brown
Upcoming Summer Movies 00:49:06 - This summer sucks, movie-wise 00:49:46 - Twilight Eclipse 00:50:30 - The Last Airbender 00:53:20 - Inception 00:56:11 - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World 01:00:46 - The Expendibles 01:01:48 - Salt 01:02:17 - Dinner For Schmucks 01:02:41 - Step Up 3D
Music: Summer of the Evening Goldenboy
June 9, 2010 - Paul Montgomery sits down with Murmur.com contributors Josh Christie and David Accampo to discuss Horns, the latest novel from Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box, Locke& Key). After a long night of dirty deeds, Ig Perrish wakes up to find a pair of stubby horns growing out of his temples. It's downright unsettling. Then come the confessions. People in town start sharing their deepest and darkest secrets with him, asking permission to do their damnedest. Let's not even start on what the snakes are doing. At the heart of it all is a mystery, a tale of lost love and rotten friendships. And not everybody's gonna dig it. Find out how it all shakes out.
May 20, 2010 - This week, in an experimental edition of the Murmur podcast, Ali is joined by guest Jon Stump, as they watched (500) Days of Summer together over Skype. In this so-called quirky romantic comedy, Tom falls hopelessly and helplessly in love with a girl named Summer. Ali and Jon give you a running commentary and first-time-viewing reactions to the movie... it's possible they turn into a sobbing mess at the end of all this. So cue up your DVD players and enjoy.
April 29, 2010 - Paul, Kelly, and Ali talk about all the stuff they're watching on TV this spring, from new Doctor Who to Glee, Pawn Stars, Treme, Parenthood, Castle and more. Paul laments not having a DVR. Still. Then the girls explain the phenomenon of Big Sexy, a rationale about TV choices that causes Paul to have an existential crisis.
April 13, 2010 - In this third outing for the Murmur Book Club, Paul Montgomery and Josh Christie journey into the Amazon to discuss David Grann's The Lost City of Z, a tale of archaeological obsession. In 1925 Percy Fawcett, his son Jack, and a team of explorers and porters embarked on an expedition into the rain forest to locate a mythic lost city. They never returned. After nearly a century and dozens of rescue missions, we're no closer to solving the mystery. But that doesn't stop intrepid reporter David Grann from writing a gripping yarn about Fawcett's lifelong obsession as well as his own modern expedition into the Green Hell. It's a badass history lesson even for those who tend to thumb their noses at nonfiction.
March 30, 2010 - Spring is here and there's a ton of new music to be heard. Ron Richards and Ryan Penagos run through the latest in music that's been filling up their iPod as winter is past us. So roll down your windows, turn the volume up and prepare to rock out! Bands discussed in this episode: She and Him Broken Bells Gorillaz Walter Schreifels Murder By Death Transit Ida Maria Crime in Stereo The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! Operation Ivy Pinhead Gunpower Avail
Music: [ride friendship] The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!
March 9, 2010 - Ali, Jim, and Paul adjust their 3D glasses and weigh in on Hollywood's latest attempt to lure you to the multiplex. Are the studios mining new depths in high-tech storytelling, or is it all just one epic migraine after another? Later, Jim sings the Internet Blues. It's time to own up or shut up when it comes to online anonymity. Finally, we showcase a pair of community articles about 90s TV nostalgia, then ride the show right off the rails with memories of our own latch-key childhoods. 00:01:08 - 3D Movies 00:17:21 - Jim has the Internet Blues 00:27:10 - We're getting to know you with Kelly's Talk Amongst Ourselves: Who Are You? article. 00:32:50 - Community Showcase: Back to the Well(sville) and Finding Myself in 90s Kids' TV
February 23, 2010 - February 23, 2010 - Magic is in the air and snow is on the slopes as Paul, Mike, and Ali gush about the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Who's got curling fever and who thinks it's just shuffleboard air hockey? Even so, everyone can agree Bob Costas is totally lame. Later on, Paul and Josh Christie sit down to talk about our extremely popular and totally polarizing Book Club Pick, The Magicians by Lev Grossman. Is magic all it's cracked up to be in this crass and complex story about a group of disaffected teens enrolled in a college for witchcraft and wizardry? Josh also paired this one with a beer. Does The Dogfish Head Red and White have us under its spell? 00:01:40 - The Vancouver Winter Olympics are crazy! 00:31:13 - Murmur Book Club: The Magicians by Lev Grossman 00:45:08 - Dogfish Head Red and White is beer and wine at the same time! 00:47:34 - Our next Book Club pick is David Grann's The Lost City of Z! 00:49:31 - And we're pairing it with Stone Brewing Company's Arrogant Bastard brew
February 9, 2010 - What more could a Murmur podcaster ask for with this episode? We've got an in-depth analysis of the 2010 Oscar Nominations, a dissection of Apple's announcement of the new iPad, as well as head scratching questions over the season premiere of LOST. Ron Richards, Jim Mroczkowski and Ali Colluccio gather to make educated (and some uneducated) guesses all around. Worth the listen, even if you did (or didn't) see Precious. 00:01:14 - The 2010 Oscar Nominations have been announced and we discuss the leading categories, actors/actresses and film and director.
00:31:48 - Apple has introduced the iPad, have we been saved or is it all just hype?
00:43:24 - The long awaited season premiere of LOST came and went and left our heads spinning.
January 26, 2010 - Murmur staffers Mike Romo, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick have gathered to talk about the two topics that most dominate the American pop culture landscape: The Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien mess at The Tonight Show and James Cameron's Avatar. All that, plus the prospect of seeing the original Star Wars Trilogy in 3D leads to a wide ranging discussion of favorite theater experiences, seeing Jaws while floating the water, the future of 3D television, running out of Wiimotes, not knowing where to sit in IMAX movies, and HD lenses.
00:01:06 - The Tonight Show host shuffle has dominated the American pop culture landscape in January of 2010. Conan O'Brien is out and Jay Leno is back in and what does this mean from a business and creative standpoint?
00:25:47 - Avatar is now the highest grossing film of all time. The guys discuss the pre-release backlash, whether or not digital actors deserve Academy Award consideration, the future of 3D films, and oh yeah, the movie itself.
January 12, 2010 - The first podcast of 2010 bring Paul, Kelly and new Murmur staff writer Ali as well as a special guest, Murmur user Josh as they gather to discuss the New Year, various kitchen adventures and the Murmur Book Club, discussing Josh Bazell's Beat the Reaper. New Years Resolutions
00:01:30 - Ali wants to keep up with the movies 00:02:43 - Josh and Paul want to keep up with the books and Paul's gonna use his new Kindle 00:05:03 - Everybody's concerned about physical fitness, but somebody actually wants to gain weight 00:07:46 - How do you keep track of your resolutions? 00:09:29 - Everybody needs to get caught up on TV, old and new. Was Sports Night a dress tech for the West Wing? 00:11:40 - Kelly has conquered her Tivo 00:12:30 - And she's taking on some culinary challenges. Do marshmallow's grow on trees? 00:15:15 - Paul discovers a long-forgotten lab experiment in his basement.
Kitchen Alchemy
00:16:33 - Josh is brewing his own beer and Kelly's town smells like bread. 00:24:02 - Ali is doing things with vodka and bacon. 00:26:49 - Kelly is doing things with vodka and everything else. 00:27:35 - Paul reveals his favorite cocktail.
Book Club
00:28:30 - We have a bone to pick with all the footnotes in Josh Bazell's Beat the Reaper, but we're glad we survived the sharks. 00:48:17 - The next book club selection is The Magicians by Lev Grossman. And we're pairing it with Dogfish Head Red and White.
Music Concrete and Clay Unit 4+2
December 27, 2009 - It's the fourth annual All Media Year End Round Up where Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick discuss everything they enjoyed in 2009 from movies, to television, to music, to video games and of course, to comic books. Enjoy!
Movies 00:02:15 - Up in the Air 00:08:12 - Star Trek 00:09:39 - The Road 00:11:34 - Up 00:13:53 - Away We Go 00:16:18 - Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince 00:18:19 - The Men Who Stare at Goats 00:21:02 - The Fantastic Mr. Fox 00:24:49 - Taken 00:27:00 - Funny People 00:29:35 - (500) Days of Summer 00:32:01 - Watchmen 00:34:22 - Inglorious Basterds 00:36:45 - In the Loop 00:38:51 - Adventureland
Television 00:41:41 - Mad Men 00:42:43 - Glee 00:46:08 - Friday Night Lights 00:50:48 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 00:53:33 - Curb Your Enthusiasm 00:57:42 - Top Chef 00:59:04 - Bored To Death 01:02:59 - FlashForward 01:05:49 - Breaking Bad 01:09:46 - X Factor 01:14:51 - Survivor 01:17:02 - Community 01:19:14 - Psych 01:19:48 - Weeds 01:21:31 - Lost
Video Games 01:25:16 - Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 01:27:10 - Beatles Rock Band 01:29:15 - iPhone Games 01:31:38 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
Music 01:35:01 - Passion Pit 01:35:52 - Ray LaMontagne 01:37:33 - The Big Pink 01:38:16 - The Beatles Remastered 01:38:59 - Pearl Jam 01:40:05 - Morrissey 01:40:58 - The Decemberists 01:43:54 - Glee Soundtrack 01:44:46 - Cut Off Your Hands 01:45:20 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Comic Books 01:46:53 - Batman and Robin 01:47:28 - Captain Britain and MI13 01:48:14 - Hellboy/BPRD 01:48:53 - Blackest Night 01:49:28 - Fantastic Four 01:50:08 - Invincible 01:51:04 - The Flash: Rebirth 01:52:08 - Nova/Guardians of the Galaxy 01:52:39 - Hellblazer 01:53:31 - Chew 01:54:19 - Wednesday Comics 01:55:12 - The Mighty 01:56:26 - G.I. Joe/Cobra/Origins 01:57:03 - Phonogram: The Singles Club 01:57:35 - Scalped
The Three Best People Working in Comics - 2009 01:59:13 - Greg Rucka 02:01:13 - Darwyn Cooke 02:03:37 - Geoff Johns
Music: Last Christmas Glee Cast
December 8, 2009 - We've got a jam-packed show this week as Murmur staffers Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, Kelly Stephenson, Paul Montgomery, and Jim Mroczkowski talk about everything from writing to British sci-fi to giant cupcakes to stacks of unread books. This one's not only got something for everybody!
00:01:09 - Josh, Kelly, Paul and Jim look back on NaNoWriMo and the sparks fly because one of the four really, really, REALLY hated it. 00:25:15 - Josh, Kelly, Paul and Jim discuss Dr. Who and Torchwood and try to figure out just how menacing lo-tech aliens really are. 00:41:53 - Josh, Conor, Kelly and Jim use WonderAli's article about Baking as a spring board for their own baking experiences. Mmm... pie. 00:56:40 - Josh, Conor, Paul and Jim talk about the issues raised in JChristie's Do you re-read books? and offer their holiday book recommendations.
Music On The Bus Mall The Decemberists
November 24, 2009 - The holidays are fast approaching and that means holiday shopping. Conor Kilpatrick, Mike Romo and Ron Richards gather to discuss Blu-Ray paralysis, the hot DVDs that you should add to your shopping list as well as some great tech gadgets that could help you get the gifts for all the important people in your life.
DVDs Star Trek Star Trek: The Original Series ?Firefly: The Complete Series Watchmen: The Ultimate Director's Cut Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series The Lord of the Rings Trilogy? Mad Men Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Band of Brothers? Up ?Gone with the Wind - 70th Anniversary The ?Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Set
Holiday Tech Gift Ideas Samsung Blu-ray Player, BD-P1590 Logitech Pure-Fi Anywhere 2 Compact Speakers for iPod and iPhone Fujiilm Instax MINI 7s White Instant Film Camera Maximo iMetal In-Ear Earphones? Harmony Remotes ?Logitech Squeezebox Radio? Flip Mino HD Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver? Roku Box
Music: The Bells of St. Mary Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
November 10, 2009 - This week, Murmur staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Paul Montgomery sit down to talk about some of the more notable shows and issues from the first half of the television season. Is Mad Men still the best show on television? Is The Office truly done? And what's on everyone's fantasy NBC Thursday night lineup?
00:01:31 - Did Mad Men close out its season with a heist? Yes. Yes, it did. 00:22:26 - Ron was totally let down by the premiere episode of V. 00:30:41 - FlashForward feelings run the gamut from love to indifference. 00:35:20 - Paul and Conor take a moment to give some love to the final season of Monk. 00:38:31 - The state of NBC's Thursday night line-up. 00:41:08 - There are so many reasons to love Community. 00:44:14 - Parks and Recreation might just be the best comedy on Thursday. 00:47:40 - The Office makes everyone sad. Especially Paul. 00:52:32 - What the hell happened to 30 Rock?
Music: A Beautiful Mine Madder Men (featuring DJ Swindeal)
October 27, 2009 - This episode of Murmur features Paul Montgomery, Kelly Stephenson, Jim Mroczkowski, and Josh Flanagan getting deep into a bunch of topics, including Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Top Chef, Halloween, the Death of Web Communities, and National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. It's definitely a Lifestyle focused episode of the Murmur Podcast.
TV: 00:01:26 - Jim wrote a In Defense of Jimmy Fallon's new show, and Josh agrees with him. We like Jimmy! 00:09:11 - Paul, Kelly, and Josh weigh in on what's happening with Top Chef Las Vegas. Also, apparently those guys are brothers!
Lifestyle: 00:16:54 - It's time for Halloween, and the whole group spends a little time trying to figure out what that holiday means to them as proper adults, some with actual kids of their own! Paul just likes candy, and interesting outfits. 00:36:30 - The panel discusses web communities, spurred on by user Dave C's article, Unplugged: Coping with the End of an Online Community. Is it even possible to lose people on the web anymore? 00:48:33 - The group, self-professed writers all, gear up for November and National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, with the goal of writing one novel in one month. We talk about the process, the point, the successes, and the ultimate wisdom of Yoda. Will we get Jim to participate?
Music: Halloween Dead Kennedys
October 13, 2009 - This week on Murmur, Ryan Penagos, Paul Montgomery and Ron Richards dig their heels in deep for the longest Murmur podcast ever. There's even a cameo appearance by the talented Elizabeth Keenan, who drops some music knowledge on the boys as they discuss the latest in music, as well some some movies like Zombieland, Coco Before Chanel, We Live in Public and the Lord of the Rings with a live orchestra. The boys also get their geek on as they admit that the iPhone is pretty cool and we don't quite know what to make of Google Wave. Movies: 00:01:28 - Zombies are all the rage and the movie Zombieland! is definitely a good addition to the trend 00:08:00 - Instead of seeing Zombieland! Ron chose Coco Before Chanel 00:11:01 - and Ron also saw We Live in Public and got a little freaked out 00:16:35 - Lord of the Rings couldn't get more epic than seeing it with a live orchestra, like Ryan did
Music: 00:23:04 - "Laura" - Girls - from the album "Album" 00:24:46 - "Dominos" - The Big Pink from the album "A Brief History of Love" 00:26:56 - "Saddest Summer" - The Drums from the EP "Summertime!" 00:31:22 - "Can't Get Over You" - The Vivian Girls from the "Album Everything Goes Wrong" 00:34:45 - "All The Pretty Girls" - fun. from the album "Aim and Ignite" 00:37:34 - "Dynamo" - Bad Lieutenant from the album "Never Cry Another Tear" with special expert cameo from Elizabeth Keenan! 00:49:00 - "At The Bottom" - Brand New from the album "Daisy" 00:52:20 - Quiet Like Voices" - We Were Promised Jetpacks from the album "These Four Walls"
Technology: 00:55:54 - Ryan and Ron both swear by their Android phones, but those iPhones sure are pretty 01:04:09 - We all got into Google Wave this week and while the potential is obvious, it's not quite there yet
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Music Ceremony New Order
September 29, 2009 - Murmur staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, Paul Montgomery and Jim Mroczkowski get together to talk about a whole mess of topics from across the Murmur spectrum. Along the way there are fond memories of Kozmo.com, Josh tells sordid tales from the set of Junkyard Wars, and Jim slags off Josh's favorite author! Tech: 00:01:13 - Everybody gets to be a Beatle in Beatles Rock Band, where there is no booing no matter how badly you play.
Music: 00:14:06 - The remastered Beatles CDs are super groovy! 00:20:05 - Jim's article, "Talk Amongst Ourselves: Does Music Matter" is discussed. The answer is no. No, wait -- yes. Maybe?
Television: 00:30:17 - Josh gives a passionate defense of the genre in his article "Calling Reality TV Stupid is Stupid".
Literature: 00:42:59 - Kelly Stephenson's article, "Top of the Stack: Fall 2009" inspires everyone to take a hard look at their stacks. 00:43:42 - What's Paul reading? 00:46:35 - What's Josh reading? 00:48:07 - What's Jim reading? 00:50:09 - What's Conor reading? 00:51:21 - Conor read the entire Harry Potter saga over the summer and everyone chimes in. 00:53:25 - Jim and Josh might have to resort to pistols at dawn over Neal Stephenson.
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September 15, 2009 - Its time for the new Fall TV season to begin! Join Murmur writers Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Paul Montgomery and Kelly Stephenson as they discuss what it is in the new fall season that they're most looking forward to! Along the way, Paul reveals an unexpected love, Conor admits he has a Thursday night problem, Kelly is almost convinced to watch Dollhouse and Ron threatens to do an entire show on Beverly Hills, 90210. Sunday 00:02:07 - Mad Men - read Paul's latest recap of Mad Men 00:02:51 - Curb Your Enthusiasm 00:04:47 - Bored To Death 00:07:29 - The Amazing Race
Monday 00:08:12 - Heroes 00:11:01 - Gossip Girl - read Kelly's recap of Gossip Girl's premiere 00:14:36 - House 00:14:46 - How I Met Your Mother 00:15:49 - Castle
Tuesday 00:17:28 - 90210 - read Ron's recap of 90210 episode #1 00:19:06 - Melrose Place 00:21:37 - V 00:23:21 - NCIS: Los Angeles
Wednesday 00:25:38 - Glee - read Conor's Glee-cap 00:25:50 - Top Chef: Las Vegas 00:27:02 - Eastwick 00:27:15 - Mercy 00:29:01 - Law + Order: SVU
Thursday 00:30:52 - Conor's Thursday night lineup 00:31:36 - NBC comedies 00:32:51 - FlashForward 00:34:32 - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 00:35:57 - Grey's Anatomy 00:38:03 - Bones
00:38:34 - The evolution of how we watch TV 00:40:26 - The Jay Leno Show
Friday 00:41:08 - Dollhouse 00:43:47 - Smallville 00:48:29 - Numb3rs 00:49:17 - Law + Order 00:50:00 - White Collar 00:51:44 - Dollhouse (again)
00:53:03 - Picks of the Season 00:54:24 - Winter season shows 00:55:13 - Murmur Recaps
Check out: - Ron's Fall TV preview
Music Wolf Like Me TV on the Radio
September 1, 2009 - This week Murmur staffers Ron Richards, Paul Montgomery, Jim Mroczkowski, and Kelly Stephenson thought it would be fun to delve into the technology department. Don't rush off just yet. They're not hacking anything or rewriting any code. They just want to talk about the technology we tuck away in our fanny packs each and every day to do our each and every day activities.
Tech: 00:01:10 - "Good Enough" Technology as seen in Wired Magazine 00:16:11 - Kelly gives her thoughts on the Kindle and we discuss E-Readers
Staff Article Spotlight: 00:29:41 - In Defense of Twitter by Jim Mroczkowski - people love to hate on Twitter, but Jim doesn't think it's all that bad
User Article Spotlight: 00:39:40 - I Heart Geeks by WonderAli - and the geeks shall inherit the earth
August 18, 2009 - This week Murmur staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards sit down to chat about the season premiere of Mad Men, the surprise sci-fi hit District 9, and the 2009 fall movie season. And, apparently, the time Josh and Conor worked for a British company, Eyes Wide Shut and Righteous Kill.
Television 00:01:31 - Mad Men
Movies 00:15:40 - District 9
Fall Movie Preview 00:24:53 - Extract 00:27:45 - Whiteout 00:29:00 - The Informant! 00:30:37 - The Invention of Lying 00:32:20 - Surrogates 00:33:38 - Fame 00:36:39 - Shutter Island 00:38:13 - Couples Retreat 00:40:13 - New York, I Love You 00:42:36 - The Road 00:43:43 - Where The Wild Things Are 00:46:37 - Whip It 00:48:18 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 00:50:20 - The Men Who Stare At Goats 00:51:07 - Avatar 00:53:49 - Sherlock Holmes 00:56:19 - Everybody's Fine
August 4, 2009 - The fourth episode of Murmur is mix of Movies, Technology and Literature as Ron Richards, Ryan Penagos and Paul Montgomery weigh in on (500) Days of Summer, In The Loop and the trailers for The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Where the Wild Things Are. But that's not all, we;ve got Video Games like Brutal Legend, Prototype, Punch-Out and more. And we even get a little book learning with The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet and the secrets of In N Out Burger! Something for everyone in this episode!
Movies 00:01:42 - Paul and Ron saw (500)Days of Summer - Did it live up to the Hype? 00:09:11 - The trailers for The Fantastic Mr. Fox and Where the Wild Things Are are children's book come to live and we're sold 00:14:19 - Ron reveled in the smart and clever comedy, In The Loop
Technology 00:19:44 - The upcoming game release, Brutal Legend, is metal-tastic 00:24:58 - Ryan has been spending his time immersed in Prototype 00:30:01 - While Ron is kicking ass with Punch-Out! for the Wii 00:35:22 - And a bit of a throwback as Ryan has been playing the classic Alien Vs. Predator side scroller video game
Literature 00:38:31 - Paul's summer reading includes The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet 00:42:50 - The guys can't keep from talking about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 00:00:00 - Whereas for Ron, eating isn't enough, he needs to read In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules 00:51:40 - Paul needs a support group for his media consumption habits, Ron and Ryan, not so much
July 21, 2009 - The third episode of the Murmur podcast is all about the glowing box that sits in your living room, you know, the one that raised you, the television! This week, Murmur staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Gordon Strain and Paul Montgomery sit down to chat about the 2009 summer television season. They give their thoughts on a few of their favorite shows that are currently airing, look forward to another, chat about a new DVD set release and then break down the major Emmy nominations! It's almost too much show for one episode, but dammit, that's what they do. 00:01:56 - Glee 00:09:50 - Big Brother 00:19:23 - Burn Notice 00:24:12 - Mad Men 00:32:22 - The State: The Complete Series DVD Set 00:37:28 - 2009 Emmy Award Nominations
July 7, 2009 - The second installment of the Murmur podcast checks in with the Music section as Ron Richards, Gordon Strain and Ryan Penagos discuss some of the good, the bad and the disappointing in the world of music recently. We've got some new records from favorite artists like Bob Mould and Regina Spektor, some new music from the likes of Passion Pit and Au Revoir Simone, the question of concept albums thanks to Green Day and The Decemberists, and go back into the vault to rock out to Avail. 00:02:25 - Bob Mould - "I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Anymore" - from the album Life and Times 00:05:17 - Camera Obscura - "Swans" - from the album My Maudlin Career 00:07:39 - Jarvis Cocker - "Angela" - from the album Further Complications 00:09:57 - Regina Spektor - "Laughing With" from the album Far 00:14:23 - Of Montreal - "Computer Blue" - from Spin Presents Purplish Rain 00:17:35 - Alexi Murdoch - "Wait" - from the album Time Without Consequence 00:19:27 - Passion Pit - "Little Secrets" from the album Manners 00:22:47 - Cut Off Your Hands - "Heartbreak" from the Album You and I 00:25:22 - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - "This Love Is Fucking Right" from the album The Pains of Being Pure At Heart 00:27:24 - Au Revoir Simone - "Trace A Line" from the album Still Night, Still Light 00:28:55 - Friendly Fires - "Jump In the Pool" from the album Friendly Fires 00:30:51 - Green Day - "21 Guns" from the album 21st Century Breakdown 00:35:11 - The Decemberists - "The Wanting Comes In Waves (Reprise) - performed live at Radio City Music Hall (via NYCTaper) from the Album The Hazards of Love 00:40:49 - Avail - "Beliefs Pile" - from the album Dixie
June 23, 2009 - It's Murmur's first podcast! Murmur staffers Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan and Paul Montgomery sit down to chat about the 2009 summer movie season. They give their thoughts on the movies that have hit theaters already and discuss those that are still to come! Somehow Billy Zane's The Phantom gets involved. No one's quite sure how that happened.
00:01:20 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine 00:02:20 - Star Trek 00:05:09 - Terminator Salvation 00:07:59 - Up 00:12:47 - The Hangover 00:15:40 - Land of the Lost 00:18:43 - The Taking of Pelham 123 00:20:48 - Year One 00:23:46 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 00:27:21 - Public Enemies 00:30:32 - Bruno 00:33:01 - (500) Days of Summer 00:35:33 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 00:38:25 - Funny People 00:40:54 - G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra 00:45:44 - Taking Woodstock 00:47:10 - Inglourious Basterds 00:49:15 - The Boat That Rocked