Monthly Archives: August 2013

Ohio Comic Con ǁ Columbus ǁ Greater Columbus Convention Center ǁ Wizard World Ohio

The excellent comic book illustrator Neal Adams will be my guest on September 11 at 8 pm on WCBE. Here’s where to catch him in Columbus on September 20-22, plus lots of other great guests. I’ve got my tickets, do … Continue reading

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Improv guests go wild

My guests on Craft for September 4 will be Nate Varrone and Dan White, two recent OSU graduates living in Chicago and performing improv whenever possible. As students at OSU, they were part of the OSU improv scene and I interviewed them … Continue reading

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Alan Lomaxs Massive Archive Goes Online : The Record : NPR

There’s a commercial running right now about how we’re recording the world digitally. While this is certainly true, I wonder what we’re recording and what will happen to it all. Alan Lomax made it his life’s work to record the … Continue reading

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Facial Scanning Is Making Gains in Surveillance – NYTimes.com

If this gets incorporated into Google glass, maybe I’ll be able to recognize people… http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/us/facial-scanning-is-making-gains-in-surveillance.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130821&

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Elmore Leonard: 1925-2013

The loss of the creator of great movies and books. http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/08/20/books/100000002397728/elmore-leonard-1925-2013.html?emc=edit_tnt_20130820&tntemail0=y

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This week’s guest: author Philip Caputo

Check out his website and then tune in on Wednesday at 8 pm on WCBE to hear about his trip from Florida to Alaska in a truck/trailer combo along with his wife and two aged dogs. Welcome to author Philip … Continue reading

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Six String Concerts

There are some great folks coming to town with the Six String Concerts this season. Check out their line up at Six String Concerts. I’ve interviewed several of this year’s line up and they were great. And – wow!- what can … Continue reading

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Weekly question

So I read a new book, The Troop by Nick Cutter, the other night before I went to bed. It’s a horror novel with lots of gross-out scenes of people being eaten alive by worms, etc. It’s a fast, fun … Continue reading

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Watch This Guy Misspell Father At A Spelling Bee For A Beautiful Reason

A great example of creativity: Watch This Guy Misspell Father At A Spelling Bee For A Beautiful Reason. I’d love to have someone do something like this on the radio show. Let me know if you know someone who could. Doug

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Lit Lives and Landmarks: Get Ready for OSU Football! The House that Chic and Howard Built – Ohioana Library Store

Here’s what’s to do next weekend, from the fine folks at the Ohioana Library. Lit Lives and Landmarks: Get Ready for OSU Football! The House that Chic and Howard Built – Ohioana Library Store.

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