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Links

  • 88 Rewound at MIT
  • Allan Sniffen's Rewound Radio
  • Andrew Sandoval's Beatland Books
  • Big Planet Noise with Bob and Gina
  • Boss Radio 66 with DJ Tom Hanks
  • Brian Sibley on Life and Art
  • Colleen Doran's Comics & Stories
  • Daily Cartoonist
  • Dan Piraro's Bizarro
  • David Bruce's Forgotten 45s
  • Douglas Pratt on Substack
  • Genny Schorr's School of Rock
  • Headphone and Hearing Test
  • Jimmy Johnson's Arlo & Janis
  • Kip Brown's Discotech Underground
  • Kogar the Swinging Ape
  • Lost & Found at MIT
  • Luxuria Music
  • Lyrion Music Server
  • Mark Parisi's Off the Mark
  • Monte Schulz's 'Undercity'
  • Nat Gertler's AAUGH Blog
  • News from Mark Evanier
  • Paul Howley's Life in Comics

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Category: Politics, Religion & Money

Going Dutch in the Netherlands

I like to joke that I should learn Flemish, the Belgian Dutch language, so I could understand the lyrics to K3’s Europop songs. But for immigrants in the Netherlands, a country that Bill O’Reilly and his ilk criticize for being too liberal, learning Dutch is now a requirement.

Posted on February 13, 2014February 13, 2014Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Going Dutch in the Netherlands

Tune in, turn on, blow up

It’s viral video time. For spoiled teens who want to skip school, there is this public service commercial from Australia, graphically illustrating the fate that awaits all slackers. Caution: I’m not kidding about it being graphic.

Posted on February 5, 2014Categories Politics, Religion & Money1 Comment on Tune in, turn on, blow up

Pete Seeger at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dogratcom/Audio/2014/01/PeteSeeger1959.mp3
Posted on January 28, 2014December 11, 2021Categories All Posts, Music, Politics, Religion & Money1 Comment on Pete Seeger at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival

Taxman

Today’s the day that Amazon starts collecting the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax.

Amazon Sales Tax

Posted on November 1, 2013Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Taxman

Over the counter dose

While running some errands today, on the radio I caught a chunk of This American Life. Just how risky is taking too much acetaminophen? Listen and find out.

Posted on September 22, 2013October 11, 2013Categories Politics, Religion & Money1 Comment on Over the counter dose

Steve and Stephen

My goodness, look at how young Stephen Colbert was.

Posted on August 15, 2013Categories Stephen ColbertLeave a comment on Steve and Stephen

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