<p><a href="http://www.mrniceguy.org"><i>Listen</i> to The Mr. Nice Guy Show</a> podcast, too. <p>My thoughts on what's goin' on in the world, <p>just like years ago <a href="http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2002_09_22_mrniceguyshow_archive.html">on the radio</a>.noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:19:10 -0500Blogger http://www.blogger.com464125http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/en-ushttp://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2008_03_23_archive.html#9165138675571691257noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:18:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-9165138675571691257...that "The World is Built on Bullshit."http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2008_03_16_archive.html#18380663566396062noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:17:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-18380663566396062Years later, $teve Ballbu$ter is still batting 1000:"A day after it was released for public download, Windows Vista SP1 is drawing barbs from some computer users who say the software wrecked their systems...” (Full story)-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_12_16_archive.html#1861513824558479699noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:20:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-1861513824558479699Dan Fogelberg's memory, and all that he left us, are for a blessing.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_12_09_archive.html#8131483608080293189noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:46:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-8131483608080293189The long-awaited Mitchell report on performance enhancing drug use by MLB players came out today.Figuratively hit over the head with the 409-page report, Baseball Comi$$ioner Bud $elig $aid "If there are problems, I wanted them revealed. [Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's] report is a call to action, and I will act."Yeah, sure.Many will assume that Buddy will be just as he's been http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_09_09_archive.html#3299698855887033278noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:29:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-3299698855887033278...I cannot imagine how this load of self-absorbed hucksterism could go anywhere but right into the ground, right quick [as they say in Tennessee]: bl*ggerandpodc*ster.com.I wouldn't even dignify it with a real link.Pyuch.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_09_02_archive.html#4805774285652046416noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 3 Sep 2007 19:33:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-4805774285652046416From the 8/30 Washington Post:Black and Jewish Teens Tackle Biases, History in Year-Long Program-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_08_19_archive.html#1831423170286857580noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:32:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-1831423170286857580A great video...(Title translation: "My Beauty Queen")http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_08_19_archive.html#8478291277563341712noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:23:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-8478291277563341712Now that greedmonger Rupert Murdoch has his dirty, selfish paws on the Wall $treet Journal, many expect him to make it more like his Faux News channel and go great guns after The NY Times.Could this be how NYT could save itself/win the battle?'Makes some sense, but I think it's a bit too 2.0. Plus, even as nice and well-visited as their site is, I just don't think the people at the NYT...or, for http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_08_12_archive.html#8968761672360317120noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:40:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-8968761672360317120Dear MSNBC:The email below from FAIR is noted and explains nicely why I never watch MSNBC.I see no journalism on your channel; I only see pretty-boy FOX wannabes who whore themselves out for showbiz-like fame by scaring, dividing and enraging people.And when you look in the mirror, at the recordings of what you do, and at what journalism was not that long ago and in the classrooms where you may http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html#2338858696254133021noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Fri, 6 Apr 2007 22:46:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-2338858696254133021Q: Will Mr. Nice Guy be attending PodCamp NYC?A: No.Q: Will Mr. Nice Guy be attending PodCamp Midwest?A: No.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2007_01_07_archive.html#116855499204291951noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:23:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-116855499204291951iAin't ImpressedIf this new, much-hyped, highly-anticipated 'iPhone' doesn't show up in June buggy and defective as all heck, I will eat my hat. And maybe even shorts.The same company that debuted a basic laptop that inexplicably mooed like a cow and couldn't even maintain the paint job is going to have big, big problems with a touch screen in the pants pocket next to Bic pens, quarters and a http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_11_19_archive.html#116404133150163394noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:31:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-116404133150163394I Beg to DifferOkay, I know there's an element of sales and hucksterism goin' on here, but, as reference librarian - and even just a reasonably well-informed member of our society - I have to regard these:Podcasting Tome Makes Amazon.com’s ‘Top 10 Reference Books’ Listas among the biggest loads of horse manure I've ever seen in my life.Here are some of than many other reference books published inhttp://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_11_05_archive.html#116258767840105030noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 5 Nov 2006 21:52:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-116258767840105030Podcast FolliesSince I'm often asked, here are some of the wildly popular podcasts that I do not listen to:Egomania Likes IgnoranceWisconsin Mindless GigglefestMany Pictures of My HedcastObnoxious and the NYC ShowSelf-Appointed Guru Directory AssistanceIt's like deja Springer all over again.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_08_20_archive.html#115629654955834569noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:26:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-115629654955834569FAQQ: Will Mr. Nice Guy be attending the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in September?A: Absolutely not.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_07_16_archive.html#115309941831807932noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:12:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-115309941831807932A Good FeelingTo know that somebody gets it.These kinds of words don't come along often, but when they do, they make it all worthwhile.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_07_02_archive.html#115224360906760870noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:12:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-115224360906760870More Important to be NiceAfter pondering the big news stories of the past 24 hours - at least from my perch - it seems to me that Ken Lay, Andrew Baron and Amanda Congdon have (had?) something in common. I have no personal knowledge to confirm my hunch, but it just seems that way to me. To all three, being important and wealthy were apparently paramount.Lay screwed thousands of people (yes, pun http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_06_25_archive.html#115176248544878266noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sat, 1 Jul 2006 08:56:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-115176248544878266The World is Built On It?Yet another product from the clueless, tech-drunk, wealth-seeking, bullshit machine.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_06_04_archive.html#114972507405189407noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:59:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-114972507405189407FAQ: NetworkingQ: What is the purpose of these podcast networks that are springing-up all over?A: Ego gratification.Q: Could there be other legitimate explanations?A: Nope.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_04_02_archive.html#114434858885569403noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Thu, 6 Apr 2006 08:01:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-114434858885569403'The Beeb' to Go!Great news: the folks at BBC Radio have expanded their lineup of podcasts. They're calling it a trial, but there's every reason to believe the offerings will prove wildly popular and only expand in the months to come.Don't confuse the BBC with the arrogant, self-important, snotty beggars at NPR in the USA. The BBC has long been able to be incredibly intelligent, yet not feel the http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_04_02_archive.html#114418535320240911noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Tue, 4 Apr 2006 07:12:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-114418535320240911FAQ: Narrow?Q: On the podcast, why don't you focus exclusively on one narrow topic (technology, sex, comic books, etc.) like so many other shows do?A: Because friends don't do that. Because life doesn't.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2006_03_26_archive.html#114340298755662122noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:54:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-114340298755662122The More Things Change...Satellite radio: nothing more than wolves in sheep's clothing.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2005_09_04_archive.html#112621768570772257noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Thu, 8 Sep 2005 17:04:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-112621768570772257Totally Trucked-UpHere's a new low in the phony, feigned angry, right-wing, Limbaugh wannabe radio talk show world. This transparent, bullshit-laden genius regurgitates the standard party line, no-doubt real low on Norquist's list of recipients, and does it in such an annoying way that he completely obscures the talents of an excellent co-host. Chalk on a blackboard is more pleasant. This shows http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2005_08_14_archive.html#112431042490720595noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:25:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-112431042490720595Payola Scandal Evidence Fun!Payola news release and evidence fromthe NYS Office of the Attorney General.-M!http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2005_08_14_archive.html#112414263143163495noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:39:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-112414263143163495Payola Scandal "FU"Of course, FU means "follow-up."After MNG shows 126 and 127, it dawned on me that the National ASSociation of Broadcasters might have something to say about the payola scandal unearthed by NYS AG Eliot Spitzer.Unfortunately, mum's apparently the word from NAB and their prez, Eddie Fritts, who I'm guessing has his head firmly planted in the ground or in an even more "personal" http://mrniceguyshow.blogspot.com/2005_06_12_archive.html#111868016107737680noreply@blogger.com (Marv K.)Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:23:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3818370.post-111868016107737680Okay, I admit it, I have been remiss in not keeping up this written blog.What can I say? Since late February, I've been devoting most of my creative time to the podcast. For a while, I tried to add podcast descriptions here, too, but it's really too cumbersome. Added to that is the fact that I'm really still all politics'd out from the election last November.If you miss the entries here, I