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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 10, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:12:54 +0000

No. 243 – Brian Bushlach is still a douche, Google maps your bike route, Portland is probably more depressed than ever, and a tip of my hat to a friend that passed away yesterday.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 9, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:40 +0000

No. 242 – Vegan Dinner Invites, More Crappy Plaques, Timbers vs. Sounders in a So-Called Friendly Match, and The Ever Evolving Tale of People Who Waste Our Time

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 8, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:33:04 +0000

No. 241 – The Grant High School Prom, Whither the Pearl, Pop Culture Ignorance is Better Than Bliss, and Eric the Tool

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What’s The Scam?

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:21:51 +0000

I get about 30 of these a day now, each from a different “fan”… I still don’t get the scam but there’s no way that this many people give the first crap about Portland or a stupid little internet radio show…

If anyone has any ideas, I’d be interested in hearing them.

I’m thinking about sending them some pdx.fm condoms – expired ones of course.

“Hello!

My name is Vasil Kyrychenko, I the biggest fan of your radio station, I listen to you through the satellite aerial, I like all at you – news, music, programs, it is visible as your collective well and harmoniously works, I only and listen to you and I tell to the friends, and I have to you a request – could not send me your promotional materials which could remind and warm the heart memoirs on your radio station.

With the best regards.

My mail adress: Ukraine, t. Volnyansk, str. Zachinyaeva 29-58, postcode 70002.”

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 5, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:04:44 +0000

No. 240 – Reser’s Fine Anal Leakage, Lake O. Students Need More Sleep, and My Oregonian Article Mounted on Oak, or Mahogany, or Bamboo, or Something…

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 4, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:17:36 +0000

No. 239 – The Secrets to a Long-Lasting Marriage, Your 10th Grader is Stupid, and Happy Birthday to Us!

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 2, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:19:39 +0000

No. 238 – The Return of Jack Peek, KATU Can Save You From Cyberspace, Roy Messenger Urinated and Died, and Your Lemon Chalet Cremes Taste Like Butt

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pdxsucks.com podcast – march 1, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:33:40 +0000

No. 237 – Portland’s Got Talent, Calling Waiting Woes, Face Planting, AWOL Excuses, and a Distinct Lack of Housekeeping

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Quiet.

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:38:03 +0000

Due to circumstances that weren’t quite beyond my control, Portland Sucks will be taking a break tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 26th). Additionally, there will be no Portland Sucks After Hours tomorrow night at 8pm.

We’ll be back on Monday morning at 8am.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 25, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:31:22 +0000

No. 236 – Corrections, Layoffs, Russian Fan Mail, Bikini Baristas, and Comments From Stories Past

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 24, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:38:13 +0000

No. 235 – Faking Orgasms, Faking Cooking, Walking Dinosaurs, Slowing the Show Down, Listener Feedback, Expensive ER Visits, and Aaron Duran is like God

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 23, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:09:37 +0000

No. 234 – Kristen Bowie is my guest co-host today – topics include homophobic Portland radio stations, how to get an instant mustache, and Wikipedia can sometimes be a hypocritical piece of poo.

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Screw This PDX.FM Thing… I’m Into Oral Now

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:48:23 +0000

Courtesy of Will Radik

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 22, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:27:44 +0000

No. 233 – A Birthday Gaycation, Homeless Screwing, Survey Results, Naked Shopping Spree, and Outdoor Showers in the Middle of Winter at Sassy’s

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On Monday’s Nifty Little Show…

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:20:17 +0000

My weekend has been ever so slightly hectic, so much so that it didn’t much feel like a weekend at all, and we’re already back to Monday. Here’s what we’ll be talking about – well, some of it anyway…

Helpful tips on how to cope with the seven day work week
Helpful tips on how to black out during a birthday celebration and continue to have a good time.
Helpful tips for strippers on how NOT to drive your captive audience away
The Red Light Clothing Exchange Naked Shopping Spree wrap up, including an interview with the winner
…and yeah, we were in The Oregonian or something

Live at 8am and blah blah blah. PDX.FM blah blah blah.

Screw it. I’ve had 12 hours of sleep over the past five days. I shouldn’t be typing – or anywhere near a computer.

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pdxsucks.com podcast (part 2 of 2) – february 19, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:27:23 +0000

Episode 232, part 2 of 2 – we return a little later with Erica Easley of Red Light Clothing Exchange to talk about their upcoming Annual Naked Co-Ed Shopping Spree on Sunday.

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pdxsucks.com podcast (part 1 of 2) – february 19, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:13:13 +0000

Episode 232, part 1 of 2 – We welcome special guest Nathaniel Boggess who fills us in on the latest and greatest from Back Fence PDX – ENTERTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE and talks to us about bathrooms, small towns, and storytelling.

CONTEST: Win 1 of 2 sets of tickets to ENTERTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE, Thursday Feb. 25th at The Woods! – Listen to the episode and send us your best bathroom stories to editor@pdxsucks.com by Monday Feb. 22nd at midnight for a chance to win.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 18, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:40:49 +0000

Episode 231 – Topics include Airport Swabbing, Frog Licking, Introducing Fatboy Miller, and a Whole Slew of Announcements…

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I Don’t Work Wednesdays, Live Blogging, Upcoming Guests, and Other Assorted Fancy Ketchup…

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:21:05 +0000

Ok, let’s get this out of the way first. There was no show today therefore there wasn’t/isn’t a podcast of it either (it’s really hard to make a podcast out of something you didn’t air and record in the first place). Some other events in my life prohibited me from doing a show this morning.

Second, I will be live blogging an average day at PDX.FM tomorrow morning starting at 7AM (stopping only long enough to do Portland Sucks at 8AM – I can’t really do both at the same time unfortunately) and running until about 5PM. Is it a stunt? Sure it is, but it’s also a response of sorts to the seemingly endless numbers of resumes that we receive on a daily basis now. As we move forward we think it’d be good for you to know exactly what you’d be getting yourself into. Working here sucks and our jobs are completely anti-fun – you’ll know the pain and agony of what we go through each and every day once you read the live blog, believe me. It’s hell. The walls are even painted red.

Last but not least… Friday we have two, two, TWO guests on Portland Sucks in a special two-part episode starting at 8am and ending sometime before seniors Cort and Fatboy go on at 10AM. First, we talk to Erica Easley of Red Light Clothing about their upcoming Annual Naked Co-Op Shopping Spree. Then, at 9AM, we have Nathaniel Boggess who is doing some live storytelling at ENTERTAINMENT FOR PEOPLE, one of them supernifty Back Fence PDX variety shows – this one is at The Woods on Thursday, February 25th. We’ll have some tickets to give away during the show.

And… I think that’s all for now. Keep those cards and letters coming and all of that nonsense…

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 16, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:23:36 +0000

Episode 230 – Topics include Grating Cheese, Mardi Gras, KATU Needs To Sell Some Ads, Jesse Jackson, and Portland Media Creatives Are a Complete Pain in the Ass

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 15, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:43:16 +0000

Episode 229 – @daveknowspdx and @mile73 join us to discuss pinball, unicorns, Portland, beer, and making money off of blogging.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 12, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:36:29 +0000

Episode 228 – Topics: No one fired Jay, OLCC vs. Crystal Ballroom, PIFF is here again, We Are The World… Again, and Don’t Stand So Close To Me

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 11, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:06:08 +0000

Episode 227 – Topics: Sam Works Too Hard, The Morrison Bridge is Unsafe for Pedestrians, You Can’t Get a Drunk Tattoo, and It’s Socially Acceptable To Take Your Laptop Into The Toilet With You

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 10, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:56:48 +0000

We get all pop culture (revolt) today with Avatar hate, NBC blocking Olympics streaming, Hollywood Video, Cats (the awful musical, not the pets), and… Portland? There’s an app for that.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 9, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

Episode 225 – Topics include 141th and 151th Streets, mayor vs. mayor, the homeless continue to bug, and 2010 Portland Minivan Makeout Day!

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 8, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:03:45 +0000

Episode 224 – Topics include lingerie indifference, cellphones for the homeless, ross island vomit, bald cops, and a new local movie hack becomes a new local radio hack

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pdxsucksmeatbash podcast – the 2010 pdx.fm big ass sandwich challenge!

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:45:15 +0000

Lisa and Brian Wood from Big Ass Sandwiches join us to start up the 2010 PDX.FM/Big Ass Sandwich Challenge with Emily Gibson representing PDX.FM… WARNING: Do not listen to this while eating.

Thanks to Lisa and Brian for opening one of the best goddamn food carts in world history. Go pay them a visit at SW 3rd and Ash.

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Photos from the Big Ass Sandwich Challenge

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 4, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:13 +0000

Episode 223 – Topics include Smokin’ Smarties, Sabrina’s Talented Hands, Too Many Events, and The Return of Jack Peek

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 2, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:16:14 +0000

Episode 222 – Tireless PDX.FM host Doug Zanger joins us to discuss Exceptional Women, Bean Candy, Avatard, and a Recap of Downtown Portland Makeout Day

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pdxsucks.com podcast – february 1, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:03:01 +0000

Episode 221 – Topics include PDX Downtown Makeout Party, KOIN 6 vs. The Scourge of Dog Poop, A Whole at Wilsonville Lanes, and Sam Adams – Twitter Addict

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Radio. As If Enough Hasn’t Been Said Already.

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:07:18 +0000

*** Begin Disclaimer ***

I don’t come from the radio world. In fact, I’m so far removed from that world that I’d bet money that I’ll never, ever have a “job” in so-called terrestrial radio – let alone a career. Sure, I started this PDX.FM thing and I’m just arrogant enough to put my hack (ahem) “radio show” right smack dab in the eight o’clock morning slot for now but it’s only a matter of time before more talented people than I need a place on our schedule and I’ll be the first to volunteer to step aside.

*** End Disclaimer ***

Whether it’s due to my involvement with PDX.FM, or just plain luck, I’ve found myself becoming friends with quite a few of Portland’s most talented radio (and ex-radio) personalities. I peruse their blogs and websites because I’m interested in their opinions on all things radio-related. After all, more often than not, they know radio far better than any corporate suit and tie ever could. They’ve lived and breathed the art and the business and experienced its ups and downs – and when one of them chooses to walk away from a job, as Kristen Bowie has, I naturally take notice.

“I left radio to pursue a business plan that involves taking the step to have creative control over my career. I’m not a seat warmer, I was sick of feeling like one. I’m an old school of radio pro. I make things happen. I don’t let it come to me…I go to it. Or I show my skills off through good old fashioned busting ass.”

I read this post a few days ago and sat here nodding in agreement through all of it. I declined to comment though, at least at the time, fearing that I’d already said enough on this subject elsewhere and that I wouldn’t bring anything of new value to an ongoing discussion. That said, as I read it again, I realized that what makes this particular point of view unique is that it’s skewed toward the positive and written by someone capable enough to pursue other forms of income while still maintaining a love for the radio medium.

One of the more disheartening things about radio and it’s wake of destruction is that many of the displaced and underemployed seem to feel like it’s their mission to save the entire format – and no one can bear that burden all by themselves. Radio will evolve, you can count on it. Ultimately, the format itself isn’t going anywhere but forward whether we like it or not, and while there is much talk about the technology behind it and how the content will be delivered, the real questions about radio have nothing to do with terrestrial vs. podcast vs. live web streams and all of that nonsense. The real questions are much more simple and much less technical.

Will the next generation of radio actually care about the people who matter most, the listeners?
Will radio finally realize that the format itself is a very intimate social art form rather than a wall of advertiser noise?
Will radio grow a pair and adhere to a belief system that defends that art instead of whoring it out and ruining itself all over again?

The answer is a simple “yes”. Radio will do all of these things because big business will eventually exit the picture entirely. Count on it. When people like Kristen decide that they’re going to do their own thing, creating their own homebrew radio show, people get excited. Here’s someone taking the time to create something of artistic value for no reason other than because she wants to reach her audience.

Hardly the same die-hard capitalistic attitude that has destroyed the radio industry.

The radio of the future isn’t about technology at all, it’s about the people behind that technology. Anyone can sit in a booth and play song after song, stopping only long enough to read a few lines of self-promotional garbage – just think of that person in your social media circle that has nothing to say that isn’t self-serving. Our iPods already give us all of the music we need, sans the tiresome 20 minute advertising blocks and bouts of self-absorbed minor league pandering. It takes talent to actually put together a meaningful show that people will like and want to listen to. Modern day radio doesn’t need to fear extinction, it needs to fear the people out there that love it so much that they’ll make it succeed, even if it means dragging the format, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.

Radio needs a lot more people like Kristen.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 29, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:20:07 +0000

Episode 220 – Topics include Barmaid Harassing A**holes, Man on Fire, Goodbye Last Thursday, and Sultry Star Wars Quotes

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Upcoming Stuff…

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:12:43 +0000

Thanks a bunch to Martin and Rachel of thelaststandonline.com for coming by today, it’s always good to brush up on my Zombie Culture a bit, plus they’re just really cool people doing some really cool things.

Here’s what’s coming up in the next couple of weeks…

Friday, January 29th, 2010 - Portland Sucks After Hours welcomes special guest Fatboy Roberts – live at 8pm PST on PDX.FM – if you can’t listen live you can always grab the show later on iTunes (it’s a separate subscription than the regular ol’ Portland Sucks nowadays).

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 – Doug Zanger from PDX.FM Channel Two’s latest and greatest, The Life Portlandic, joins us at 8am PST to discuss all things Portland, his new show(s), and his Timbers tryout. Strangely enough, for as long as we’ve known Doug he’s never been on our show – time to fix that.

Friday, February 5th, 2010 – A Very Special PDX.FM Morning Show featuring The Big Ass Sandwich Challenge starts at 8AM. Portland Sucks, UniBash Radio, and The Meat Show join forces for one special episode to see if our own Emily Gibson has what it takes to consume more delicious Big Ass Sandwiches than anyone else. Four Big Ass Contenders – But there can be only one winner. Live bite by succulent bite Big Ass Action.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 28, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:59:27 +0000

Episode 219 – Martin and Rachel from The Last Stand return to discuss the further adventures of their series, zombie strippers, toilet phones, and dialogue in the films of Jenna Jameson

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 27, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:55 +0000

Episode 218 – Topics include Greg Oden (duh), Plastic Water Bottles, Drugstore Cowboy II, Leverage Boot Camp, Ewoks, and I’m Quitting… Smoking…

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 26, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:19:05 +0000

Episode 217 – The one where I resign, complain about vague emails and passive-aggressive behavior, and explain why I’m just a little peeved at a friend of mine.

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 25, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:15:10 +0000

KOIN 6 Poobox Graphic

Episode 216 – Topics include Snuggie Pub Crawl Recap, Exploding Poo Boxes, Rock Flinging Assholes, and Striving To Be Less Political

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pdxsucks.com podcast – january 22, 2010

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:28:54 +0000

Episode 215 – Topics include MLS/PGE is a Go!, Support Your Local Cort and Fatboy, The Mummy Sucks, and Last Call for Snuggie Pub Crawl

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Hardware Failure? What Hardware Failure?

editor@pdxsucks.com (PDX.FM) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:19:29 +0000

We were down for about an hour today. Apparently, the big clunky 4 year old server that pdxsucks.com called its home decided to fizzle out, gasp, and ultimately die this afternoon. Fortunately, no data was lost and the techs were able to get the site back up and running very quickly… Or is that unfortunately? I guess it depends…

Anyway, we’re back and everything is just fine. Everything except for the original server that is. I heard it’s headed to the giant server recycle bin.

Carry on. This was only a test.

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