Choogle On! with Uncle Weed - Renegade documentaries

Ramble on to New Orleans ~ Choogle On! #102

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:55:11 +0000

Just back from New Orleans, Uncle Weed shares anecdotes from a stop on hi-jinks-laden drive-away car delivery journey from Miami to Dallas and recounts recent culinary forays including turtle soup, Po’boy sandies and crawfish ettouffee, along with social observations about the French Quarter and Frenchmen’s street including the joy of brass bands and convenience of [...]

Anthropological Essay in Austin ~ Choogle On! #101

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:37:53 +0000

Geeky discourse about the culture and rituals of the people at SXSW Interactive conference/festival specifically with cyborg anthropologist Amber Case who gamely banters about: human-techno-social-experience within information revolution; how future is created; how geek inherit/acquire power; micro-economics of start-ups; perils of venture capital; survivability of these commercial endeavors; industry-culture power structures; checking-into lines; affection for [...]

Harmonica and Hash at the Hume ~ Choogle On! #100

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:07:06 +0000

During the Festive season – holed up at an historic hotel in Nelson BC sampling local hashish – a sloppy Uncle Weed stumbles through stories with the loquacious harmonica master Xomaha who shares songs and harp licks while annotating the history of the mouth harp from German beer halls to American plantations. Along with wise [...]

Festive Flashbacks from Orion to Nelson ~ Choogle On! #99

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:23:02 +0000

Hustling to a bus, Uncle Weed ends the festive period with vaporization session and recounts highlights, hi-jinks and life remixes from 2010 including gut surgery, True North Media House social reporting at the Olympics including Olympic Outsider podcasts, Subpop Records, Hockey Hall of Fame, SXSW, Komasket Music Festival, UW40 party, Halloween at the Waldorf hotel, [...]

Shisha Lounging and Slacker Yoga – Choogle On! #98

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:17 +0000

While at Komasket music fest, Uncle Weed describes a visit to a traditional Moroccan shish lounge with tea run by a guy named Guy. Also describes performances by Wolf Child and Cowboy Bandit plus describes a morning visit to yoga. Plus preview of Delhi to Dublin, Alex Cuba and Shamik on agenda. Musical interludes feature [...]

Kayaks and Jams at the Church of Komasket ~ Choogle On #97

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:21:01 +0000

Wandering through the festival grounds, Uncle Weed talks to first aid crew, interviews a 2nd year attendee about a kayaking trip, tipi camping, Brazilian capoeira and dancing workshops, while Canadian entertainer Fred Penner shows his multi-linguistic skills. Plus bits of other artists, and chatter about vendor alley, African drums and recounting jam tent performances. Musical interludes [...]

Love and Freedom with The Wailers at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #96

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:20:22 +0000

Koolant, sitting in the Bob Marley hot seat singing with the legendary Wailers featuring “Family Man” Barret, speaks about the joy of singing reggae music for people around the world. He recounts growing up in Jamaica learning the music and mentions the beauty of the Komasket location and audience. Plus peaceful warrior troubadour Fred Penner sings about our [...]

Cowboy Bandit Renegade Storytime at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #95

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:20:14 +0000

Renegade musician Ken Giles recounts stories about backwoods huckleberry pancakes and picking with the Beaver Bottom Boys with Uncle Weed backstage at Komasket Music Festival near Vernon, BC. He also tells about hijinks ensuing when moose hunting en route to recording sessions, hijinks with Merry Pransters and Hunter Thompson, and the importance of living a life [...]

Reconstructing Mesopotamia with Lt. Magnum – Choogle On! #94

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:20:30 +0000

With a US Naval Lieutenant at the table, Uncle Weed traces the history of the Tigris and Euphrates crescent and discusses the ground level experience of life in Iraq. Lt. Magnum explains his rebuilding mission to Kurdistan, plus quests to various coalition bases including visits with Korean, Slovakian and Polish forces. Anecdotes include Haliburton food, [...]

Oka Improvising from Australia to Komakset ~ Choogle On! #93

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:20:05 +0000

Australia’s organic electronic band Oka talks with Uncle Weed backstage at Komasket Music Fest to discuss trips across Canada, the perils of equipment damage, psychology of jamming, global nature of music, combining ancient and modern instruments and keeping it all together — plus the happiness of the lovely locations and the power of community and the tubes. [...]

Jesus with a Guitar in a Tipi at Komasket ~ Choogle On! #92

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:20:05 +0000

Walking around the campground at the Komasket Music Fest near Vernon, BC, Uncle Weed and Quebecois Correspondent discuss the layout of the performance stages, various yoga workshops, Moroccan shisha lounge, and the movie tipi. Plus they recap pleasing performances by Bochephus King and Oka while previewing The Wailers and other leisure time activities. Musical interludes feature jams [...]

Candlelight Kick-off at Komasket Music Fest ~ Choogle On! #91

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:20:28 +0000

Sitting around a candle, Uncle Weed kicks of a weekend at the Komasket Music Festival with pals including the Quebecois Correspondent. After a journey through Manning Park with canoe trips, wildlife sightings and botanical changes, they preview bands and workshops ahead. Musical interludes feature jams with Bocephus King and Oka, beatboxer Shamik and various announcements of [...]

Fleeting Memories of Bar-B-Q and Soul – Choogle On #90

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:05:40 +0000

Hazy with a sore throat, Uncle Weed documents journies to the legendary Salt Lick bar-b-q for a slice of rural Texas, plus breakfast oysters, trip to riverside green belt, and rocking out to Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears at the Twitter party at The Parish. Plus riffs about drought, reasons for free beer, Big [...]

Anecdotes about Burlesque and Beer at SXSW – Choogle On #89

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:13:03 +0000

En route to breakfast at SXSW, Uncle Weed recounts a night of arts and crafts burlesque and barbarians at Emo’s Jr. and forays to various Austin bars and various dot-com parties for tasty beers. Stops include smoothies at The Hideout, Counter Cafe for pancakes, plus field notes about lanyards and badges, making marketing envelopes, living on [...]

Bonus: Poetic Stories about Goalies – Postcards from Gravelly Beach podcast

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:31:28 +0000

Poet Randall Maggs discusses his book “Night Work” about the troubled soul of legendary hockey goalie Terry Sawchuk plus the nuances of story-telling, conversations with goaltenders, Sawchuk’s Ukrainian heritage and convergence of history and hockey with host Dave Thorvald Olson at the Robson Square covered outdoor rink in Vancouver following a poetry reading promoted by [...]

Cannabis Cooking Tips on a Mountain Stroll ~ Tokes on the Porch – Choogle On #88

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:46:28 +0000

Contributed as special segment to the Dopecast episode 221 on Dopefiend Podcast Network based in the London, UK, comes a bonus “Tokes on the Porch” segment about cooking with cannabis, introduced thusly: “Canadian hemp activist and cannabis podcaster Uncle Weed as he interviews Chef Boy-am-I-hungry about some methods of ingesting our secret sacrament at his [...]

Rock n Roll Heroes ~ The Numbskulz – Choogle On #87

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:55:10 +0000

On a visit to the hamlet of Pe Ell, Uncle Weed checks in on the emerging super powers of The Numbskulz [MySpace] – Nolan, Seth and Graham. The 3 young rock and roll brothers recently recorded tracks at a studio and are seeking to load up their camouflage RV for a NorthWest summer tour. They [...]

Taxi Cab Annotations to Toronto ~ Choogle On #86

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:20:11 +0000

En route to Toronto on a red-eye flight, Uncle Weed shares flashbacks from the Big Smoke from Summer of 87 and recounts gaps in memory from SXSW including poolside broken legs, bar-b-q trips, bike shops and grand hotels and recaps a trip to SubPop Records HQ in Seattle including meeting Mark Arm of Mudhoney and fore-shadowing adventures [...]

Wandering Back to Austin ~ Choogle On #85

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:20:22 +0000

On the opening night of SXSW Interactive/Music/Film fest in Austin, Texas, Uncle Weed strolls 6th St. in search of rolling papers and describes the surroundings of partiers from geeks to spring breakers, police on horseback, tattoo parlours, death metal pizza, bars, grills, taverns, microbrews, civic economics and impending cultural chaos. Featuring music by Dan Mangan “Road Regrets” [...]

Global Party List ~ Olympics to SXSW – Choogle On #84

choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:53:05 +0000

In between Winter Olympics and SXSW, Uncle Weed soothes a sore throat on a couch and talks about global parties of note (including Oktoberfest, Mardi Gras, Carnival, etc.), plus extols about the Olympic Outsider podcast, True North Media House, importance and nobility of documentation, SXSW preview and recap of recent trip to Pe Ell to [...]