WFPK: Down and Nerdy http://wfpk.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 © Louisville Public Mediatechnology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprSociety & Culture91.9 WFPK Radio Louisvillenotechnology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprLove your inner geekEach week, James and Briana dip your toes into the best of geek culture - what movies to rent, what comic books to read, what video games to play. Get in touch with your inner geek (he/she misses you) every Friday morning at 8:30, and 24/7 here on the web. A very special Down and Nerdy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/XANI7HjXWcQ/ http://wfpk.org/2011/a-very-special-down-and-nerdy/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:49 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=284077 It’s a bittersweet Down and Nerdy today … because it is the last one. But Briana still manages to work in some Star Trek-related sexual innuendo, and James waxes on about a legendary computer game.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/a-very-special-down-and-nerdy/feed/ noIt’s a bittersweet Down and Nerdy today … because it is the …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIt’s a bittersweet Down and Nerdy today … because it is the …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/a-very-special-down-and-nerdy/ Down and Nerdy: Muppet songs!! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/MhIpSJ1bUUg/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-muppet-songs/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:52:19 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=284013 IN WHICH we hear about an incredibly awesome new album of covers, and James still won’t shut up about Doctor Who. Also, minds are read and a deep-seated workplace fear is confessed.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-muppet-songs/feed/ noIN WHICH we hear about an incredibly awesome new album of covers, …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH we hear about an incredibly awesome new album of covers, …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-muppet-songs/ Down and Nerdy: ‘Look Around You’ and DadBoner http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/PGLJxWBngw0/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-look-around-you-and-dadboner/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:08:09 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283972 IN WHICH videos help to educate and inform, and Karl plans his pizza empire.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-look-around-you-and-dadboner/feed/ noIN WHICH videos help to educate and inform, and Karl plans his …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH videos help to educate and inform, and Karl plans his …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-look-around-you-and-dadboner/ Down and Nerdy: NASA memories http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/Spb584OXGO8/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-nasa-memories/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:05:07 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283971 I’m a Sputnik baby. Who knows – perhaps my birth in June of 1958 was the result of some Sputnik-induced frolic, since its launch would have been precisely nine months before.

As a kid, I was a total space geek. I wrote many letters to NASA – scrawled on grade-school writing tablet paper – filled with questions, space ship ideas and pictures. To their credit, NASA always responded – with thick, glossy brochures about Mercury, Gemini, and later, Apollo, which I still have today. I belonged to the club that sent a space-related scale model kit every month, and had the gold coin collection that commemorated every flight, as well as a model of the Saturn 5 that stood nearly four feet high. My dad and I built (and lost) LOTS of Estes model rockets, and the G.I. Joe astronaut and capsule was my favorite toy. My best childhood vacation was a tour of the Kennedy Space Center. I had it bad. Even then, I believe I realized just how much ingenuity and courage was required for success in space.

It seems that Americans demonstrate their need for immediate gratification on virtually every subject. It wasn’t long before moon landings, and later shuttle launches, became routine. (On a recent trip to the Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian, my young son was most unimpressed with the moon dust that clung to a space suit on display.) Americans were bored with space.

Until tragedy reminded us of the astonishing difficulty and heroism of space travel.

Read the rest of Gray Smith’s essay here.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-nasa-memories/feed/ noI’m a Sputnik baby. Who knows – perhaps my birth in June …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleI’m a Sputnik baby. Who knows – perhaps my birth in June …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-nasa-memories/ Down and Nerdy: It’s all about the polka http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/R2Ez_-9OnHU/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-its-all-about-the-polka/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:21:07 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283938 Briana’s on the road, hitting the festivals … no, not that one. No, not that other one, either. She’s at Pulaski Polka Days! You already know.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-its-all-about-the-polka/feed/ noBriana’s on the road, hitting the festivals … no, not that one. …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleBriana’s on the road, hitting the festivals … no, not that one. …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-its-all-about-the-polka/ Down and Nerdy: Farewell, shuttle and ‘Luther’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/IaamgxXaXKY/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-farewell-shuttle-and-luther/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:49:01 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283895 IN WHICH we say goodbye to the Space Shuttle, and a brilliant police drama is plugged.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-farewell-shuttle-and-luther/feed/ noIN WHICH we say goodbye to the Space Shuttle, and a brilliant …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH we say goodbye to the Space Shuttle, and a brilliant …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-farewell-shuttle-and-luther/ Down and Nerdy: New elements, and Torchwood http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/7JgsKx4rsn0/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-new-elements-and-torchwood/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:20:45 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283875 IN WHICH names are discussed to two new additions to the periodic table, and James won’t shut up about a certain TV show.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-new-elements-and-torchwood/feed/ noIN WHICH names are discussed to two new additions to the periodic …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH names are discussed to two new additions to the periodic …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-new-elements-and-torchwood/ Down and Nerdy: A Monty Python drinking game, and Health Month http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/KJ_1VpbBlvE/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-a-monty-python-drinking-game-and-health-month/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:20:47 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283726 IN WHICH games are played, one of them considerably less dangerous than the other …

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-a-monty-python-drinking-game-and-health-month/feed/ noIN WHICH games are played, one of them considerably less dangerous than …91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH games are played, one of them considerably less dangerous than …technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-a-monty-python-drinking-game-and-health-month/ Down and Nerdy: Ask a Physicist and L.A. Noire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/Lhkr5sU3S2s/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-ask-a-physicist-and-l-a-noire/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:24:15 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283705 IN WHICH questions are posed, and questions are posed.

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]]> http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-ask-a-physicist-and-l-a-noire/feed/ noIN WHICH questions are posed, and questions are posed. 91.9 WFPK Radio LouisvilleIN WHICH questions are posed, and questions are posed. technology,gadgets,movies,music,video,games,wfpk,louisville,nprhttp://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-ask-a-physicist-and-l-a-noire/ Down and Nerdy: Xanadu, Dominion and Puzzle Strike http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfpkdownandnerdy/~3/KFAG_zM4Z04/ http://wfpk.org/2011/down-and-nerdy-xanadu-dominion-and-puzzle-strike/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 15:08:33 +0000 91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville http://www.wfpk.org/?p=283665 IN WHICH we roller skate around a soundstage, and a couple of board games come highly recommended.

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