A.I.R. - Season 2 - Artists' Internet Radio

Belated happy ToFurkey Day, and a perfectly timed happy We Loved It! listening!  Professional Fabio impersonators John Galas and David Thornton return to Burnsiase International for the first of a series of theme weeks!  We'll discuss our favorite examples of a particular type of work in each of our three media categories (theater, music and gaming).  The theme this week is Derivative Works.  Tune in to hear our choices!Also, Maddy and Noah mix their metaphors, John and David speak in Scottish accents and much, much more!

Whoa man, if you play this episode and One-Winged Angel from FFVII at the same time, they totally sync up!  This week we bring you part two of our discussion with Brent Black and Jon Erdman.  We'll wrap up our thoughts on the Bruce Springsteen Theology class at Rutgers, followed by a nod to Sophia George, the V&A Museum's very first Game Designer in Residence.  For our APP, don't miss our guests' excellent cartoon impressions (but do miss Noah's attempt at Dylan).  And if that's not enough, Maddy sings music by The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Bob Dylan and The Guy Who Wrote Carmina Burana. For our next Audience Participation Project, we'll be writing parody lyrics to a song of our choice, ideally somehow themed around the winter season.  This won't be "due" until December 16th, so there's plenty of time to join us on this one!

It's politics and religion this week as Maddy and Noah are joined by first-timers Jon Erdman and Brent "Brental Floss" Black.  Fascinating tangents abound as the Burnsiase International team discusses the Veteran Artist Program and its impact on warriors in the arts, as well as the religious implications of Bruce Springsteen's music as suggested by the Rutgers University class on Springsteen and the Torah.The recording this week was both extra long and extra interesting, so this episode begins our very first two-parter!  Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion of the Springsteen discussion, our thoughts on the V&A Museum's new position of Game Designer in Residence and even more character impressions!

Happy Monday!  This week, the regulars at Burnsiase International Studios are joined by Sam Given and Jesse Graham, two newcomers to the wild world of We Loved It!  Topics include Improv Everywhere's Movies in Real Life, Equality Rocks, an HRC project where new and upcoming bands can show their support for equality, and No Wrong Way to Play, a collection of video clips of unusual ways to play various video games.  Plus, our APP gives Maddy her very first case of gamer rage (PONG!), Noah confuses his Oceans and much, much more!For next week, despite Noah forgetting to mention it on air, we'll each be preparing a vocal impression of our choice.  This can be of a real person, a character, a cartoon, or all of the above, should you find one!  

In a follow-up to a discussion on concept albums, Noah jumps on the mic all by his lonesome for this audio essay on Bob Dylan's 1976 masterpiece Blood on the Tracks. Touching on ten of Zimmy's most thought-provoking songs in a single podcast, it's all your wildest Dylan dreams come true!

Our season reaches the halfway mark as Maddy and Noah are joined by two We Loved It! newcomers, Jayna Marie Jones and Sara Cooper.  This week our heroes discuss The New York Times' Maximum Shakespeare project, specifically Hamlet on Instagram, Reverbnation's Music For Good initiative, and emerging band Critical Hit.  Also, Maddy sings, Noah doesn't discuss Dylan... much... and stay tuned until the end to hear from our very first live audience member!For next week, we'll each be picking a game from the Atari Arcade to discuss.  To the gaming days of yore we go! 

Welcome ghosts and ghouls, things get a little spooooooky for this pre-Halloween episode!  Well, at least they do toward the end.  In theater, we talk about Ben West and his organization UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc.  In music, we're only a tad late for tickets to the CMJ Music Marathon, but there's still plenty to talk about!  In gaming, a teaser trailer has been revealed for the upcoming game Elegy for a Dead World.  Can a game based on Romantic English Poetry fulfill Noah's dreams of writing his own video game story?  And of course, the moment you've been waiting for, our ghost stories will scare you, tug at your heartstrings, and generally get you in the Halloween mood!For next week, we'll each be choosing our favorite band or musical artist and listening to one of their lesser known songs.  What song will you choose for yours? 

In a herculean feat of podcasting excellence, David Thornton does the work of two guests as he joins Noah and Maddy for this week's episode.  Topics include the cleverly named Theater Center slated to open in midtown Manhattan in 2014, Photocharity's work bringing music to homeless youth, and a discussion of the upcoming Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds as compared to indie Zelda parody Ittle Dew.  Also, a discussion of Chris Moyer's Graph Warrior: The Rogue-Like that Even Maddy Played and Loved!For next week we'll each be writing or adapting a ghost story to tell on air.  We've each sworn on a stack of Dylan albums that we won't go longer than four minutes per story.  Spoooooooooky!

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of We Loved It!, featuring returning guests Chrissy Malon and Nathan Siler!  This week, the crew at Burnsiase International Studios rushes to the Fish Islands to discuss Thinkmodo's viral marketing stunt promoting Carrie (watch the video first, you'll be glad you did), the potential Rock Hall of Fame nominees for... some year... and the good work being done by Sam Killerman of Gamers Against Bigotry.  Also, we discuss our experiences with the Cornell University Music Cognition Lab's questionnaire, as well as Chita Rivera's recent evening on Broadway, Improv Everywhere, and more!For this week's APP, we'll be playing a rogue-like called Graph Warrior, made by one of the fine programmers at Kingdom of Loathing.   Enjoy!

If it's Monday, it must be We Loved It!  This week, Maddy and Noah grab their didgeridoos and join with podcast veteran John Galas and Rookie of the Day Steele Filipek.  Main topics include repertory performances by SIR Ian McKellan and SIR Patrick Stewart, SteamOS and the upcoming Steam Box, everything you ever wanted to know about Red Bull's musical ventures but were afraid to ask, and our thoughts on the delightful Conversations with my 2-year-old.  Also, Galas discusses Flugtag, Steele translates Miyazaki, Noah makes not one but two painful segueway attempts, and someone other than Maddy sings on air!For next week we'll be participating in the music experiment at Cornell's Music Cognition Lab, and you can too!  Let us know what you think, and tune in next week for our results!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your podcatcher, Artists' Internet Radio returns!  Recorded at Burnsiase International Studios in front of a live audience of stuffed animals, our Season 2 premier episode features perennial favorite Chrissy Malon and unsuspecting newcomer John Curtis.  They chat with Noah and Maddy about August Wilson's Century Cycle at the Greene Space, YouTube phenomenon Postmodern Jukebox, and the satirical football team the Washington Whiteskins.  Also of note are mentions of Digital Theatre, and the impressively named (and imposingly bearded) Smooth McGroove.This week's Audience Participation Project is the series of short YouTube clips Conversations with my 2-year-old.  Watch and enjoy!