by pod | Apr 21, 2025 | Signal Drift
The hiss of the transmitter filled the small, cluttered room, a soft white noise that never quite went silent. Cronauer sat hunched over the control board, fingers absently tapping dials he could adjust in his sleep. The battered mixing console still bore the...
by pod | Apr 21, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
If you’ve been on the Rolling with Scissors website in the past couple days, you might’ve seen the 4/20 post. If not? Well, let me guess—you rely on Instagram to tell you what’s new. And Instagram, being the perfect little content cop it is, decided you didn’t need to...
by pod | Apr 21, 2025 | Program Notes
It all started with a blog post. Earlier this week, I asked Alexa to play “Roxanne” by The Police—and just like that, I was back at the Memorial Union in Madison, Wisconsin, hearing it for the first time. That post turned into a deep dive on how one song can anchor a...
by pod | Apr 21, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
This one’s hard. It’s been floating around in my head for a couple of days now, and I honestly wasn’t sure if it belonged on the blog. But the Life in the Studio section has become more than just behind-the-scenes snapshots—it’s also a space for me to talk about...
by pod | Apr 20, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
Let me start with a confession: I assumed by now—in the year 2025—we’d be living in a world where I could walk down the street, glance through my glasses, and read a text message. Or check my email. Or pull up a map on my face like some cyberpunk badass. Not in an...
