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Want to know what was featured? Dive into the Episode Notes section of the blog for a full breakdown of past shows, including commentary, context, and behind-the-scenes insights.
Recent Episodes
Bread, Circuses, and Blood on the South Lawn
From state dinners to steel cages: inside the unhinged “UFC Freedom 250” spectacle that left the Rose Garden trashed and the steel cage standing.
Dropping an Inch: The Ultimate High-Rise Nightmare
A routine trip between apartment floors turned into a cold-sweat lesson in mechanical safety protocols this morning when a power flicker dropped the car, triggered the springs, and set off the entire building’s alarms.
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Hollar Into The Void
The Great Wide Open: Part 2 – 1344
The skyline was wide open, but the silence from Seattle was heavy. We’re wrapping up the Heartbreakers deep dive and tracking the signal through the MCA years and beyond.
Signal Drift: Chapter 19
At 23:30, the lot at Station Zero was heavy with Driftless mist. Cronauer pulled on the Biltwell helmet, feeling the hardwired leads click into place. He lowered the PVS-14s over his eye. The world turned a grainy, glowing green. He hit the ignition. The boxer twin hummed low. He scrolled the iPod wheel to Queensrÿche’s Empire. As the opening bass line of ‘Best I Can’ slammed into his ears, he clicked the visor shut and kicked the GS into gear. He didn’t turn on the lights. He just leaned into the darkness and vanished into the treeline.
The Purple Palate Cleanser: Episode 1343
Before we finish the Petty saga, we need a dose of the Minneapolis Sound. We’re tracking the rise of Prince from 1978 to 1981—the journey of a man who played every instrument and owned every frequency. Episode 1343.
The Pasta-to-Logic Pivot
When you hit a brick wall for three days and then accidentally overwrite your buddy’s entire project, you pivot. Toss in two beers on an empty stomach, a Prince deep dive, and a plate of pasta to save your soul.
Interviews
Losing My Metal Card (and Finding My Groove Again)
I’ll probably lose my metal card for saying this, but Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl is damn good. Blame Amber for getting the hooks stuck in my head. Between discovering pop that actually hits and replacing my dead 25-year-old Alesis monitors with KRK Rokit 5s, I’ve been reminded that music doesn’t care about genres—it just needs to make you feel something.
Can We Please Fix Package Delivery in 2025?
Amazon may have spoiled us with two-day shipping, but when it comes to UPS, FedEx, and the rest, delivery is still a mess. Waiting on a 100-pound box with no call, no text, and a useless tracker shows just how broken the system really is in 2025.
Reinventing in Eau Claire: From Noise to Bridges
Leaving Florida wasn’t about politics — it was about survival. Years of fighting broken accessibility wore me down until I couldn’t do it anymore. In Eau Claire, I’ve found space to breathe, bridges to cross, and a city still shaping its own story. This is about reinvention, community, and the details that make or break everyday life.
Stranded by Greyhound, Rescued by Alpha
I didn’t fall off the face of the earth—I just got stuck ten feet in the air on the side of a Greyhound bus, stranded at Dutch Mill, rescued by a guy named Alpha, and accidentally moved to Eau Claire. It’s cheaper than Madison, the apartment’s mostly accessible, the ethernet jack was wired by a drunk raccoon, and Rolling with Scissors is back just in time for the pledge drive.
Signal Drift: Current Broadcast
Signal Drift is an original fiction series unfolding one chapter at a time—right here on the blog. Set in a near-future collapse where communication is survival, the story follows a former radio engineer navigating broken networks, old alliances, and strange new signals. Each post is a chapter, and the series is updated regularly. Want to dig deeper into the cast? Meet the characters right here.
The Great Wide Open: Part 2 – 1344
The skyline was wide open, but the silence from Seattle was heavy. We’re wrapping up the Heartbreakers deep dive and tracking the signal through the MCA years and beyond.
Signal Drift: Chapter 19
At 23:30, the lot at Station Zero was heavy with Driftless mist. Cronauer pulled on the Biltwell helmet, feeling the hardwired leads click into place. He lowered the PVS-14s over his eye. The world turned a grainy, glowing green. He hit the ignition. The boxer twin hummed low. He scrolled the iPod wheel to Queensrÿche’s Empire. As the opening bass line of ‘Best I Can’ slammed into his ears, he clicked the visor shut and kicked the GS into gear. He didn’t turn on the lights. He just leaned into the darkness and vanished into the treeline.
The Purple Palate Cleanser: Episode 1343
Before we finish the Petty saga, we need a dose of the Minneapolis Sound. We’re tracking the rise of Prince from 1978 to 1981—the journey of a man who played every instrument and owned every frequency. Episode 1343.
The Pasta-to-Logic Pivot
When you hit a brick wall for three days and then accidentally overwrite your buddy’s entire project, you pivot. Toss in two beers on an empty stomach, a Prince deep dive, and a plate of pasta to save your soul.
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