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• Why Buying Local, Frontier House, and the Trade Deficit are All Silly Russ Roberts’ EconTalk is consistently interesting and engaging podcast covering economics as a perspective and a practice. I spent the first half of this week listening to his hour long conversation with colleague Don Boudreaux on the economics of buying local for the sake of buying local. Boudreaux and Roberts expand on many of the same points
• Betch’ll Listen Mark Kermode’s film reviews are quickly approaching ‘must listen podcast’ status. Not only are the reviews hilarious, Mark is at his best when he’s terribly off-topic, like this insightful tidbit from the 23 Feb 2007 installment: “He’s a Methodist, we don’t bet” Huh, I wonder if that’s why I’m not a fan of gambling.
• gPod Update: Joyeur replaces JoCo There’s been a shuffle over at the gPod. Since JoCo’s Thing a Week project is over (go buy the discs) - I’ve replaced it with the equally geeky and entertaining Joyent podcast. The banter between Dave, Jason and the others is almost exactly what I want from a technology conversation podcast - just that little
• I Wrote ‘Music Is Dead’ Back in 1999 While digging up the logo I shared with you yesterday, I uncovered this article I wrote back in June 1999 for an internet magazine lasting all of 2 issues. It was pre-blog, and every article was coded by hand. I know - Dark Ages. I found it an interesting read both for how much has
• Need a Logo For Your Podcast Company?  Back before the turn of the century, I designed this logo intended for an online customized audio service - sorta like what Launch was before Yahoo bought it. If you have a podcast company and need a logo, this one’s available to the highest bidder. You’ll get the logo, the color specs, and any applications I