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I haven't listened to TAL in a few weeks and was catching up today, and David Rakoff's tribute episode caught me off-guard. I apparently missed the memo with him passing away. After hearing his regular contributions, it's almost like a close friend is gone. You'll be missed, David, by so many people that you have never met. His brief reading of the passage from his upcoming book was just brutal 
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soggybagel posted:I'll hop on that train. I liked a lot of Sedaris's written work and the occasional radio bit, but I really am sick of his fictional animal stuff. And the worst is when its from a live recording. So not only do we get less stellar audio, we get an audience who is laughing their asses off at this inane stuff. It reminds me of that Simpsons joke when Homer yells at the TV to be funny when they're watching A Prairie Home Companion/Garrison Keillor reading on stage and the audience is going crazy. Ditto. I've loved every Sedaris book until his animal fables one. Does anyone else have trouble paying attention to TAL's fiction segments in general?
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Jan 9, 2013 18:29
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This episode was just trippy. Fred Armisen's impression kept getting better throughout the show. Here's that weekend update bit by the way. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/web-exclusive-update-fred-as-ira-glass/1428371/
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Jan 12, 2013 03:07
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Is the android app not updating for new episodes for anyone else? Last one its showing up for me was Dec 21.
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Jan 21, 2013 00:44
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tnimark posted:Oh boy am I not on board with this. Ditto. I pretty much have a huge grin whenever she's doing a piece.
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Jan 29, 2013 21:35
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Check out the favorites from the TAL site, there's some good selections there. I'm surprised A Night at the Weiner's Circle isn't in the One Location page, it's an early classic.
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Feb 16, 2013 18:24
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patricius posted:Anything and everything involving Scott Carrier, who doesn't contribute anymore, unfortunately. Particularly episode 181. Scott carrier has a magical site called Prisoner of Zion that has an archive of most of his TAL segments and contributions to other radio shows. Check out Running After Antelope as well. Blergh, meant to edit my previous post. hope and vaseline fucked around with this message at 18:28 on Feb 16, 2013 |
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Feb 16, 2013 18:26
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GrandpaPants posted:I thought Fred Armisen as Ira Glass was hilarious. I love this one too. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/172/24-hours-at-the-golden-apple
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Feb 19, 2013 18:36
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UltraRed posted:Especially bad is when you don't realize it's fiction until an animal starts talking. Oh my god what is it with TAL's obsession with talking animal fiction? It's not just David Sedaris either.
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Dec 29, 2013 03:31
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There's looking, and then there's looking.
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Apr 17, 2014 23:32
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GrandpaPants posted:Edit: For more journalistic punch, Harper High School Part One and Part Two are great. This really is the pinnacle of journalistic TAL.
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May 21, 2014 03:06
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Drunkboxer posted:I have a hard time with Snap Judgment because of the host's stories, which are boring as hell. That and all the stories at aren't even stories when you think about them. Same. I hate listening to the host's framing of the stories. I guess in the same way that Ira Glass can grate on people's ears.
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Jun 26, 2014 20:43
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C-Euro posted:Is it me, or was the editing on the last story from this week (Selling Yourself) completely insane? First she's talking about working in a nursing home, then she talks about being "accepted" and talks for two minutes before saying what's she accepted to, then suddenly she's a chemist and we keep cutting out and coming back in mid-conversation. Who listened to that and said "Nah, this is good to put on the radio"? I seriously thought it was one of TAL's fiction pieces. Well the rest of the show was pretty good at least! Super Business Girl was awesome, and a new Birbigs story that isn't a rehash of his sleepwalking or My Girlfriend's Boyfriend material.
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Sep 10, 2014 19:57
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AstroWhale posted:I agree. Was it even the same person? Good god, I think I mentally blocked out that Planet Money bit.
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Sep 11, 2014 15:39
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I cringed while I listened to it. I thought when you do a podcast about business (I guess, I never listened to Planet Money) you might know how to present your idea. That young girl knew much more about running a business than he did.
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Zigmidge posted:TAL has been cribbing planet money segments since PM started. I mean, that's pretty much how they got started. How is this new? Well like the argument that tore down his startup plan, Planet Money is produced by NPR and Chicago Public Media which are nonprofits. This is almost like a direct advertisement for Alex Blumberg's podcast/startup which aren't affiliated with either of them. And it does a terrible job at it too, so I'm not sure what the point is. I usually skip past Planet Money segments but I kind of kept listening this time, like watching a trainwreck. Is that what the appeal is? I don't even know.
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Sep 11, 2014 20:01
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Strange Matter posted:I don't know why but that diving segment is utterly riveting even though it's the second time I've listened to it. Maybe its because I can only visualize the environment that it describes as being utterly alien and divorced from anything that I will ever experience, so the whole thing makes me feel like I'm listening to an astronaut exploring another planet. Or Will Navidson exploring his house. Yeah, jesus christ I don't have claustrophobia but I felt really uncomfortable listening to that whole segment. Funny you mentioned HoL cause I was thinking of that too. Also, I wish Scott Carrier still did pieces for TAL
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Mar 25, 2015 01:33
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Oh god. I really liked that episode too.
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May 21, 2015 02:04
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You shut your mouth, Tig Notaro is a national treasure. OK that wasn't the best piece but still!
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Jun 9, 2015 12:20
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