http://www.odeo.com/channels/7528-Broca-s-Area DaveBrodbeckAndIsabelleMichaud no Dave and Isabelle, a married couple in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada discuss various topics focussing on a different country each episode. Dave and Isabelle, a married couple in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada discuss various topics focussing on a different country each episode. Dave and Isabelle, a married couple in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada discuss various topics focussing on a different country each episode. en-ca 40 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:02:42 -0700 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:02:42 -0700 Personal Blogs http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24515840-Episode-113-April-28-2009-Mongolia-is-Totally-Bithin-Boi Everybody out there welcome Maddie to the show. Here is episode 113 we discussed Mongolia, a central Asian country Mongolia is probably best known as the home of Genghis Khan. Good times.... Mongolia has a fascinating recent history too. They were a communist client state of the Soviet Union, and they became a much more democratic country after a non violent revolution in 1990. Mongolian is an interesting language it seems. You can see the script above, it looks like vulcan... Then again, in Mongolia itself they use cyrillic rather than the traditional alphabet. It is also one of the few places where people sometimes go only by a single name, which means Bono or Teller would be happy there.. As far as food goes, they eat a lot of meat and dairy products. It seems that their food is not that spicy or even seasoned. Then again, they have been and many still are, nomads. Culturally Mongolai is known for a two stringed instrument whose name I forget currently, and throat singing. It see... Everybody out there welcome Maddie to the show. Here is episode 113 we discussed Mongolia, a central Asian country Mongolia is probably best known as the home of Genghis Khan. Good times.... Mongolia has a fascinating recent history too. They were a communist client state of the Soviet Union, and they became a much more democratic country after a non violent revolution in 1990. Mongolian is an interesting language it seems. You can see the script above, it looks like vulcan... Then again, in Mongolia itself they use cyrillic rather than the traditional alphabet. It is also one of the few places where people sometimes go only by a single name, which means Bono or Teller would be happy there.. As far as food goes, they eat a lot of meat and dairy products. It seems that their food is not that spicy or even seasoned. Then again, they have been and many still are, nomads. Culturally Mongolai is known for a two stringed instrument whose name I forget currently, and throat singing. It seems they are trying to start a tourism industry, which is pretty cool. We made a little fun of their website, but in all seriousness, their English is much stronger than our Mongolian... Next time we are off to the Czech Republic. Everybody out there welcome Maddie to the show. Here is episode 113 we discussed Mongolia, a central Asian country Mongolia is probably best known as the home of Genghis Khan. Good times.... Mongolia has a fascinating recent history too. They were a communist client state of the Soviet Union, and they became a much more democratic country after a non violent revolution in 1990. Mongolian is an interesting language it seems. You can see the script above, it looks like vulcan... Then again, in Mongolia itself they use cyrillic rather than the traditional alphabet. It is also one of the few places where people sometimes go only by a single name, which means Bono or Teller would be happy there.. As far as food goes, they eat a lot of meat and dairy products. It seems that their food is not that spicy or even seasoned. Then again, they have been and many still are, nomads. Culturally Mongolai is known for a two stringed instrument whose name I forget currently, and throat singing. It seems they are trying to start a tourism industry, which is pretty cool. We made a little fun of their website, but in all seriousness, their English is much stronger than our Mongolian... Next time we are off to the Czech Republic. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-28,24515840 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:02:42 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24157940-Episode-112-February-22-2009-The-Roof-of-the-World We invited Madeleine to sit in with us in this episode as we talked about Nepal. Nepal is the birthplace of one of the many Buddhas. This got us into a discussion of the idea of enlightenment and what it might mean. Our conclusion, umm, we don’t know. Nepal is of course the home of the tallest mountain in the world, and apparently people want to climb it and get naked, these people are idiots (clearly Dave is writing these show notes...) We spoke a bit about the Nepalese culture, which seems to be a multicultural one. Sort of a melding of Indian and Tibetan traditions, which seems cool. One group the Newari are a multicultural ethnicity, which is odd and quite well, almost Canadian, except for their music videos... Next time it is off to Mongolia! We invited Madeleine to sit in with us in this episode as we talked about Nepal. Nepal is the birthplace of one of the many Buddhas. This got us into a discussion of the idea of enlightenment and what it might mean. Our conclusion, umm, we don’t know. Nepal is of course the home of the tallest mountain in the world, and apparently people want to climb it and get naked, these people are idiots (clearly Dave is writing these show notes...) We spoke a bit about the Nepalese culture, which seems to be a multicultural one. Sort of a melding of Indian and Tibetan traditions, which seems cool. One group the Newari are a multicultural ethnicity, which is odd and quite well, almost Canadian, except for their music videos... Next time it is off to Mongolia! We invited Madeleine to sit in with us in this episode as we talked about Nepal. Nepal is the birthplace of one of the many Buddhas. This got us into a discussion of the idea of enlightenment and what it might mean. Our conclusion, umm, we don’t know. Nepal is of course the home of the tallest mountain in the world, and apparently people want to climb it and get naked, these people are idiots (clearly Dave is writing these show notes...) We spoke a bit about the Nepalese culture, which seems to be a multicultural one. Sort of a melding of Indian and Tibetan traditions, which seems cool. One group the Newari are a multicultural ethnicity, which is odd and quite well, almost Canadian, except for their music videos... Next time it is off to Mongolia! tag:odeo.com,2009-02-22,24157940 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:39:24 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23897140-Episode-111-January-18-2009-Countries-Should-Not-Be-Like-Children Where does that title come from? Well you will have to listen to this episode about Macedonia to find out. Macedonia, to Dave, is an interesting country, whereas Isabelle finds it boring... A landlocked country, Macedonia is one of those countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia. When they gained independence they of course wanted to call themselves Macedonia. This bothered Greece. They figure Macedonia means Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and all of that. Hey Greece, that was like 3000 years ago, get over yourselves. Dave is pretty sure Greece is acting rather childishly here. The discussion of the naming dispute between Macedonia and Greece led to a discussion of nationalism and people choosing to name themselves what they would like. Next it is off to Nepal! Where does that title come from? Well you will have to listen to this episode about Macedonia to find out. Macedonia, to Dave, is an interesting country, whereas Isabelle finds it boring... A landlocked country, Macedonia is one of those countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia. When they gained independence they of course wanted to call themselves Macedonia. This bothered Greece. They figure Macedonia means Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and all of that. Hey Greece, that was like 3000 years ago, get over yourselves. Dave is pretty sure Greece is acting rather childishly here. The discussion of the naming dispute between Macedonia and Greece led to a discussion of nationalism and people choosing to name themselves what they would like. Next it is off to Nepal! Where does that title come from? Well you will have to listen to this episode about Macedonia to find out. Macedonia, to Dave, is an interesting country, whereas Isabelle finds it boring... A landlocked country, Macedonia is one of those countries that used to be part of Yugoslavia. When they gained independence they of course wanted to call themselves Macedonia. This bothered Greece. They figure Macedonia means Philip of Macedon, Alexander the Great, and all of that. Hey Greece, that was like 3000 years ago, get over yourselves. Dave is pretty sure Greece is acting rather childishly here. The discussion of the naming dispute between Macedonia and Greece led to a discussion of nationalism and people choosing to name themselves what they would like. Next it is off to Nepal! tag:odeo.com,2009-01-18,23897140 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:33:40 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23723293-Episode-110-December-8-2008-Haka-When-the-walls-fell Just as how last year we went to a warm spot (Tahiti) in December, this year we are off to Samoa. Don’t confuse it with American Samoa. This is the former Western Samoa, a country of about 290 000 people. Their culture has a rich history of dancing and music (some of which you will hear during the episode). We talked a bit about the importance of sport in Samoa, where rugby is king. It is interesting that Samoa (along with New Zealand and Fiji) do a war dance of sorts (the Haka) before rugby matches. There are few things cooler, or more intimidating, than seeing a bunch of huge rugby players dancing in unison. Samoa has a special relationship with New Zealand, but the past, when NZ ran Samoa, is a bit checkered. Well such is often the way with colonialism, even when the intentions were good. Today people often go to New Zealand from Samoa for school or work and send money home. Their political system is at first blush, a parliamentary democracy like we are used to, except when you l... Just as how last year we went to a warm spot (Tahiti) in December, this year we are off to Samoa. Don’t confuse it with American Samoa. This is the former Western Samoa, a country of about 290 000 people. Their culture has a rich history of dancing and music (some of which you will hear during the episode). We talked a bit about the importance of sport in Samoa, where rugby is king. It is interesting that Samoa (along with New Zealand and Fiji) do a war dance of sorts (the Haka) before rugby matches. There are few things cooler, or more intimidating, than seeing a bunch of huge rugby players dancing in unison. Samoa has a special relationship with New Zealand, but the past, when NZ ran Samoa, is a bit checkered. Well such is often the way with colonialism, even when the intentions were good. Today people often go to New Zealand from Samoa for school or work and send money home. Their political system is at first blush, a parliamentary democracy like we are used to, except when you look more closely at it you realize that pretty much only village chiefs become MPs. Next time it is off to Macedonia. See you there! Just as how last year we went to a warm spot (Tahiti) in December, this year we are off to Samoa. Don’t confuse it with American Samoa. This is the former Western Samoa, a country of about 290 000 people. Their culture has a rich history of dancing and music (some of which you will hear during the episode). We talked a bit about the importance of sport in Samoa, where rugby is king. It is interesting that Samoa (along with New Zealand and Fiji) do a war dance of sorts (the Haka) before rugby matches. There are few things cooler, or more intimidating, than seeing a bunch of huge rugby players dancing in unison. Samoa has a special relationship with New Zealand, but the past, when NZ ran Samoa, is a bit checkered. Well such is often the way with colonialism, even when the intentions were good. Today people often go to New Zealand from Samoa for school or work and send money home. Their political system is at first blush, a parliamentary democracy like we are used to, except when you look more closely at it you realize that pretty much only village chiefs become MPs. Next time it is off to Macedonia. See you there! tag:odeo.com,2008-12-08,23723293 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:29:53 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23631920-Episode-109-November-17-2008-What-do-Obama-and-Thailand-have-in-common Well of course the answer is, both are the subject of our podcast, indeed, both are the subject of episode 109 of our podcast. We started out by talking about Barack Obama, the American President-Elect. We, like most Canadians, are very excited about the prospect of our neighbours to the south having a smart, funny and hopeful president, rather than someone that says ‘Nookyoulerr”. We are not unrealistic about what he can do, but we are hopeful that he will do some good, he is pragmatic, not ideological, and that is important. We then spoke of Thailand. Of course it was known as Siam for a long time, and it was a country that for a time fought off British and French colonialism by playing the Brits and the French off against each other. This strategy worked until WWII when they threw their hat into the ring with the bad guys. More recently Thailand has had some troubles because their ex PM hosts a cooking show. Seriously.... Anything that mocks the government and the king is taboo, ... Well of course the answer is, both are the subject of our podcast, indeed, both are the subject of episode 109 of our podcast. We started out by talking about Barack Obama, the American President-Elect. We, like most Canadians, are very excited about the prospect of our neighbours to the south having a smart, funny and hopeful president, rather than someone that says ‘Nookyoulerr”. We are not unrealistic about what he can do, but we are hopeful that he will do some good, he is pragmatic, not ideological, and that is important. We then spoke of Thailand. Of course it was known as Siam for a long time, and it was a country that for a time fought off British and French colonialism by playing the Brits and the French off against each other. This strategy worked until WWII when they threw their hat into the ring with the bad guys. More recently Thailand has had some troubles because their ex PM hosts a cooking show. Seriously.... Anything that mocks the government and the king is taboo, and hosting a cooking show was apparently fit the bill. Next time it is off to Samoa! Well of course the answer is, both are the subject of our podcast, indeed, both are the subject of episode 109 of our podcast. We started out by talking about Barack Obama, the American President-Elect. We, like most Canadians, are very excited about the prospect of our neighbours to the south having a smart, funny and hopeful president, rather than someone that says ‘Nookyoulerr”. We are not unrealistic about what he can do, but we are hopeful that he will do some good, he is pragmatic, not ideological, and that is important. We then spoke of Thailand. Of course it was known as Siam for a long time, and it was a country that for a time fought off British and French colonialism by playing the Brits and the French off against each other. This strategy worked until WWII when they threw their hat into the ring with the bad guys. More recently Thailand has had some troubles because their ex PM hosts a cooking show. Seriously.... Anything that mocks the government and the king is taboo, and hosting a cooking show was apparently fit the bill. Next time it is off to Samoa! tag:odeo.com,2008-11-17,23631920 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:51:32 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23538736-Episode-108-October-27-2008-Venezuela-sort-of In our latest trip around the globe we stopped in Venezuela. Like many South American countries it has been the victim of bad government, too much US influence and frankly it shows. Venezuela is an interesting case because their government, run by one Hugo Chavez is (at least in name) trying to fight this stuff. Doubly interesting is the amount of oil they have. Neither of us are big Chavez fans,(attempting to jail your opposition and shutting down tv stations and newspapers is not that cool) though I guess we see where he is coming from. Venezuela depends a lot on selling oil. Now the price of oil has dropped a great deal just in the past two weeks, so we figure the global economic crisis will affect Venezuela too. We then got into a discussion of the current economic crisis, be concerned... Next it is off to Thailand! Oh, BTW, GO OBAMA! In our latest trip around the globe we stopped in Venezuela. Like many South American countries it has been the victim of bad government, too much US influence and frankly it shows. Venezuela is an interesting case because their government, run by one Hugo Chavez is (at least in name) trying to fight this stuff. Doubly interesting is the amount of oil they have. Neither of us are big Chavez fans,(attempting to jail your opposition and shutting down tv stations and newspapers is not that cool) though I guess we see where he is coming from. Venezuela depends a lot on selling oil. Now the price of oil has dropped a great deal just in the past two weeks, so we figure the global economic crisis will affect Venezuela too. We then got into a discussion of the current economic crisis, be concerned... Next it is off to Thailand! Oh, BTW, GO OBAMA! In our latest trip around the globe we stopped in Venezuela. Like many South American countries it has been the victim of bad government, too much US influence and frankly it shows. Venezuela is an interesting case because their government, run by one Hugo Chavez is (at least in name) trying to fight this stuff. Doubly interesting is the amount of oil they have. Neither of us are big Chavez fans,(attempting to jail your opposition and shutting down tv stations and newspapers is not that cool) though I guess we see where he is coming from. Venezuela depends a lot on selling oil. Now the price of oil has dropped a great deal just in the past two weeks, so we figure the global economic crisis will affect Venezuela too. We then got into a discussion of the current economic crisis, be concerned... Next it is off to Thailand! Oh, BTW, GO OBAMA! tag:odeo.com,2008-10-27,23538736 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:03:11 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23483589-Episode-107-October-13-2008-Sorry-I-can%E2%80%99t-Talk-About-Portugal-I-have-to-Go-To-Lunch That clever (?) title comes from the fact that when Isabelle was learning about Portugal from people on Skype they would invariably leave for lunch, and all at the same time. It seems Portugal is a great food culture. Indeed, they have given their name to a type of wine (Port) and they were some of the first Europeans to come to the New World when they travelled to the shores of Newfoundland to look for cod. Of course dried cod is very important in their diet and therefore to their culture. We talked a little about the history of Portugal, it seems like it has gotten forgotten on the Iberian peninsula what with Spain sitting right beside it, sort of like a Canada - USA relationship maybe. Portugal’s history is pretty rich too. The Moors, the Brits, the Spaniards, Napoleon and a bunch of fascists all had their hands on the country in the past 1500 years. The cool thing was the military overthrew the fascists back in the 70s and now Portugal is a good ol liberal democracy. (I apologiz... That clever (?) title comes from the fact that when Isabelle was learning about Portugal from people on Skype they would invariably leave for lunch, and all at the same time. It seems Portugal is a great food culture. Indeed, they have given their name to a type of wine (Port) and they were some of the first Europeans to come to the New World when they travelled to the shores of Newfoundland to look for cod. Of course dried cod is very important in their diet and therefore to their culture. We talked a little about the history of Portugal, it seems like it has gotten forgotten on the Iberian peninsula what with Spain sitting right beside it, sort of like a Canada - USA relationship maybe. Portugal’s history is pretty rich too. The Moors, the Brits, the Spaniards, Napoleon and a bunch of fascists all had their hands on the country in the past 1500 years. The cool thing was the military overthrew the fascists back in the 70s and now Portugal is a good ol liberal democracy. (I apologize for not getting this one up sooner, we hope to get more eps out in a more timely fashion in the future, this is all my fault as I am a weenie, obviously this is Dave typing here). Portugal is unranked by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Venezuela, that should be fun, what with Hugo and all. That clever (?) title comes from the fact that when Isabelle was learning about Portugal from people on Skype they would invariably leave for lunch, and all at the same time. It seems Portugal is a great food culture. Indeed, they have given their name to a type of wine (Port) and they were some of the first Europeans to come to the New World when they travelled to the shores of Newfoundland to look for cod. Of course dried cod is very important in their diet and therefore to their culture. We talked a little about the history of Portugal, it seems like it has gotten forgotten on the Iberian peninsula what with Spain sitting right beside it, sort of like a Canada - USA relationship maybe. Portugal’s history is pretty rich too. The Moors, the Brits, the Spaniards, Napoleon and a bunch of fascists all had their hands on the country in the past 1500 years. The cool thing was the military overthrew the fascists back in the 70s and now Portugal is a good ol liberal democracy. (I apologize for not getting this one up sooner, we hope to get more eps out in a more timely fashion in the future, this is all my fault as I am a weenie, obviously this is Dave typing here). Portugal is unranked by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Venezuela, that should be fun, what with Hugo and all. tag:odeo.com,2008-10-13,23483589 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:46:06 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23323631-Episode-106-September-9-2008-Let-Me-Know-When-The-Show-Starts Welcome to the chaos of Episode 106 (which we kept calling episode 107 for some reason). We had the house full with Madeleine’s friends and we also had one of our most faithful listeners the AmHam, join us over skype. The AmHam visit was not planned, Dave just twittered that we were about to record and the AmHam showed up. We did talk Turkey a little, of course we mentioned Mahir (pictured above) the famous I Kiss You guy, who was probably the first big time net meme. Isabelle mentioned seeing Paris Hilton of all people judging a beauty contest in Turkey. AmHam even mentioned a friend of his from Turkey. Finally we talked a little bit of James Whittingham, our buddy. Well next time it is off to Portugal. You are forgiven if you cannot make it through “The Longest Episode Ever That We Never Really Started”. Welcome to the chaos of Episode 106 (which we kept calling episode 107 for some reason). We had the house full with Madeleine’s friends and we also had one of our most faithful listeners the AmHam, join us over skype. The AmHam visit was not planned, Dave just twittered that we were about to record and the AmHam showed up. We did talk Turkey a little, of course we mentioned Mahir (pictured above) the famous I Kiss You guy, who was probably the first big time net meme. Isabelle mentioned seeing Paris Hilton of all people judging a beauty contest in Turkey. AmHam even mentioned a friend of his from Turkey. Finally we talked a little bit of James Whittingham, our buddy. Well next time it is off to Portugal. You are forgiven if you cannot make it through “The Longest Episode Ever That We Never Really Started”. Welcome to the chaos of Episode 106 (which we kept calling episode 107 for some reason). We had the house full with Madeleine’s friends and we also had one of our most faithful listeners the AmHam, join us over skype. The AmHam visit was not planned, Dave just twittered that we were about to record and the AmHam showed up. We did talk Turkey a little, of course we mentioned Mahir (pictured above) the famous I Kiss You guy, who was probably the first big time net meme. Isabelle mentioned seeing Paris Hilton of all people judging a beauty contest in Turkey. AmHam even mentioned a friend of his from Turkey. Finally we talked a little bit of James Whittingham, our buddy. Well next time it is off to Portugal. You are forgiven if you cannot make it through “The Longest Episode Ever That We Never Really Started”. tag:odeo.com,2008-09-09,23323631 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:25:05 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23172597-Episode-105-August-12-2008-Finally As most of our listeners know, Isabelle travelled to Algeria in 2005, indeed, she travelled there by herself, to meet a family she met on the internet. Now that is courage, at least I think so (this is obviously Dave typing). This episode is one I have been looking forward to for a long time, while I may kid Isabelle about her love of Algeria, I do love talking about something with an expert, and she is that. We spoke of the differences between Algeria and Canada, and Algeria and Morocco. One of the surprising (to me) differences was the food. Listen to find out more about that. Both cultures do like to eat communally and frown upon separate plates. Suffice it to say, the sour milk in Algeria is not as good as the sour milk in Morocco... Like much of the Arab world, they have a sort of love hate relationship with the West. They equated Canadians with Americans, and Americans with the present administration. That said, I think many of us do the latter.... Algeria suffered a rather na... As most of our listeners know, Isabelle travelled to Algeria in 2005, indeed, she travelled there by herself, to meet a family she met on the internet. Now that is courage, at least I think so (this is obviously Dave typing). This episode is one I have been looking forward to for a long time, while I may kid Isabelle about her love of Algeria, I do love talking about something with an expert, and she is that. We spoke of the differences between Algeria and Canada, and Algeria and Morocco. One of the surprising (to me) differences was the food. Listen to find out more about that. Both cultures do like to eat communally and frown upon separate plates. Suffice it to say, the sour milk in Algeria is not as good as the sour milk in Morocco... Like much of the Arab world, they have a sort of love hate relationship with the West. They equated Canadians with Americans, and Americans with the present administration. That said, I think many of us do the latter.... Algeria suffered a rather nasty civil war in the early to mid 90s and there is an active Al Qaeda group there that recently attacked a police station. They have their economic and social problems, but Isabelle still loves them, and really, who can blame her? A country that welcomes you with open arms, and allows you to stay in private homes is pretty cool. Algeria is unranked by the IIHF... Next, it is off to Turkey! Hope the sound is better.. As most of our listeners know, Isabelle travelled to Algeria in 2005, indeed, she travelled there by herself, to meet a family she met on the internet. Now that is courage, at least I think so (this is obviously Dave typing). This episode is one I have been looking forward to for a long time, while I may kid Isabelle about her love of Algeria, I do love talking about something with an expert, and she is that. We spoke of the differences between Algeria and Canada, and Algeria and Morocco. One of the surprising (to me) differences was the food. Listen to find out more about that. Both cultures do like to eat communally and frown upon separate plates. Suffice it to say, the sour milk in Algeria is not as good as the sour milk in Morocco... Like much of the Arab world, they have a sort of love hate relationship with the West. They equated Canadians with Americans, and Americans with the present administration. That said, I think many of us do the latter.... Algeria suffered a rather nasty civil war in the early to mid 90s and there is an active Al Qaeda group there that recently attacked a police station. They have their economic and social problems, but Isabelle still loves them, and really, who can blame her? A country that welcomes you with open arms, and allows you to stay in private homes is pretty cool. Algeria is unranked by the IIHF... Next, it is off to Turkey! Hope the sound is better.. tag:odeo.com,2008-08-12,23172597 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:59:03 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23115374-Episode-104-July-25-2008-Jon-is-Our-Achilles-Heel Good day, and welcome to our regularly scheduled podcst about Greece. This one was like the Italy one really, were to begin, where to stop. Well we began of course with the ancients, and Isabelle began by talking about Greek tragedy. Well those Greeks were certainly tragic, I mean really tragic. People say TV is sensationalist, check out some old plays if you want real sensationalism, then Jon woke up.... Isabelle talked some about Herodotus, a Greek historian, generally regarded as the father of modern history, well the study of it anyway, the Jon woke up. Then we talked about the importance of Greek philosophy, then Jon woke up.... Eventually Dave talked a bit about the conflict between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, and a bit about Greek food. Then Maddie called on the phone... In the end we had to pull the plug, though we did enjoy this one a lot. I hope the volume levels are a bit better this time. Thanks to Rachel and AmHam for twittering us throughout the recording. Greece is... Good day, and welcome to our regularly scheduled podcst about Greece. This one was like the Italy one really, were to begin, where to stop. Well we began of course with the ancients, and Isabelle began by talking about Greek tragedy. Well those Greeks were certainly tragic, I mean really tragic. People say TV is sensationalist, check out some old plays if you want real sensationalism, then Jon woke up.... Isabelle talked some about Herodotus, a Greek historian, generally regarded as the father of modern history, well the study of it anyway, the Jon woke up. Then we talked about the importance of Greek philosophy, then Jon woke up.... Eventually Dave talked a bit about the conflict between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, and a bit about Greek food. Then Maddie called on the phone... In the end we had to pull the plug, though we did enjoy this one a lot. I hope the volume levels are a bit better this time. Thanks to Rachel and AmHam for twittering us throughout the recording. Greece is ranked 46th by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Then Jon woke up... Next time it is off to Algeria! Then Jon woke up. Good day, and welcome to our regularly scheduled podcst about Greece. This one was like the Italy one really, were to begin, where to stop. Well we began of course with the ancients, and Isabelle began by talking about Greek tragedy. Well those Greeks were certainly tragic, I mean really tragic. People say TV is sensationalist, check out some old plays if you want real sensationalism, then Jon woke up.... Isabelle talked some about Herodotus, a Greek historian, generally regarded as the father of modern history, well the study of it anyway, the Jon woke up. Then we talked about the importance of Greek philosophy, then Jon woke up.... Eventually Dave talked a bit about the conflict between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus, and a bit about Greek food. Then Maddie called on the phone... In the end we had to pull the plug, though we did enjoy this one a lot. I hope the volume levels are a bit better this time. Thanks to Rachel and AmHam for twittering us throughout the recording. Greece is ranked 46th by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Then Jon woke up... Next time it is off to Algeria! Then Jon woke up. tag:odeo.com,2008-07-25,23115374 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:53 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23075586-Episode-103-July-13-2008-Agawa No this one is not about Greece. We just came back from a little camping trip to Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Oh, we also bought a new Zoom H2 recorder, so well, as the geeks we are, or, well, as the geek Dave is, it was brought along. Around 11 pm one night we broke out the recorder and did a little podcasting. We talked about a few interesting things, well we thought they were interesting, like a recent clip from the Transpondency podcast, that well sort of umm, well, demanded a comment. Lake Superior Park is really amazing, though even at the camping areas there are bears around, and there is real nature. This is not KOA camping baby. The campground itself was super nice, and it seemed like it was only people that wanted to have fun just hanging out in the wild. Our site was surrounded by pine trees We all (Maddie joined in with us on this one) talked about our camping memories, including Isabelle being left at a gas stattion when she was a kid. Oh, and Dave has a ... No this one is not about Greece. We just came back from a little camping trip to Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Oh, we also bought a new Zoom H2 recorder, so well, as the geeks we are, or, well, as the geek Dave is, it was brought along. Around 11 pm one night we broke out the recorder and did a little podcasting. We talked about a few interesting things, well we thought they were interesting, like a recent clip from the Transpondency podcast, that well sort of umm, well, demanded a comment. Lake Superior Park is really amazing, though even at the camping areas there are bears around, and there is real nature. This is not KOA camping baby. The campground itself was super nice, and it seemed like it was only people that wanted to have fun just hanging out in the wild. Our site was surrounded by pine trees We all (Maddie joined in with us on this one) talked about our camping memories, including Isabelle being left at a gas stattion when she was a kid. Oh, and Dave has a cool hat. We’ll be back next time with Greece, unless we go camping again before we record the Greece episode... No this one is not about Greece. We just came back from a little camping trip to Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Oh, we also bought a new Zoom H2 recorder, so well, as the geeks we are, or, well, as the geek Dave is, it was brought along. Around 11 pm one night we broke out the recorder and did a little podcasting. We talked about a few interesting things, well we thought they were interesting, like a recent clip from the Transpondency podcast, that well sort of umm, well, demanded a comment. Lake Superior Park is really amazing, though even at the camping areas there are bears around, and there is real nature. This is not KOA camping baby. The campground itself was super nice, and it seemed like it was only people that wanted to have fun just hanging out in the wild. Our site was surrounded by pine trees We all (Maddie joined in with us on this one) talked about our camping memories, including Isabelle being left at a gas stattion when she was a kid. Oh, and Dave has a cool hat. We’ll be back next time with Greece, unless we go camping again before we record the Greece episode... tag:odeo.com,2008-07-13,23075586 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:18:34 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23035216-Episode-102-June-28-2008-Holiday-in-Cambodia Well we are back after an eventful few weeks, but more on that later. Today we were off to Cambodia, the land of the Khmer people (and a few Vietnamese, a few Chinese and a few ‘others’ as they say. One cannot talk about Cambodia without talking about the murderous, genocidal regime of Pol Pot. Dave read a book back in high school called ‘Sideshow’ by New York Times writer William Shawcross. This book talked about the reasons behind the rise of the Khmer Rouge, and gives a theory as to why they came to power. If you want to know the theory you could always buy the book, or listen. ... As usual, Isabelle was interested in more happy stuff. She has a knack for that. To quote her, “while I was playing in the fields of Cap-Rouge and being a free and happy child, horrors were taking place on the other side of the planet. I don't know why anyone needs to believe that there is a devil, a fallen angel, a Lucifer when ordinary people are quite capable of imagining worst fates for others than... Well we are back after an eventful few weeks, but more on that later. Today we were off to Cambodia, the land of the Khmer people (and a few Vietnamese, a few Chinese and a few ‘others’ as they say. One cannot talk about Cambodia without talking about the murderous, genocidal regime of Pol Pot. Dave read a book back in high school called ‘Sideshow’ by New York Times writer William Shawcross. This book talked about the reasons behind the rise of the Khmer Rouge, and gives a theory as to why they came to power. If you want to know the theory you could always buy the book, or listen. ... As usual, Isabelle was interested in more happy stuff. She has a knack for that. To quote her, “while I was playing in the fields of Cap-Rouge and being a free and happy child, horrors were taking place on the other side of the planet. I don't know why anyone needs to believe that there is a devil, a fallen angel, a Lucifer when ordinary people are quite capable of imagining worst fates for others than ever one imaginary Diablo, or Shiva, could do...I decided to celebrate the beauty of Cambodia and to call it a celebration of life because now life has returned.” She talked about Cambodian dancing, which is a descendant of Indian dancing it seems. We saw happy people on youtube making cheesy videos, so really maybe they are getting back to normal and not that different from us. After a little break we talked a bit about Podcasters Across Borders 2008 (PAB2008) a conference that Dave attneded and gave a presentation at. Dave had a pretty good time seeing old friends etc. Finally we talked about Dave’s Dad who died on June 2, 2008. Dave learned a lot from RB, and he was always there for us. We miss him, but, he will never be forgotten. RB would be interested to know that Cambodia is unranked by the International Ice Hockey Federation... Next time, it is off to Greece! Well we are back after an eventful few weeks, but more on that later. Today we were off to Cambodia, the land of the Khmer people (and a few Vietnamese, a few Chinese and a few ‘others’ as they say. One cannot talk about Cambodia without talking about the murderous, genocidal regime of Pol Pot. Dave read a book back in high school called ‘Sideshow’ by New York Times writer William Shawcross. This book talked about the reasons behind the rise of the Khmer Rouge, and gives a theory as to why they came to power. If you want to know the theory you could always buy the book, or listen. ... As usual, Isabelle was interested in more happy stuff. She has a knack for that. To quote her, “while I was playing in the fields of Cap-Rouge and being a free and happy child, horrors were taking place on the other side of the planet. I don't know why anyone needs to believe that there is a devil, a fallen angel, a Lucifer when ordinary people are quite capable of imagining worst fates for others than ever one imaginary Diablo, or Shiva, could do...I decided to celebrate the beauty of Cambodia and to call it a celebration of life because now life has returned.” She talked about Cambodian dancing, which is a descendant of Indian dancing it seems. We saw happy people on youtube making cheesy videos, so really maybe they are getting back to normal and not that different from us. After a little break we talked a bit about Podcasters Across Borders 2008 (PAB2008) a conference that Dave attneded and gave a presentation at. Dave had a pretty good time seeing old friends etc. Finally we talked about Dave’s Dad who died on June 2, 2008. Dave learned a lot from RB, and he was always there for us. We miss him, but, he will never be forgotten. RB would be interested to know that Cambodia is unranked by the International Ice Hockey Federation... Next time, it is off to Greece! tag:odeo.com,2008-06-28,23035216 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:08:45 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22552573-Episode-101-May-24-2008-She-s-Baaack Well Isabelle is back from Morocco, with photos and stories and memories and sand in her clothing. This episode consists of two parts. In part one, Isabelle called Dave on Skype and Dr. smart guy forgot to record her audio, so they had to start over, and oh yeah, her audio was not working, so she was responding to typed questions from Dave. Nonetheless, it was pretty cool. After a little Moroccan music you will hear standard Dave and Isabelle stuff, except that Isabelle has been to this country! We talked about Isabelle’s trip to the desert (see above...) her time in the country, and the stuff she liked (which was most of it) and the stuff she didn’t (which involved putting boiling hot eggs on someone’s neck, you will have to listen to get the whole story there...) I think (this is Dave typing here) that Isabelle is pretty brave to travel to a country all by herself, just thought I would throw that in. It is also cool to hear someone you know say “I flew in to Casablanca and then co... Well Isabelle is back from Morocco, with photos and stories and memories and sand in her clothing. This episode consists of two parts. In part one, Isabelle called Dave on Skype and Dr. smart guy forgot to record her audio, so they had to start over, and oh yeah, her audio was not working, so she was responding to typed questions from Dave. Nonetheless, it was pretty cool. After a little Moroccan music you will hear standard Dave and Isabelle stuff, except that Isabelle has been to this country! We talked about Isabelle’s trip to the desert (see above...) her time in the country, and the stuff she liked (which was most of it) and the stuff she didn’t (which involved putting boiling hot eggs on someone’s neck, you will have to listen to get the whole story there...) I think (this is Dave typing here) that Isabelle is pretty brave to travel to a country all by herself, just thought I would throw that in. It is also cool to hear someone you know say “I flew in to Casablanca and then connected to Marrakech.” Next time it is time for a holiday in Cambodia! Enjoy. Well Isabelle is back from Morocco, with photos and stories and memories and sand in her clothing. This episode consists of two parts. In part one, Isabelle called Dave on Skype and Dr. smart guy forgot to record her audio, so they had to start over, and oh yeah, her audio was not working, so she was responding to typed questions from Dave. Nonetheless, it was pretty cool. After a little Moroccan music you will hear standard Dave and Isabelle stuff, except that Isabelle has been to this country! We talked about Isabelle’s trip to the desert (see above...) her time in the country, and the stuff she liked (which was most of it) and the stuff she didn’t (which involved putting boiling hot eggs on someone’s neck, you will have to listen to get the whole story there...) I think (this is Dave typing here) that Isabelle is pretty brave to travel to a country all by herself, just thought I would throw that in. It is also cool to hear someone you know say “I flew in to Casablanca and then connected to Marrakech.” Next time it is time for a holiday in Cambodia! Enjoy. tag:odeo.com,2008-05-24,22552573 Sat, 24 May 2008 05:36:28 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22421804-Episode-100-April-14-2008-Ein-Hundert Well, we usually take you somewhere, anywhere, that will be fun for you and interesting for us. Instead of a country this time we are visiting Second Life. Yes, SL, the place where people dress up their avatars in virtual spandex and fly from place to place looking for well, we are not sure what. Dave has played with Second Life as he interviewed Cory Ondrehka of Linden Lab on thunderbird six. The Future Play conference always has a presence from Linden as well, so Dave has met people from Linden. Of the two of us, Dave is the gamer, and Dave does not really think much of SL. Indeed, he cannot even figure out why anyone would want to play with it. That said, SL has some real world applications, such as education, and on another t6 interview John Nordlinger of Microsoft talked about how SL can be used with autistic kids, which is pretty close to both of our hearts. There is a dark side to this though. That dark side is that people seem to sometimes fall into SL way too hard and end u... Well, we usually take you somewhere, anywhere, that will be fun for you and interesting for us. Instead of a country this time we are visiting Second Life. Yes, SL, the place where people dress up their avatars in virtual spandex and fly from place to place looking for well, we are not sure what. Dave has played with Second Life as he interviewed Cory Ondrehka of Linden Lab on thunderbird six. The Future Play conference always has a presence from Linden as well, so Dave has met people from Linden. Of the two of us, Dave is the gamer, and Dave does not really think much of SL. Indeed, he cannot even figure out why anyone would want to play with it. That said, SL has some real world applications, such as education, and on another t6 interview John Nordlinger of Microsoft talked about how SL can be used with autistic kids, which is pretty close to both of our hearts. There is a dark side to this though. That dark side is that people seem to sometimes fall into SL way too hard and end up meeting people and having affairs with them, as this video shows. This lead us into a discussion of marriage, Dave is actually rather traditional in his views on this topic, Isabelle, not as much. We want to thank all of our listeners over the years, Mark, Bob, James, Mark, Andy, Meg, Rob, Rachel, Katherine, the Dude, Matt, Andre, and of course AmHam, who sent us an audio comment. Next time it is off to Morocco! Literally, Isabelle is going to Morocco! We hope to skype from there and do an episode. Dave, alas, will be at home. Well, we usually take you somewhere, anywhere, that will be fun for you and interesting for us. Instead of a country this time we are visiting Second Life. Yes, SL, the place where people dress up their avatars in virtual spandex and fly from place to place looking for well, we are not sure what. Dave has played with Second Life as he interviewed Cory Ondrehka of Linden Lab on thunderbird six. The Future Play conference always has a presence from Linden as well, so Dave has met people from Linden. Of the two of us, Dave is the gamer, and Dave does not really think much of SL. Indeed, he cannot even figure out why anyone would want to play with it. That said, SL has some real world applications, such as education, and on another t6 interview John Nordlinger of Microsoft talked about how SL can be used with autistic kids, which is pretty close to both of our hearts. There is a dark side to this though. That dark side is that people seem to sometimes fall into SL way too hard and end up meeting people and having affairs with them, as this video shows. This lead us into a discussion of marriage, Dave is actually rather traditional in his views on this topic, Isabelle, not as much. We want to thank all of our listeners over the years, Mark, Bob, James, Mark, Andy, Meg, Rob, Rachel, Katherine, the Dude, Matt, Andre, and of course AmHam, who sent us an audio comment. Next time it is off to Morocco! Literally, Isabelle is going to Morocco! We hope to skype from there and do an episode. Dave, alas, will be at home. tag:odeo.com,2008-04-14,22421804 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:50:27 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22165696-Episode-99-March-12-2008 We have the greatest pleasure to introduce our friend Andy who joined David and I to discuss the art of Taekwondo. The Taekwondo tenets of courtesy, integrity, self-control, perseverance and indomitable spirit could possibly be all that one needs in order to live a balanced life. But doesn’t all sports teach you these same attributes? Maybe so, maybe no...Do you agree or disagree? Then, we talked about the Korean war, technology and sports. Hey, remember that guy who died after playing Starcraft for 2 days straight? Thanks Andy for coming and thanks to everyone who commented on our French episode. Our next episode will be our 100th and for that episode, we have planned something very much unexpected. Stay tuned for number 100. Coming soon to earphones near you. And while you wait, check out these few youtube finds on South Korea...and this one too on tae kwon do... We await your comments ^^... We have the greatest pleasure to introduce our friend Andy who joined David and I to discuss the art of Taekwondo. The Taekwondo tenets of courtesy, integrity, self-control, perseverance and indomitable spirit could possibly be all that one needs in order to live a balanced life. But doesn’t all sports teach you these same attributes? Maybe so, maybe no...Do you agree or disagree? Then, we talked about the Korean war, technology and sports. Hey, remember that guy who died after playing Starcraft for 2 days straight? Thanks Andy for coming and thanks to everyone who commented on our French episode. Our next episode will be our 100th and for that episode, we have planned something very much unexpected. Stay tuned for number 100. Coming soon to earphones near you. And while you wait, check out these few youtube finds on South Korea...and this one too on tae kwon do... We await your comments ^^... We have the greatest pleasure to introduce our friend Andy who joined David and I to discuss the art of Taekwondo. The Taekwondo tenets of courtesy, integrity, self-control, perseverance and indomitable spirit could possibly be all that one needs in order to live a balanced life. But doesn’t all sports teach you these same attributes? Maybe so, maybe no...Do you agree or disagree? Then, we talked about the Korean war, technology and sports. Hey, remember that guy who died after playing Starcraft for 2 days straight? Thanks Andy for coming and thanks to everyone who commented on our French episode. Our next episode will be our 100th and for that episode, we have planned something very much unexpected. Stay tuned for number 100. Coming soon to earphones near you. And while you wait, check out these few youtube finds on South Korea...and this one too on tae kwon do... We await your comments ^^... tag:odeo.com,2008-03-12,22165696 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:53:05 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22131967-Episode-98-February-12-2008-Vive-Le-Podcast Meet the revolutionaries, the leftists, the rightists and the absolutists. David and I discuss past and present French politics, including the new contrat social proposed by Nicolas Sarkozy which Quebec’s Jean-Claude Corbeil wishes to emulate with a contrat moral. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed the original one.) We argue over civil liberties and accomodement raisonnable and la Charte des droits et libertes. We realise that while France and England are now far away countries which do not have much influence in our everyday affairs, we still hold some attachment with these countries. And finally Isabelle ends with a rant about things that bug her about people’s reactions to her French identity. Laissez-nous vos commentaires...Merci...Next, South Korea! Meet the revolutionaries, the leftists, the rightists and the absolutists. David and I discuss past and present French politics, including the new contrat social proposed by Nicolas Sarkozy which Quebec’s Jean-Claude Corbeil wishes to emulate with a contrat moral. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed the original one.) We argue over civil liberties and accomodement raisonnable and la Charte des droits et libertes. We realise that while France and England are now far away countries which do not have much influence in our everyday affairs, we still hold some attachment with these countries. And finally Isabelle ends with a rant about things that bug her about people’s reactions to her French identity. Laissez-nous vos commentaires...Merci...Next, South Korea! Meet the revolutionaries, the leftists, the rightists and the absolutists. David and I discuss past and present French politics, including the new contrat social proposed by Nicolas Sarkozy which Quebec’s Jean-Claude Corbeil wishes to emulate with a contrat moral. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau proposed the original one.) We argue over civil liberties and accomodement raisonnable and la Charte des droits et libertes. We realise that while France and England are now far away countries which do not have much influence in our everyday affairs, we still hold some attachment with these countries. And finally Isabelle ends with a rant about things that bug her about people’s reactions to her French identity. Laissez-nous vos commentaires...Merci...Next, South Korea! tag:odeo.com,2008-02-12,22131967 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:05:22 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22107487-Episode-97-January-27-2008-Italy-and-the-Cosmic-Rot From Rome to Naples and from Classical times to the “Cosmic Rot,” Italy has always been a shaper and driver of the Western World. Our discussion led us to fascism, the Vatican, the Garbage strike in Naples, a philosophical-like debate over “civilizations,” the ability of the Italian people to adapt, and a short discussion about the designs of Daniele Lago. All that from our home, complete with our son Jonathan’s very talkative state and Leap Pad. This discussion will no sure continue onto our next podcast: FRANCE... Finalement! From Rome to Naples and from Classical times to the “Cosmic Rot,” Italy has always been a shaper and driver of the Western World. Our discussion led us to fascism, the Vatican, the Garbage strike in Naples, a philosophical-like debate over “civilizations,” the ability of the Italian people to adapt, and a short discussion about the designs of Daniele Lago. All that from our home, complete with our son Jonathan’s very talkative state and Leap Pad. This discussion will no sure continue onto our next podcast: FRANCE... Finalement! From Rome to Naples and from Classical times to the “Cosmic Rot,” Italy has always been a shaper and driver of the Western World. Our discussion led us to fascism, the Vatican, the Garbage strike in Naples, a philosophical-like debate over “civilizations,” the ability of the Italian people to adapt, and a short discussion about the designs of Daniele Lago. All that from our home, complete with our son Jonathan’s very talkative state and Leap Pad. This discussion will no sure continue onto our next podcast: FRANCE... Finalement! tag:odeo.com,2008-01-27,22107487 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:49:52 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048754-Episode-96-December-30-2007-Paradise-at-Christmas This time we are off to Tahiti, an island, well the most important island probably, in French Polynesia. French Polynesia is a self governing territory of France. Indeed, there is talk of a referendum to allow independence from France. This will probably eventually happen. Historically the islands were annexed to France without France even knowing about it, which says something about global communications in the early 1800s. We have a (somewhat distant) connection to Tahiti, as Capt James Cook explored the island, and he also explored the region where Corner Brook NL is today. We lived in CB, so there you are... We talked quite a bit about Paul Gauguin, who famously moved to Tahiti. We were looking forward to discussing his work in Tahiti, then, well, we saw the book (his journals) that Isabelle ordered. He married a 13 year old child while there, then if that was not bad enough, he turned around and left her. This lead us to a discussion of moral relativism, and well, a discussion ... This time we are off to Tahiti, an island, well the most important island probably, in French Polynesia. French Polynesia is a self governing territory of France. Indeed, there is talk of a referendum to allow independence from France. This will probably eventually happen. Historically the islands were annexed to France without France even knowing about it, which says something about global communications in the early 1800s. We have a (somewhat distant) connection to Tahiti, as Capt James Cook explored the island, and he also explored the region where Corner Brook NL is today. We lived in CB, so there you are... We talked quite a bit about Paul Gauguin, who famously moved to Tahiti. We were looking forward to discussing his work in Tahiti, then, well, we saw the book (his journals) that Isabelle ordered. He married a 13 year old child while there, then if that was not bad enough, he turned around and left her. This lead us to a discussion of moral relativism, and well, a discussion of how disgusting we thought Guaguin was as a human. What do you think? We recorded this one just after Christmas, so we would like to pass on holiday (whatever holiday you celebrate) greetings to all of our listeners. Don’t forget to visit Bring Da King to bring James Whittingham to PAB 2008. Next time it is off to Italy! This time we are off to Tahiti, an island, well the most important island probably, in French Polynesia. French Polynesia is a self governing territory of France. Indeed, there is talk of a referendum to allow independence from France. This will probably eventually happen. Historically the islands were annexed to France without France even knowing about it, which says something about global communications in the early 1800s. We have a (somewhat distant) connection to Tahiti, as Capt James Cook explored the island, and he also explored the region where Corner Brook NL is today. We lived in CB, so there you are... We talked quite a bit about Paul Gauguin, who famously moved to Tahiti. We were looking forward to discussing his work in Tahiti, then, well, we saw the book (his journals) that Isabelle ordered. He married a 13 year old child while there, then if that was not bad enough, he turned around and left her. This lead us to a discussion of moral relativism, and well, a discussion of how disgusting we thought Guaguin was as a human. What do you think? We recorded this one just after Christmas, so we would like to pass on holiday (whatever holiday you celebrate) greetings to all of our listeners. Don’t forget to visit Bring Da King to bring James Whittingham to PAB 2008. Next time it is off to Italy! tag:odeo.com,2007-12-30,22048754 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:28:44 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22165697-Episode-95-December-7-2007-My-Pair-o%E2%80%99-Guays-Beat-Your-Guay We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the ... We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the most part Paraguay is a Catholic country. Paraguay is unranked by the IIHF. Next time, it is off to Tahiti! We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the most part Paraguay is a Catholic country. Paraguay is unranked by the IIHF. Next time, it is off to Tahiti! tag:odeo.com,2007-12-07,22165697 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:15:43 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048757-Episode-95-December-7-2007-My-Pair-o%E2%80%99-Guays-Beat-Your-Guay We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the ... We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the most part Paraguay is a Catholic country. Paraguay is unranked by the IIHF. Next time, it is off to Tahiti! We tried a little experiment in our recent Praguay recording session, we just set the mics up and recorded live, with special guest star Madeleine (and a little Jon for good measure). Paraguay has a somewhat tragic history, the Chaco War, the War of the Triple Alliance, the brutal military dictatorship of General Stroessner and the general unstable (though improving) situation. today. Stroessner, BTW, was a bad guy. He gave safe haven to Nazi War criminals, and led a long dark time in Paraguay’s history. That said, the country has probably the highest number of Indigenous people (as compared to Europeans) of any country in the Americas. As this is a recently democratic country there are issues, the press is not overly free, this is bound to get better, you have to remember that democracy is a relatively new phenomenon in modern South America. Oddly enough, (at least to us) there is a decent sized Mennonite community in Paraguay. There is a small Jewish community, but really for the most part Paraguay is a Catholic country. Paraguay is unranked by the IIHF. Next time, it is off to Tahiti! tag:odeo.com,2007-12-07,22048757 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:15:43 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048760-Episode-94-November-23-2007-I-Was-Not-Whistling Another in our fine series of road episodes.. In this one, Dave had just returned from Toronto. While he was there he went to the Futureplay conference (where he was the official blogger) and attended the Toronto Podcast Meetup. The conference was pretty cool, and there were people there from all over the world, including a video game design team from Sweden that made a game for the DS where you serve drinks to bar patrons (seems they know Dave well....) This was probably the first year where someone mentioned that there might be a darker side to games. That said, the conference focussed on the positive. The podcaster meetup included Sage, Katherine, Scarborough Dude, Jay Moonah from Uncle Seth, John Meadows and Mark Blevis (among others). The meetup was a blast, and a great time was had by Dave and the crazy left wing nuts in the Canadian podcasting community.... Next tim eit is off to Paraguay, honestly. Oh, Canada is still ranked number 2 by the IIHF, but we do have the Hockey Ha... Another in our fine series of road episodes.. In this one, Dave had just returned from Toronto. While he was there he went to the Futureplay conference (where he was the official blogger) and attended the Toronto Podcast Meetup. The conference was pretty cool, and there were people there from all over the world, including a video game design team from Sweden that made a game for the DS where you serve drinks to bar patrons (seems they know Dave well....) This was probably the first year where someone mentioned that there might be a darker side to games. That said, the conference focussed on the positive. The podcaster meetup included Sage, Katherine, Scarborough Dude, Jay Moonah from Uncle Seth, John Meadows and Mark Blevis (among others). The meetup was a blast, and a great time was had by Dave and the crazy left wing nuts in the Canadian podcasting community.... Next tim eit is off to Paraguay, honestly. Oh, Canada is still ranked number 2 by the IIHF, but we do have the Hockey Hall of Fame which Dave walked by each time he went from his hotel to the conference, so really, we are better than Sweden... Another in our fine series of road episodes.. In this one, Dave had just returned from Toronto. While he was there he went to the Futureplay conference (where he was the official blogger) and attended the Toronto Podcast Meetup. The conference was pretty cool, and there were people there from all over the world, including a video game design team from Sweden that made a game for the DS where you serve drinks to bar patrons (seems they know Dave well....) This was probably the first year where someone mentioned that there might be a darker side to games. That said, the conference focussed on the positive. The podcaster meetup included Sage, Katherine, Scarborough Dude, Jay Moonah from Uncle Seth, John Meadows and Mark Blevis (among others). The meetup was a blast, and a great time was had by Dave and the crazy left wing nuts in the Canadian podcasting community.... Next tim eit is off to Paraguay, honestly. Oh, Canada is still ranked number 2 by the IIHF, but we do have the Hockey Hall of Fame which Dave walked by each time he went from his hotel to the conference, so really, we are better than Sweden... tag:odeo.com,2007-11-23,22048760 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:59:11 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048762-Episode-93-October-30-2007-Not-Too-Much-ABBA-Not-Too-Little Ahh Sweden, home of social democracy, a King that is modest, meatballs and ABBA. Yes, we could not help talk about ABBA. Now, really ABBA were and is huge. Dave is not a fan, Dave likes the Hives. Isabelle, well she likes ABBA, and that is fine, if you like that sort of thing. They have, in Sweden, a couple of interesting philosophies. One is basically “shut up and don’t bother anybody” (jantelagen) and the other is ‘you don’t need to overdo it” (Lagom). The second one sounds better to us than the first, but hell, we are not Swedes.... Sweden is very liberal with social policy, and the sort of classic example of a mixed economy. In many ways it is quite Canadian. They are usually pretty quiet but seem to do the right thing (see Raoul Wallenberg for example). Well next it is off to Paraguay (sorry Scarborough Dude...). Sweden, sadly, is ranked one ahead of Canada by the IIHF, at number 1. That is until the upcoming world championships this spring in Halifax and Quebec CIty... Ahh Sweden, home of social democracy, a King that is modest, meatballs and ABBA. Yes, we could not help talk about ABBA. Now, really ABBA were and is huge. Dave is not a fan, Dave likes the Hives. Isabelle, well she likes ABBA, and that is fine, if you like that sort of thing. They have, in Sweden, a couple of interesting philosophies. One is basically “shut up and don’t bother anybody” (jantelagen) and the other is ‘you don’t need to overdo it” (Lagom). The second one sounds better to us than the first, but hell, we are not Swedes.... Sweden is very liberal with social policy, and the sort of classic example of a mixed economy. In many ways it is quite Canadian. They are usually pretty quiet but seem to do the right thing (see Raoul Wallenberg for example). Well next it is off to Paraguay (sorry Scarborough Dude...). Sweden, sadly, is ranked one ahead of Canada by the IIHF, at number 1. That is until the upcoming world championships this spring in Halifax and Quebec CIty... Ahh Sweden, home of social democracy, a King that is modest, meatballs and ABBA. Yes, we could not help talk about ABBA. Now, really ABBA were and is huge. Dave is not a fan, Dave likes the Hives. Isabelle, well she likes ABBA, and that is fine, if you like that sort of thing. They have, in Sweden, a couple of interesting philosophies. One is basically “shut up and don’t bother anybody” (jantelagen) and the other is ‘you don’t need to overdo it” (Lagom). The second one sounds better to us than the first, but hell, we are not Swedes.... Sweden is very liberal with social policy, and the sort of classic example of a mixed economy. In many ways it is quite Canadian. They are usually pretty quiet but seem to do the right thing (see Raoul Wallenberg for example). Well next it is off to Paraguay (sorry Scarborough Dude...). Sweden, sadly, is ranked one ahead of Canada by the IIHF, at number 1. That is until the upcoming world championships this spring in Halifax and Quebec CIty... tag:odeo.com,2007-10-30,22048762 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:34:57 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048765-Episode-92-October-14-2007-Walk-Like-a-You-Know-the-Rest Ahh Egypt, a mysterious land, the Nile, the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Pharaohs and of course Belly Dancing and really lame actors. Egypt is one of those Muslim countries in the Mid East that may give us in the West a little hope, as they no longer officially want to destroy Israel and they are relatively prosperous. Of course the biggest export culturally from Egypt, besides the King Tut exhibit, is probably Belly Dancing. Now some of these people are really good at it, others have a more sensual style, and still others are really horrible... As with most TV and movies from non Western countries Egyptian TV seems to have a style all of its own, a style that is downright horrible... This clip of the actor Adel Emam is the one we talked about, check out how the guy kicks the girl in the butt. Unreal. Plus, what fine acting. Egypt is unranked by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Sweden, who are ranked by the IIHF. Ahh Egypt, a mysterious land, the Nile, the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Pharaohs and of course Belly Dancing and really lame actors. Egypt is one of those Muslim countries in the Mid East that may give us in the West a little hope, as they no longer officially want to destroy Israel and they are relatively prosperous. Of course the biggest export culturally from Egypt, besides the King Tut exhibit, is probably Belly Dancing. Now some of these people are really good at it, others have a more sensual style, and still others are really horrible... As with most TV and movies from non Western countries Egyptian TV seems to have a style all of its own, a style that is downright horrible... This clip of the actor Adel Emam is the one we talked about, check out how the guy kicks the girl in the butt. Unreal. Plus, what fine acting. Egypt is unranked by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Sweden, who are ranked by the IIHF. Ahh Egypt, a mysterious land, the Nile, the Pyramids, the Sphinx, Pharaohs and of course Belly Dancing and really lame actors. Egypt is one of those Muslim countries in the Mid East that may give us in the West a little hope, as they no longer officially want to destroy Israel and they are relatively prosperous. Of course the biggest export culturally from Egypt, besides the King Tut exhibit, is probably Belly Dancing. Now some of these people are really good at it, others have a more sensual style, and still others are really horrible... As with most TV and movies from non Western countries Egyptian TV seems to have a style all of its own, a style that is downright horrible... This clip of the actor Adel Emam is the one we talked about, check out how the guy kicks the girl in the butt. Unreal. Plus, what fine acting. Egypt is unranked by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Sweden, who are ranked by the IIHF. tag:odeo.com,2007-10-14,22048765 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:59:41 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048770-Episode-91-September-25-2007-On-The-Road-Again I was a traveller again these past few days. Iza la voyageuse ! This episode is a phone conversation between Dave and myself describing my stay in “Ottawa-The-Respectable” to meet Mark Blevis and Andrea Ross of the Just One More Book podcast (- and many, many other podcasts) at the Wild Oat Cafe. I felt like royalty spending time with Lord Blevis and Lady Andrea and their two beautiful and talented daughters. Their 6 yr old and 9 year old both speak French and English and each play the violin and the flute. Plus, they are incredibly smart and vivacious. This show is about my two days in Ottawa. The days were filled with various spheres in my life intercepting one another: history, art, podcasting, food, books, family, friends, life with a big L. Mark and Andrea made me feel part of the family by including me in their lives. I read stories with the girls and helped with French homework. What a delight it was to get to be a part of the everyday organized chaos that represents family l... I was a traveller again these past few days. Iza la voyageuse ! This episode is a phone conversation between Dave and myself describing my stay in “Ottawa-The-Respectable” to meet Mark Blevis and Andrea Ross of the Just One More Book podcast (- and many, many other podcasts) at the Wild Oat Cafe. I felt like royalty spending time with Lord Blevis and Lady Andrea and their two beautiful and talented daughters. Their 6 yr old and 9 year old both speak French and English and each play the violin and the flute. Plus, they are incredibly smart and vivacious. This show is about my two days in Ottawa. The days were filled with various spheres in my life intercepting one another: history, art, podcasting, food, books, family, friends, life with a big L. Mark and Andrea made me feel part of the family by including me in their lives. I read stories with the girls and helped with French homework. What a delight it was to get to be a part of the everyday organized chaos that represents family life. I also enjoyed the company of Mark and Bob as I was a guest on the Canadian Podcast Buffet and I discussed podcasting at the Ottawa Meetup at the Arrow and Loon bistro with a bunch of rowdy people. Some of the podcasters, I had already seen at the Podcasters Across Borders Conference but for the most part, I did not know anybody. (You have to hear this guys’ story about the band Kiss... I still have cramps from laughing so much. What was that guys’ name? Was it Andy?) I apologize for all the mistakes I made with names in this episode: I am making sins of inexactitude. You will forgive me, as I was on my way to my Dad’s funeral and my head was in another dimension. Thanks again Mark and Andrea! Merci de tout mon coeur. Et bonjour aux deux petites etoiles qui vous accompagnent. I was a traveller again these past few days. Iza la voyageuse ! This episode is a phone conversation between Dave and myself describing my stay in “Ottawa-The-Respectable” to meet Mark Blevis and Andrea Ross of the Just One More Book podcast (- and many, many other podcasts) at the Wild Oat Cafe. I felt like royalty spending time with Lord Blevis and Lady Andrea and their two beautiful and talented daughters. Their 6 yr old and 9 year old both speak French and English and each play the violin and the flute. Plus, they are incredibly smart and vivacious. This show is about my two days in Ottawa. The days were filled with various spheres in my life intercepting one another: history, art, podcasting, food, books, family, friends, life with a big L. Mark and Andrea made me feel part of the family by including me in their lives. I read stories with the girls and helped with French homework. What a delight it was to get to be a part of the everyday organized chaos that represents family life. I also enjoyed the company of Mark and Bob as I was a guest on the Canadian Podcast Buffet and I discussed podcasting at the Ottawa Meetup at the Arrow and Loon bistro with a bunch of rowdy people. Some of the podcasters, I had already seen at the Podcasters Across Borders Conference but for the most part, I did not know anybody. (You have to hear this guys’ story about the band Kiss... I still have cramps from laughing so much. What was that guys’ name? Was it Andy?) I apologize for all the mistakes I made with names in this episode: I am making sins of inexactitude. You will forgive me, as I was on my way to my Dad’s funeral and my head was in another dimension. Thanks again Mark and Andrea! Merci de tout mon coeur. Et bonjour aux deux petites etoiles qui vous accompagnent. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-25,22048770 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:23:16 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/16625713-Episode-90-September-19-2007-Not-the-Grenadine-You-Put-In-Drinks tag:odeo.com,2007-09-19,16625713 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:04:22 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048775-Episode-90-September-19-2007-Not-the-Grenadine-You-Put-In-Drinks This one was, for some reason, difficult to find stuff out about. The country itself is very small, and has a population of only about 100 000. That said, so is Comoros and we had no trouble finding stuff out about that little Island. We mostly talked about the idea of living on the beach, visiting a beach, the whole private island kind of thing (which is apparently available in SVG, for what we imagine is a hefty price). The Pirates of the Caribbean movies were made in SVG, which makes one believe that maybe tourism there will pick up. Isabelle suggested being a traveller, not a tourist, which is good advice wherever you are, even if it is some weird dance competition in Saint VIncent and the Grenadines... SCG are unranked by the IIHF, despite their relationship with Canada... Next tim eit is off to Egypt! This one was, for some reason, difficult to find stuff out about. The country itself is very small, and has a population of only about 100 000. That said, so is Comoros and we had no trouble finding stuff out about that little Island. We mostly talked about the idea of living on the beach, visiting a beach, the whole private island kind of thing (which is apparently available in SVG, for what we imagine is a hefty price). The Pirates of the Caribbean movies were made in SVG, which makes one believe that maybe tourism there will pick up. Isabelle suggested being a traveller, not a tourist, which is good advice wherever you are, even if it is some weird dance competition in Saint VIncent and the Grenadines... SCG are unranked by the IIHF, despite their relationship with Canada... Next tim eit is off to Egypt! This one was, for some reason, difficult to find stuff out about. The country itself is very small, and has a population of only about 100 000. That said, so is Comoros and we had no trouble finding stuff out about that little Island. We mostly talked about the idea of living on the beach, visiting a beach, the whole private island kind of thing (which is apparently available in SVG, for what we imagine is a hefty price). The Pirates of the Caribbean movies were made in SVG, which makes one believe that maybe tourism there will pick up. Isabelle suggested being a traveller, not a tourist, which is good advice wherever you are, even if it is some weird dance competition in Saint VIncent and the Grenadines... SCG are unranked by the IIHF, despite their relationship with Canada... Next tim eit is off to Egypt! tag:odeo.com,2007-09-19,22048775 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:04:22 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/16625703-Episode-89-August-29-2007-Bahrain-the-Future-Home-of-Michael-Jackson tag:odeo.com,2007-08-29,16625703 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:45:40 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048779-Episode-89-August-29-2007-Bahrain-the-Future-Home-of-Michael-Jackson So back to the warm weather, to the Mid East, to Bahrain. Bahrain is a series of islands in the Persian Gulf. It seems to be a pretty cool place as far as tolerance goes. They allow most of the stuff most mid east countries don’t. You know, like freedom of expression, women’s rights, voting and liquor, all that fun stuff. Saudi tourists show up on weekends, not surprisingly. Now it is not a paradise, as much as it looks sorta like it, there is a real problem there with people coming there to seek their fortune, yet, they don’t, and end up living in shanty towns, with no status, no rights, and no citizenship. There has been a Western influence there for a long time. First the Brits, and now the Yanks. With all of the banking and oil money they have done some amazing things with architecture. It seems Michael Jackson wants to live there, but that umm, the Prince (not the guy that used to be a symbol, an actual Prince) is suing him. Ahh Jacko, when will you ever learn? Bahrain is unran... So back to the warm weather, to the Mid East, to Bahrain. Bahrain is a series of islands in the Persian Gulf. It seems to be a pretty cool place as far as tolerance goes. They allow most of the stuff most mid east countries don’t. You know, like freedom of expression, women’s rights, voting and liquor, all that fun stuff. Saudi tourists show up on weekends, not surprisingly. Now it is not a paradise, as much as it looks sorta like it, there is a real problem there with people coming there to seek their fortune, yet, they don’t, and end up living in shanty towns, with no status, no rights, and no citizenship. There has been a Western influence there for a long time. First the Brits, and now the Yanks. With all of the banking and oil money they have done some amazing things with architecture. It seems Michael Jackson wants to live there, but that umm, the Prince (not the guy that used to be a symbol, an actual Prince) is suing him. Ahh Jacko, when will you ever learn? Bahrain is unranked by the IIHF (though oddly, there is a hockey tournament there each year that foreigners and locals participate in, oh and the Prince buys players from Russia to stack his team). Next, it is off to St. VIncent and the Grenadines! So back to the warm weather, to the Mid East, to Bahrain. Bahrain is a series of islands in the Persian Gulf. It seems to be a pretty cool place as far as tolerance goes. They allow most of the stuff most mid east countries don’t. You know, like freedom of expression, women’s rights, voting and liquor, all that fun stuff. Saudi tourists show up on weekends, not surprisingly. Now it is not a paradise, as much as it looks sorta like it, there is a real problem there with people coming there to seek their fortune, yet, they don’t, and end up living in shanty towns, with no status, no rights, and no citizenship. There has been a Western influence there for a long time. First the Brits, and now the Yanks. With all of the banking and oil money they have done some amazing things with architecture. It seems Michael Jackson wants to live there, but that umm, the Prince (not the guy that used to be a symbol, an actual Prince) is suing him. Ahh Jacko, when will you ever learn? Bahrain is unranked by the IIHF (though oddly, there is a hockey tournament there each year that foreigners and locals participate in, oh and the Prince buys players from Russia to stack his team). Next, it is off to St. VIncent and the Grenadines! tag:odeo.com,2007-08-29,22048779 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/16625693-Bring-Da-King-Promo-2 tag:odeo.com,2007-08-27,16625693 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:13:04 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048783-Bring-Da-King-Promo-2 If you are a podcaster, and want to Bring Da King, then feel free to use our new Promo. If you are a podcaster, and want to Bring Da King, then feel free to use our new Promo. If you are a podcaster, and want to Bring Da King, then feel free to use our new Promo. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-27,22048783 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:13:04 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/16268453-Episode-88-August-15-2007-Are-the-Chinese-Troops-Occupying-Tibet-Using-Feng-Shui tag:odeo.com,2007-08-15,16268453 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:11:53 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048787-Episode-88-August-15-2007-Are-the-Chinese-Troops-Occupying-Tibet-Using-Feng-Shui China is often in the news, and why not, it is the world’s most populous country, and the host of the upcoming summer Olympics. Isabelle focussed on two aspects of China, the first being the terracotta warriors that were unearthed in China some time ago. It turned out that a German ‘artist’ had recently dressed up as one of these statues and inserted himself into the exhibit. Is such a thing art or is it a prank? (The artists guy, not the warriors...) Let us know what you think. We then discussed the dubious, at best, concept of feng shui. Both of us take a rational world view, and this flies in the face of it, including such ethereal concepts as ‘energy’. Nonetheless it was a good conversation piece... Dave then talked some about Chinese food, which is, of course, one of the mother cuisines of the world. Food good. Discussion turned to Chinese policies on Tibet, a country they have occupied and brutally repressed since 1950, and on the nature of Chinese politics. China is ranked 27... China is often in the news, and why not, it is the world’s most populous country, and the host of the upcoming summer Olympics. Isabelle focussed on two aspects of China, the first being the terracotta warriors that were unearthed in China some time ago. It turned out that a German ‘artist’ had recently dressed up as one of these statues and inserted himself into the exhibit. Is such a thing art or is it a prank? (The artists guy, not the warriors...) Let us know what you think. We then discussed the dubious, at best, concept of feng shui. Both of us take a rational world view, and this flies in the face of it, including such ethereal concepts as ‘energy’. Nonetheless it was a good conversation piece... Dave then talked some about Chinese food, which is, of course, one of the mother cuisines of the world. Food good. Discussion turned to Chinese policies on Tibet, a country they have occupied and brutally repressed since 1950, and on the nature of Chinese politics. China is ranked 27th by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Bahrain. China is often in the news, and why not, it is the world’s most populous country, and the host of the upcoming summer Olympics. Isabelle focussed on two aspects of China, the first being the terracotta warriors that were unearthed in China some time ago. It turned out that a German ‘artist’ had recently dressed up as one of these statues and inserted himself into the exhibit. Is such a thing art or is it a prank? (The artists guy, not the warriors...) Let us know what you think. We then discussed the dubious, at best, concept of feng shui. Both of us take a rational world view, and this flies in the face of it, including such ethereal concepts as ‘energy’. Nonetheless it was a good conversation piece... Dave then talked some about Chinese food, which is, of course, one of the mother cuisines of the world. Food good. Discussion turned to Chinese policies on Tibet, a country they have occupied and brutally repressed since 1950, and on the nature of Chinese politics. China is ranked 27th by the IIHF. Next time it is off to Bahrain. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-15,22048787 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:11:53 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/15510413-Episode-87-July-27-2007-I-Wonder-If-Borat-Can-Play-Hockey tag:odeo.com,2007-07-27,15510413 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:52:15 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048791-Episode-87-July-27-2007-I-Wonder-If-Borat-Can-Play-Hockey You know, the only thing most of us in the West know about Kazakhstan comes from a fictional character. It turns out that Kazakhstani culture is not really at all like that portrayed in the film Borat. Kazakhstan was the last of the former Soviet Republics to declare independence. The people are about oh half ethnic Kazakhs and half Russians. Indeed, the Russians still launch their spacecraft from Kazakhstan. The Kazakh culture is one that centers around the horse. They are a formerly nomadic people, so this is not surprising. What might surprise some is that they not only love horses for transport and sport, but they love them for food. Now it seems the horses they eat are a different sort of horse than the ones they ride. Another popular sport in Kazakhstan is hockey. The IIHF ranks Kazakhstan 13th in the World. Their are a few Kazakhstan born players in the NHL even. Next time it is off to China! You know, the only thing most of us in the West know about Kazakhstan comes from a fictional character. It turns out that Kazakhstani culture is not really at all like that portrayed in the film Borat. Kazakhstan was the last of the former Soviet Republics to declare independence. The people are about oh half ethnic Kazakhs and half Russians. Indeed, the Russians still launch their spacecraft from Kazakhstan. The Kazakh culture is one that centers around the horse. They are a formerly nomadic people, so this is not surprising. What might surprise some is that they not only love horses for transport and sport, but they love them for food. Now it seems the horses they eat are a different sort of horse than the ones they ride. Another popular sport in Kazakhstan is hockey. The IIHF ranks Kazakhstan 13th in the World. Their are a few Kazakhstan born players in the NHL even. Next time it is off to China! You know, the only thing most of us in the West know about Kazakhstan comes from a fictional character. It turns out that Kazakhstani culture is not really at all like that portrayed in the film Borat. Kazakhstan was the last of the former Soviet Republics to declare independence. The people are about oh half ethnic Kazakhs and half Russians. Indeed, the Russians still launch their spacecraft from Kazakhstan. The Kazakh culture is one that centers around the horse. They are a formerly nomadic people, so this is not surprising. What might surprise some is that they not only love horses for transport and sport, but they love them for food. Now it seems the horses they eat are a different sort of horse than the ones they ride. Another popular sport in Kazakhstan is hockey. The IIHF ranks Kazakhstan 13th in the World. Their are a few Kazakhstan born players in the NHL even. Next time it is off to China! tag:odeo.com,2007-07-27,22048791 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:52:15 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/15171933-Bring-Da-King-Promo tag:odeo.com,2007-07-21,15171933 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:02:46 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048794-Bring-Da-King-Promo Podcasters, feel free to use this promo in your shows, let's bring James to PAB 2008. Podcasters, feel free to use this promo in your shows, let's bring James to PAB 2008. Podcasters, feel free to use this promo in your shows, let's bring James to PAB 2008. tag:odeo.com,2007-07-20,22048794 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:02:46 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/15171853-Episode-86-July-10-2007-On-The-Road tag:odeo.com,2007-07-10,15171853 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:38:04 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048819-Episode-86-July-10-2007-On-The-Road On Canada Day, July 1, Isabelle and Madeleine set off for Montreal. Maddie flew off that evening to go to Newfoundland to visit her old friend Emily. Isabelle then began her Quebec Tour. We have a series of reports from Isabelle over Skype from Quebec City and St. Flavie. We also have a report from Maddie in Corner Brook, NL Oh and Dave took the iRiver on a trip to the Corner Store. Isabelle took the opportunity to visit her Dad in St. Flavie. Denis, her father, is really ill, and well, this may be the last time Iza talks to her Dad. She ended with a prepared piece talking about her Dad and parent / child love in general. We’ll be back next time with Kazakhstan. Oh, Canada is ranked second in the world by the IIHF. On Canada Day, July 1, Isabelle and Madeleine set off for Montreal. Maddie flew off that evening to go to Newfoundland to visit her old friend Emily. Isabelle then began her Quebec Tour. We have a series of reports from Isabelle over Skype from Quebec City and St. Flavie. We also have a report from Maddie in Corner Brook, NL Oh and Dave took the iRiver on a trip to the Corner Store. Isabelle took the opportunity to visit her Dad in St. Flavie. Denis, her father, is really ill, and well, this may be the last time Iza talks to her Dad. She ended with a prepared piece talking about her Dad and parent / child love in general. We’ll be back next time with Kazakhstan. Oh, Canada is ranked second in the world by the IIHF. On Canada Day, July 1, Isabelle and Madeleine set off for Montreal. Maddie flew off that evening to go to Newfoundland to visit her old friend Emily. Isabelle then began her Quebec Tour. We have a series of reports from Isabelle over Skype from Quebec City and St. Flavie. We also have a report from Maddie in Corner Brook, NL Oh and Dave took the iRiver on a trip to the Corner Store. Isabelle took the opportunity to visit her Dad in St. Flavie. Denis, her father, is really ill, and well, this may be the last time Iza talks to her Dad. She ended with a prepared piece talking about her Dad and parent / child love in general. We’ll be back next time with Kazakhstan. Oh, Canada is ranked second in the world by the IIHF. tag:odeo.com,2007-07-10,22048819 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:38:04 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/14238263-Episode-85-June-30-2007-Sleeping-Beside-an-Elephant tag:odeo.com,2007-07-01,14238263 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:30:28 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048823-Episode-85-June-30-2007-Sleeping-Beside-an-Elephant Well, it is right across the river from us, indeed you can see the States from Dave’s office and from our backyard. We drive through the States when we go to London, so, it was inevitable, we are going to do our biggest trading partner (and we are theirs BTW) our closest ally, and probably the country that is the most like ours, the United States of America. This was a hard one to do, maybe because it is so like Canada, maybe because Canadians are generally more or less anti American. There are things that just amaze the outsider looking in: people that don’t have health insurance, people with guns, way too much religion (though if you know us you know any amount is too much, especially for Dave...) then tere are all of the great things that come out of the States, most of our TV, music etc, hell this is being typed on a computer from California. The United States is ranked 7th by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Let us know what you think. We really enjoyed this years’ Podc... Well, it is right across the river from us, indeed you can see the States from Dave’s office and from our backyard. We drive through the States when we go to London, so, it was inevitable, we are going to do our biggest trading partner (and we are theirs BTW) our closest ally, and probably the country that is the most like ours, the United States of America. This was a hard one to do, maybe because it is so like Canada, maybe because Canadians are generally more or less anti American. There are things that just amaze the outsider looking in: people that don’t have health insurance, people with guns, way too much religion (though if you know us you know any amount is too much, especially for Dave...) then tere are all of the great things that come out of the States, most of our TV, music etc, hell this is being typed on a computer from California. The United States is ranked 7th by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Let us know what you think. We really enjoyed this years’ Podcasters Across Borders and if you want to hear a bit more about PAB 2007 check out Regina Radio with James Whittingham. Next it is off to Kazakhstan! Well, it is right across the river from us, indeed you can see the States from Dave’s office and from our backyard. We drive through the States when we go to London, so, it was inevitable, we are going to do our biggest trading partner (and we are theirs BTW) our closest ally, and probably the country that is the most like ours, the United States of America. This was a hard one to do, maybe because it is so like Canada, maybe because Canadians are generally more or less anti American. There are things that just amaze the outsider looking in: people that don’t have health insurance, people with guns, way too much religion (though if you know us you know any amount is too much, especially for Dave...) then tere are all of the great things that come out of the States, most of our TV, music etc, hell this is being typed on a computer from California. The United States is ranked 7th by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Let us know what you think. We really enjoyed this years’ Podcasters Across Borders and if you want to hear a bit more about PAB 2007 check out Regina Radio with James Whittingham. Next it is off to Kazakhstan! tag:odeo.com,2007-07-01,22048823 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:30:28 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/13670453-Episode-84-June-16-2007-The-Land-of-the-Rising-Hello-Kitty tag:odeo.com,2007-06-16,13670453 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:25:21 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/22048826-Episode-84-June-16-2007-The-Land-of-the-Rising-Hello-Kitty The much anticipated yet somewhat delayed Japan episode. We start off with an excerpt from Scarborough Dude’s podcast. The Dude had a recent run of about five shows in Japan, and, as usual he was entertaining and insightful. We then discussed the many differences between Japanese and Canadian culture. Their game shows are incomprehensible, at least to us, except of course for Iron Chef! We love Iron Chef. Japanamation, or Anime, is something that again, is just so odd to us. Isabelle likes it a bit more than Dave. Then there’s Hello Kitty, the less said about Hello Kitty the better... Japan is so foreign but so much like us. It is a good world citizen, usually, and a democracy. Yet, one is constantly reminded of how different it is. Japan is ranked 22nd in the world by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Next, it is on the USA. USA USA USA USA (man, that gets old just seeing it typed out there...) Broca’s Area shoutouts to Rachel, AmHam, the Dude, and Jim. We’ll see you all in ... The much anticipated yet somewhat delayed Japan episode. We start off with an excerpt from Scarborough Dude’s podcast. The Dude had a recent run of about five shows in Japan, and, as usual he was entertaining and insightful. We then discussed the many differences between Japanese and Canadian culture. Their game shows are incomprehensible, at least to us, except of course for Iron Chef! We love Iron Chef. Japanamation, or Anime, is something that again, is just so odd to us. Isabelle likes it a bit more than Dave. Then there’s Hello Kitty, the less said about Hello Kitty the better... Japan is so foreign but so much like us. It is a good world citizen, usually, and a democracy. Yet, one is constantly reminded of how different it is. Japan is ranked 22nd in the world by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Next, it is on the USA. USA USA USA USA (man, that gets old just seeing it typed out there...) Broca’s Area shoutouts to Rachel, AmHam, the Dude, and Jim. We’ll see you all in Kingston. The much anticipated yet somewhat delayed Japan episode. We start off with an excerpt from Scarborough Dude’s podcast. The Dude had a recent run of about five shows in Japan, and, as usual he was entertaining and insightful. We then discussed the many differences between Japanese and Canadian culture. Their game shows are incomprehensible, at least to us, except of course for Iron Chef! We love Iron Chef. Japanamation, or Anime, is something that again, is just so odd to us. Isabelle likes it a bit more than Dave. Then there’s Hello Kitty, the less said about Hello Kitty the better... Japan is so foreign but so much like us. It is a good world citizen, usually, and a democracy. Yet, one is constantly reminded of how different it is. Japan is ranked 22nd in the world by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Next, it is on the USA. USA USA USA USA (man, that gets old just seeing it typed out there...) Broca’s Area shoutouts to Rachel, AmHam, the Dude, and Jim. We’ll see you all in Kingston. tag:odeo.com,2007-06-16,22048826 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:25:21 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/13670383-Episode-83-June-13-2007-Lake-Superior-is-in-Japan tag:odeo.com,2007-06-14,13670383 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:59:26 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/13013963-Episode-82-May-27-2007-How-Do-You-Pronounce-Norge tag:odeo.com,2007-05-27,13013963 Sun, 27 May 2007 19:38:33 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/11674273-Episode-81-May-11-2007-Angola-one-of-the-Many-Countries-Madonna-Did-Not-Adopt-a-Kid-From tag:odeo.com,2007-05-11,11674273 Fri, 11 May 2007 19:49:30 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/11674153-Episode-80-April-24-2007-Kicking-Argentina-Old-School tag:odeo.com,2007-04-24,11674153 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:22:54 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/10202233-Episode-79-March-12-2007-You-Mother-F-err-Country tag:odeo.com,2007-03-12,10202233 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:36:22 -0700 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/9604443-Episode-78-February-25-2007-Hey-You-Get-Offa-My-Kraine tag:odeo.com,2007-02-26,9604443 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:15:49 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/8463803-Episode-77-February-10-2007-Hong-Kong-Has-Nice-Buns tag:odeo.com,2007-02-10,8463803 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:09:21 -0800 no Broca's Area http://www.odeo.com/episodes/7609253-Episode-76-February-1-2007-Do-You-Beleive-in-Comoros tag:odeo.com,2007-02-02,7609253 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:22:07 -0800 no Broca's Area