Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
A classic Ricochet roundtable this week with author/publisher Roger Kimball and über-blogger (and our favorite Democrat) Mickey Kaus. Also, Dr.Rob Steele, who's doing his best to unseat the Duke of Dingell, stops by for an update on his campaign. It's a lively discussion that covers all the big races, but with a special emphasis on the California races, especially the one in which Mickey was a former candidate. Also, Juan Williams, NPR and Fox News (Shhhh! Mickey has a secret source!), and whether or not Prop. 19 will go up in smoke.
It's a beautiful fall day here in Southern California; we're hitting the links:
- The Southern Foodways Alliance is an organization that documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South. In the Atlantic Monthly, Corby Kummer dubbed the SFA “this country’s most intellectually engaged food society.” Hall of Fame members include Craig Claiborne, Ruth Fertel, and Tabasco.
- The website for the planned community of Seaside, Florida may be found here. It was used as a location for the movie The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey. It's not cheap to buy a house there.
- Walt Disney was indeed a model train enthusiast. He had his own 1/8th scale model railroad the backyard of his Beverly Hills home.
- Please visit Dr. Rob Steele's web site and donate. It's the only way we're going to get a contributor from the halls of Congress. We're looking at you, Dr. Savage.
- Sarah Palin recently did Dr. Steele a big solid by endorsing him via her Facebook page.
- There is an art restorer at New York's Whitney Museum who has spent the last few months salvaging sculptures of meat. The pieces aren't actually made of meat (unlike a certain singer's evening wear).
- In his last will and testament, Ho Chi Minh requested that he be cremated, but like the meat at the Whitney, he has been preserved for all eternity.
- Arthur Slessinger Jr. (October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007), was a Pulitzer Prize recipient and American historian and social critic whose work explored the liberalism of American political leaders including Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Dinesh D'Souza wrote a great piece a few years ago exploring how Ronald Reagan knew that the Soviet Union was doomed long before the intellectuals on the left.
- In 2004, William F. Buckley wrote poignantly about selling his beloved yacht Patito and giving up sailing after a lifetime on the sea.
- Mickey Kaus now blogs for Newsweek. It's a must read. You should also follow his Twitter feed.
- The San Francisco Chronicle blog post Mickey refers to is here.
- The latest polling on Prop. 19 indicates it may be going up in smoke.
- Jerry Brown's website.
- Martini Shot, Rob Long's weekly commentary on life in the entertainment business is broadcast weekly on KCRW, the public radio outlet in Los Angeles. Yes, you can podcast it.
- KCRW also produces the political roundtable show Left, Right, and Center, or as it's affectionately known in some parts, Really Left, Left, and A Little Less Left.
- The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
- Sorry James, but we really like This American Life. We don't disagree about Ira Glass's voice though.
- Please join us on Election Night for a live discussion on Ricochet using CoverItLive. Details coming later this week.
Music in this week's episode:
- Let Yourself Go by James Brown
- Radio Nowhere by Bruce Springsteen
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Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
Are you referring to the commenters or the Podcast participants?
Aug '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
rob,
since you mentioned KCRW a few times, I'm wondering what you thought of l'affaire du Brodesser-Akner?
(for the benefit of everybody but me and rob, about a year ago the host of Rob's local show was practically assaulted by a torch and pitchfork wielding mob after suggesting that it was similar to the blacklist for gay rights activists to blacklist Mormons who had donated to prop 8. the general manager took the side of the mob and shortly after that he quit the show).
Edited on Oct 27, 2010 at 7:08pmJun '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
"Nina Totenberg has many skeletons in her closet." That's pretty funny if you understand German. Although to be fair she looks more like a Totenkopf.
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Pseudodionysius: The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
Are you referring to the commenters or the Podcast participants? · Oct 27 at 6:32pm
Both. Bonus question: Without using The Google, what movie is that line paraphrased from?
Jul '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Breakfast Club?
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Blue Yeti
Pseudodionysius: The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
Are you referring to the commenters or the Podcast participants? · Oct 27 at 6:32pm
Both. Bonus question: Without using The Google, what movie is that line paraphrased from? · Oct 27 at 7:42pm
Gaaaaah. Must use Google...
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Blue Yeti
Pseudodionysius: The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
Are you referring to the commenters or the Podcast participants? · Oct 27 at 6:32pm
Both. Bonus question: Without using The Google, what movie is that line paraphrased from? · Oct 27 at 7:42pm
Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Jul '10
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May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Karen
Blue Yeti
Pseudodionysius: The Ricochet Code of Conduct: Read it. Learn It. Live It.
Are you referring to the commenters or the Podcast participants? · Oct 27 at 6:32pm
Both. Bonus question: Without using The Google, what movie is that line paraphrased from? · Oct 27 at 7:42pm
Fast Times At Ridgemont High. · Oct 27 at 8:12pm
Was that Judge Reinhold's character? Blue Yeti, are you going to tell us the answer?
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
You are both correct. It's a line Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold) delivers in Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
My favorite line from that movie is Jeff Spicoli's (Sean Penn, in a career defining role) interpretation of the Declaration of Independence: "What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?"
Classic.
Edited on Oct 27, 2010 at 10:25pmMay '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Compact Florescent Bulbs net effect: more use of candles for attractive light, which produce more CO2 than classic bulbs. More fires and death.
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Cover it Live Software is used by AOSHQ--fun stuff--if you post a selection of the commoners comments in the live stream.
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Please bring back the old intro music. It was your signature. The end music changing is fine, but the intro music is/was special!
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
"Jeepers creepers..." ???
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
So Karl Rove gives cat like meow mix nudge nudge wink wink advice to Roger Ailes according to undisclosed sources of Mickey.
Pity.
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
If Juan Williams had not scored that opportune and lucrative contract extension with FOX, I'd have suggested we organize a Juan-a-Thon to help him out.
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
I remember that song from one of the early podcasts. Didn't one of the Facebook members suggest it?
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Kenneth · Oct 27 at 8:18pm
Edited on Oct 27 at 09:34 pm
You just do that to tease us.
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
anon_academic: rob,
since you mentioned KCRW a few times, I'm wondering what you thought of l'affaire du Brodesser-Akner?
(for the benefit of everybody but me and rob, about a year ago the host of Rob's local show was practically assaulted by a torch and pitchfork wielding mob after suggesting that it was similar to the blacklist for gay rights activists to blacklist Mormons who had donated to prop 8. the general manager took the side of the mob and shortly after that he quit the show). · Oct 27 at 6:45pm
Edited on Oct 27 at 07:08 pm
You know, honestly, I had no idea about this. I only hang around the place for the 10 minutes it takes me to record my commentary, so I'm not privvy to office scuttlebutt -- I know Claude, though, and liked him a lot, but I have to say that Kim Masters -- who is a terrific reporter and also a friend -- is doing a great job in that role, and I think probably is delivering more scoops and interviews and news, more along the lines of how they envisioned the show in the first place.
Re: Ricochet Podcast #41: All Things To All People
Paris, one of the absolute deal-breakers for us when deciding whether or not to use Cover It Live on Election Day was that members be able to comment directly, right into the conversation. No moderation, no "selections" -- we're hoping this is going to be a great conversation among and between all of us, in real time.
It could all get messy and chaotic, of course, and if so we'll just open up some new posts to capture all of the different threads. Either way, this is Ricochet! We want everyone to join the conversation!