Archive for 'audio'
Delaying the Economic Apocalypse
Sir Roger has been confused by endless growth and wonders from where the profit can endlessly come. Who pays in the end? These two items ask these questions.
Posted: July 5th, 2010 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Culture, Economics, History, Life, US Politics, audio, environment, politics and government.
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Happy Birthday, Schuey!
Yesterday was the 200th birthday of Robert Schumann. I thank the universe for his genius. Today I miss my dad because he introduced me to the Schumann’s music
Posted: June 9th, 2010 under Australian Values, Life, Video, audio, music, values.
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ABC TV News Theme – Pendulum Remix
Holy Moly! Just the thing we’ll need for our next triumphalist venture into total war?
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under Art, Australian Values, Culture, Media, Video, audio, fun, music, values.
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URGENT: Roger Waters Touring Pink Floyd’s THE WALL in 2010
Roger Waters is touring The Wall from 15 Sept to 13 Dec 2010, through the US & Canada. You can apply for presale tickets for a better chance of getting tickets
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Art, Australian Values, Culture, Education, Internet, Life, Religion, Sex, Video, audio, music, politics and government, values.
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A. C. Grayling – Science and Religion
To whet your appetite for this excellent podcast – well worth a listen – here are some excerpts from AC Grayling’s talk from the Global Atheists Convention
Posted: April 4th, 2010 under Culture, History, Life, Media, Racism, Religion, Science, audio.
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Dawkins on Evolution in the Deep North
Richard Dawkins’ speech about his new book, “The Greatest Show on Earth”, was recorded for ABC’s for Big Ideas. Here are a couple of brief excerpts
Posted: March 16th, 2010 under Education, History, Literature, Religion, Science, US Politics, audio, politics and government, values.
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the bastard love child
Sir Roger has belatedly discovered a Lieder soprano of exceptional brilliance. Barbara Bonney’s voice is simply exquisite. Here’s “Mondnacht” from Liederkreis
Posted: February 26th, 2010 under Australian Values, Culture, Life, Video, audio, music, values.
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Covenant With God Up For Renewal
The Jews’ covenant with god is up for renewal, says Doyle Redland, Onion Radio News
Posted: January 12th, 2010 under History, Media, Religion, audio, comedy/humour, values.
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What Makes Life Perfect
Something perfect and so pure that the hair rises on the back of your neck and tears come to your eyes. Kathleen Kim as Olympia in The Met’s “Tales of Hoffman”
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Art, Video, audio, music, values.
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Wonderful! Wonderful! Copenhagen?
The biggest controversy over global warming is not those emails but how to pronounce “Copenhagen” and debate between an intelligent man and an arsehole. Really!
Posted: December 7th, 2009 under Australian Politics, Australian Values, Science, US Politics, Video, audio, comedy/humour, environment, movies, music, politics and government, values.
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