Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #6

Adam Curry finds his way into the PCR via a snub and his rant on Daily Source Code about security in New York and at airports in the U.S. Also, have you had enough of reality television? Your host has had enough and wants you to know why.

SHOW NOTES

• Intro
• Snubbed by Adam...
  
• Reaction to Adam Curry's comments on airport security
  
• Reality (aka low budget) television
• Reality Hall of Shame - The Biggest Loser, Who's Your Daddy, The Contender, Extreme Makeover
  
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Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #5

On this episode of PCR, your merry host answers criticism on his NHL comments. Junk email, comedian Chris Rock, tsunami relief and parking lot mishaps also find their way into the crosshairs.

SHOW NOTES

• Intro
• PCR #4 follow up - The NHL season cancellation.
• Has email become more of a burden than a benefit in your life? The host thinks so and lets fly on the problems with email today.
• Comedian Chris Rock delivers sharp, witty comedy with a "podcaster" attitude. A refreshing approach compared to the sterile quality of entertainment delivered today.
• The tsunami relief effort. Do people in the U.S. need to be assaulted from every direction on how and why to give to the effort? Your host thinks that people are generous enough not to need the media and celebrities to slam them over the head with requests for donations.
• Parking lot mania. People driving silly in parking lots has become all too common.
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Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #4

The National Hockey League has dumped the 2004-2005 season. That's okay because very few people really care. The Grammys are completely ridiculous and definitely a waste of time for the serious music lover. Why does America love to celebrate people who've been victims of tragic circumstances? Sylvester Stallone is back and that's bad news! I watch the television show The Apprentice, and here's why.

SHOW NOTES

• Intro
• End of the NHL season - Good Riddance, Does anyone care?
• Grammy Ridiculousness
• Britney Spears wins
• U2, Of Course They Won!
• Ray Charles finally gets his due
• Same old crap: Springsteen, Rod Stewart, Motorhead, Velvet Revolver (Guns n Roses)
• America's obsession with celebrating tragic circumstances
• Stallone does it again as 'Contender' commits suicide
• The Apprentice Wrap Up
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Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #3

Do you love Google like I love Google? Google is taking over the world one search at a time. And that's a good thing! Do your neighbors piss you off? Sometimes yes and sometimes no I'd bet. It helps to get it all out in the open. Are celebrities poised to screw up in 2005? You bet. Michael Jackson and Robert Blake are just the start of a surely disastrous year for Hollywood's privleged few. LISTEN AND GET A FREE GMAIL INVITE!

Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #2

It's Valentine's Day! Good news for some, bad news for others. Do we really need this useless 'Hallmark' holiday? Snoop Dog is charged with rape, but not criminally. What gives? Let's face it, mail is boring with a capital B. But every once in a while you get a surprise. And Robert Blake shows us once again that celebrities are dumb after all.

Podcast NYC: Pop Culture Rant #1

Opinions and rants on pop culture. In this installment, Robert opines on Podcasting, Steroids in Baseball, Michael Jackson and Best Picture nominee, Million Dollar Baby.