my private podcast channel
From the same team that brought you Crimetown comes Crimetown Presents: The Ballad of Billy Balls. It’s 1982 in New York City, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. What follows is a mystery of love and loss that examines the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Learn more at www.theballadofbillyballs.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can tell you the weather, operate home appliances, and video chat family members. Alexa aims to be the centerpiece of the “smart home” connected to the Internet. It can lull us with the convenience, but what’s the downside to letting Alexa run your entire home? And why is Amazon making a microwave oven powered by Alexa?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Was T-Pain’s heavily autotuned music totally genius… or the death knell of hip-hop as we knew it? In this edition of Vindication Court, Brittany tries to convince Judge Eric that T-Pain’s use of autotune was not only artistically ambitious, but that it changed music forever-- for the better. But with autotune’s many detractors, this case won’t be an easy one. Will T-Pain’s spin on autotune finally get the recognition it deserves?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Amanda Holmes reads Charles Bukowski’s poem “60 yard pass.” If you are the listener who suggested this poem, please email us! We would love to send you a prize. Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
John Green reviews air conditioning and sycamore trees.
The revelation that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had an affair with his chief of staff — a romance detailed in thousands of explicit text messages — rocks Detroit. But it’s only the beginning of their troubles.
For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
With over 100 million members, Prime is the engine that’s made Amazon a retailing juggernaut and one of the largest companies in the world. Jason Del Rey explores how Prime came to be, why it’s so effective at keeping us locked into the Amazon ecosystem, and how it became the source of the company’s power.
Enjoyed this episode?
Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
Want to get in touch?
Tweet @recode or send an email to landofthegiants@voxmedia.com.
Subscribe for free.
Be the first to hear next week's episode by subscribing in your favorite podcast app.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices