Episode 4 – I’ll Eat You Up I Love You So

On the fourth episode of the podcast Dane and I discuss the joy of graphic novels and the merit of integrating them into a regular high school curriculum. We take a brief nostalgic look at the new Where the Wild Things Are film and Maurice Sendak in particular.  We follow this up by a discussion on our favorite album of this year (namely 2009).  Capping off the episode, first time guest comedian Jackie Silvestri joins James for a review of the latest release by the band Islands.  Enjoy the fourth installment of the podcast Informed! magazine calls “the greatest fucking podcast since the dawn of man”.

http://ia341309.us.archive.org/2/items/Episode4-IllEatYouUpILoveYouSo/Episode4-IllEatYouUpILoveYouSo.mp3

~James

Episode 3 – The Golden Age of TV Based Podcasts

On the third episode of Culture Pulse, Dane James and Erika discuss the 2009 Emmy Award ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser fame.  The three of us review some of the highlights of this year’s awards and discuss some of the winners.  On the second half of the show, Erika joins Dane and I to do a top five list of favorite television shows that are currently airing new episodes.  Enjoy our unabashed worship of television’s glass teet.

http://ia311017.us.archive.org/0/items/Episode3-TheGoldenEraOfTvPodcasting/Episode3-Full.mp3

Episode 2 – Indie Filmorama

On the second episode of Culture Pulse Dane and I discuss our heartfelt passions for the iPod touch and, by comparison, the arcane, and greatly missed, David Foster Wallace.  Following that is a discussion of our top 5 filmmakers who are indie only in the sense that many people may not already know and love them as they very well should.  We conclude this episode with a review by James and Erika of the latest, and deeply poignant, mumblecore release by director Lynn Shelton: Humpday.  Thank you for listening I sincerely hope you enjoy your time with us.

http://ia311324.us.archive.org/1/items/Episode2-IndieFilmorama/Episode2-IndieFilmorama.mp3

Episode 1 – Inauguration of the Culture Pulse

On the debut episode of the podcast Dane and James discuss our current weekly obsessions and top five podcasts/radio shows. We are also joined by Erika Houtz and Patty Rincón for a review of the latest Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. James and Erika conclude the episode with a review of the new film 500 days of Summer. Be advised, we do reveal spoilers for both movies. We hope you enjoy the sweetest juice of our mind grapes.

http://www.archive.org/download/Episode1-Inauguration/Episode1-Inauguration.mp3