Empty Checking with Derek Brink

Empty Checking with Derek Brink

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Empty Checking with Derek Brink episodes

  • 1/10/20 - The Episode Where I Cry Because Neil Peart Died

    In this episode I exclusively talk about Neil Peart, who passed away today, and some of my memories of Rush. It's pretty raw and emotional. So I guess there's a little bit of a trigger warning on this one.  (Also, I didn't censor anything.)  Check out http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for (not much) more.

    39 min
  • 12/21/19 - My Top Ten Favorite Albums of 2019

    With only a few shopping days left before Christmas, I'm giving you 17 ideas of albums you could buy for the randos in your life by presenting my top 10 favorite albums of 2019 (plus some runners up). I think it's a pretty good list. Give it a listen and see if you agree, then leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite album or albums were this year!

    Check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more stuff. (I realize I could do that here too, but for archival purposes I want to keep all that stuff in one place at the old blog.)

    No time index this week since it's all just one subject, but the song I used transitioning out of the intro into the list is my song "Napalm" and it's available here for free. 

    Thanks! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

    1 hr 25 min
  • 12/10/19 - He's a Militant Atheist, But Who Isn't?

    This episode was a long time coming and I hope it's fun for everybody. It sure was for me. I talk about books by Penn Jillette, Paula Hawkins, Liz Moore, and Nick Hornby. I also talking about having seen Joker and the Downton Abbey movie. Then I talk about my recent listening including the new albums by The Who and Leonard Cohen, plus an introduction to what will soon be a recurring segment on Bob Dylan. It's a big show! Hope you enjoy it!

    Time Index:

    Intro - 0:00

    Music Break #1 - "The Best"

    Books - 14:48 (Penn Jillette - Presto 14:48, Liz Moore - The Unseen World 27:55, Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train 33:40, Nick Hornby - State of the Union 38:59)

    Music Break #2 - "Outdoor Summer Concerts"

    Movies - 44:37 (Joker 44:37, Downton Abbey 55:18

    Music Break #3 - "Not-Quite Middle-Life Crisis"

    Current Listening - 1:00:30 (The Who 1:00:30, Leonard Cohen 1:07:48, Bob Dylan 1:10:48)

    Music Break #4 - "(If You Snap Your Fingers) I Will Run"

    Outro - 1:16:03

    Thanks for listening! Be sure to check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more info. You can download my music FOR FREE at http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com. And the Bob Dylan blog is at http://derekondylan.blogspot.com.

    See you next time for my top ten albums of 2019!

    1 hr 22 min
  • An Empty Checking Handshake 11-28-19

    This is a quick hello as my first upload to PodBean. I'm excited about doing stuff here and just wanted to shake hands with anybody who stumbles upon this page by accident. Stay tuned for a new episode very soon!

    3 min
  • Episode 65 - I've Seen Stuff
    I'm back! And I'm talking about Patton Oswalt, The Who, and Marc Maron as well as a bunch of other stuff. I was away too long, but it feels good to be back at it!
    Time Index:
    0:00 - Intro
    16:32 - Music Break #1 - Church Girls
    17:05 - Patton Oswalt show in St. Louis
    27:35 - Music Break #2 - The Best
    28:07 - The Who in St. Louis
    43:46 - Music Break #3 - You and Your Perfect Life
    44:20 - Marc Maron--you guessed it--in St. Louis
    56:56 - Music Break #4 - Just Another Day
    57:30 - Outro
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 64 - The Stoners Won't Remember (And an Elvis Costello Primer)
    In this week's episode, we catch up on some music and talk about Elvis Costello for a long time. And that's pretty much it! Enjoy and check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more. By the way, all of the times are probably off by about a second because I wrote them down before editing some dead air off of the front of the show. Sorry about that!
    0:00 - Intro Stuff
    9:46 - Musical Break 1 - Born in this Town
    10:17 - Rest in Peace, Rick Elias
    21:32 Musical Break 2 - Beautiful Disaster
    22:02 - Music Reviews - Son Volt, The Alarm, and Hayes Carll
    37:41 - Musical Break 3 - Give It Up
    38:14 - An Elvis Costello Primer
    1:10:57 - Musical Break 4 - What Matters Most (South of Savannah)
    1:11:31 - Outro
    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 63 - Good Sean Connery Words
    On this week's episode I open up with some personal stuff then talk about new music from Eli Paperboy Reed, Over the Rhine, and Jenny Lewis (as well as touching briefly on my love of Iron Maiden). I then spend a large chunk of the show talking about Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five," which turned 50 years old last month. And I close out by telling you about a couple of adult beverages I've recently enjoyed. It's a good one!
    0:00 - Life Updates
    10:56 - MUSIC BREAK #1 - "Malfunction" from the "*" album
    11:17 - Music Reviews
    28:10 - MUSIC BREAK #2 - "The Way the World Will End" from "*"
    28:41 - A long talk about Slaughterhouse-Five
    58:06 - MUSIC BREAK #3 - "The War" from "*"
    58:36 - Booze Corner and Outro
    Thanks for your support! Check out http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!
    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 62 - BONUS EPISODE - The "Grounds" Episode
    On a special BONUS EPISODE, I get self-indulgent and listen to/talk about my first solo record "Grounds," which was released in 2005. It's a trip down memory lane. Did I love it, did I hate it, what bands were my influences at the time, and what was I drinking while recording this episode? Find out by clicking the thingy!
    And visit http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for a ton of photos and other stuff!
    1 hr 25 min
  • Episode 61 - Maxima Mea Culpa

    In an episode where I accidentally took a month off,I cover a lot of ground to catch up! Listen to me rant about St. Patrick's Day, the Flogging Molly concert from two weeks back, music from Chatham County Line, Joe Jackson, Dream Theater, and the Claypool Lennon Delirium, and more! I also bid farewell to Peter Tork, Keith Flint, King Kong Bundy, Luke Perry, and Dick Dale. It's a big show! Check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for pictures and more!

    1 hr 22 min

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Derek Brink explains what purchases have emptied out his checking account, in real time.