Encyclopedia Brunch

This week, we blow the lid off of  bullying within the inner earth city public school system.  Can you handle the truth?  Would it go down easier with a slice of gouda and an appropriate wine pairing?  Because we can arrange that.

Music By: Blammos, PawsPaws

Music by: | PawsPaws | BLAMMOS |

This week we talk about internet startups, the secret love child of optimism and capitalism made physically manifest in our coolest cities' office buildings and lofts.

For those of you following along (Great work! It's not easy!), our Cloud Atlas is structured as follows:

1. Cloud Atlas
2. Trees
3. Assholes
4. Internet Startups
5. Podcasts
6. Gumby

Music by: | Bonde Do Role | BLAMMOS |

This week we talk about birthdays, as well as child rearing, literary criticism, and The Green Lantern.

• The "About The Show" page from doomedtofailpodcast.com
• This week's interstitial music, by Monk Turner + Fascinoma, won the Free Music Archive's contest to create a new, royalty-free birthday song. We kind of think it's great.

Music by: | Monk Turner + Fascinoma | BLAMMOS |

This week we discuss the trend (?) of getting drawings of wedding bands tattooed on your fingers in place of real, metal wedding bands.

Music by: | BLAMMOS |

This week we debate the pros and cons of all of the various clothing fasteners the world has to offer! Are you a zipper lady? A snap man? There are so many ways to keep your clothes on!

Music by: | Beat Culture | BLAMMOS |

Coming to you from the bottom of a well, Kathryn talks to Tim about the ways that Music and Nature interact. Our show, in two acts.  Act 1) Instruments made by nature played by humans.  Act 2) Instruments made by humans played by nature.

• The Great Stalacpipe Organ
• You should really check out THIS episode of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood.
•  Diego Stocco's Contribution to the game Assasin's Creed
• The game, Assassin's Creed: Revelations
• Diego Stocco's Music from Sand
• Diego Stocco's Music from a Tree
• Diego Stocco's Music from a Bonzai
• What the heck, here he is on Facebook too.
• This Weather Harp needs a home, you could buy it.
• Zadar Sea Organ and Light Show

Music by: | Diego Stocco | Pepe Deluxe | Jaunitos |

Do you suffer from poor sleep? Can't seem to get up in the morning? Trouble sleeping at night? Do not listen to this episode to calm you down, because although it does explore sleep cycles, it is also wall-to-wall misanthropy. Additionally:

• Icona Pop, for your late night listening pleasure
• Remember Grooveshark?
• Biochemical kinetics affecting circadian rhythms
  
• Dudeism, the philosophy inspired by The Big Lebowski
• Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder

Music by: | Silence Is Sexy | BLAMMOS |

This week we explain how a speaker works. It's pretty much just electromagnetism + paper cone = awesome jamz, but we take our time explaining it. No, like, really.

Music by: | BLAMMOS |

This week we talk about that craze that is sweeping very very specific parts of the nation: urban chicken farming! Is this fun? Can you save money, or is it worth it just for the smug sense of self-satisfaction you get from lowering your carbon footprint? Do you really lower your carbon footprint? It's all hard to say on this episode of Doomed To Fail!

Music by: | BLAMMOS |

This week, we take a walk on the dark side.  We're discussing the arch enemy of bridges, Tunnels!  As you can imagine, Kathryn is cackling like a Bond villain.

• That episode of This American Life with the Invisibility versus Flying
• Batman Versus Superman as Class Warfare?! What?
• Cu Chi Tunnels
• Kathryn's Favorite Episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Music by: | BLAMMOS |