Murmur.com Podcast

August 18, 2010 - Ten years ago Michael Chabon won the Pulitzer for a novel celebrating the Golden Age of comics and the art of escape. What?s so special about The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay? In Murmur?s latest book club discussion, Paul, Ali, Josh Christie and David Accampo discuss this sprawling book, its themes, and all it says about love and comics.

August 9, 2010 - By popular demand, Kelly, Paul, Ali and Ron to discuss the best movie of the summer so far, Inception. As well as the yearly Mad Men gushing along with the fear of playing StarCraft II and some alternatives to bowing down to the Zerg as well as some personal recollections of the affect of playing video games on relationships.

00:01:22 - Discussion of Inception

00:24:47 - Mad Men, Season 4 has begun!

00:46:14 - StarCraft II it out and we're tempted

June 24, 2010 - Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick make their triumphant return to the Murmur Podcast to join Kelly Stephenson and Paul Montgomery to discuss summer TV and movies! Who's in the mood to dance? In 3D?

Television Finales

00:01:32 - Lost

00:02:15 - Glee

00:06:06 - Grey's Anatomy

00:09:16 - 24

00:09:55 - Law and Order

00:10:57 - Smallville

00:12:07 - The Vampire Diaries

Summer Television

00:14:45 - True Blood

00:18:45 - Treme

00:21:12 - Doctor Who

00:25:06 - Breaking Bad

00:27:03 - The Good Guys

00:29:42 - USA Summer Shows

00:31:43 - Big Brother

Summer Movies

00:32:26 - Iron Man 2, A-Team, Jonah Hex

00:36:28 - The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo

00:38:55 - Toy Story 3

00:42:42 - Exit Through The Gift Shop

00:45:14 - Get Him To The Greek

00:48:00 - Harry Brown

Upcoming Summer Movies

00:49:06 - This summer sucks, movie-wise

00:49:46 - Twilight Eclipse

00:50:30 - The Last Airbender

00:53:20 - Inception

00:56:11 - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

01:00:46 - The Expendibles

01:01:48 - Salt

01:02:17 - Dinner For Schmucks

01:02:41 - Step Up 3D

Music:

Summer of the Evening

Goldenboy

June 9, 2010 - Paul Montgomery sits down with Murmur.com contributors Josh Christie and David Accampo to discuss Horns, the latest novel from Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box, Locke& Key). After a long night of dirty deeds, Ig Perrish wakes up to find a pair of stubby horns growing out of his temples. It's downright unsettling. Then come the confessions. People in town start sharing their deepest and darkest secrets with him, asking permission to do their damnedest. Let's not even start on what the snakes are doing. At the heart of it all is a mystery, a tale of lost love and rotten friendships. And not everybody's gonna dig it. Find out how it all shakes out.

May 20, 2010 - This week, in an experimental edition of the Murmur podcast, Ali is joined by guest Jon Stump, as they watched (500) Days of Summer together over Skype. In this so-called quirky romantic comedy, Tom falls hopelessly and helplessly in love with a girl named Summer. Ali and Jon give you a running commentary and first-time-viewing reactions to the movie... it's possible they turn into a sobbing mess at the end of all this. So cue up your DVD players and enjoy.

April 29, 2010 - Paul, Kelly, and Ali talk about all the stuff they're watching on TV this spring, from new Doctor Who to Glee, Pawn Stars, Treme, Parenthood, Castle and more. Paul laments not having a DVR. Still. Then the girls explain the phenomenon of Big Sexy, a rationale about TV choices that causes Paul to have an existential crisis.

April 13, 2010 - In this third outing for the Murmur Book Club, Paul Montgomery and Josh Christie journey into the Amazon to discuss David Grann's The Lost City of Z, a tale of archaeological obsession. In 1925 Percy Fawcett, his son Jack, and a team of explorers and porters embarked on an expedition into the rain forest to locate a mythic lost city. They never returned. After nearly a century and dozens of rescue missions, we're no closer to solving the mystery. But that doesn't stop intrepid reporter David Grann from writing a gripping yarn about Fawcett's lifelong obsession as well as his own modern expedition into the Green Hell. It's a badass history lesson even for those who tend to thumb their noses at nonfiction.

March 30, 2010 - Spring is here and there's a ton of new music to be heard. Ron Richards and Ryan Penagos run through the latest in music that's been filling up their iPod as winter is past us. So roll down your windows, turn the volume up and prepare to rock out!

Bands discussed in this episode:

She and Him

Broken Bells

Gorillaz

Walter Schreifels

Murder By Death

Transit

Ida Maria

Crime in Stereo

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!

Operation Ivy

Pinhead Gunpower

Avail

Music:

[ride friendship]

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!

March 9, 2010 - Ali, Jim, and Paul adjust their 3D glasses and weigh in on Hollywood's latest attempt to lure you to the multiplex. Are the studios mining new depths in high-tech storytelling, or is it all just one epic migraine after another? Later, Jim sings the Internet Blues. It's time to own up or shut up when it comes to online anonymity. Finally, we showcase a pair of community articles about 90s TV nostalgia, then ride the show right off the rails with memories of our own latch-key childhoods.

00:01:08 - 3D Movies

00:17:21 - Jim has the Internet Blues

00:27:10 - We're getting to know you with Kelly's Talk Amongst Ourselves: Who Are You? article.

00:32:50 - Community Showcase: Back to the Well(sville) and Finding Myself in 90s Kids' TV

February 23, 2010 - February 23, 2010 - Magic is in the air and snow is on the slopes as Paul, Mike, and Ali gush about the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Who's got curling fever and who thinks it's just shuffleboard air hockey? Even so, everyone can agree Bob Costas is totally lame. Later on, Paul and Josh Christie sit down to talk about our extremely popular and totally polarizing Book Club Pick, The Magicians by Lev Grossman. Is magic all it's cracked up to be in this crass and complex story about a group of disaffected teens enrolled in a college for witchcraft and wizardry? Josh also paired this one with a beer. Does The Dogfish Head Red and White have us under its spell?

00:01:40 - The Vancouver Winter Olympics are crazy!

00:31:13 - Murmur Book Club: The Magicians by Lev Grossman

00:45:08 - Dogfish Head Red and White is beer and wine at the same time!

00:47:34 - Our next Book Club pick is David Grann's The Lost City of Z!

00:49:31 - And we're pairing it with Stone Brewing Company's Arrogant Bastard brew