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Nathan Callahan’s subversive and thought-provoking essays offer a lively deconstruction of contemporary culture at its most profoundly absurd. The rich and powerful, the sexually challenged, the reli... more
FAQs about The SoCal Byte:How many episodes does The SoCal Byte have?The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.
October 11, 2017The Curse of Time Warner RevisitedIt’s a messed-up game. Boston had the Curse of the Bambino. Chicago had the Curse of the Billy Goat. Los Angeles has the Curse of Time Warner. Here’s to a good long run for the game....more8minPlay
October 03, 2017LSD and the Flaw in the FabricResearchers from the Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics at Zurich University recently discovered that LSD changes a person’s sense of meaning. Under the spell of Lysergic acid diethylamide, significance can be involuntarily added to events. This change in meaning takes place due to the stimulation of certain serotonin receptors not only during an acid trip, but after — in-other-words, with LSD, personal change may be permanent....more10minPlay
September 13, 2016Shut Up, Vin ScullyLife was complete for the golly-gee-whiz Reagan-loving Hall of Fame broadcaster except for one thing: Scully forgot how to use his voice....more9minPlay
February 13, 2016Vin Scully DayBefore Vin Scully retires, the Dodgers need to designate a series of special days — one every homestand — when Scully’s voice can to be heard at the stadium for an entire game again....more6minPlay
September 06, 2015It Is What It IsOn Election Day 2004, when exit polls showed incumbent President George W. Bush losing to Democratic challenger John Kerry, Bush assessed his situation to Time magazine. “It is what it is,” he said. One month later, with Bush cheerleading the White House for another four years, “It is what it is” was declared America’s #1 Sports cliché by USA Today. While Bush rode a FUBAR invasion and a crashing economy to political victory, “It is what it is” was trending....more7minPlay
June 12, 2015Serotonin DayAre you violently happy, sad, irritable, restless, ecstatic, horny, hyperactive or just not sure? Of course, you are. We live on a bipolar planet and on June 21st it will be at maximum bipolarity. What’s been called the Summer Solstice, should be known as Serotonin Day....more6minPlay
May 22, 2015A Survey: On the Changing American MindI’m from the National Speculative Institute and we’re currently conducting a survey aggregating the views of people like you. The survey will only take about five minutes and your participation will be greatly appreciated. May I continue? Good. Since I have your permission, let me began by asking (on a scale of 1 -10, ten being more than 1) how often do you change your mind?...more6minPlay
April 03, 2015The Treason of ImagesThe American flag is a symbol of my government — a fabric rectangle, red, white, blue, stars and stripes — the representation, but not the foundation, on which we stand. Anyone can fly the flag and anyone can hide behind it....more7minPlay
February 03, 2015The Best Reward is No AwardMGM's Louis B. Mayer once said, the best way to "handle creative types" was to "hang medals all over them." According to LB, if he gave artists "cups and awards" they’d do anything to please him. I hope not....more7minPlay
August 01, 2014An Application For Naturalization AdvisoryDo you want to become a US Citizen? You’ll need to answer a lot of questions. But remember, as the famous non-US citizen Eugene Ionesco once said, “It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” Nowhere is that more evident than with the US Department of Homeland Security’s Application For Naturalization, Form N-400....more9minPlay
FAQs about The SoCal Byte:How many episodes does The SoCal Byte have?The podcast currently has 110 episodes available.