The Thursday Trivia Podcast

52: Women's Soccer

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:38:40 -0400

In celebration of the National Women’s Soccer League’s inaugural season, 5 questions on women’s soccer. This week’s music comes from the Subway Music Archive.

(Also, I’m the Guest Quizmaster this week on PodQuiz, so do check it out when it comes out today/tomorrow.)

30: The Stanley Cup (Rerun)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:38:03 -0400

30: The Stanley Cup (Rerun):

No new episode this week, as I’m swamped with work. Enjoy this episode from last year on the Stanley Cup. Regular episodes in two weeks’ time.

5 questions on one of the greatest (physical) trophies ever, The Stanley Cup. (I don’t mean the best sporting competition, but it’s close.) Music this week is “Ivy (There’s No Forgetting)” by Tom Fahy from the Free Music Archive. There’s also a bit of “The Crystal Cat” by Dan Deacon used in the preview for next week’s premiere of The Aulos on infinitespace.

51: Game of Thrones Spelling Bee

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:41:00 -0400

51: Game of Thrones Spelling Bee:

In lieu of five questions this week on Game of Thrones, a 5-round GoT spelling bee. (N.B.: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS.)

The music pieces this week are all covers of the GoT theme song, composed by Ramin Dajwadi; they are by the following artists:

50: Molly Shannon

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:58:04 -0400

50: Molly Shannon:

5 questions about SNL veteran and perpetual TV guest star Molly Shannon. (Because this podcast is 50! 50 episodes old!)

Music this week is “La Di Da” by Sydney Wayser, via the Free Music Archive.

49: π!

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:46:00 -0400

49: π!:

It’s Pi Day (in North America)! 5 questions on one of mathematics’ biggest days.

This week in lieu of music, I’m featuring a stanza from Garrett Buhl Robinson’s epic poem Martha. You can find out more about Garrett’s work here.

Also, I’ve got a new addition to the Subway Music Archive - listen to it here.

48: International Baseball (with Ted Berg)

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:01:24 -0500

48: International Baseball (with Ted Berg):

5 questions on international baseball, in celebration of the World Baseball Classic, which begins next week!

Featured this week in lieu of music is an interview I did with USA Today sports writer/sandwich maven Ted Berg. I got to talk to him about the WBC, his expectations for the Mets this year, being both a fan and a sportswriter, his time in the Jeopardy! contestant pool, and of course, Taco Bell.

The music before the interview was Fax’s “One Minute for the Stars”. Afterwards, it was this Nike ad from 2001.

infinitespace 2x03: Timeline of a Loop

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:46:10 -0500

infinitespace 2x03: Timeline of a Loop:

infinitespacepodcast:

Looping, cycles, repetition - it’s all present in our history, art, literature, and nature. This week in two acts (plus a prologue), how loops affect us all, from every 10 or 20 seconds to every 10,000 years.

We begin at the Staten Island Museum, home to the largest collection of cicadas in North America. Brood II of the 17-year magicicada genus is returning to the East Coast this summer, which the museum is celebrating with a yearlong exhibition and site-specific sculpture piece. I spoke with Alex Bolesta, of the American Museum of Natural History’s Invertebrate Zoology Collection and the SI Museum, about the unique life cycle of those cicadas.

I then talk to K Ishibashi, previously the frontman of Jupiter One, then a touring musician for Of Montreal and Regina Spektor, and now the one-man band that is Kishi Bashi. He uses a loop and effect pedal to not only create orchestral sonic landscapes, but also to mess with time and meter - sort of bringing the sound of a strings section to a dance club.

Finally I speak to Matt Greco, an artist-in-residence at the Museum of Arts and Design and art professor at Queens College, about his series “History Vessels” and the revival of an older artistic ethos.

Special thanks this episode to Alex Bolesta, K Ishibashi, Matt Greco, the Staten Island Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design, Kellyn Slone at 2:30 Publicity, Prof. Michael Sugrue, Signe Valentinsson, KEXP and NPR Music.

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The music and sounds for this episode, per usual, come from the Free Music Archive unless otherwise noted.

Sound of a mezzo cicada as recorded by Freesound user Tito Lahaye

“Fiya” by tUnE-yArDs (via NYC Taper, remixed and looped by me)

Snippets of “Atticus, In the Desert” and “I Am the Antichrist to You” by Kishi Bashi, via NPR Music’s recording of his show at the 9:30 Club (available here, used under fair use)

Clip of “Bright Whites” by Kishi Bashi, via KEXP’s recording of his show at CMJ Music Marathon (available here, used under fair use)

“Waiting on the Day” by Tall Tall Trees (used under fair use)

“Aux Puces no. 2: Carosello” by Circus Marcus

Sound of a music box by Freesound user klankbeeld

“Búsqueda exploratoria #007 - Rue Laide Coupe” by Circus Marcus

“Brown Wax Recording” via the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project

“Wet Riffs,” via Incompetech

“Plasticities” by Andrew Bird, via the Internet Archive (remixed and looped by me)

To those who subscribe to the ThursTriv Feed, I present to you “Timeline of a Loop,” the latest episode of my other podcast, infinitespace.

47: Broadway Musicals

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:00:47 -0500

47: Broadway Musicals:

Two weeks late is 5 questions on Broadway musicals. Music this week is “Maxima and Minima” by Matheatre from Calculus: The Musical.

12: TV of the 2000s (Rerun)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:03:05 -0500

12: TV of the 2000s (Rerun):

In honor of 30 Rock’s finale - and the fact that I have a bunch of stuff to read this week - I’m re-running this old episode (almost back to the SoundCloud days!) on TV of the 2000s. (Fun note - I believe I mentioned my friend Kerishma Panigrahi in this episode. I have now been dating her nearly the past 13 months. Oh, how time flies.

46: The Peabody Awards

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:13:04 -0500

46: The Peabody Awards:

5 questions on the Peabody Awards, possibly my favorite award in media. Music this week is “You Were Cool” by the Mountain Goats via the Internet Archive.

45: Capitals

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:28:00 -0500

45: Capitals:

A special double-length episode on capitals. Featuring a cover of Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love” and an interview with the artists of that cover, Silvia Jhony and Brent, which will tomorrow be part of the Subway Music Archive (I want to give it an extra day of exclusivity here on the podcast).

infinitespacepodcast: ATTENTION SUBWAY MUSIC ARCHIVE/SOUNDS OF...

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:48:42 -0500

infinitespacepodcast:

ATTENTION SUBWAY MUSIC ARCHIVE/SOUNDS OF THE CITY FANS:

Six subway acts (including Natalia “The Saw Lady” Paruz, who appeared in episode 2 of Here Is New York), plus Chris Barron of Spin Doctors, will be performing in Williamsburg on January 23rd, with part of the proceeds going to the Red Cross’s Sandy relief efforts. More info here.

44: Mammals

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:17:00 -0500

44: Mammals:

An erratum: I list this episode as episode 43 on the audio, which has obviously been rectified in the title.

5 questions on mammals. This week’s music is an a capella quartet singing “In the Still of The Night,” from the newly refurbished Subway Music Archive, which you can now find both on this site and on Soundcloud.

39: Space Exploration (Rerun)

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:12:15 -0500

39: Space Exploration (Rerun):

Hey guys, I’ve been really busy this week with finals and since this episode got lost in the shuffle last time, I figure I’d re-run it. The interview is the bulk of the show and at least that part’s evergreen. And perhaps you missed out on listening to this one anyway. Thanks for your patience, and I’ll be back with ThursTriv Podcast 43 on mammals next week.

5 questions on space exploration. Also, I interviewed Mark Roberts, a tour guide and educator at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum about the new Space Shuttle Pavilion, the Enterprise, and sex in space!

This week’s music is “I Make You a Spaceman” by Kevin Bryce via the Free Music Archive. Special thanks this week to Jen at the Brooklyn Brainery for facilitating my interview with Mark and letting us use the space.

dpecs: Some photos that were on my iPod for a while that I...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:05:35 -0500

dpecs:

Some photos that were on my iPod for a while that I forgot to upload - I went back to the Nobel monument earlier this month. DPecs/Alfred Nobel rages on.

43: Thanksgiving

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:13:00 -0500

43: Thanksgiving:

5 questions on Thanksgiving. Music this week is “Jingle Bells” (originally written for Thanksgiving!) by Wikipedia user Robotchoir.

Former ThursTriv music selection And the Giraffe now have a tumblr! Go have a listen and perhaps follow them!

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:57:11 -0500

Former ThursTriv music selection And the Giraffe now have a tumblr! Go have a listen and perhaps follow them!

In other news, hey look I did a thing.

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:07:18 -0500

In other news, hey look I did a thing.:

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I didn’t even know this was published today until now. Here’s my latest mental_floss quiz where you have to name the countries in the “Countries of the World” song from Animaniacs.

42: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:04:26 -0500

42: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

5 questions, aptly on the Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Music this week is “Sweetmatter” by Andrew Bird from the Internet Archive.

If you want to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, donate to the Red Cross or help out my friends at the Brooklyn Brainery and support the Red Hook Initiative.

House Snark, Episode 01: Feminism 101

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 01:02:09 -0400

House Snark, Episode 01: Feminism 101:

dpecs:

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House Snark: Feminism is Coming

Episode One: Feminism 101

In which Kerishma and Jenn provide a brief history of the dreaded F-word.

Music: “Five Armies,” via Incompetech

I did a very, very small amount of production advising on this for Kerishma and my friend Jenn. They’re starting a fun show on feminism, gender studies, and popular culture, all while being the awesome witty people they are. Get to listening!