Episode 004 is now available. Please give 'er a listen – I'm really proud of this one and if I may say so, I'm getting better at this. The podcast medium suits me and although it is a shit-ton of work (certainly more than I expected) I'm enjoying it immensely.
My guest is SSgt. Katie Schmid, plaintiff in one of the legal challenges against Trump's nonsensical transgender military ban. Her story is really compelling and I contribute to the interview mostly by staying out of the way in a narrative that does not need anything to make it more interesting.
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I tell the story of the Harcourt Interpolation, a sensation in Victorian London that saw a rogue typesetter (!!) scandalize proper society throughout 1882.
The cocktail of the month is the Gin Gimlet, which is a simple drink but was the first drink I ever ordered in a bar; that story gives some amusing insight into Ed at age 20.
The topic for the episode is Duverger's Law and the persistence of the two-party system in the US. Perhaps the question I hear most often from people interested in politics is, why doesn't the US have more competitive parties?
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I offer a short but compelling answer here.
Enjoy, and please spread the word.
Aardvark Cheeselog says:
Strictly speaking, "gin gimlet" is redundant. The gimlet is a gin cocktail, and only concoctions that substitute some other booze need to be so qualified.
Aardvark Cheeselog says:
Oops. That comment was supposed to be bracketed with <pedant></pedant>
ronzie says:
Is it available anywhere but iTunes? I'm not installing that bloatware on my pc again.
nealbirch says:
I was excited to see the podcast, but can't listen to it because itunes doesn't have a linux client. I am sad. =(
Gabrielle says:
It looks like there are some non-iTunes options for listening. Here is the link to the stitcher page for this podcast, which has episode 4 up:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ed-burmila/mass-for-shutins-the-gin-and-tacos-podcast
Bitter Scribe says:
I contribute to the interview mostly by staying out of the way
80% of interviewing is shutting up and letting the subject talk.
mothra says:
Aardvark Cheeselog, I'm right there with you. Just like a martini is always with gin unless specified otherwise–the proliferation of vodka martinis has a whole generation thinking that martinis are only made with vodka. I shake my fist at the sky! I am also a purist in that a "daquiri" is properly a rum cocktail made with simple syrup and lime juice–the crap with strawberry is just some slushy shit with rum in it.
Nobody's got no class no more. That being said, I do love a vodka gimlet.
Safety Man! says:
I settle for a whiskey and coke, probably because I lost my class a long, long time ago.
ronzie says:
This site lets you download the podcast and they don't make you sign-up (unless I did and forgot about it and my browser is automatically logging me in): http://massforshutins.libsyn.com/
Steve says:
I’m on a Mac and iOS and have never used iTunes for anything. For podcasts I can recommend PocketCasts.
Martinsig says:
Hi All im newbie here. Good article! Thx! Thx!
RosiesDad says:
I listen using Downcast on my iPhone.
Leon says:
Just listened to it today, and you keep outdoing yourself. Great work!
Procopius says:
I'm glad you're enjoying it. I don't do podcasts. Same reason I don't do rap. I usually can't understand what they're saying. Also, I prefer reading.
democommie says:
@ Messrs: Aardvark Cheeselog & Mothra:
YES! and Mr. Cheeselog, Sir? They ALWAYS seek to, first, misinform the VSCB* and THEN to dehumanize those of us who only ever strive to maintain standards and practices in keeping with the dictates and polity of social drinking.
@ SafetyMan:
I like whiskey and coke too–but have you ever tried Mescal and mescaline together? They sort of reinforce each other in various subtle and unsubtle (sledgehammer to your inhibitions?) sortawayz.
* Vast Swarms of Credible Boobs