Speaking of not knowing, in case you didn’t know, there’ll be a new show next week! We’ll be speaking with a very talented science writer and, hopefully, she’ll be able to fill us in some more about that little guy up there!

Sorry, only half of that is true. Yes, we have a very talented science writer as our guest next week but, no, that’s actually a picture of a, well, just hover your mouse over the photo for a sec and you’ll find out. See you next week with a new show!

P.S.: Don’t forget, if you visit our FB page or follow us @themikieshow, you get extra clues to the sound quiz!

But, you know what? There’s no thorny-slimy anything in what you’re about to experience. Is this a long way to go for a joke? You bet! But no distance is too far for us, as long as when we get there, you get to experience the finest in top-notch entertainment! That’s right, just click the most fulfilling phrase in the previous sentence and bite in to a new episode of The Mikie Show, thorny free!

More on topics in this show: herpetology, leather-backed sea turtle, stop signs

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Oops, you weren’t supposed to hear that. What I mean is, wouldn’t it be nice to listen to some new promos we’ve recorded for our affiliate, WITT? Of course it would be, so why not just click the little play arrows below and you’ll hear more than enough for one post.

There, that’s better.

No, it can never be enough! Never!

Sheesh, sorry. See you next week with a new show!

But no, there’s no more lying around here. We’ve been up at all hours of the night getting a new episode of The Mikie Show ready to invade your computer! No, that’s a lie, we don’t invade, we entertain, there’s a difference! So let’s all stand up and click the only meaningful phrase in the second sentence of this paragraph and we’ll march together for truth and upright propulsion!

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]]> http://themikieshow.org/sounds-like-aliens-but-it%e2%80%99s-not/01/2012/feed/ 0 http://themikieshow.org/episode-47-kara/01/2012/ http://themikieshow.org/episode-47-kara/01/2012/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:08:11 +0000 mikie http://themikieshow.org/?p=1383 It’s another episode of The Mikie Show! I know, we were all hoping I’d say that. Well, I did. Join us as we speak with Kara Hartzler, an attorney whose focus is immigration and refugee law. We talk about what’s right and wrong for all sides. And she’s a playwright as well, whose plays have been performed across the country. Click here for more info on that.

We have other features, too: There’s a quiz! How often does one get to do that without even asking! Plus there’s news that only we seem to be able to find, and perhaps an unexpected guest. He or she remains in the shadows for now, I guess you’ll have to listen to see them.

And Mikie gets a phone call! How riveting, a phone call! Okay, that’s not that riveting but it could be a little welding-like!

What the heck am I talking about!

Try clicking the play arrow and help me find out!

More on topics in this show: Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, refugees, baloney

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Alright, we all know none of that is true. There is no Mikie Show Fantasy Camp. Speaking of fantasy, I’ve been fantasizing about the next episode of the show and, guess what, my dreams will come true! Just not until next Wednesday. See you then with Episode Forty-Seven, The Tale Of The Deadly Horn. Oops, did it again. I mean, see you then with wonderful, regular episode forty-seven!

Thanks for your support!

But now it’s time to return to the thing that makes us all happy around here, a new episo… hold on, there’s something we have to straighten out first.

See that post down there—two posts down, just below the toast. Yeah, well, in paragraph one, we mention the new show coming January 10th. We meant to say January 11th. January 10th is when the show is actually finished but contractual agreements require us to post the show on Wednesday.

Okay, that’s not true. We just misread the date in our little cal software. Oy. So we blew that one. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Wait, today is January 11th. Hey, that means we’ve posted the show. Holy cow, it’s posted! Yes, just click the action phrase in the previous sentence and travel to the return of The Mikie Show, where everything happens on time!

Yes, this episode we speak with Wake Wheeler, a Shamanic practitioner. He practices and teaches the traditions of the Q’ero, indigenous people of Peru. Truly a gentle soul. And I was surprised to find out how important textiles are to their beliefs and traditions.

There’s more things: We’re going to have a quiz (bet you never guessed that), and some news, and Mikie gets stuck under an underpass, who knows what can happen under an underpass… I see another guest drops by, but they’re not yet quite in focus. If you click the play arrow, though, everything will become clear, so go ahead, see for yourself!

More on topics in this episode: Q’ero people, back-strap loom, rabbits

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The new year has arrived! We had a good time, there were beverages involved!

Hope you had a good holiday, too. New show next week!

I know, what are you supposed to do in the interim? How can you possibly survive without a new Mikie Show for so long! Well, we’ve made it easy for you.

Let’s go back and listen to some past shows!

Ever wonder about a day in the life of a District Attorney? Got that (episode 19). How about the producer of REM and Nirvana? Got that, too (episode 10). How about a worm farmer or a mathematician? Those would be episodes 18 and 26, respectively. Oh, there’s so much more. We’ve got ghostwriters (32) and mining truck drivers (9) and screenwriters (4) and behaviorists (36). A newspaperman (35) and a Mars explorerist! That’s not a word but it’s what she does! (episode 43).

Like Roller Derby? Check out episode 41! Naturopaths your thing? (31) How about musicians (7, 22, 37, 44) or dancers (40, 34, 27).

Let’s not forget graphologists (6) or DJists (1), gardeners (2), sound designers (8), Olympic athletes (11), firefighters (15), educators (30, 45), documentarian/humanitarian (28, 33). Psychotherapist? Forget about it, baby (5, 20, 29, 42), airline pilot (12). Like the movies? Check out a costume designer (3). Then there’s charitable works (14), anthropologists (23, 38), philosophers (16), shoemakers (17), actors (21) and a B&B operator who also does many other things (13). Why not relax with a Cold War warrior tonight (39) or a toy store proprietor (24)? Like trees? Number 25 is for you!

Wait, that’s every show. I’m goin’ for it!

And as a bonus, every episode features original music and our host, Mikie, bringing you the latest news, quizzes (just think, now you’ll get every one right) and other guests you’ve come to love. Yes, we’ll all be there, we’re always there, just a click away. Phew, that is one long post. Talk soon, thanks for your support!

And, we have a quiz, unique to the world of quizzes. And there’s some news you may have missed and a trip on a ferry with a Frenchman (don’t get that every day). Is that it? I was hoping to use the word “and” a few more times. There, I just did! And I don’t know why!

Yikes!

And don’t forget, with regular use, The Mikie Show prevents plaque!

More on topics discussed in this episode: women’s rights, family, shoelaces

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Alright, that’s something I just made up. There is no chocolate planet, but I wish there were, don’t you?

Speaking of chocolate, we have something that’s almost as good: a brand new episode of The Mikie Show! Yes, another chapter of our little experiment has been baking at 350 for thirty minutes and is ready to serve. Just click on the best treat in the first paragraph and satisfy that sweet-tooth!

Let’s start with the most recent episode, number forty-four, Gordon. Look at the list of tags at the bottom of the post. There’s all sorts of items relating to the show’s content but wait, what’s that, right after Steely Dan—suction cups? When did we talk suction cups? And look, it’s there again further up in the “More on topics discussed in this episode… ” list, suction cups. What gives?

It turns out suction cups do appear in that episode but you have to really listen closely to hear it. They come up at the end of The News segment, about 5:57 in. The newscaster has finished the news and he needs to take a commercial break. Here’s the transcript of the last sentence of the newscast: “… and now, how about a word from our sponsor: float on down to Fred’s Beds where you’ll find the latest in suction cup technology…” There it is! It’s fading out so you might have to turn it up, but it’s there.

One more: in the last few episodes (starting with number 41, Sarah) we’ve given an extra clue to the sound quiz, hidden in the tags list. If you’ve already listened to those episodes and remember the quiz, check those lists, you’ll find a clue, promise. If you haven’t listened to those episodes, check the list while you listen to the quiz, you just might get a little help.

Okay, see you next week with a new show!

Wait, I finally did it. The sentences of this post alternate between period and exclamation point!

Now aren’t you dying to know how many there really are? No? Me neither, it’s not really something I think about. You see, I’ve been busy thinking about the newest episode of The Mikie Show now just a point and click away!

That’s right, just click the wondering word in the first sentence of this post to go where counting doesn’t matter!

How do I follow that? By coming before it, that’s how! Yes, this episode features much more, for an incredibly low price, and if you call now… wait, where was I? Oh yes, we have a quiz and some news and there’s something going on next door, I think I’m going over there to find out what it is.

So why not click the little play arrow and head off to a land where banging on stuff is encouraged!

More on topics discussed in this episode: percussion, Carnival, suction cups

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There’s something in those hills up there. It’s lurking just out of sight. We might just make it out if we can slide in a bit closer, that’s it, keep going, careful not to be seen. There, see it, right there on the left?

OMG, I see it! What is that?

There’s nothing there, actually, but we thought it might be fun to write a little dialogue. That’s the point around here. Try to have a little fun. Like in that paragraph above, notice the reference to hills? Well, look carefully at the photo, see any hills? Neither do I.

So life at The Mikie Show is all about that. Let’s have some fun making stuff up. You never know, we might hit on something.

I swear there’s a hill in that photo, just there on the left…

We’ll see you next week with a brand new show!

Relax, it happens to the best of us. I just had a mental lapse, that’s all. I get confused. But there’s no confusion in the next paragraph!

Yes, everything is clear down here in paragraph three. We get right to the point. Which is…

It’s time for a new episode of The Mikie Show! Nothing confusing about that! So why put it off? There’s no time like the present I say. Just click the first compelling word in the second sentence of this post to get twenty-eight minutes of time well spent!

I know there’s more… Oh, we have a quiz! We always have a quiz! And there’s news. We always have news! And another guest comes by, unexpectedly! We always have a g… okay you get the idea, it’s that familiar half-hour of top-notch entertainment right here on Earth!

More on topics discussed in this episode: HiRISE Camera, anaglyphs, forks

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Just to show our appreciation, here’s a new rebus to solve!

I guess you noticed there’s no show this week. But just think, with The Mikie Show, you get to choose which rerun you want to hear! There’s forty-two chances of hitting on a half-hour of top-notch on-demand entertainment! Hey, that was the first time I’ve used four hyphenated words in a sentence. It’s earth-shattering!

It’s not earth-shattering!

But listening to The Mikie Show can be. See you next week with a new show!

Speaking of mistakes, we made a wee boo-boo here. Yep, we accidentally posted the audio for episode twenty-nine in the post for episode twenty. This meant that when you clicked or downloaded episode twenty, you actually got episode twenty-nine. This is sad but there’s a bright side: we’ve fixed it! And now you can go back to episode twenty and listen to the proper file!

Speaking of episodes, the next one will arrive November 2nd. I know, only one show in October, but this will give you more time for pumpkin carving!

But when it comes to first rate entertainment, there’s only one way to go: straight to a new episode of The Mikie Show! Just click the option word in the first sentence, and you’ll scoot off to a world where hats don’t matter!

Plus, we get visited by a, okay, I’m not telling, you’ll have to listen to find out. And there’s news and a quiz and a remarkable soufflé recipe! Nope, the recipe thing is not true, but everything else is!

More on topics discussed in this episode: EMDR, Mencius, tassels

Alright, I’ll fess up, I know what it means. October is a long month, Wednesday-wise (we usually post shows every other Wednesday), meaning instead of this week, today, our next show will be posted next week, on the twelfth, hey that’s the twelfth night, ya get it, sorry, where was I?

Oh yes, meaning. There’s an extra week in October, at least how we count weeks, so if you were expecting a show tonight, sorry, it will actually be posted a week from now, that’s it, that’s what it means.

So tune in next week (which is really this week) for a full accounting of episode 42!
Now I’m going to say the word twelfth a bunch, just for fun.

None of that is true. I just made it up. We still have the same old Moon.

That’s what we do around here, make things up. Music, stories, quizzes, questions, you name it. So we were just testing our makeup skills, if you know what I mean. Speaking of makeup, why not put on a little grease paint and saunter over to the ‘listen to the show’ tab! That’s right! All this has been a clever lead up to telling you about our newest show being posted! Just click the second sentence in this paragraph and you’ll go to new show Nirvana, new Moon or not!

More on topics discussed in this episode: Northern Arizona Roller Derby, Roller Skates, taffy

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Speaking of WITT, if you’re in Indianapolis or Zionsville, be sure to check them out at 91.9 on your FM dial! (we’re on 5:30 pm Wednesdays)

Now that we’re all so clear headed, how ‘bout we mosey on over to the newest episode of The Mikie Show! That’s right! Just click the complimentary phrase in the first sentence of this post and travel off to a land free of biting…

Plus, we have a sound quiz! And there was a shortage of news so we found the fun page instead. And our friend from, well, can’t say right now, but we take a trip together. So much really, there’s almost no room for dessert!

More on topics discussed in this episode: tango (be sure to check out the little movie here), Milonga, rope

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And how do we spread the word of such fundamentally earth shattering news? By doing promos for our stations! So, here are a couple recent ones we recorded for our dear friends at WITT, Zionsville/Indianapolis. See you next week!

More on topics discussed in this episode: Cold War, Kirkenes, Norway, coolness

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Speaking of vacuums, if you’ve been living in one then you are probably unaware of the fact that some of the finest entertainment on radio is available right here, under your mouse! Using a trackpad? No problem, we’re right here under your finger!

That’s right, even though we are on the radio, your computer can pretend to be one any time you stop by.

Why would you do that?

Because we’ve just posted a new episode of The Mikie Show! Yes, episode thirty-nine has arrived. Just click the last two words of the second question in this post and travel to radioland!

There’s always a little tom-foolery going on here at The Mikie Show and, now and then, we like to let you in on it. Not about coming attractions or the production process, that we save for our twitter feed. No, this is about stuff hidden in the show that you can have fun listening for. For example in our most recent episode, number 38, Erin, just after the Clangs visit us, there is a short piece of electronic music. That same melody reappears in the soundscape that follows the interview. You’ll find it in the first half of the piece.

BTW, did you hear the music we used in episode 37 that featured our guest Abe Appleman playing? There were two pieces, the first right before the station break and a little tango about five minutes into the interview.

Lastly, check out the picture used as a thumbnail for episode 36 featuring Elizabeth Tilley. If you were to zoom in on that illustration, you’d find it to be a tree of life that “depicts the relationship between species on earth whose genomes have been sequenced.” (a quote from the wiki article) All those little dots and lines are actually names of trunks and branches and, I don’t know, leaves? See you next time behind the scenes!

More on topics discussed in this episode: pueblos, linguistic anthropology, bread crumbs

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What was that sound?

That was the sound of The MIkie Show getting approval from iTunes in record time. Yes, what can take months has taken days. We hear that some podcasts, if they’re really great, get speedy approval :)  What does all this mean? It means you can now search for our show through the iTunes store! And it’s free! Speaking of, a new show will be ready very soon, we’re hard at work on it right now. Thanks!

Now, let’s just take it all in together. Mmm, nice new site-y-ness smell. It’s not that different, right? Wrong my fellow connoisseurs of fine entertainment! Notice the menus are now below the logo picture? Now look along that row, stop, there’s the ‘Listen To The Show’ menu. Yes, just click on that and you’ll find all the shows newest to last! And, will you look at that, you can download the shows for free!

But wait, before you go there, see that column on the right, yes, just over there, it’s got a section that says subscribe to our podcast! Yes, click your subscription of choice (most everybody subscribes through iTunes). Now you are subscribed to The Mikie Show on your computer, iPod or pad or any other gadget you have! It’s automatic assigning of The Mikie Show to your listening device. We’re in your car, on a jet plane, in the train depot, jogging yourself to slenderness, anywhere you like! (this technology is a decade old, I know, but we take our time around here).

But wait, there’s more! Keep hovering along that menu bar, woot, there’s a SHOP menu. Cool (for me)! Yes, you can now present currency in exchange for music and swag. Holy cow, the music of The Mikie Show is now available! And so is some highly priced swag! I am getting exclamation pointed out! Please enjoy the new site, look around all you want, and we’ll be back soon with a brand new show. We love you, thanks for listening, we’ll see you next time, bye-bye.

Join us as we speak with fabulous violinist Abe Appleman. Besides a love of chamber music, his main gig is playing with the first fiddles in the Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. And he’s done that for the last thirty years. We talk about the joy of a musician’s life. And he agreed to play a little for us, and, even though it’s over a funky phone connection, it was worth it. Also, our old friend, um, do you really want me to tell? Nah, it’s better to be surprised. There’s a little news, of course, and how about this for a feature: a sound quiz! There’s so much more, I can’t bring myself to type it. Why is that? Remember, The Mikie Show absorbs quickly and is completely gluten free!
More on topics in this episode: Metropolitan Opera, Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, clams

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Join us as we speak with Liz Tilley, a soon to be PhD in Family Studies and Human Development. Her focus is on awareness and prevention of teen pregnancy and how policy, family context and our evolution all contribute. Plus she’s a sweet person who is inspired to work to help all of us. Do we deserve it? I hope so. Of course, we have a quiz and a little news from, ooh, the future… I know an unannounced guest is dropping in and Mikie wants to share some thoughts about little dogs. Why not join the fun by clicking the little arrow. Remember, The Mikie Show helps prevent heartburn!
More on topics in this episode: teenage pregnancy, human development, nothing

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Join us as we speak with newsman/publisher Ned Creighton. He drinks a lot but that’s okay, he’s in the news business. Nah, I’m kidding. He is a great newsman and a conscientious objector to irrational reporting. Well, he’s recently retired but that makes things all so much easier. We talk about running a newspaper (which he did) and reporting the news (he did that, too). There’s also a visit from, aw shucks, I just can’t ruin it for ya, you’ll just have to listen to find out. Let’s just say we have a new guest this episode. What else, hmm, there’s a quiz, I think, and some of our own news, and so much, I get worked up and start to choke up! That’s two ups at a time! So why not click the little arrow and find out what makes the world of independent radio so darned wonderful!
More on topics discussed in this episode: freedom of the press, Arizona Capitol Times, socks

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Hooray we get to do another program about dance! Yes, you can join us for a chat with Michelle Thompson, a dancer for Ballet Austin in Austin, Texas. She dances classical and modern ballet and is also very sweet and, a new mom. She danced (not performed) right up until the end! Of her pregnancy, I mean. In fact she very nicely loaned me a link to a YouTube here of her doing a pirouette at 35 weeks! We also have another guest or two but I am not at liberty to disclose their identity right now. Plus, there’s news, a quiz and I fall into a world without…hey, why not click the little arrow above and find out for yourself! Remember, it’s completely additive free!
More on topics in this episode: ballet, Giselle, coat and tie

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Join us as we speak with independent filmmaker Martin Holt. Over forty-six years of collecting life’s experience on film, he has filmed ceramic artists at work, rock bands (like the Doors and The Byrds), Andy Warhol, and anything else that caught his eye. We also have a visit from, okay I’m not telling, there’s news, a sound quiz and I visit the new café in town. That’s a lineup no sane person can resist, so come on, your sane, right? I thought so!
More on the topics discussed in this episode: Peter Voulkos, filmmaking, wax paper

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Episode thirty-two is just below there, right behind that little arrow. It’s hiding there. If you don’t believe me, go ahead, click that little arrow and see what happens. What did I tell you, ha! Now you can sit back and join us as we delve into the world of ghostwriting. Yes, ghostwriter Priscilla Barton joins us to discuss her craft. She’s currently working on a non-fiction mystery, so we’ve taken up that theme and played a bit mysteriously ourselves. Yes, there are clues to the sound quiz hidden in the show (meaning I say something pertinent to the quiz answer or may even say the actual answer in some passing way). So you might want to keep your ears open start to finish, not that you would ever miss a golden word anyway. Also, we have another guest come by, there’s news about the future and Mikie lets you in on a private moment! This is the kind of thing we wait for our whole lives! Was that too strong? Okay, we wait for these moments at least a day or two! Thanks for tuning in!
More on topics discussed in this episode: ghostwriting, neologism, notebooks

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Episode thirty-one! They exclaimed. It’s an exclamatory remark! Okay, I’m calm now. Join us for a discussion with Dr. Michael Miles, a practitioner of naturopathic medicine. This branch of medicine takes a holistic approach to healing, using herbs, other natural substances and lifestyle to maintain health before resorting to pharmaceuticals. Very interesting. I think someone else stops by but I wouldn’t want to ruin it for you. There’s something strange in the news, we have a quiz and Mikie has to read something really tiny! Why not make it an extra sugar day and join the fun!
More on topics discussed in this episode: Naturopathic Medicine, stress, plastic

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Episode thirty, holy mackerel! Thirty is a lot if you’re counting episodes (not so much when counting bacteria but we’re not counting bacteria today). Why not join the celebration with me and my guest school superintendent Charla Argo-Wright. She is wonderful and has really interesting ideas about education. Plus, she implements those ideas in Hoonah, Alaska an island community of just over 800 mostly native people. This place is only reachable by boat or plane. And our friend, well, should I tell? No, he said, why ruin the surprise, but we do have an unannounced guest and find a little red box and there’s a quiz and some news and a sound play and I’m going for the record for the most instances of the word “and” in a sentence! I think it’s a good show, I hope you like it!
More on topics discussed in this episode: Hoonah School District, potlatch, cheese grater

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Join us as we once again chat with our friend psychotherapist Dr. Glenn Berger. This time we discuss the world’s most popular topic: love. Yes, it does make the world go ‘round. But why, and how do we find it? And when we do find it, how do we keep at it? And how come there are so many question marks in this description? Why not tune in and find out? Let’s see, what else? I know an unexpected guest will drop by, they always do, don’t they? Plus there’s a quiz, some news and Mikie talks about, um, waving? I think it’s a good show and it cleans without messy build up!
More info on topics discussed in this episode: love, love sickness, gorillas

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Join us as we speak with Manu Mallikarjun. A former derivatives trader who changed course and is making a documentary I hope we all get to enjoy. The film asks simply: what can we do to make a more peaceful world? We also get a visit from a guest or two. Ok, it’s two. Yes, the Hi Theres and another “person” stop by. There’s news from around the world and a sound quiz. There’s some abstract musical intentions implied all over the place and it’s even high in fiber!
More info on topics discussed in this episode: derivatives, freedom, déjà vu

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Join us for a conversation with choreographer and dance artist Rebecca Davis. She takes dance performance to new and different levels, using sculpture in her sets, collected objects for costuming and engaging the audience in more than just viewing safely from their theater seats. There’s also a visit from, well, do you want me to spoil the surprise? Didn’t think so. Let’s see, what else. Oh, there’s the news and a quiz and help with a social dilemma. It’s going to be such fun, and it’s low in calories!
More on topics discussed in this episode: modern dance, Feldenkrais Method, conversation

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