http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles The infrequent thoughts of a libertarian, skeptic, and humanist Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:01:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ jimpax@gmail.com (Jim and Valerie) jimpax@gmail.com (Jim and Valerie) Geek Culture 1440 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/wp-content/uploads/SiWotI/SiWotILogo.png http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles 144 144 A podcast about geek culture, being nerd parents, and not becoming our parents. Jim and Valerie discuss various topics of interest about geek culture, parenting, politics, and entertainment. geek, culture, literature, tv, movies, games, talk, society, politics, parenting Jim and Valerie Jim and Valerie jimpax@gmail.com no yes http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/things-i-think-about/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/things-i-think-about/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:30:53 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=543 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/things-i-think-about/feed/ 5 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:38:36 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=534 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/feed/ 1 1:11:12 Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone.  Here is episode three, getting us 75% of the way through our segments on NPR’s “Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books,” as well as 75% of the way through our rapid-fire episodes. Segment one [...] The excellent web series Mr. Deity, the insanity surrounding the HPV virus, and #50-#26 of NPR's "Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books." boardgames, crazy, podcast, Rambles, rants Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-2/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-2/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:02:52 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=528 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-2/feed/ 3 1:08:06 So about now, the 11 of you (as of this writing) who have downloaded episode 1 are probably champing at the bit for more, right?  I’m assuming that the 4.5 million of you that streamed it directly from the website are in the same boat. (I can[...] In this episode we tackle a list from the book Covering by Kenji Yoshino, which he includes as an illustrator of how closely allied to the dominant culture the reader is. We talk about taking our children to see the Riff Trax live showing of "Jack the Giant Killer," and we tackle the next 25 books on NPR's "Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books" list. geek, culture, literature, tv, movies, games, talk, society, politics, parenting Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/so-much-fun/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/so-much-fun/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:44:41 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=514 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/so-much-fun/feed/ 2 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-1/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-1/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:11:15 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=504 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-1/feed/ 15 0:49:04 Someone is Wrong on the Internet. Episode 1 Our first episode! Today, we talk about the new(ish) movie Fright Night starring David Tennant.  No, really.  STARRING David Tennant. We also discuss the bizarre goings-on with the nascent Republican Pres[...] Jim and Valerie discuss various topics of interest about geek culture, parenting, politics, and entertainment. geek, culture, literature, tv, movies, games, talk, society, politics, parenting Jim and Valerie yes no