Showing posts with label AL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AL. Show all posts

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Episode 156 -- "History Hole"

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Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night. Topics include: finding some old streetcar rail inside a pothole in the street; Birmingham's underground river myth and where the term "To Like like a Mulhatton" comes from; the world is on loan to us; the time my childhood friend Benji and I dug a whole to China but found Hell first; B-Movie review of "Hawkeye" (1988); politics and Donald Trump; Quiz Show scandals of the 1950s; short story reading of "Suitable Distance" by Adam Fox, and; much more!

Show time: 1:19:52

Music for this episode from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License Non-commercial Share-Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released January 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Episode 150 -- "Edge City"

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Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night, when he talks about living in the sprawl fringes of downtown proper, sometimes referred to as an "Edge City", and how he was once a spy for a television station there. Also: a series of odd, sometimes random, sometimes interwoven incidents, have been happening lately -- possibly related to Mercury Retrograde?

Show time: 1:28:26

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Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Live Streaming Apps -- Atticus Finch's Dream is Realized!


I have to admit it: I'm addicted to live streaming apps. I just think it's one of the great marvels of the last few years that we can all kick back with our smart phones and see the world through someone else's eyes -- walk in their skin, if you will. That was Atticus Finch's dream, right?

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Episode 142: "Halloween Marathon"

 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Mike's out of the studio this October 31st on a camping trip, but stay up late this Halloween with over four hours of audio from his marathon of Haddonfield's favorite masked babysitter stalker, Michael Myers! Friends Jason and Brad join him on an odyssey of flicks, including "Halloween 2", "Halloween 4: the Return of Michael Myers" and "Halloween 5: the Revenge of Michael Myers". Happy Halloween, and -- PLEASE REMEMBER -- don't forget to check your candy!

Show time: 4:16:20

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial-Share Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released October 2015 on The Midnight Citizen and The Overnightscape Underground.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Episode 128 -- "Snobs v. Slobs"

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Join Mike in the studio late at night, and on an excursion to the Alabama countryside. Topics include: Sylacauga, AL and its various claims to fame such as the Hodges Meteorite and being the birthplace of Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle, USMC); checking out an old census report of living Civil War veterans in 1909; field recording from riding around the golf course compound late at night where I went for a work retreat this week; Video Asides; Doesthedogdie.com; "I Dream of Jeannie" turns 50; Barbara Eden on the Today Show; "Harper Valley PTA"; field recording from the hotel room; can't sleep; the golf compound staff left some right wing Christian literature for me to read; TV reviews -- "True Detective" and "Life's Too Short" with Warwick Davis; Snobs vs. Slobs, and; much more!

Show time: 1:58:02

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released July 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Episode 126 -- "Interviewing Fireworks"


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Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night, and also on the porches and streets of Birmingham, AL. Topics include: Happy 4th of July!; interviewing fireworks; the Dick Tracy Watch story; sarcastic Americanism; got a new coffee percolator; podcasting and misconceptions; awful movie trailers; "Jurassic World" review, and much more!

Show time: 2:07:43

Music for this episode is from the New Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora (Creative Commons License 1.0 Universal).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released July 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Episode 125 -- "Back to Night"



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Join Mike on the back porch on a Friday night, and in the mall on a Monday afternoon. Topics explored include Actor Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker) arrested -- should parents of celebrity children be accused of child abuse for putting their kids in the spotlight?; Brian Wilson movie "Love and Mercy" reviewed; asked by mall security to stop recording, and; much more!

Show time: 1:32:03

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released April 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Episode 122 -- "Hunter's Fridge"


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 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
After a long hiatus, Mike returns to the studio late on a Saturday night. Topics include: falling victim to the "Quantum Leap" curse; the Stephen King mania of the late 80s; reading "trash" genre books from the 2nd and Charles free bin -- "Funland" by Richard Laymon and "Jericho Falls" by Christopher Hyde"; field audio from a mall in Savannah, GA; the Cracker Barrel; my old roommate Hunter is moving of the house I once lived in; reading an old issue of "Birmingham" magazine from 2004 with my friends in it; ONSUG Guide review; field audio from a cemetery this week; "true" experiences; Netflix reviews -- "Shiek" (2014); "Beyond Clueless" (2014); "The Morton Downey Jr. Movie" (2013), and; much more!

Show time: 2:30:54


Music for this episode is "The Midnight Cassette System" by Frank Edward Nora

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released April 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 121 -- "Open Air"

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Join Mike in the studio on a Saturday night. Topics include: Facebook reminder of my horrific car accident 3 years ago today; cell phone obliterated; Jessica's new show, "Venus in Fur", made me uncomfortable; why I'm not an actor; Joe Bob Briggs should come to Birmingham's Sidewalk Film Festival; outdoor movies to continue next week at the Oak Hill Cemetery; why I'm not worried about David Lynch leaving "Twin Peaks"; show revivals may ruin TV's golden age; "True Detective" coming back, and; much more!

Show time: 1:09:07

Music for this episode is music from the Midnight Cassette System by Frank Edward Nora.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released April 2015, on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com) and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 119 -- "Night Watch"

 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Join Mike outside on a sleepless Saturday night. Thieves, Clerks and Comebacks are explored. Also, can "Duck Hunt" be considered an obscure video game? He met a couple of folks this week who could, and you'll hear all about on this week's nocturnal ramble!

Show time: 1:24:19

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released March 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground and The Midnight Citizen.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 118 -- "The Coffee and Tea Hunt"

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Join Mike as he hangs out on the porch on Saturday night and continues to come off the 8-part "Friday the 13" marathon with his friends.

Show time: 1:17:36

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released March 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

The Midnight Citizen 117: "Yawn Napkin"



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After a couple weeks away, Mike returns to the studio on a Saturday night! Topics include: random cowbell toy for sale in Belk; "House of Cards" and tacky Netflix advertisements; field recording from Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, AL; mall walking and enjoying simple pleasures in life; stage fright when recording some times; "Snake Oil" game review; Sbarro is now closed in Birmingham, so RIP, and; much more!

Show time: 1:31:32

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released March 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground and The Midnight Citizen.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

The Midnight Citizen Episode 116: "Malls, Turtles and Radio Shack"

 http://onsug.com/shows/Jan15/onsug_Jan15_midnightcitizen112.mp3
Mike's out of the studio tonight, but join him for a pre-recorded field trip into Hoover, AL, first standing atop the Lovers' Leap overlook in Bluff Park, and then walking around the Riverchase Galleria. Also includes a trip to the Bumper Nets arcade in the mall, and a reconnaissance visit to Radio Shack.

Show time: 58:15

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike United States License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released February 2015 on The Overnightscape Underground and The Midnight Citizen.

Thursday, February 12, 2015