Best Axe To Grind Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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A2G340 - Recappin' Or Just Cappin'? 1:46:10

1h ago1:46:10

1:46:10

Hardcore is pretty ripping in 2024, and we have the receipts to prove it. Talking about our time at Sound & Fury, the Have Heart shows, and more. Also, behind-the-scenes on who should headline what. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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130: I Have an Axe to Grind 22:05

36m ago22:05

22:05

Mechanochemistry, using purely mechanical processes to run a reaction, is much less known in the chemical world, but has been around since the ancient Greek Theophrastus described a mechanochemical process. We describe the history of mechanochemistry from then through its rediscovery by Michael Faraday, and the first systematic attempts to understa…

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A2G339 - Overexposed! 1:28:53

6h ago1:28:53

1:28:53

Before next week's Sound & Fury on-the-ground reporting, we bring you a cautionary episode about being the local workhorse band, saying dumb things, being TOO present in listeners' minds, and taking the Gaga money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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129: Sheets and Giggles 21:17

5h ago21:17

21:17

In which we learn of the history of graphite, its molecular structure, and electrical properties. Then we discuss the isolation of thinner and thinner layers of graphite through the mid-to-late 20th century. The first isolation of a single atomic layer of graphite, called graphene, was accomplished in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, wh…

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A2G338 - Out of Touch, Out of Time 1:51:53

4d ago1:51:53

1:51:53

Would you like to play a game? Bob plays the role of Jigsaw from the Saw movies and subjects Tom and Patrick to a mental blood sport. Will they make it out of this house of horrors? Tons of music, new and old, is recommended for your ears. Also, MTV VJs in retirement, and the appeal of listening to two grown men bicker. Do a kindness for a guy who …

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128: Heavy, Man, Heavy! 31:19

6d ago31:19

31:19

With this episode, we complete our history of the discovery of the elements (up through writing this episode). We talk of elements 110 through 118, completing that row of the Periodic Table, and the various experiments that the major heavy-ion research facilities in Russia, Germany, the USA, and Japan, were doing. We begin to hear of collaboration …

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A2G337 - Cash Is King 1:32:52

16d ago1:32:52

1:32:52

Tom on a solo mission while Pat and Bob are on assignment in Europe. Tom is joined by Bob Wilson (FYA, Philly SXE, a lot of bands) and Greg Falchetto (Manalapan SXE, lots of bands, NJHC shows) to discuss all things booking. Played some "Keep One, Lose One", how to start out booking shows and, most crucially, the importance of bringing cash to shows…

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127: Black is Beautiful 22:04

13d ago22:04

22:04

In which we discuss the entry of People of Color into chemistry, mostly in the USA. We start with the first Black to get an Ph.D. in Chemistry in the USA, St. Elmo Brady, and work forward through the 1940s through the 1960s. We discuss various organizations to assist people of color in chemistry (and other sciences), such as NOBCChE, SACNAS, AISES,…

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A2G336 - So International 1:51:01

30d ago1:51:01

1:51:01

Who is gonna pop this summer? Can European metal push a man into the arms of Youth Crew? Are hardcore bands getting paid less than they should be relative to their non-hc contemporaries? Seattle or San Diego? Boston or DC? Los Angeles or the Bay? And a premiere from Gothenburg's SIDESTEP! That's in Sweden, you ignoramuses! Learn more about your ad …

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126: Run of the Mill 22:27

23d ago22:27

22:27

In which we talk of a huge problem currently plaguing chemistry (and science in general), the "paper mill," in which researchers pay to get their name attached to others' publications, or they write fraudulent publications and pay to get them in print. We hear of a Chinese firm discovered to be such a broker, possible reasons why chemists would fak…

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A2G335 - Is It a Team Sport? 1:26:55

1M ago1:26:55

1:26:55

Should hardcore bands have a 'team' and, if so, should they ever use the word 'team' for any reason, ever? Also, bands taking stances, and all that comes with it. And what do musicians do AFTER? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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125: Das Model 23:29

28d ago23:29

23:29

Here we discuss all sorts of kits chemists use to build models of different molecules. We start with the pre-molecule set built for John Dalton, and then we hear of August von Hofmann's set for lecture demonstrations. We talk of John Dewar's brass constructions, and then to Tinkertoy-like setups in the 20th century. Plastic first appears in molecul…

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A2G334 - Do They Owe Us A Good Show? (Of Course They Do!) 50:56

1M ago50:56

50:56

What does a band OWE you? A good performance? Songs you recognize? Fun? And what happens if they don't deliver? Also, is it time you bought a bearded lizard? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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124: Lumen Large 20:39

1M ago20:39

20:39

Our history of LEDs continues with the entry of LEDs into commercial lighting. We talk of different ways to get white light out of LEDs, and materials for white-light LEDs. We briefly discuss color temperature because there are different kinds of white. Then we hear of the publication of an article in 2000 that consolidated thinking about home usag…

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A2G233 - Robocop Reporting For Duty 1:22:51

2M ago1:22:51

1:22:51

Bob returns from New Detroit to spin yarns about the mythic Tied Down Fest, while Tom reports from the center of a Knocked Loose pit, and Patrick broadcasts from a chicken coop. Topics include big touring slowing down; getting out while the gettin is good; hating J. Mascis; how we report on ourselves; women's basketball. Learn more about your ad ch…

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123: Setting the Ground Rules 21:51

1M ago21:51

21:51

This episode gives a basic review of geochemistry, starting with pioneers such as Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Frank Wigglesworth Clarke, and thence into the 20th century, especially Victor Goldschmidt. We hear about the development of geochemical societies around the world, then we talk about various subfields of geochemistry. The question of "w…

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A2G232 - See You In the COD Lobby, MFer! 1:31:00

2M ago1:31:00

1:31:00

Settling beefs through Esports; wandering into other people's problems; and are you being gatekept from the good shows and tours... hard to know. PLUS a PREMIERE from Chicago's own PORCUPINE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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122: Catch the 'Wave 20:15

2M ago20:15

20:15

Even though the potential for using microwaves to do chemistry was there since 1946, it wasn't until the late 1970s that the first use of microwaves in the chemistry laboratory appeared. This episode covers the development of microwave chemistry from moisture analyzers to significant study of reactions, and then finally laboratory-standard microwav…

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A2G231 - Sex w/ a Duck 1:15:56

2M ago1:15:56

1:15:56

Questions that will rock you to your CORE. Also, being loud online: the pros and cons. And is the 80s perverted? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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121: Let the Sun Shine in 21:42

2M ago21:42

21:42

We talk about perovskite minerals and compounds, their discovery, and general crystal structure. Then we learn about how researchers gradually learned about their interesting electrical and optical properties. We hear of Tsutomu Miyasaka’s paper about building a solar cell using these perovskite minerals, and the sudden interest in making commercia…

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A2G330 - Spinkick Clout 1:39:10

2M ago1:39:10

1:39:10

Will main character mosh ever stop? Are skins sketchy in 2024? Does this era have its iconic intro yet? Listener questions come at us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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120: Snap Judgement 20:39

2M ago20:39

20:39

Click Chemistry came about as several researchers came to similar conclusions in parallel, but from different angles: Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldahl, and Carolyn Bertozzi. We hear about their research goals in the 1990s and early 2000s: to snap together smaller molecules in a reliable way, perhaps with pharmaceutical or biological experiments and …

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A2G329 - Size Matters 1:34:30

3M ago1:34:30

1:34:30

Is hardcore better when it's smaller? Are we do for a contraction? Do you only say that because you want people to fail and not have things? That's not nice. Also, Sound & Fury Fest: how many bands are pandemic babies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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119: Tiny but Mighty 21:40

3M ago21:40

21:40

We reach the point in our chemical history when microplastics were first recognized as a pervasive environmental pollutant. Visible plastic bits were first found by Edward Carpenter and K.L. Smith in the ocean back in 1972, and such detritus was confirmed all over the world's oceans over the next decades, resulting in the name "Eastern Garbage Patc…

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A2G328 - Inspector Gadget At the Nu Metal Fest 1:30:59

3M ago1:30:59

1:30:59

Static-X or Fury? Powerman 5000 or Incendiary? Patrick goes undercover at Sick New World to report how hardcore represented itself. And is Sunglass Hut the new video store? All this and a premiere from Little Rock's finest TERMINAL NATION. Let's go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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118: Hold Tight, Stick Tight 24:28

3M ago24:28

24:28

This episode deals with glues and adhesives, from prehistoric times to the present. We talk of prehistoric glue from tree saps, petroleum tar, animal glues, casein glues, albumin glues, and starch glues, all known in ancient times. Medieval knowledge added fish glue, and by the Renaissance we start industrial-scale adhesive factories. The 19th cent…

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A2G327 - RIP Kingpin 1:17:25

3M ago1:17:25

1:17:25

Eddie Sutton's passing, Leeway's influence then and now, sorting everything out before it's time to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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117: The Set Table 23:38

3M ago23:38

23:38

The Periodic Table we've all seen in chemistry books and classes is not always the way it was, nor the way it must always be. In this episode we explore all kinds of periodic representations of the properties of elements, from Mendeleev's first published table in 1869, through wide and narrow tables, and spirals. There are even three-dimensional "t…

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A2G326 - Small 'M' Metalcore 1:10:34

3M ago1:10:34

1:10:34

Bands born at the wrong time; bands who break up too early; bands that break up too late; pariah bands no one wants to take on tour. Bands on bands on bands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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116: Open Frame of Mind 19:17

3M ago19:17

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We introduce the first chemical construction set in chemistry (besides natural proteins, starches, sugars, etc.), the metal-organic framework. A DuPont employee, E.A. Tomic, invented this type of molecule in the 1960s, but it took until Omar Yaghi's research in 1990s until chemists realized the value of metal-organic frameworks. We discuss the expe…

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A2G325 - Bad Blend 1:17:08

4M ago1:17:08

1:17:08

What are some genres that just should not cross paths? Nu Youth? Also, how to kill a whole castle with insects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy AXE TO GRIND PODCAST & Sound Talent Media

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115: Reach for the Stars 22:04

4M ago22:04

22:04

In this episode we talk about astrochemistry, which began in the 20th century. The first detection of molecules outside our solar system began with Theodore Dunham, which was finally recognized as a molecule in 1940. We talk of Gerhard Herzberg, Polydore Swings, and Dirk ter Haar, then meet Lyman Spitzer. Radio astronomy then became important in th…

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A2G334 - Never Been Right Once 1:19:01

4M ago1:19:01

1:19:01

Tom and Patrick ride this one as a duo and do their best to stay on topic. Being completely washed; being too far down a hardcore hole to acknowledge other types of music; getting married; being wrong about everything; the hedonic treadmill of marginal music success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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