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Hosted by Alex Green, Stereo Embers: The Podcast is a weekly podcast airing exclusively on Bombshell Radio (www.bombshellradio.com) that features interviews with musicians, authors, artists and actors talking about the current creative moment in their lives. A professor at St. Mary's College of California, Alex is the Editor-In-Chief of Stereo Embers Magazine (www.stereoembersmagazine.com), the author of five books and has served as a Speaker/Moderator for LitQuake, Yahoo!, The Bay Area Book ...
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Totally Deep Backcountry Skiing Podcast

Doug Stenclik, Randy Young and Chris Kalous

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On Totally Deep Backcountry Skiing Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Ski gear, technique,backcountry fashion, jargon, and assorted spray, not to mention science, plenty of science, from two guys who know how to earn it in the backcountry. Skiing uphill, skiing downhill, skiing in your tub, its all skiing on this cast. Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Skimo Racing, Split Boarding ...
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I talk to musician Alex Riggs about our shared love and significant attachment to Ween and how their music unexpectedly intersected with our experiences as Trans women. Resisting urge to say shit like "These Baby Bitches get into a real Transdermal Celebration" and failing. ~~~ Alex Riggs Links Alex Riggs Instagram Alex Riggs Twitter ~~~ Support Ha…
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"Good Thing"Her new album might be called The #1 Zookeeper (Of The San Diego Zoo) butAbby Hamilton does not hail from San Diego. The singer/songwriter was born and raised a little over two thousand miles away in Wilmore, Kentucky. Hamilton's family was a musical one--so much so, in fact, that she has aunts who sang in a Southern Gospel group called…
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"Revolución to Roxy"Yes, the London-born guitarist and producer Phil Manzanera is part of one of the greatest bands of all time, but that really isn't the story. It's just part of it. Like, 10% of it. Which is crazy when you think of the cultural impact of Roxy Music, but the fact is, Manzanera has lived an interesting life that goes far beyond his…
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I talk about how being Trans has now led to estrangement from my Jordan Peterson-loving dad and how I'm dealing with it. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Explicit C…
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This is a quick PSA that spring is the most dangerous time of year to let your guard down in avalanche terrain. Listeners, please stay safe out there. Then, we get into the gear previews for the upcoming season! Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2023-2024 season. And remember: be safe out there. More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast…
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"I Just Want To Go Home"I've been obsessed with the Trashcan Sinatras since 1990 and for good reason--the Scottish outfit's winning discography featuring albums like Cake, I've Seen Everything, Weightliftingand In The Music is a perfect body of work. From the punchy pop of "Obscurity Knocks" to thesweeping rush of "All The Dark Horses," the Trashca…
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I am coming out as Trans. Tired of being secretive about it. Didn't really want to make a comic or post about it, but long audio format actually is optimal for saying what I want to say in the way I want to say it, so here you go... a freakin' podcast. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hauso…
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"Primrose Was In Season"The Florida-born Mackenzie Shivers is a singer/songwriter of tremendous sensitivity and strength. Her new album Primrose Was In Season--and her fourth overall--is a layered blend of moving compositions that summon joy and loss with dexterity and finesse. Produced by Kevin Salem, the album, which is the follow-up to2021's Rej…
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"Highlander"Born in Short Gap, West Virginia, the Grammy-nominated Missy Raines is one of the most legendary bluegrass musicians on the planet. A ten-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year and the first woman to win the award--a feat nobody has even come close to--Raines is a virtuoso musician who plays…
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I talk to writer and filmmaker StolenDans about the legacy of Bob Dylan and how he's poised for a revival in the popular consciousness due to continuing political and social relevance of his music. It gets a little 'freewheeling,' but our 'desire' to show you 'another side' of the man will have you 'empire burlesque.' ~~~ StolenDans Links StolenDan…
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"Let Go"Formed by braintrust Sascha Konietzko in Germany and Paris in 1984, KMFDM got their start as a performance art project butit didn't take long for their propulsive industrial rhythms to establish them as one of the most dynamic bands around. Over the courseof their career they've toured the world, sold millions of records and unleashed an un…
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I talk to legendary online cartoon man KC Green about the shifting winds of fortune when it comes to hocking your illustrated wares on the world wide web. We get into influences, webcomic history, and the ethics of merchandising. A good time is had by all! ~~~ KC Green Links KC's Website KC's Twitter KC's Instagram KC's Patreon Skulltenders Website…
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"Starting Over"With close to thirty albums under his belt, the Iowa-born Dan Bern is one of the great iron men of rock and roll. I guess he's kind of the Cal Ripken of modern music--why? Because he keeps showing up with high quality work. From albums like Fifty Eggs to to the newly re-mastered New American Language, Bern is one of the very best we …
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I am by nature, a luddite and some vast cultural networks, like Twitch streaming have utterly passed me by in terms of my awareness of its impact. Lucky I have on streamer extraordinaire Amber Carr to initiate an old chunk of coal like me into this wily world. We also discuss her new DnD podcast Skulltenders and how streaming and TTRPGs can both al…
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"I See You"Led by the Bay Area born Destani Wolf, Destani's Piece is a sonic healing project whose compositions are lush and layered affairs, boasting rich textures that conjure vast heavenly landscapes. Filled with dreamy musical nuances--like rolling angelic harps, harmonic pianos and Wolf's otherworldly vocals, the music of Destani's Piece is re…
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I am joined by writer Michelle Perez to discuss her and Remy Boydell's incredible 2018 graphic novel, The Pervert. I reacted VERY strongly to this book as do most people who read it, so it is a great thrill for me to have Michelle on to answer some of the questions that were lingering in my mind after I finished reading it. ~~~ Michelle Perez Links…
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"Shane O'Mara Wore Mascara"Okay, so let's not be ridiculous--it's impossible to tell you a little bit about Lindy Morrison because there's so much to tell. But for the sake of time I'll condense what I can about this remarkable woman--just keep in mind this is a partial and very expurgated description of her accomplishments. My suggestion is that y…
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I am joined by Rob DenBleyker of Cyanide & Happiness to discuss our current, bizarre age of webcomic distribution and monetization. We also discuss the incongruous nature of having been given a platform through crude jokes but then feeling compelled to use it to comment on serious matters like the genocide in Gaza. ~~~ Cyanide and Happiness Links E…
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"Kindergarten Heart"Well, the Canadian singer/songwriter Shaina Hayes finished university and did what most graduates do--she started a farm. Ambitious? Of course it was--but Hayes, who was actually raised on a farm, was more than up for the challenge and spent her twenties tilling the land for her vegetable farm which was also a local CSA. The art…
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I am joined by journalist Séamus Malekafzali to discuss the potential future of the genocide in Gaza, whether Israel's military will expand further into countries outside of Palestine, and the Biden administration's continued infuriating obliviousness. ~~~ Séamus Malekafzali Links Séamus Malekafzali's Website Séamus Malekafzali's Twitter ~~~ Suppor…
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"Natural Magick"Formed in the mid '90s in London, Kula Shaker emerged as one of the most dynamic and engaging musical acts around.Mixing psychedelia with traditional Indian music and pop, Kula Shaker tore it up right out of the gate, with their debut album K hitting #1 and making them immediate superstars. Over the course of their career they playe…
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A giant of Canadian independent media is faltering, so we are cynically picking up the slack and pivoting to Canadian politics. As such, the show will now be called Good Canadaland. Our first guest on Good Canadaland is journalist Jeremy Appel who discusses his new book, "Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power" and takes us through an oral hist…
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I am joined by Palestinian-American writer and game dev Nadia Shammas to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, her experience in the Palestinian diaspora, and the need to create histories that reflect events as they actually happened in the face of false counter-narratives by prevailing authorities. ~~~ Nadia Shammas Links Nadia Shammas on Twitter …
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"I Will Never Let You Down"Marcellus Hall has been doing so much, his resume it'll make you look at your resume and think What have I been doing? Let's back up: The Minnesota-born Marcellus Hall went to the Rhode Island school of design then moved to New York after graduating to form the band Railroad Jerk. Railroad Jerk put out four perfect albums…
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"Angles And Ordinary Men"Back in the late '90s Wendy Lands' debut album Angels and Ordinary Men landed on my desk in the form a package from Canada and I dove right in. Falling somewhere between Beth Orton's Trailer Park and Sade's Stronger Than Pride, the album was a revelation. It was soulful, it was atmospheric, it was melodic, it was rich, and …
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I am joined by Dono and Audrey of the Radio Free Tote Bag podcast to discuss the ego-satisfying but inherently depersonalizing and potentially depraved act of turning yourself into an online media 'brand.' While attractive because it means you can be self-employed through your dumb thoughts alone, it also means contributing to our nightmare world o…
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"Boom Boom Boom Bingo"Scruffy The Cat dominated the College Rock scene of the late '80s with a run of fabulous albums like Tiny Days and Moons of Jupiter, plus two stellar EPs High Octane Revival and Boom Boom Boom Bingo. If you don't have these four releases-get them. They're the most perfect blasts of rootsy indie pop you'll ever hear. The six me…
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"Chaos And Wonder"Donnette Thayer went west for college and when the Colorado-born Thayer arrived at UC Davis with veterinary aspirations she found a thriving arts community that she fell right into. She'd played classical music growing up, but suddenly found herself fronting alternative bands like X-Men, The Veil and No Matter What. She guested on…
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Doug sits down with Nathan Fry and Pantelis "Jerry" Geralis to talk about their experience in the Edelweiss raid, a military training event for mountain warfare. The gauntlet is thrown leading up to the 2024 Elk Mountain Grand Traverse race where Nathan and Jerry will text their need for lycra and speed to drop the rucksacks and come out to Colorad…
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"A Family Album"The California-born and Washington-raised Holly Palmer has had quite a career. Signed to Reprise in the mid-nineties, Palmer garnered well-deserved critical-acclaim and toured with the likes of Paula Cole, k.d. Lang and Shawn Colvin. David Bowie asked her to sing background vocals on his Hours album and then he asked her to join his…
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"Movement"There’s nothing about Peter Hook that I can tell you you don’t already know, so let’s just do a refresher run through his musical CV. In the late '70s Hook formed Joy Division with childhood pal Bernard Sumner after the two friends saw the Sex Pistols play in Manchester. The band only put out two albums and one of those albums, the legend…
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“Forwards”For more than 40 years the Welsh band the Alarm have been one of the most consistent acts on the planet, playing songs with conviction, heart and belief. With almost 20 studio albums under their belts, along with a discography that includes live albums, box sets and EPs, The Alarm are one of those bands where you pretty much want everythi…
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In this episode, I talk about a comic I did delightfully and unexpectedly becoming a meme format so ubiquitous I lost authorship over it, and how this loss of authorship was the fulfillment of a long held life goal. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email comp…
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"Everything On Memory"The Fresno-born, Modesto-raised Jim Fairchild got his start on guitar as a teenager and in the mid-nineties became the lead guitar player for the indie rock outfit Grandaddy. That would be enough to make a resume’ shimmer, but Fairchild was just getting started. He was the touring guitar player for Giant Sand, he worked with e…
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I talk about the terrible feeling of burning out on something you actually enjoy doing, why that burnout can occur, and potential solutions for mitigating it. That's right, this is a wellness podcast now. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning. You WERE warn…
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"Silent Highway"Formed out of the ashes of the post-punk outfit Finger Printz, the Silencers' core was comprised of two members of that band--guitarist Cha Burns and singer Jimme O'Neill. The Silencers quickly signed to RCA and hit the ground running, putting out three brilliant albums in under five years. They toured with Squeeze, The Pretenders, …
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"Follow The Leader" So, Rain Phoenix first was on my radar back in 1991 when she and her brother River had a band called Aleka's Attic. They had a marvelous song called Across The Way on this compilation Tame Yourself, which also featured The Pretenders, Michael Stipe, the Indigo Girls and K.D. Lang. The Texas-born Phoenix acted in TV shows like Fa…
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"Breathwork"The Hawaii-born, New York raised and London Royal Academy of Music-educated Lara Somogyi is one of the most gifted harpists on the planet. A traditionalist and a modernist, Somogyi is an inventive instrumentalist who isn't afraid of exploring new creative possibilities for her instrument. As a composer, Somogyi has experimented with ble…
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"Thanksgiving Day Special"There's a lot of things I miss about being a kid--somebody else driving, somebody else making dinner, not having to pay bills, not having to shave or get gas or pay rent--I was just going mention one or two things, but apparently I'm not pleased about being an adult.The reason why I brought this up is because the one thing…
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I am joined by cartoonist Rory Blank to discuss the recent sperm retrieval cartoon that was produced by Israel as well as the concept of using the simplified appeal of cartoons to launder politically monstrous ideas. ~~~ RORY BLANK Rory Blank Twitter https://twitter.com/BoneJail Rory Blank Instagram https://www.instagram.com/roryblank/ Rory Blank S…
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"When We Rise"Over the course of her career, the New York born Jess Klein has put out nearly fifteen perfect albums. From her Rykodisc debut Draw Them Near in 2000 to other winning entries like 2006's City Garden and 2014's Learning Faith, Klein has demonstrated she's a singer/songwriter of tremendous strength and heart. Blessed with a natural penc…
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I talk about trying to get over your natural laziness and desire for a tainted comfort in order to do more effective activism for issues you care about. I don't think I've been too successful yet in my own attempts, but I have some thoughts on it. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com Thank you for listeni…
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"Continuance"Don't feel bad if Joey Alexander's resume' makes you feel inferior about your childhood achievements. We all feel that way. The Indonesian born pianist taught himself to play at age 6 and was flawlessly covering Thelonious Monk before he was in 1st grade. Because of the paucity of jazz opportunities at home, Alexander sat in with the t…
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"Ozark Symphony"Born in Memphis into a musical family, Kelly Hunt grew up listening to classical, folk and Delta Blues. She sang in the choir and played the piano, but it was the five-string banjo that stole her heart. Hunt was both a traditionalist and a modernist, blending old-time picking with her own brand of improvisation. After graduating fro…
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For this year's Halloween episode, I am joined by writer/director Kyle Edward Ball for a long conversation about his wonderful film Skinamarink, which leads us into a broader discussion about the theories and philosophies which animate the best genre, Horror. ~~~ KYLE EDWARD BALL LINKS Kyle on Twitter https://twitter.com/kyleedwardball Skinamarink …
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Doug and friends Elliott Bates and coach Danny Blake from Dynamic Performance System are here to discuss training and mental tactics leading up to the PDG 2024. The Patrouille des Glaciers is a through-the-night ski race started in the 1940s by the Swiss military, testing ski skills, endurance and the ability to travel efficiently through technical…
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"Get Me To A Nunnery"The Hawaii-born, Wisconsin-raised Heather Lynne Horton has a lot of stories to tell and because she's a born storyteller, she does so with the perfect blend of humor, hi-jinx and self-deprecation.We'll let her tell you those stories, but in the meantime, we'll offer this quick version of who she is. After college she hit Minnea…
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How can you tell if your rationality is informing your qualitative, axiomatic understanding of history and world events or if it's the other way around? I don't really know for sure, but I talk about it for a while from a pro-Palestine perspective in the context of recent events. Medical Aid for Palestinians (https://www.map.org.uk/). Palestinian C…
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"Heart Like Thunder"The Colorado-born, Brooklyn-based Hallie Spoor is a true artist. And she's a true athlete. And she knows that to be either one of those things, you've got to put in the reps. Trust me when I tell you, Spoor has put in the reps.The trained opera singer and former collegiate soccer player is well aware of the hard work that's need…
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