Spoken Word with Electronics: EPISODES 31-54 (Mega Pack #1)

by Ethan Persoff

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We're suspending our road trips. Some acute cabin fever is going around. Sorry for any inconvenience. Have a good ride home! Support the show with this ongoing playlist of episodes. Episodes 31 through 54. (Note: A new episode pack begins with Episode 55). Previous Episode Packs with road trips are available. Follow their instructions for the greatest surprise of your life.

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1.	Episode 31, Introduction: "So Damn Relieved Biden Won." 08:38	buy track
2.	Episode 31, Discussion, "A Nanoloop Arrived on Election Day." 16:37	buy track
3.	Episode 31, Side A: "Nanoloop Hardware Demo" (All Factory Sounds, No External Effects) 11:00	buy track
4.	Episode 31, Side B: "The Sunset Investors" 01:57	buy track
5.	Episode 32, Introduction: "Hi, Everybody. How's Everyone Doing?" 21:14	buy track
6.	Episode 32, Discussion: "Battery Eliminators!" (And Parallel Battery Adapter Holders) 57:56	buy track
7.	Episode 32, Side A: "The Treemont Family Trust" 09:47	buy track
8.	Episode 32, Side B: "9AM DOOR CALL" 03:29	buy track
9.	Episode 33, Introduction: "This Week Is Our Thanksgiving Episode" 11:49	buy track
10.	Episode 33, Discussion: "Betty Crocker's Good & Easy Cookbook, Cooking for the Blind Edition, 1956" (Minnesota Dept of Public Welfare) 43:38	buy track
11.	Episode 33, Side A: "A Baked Ham Dinner with Dessert" (Thanksgiving Instructions, 2020 Edition) 13:06	buy track
12.	Episode 33, Side B: "The Abrupt Decline of Clarence TX, 1965-1968" (Charlie Pickle, Part 15) 05:00	buy track
13.	Episode 34, Introduction: "Making Music from Modem Howls, Fax Machines, and Firmware Bootloaders" 20:47	buy track
14.	Episode 34, Demonstration: "Trapezoid Envelope Filtering Audio-Based Firmware Update Files" 19:40	buy track
15.	Episode 34, Side A: "The Roomba is Dreaming" (Music made from Firmware Update Files) 02:04	buy track
16.	Episode 34, Side B: "Happy Birthday, Susan" (Charlie Pickle, Part 16) 07:09	buy track
17.	Episode 35, Introduction: "Mr Rogers and 1980s Mail-Order Psychotherapy Cassettes" 12:18	buy track
18.	Episode 35, RAW AUDIO: "Healing with Love" Mr. Rogers & Gerald Jampolsky on Children's Illness, 1983 (free) 26:01	download
19.	Episode 35, Side A: "Mister Rogers' Metaphysical Phone Hotline" (Do You Consider Death an Enemy?) (free) 02:04	download
20.	Episode 35, BONUS: "Fred Rogers Soundboard" (free) 02:34	download
21.	Episode 35, Side B: "DRINK ALL THE COFFEE" (Charlie Pickle, Part 17) 11:47	buy track
22.	Episode 36, Introduction: "Looking Back, Basement Living Was Really Good" 13:43	buy track
23.	Episode 36, Demonstration: "Voltage Controlled FM Radio Tuning" (Arradio Eurorack Module Demo) 25:17	buy track
24.	Episode 36, Side A: "Lean In to Hear the Talking Clock" (CV Radio) 02:11	buy track
25.	Episode 36, Side B: "White Man's Blues" (Charlie Pickle, Part 18) 16:46	buy track
26.	Episode 37, Introduction: "Happy GRIEVANCES! We Have Endured THE YEAR of Festivus." 16:59	buy track
27.	Episode 37, Discussion: "WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH Envelope Followers!" (free) 27:57	download
28.	Episode 37, Side A: "Festivus Greetings from Spoken Word with Electronics" (free) 02:54	download
29.	Episode 37, Side B: "A Bus Will Be Here Soon" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 19) 18:28	buy track
30.	Episode 38, Introduction: "Happy New Year. Let's Drop Some Acid!" 14:46	buy track
31.	Episode 38, Discussion: "VCA Control Voltage Panning for Hallucinations and NYE" 21:41	buy track
32.	Episode 38, Side A: "Awake in the Freezer Aisle of the All-Night Grocery, Peaking Happily & Alone." 10:22	buy track
33.	Episode 38, Side B: "Hurricanes and Displacement" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 20) 04:47	buy track
34.	Episode 39, Introduction: "Learn to Anticipate the Triple D's from the 1972 U.S. Bureau of Customs" 27:02	buy track
35.	Episode 39: "DRUGS, DOLLS & DELAYS" — Radio Spots, Dept of the Treasury, Bureau of Customs (1972) 14:52	buy track
36.	Episode 39, Side A: "Your Paranoia at the Airport" 05:26	buy track
37.	Episode 39, Side B: "The #12 Route Arrives" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 21) 03:52	buy track
38.	Episode 40, Intro: "Well, the Insurrection WAS Televised, Wasn't It." 13:41	buy track
39.	Episode 40, Discussion: "But fear not, Friends. This was ALSO the Best Day Ever for Democrats." 39:50	buy track
40.	Episode 40, Side A: "YIPPIE SEANCE!" Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin Take Credit for Last Week's Insurrection at the DC Capitol. 16:54	buy track
41.	Episode 40, Side B: "Employee Check-In" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 22) 05:47	buy track
42.	Episode 41, Introduction: "Houston, We Still Have a Problem." 14:56	buy track
43.	Episode 41, Discussion: "There Once Was a Race Riot." 31:00	buy track
44.	Episode 41, Side A: "Oh, This is Just Like High School..." (Perspectives on Hate Groups) 47:52	buy track
45.	Episode 41, Side B: "Oatmeal Strain" (The Arrival of Harland Atwater) — Charlie Pickle, Pt 23 07:28	buy track
46.	Episode 42, Introduction: "What a Relief. Everything Feels Calm." 20:24	buy track
47.	Episode 42, Discussion: "Hardware Samplers... with Butterflies, Moths, Cicadas, and Peacock Chirps" 29:00	buy track
48.	Episode 42, Side A: "Teaching a Parakeet to Talk is Fun" (Learn the New VOICE Method, 1951) 05:44	buy track
49.	Episode 42, Side B: "The Business Plan" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 24) 11:44	buy track
50.	Episode 43, Introduction: "Do You Ever Hear Bubble Wrap In Your Pockets?" 52:26	buy track
51.	Episode 43, RAW AUDIO: "Relax and Reduce to New Beauty and Better Health" (1960) 02:38	buy track
52.	Episode 43, Side A: "Natural Relaxation" (A Basic Primer) — You Will Relax. You Can Relax! 02:46	buy track
53.	Episode 43, Side B: "The True Self and The False Self" (Charlie Pickle Pt 25) 14:31	buy track
54.	Episode 44, Introduction: "A Workdesk Stacked With Over 130,000 Unread Emails" 28:47	buy track
55.	Episode 44, Discussion: "Making Your Own Unique Sounding Oscillator for FREE" (Instructions) 38:59	buy track
56.	Episode 44, Side A: "This Is Music with a Strictly Electronic Beat" (Vocal: The Future is Now, Informational Film, 1950) 02:10	buy track
57.	Episode 44, Side B: "Prepping For Party Night" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 26) 09:41	buy track
58.	Episode 45, Introduction: "I've Been Reorganizing the Home Studio This Week" 32:52	buy track
59.	Episode 45, Discussion: "The Runaway Fire Truck Story" (A Live Reading of Police Transcript) 42:44	buy track
60.	Episode 45, Side A: "Ethan Explains - WHY THERE IS NO SIDE A - This Week." 04:15	buy track
61.	Episode 45, Side B: "GOOD EVENING GOOD GOOD EVENING" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 27) 12:55	buy track
62.	Episode 46, Introduction: "So, What Went On Last Week with That Power Grid Failure in Texas?" 27:53	buy track
63.	Episode 46, Discussion: "Mud Water From the Pond!" (TX Utilities Outage Story Continued) 42:24	buy track
64.	Episode 46, Side A: Hear a Computer Play "The Bruce Haack Songbook" (RARE ELECTRONIC HISTORY ITEM) (free) 01:21:50	download
65.	Episode 46, Side B: "Hostage Negotiations" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 28) 09:13	buy track
66.	Episode 47, Introduction: "Tankless in Texas" (Tankless Water Heaters vs Tanked Water Heaters) 43:05	buy track
67.	Episode 47, Discussion: "The 1978 Mego 2-XL Robot" (How it worked and running it through a Vocoder) 31:52	buy track
68.	Episode 47, Side A: "That Good Ol' Bruce Haack Ghost Took Control of the Midi Player Tonight" 30:23	buy track
69.	Episode 47, Side B: "Clutter, Sunlight, and Time Travel." (Charlie Pickle, Pt 29) 13:59	buy track
70.	Episode 48, Introduction: "I Smell Tomatoes" (The Cornfield Is Always Listening) 43:02	buy track
71.	Episode 48, Demo: Synthetic Sound Labs FX Capacitor / SSL FX Capacitor (Control Voltage Reverb) 38:04	buy track
72.	Episode 48, Side A: "SSL FX Capacitor Reverb Loops" (Birds and 2-XL) 06:05	buy track
73.	Episode 48, Side B: "Four Momentary Eights" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 30) 11:21	buy track
74.	Episode 49, Introduction: "Mouse Ears, Yellow Shoes, and White Gloves" 28:02	buy track
75.	Episode 49, Discussion: "Ring Modulators!" (Shenanigans Bluff) 08:36	buy track
76.	Episode 49, Side A: "We Heard You Might Like Ring Modulators..." 58:47	buy track
77.	Episode 49, Side B: "Marie, At Twilight" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 31) 05:50	buy track
78.	Episode 50, Introduction: "We had a Tool Fight at the Home Depot this week" 37:00	buy track
79.	Episode 50, RAW AUDIO: "Repairing Exterior Woodgrain Decals on Your Car." (Filmstrip, 1970s) 17:48	buy track
80.	Episode 50, Side A: "Caring for Your Domesticated Human in a Post-Covid Petting Zoo" 07:08	buy track
81.	Episode 50, Side B: "The Sunday Morning Cartoons" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 32) 05:19	buy track
82.	Episode 51, Introduction: "Road Rubber, No Worries, and Tourettes" 46:14	buy track
83.	Episode 51, Discussion: "Alan Turing, Bank Note Symbiosis, and Turing Machines" 30:38	buy track
84.	Episode 51, Side A: "Turing Machine Music" (Eurorack Module Demo) 23:25	buy track
85.	Episode 51, Side B: "A Visit to Electronic Village" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 33) 11:08	buy track
86.	Episode 52, Introduction: "The Dinner Party Email" (John Wilcock Kickstarter Special) 05:59	buy track
87.	Episode 52, John Wilcock Special, Pt 1: "Smoking Some of Hunter S. Thompson's Favorite Weed" 14:39	buy track
88.	Episode 52, John Wilcock Special, Pt 2: "Other Scenes, Andy Warhol, and Story Structure" 15:05	buy track
89.	Episode 52, Conclusion: "Moth Words, Moth Pockets, and Acid Rights" 19:14	buy track
90.	Episode 52, Promo: Check out the "John Wilcock" kickstarter at http://ep.tc/kick 00:46	buy track
91.	Episode 53, Introduction: "Seltzer Jokes, Good Deeds, and Rest In Peace, Bob Fass!" 14:11	buy track
92.	Episode 53, Discussion: "A Broken Appliance Becomes a Synthesizer" (Tutorial) 40:39	buy track
93.	Episode 53, Side A: "Brain Water" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 34) 11:50	buy track
94.	Episode 53, Side B: "OTHER EXPERIENCES" (A Viewer's Guide, Charlie Pickle Pt 35) 12:08	buy track
95.	Episode 54, Introduction: "Can You Hear It? It's Lawn Mower Season" 24:10	buy track
96.	Episode 54, RAW AUDIO: "Meet the Mailman" (1946 Informational, United States Postal Service) (free) 10:33	download
97.	Episode 54, Side A: "This is Glen Tucker" (Our Mailman is Mr Dolan) 11:34	buy track
98.	Episode 54, Side B: "Kindness is Overrated" (Charlie Pickle, Pt 36) 09:05	buy track

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released November 25, 2020

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