03 Sep 10 Not a Podcast #1: Washington Wizards Preview

First episode of Not a Podcast brought to you by the guys at Liberty Ballers and some other guys. Wizards preview, ya'll.

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03 Sep 10 Simon Winchester

Richard talks to Simon Winchester at the Brisbane Writers' Festival.

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03 Sep 10 Regarding Radio Prague’s new sound design

Come Monday, September 6, our sharp-eared regular listeners are sure to noticed a change in our programme right from the beginning in the form of a new news jingle. That’s just one of a few new changes to Radio Prague’s audio format: as of Monday, several of our programmes will have new signature tunes, and the way we use other music and copyrighted sounds in our stories and features is going to ...

Tags: Listeners, Music, News Jingle, Radio Design, Radio Prague, Right From The Beginning, Signature Tunes

03 Sep 10 Dragon*Con profile: Ginger Campbell, E.R. physician and brain science expert

Every year, Dragon*Con’s celebrity guest list includes more than TV/movie actors with cult followings. Culture Surfing counts down to the Labor Day fantasy convention with a series of short profiles of Dragon*Con guests who specialize in more surprising disciplines. What is your title, and where do you live? I am an emergency physician (MD) and I live in Pelham, AL, which is a suburb of ...

Tags: Brain Science, Celebrity Guest, Cult, Disciplines, Dragon, Dragon Con, Emergency Physician, Fantasy Convention, Ginger, Labor Day, Movie Actors, Pelham Al, Profile, Profiles, Science Expert, Suburb, Tv Movie

02 Sep 10 Val McDermid and Jake Adelstein

At the Brisbane Writers Festival, Richard Fidler spoke to two authors who know a bit about writing about crooks - Scottish crime writer Val McDermid has published more than 20 novels, while journalist Jake Adelstein has written his first book, 'Tokyo Vice', about the Japanese Yakuza.

Tags: Adelstein, Brisbane Writers Festival, Crime Writer, Crooks, Japanese Yakuza, Journalist, Novels, Richard Fidler, Tokyo, Val Mcdermid