Completely Conspicuous 245: Apolitical Blues

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the sad state of political discourse. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Paul Westerberg, Robert Pollard, A.C. Newman and Hot Snakes. Show notes: - Matt doesn't like awkward stuff, avoids those types of campaign clips - They built their campaign around it - Tim Thomas vs. the White House - Facebook is full of Constitutional scholars - Matt is on Romneycare - Running for office requires a boring past - You can't escape your past...especially when you post it on Facebook - Europe isn't exactly running smoothly, either - Everybody's in a cocoon here - Matt overuses social media because he's self-employed - The Internet has made people lazy about research - Matt wrote a dating column for a while - When AOL started, emails would delete after 30 days - The Internet has changed the way we learn about each other - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Paul Westerberg - My Road Now Robert Pollard - Who's Running My Ranch A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns Hot Snakes - Light Up the Stars Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Paul Westerberg song was released last week to the I Will Dare blog. Download it for free from I Will Dare. The Robert Pollard song is on the album Jack Sells the Cow on Fire Records. Download the song for free from SoundCloud. The A.C. Newman song is on the album Shut Down the Streets on Matador Records. Download the song for free at Stereogum. The Hot Snakes song is on the album Automatic Midnight on Swami Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.