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LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3 by VARI
by Mark Hurst and WFMU
A show from WFMU about our shift to a digital future. Mark Hurst interviews creators and thinkers about technology, community, videogames, and whatever else is next.
Episodes
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A message about WFMU's fundraising marathon 2019 from Mar 5, 2019
A message about WFMU's fundraising marathon 2019 from Mar 5, 2019
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Pseu Braun cohosts for marathon 2019 from Mar 4, 2019
Pseu Braun (from Pseu's Thing With A Hook) cohosts with Mark the first of two Techtonic 2019 marathon shows. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark and Pseu talk tech" WFMU.org - "Pledge! Pledge! Pledge!" [800-989-9368] WFMU.org - "Pledge! Pledge! Pledge!" [800-989-9368]...
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Tim Harford, author and economist, on kicking his smartphone addiction (plus, a cameo by Catherine Price!) from Feb 2...
Tim Harford, economist and author, describes how he kicked his smartphone addiction. Also, a quick chat with Catherine Price, author of "How to Break Up With Your Phone." Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Call with Catherine Price" - "Interview with Tim Harford" - "Your calls and...
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Maxim Pozdorovkin, director, "The Truth About Killer Robots" from Feb 18, 2019
Maxim Pozdorovkin, director of the documentary "The Truth About Killer Robots," talks about robots that have been involved in human fatalities. Tomas Dvorak - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Maxim Pozdorovkin" - "Your calls and comments 201-536-9368"...
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Matt Novak, editor of Paleofuture, on past visions of the future from Feb 11, 2019
Matt Novak, editor of Paleofuture, talks about past visions of the future. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Matt Novak" - "Your calls 201-536-9368 (201-KEN-WFMU)" ElectroSound - "Back To The 80's" - No album...
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Prof. Susan Crawford, author, "Fiber" from Feb 4, 2019
Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford, author of the new book "Fiber," speaks with Mark Hurst about why Internet access is so awful in the US, and how places like Norway, South Korea, and Singapore enjoy low-cost, super-high-speed Internet access via fiber optic cables. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game...
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Douglas Rushkoff, author, "Team Human" from Jan 28, 2019
Douglas Rushkoff, author of "Team Human," a manifesto arguing for genuine human connection in a society full of isolating, addictive technology. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Douglas Rushkoff" - "Your calls and comments 201-536-9368"...
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Prof. Safiya Noble, author, "Algorithms of Oppression" from Jan 21, 2019
Professor Safiya Noble joins Mark to talk about her book "Algorithms of Oppression," which explains how search engines like Google reinforce and amplify the racism in American society. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Safiya Noble" - "Your...
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David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker) on music in the digital age from Jan 14, 2019
David Lowery on how tech is changing the music business, causing musicians to make less and less money, and how things might improve in the future. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with David Lowery" - "Your calls and comments 201-536-9368" -...
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Station Manager Ken Freedman on tech in 2019 from Jan 7, 2019
Mark and Station Manager Ken Freedman discusses the year ahead in tech. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ken Freedman" - "Your calls and comments 201-536-9368" Cult Fantastic - "Screens" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/83478
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Matt Haughey on getting scammed, and the Internet in 2018 from Dec 31, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Matt Haughey" - "Your comments" The Raffeys - "Big Brother" - Eep Snörpsh Now http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/83345
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Special holiday 2018 episode from Dec 24, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" Dee Yan-Key - "Jazzy Bells" - My Christmas Music Paul Slocum - "Up On the Housetop" - The 8bits of Christmas an0va - "The First Noel / O Come All Ye Faithful" - XMAS Compilation 2010 Mystery Mammal - "The First Noel" - Xmas…
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Dava Whisenant, director, "Bathtubs Over Broadway" from Dec 17, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Don't Let A Be-Back Get Away" - 1959 Oldsmobile show “Good News About Olds” - "Interview with Dava Whisenant" - "Your calls and comments 201-536-9368" - "He's A Penney Man" - 1966 JC Penney show “Spirit of 66” - "My...
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Rex Sorgatz, author, "The Encyclopedia of Misinformation" from Dec 10, 2018
Tomas Dvorak - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Rex Sorgatz" The Raffeys - "Big Brother" - Eep Snörpsh Now http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/82932
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Letting go of the iPhone: Mark's friend Brian tells his story from Dec 3, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Brian" - "Your comments" The Raffeys - "Big Brother" - Eep Snörpsh Now http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/82797
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Jonathan Tepper, author, "The Myth of Capitalism" from Nov 26, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jonathan Tepper" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" The Pink Tiles - "Internet" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/82666
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Frank Pasquale, author of "The Black Box Society," on secret algorithms from Nov 19, 2018
Algorithms are rating you in ways you have no knowledge of, or control over. Big Tech and Wall Street are joining forces for just this reason. On this Techtonic, Mark interviews Frank Pasquale, law professor at University of Maryland, about his book "The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms...
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M.T. Anderson predicted the future in his novel "Feed" from Nov 12, 2018
M.T. Anderson novel "Feed" describes a dystopian future where Americans walk around constantly distracted by digital advertising and social-media messages. Sound familiar? Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with M.T. Anderson" - "Uncanny Valley"…
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Ava Kofman, from The Intercept, on LinkNYC kiosks from Nov 5, 2018
Mark interviews Ava Kofman, journalist at The Intercept, on LinkNYC kiosks. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ava Kofman from The Intercept" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" The Pink Tiles - "Internet" - #1 Fan (LP)...
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WFMU's Jesse Jarnow on his book "Heads" and the early Internet's psychedelic history from Oct 29, 2018
Mark interviews Jesse Jarnow, author of "Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America" and host of WFMU's The Frow Show. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jesse Jarnow, author of "Heads" and host of WFMU's The Frow Show" - "Your calls and...
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Yasha Levine, author, "Surveillance Valley" from Oct 22, 2018
On surveillance: Mark interviews Yasha Levine, author of "Surveillance Valley" and a Baffler piece on the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Yasha Levine" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368"...
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Station Manager Ken Freedman on algorithms - and a new Scam Roundup from Oct 15, 2018
Station Manager Ken Freedman talks with Mark about new tech scams. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Conversation with Station Manager Ken" - "Scam Roundup from Station Manager Ken" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368"...
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AI-inspired music with Jamie Brew, Botnik cofounder from Oct 8, 2018
Jamie Brew, cofounder of Botnik, talks about AI-inspired pop songs. Then we listen to a few. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jamie Brew, Botnik" Botnik - "I Have to Get My Car" Botnik - "You Can't Take My Door" Botnik - "Bored With This...
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Douglas Durst and the National Debt Clock from Oct 1, 2018
One of the most striking data visualizations in the world sits half a block from Times Square: the National Debt Clock, which displays the current U.S. national debt, and your family's share of it. In this episode, Mark Hurst interviews Douglas Durst, who manages the National Debt Clock - using...
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M.A. Taylor, director, "The Creepy Line" - and Dr. Robert Epstein from Sep 24, 2018
M.A. Taylor, director of the new documentary "Creepy Line," and Dr. Robert Epstein (featured in the film) talk about manipulations worldwide that Google and Facebook have the ability to carry out. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with M.A.…
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What happened when Jessamyn West sued Equifax from Sep 17, 2018
Jessamyn West sued Equifax - and won. A hopeful case study in taking action against Big Tech. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jessamyn West" - "Uncanny Valley" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" Cult Fantastic - "Screens"...
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Episode 50: Recap of the first year! from Sep 10, 2018
Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Recap of first year, part 1" - "Scott Heiferman excerpt" - "Vicki Boykis excerpt" - "Jessamyn West excerpt" - "Courtney Maum excerpt" - "Eric Zimmerman excerpt" - "Andrew Beccone excerpt" - "Roger Anderson excerpt"…
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Ali Latifi, journalist in Afghanistan from Sep 3, 2018
Ali Latifi, journalist in Kabul, Afghanistan, talks about how Facebook, Instagram, and other digital tech is affecting day-to-day life for Afghanis. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Ali Latifi, journalist in Kabul, Afghanistan" - "Your…
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James Bridle, author of "New Dark Age" from Aug 13, 2018
James Bridle, author of "New Dark Age," describes our entanglement with digital tech, climate change, and the worst of capitalism. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with James Bridle, author, "New Dark Age"" - "Your calls and comments...
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Matt Warwick, host of Garbage Time on WFMU, reveals his favorite apps from Aug 6, 2018
Matt Warwick, host of Garbage Time on WFMU (Tuesdays 9am-12noon), talks about his favorite smartphone apps and why he doesn't worry about trying out new tech. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with WFMU's Matt Warwick" - "Your calls and comments...
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Dr. Robert Epstein: watching Google manipulate the world from Jul 30, 2018
Dr. Robert Epstein talks about how Google has the power to manipulate the world. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dr. Robert Epstein" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" 3RDegree - "This Is The Future" - Ones & Zeros: vol. 1...
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Paul Ford, from Ftrain and Postlight, live in-studio from Jul 23, 2018
Paul Ford, live in-studio. Also, Google Translate goes haywire and talks about the Doomsday clock. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" 7 - "Interview with Paul Ford" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" The Cow Goes Moo - "Oh Ford!" - Super Spongiform…
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Jaron Lanier, author, "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now" from Jul 16, 2018
Jaron Lanier explains why you should delete your social media accounts right now. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Jaron Lanier" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" Dick Hyman - "Give It Up Or Turn It Loose" - The Age of Electronicus...
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Less texting, more hugging: Mobile Steam Unit sings songs about tech. from Jul 9, 2018
Singing songs about tech: Mobile Steam Unit visits Studio B to play the first musical set aired on Techtonic. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Mobile Steam Unit - June 26, 2018" Mobile Steam Unit - "Your Working Boy" - Live in Studio B on June 26, 2018...
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Siva Vaidhyanathan, author "Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy" from Ju...
Facebook is destroying democracy around the world. UVA professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of "Anti Social Media," explains. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" The Daily Show - "Bar Facebook" [excerpt from this video] - "Interview with Siva Vaidhyanathan" -...
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John Keating, director, "Gamechangers: Dreams of Blizzcon" from Jun 18, 2018
About esports: John Keating talks about his new documentary, "Gamechangers: Dreams of Blizzcon," about professional Starcraft 2 players from Korea. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with John Keating, director, "Gamechangers"" - "Your calls and...
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Brett Frischmann, co-author, "Re-Engineering Humanity" from Jun 11, 2018
Turning humans into robots: Brett Frischmann, talks about his new book "Re-Engineering Humanity," co-authored with Evan Selinger. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Brett Frischmann" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" Xordox…
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Andrew Keen, author, "How to Fix the Future" from Jun 4, 2018
How to fix the future: Andrew Keen speaks about possible solutions to our society-wide problems caused by Big Tech surveillance capitalists. His new book, "How to Fix the Future," draws on positive examples from Estonia, Singapore, and other initiatives worldwide. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" -...
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Meredith Broussard, author, "Artificial Unintelligence" from May 28, 2018
Mark speaks with Meredith Broussard, NYU professor and author of the new book "Artificial Unintelligence," about the limits of AI. Also, why we should probably stop all development of self-driving cars, right away. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" -...
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Felix Salmon, financial journalist, live in-studio from May 21, 2018
Mark speaks with Felix Salmon, financial journalist and frequent contributor to Slate. Also, Mark's commentary on Google. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Felix Salmon" Kosmischer Läufer - "Morgenröte" - The Secret Cosmic Music of the East...
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David Sax, author, "The Revenge of Analog" from May 14, 2018
Vinyl is back! And so are other analog technologies. Mark interviews David Sax, author of "The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter," to discuss why analog is making a resurgence over digital alternatives. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - Machinarium Soundtrack - "Mark's intro" -...
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Anya Kamenetz, author, "The Art of Screen Time" from May 7, 2018
How much screen time is too much for kids? Mark speaks with author Anya Kamenetz about her new book "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Anya Kamenetz, author of "The Art of Screen…
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Corey Pein on his new book, "Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey Into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley" fr...
Mark speaks with author Corey Pein about his new book "Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey Into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley." Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Corey Pein, author of "Live Work Work Work Die"" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368" Rockwell…
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Columbia Business School prof. Len Sherman on business models online from Apr 23, 2018
Mark speaks with Columbia Business School professor Len Sherman on the effect that business models have the internet. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" A Small Woodland Animal - "Building A Surveillance State" - "Interview with Columbia Business School professor Len Sherman" - "Your...
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Catherine Price, author, "How to Break Up With Your Phone" from Apr 16, 2018
Catherine Price, author of "How to Break Up With Your Phone," describes how we can have a healthier relationship with our tech. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Catherine Price, author, "How to Break Up With Your Phone"" - "Your calls and comments"...
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Henry Lowengard, aka Webhamster Henry, on tech at WFMU and beyond from Apr 9, 2018
Mark interviews Henry Lowengard, who built much of WFMU's original Internet platform, about his work with WFMU and beyond. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Interview with Henry Lowengard, aka Webhamster Henry" - "Mark's tech news roundup" Henry Lowengard/Droneo - "Swoopster at Kingston, NY" Cook...
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Dylan Curran on Google's surveillance - and, of course, Facebook from Apr 2, 2018
Dylan Curran describes how Google and Facebook conduct surveillance on you every day, often without users' consent or knowledge. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Dylan Curran on Google's surveillance" - "Your calls and comments 201-209-9368"...
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Explaining cryptocurrency w/Alex George, Popular Mechanics - and Mark on #deletefacebook from Mar 26, 2018
Explaining cryptocurrency w/Alex George, Popular Mechanics - and Mark on #deletefacebook Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with Alex George, Popular Mechanics" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/78019
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Mathew Ingram, Columbia Journalism Review's chief digital writer, on the Facebook Armageddon from Mar 19, 2018
Mathew Ingram, Columbia Journalism Review's chief digital writer, on the Facebook Armageddon Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark's intro" - "Interview with CJR's Mathew Ingram" - "Your calls & comments" Pink Tiles - "The Internet" DJ Erick Rincon - "Cumbia de Nuevo Leon"...
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Kimzilla from In Real Life co-hosts the second Techtonic marathon show from Mar 12, 2018
Kimzilla from In Real Life co-hosts the second Techtonic marathon show. Tomaš Dvo?ák - "Game Boy Tune" - "Mark and Kim chat" - "Jolly Roger robot recording" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/77851
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