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Punching Down is a podcast (and some accompanying notes) on media from Justin Beck and Eve Batey. In Episode 3 (which is actually our fourth podcast! and it's an hour long!) we meet with author, columnist and podcaster Violet Blue in her kitchen to talk about how she navigates the online hive of scum, villainy and sexist trolls. But before that, Eve leads a discussion on the future of the San Francisco Examiner, which was recently bought by a Canadian newspaper company. You'll also get to hear Justin, under the influence of doctor-prescribed muscle relaxants, try (and fail!) to utter a coherent sentence. Show notes: 4:18 - Examiner sale 28:14 - Trolls vs. women 55:03 - Justin squeals with delight upon learning about Eve's Game Boy Camera

Punching Down is a podcast (and some accompanying notes) on media from Justin Beck and Eve Batey. In Episode 2 (which is actually our third podcast!), Justin describes a recent encounter with an observer of an Occupy SF rally who didn't appreciate having his picture taken in public. Then, Eve shares some highlights from the 2010 tax return (made from real paper that you can hold in your hands!) of a well-funded Bay Area news organization.

Punching Down is a podcast (and some accompanying notes) on media from Justin Beck and Eve Batey. In Episode 1 we talk about some modest improvements made to the new Google Reader, as well as Justin's unpleasant reminder by Occupy Oakland that four legs good, two legs bad! And, we'll needlessly speculate whether or not occupiers of SF attacked members of the San Francisco Police Department during a recent march in solidarity with Egypt. Call our Google Voice number at 415-8PUNCH0 (415-878-6240) and make fun of morning coffee. We'll play the best voicemails on our next show!