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Short Funk

by Tom Barbalet

Tom Barbalet explores a variety of topics in a short format.

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Episodes

  1. 515: Fewer Favorites Still [September 13, 2016]

    It appear architecture has little impact.

  2. 708: Must Have Pieces [June 16, 2017]

    How can you edit out something so central?

  3. 707: Boys on Bikes [June 14, 2017]

    An interesting film about poverty, gender and race.

  4. 704: Dealing with Aggressive Stupidity [June 7, 2017]

    Response is sometimes the worst response.

  5. 703: Boardwalk Empire [June 5, 2017]

    Tom has finished the show.

  6. 702: Basic Standards [June 2, 2017]

    Ethos of podcast recordings.

  7. 700: Stupid Hot [May 29, 2017]

    Heat produced podcasts.

  8. 699: No Audio Recently [May 26, 2017]

    Why sometimes recordings don't occur.

  9. 698: Music Requires Free-Time [May 24, 2017]

    Reminding myself of something.

  10. 697: Un-Edge-Detecting Dead [May 22, 2017]

    Small critters from drum solos.

  11. 694: Emotions [May 15, 2017]

    Dealing with intellectual assault.

  12. 693: San Diego [May 12, 2017]

    Reality misses a beat.

  13. 691: Auto Watering [May 8, 2017]

    A problem through a synchronicity.

  14. 689: All Alone [May 3, 2017]

    What would bachelor life really be like?

  15. 688: The Girl with All the Gifts [May 1, 2017]

    Gotta love a British zombie film.

  16. 685: Automated Watering [April 24, 2017]

    Changing a relationship with my garden.

  17. 684: Learning for a Podcast [April 21, 2017]

    Sometimes the elephant needs to be studied.

  18. 683: Lost Friends [April 19, 2017]

    Reaffirming a simple practices.

  19. 682: Facebook and United [April 17, 2017]

    Two corporations who have lost the plot.

  20. Simulcast Attic Aficionados 3: Magpies and Hybrid Peppers [April 15, 2017]

    They start the podcast with Brandon unboxing a package from Tom. Here's a spoiler - it's not clothes pins or Vietnam-era rations. Tom raises the two kinds of collector - the aesthetic collector and the complete set collector. Brandon explores the many uses for tennis courts. They discuss sea…

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  21. 681: If the Religious Right Were Serious [April 14, 2017]

    The sham of Easter not being a Federal Holiday.

  22. 679: A Film Review of Sleepless [April 10, 2017]

    Las Vegas never looked so flavorless.

  23. Simulcast Attic Aficionados 2: Merman Mulligatawny [April 8, 2017]

    Brandon explains Merman's many forms. They digress into where action figures go to die and other obsessive hobbies. Brandon offers an explanation of the first three Rocky films. Tom is fascinated about Italian-American-ness. Brandon asks about Casino and Tom talks about living in Vegas. They...

  24. 676: A Film Review of the Founder [April 3, 2017]

    A capitalistic vision of the 1950s.

  25. Simulcast Attic Aficionados 1: Turntables From Afar [April 1, 2017]

    Tom ate some some Vietnam era ration gum and they explore the gum sold with baseball cards. Brandon wants to know more about the rations and they share a love of paper mold. They discuss Rogue One and Tom provides a small narration about seeing films in Australia. AT-ATs are at their best in the...

  26. 675: Survival the Obfuscation [March 31, 2017]

    Reflecting on building on old hobbies.

  27. 674: Youtube is Not a Friend [March 29, 2017]

    A trial separation for improvements.

  28. 671: Facebook Doesn't Help [March 22, 2017]

    The algorithms are getting to me.

  29. 669: Back in 2006 [March 17, 2017]

    When I lamented previously.

  30. 668: d20 Planet [March 15, 2017]

    Making triangles into spheres.

  31. 667: Downward Facing Train Show [March 13, 2017]

    The general aspect of things are never as good as what you create.

  32. 666: Computers Are Hard To Come By [March 10, 2017]

    The ever present failures continue.

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Tom Barbalet explores a variety of topics in a short format.

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Tom Barbalet explores a variety of topics in a short format.

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