Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Somehow our last podcast post latched onto a podcast from several years ago. While it was quality podcast stuff, it wasn't what was supposed to be available and certainly wasn't what was promised. The person responsible would be flogged except for the fact that it's very hard to flog yourself. (Get your minds out of... Continue Reading →
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - A secret American unit is parachuted into occupied France during World War II to kill Nazis and spread terror. Their plan to kill German leadership coincides with a movie theater's owner's plan to get revenge for her family. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Brad Pitt, Micheal Fassbender, Christoph Waltz,... Continue Reading →
Enemies - A History of the FBI by Tim Weiner (2012) - Pulitzer Prize winning writer and journalist Tim Weiner looks at the long history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an intelligence agency. From the very earliest days, the Bureau made gathering information about threats to their vision of the United States a... Continue Reading →
The Last Picture Show (1971) - a coming of age story set in a small, north Texas town in the early 1950's. Two best friends, Bobby and Sonny (Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges), will try to find a future in the bleak, dying community they call home. Meanwhile Jacy, the prettiest girl in town (Cybill... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine by George M. Taber (2009) In 1976 the French wine making industry was certain of two things. First, that no one was their equal in wine. Second, that the Americans in California were certainly NOT even close. A small tasting... Continue Reading →
The Apartment (1960) - An insurance accountant hoping to make his way up the ladder of success allows senior managers to use his apartment for their "romantic" meetings. When he falls for his boss's latest girl things go sideways very quickly. Directed by Billy Wilder Starring - Jack Lemon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of October 4, 2015 I take a look at a new vs. old media battle in Pittsburgh, the danger of changing your well known logo and the question of whether we should name names in a moment of tragedy. The View From the Phlipside podcast includes all three programs for the... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
