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Episode 35
Ryan talks about other podcasts; school updates; Christmas & New Years plans; shaky future for Ryan’s job & the podcast; NE & OK sue OK over Amend. 64; Ask a Poly Person video
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Episode 34
Scarlet works through some PTSD episodes; Ryan talks about open house at community maker space; nerd-out on NASA’s Orion launch; Suicide Squad in pre-production; tangentially talk about Gotham, Psycho-Pass & Death Note
Episode 33
School updates; Ryan searches for maker community; Thanksgiving rituals; Ryan’s new ritual for Dr. Who Anniversary; new trailer for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens; Scarlet Tries Linux
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Episode 32
Say hello & welcome to new listeners/followers; Ryan & Scarlet vent a bit; Scarlet Tries Linux update; more ranting & raving about Doctor Who
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Episode 31
Voicemail from Jennifer; possible media passes at Denver Comic Con 2015; Scarlet Tries Linux; review of Gotham & Dr. Who
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Episode 30
Shout-out to Poly In The Cities Podcast; Kotango update; Ryan raves about Forests of Azure; Scarlet Tries Linux update; “More Than Two” Q&A; commentary on a comic on sexism
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Haven Head (intro & outro music)
Episode 29
Scarlet Tries Linux; CA’s “yes means yes” bill; Eve & Franklin Veaux’s resp to Salon.com’s jealousy article; Jefferson County students protest; update on Adam Carolla’s lawsuit
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Franklin Veaux & Eve respond to Salon.com’s jealousy article
EFF’s piece on Carolla’s lawsuit
Episode 28
We made it a full year!! Acknowledging new connections from podcasting; Ryan’s neck-deep in Linux; counselor’s tale on experience with poly family; wrap-up with two stories about comics
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Episode 27
Scarlet has good news from doctor; more Linux nerdiness from Ryan; heap bunches of praise to Mythica for Skin Wars; wax poetic on a heart-felt polyamory article; get on a soap-box about color-changing nails from Undercover Colors; talk some Doctor Who Series 8
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Episode 26
Scarlet goes on a blogging spree; Ryan nerds-out on computing, Python & AC circuits; rant on Windows 8; honor Robin Williams; Ryan still squeeing on Guardians of the Galaxy
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Colorado mental health crisis hotline (844) 493-8255
Episode 25
Talk about Scarlet’s return to school; Ryan nerds-out on electronics; an alternative way to view happiness; reaction to an article on polyamory & jealousy; review of Guardians of the Galaxy
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Think Differently About Happiness
Episode 24
We finish our 3-part lead-up to Doctor Who Series 8 with Matt Smith review
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Episode 23
We continue with our lead-up to Doctor Who Series 8 with our review of David Tennant’s run
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Episode 22
We talk about finding support community via Skype; start part 1 of our build-up to Series 8 Doctor Who with review of Eccleston’s run
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Episode 021
Ryan & Scarlet wax nerdy about experience at Denver Comic Con
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Episode 020
Scarlet’s posts get personal; Ryan’s “adventure” in anxiety; will live-tweet at Denver Comic-Con with #HOVatDCC; announce in-depth review episodes of new Dr. Who; delve into #NotAllMen & #YesAllWomen
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Letter to FCC
As promised, here is my letter to the FCC, unedited.
Just want to give you fair warning that this will get a bit soap-boxy. This subject tends to get under my craw a bit, so some of what I have to say may come off as totally irrational.
I have a pretty unique view on the world wide web’s contribution to the democratization of media-content production. I have a bachelor’s in Journalism, which I’ve never really utilized for reasons that will become clear. I graduated in May of 2005, and both the Internet & world wide web (two different things) weren’t nearly as developed as they are today. At that time, the options were the mainstream media or [cricket sounds], and I have deep-seeded philosophical differences with the mainstream media as far as the content they produce as well as how it’s presented.
Of the new forms of content production that the Internet has innovated, I’ve been more involved in blogging than anything else, although I’ve recently started a podcast with my partner, Scarlet, called Honest, Open & Vulnerable (a copy of this letter will also be posted on our web-site). I could wax poetic about how producing it has been incredibly therapeutic for both of us. However, this isn’t about our content, it’s about the millions of other Toms, Sarahs, Harrys & Leelas producing their own content without a multimedia corporation paying the bill. An really small amount of content I read/listen to/watch is produced by the mainstream, most of it is done by independents that don’t receive corporate funding.
By allowing corporate content providers to purchase bandwidth, that restricts or downright blocks access to other content providers, and in so doing, you’re complicit with them telling the rest of us that our content has no value. As humans, it’s in written into our DNA to create, and I don’t necessarily mean offspring. Artistic creation is an integral part of our survival to express ourselves and create something that other people could appreciate & resonate with. Take a quick inventory of what’s immediately around you; all of that was created because one person said “Hey, I’d like to make ___,” someone else said “Ok, why not, let’s try it,” and there was a marketplace of ideas that facilitated its creation. Having an open forum allows the best ideas to bubble-up and doesn’t discourage creation by lowering the cost of entry. I think that by creating a situation in which the corporations are the gatekeepers, you open up the possibility of increased dangerously compulsive behavior.
I urge you, FCC, to shut the door on corporations’ ability to purchase bandwidth. I will even go one step further and suggest that the Internet & world wide web are regulated as a public utility. There’s no doubt that it’s been integrated as part of our country’s infrastructure. I understand that’s a bit of a slipperier slope, but I wanted to put that idea out there, as well.
– Ryan
Episode 019
Scarlet goes blog-crazy; Ryan rants about FCC & net neutrality; RIP Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart; comment on poly article in student paper; update for Comic-Con plans; nerdgasms over Gotham TV & Game of Thrones
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FCC votes against net neutrality
Episode 018
Episode 17 correction; addressing crisis mode; live-tweeting from Denver Comic-Con; April: Sexual Assault Month; critique Block Box tv show; research article about polyamory on Psychology Today
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