Transitions: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try to move smoothly from one sub-topic to another as they talk about transitions, both in language and in life.
Emails and voice messages from Angy, Joel, MrGraphxFargo, Ken, and Ric (2:33)
Change in our lives, and the continuum of change and transition (5:51)
Music bumper from “Ockham’s Shaving Kit” by George Hrab. (14:24)
Ways of signaling change in language (15:12)
Song: “Lake Luck” by Wetbrain, featuring Ben Shepherd (23:20)
Rude word of the week: “waffle” (27:35)
Music bumper from “Baja Taxi” by Brain Buckit. (31:34)
Phrases and sayings about change (32:18)
Bumper and closing music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 40:03
size: 36.7 Mb
rating: G (Our Rude Word comes directly from the daily comic strips. Moreover, we’re trying to set a good example for our adult children.)
One little nitpick: I think the Doonesbury image for George W. Bush is not just a cowboy hat, but a asterisk in cowboy hat.
Jay, you are so right.
If I recall correctly, George W. was originally depicted simply as an asterisk, a take-off on the “point of light” icon that had depicted his father.
This was, of course, a reference to the dubious results of the 2000 election in which he came to office for his first term. Many people, including Garry Trudeau, felt that any list of U.S. Presidents should carry an asterisk next to his name, since he was not, in their view, legitimately elected.
The cowboy hats and other sorts of hats were added to the asterisk later on, I believe.
Hi,
you must be mighty proud being able to feature Ben’s music on the show. I went to look for a picture of Wetbrain.
http://anneisaman.blogspot.com/2007/09/twn-transitions.html
Put it on my blog, but I’d like to be sure the pic is right and point at the junior Shepherd on the fence….
Anne
Hi Anne. Thanks for the link.
Alas, a double-check with Barbara, the Resident Northern Virginia Nerd, confirms what I suspected: this picture is actually of another band named Wetbrain. (Who would have thought that there would be two of them?)
Gentlemen-
Thanks so much for playing George Hrab’s music. We love you here at Geologic Headquarters, not just for your impeccable taste in tunes, but your superlative word nerdiness.
Cheers,
Donna/Ms. Information for the Geologic Universe