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Current Podcasts, 4/2008

Colleen asked me to write about the podcasts I’m listening to these days. Turns out that it was almost exactly a year ago that I wrote my last podcast list. Some stuff has changed in the last year, some hasn’t.

A few things to note: I’ve listed the podcast title, and I’ve linked to wherever the podcast links to. I you can’t find the podcast at that link, go to iTunes and search for the title I’ve given.

I’ve noticed that the sermon podcasts that I listen to are basically just people I know, people I want to keep following. I don’t really listen to sermons for information, so the sermons you’ll find in here are all people I know or follow closely in some way.

There’s a lot of sports podcasts in this group! I think partly this is due to the fact that I love a good interview, and even though I perhaps only listen to 10% of the episodes, I also notice that I listen to sports when I’m going to sleep, as they help my brain settle down.

I’d love to know what you’re listening to also!

Christianity / Spirituality

• Allelon.org: Roxburgh Journal – Interviews and discussion about missional leadership, and a discussion about missional orders
• Emergent-UK resources – interviews, teachings, goodies from the UK missional church folks. See in particular the excellent recordings with Dallas Willard, Todd Hunter, N. T. Wright
• Everett Vineyard sermons – Recordings from Wayne Purdom’s new church plan
• Messages from New Life Church @ North Bend – Recordings from fellow North Bend church planter John Morauski’s AG church
• Monastery Podcast – sung prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours with the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
• NOOMA – Preview clips of Rob Bell’s outstanding short films on spirituality
• Ohana Project – sermons from the church we are part of
• Pray-As-You-Go – Daily prayer from the Irish Jesuits. Of all my prayer podcast forms, this one is the best recorded format. I can’t recommend it highly enough
• Prayer from the Taize Community – samplings of the prayer and song of the taize community in France
• Quest Sermon Podcast – Eugene Cho and Quest church in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood
• Simple Church for Simple People – talk from a simple church planter
• Vineyard Church Sutton’s Marriage Course – recordings from the Sutton, UK church’s excellent marriage course
• Vineyard Community Church podcast – Rich and Rose Swetman’s church in Shoreline, WA – sermons
• Zondervan – The Bible Experience – The gospel of Matthew done in theatrical fashion with a wholly African-American cast

Sports

• Baseball Prospectus – stat analysis of baseball
• Elise and Ian on Demand – KJR sports talk radio interviews from the evening crew
• ESPN: The B. S. Report with Bill Simmons – the columnist for espn.com and espn the magazine does a funny podcast
• The Groz on Demand – KJR sports talk radio interviews from the afternoon snow crew
• Groz with Gas-mails – KJR sports talk radio call-in voicemails
• John Clayton On-Demand – KJR talk show with ESPN NFL guru
• Mitch in the Morning On-Demand – KJR morning sports talk show. Mitch does fantastic interviews
• The Pitch – baseball talk
• Podcastaway – from a cruising catamaran circling the Pacific, talking about sailing and cruising

Culture

• Ask a Ninja – funny stuff from Ninja in video podcast format
• DeepRockDrive postcast – Video clips and behind the scenes interviews from live interactive shows
• Delta Park Project – pop culture and good, gentle humor
• Fly With Me – major airline pilot Joe D’Eon’s podcast about airlines, flight, travel, celebrity
• The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack – two guys talk Lost twice a week
• LostCasts – “We read the forums so you don’t have to”. Especially good at literature references in the show
• The Official Lost Podcast – the producers of Lost mess around with their fans
• This American Life – the outstanding radio show from NPR. The power of story at its best.

Music

• Bono – the Rolling Stone interview – the recordings behind the fantastic printed interview in Rolling Stone magazine. Hearing the voice gives you so much more context than the printed versions
• “Communitas Two” – Talks on Christian meditation from John Main, OSB.
• Dolphinstreet Guitar Lessons and Gear Demos – quick videos and gear demos
• Fender – Interviews and demos of Fender guitar products
• IndieFeed – Alternative and Modern Music – indiefeed.com’s song-a-day in the alternative style. Great for discovering new music
• IndieFeed – Blues Music – indiefeed.com’s song-a-day in the blues style. Great for discovering new music.
• IndieFeed – Hip Hop Music – indiefeed.com’s song-a-day in the hip-hop style. Great for discovering new music.
• Irish and Celtic Music Podcast – Marc Gunn’s collection of Celtic music from around the world
• Irish Guitar Podcast – learn to play Irish music with these audio lessons, sampling for the books the authors have written
• John Lennon – the Rolling Stone podcast – Audio from an interview with John Lennon just after Let it Be was released
• Origin Records Jazz Podcast – Seattle area jazz recording label does a live music podcast
• Pandora Podcast Series – Insights into music from the people who do the Music Genome Project, the best music recommendation system on the planet
• WILCO Podcast – audio and video from the band Wilco

Technology/Work

• David Allen Company Podcast – business productivity talks from the originator of Getting Things Done

Photography

• Photoshop Killer Tips – short video podcasts with Photoshop tips
• Photoshop User TV – from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, a series of short how-to videos

William Fitzsimmons Live at DeepRockDrive

William Fitzsimmons Live at DeepRockDrive

Originally uploaded by DeepRockDrive

We’re working on a few new features at DeepRockDrive.com. One of them is what we’re currently calling ‘show shots’, which will let fans take snapshots of the video feed from the show they’re watching. Here’s an example from today’s show.

I know I’m biased, but I think this is a fantastic feature, and great image.

Sports and the Pace of my Faith

As is my custom, I went to the Opening Day game today between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. Every year, I get together with a few good friends and we enjoy the hope and new life that baseball brings.

I know that baseball isn’t the most exciting game for a lot of folks – some actually call it boring! And, compared to the other major US sports – football, basketball, hockey, it probably is. But to me, that’s the beauty of the game.

I used to be a huge NBA fan. My wife and I went to dozens of games a year (especially during the Shawn Kemp – Gary Payton days). I cried when Dikembe Mutombo and the Denver Nuggets upset the Seattle Sonics in ’94. But I haven’t been as much of a fan in recent years – the game turned away from teamwork to focus on the individual both in play and in marketing. There was more emphasis on the flash and less on substance. Dunks became way cooler than outside shooting; defense gave way to Sportscenter highlights. Arenas pump flashy lights and sound urging people to cheer at the proper (and other) times. Ticket prices drove the working class fan into the upper decks. And this doesn’t even begin to discuss the shameful back-room dealmaking that’s underway as the Seattle Sonics are moving to Oklahoma City because commissioner David Stern and owner Clay Bennett have a clear agenda that they’re following to bring the NBA to Oklahoma.

I also used to be a huge NFL fan. As a kid, I met an Oakland Raider player and was a fan until we moved to Seattle as adults. My wife and I had season tickets to the Seahawks back in the Kingdome days. We had cheap tickets – the cheapest, in fact – in the top level of the end zone. That place was loud and crazy. But the NFL is actually more fun to watch on TV than in person – the corporate marketing and the frequent commercial breaks kill the pace of the game when you’re actually there. True, there’s a great buzz when the team’s doing well, but those commercials – they’re brutal. And the view on TV is so much better. The game feels like it’s not so stop-and-start on TV as well.

I didn’t grow up a baseball fan, but when I moved to Seattle I got to see Ken Griffey, Jr. and Randy Johnson in their primes. I saw Alex Rodriguez begin his career here. I remember parking my car in eastern Washington on a little bluff that got decent radio reception to listen to Chris Bosio’s no-hitter. I saw The Double of ’95; I was in the Kingdome in ’95 for the single-game playoff against the Angels (taking a day off of following Phish tour the northwest that year). Even with frustrating recent moves, I still love the game.

I love the pace of the game the most.  It’s unhurried, even in its most exciting moments.  It doesn’t suffer much from commercial breaks.  A game takes as long as it takes to play – never more, never less.  It is filled with shading, nuance, hidden complexity.  It is a long, long season,  in which pretty much everybody has winning and losing streaks; pretty much everybody has to deal with veterans aging and youngsters chomping at the bit.  It evolves slowly, naturally.  Its tidal rhythms allow for conversation with your friends, even as you’re intensely watching to see whether the pitcher will throw his slider next, or noticing the left fielder move in a few steps to respond to a light hitting infielder coming to bat.  Individual games don’t really reveal all that much – everybody gets blown out; everybody will have a gigantic win.  But themes develop, a season takes shape with flavor and character, and highlight moments will come to mind for years.

I think that early on in my faith journey, I had elements of the NBA – flash, glitz, glamour – in my path.  We had great success in things we did, ministries we lead.  We were appreciated, honored.  I can’t really say that it went to our heads, but there was a sense of visibility and celebration.

I’ve also had parts of my journey that felt like an NFL game:  stops and starts, large gaps that were counterproductive and empty.

I’m hoping these days that my faith will more and more take the pace of the long baseball season:  even in ups and downs, wins and losses, that the nuances, the little things, the details, will become the important part, and that my perspective will move from the daily wins and losses to the impact of a whole season – or a bunch of seasons.

Indigenous People Matter

One of my pastors, Colleen Echohawk-Hayashi, has created another blog – this one called Indigenous People Matter.  I encourage you to check it out and add it to your feed reader or bookmarks list!

Here’s how she describes the site:

 This site exists to be a central place for Indigenous people to connect and stay informed on issues that matter to First Nations people. We believe in the rights of Native people to govern themselves and regain control of the natural resources that belong to the land. We also recognize that amongst Indigenous people internationally their are many similarities and stories that we share. This site will be a place where these stories can be shared and known to the global indigenous community.

Thoughts on Good Friday

Eugene has a very nice post about Good Friday here.

Hearing the story again today in the Pray as you Go podcast, I realized two things about the thieves on the crosses near Jesus: First, I’d sort of assumed before that they knew each other, but that’s quite unlikely. They’re just present at a historical moment. And second… the it’s amazing to me how Jesus creates relationship and community even in the midst of torture and death. Tender, compassionate, kind – while being tortured to death.

It took me some 1.7 seconds to go from choosing to fast during the day today to bargaining with myself: Hmm, maybe some Odwalla juices? Or, a donut and THEN a fast. Or…

Late, but appropriate (Saaaaaint Patrick!)

Via John Chandler, here’s a clip on St. Patrick that my family watches a couple of times a month. The Veggie Tales version of the St. Patrick story:

It’s pretty well done, I think – the istorical outline is good, it’s funny and memorable… I recommend that you watch this in preparation for NEXT year’s St. Patrick’s day, if nothing else.

Naked Pictures

For my friend Justin…

If you like classic jazz..

A few years ago I blogged about meeting a jazz legend named Hadley Caliman.  Hadley just released an album that you can download from Amazon MP3 here.

I never write Amazon reviews – not enough time in the day – but for Hadley’s album I made an exception.  Here’s what I wrote.

If you’re not familiar with Hadley, know that he’s a disciple of Dexter Gordon, a west coast style jazz musician who’s clearly a master at his craft. This album is amazing – the songs are great, the musicianship is out of this world, the mix is good too. If you like Dexter Gordon / Sonny Rollins / John Coltrane style jazz, do yourself a favor and listen to Hadley Caliman’s Gratitude. It’s been in my ears almost exclusively since I downloaded the MP3 album.

So to you, dear blog reader, I would say this:  If you like jazz – REAL jazz, west coast post-bop stuff; if you like Coltrane and Sonny and Dex, even Branford Marsalis – put some money in Hadley’s pocket and download a phenomenal album.

Sounds like the lead line for a joke, but isn’t

“So, an Irish Montanan and a Puerto Rican walk into a German bar…”

I was thinking today about how that sounds like the setup for a joke, but it’s really just my Tuesday evening, hanging out with Eliacin at Die Bierstube in Seattle.  We talked story, compared dreams, had a lot of fun in general, and made plans to hang out again.  And, I picked up a copy of Tom Sine’s new book, The New Conspirators, which looks awesome.
It’s funny for me to think about this, but we basically met and got to know each other through blogs, twitter and a bit of Facebook, such that when we actually hung out, it didn’t quite have so much of that ‘first date’ feeling.  We had some common context to work from.  It was fun.  Soon again, I hope.  In the meantime, go read Eliacin’s blog.