This morning I whipped together some audio for a short video clip to augment this Onion article. In it, Congress (having already figuratively taken the country hostage) decides to go all the way.
Video From Inside Congressional Hostage Situation
Several hours later, this post appeared on Politico.com:
“U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a series of Twitter postings from The Onion, the well-known fake news site, which posted several bogus tweets about a shooting inside the Capitol and lawmakers taking children hostages…
‘It has come to our attention that recent Twitter feeds are reporting false information concerning current conditions at the U.S. Capitol. Conditions at the U.S. Capitol are currently normal,’ said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the Capitol Police.
‘There is no credibility to these stories or the Twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting.’”
This would be a relevant place to mention Literally Unbelievable, a website documenting Onion articles “as interpreted by Facebook.”
For those who have trouble discerning truth from fiction, always consider the source.
My previous portable recorder (an M-audio Microtrack II) is on its death bed, and I’ve spent some time researching what device ought to replace it.
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The Third Coast Festival (the South By Southwest of public radio) interviewed Nick van der Kolk, Nick Williams, and I about how we developed and produced our radio story The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt for Nick vd K’s show, Love and Radio.
I know, I know. I promised I’d write more about how we put the piece together back in April, and then quickly got swamped with other work. BUT Thanks to Third Coast, you can read everything I would have written here on their site.
Follow the link and click “extra.”
Eh. What the hell. Or you can read the mirrored interview, below.
…making the Federal Reserve Chairman sound sloshed.
Obama: Debt Ceiling Deal A Prime Example Of Democrats And Democrats Sacrificing For The Greater Good
You’re welcome, America.
We could only use a few seconds of the soundbite I made in the video, so here’s the exclusive full version:
Hey lookee here at this thing I produced/scored/remixed in collaboration with Nick van der Kolk for his intrepid radio show/podcast, Love and Radio. Heads up: this episode is intended for mature audiences listening with headphones.
I’d like to tell you more about how we put it together sometime soon, but for now I’ve got to focus on finishing those durn taxes.
Here’s the second episode of “The Joad Show.” Though I did the sound design for all the wipes and transitions, my favorite part is actually the second or so of silence during “Poor Margaret’s” close-up around 2:30. A little room-tone goes a long way.
Joad Cressbeckler: NASA Honeyfuggling America With Nonsense Space Dreams
