Thu, 21 May 2009 Here is a man-on-the-street (really man-in-the-pub) style interview of the people who showed up to the recent Boston Media Makers at Night session at Doyle's Pub in Jamaica Plain, MA. Steve Garfield organized the event and millions showed up. The question I asked everyone was essentially, why are you here? Enjoy and please leave comments in the show notes. Please alert me to other events where you might like to have me interview your attendees. You can find my contact info and blogs at Jeff Cutler. Comments[0] |
Fri, 13 March 2009 The sound of a windy interview with Shawn Morton of Nationwide Insurance. Comments[0] |
Sat, 28 February 2009 Here's info copied from Rebecca's email... and the sound is various interviews throughout the night as well as Tim Farley's complete presentation. WARNING - There are two swears in the entire 90+ minutes of recording. I have NOT listed this as explicit, because the swears are not heinous ones and I've heard worse on broadcast TV. ENJOY!!! Once again it's time for Boston Skeptics in the Pub! It's happening tonight, Monday, February 23 at 7pm. As usual, we'll be on the top floor of Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square. Tonight's speaker is Tim Farley of WhatsTheHarm.net. It's going to be fan-frigging-tastic, so prepare yourself. Also, there are lots of really cool events coming up for Boston Skeptics: on March 16 we'll have William Lobdell (although please note that the venue may change – I'm working out the details now), and a very special Skeptics in the Pub at the end of March. On May 21 we'll take a field trip to see Penn & Teller at Foxwoods – there's a Facebook event page here: http://tinyurl.com/d6gt5n More info on all those events will be appearing shortly at BostonSkeptics.com. Other stuff: NYC Skeptics will be Drinking Skeptically this Wednesday at the Four-faced Liar, D.C.'s Drinking Skeptically is March 11, and Philly's Drinking Skeptically is March 19. That's a whole lot of delicious, foamy skepticism, my friends. More info and more events can be found on the Skepchick calendar: http://tinyurl.com/achyz2 Hope to see many of you tonight! Hugs, kisses, etc., Rebecca Watson www.skepchick.org www.bostonskeptics.com Comments[0] |
Fri, 27 February 2009 Here's an interview with Alex Howard and Gradon Tripp (@digiphile and @gradontripp) as they conspired to make crepes at #pinkslipparty in Cambridge tonight. Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Wed, 31 December 2008 Got a resolution for New Year's 2009? I do. In fact I've got a few. Here's my podcast listing them. Enjoy. As always, visit my blogs - BowlofCheese.com and JeffCutler.com/jeff - for more regular topics in text form. Happy New Year! Comments[0] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 Today's podcast is all about crap catalogs that you might get in the mail this holiday season. Enjoy! Need to get in touch or have a great idea for a show? Send me an email. jeff (at symbol) jeffcutler (dot, period, whatever you call it) com. Thanks! Comments[0] |
Fri, 15 August 2008 Here's the transcript to today's Bowl of Cheese podcast by Jeff Cutler... Bear in mind, if you have an idea for an upcoming show, send me an email or leave a comment at BowlOfCheese - the companion blog to the podcast. Thanks! Toenail clipper. Are you kidding me about how this simple metal tool can project a tiny piece of dead skin cells across a room? Sure, it sounds a little gross so put down your cereal or coffee or mid-morning snack or handful of M&Ms. While you’re at it, why don’t you ponder the real reason toenails have to be cut in the first place. It’s because you keep fueling the engine. Let’s talk trajectory. I don’t have a math degree or a technical understanding of quarks and protons, but I do understand a little bit about propulsion, cause and effect and kinetic energy. A toenail is NOT of this earth. As I see it, a toenail is at rest until some other force acts upon it. And until that point it remains at rest. This is probably the same way Einstein or Newton would have put it, although I don’t know how they cut toenails…or even if they did, so maybe they would have just ushered me out of their lab and back onto the street where I might get hit by a passing stagecoach or Model T Ford. Continuing, the toenail is similar to a piece of carrot - maybe the stubby, ugly end with the hair and knot embedded in it. When you chop the carrot you get projectiles. Nothing on the order of a fleeting toenail, but you can achieve some distance with a well-placed chop. Maybe that’s where I’ve underestimated the lowly toenail. Perhaps the issue I should focus on isn’t mass or size or even chemical make-up. I should look at perceptions. Here we are clipping a tiny nail from a tiny toe all the way at the other end of our body. We’re crouched over and probably huffing and puffing - unless we’re flexible, which I’m certainly not. Then we attack a toe, try and align the clippers just right. And it’s all we can do to follow the path of the trimmed nail halfway across the room without blacking out. From the nail’s perspective, it has gone about 50-100 times its length. From our perspective, the nail has taken on an evil persona dedicated to stabbing our bare feet or grossing out our housemates. There’s more urgency and fear in the eyes of the clipper than the clippee and that’s probably a mitigating factor. I pulled a baby carrot out of the fridge and got out a pair of food scissors. I also pulled my baby toe up and got out a pair of nail clippers. Then I clipped. You know what happened? That’s right. Same distance. Almost the same angle of projection. The nail and carrot nub came to rest within a few inches of each other on the floor under the double recliner. Since I’m already out of breath from bending over and doing all this work - on a Friday of all days - I’m going to leave them there. It will be part of another experiment in seeing if a carrot and a toenail are similar in their decomposition rates. Until next time, just call me little Einstein - king of the toenail kinetic energy experiment. More to come… Comments[0] |
Thu, 31 July 2008 Here's episode 46 of Bowl of Cheese Podcast. This paragraph is a quick intro, you can read the rest of the transcript at Jeff Cutler dot com. Link is right HERE. How long does it take for a hot-water heater to properly warm up its contents?
Facing that question, I sit here dirty and moody while the water heater fulfills its destiny in my basement. From a Karma standpoint it’s probably fortunate that the water heater pilot went out last night. There are errands on my docket for the day, but no pressing deadlines and no important interviews or meetings. We all know that the great unwashed don’t make a great first impression. Contact us with your show ideas. We love to have guest speakers and commentators! Send us an email or just leave a comment here or at Bowl of Cheese dot com. Thanks! Comments[0] |
Thu, 3 July 2008 Here's the transcript to Bowl of Cheese Podcast #45. Maybe we'll make it to 50 before the summer's over. Enjoy! And remember, if you have an idea for a Bowl of Cheese podcast, call the talk like at 206-888-2715 or leave a comment on this post. I'd be glad to have another guest host read their submission for the audience. I require you to be clean, well-spoken, fun and relevant. Podcasts are between three and five minutes long. Rants are always welcome. Enough of that, here's the transcript.. The
rain’s coming down in droplets as large as jelly-beans and the wind’s
got my curtains sticking into the room at right angles to the wall. Direct download: Jeff_Cutler_Storm_Hater_BowlofCheese45.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:55 AM Comments[0] |
Fri, 6 June 2008 Here's the 44th episode of Bowl of Cheese podcast. Show notes are HERE. Leave a comment if you feel like it or give us a call at 206-888-2715. We're always looking for guest commentary. Shows are all under five minutes and explore different topics. Today's show is on donuts and their significance in our lives. OK, in my life. Thanks for listening! Comments[0] |
