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Remarkably Mark #58

Remarkably Mark #58: The Big HodgePodge

Big Fatty and Tim Corrimal join me for an update on The Amazing Race, plus a message from my lesbian lover Suze Orman, a commercial for the Listener Meet and Greet, and a very special performance from Grey Gardens.

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Chef Mark mentioned in MarketWatch article

I was mentioned in an article by Frank Bamako about the upcoming PodcampNYC "unconference", which will bring together podcasters from all around the country to The New School on April 6-7th. The article was rather unflattering about podcast metrics and growth rates, but considering that the methodology used to measure is the old Nielson journal based measurement, it can't possibly represent actual users, and besides, the value to the real listeners and their degree of interaction with podcasts is immeasurably greater than that of "old media". Here's the part where he mentions me:

Niches fill PodCamp schedule

An even 100 workshops are scheduled for the upcoming PodCamp podcasters' conference in New York in about three weeks. "We are very sorry (yet excited) to announce that we cannot accommodate any more sessions at this time," organizers said.

There are lots of sessions on learning the basics, promoting podcasts, finding sponsors, and improving production techniques. Two of the workshops really caught my eye, though, because they show the narrow niches podcasts can address to generate an audience.

Eric and Cat Susch have produced a dozen video podcasts, "LetsKnit2Gether." The shows are simple. Cat sits in a chair and shows techniques for knitting, projects she's completed, or takes viewers on a tour of knitters' shows. There are production elements like dissolves and graphics, and the segments do not look like home movies. They look good. Eric, Cat's husband, has been a video and film producer for more than 20 years. Cat is authoritative and clearly knows her craft. She also works in media and calls herself a "passionate" knitter. In the past six months, they have produced a dozen five- to eight-minute shows. They say the episodes have an audience of 3,500 viewers, and is growing 50% a month.

The other workshop that interests me is Mark Tafoya's, although in his submission for a session he was all over the map with ideas. But it's his niche that grabbed me. He's organized the Culinary Podcast Network, all-food podcasts all the time. Chefs and self-styled gourmands from coast to coast are producing shows about food, wine, cooking, restaurants, travel, and even nutrition. Several of the podcasters, like Tafoya, are chefs. The shows are excellent promotions for their skills. All the episodes I downloaded were audio, but give it time. Video will come. So will advertising. Tafoya's show is part of the roster on Adam Curry's Podshow Network, and so his episodes are carrying the network's promotions for GoDaddy services.

Yes indeed, more video will come. And let's not forget that we have counted Chef Ming Tsai as a member of CPN for awhile, and his show is a video podcast (he's been on hiatus for a few months and will have new episodes out soon).

It's funny that he mentions that my submission was "all over the map", as I think he's clearly dropping context. He was citing from a wiki on the site which listed the preliminary ideas for the session I will lead, and which I submitted more than a month ago, which listed all the areas I could possibly speak on. In the spirit of an "unconference", I was soliciting input from the community on what they'd prefer to hear me speak about, not simply choosing to speak on something that would just promote myself.

In any case, please do try to attend PodcampNYC if you have even a passing interest in the developments happening in the podcasting field. It promises to be an exciting weekend.

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Remarkably Mark #57

Remarkably Mark #57: Soundseeing Tour of Grand Central Terminal.

I emerge from the subway, comment on a soundseeing tour I heard of the DC Metro, and give you a brief tour of Grand Central Terminal while on the way to meet Jennifer prior to a business meeting. I talk about the famous facade, some films that have shot here, and after the meeting, we resume and I walk in the rain towards Times Square.

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Democracy, Not Theocracy

Dear Friend of First Freedom First,

In a blatant example of what we mean by "Democracy NOT Theocracy," Gen. Peter pace, the Chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Chicago Tribune's editorial board this week that the "don't ask don't tell" policy is necessary because homosexuality is "immoral." Pace said beliefs stem from his "upbringing." Despite having his comments condemned from both Democrats and Republicans, Pace has refused to apologize for his remarks.

Regardless of your opinion of "don't ask don't tell," it is a shame that America's highest-ranking military official would base his argument for the policy on reasoning with such obvious religious undertones.

Until now, the policy has always been justified by troop morale, not morality. If that is the case, shouldn't Pace apologize for substituting his irrelevant personal beliefs for strategic military advice?

Many military experts like former Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman and Ranking GOP Committee member John Warner, "strongly disagree" with Pace's position.

Others, like retired Gen. Jack Keane say "morality was never the basis of the policy…it was about unit cohesion."

In fact, when Colin Powell endorsed it in 1993, he told the House Armed Services Committee "it is not our place in the military, those of us in senior leadership positions, to make moral or religious judgments with respect to homosexuality. Our perspective, and the only perspective we should bring to this issue, is the unique perspective of the military and what is best for military effectiveness."

Just about the only people supporting Pace's unsound stance are cash-cow Religious Right groups like the Family Research Council who find it "refreshing" that a public official would "speak the truth" about "morality" and put "principled leadership - not social experimentation - first."

You can help First Freedom First on this issue by writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. We've made it easy for you to tell those who want to legislate religion that America is a Democracy, NOT Theocracy. To quickly and simply submit a letter to the editor, click here.

Safeguarding separation of church and state and protecting religious liberty depends on people like you, and we're glad to have you on board.

Thanks again for your support!

All the Best,

Donna Red Wing and Eric Shutt of The Interfaith Alliance Foundation
Beth Corbin and Bethany Moore of Americans United for Separation of Church and State

"What makes us special and different from other countries is that our right to decide whether and how to worship is a private matter protected by the Constitution."

— www.firstfreedomfirst.org

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Remarkably Mark #56

Remarkably Mark#56: Randall Shreve.

I sit down with an amazing musician, Randall Shreve, over a beer at Valhalla in Hell's Kitchen. We speak about his musical influences, his songwriting, and the stories behind his songs. Randall is candid about his process and gives us some insight into his musical journey, and I play several of the tunes from his album The Cure For Yesterday, and some that I recorded live at his gig at Mo Pitkins last month.

Find him at www.myspace.com/randallshreve

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The Song of Purple Summer

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Remarkably Mark #55

Remarkably Mark #55: Soundseeing Tour of TriBeCa.

We walk around TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal St) in Lower Manhattan, and I point out many of the fine restaurants and nightspots of the neighborhood, including Bouley, Odeon, Mary Ann's, Vino Vino, and ending up at Centrico, where I was attending a dinner function.

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Updated Meet and Greet Info

Meet and Greet @ Therapy
348 WEST 52nd STREET
www.therapy-nyc.com/
April 6th from 10pm to Midnight




(If you're attending, use these images to promote the meet and greet on your websites. Right click and save, but host them on your own bandwidth, please. This is the postcard I ordered for us to pass out at Therapy.)

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Chef Mark on Lucky Bitch radio!

My dearest Wanda Wisdom had me on her show today, and we talked about offal, the Big Potato, and other yummy goodness, like her upcoming trip to NYC for the PodcampNYC festivities and the listener Meet and Greet.

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Listener Meet and Greet @ Therapy

In conjunction with PodcampNYC, many of the queercasters are having a combined listener meetup on April 6th.

Meet and Greet @ Therapy
348 WEST 52nd STREET
www.therapy-nyc.com/
April 6th from 10pm to Midnight

Podcasts planning to attend:

Remarkably Mark
ReMARKable Palate
Jaded City
Go Rainbow Radio
Q Cast Connecticut
Little Fatty Cast
MikeyPod
Lucky Bitch Radio
Big Gay News
Riding With Bill
The Occasional Fag


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Remarkably Mark #54

Remarkably Mark #54: Jean-Claude Baker of Chez Josephine

I chat with Jean-Claude Baker about his unusual path in the restaurant business, from being raised by his adoptive mother, the one and only Josephine Baker, to opening up Chez Josephine 20 years ago on a slightly seedier 42nd St.

(This podcast originally appeared on the ReMARKable Palate feed, but I thought that my Remarkably Mark listeners would enjoy hearing Jean-Claude's stories)


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High School Photos

My friend Archer responded to Homer's call to action and posted a picture of himself in High School to compare with now. Well, here's a picture of my Senior Page from my High School yearbook!



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Remarkably Mark #53

#53: Spring Awakening with Mikeypod

Michael Harren of MikeyPod joins me on a soundseeing tour as we walk in the Theatre District on our way to see Spring Awakening (my second time and his first). We got on-stage tickets, and spent some time with Michael's friend who is the drummer in the band. I may get to interview some of the people in the show, as I spoke with the playwright. Plus a couple of clips of the cast performing on Letterman and The View, and we end the podcast with our post-show reactions.

Spring Awakening: www.springawakening.com
MikeyPod: www.mikeypod.com

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