16 April 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Every once in a while we here at BF like to have a gratuitously self-indulgent show that focuses purely on our own half-baked accomplishments and personal history. This time it was all about the K-man, mister Kevin Saunders himself. We had live Skype callers on the show once again, talked a little history, and answered […]
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Bad Astronomy, Canada, census, Dollhouse, education, Foursquare, Freebirds, genealogy, high school, history, Jackass, Jonathan Coulton, Kevin, Large Hadron Collider, Lubbock, Lubbock Tweetup, physics, questions, Stephen, Texas Tech University, theatre, time travel, Twitter
03 April 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
When was the last time you read a newspaper? Oh… you’re reading one now. Well um… I guess I’ll just let you finish then. No, it’s cool, take your time. … Done? Okay, awesome. So… wow, this is a bit awkward. Our topic this week is actually the “death” of newspapers, which probably sounds a […]
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4chan, About.com, aesthetics, AOL Seed, Apple iPad, Ashley, Austin Statesman, Bill O'Reilly, billboards, blogging, Bobby Knight, broadcasting, capitalism, context, corporations, court, CourtTV, Craigslist, crowdsourcing, Glenn Beck, Haiti, healthcare, Huffington Post, Hunter S. Thompson, hyper-local, Iran, Jolt, journalism, Kevin, local, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Mountain Dew, New York Times, newspapers, Pepsi, radio, sensationalism, Simon, Skype, Stephen, Stickam, SXSW, Texas Tech University, theatre, Timothy Cole, Twitter, Wikipedia
19 March 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
There is a place where, once a year, every geek worth his or her salt comes together in the magically weird city of Austin. For five days we mingle, bond, network, and bring our alcohol consumption up to par with our 3G bandwidth consumption. We call this beer- and bandwidth-infused tribal gathering SXSW Interactive, and […]
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alcohol, Ashton Kutcher, AT&T, augmenting reality, Austin, Bigg Digg Shindigg, business, business cards, crowd surfing, Dan Ariely, Evan Williams, Foursquare, geocaching, geotagging, Google, Gowalla, hyperlocation, interactive, Jediah, Leo Laporte, local, location, meta, news, newspapers, panels, QR codes, Simon, smartphones, social media, Starbucks, Stephen, SWACURH, SXSW, SXSWi, TWiT, Twitter, wifi, Wordpress, zombies
28 February 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Weekly Why
So Kevin Saunders decided to send in this little gem of a throwback episode for this week. It’s raw, live, and mostly uncut–in other words, classic BF. So sit back, relax, and listen as Kevin reads the news of the week… This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “That’s the News of the Week” by Paul and […]
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22 February 2010
By StephenTorrence
In Podcast
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Love was in the air. Some relationships soared, others crashed and burned. For those of us on the sidelines, it was quite a sight to behold and discuss. Here at BF we gathered a completely new panel of guests for our most estrogen-infused episode ever. Single ladies Kiki […]
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alcohol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, chocolate, Christmas, conformity, Dodge, Family Guy, feminism, flowers, Google, gore, guilt, Hallmark, Harry Potter, high school, holidays, Hollywood, horror, ice skating, identity, Ivy, Jared, Jonathan Coulton, Kay Jewelers, Kiki, Lord of the Rings, marriage, Megan, Mother's Day, movies, New Years, nonconformity, relationships, seasons, sexism, Single's Awareness Day, sociology, Star Trek, steak, Stephen, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Night of Sevens, The Olympics, time, tradition, TV, Twitter, Valentine's Day, Wikipedia, YouTube
