{"id":2468,"date":"2010-01-01T22:42:16","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T22:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2022-03-30T16:53:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:53:16","slug":"shameless-podcast-plug-well-it-is-the-end-of-year-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=2468","title":{"rendered":"Shameless podcast plug (well, it is the end of year episode)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I don&#8217;t normally do the &#8216;big linkage thing&#8217; in this way, but the end of year retrospective is more than a little bit special &#8211; so please consider this a huge one-off!<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>This Reality Podcast: No 97<\/h1>\n<p><em>Episode 97: 62 minutes running time<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This week it&#8217;s time for This Reality Podcast&#8217;s -look back in anger&#8217; as the two presenters, Soph and Bren, review many facets of 2009, and make a prediction or two for 2010.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talkie bits<\/strong>:<br \/>\n* The Cheese Game celebrates New Year&#8217;s Day with the Victorian Variant (and brings a quick-death victory for Soph because Bren gets brain-dead)<\/p>\n<p><strong>List Of The Year (2009)<\/strong>:<br \/>\nThe segments between the music comprise our retrospective of 2009. Some of these categories and their contents are very hotly discussed whilst others have a universal agreement. Let us know <em><strong>your <\/strong><\/em>views on this lot:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Best Films Of The Decade: <strong>Monsters Inc<\/strong>, <strong>Taken<\/strong>, <strong>Hot Fuzz<\/strong>, <strong>The Bourne franchise<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Best Film Of The Year: <strong>Up!<\/strong>, <strong>District 9<\/strong>, <strong>The Boat That Rocked<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Worst Film Of The Decade: <strong>Anchorman, The Legend Of Ron Burgundy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Worst Film Of The Year: <strong>New Moon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Best New Band: <a title=\"inLight on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/inlightband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>inLight<\/strong><\/a> (even though, technically speaking, we discovered them last year)<\/li>\n<li> Best Book: <strong>Small Wars<\/strong> by Sadie Jones, <strong>The Other Hand<\/strong> by Chris Cleave<\/li>\n<li> Best Album: <strong>Reservoir by <a title=\"Fanfarlo on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/fanfarlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fanfarlo<\/a><\/strong> (Bren), <strong>A World Next Door To Yours, <a title=\"The Parlotones on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theparlotones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Parlotones<\/a><\/strong> (Soph)<\/li>\n<li> Best EP: <strong>Old Maps\/New Roads, <a title=\"The Good China on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thegoodchinaband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Good China<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Best Live Set: <a title=\"The Damned on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/officialdamned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Damned<\/strong><\/a> (Bren), <a title=\"Warning! Heat Ray! on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thegreenstoneproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Warning! Heat Ray!<\/strong><\/a> (Soph)<\/li>\n<li> Worst Live Set: <strong>Scouting For Girls\/Sugababes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Best Discovery: <strong>The showers at Cornbury Festival<\/strong>, <a title=\"The Family Machine on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thefamilymachine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Family Machine<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Axis of Awesome on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/axisofawesomemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Axis of Awesome<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>It&#8217;s Not Me, It&#8217;s You <a title=\"Lily Allen on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/lilymusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily Allen<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Worst Discovery: <strong>It&#8217;s Not Me, It&#8217;s You, <a title=\"Lily Allen on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/lilymusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lily Allen<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li> Biggest Disappointment: the film <strong>New Moon<\/strong> (Soph)<\/li>\n<li>Best Trip Abroad: Tuscany, Munich, Eire (Soph &amp; Bren)<\/li>\n<li>Best Gig: <a title=\"Muse on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/muse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Muse<\/strong><\/a>, Munich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keep Your Eyes On These Names for 2010<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"The Boxer Rebellion on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theboxerrebellion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Boxer Rebellion<\/strong><\/a> (Bren says will be huge)<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"As Tall As Lions on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/astallaslions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>As Tall As Lions<\/strong><\/a> (Bren says will, from the media perspective, be the Red Hot Chilli Peppers of 2010 (whatever happened to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers anyway?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We also discussed the musical brilliance of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"Miriam Clancy on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/miriamclancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Miriam Clancy<\/strong><\/a> and her freshly-discovered, outstanding album -Magnetic&#8217;<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Missy Higgins on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/missyhiggins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Missy Higgins<\/strong><\/a> and her heartbreakingly-excellent artistry on -On A Clear Night&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You want more?<\/p>\n<p>Really?<\/p>\n<p><strong>How about the musical goodness that we offer you that this week includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The Parlotones, Giant Mistake (<a title=\"The Parlotones on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theparlotones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theparlotones<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> The Witches, Lost Without (<a title=\"The Witches on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/witchesband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/witchesband<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> The Good China, All\/Nothing (<a title=\"The Good China on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thegoodchinaband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thegoodchinaband<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Axis of Awesome, How To (3) (<a title=\"Axis of Awesome on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/axisofawesomemusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/axisofawesomemusic<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li> Fanfarlo, I&#8217;m A Pilot (<a title=\"Fanfarlo on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/fanfarlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/fanfarlo<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As ever, this show was recorded *live* in Studio L in rural Oxfordshire and recorded in one take with no after-show editing or post-production mucking about.<\/p>\n<p>While we were sitting in the studio recording the show we were also Twittering live. Why don&#8217;t you come on over and follow the podcast on <a title=\"This Reality Podcast twitter feed\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thisrealitypod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Reality Podcast twitter feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To stream this one episode of the podcast to your desktop just click here or you can right-click on that link and save it to your computer and listen to it later. Or why not <a title=\"This Reality Podcast on iTunes\" href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=275704935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add it to your iTunes<\/a> and listen to it on your iPhone or iPod or mp3 player wherever you go? Better than radio!<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that you can send in your email or audio contributions to thisrealitypodcast@gmail.com or leave comments on the website?<\/p>\n<p>If you are a band or a recording artist and you would like to send your music in to the podcast, just email us or do the MySpace thing at <a title=\"This Reality Podcast on MySpace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thisrealitypodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/thisrealitypodcast<\/a> or email us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcast admin:<\/strong><br \/>\nAll of the tracks in this podcast are featured and played with the generous permission of the artists and\/or their management.<\/p>\n<p>Now go and visit their websites, tell them where you heard them and let them know how much you love their work! And treat yourself, buy a little piece of their work \u00e2\u20ac\u201c recording artists have to eat, you know!<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to contribute your thoughts to This Reality Podcast or air your views on any of the topics we&#8217;ve discussed (or anything else that you want to), just drop us a line. Email us at: thisrealitypodcast@googlemail.com. Or if you prefer you can leave your comments (or words of abuse or encouragement) in our drop zone at http:\/\/drop.io\/thisrealitypodcast.<\/p>\n<p>Or you can just leave your thoughts on the website at <a title=\"This Reality Podcast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thisrealitypodcast.com.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thisrealitypodcast.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you are interested in what we have played in the past, <a title=\"This Reality Podcast playlist\" href=\"http:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=pef8hi5ZC7g_SlGIPecqUbg&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just hop on over and take a look at our playlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t normally do the &#8216;big linkage thing&#8217; in this way, but the end of year retrospective is more than a little bit special &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stuff","two-columns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}