How do you find good local music? This week Mike and Greg discuss their opinions and hesitations on local music scenes.
Mike: So how interested are you typically in local music?
Greg: I would like to be more so, but right now I couldn’t name a single local KC band, and maybe two Lawrence bands… When [...]

John Edwards and Barrack Obama in 2008? Getting off foreign oil helps our national security, AND saves the environment? Bush supports new hybrid technologies and math and science education? This week Mike and Greg discuss their opinions and hesitations on upcoming political issues.
Mike: I love the talk show Meet the Press. Tim Russert is a [...]

Okay…GREAT NPR story from yesterday. And a chance for me to share some behind the scenes action…
So yesterday was a strange but amazing day at work. I had just gotten back from watching a Bob Boilen film about the ‘Chairs of NPR’ from 1989 that depicted the ergonomic plights of a low budget [...]

Like many people, I have a idealistic view of some Golden Age where everyone ate apple pie and left their doors unlocked at night while they gathered around the radio with their children. Too many sick days watching Leave it to Beaver I guess. Anyway I have developed a love for many a things retro [...]

This week Mike and Greg and Aryn chat about the purpose of critics of art and media. Why do we need them? Why do they sometimes come off as angry? Read on as we review the reviewers…
Mike: Okay, so Aryn inspired me to try something for next week’s Hello.Column… I read this review and was [...]

This week Mike and Greg and Aryn chat about the Google behemouth… Are they the innovators we want them to be, or a collage of bad hype in the eyes of the US Govt?… All this plus a few other random bits!!!
Mike: Much has been reported, speculated, analyzed and compiled about Google recently. Especially in [...]