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The small WORLD: interviews with people from all walks of life from all over the planet. Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours?

Host Bazooka Joe interviews everyone from sandwich makers to filmmakers. Previous guests include science fiction writer and Boing Boing co-editor Cory Doctorow; I.D. magazine’s editor-in-chief, Julie Lasky; Last.fm co-founder Martin Stiksel; Jesse Thorn, the host of The Sound of Young America; and Mike Haeg, Mayor of Mount Holly (population 4)!

Contact Bazooka Joe at a smallworldpodcast@gmail.com or at 1-619-717-6322.

smallWorld: Chris Gondek

by smallworld May 21, 2010 smallworld

My guest is Chris Gondek who is a net friend. We all have net friends these days but they are scattered across the country and across the globe that’s rare that you’d ever meet any of them.

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The Whuffie Factor

by smallworld May 7, 2010 smallworld

Today on the small WORLD we’ll talk with Tara Hunt, the author of The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business.

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smallWorld Archive:Ed Halter, From Sun Tzu to Xbox

by Joseph Matheny April 23, 2010 smallworld

From Sun Tzu to Xbox is a definitive history of the longstanding relationship between games and military culture, from wargaming’s roots in ancient civilizations, to the Cold War development of computing for battle.

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smallWorld Archive: Steve Blush, American Hardcore

by Joseph Matheny April 9, 2010 smallworld

Interview with Steve Blush, author of American Hardcore and contributor to the American Hardcore documentary.

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smallWorld Archive: Negativeland

by Joseph Matheny March 26, 2010 smallworld

A smallWorld from the archives: Interview with Don Joyce of Negativland. We discuss their new CD, No Business, Negativland being sued by Island Records for spoofing U2, sampling Casey Kasem’s bloopers, copryright laws, culture jamming, teletours, and the Over The Edge radio show.

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In the Belly of the Fail Whale

by smallworld March 3, 2010 smallworld

On today’s show we’re going to talk with Rob Gokee, author of In the Belly of the Fail Whale: How Twitter Changed My Life in One Year.

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Michael Hayes, singer/songwriter

by smallworld January 29, 2010 smallworld

Michael has been in several bands such as the Vinyl Skyway and Lemonpeeler and released several albums and recently put out a 22 song retrospective album called Diamonds Down the Drain.

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the SmallWORLD: Steampunk

by smallworld January 15, 2010 smallworld

Steampunk combines science fiction elements from the Victoria era with the edginess of Cyberpunk of the 1980s. So why is Steampunk exploding in popular culture in the 21st century?

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solipsistic NATION: A/V

by smallworld January 1, 2010 smallworld

On solipsistic NATION I play the best of all genres of electronic music and I often interview musicians and music labels and other people from the electronic music community. If NPR did a show about electronic music I imagine it would sound exactly like solipsistic NATION.

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the smallWORLD: Natalia Paruz, the Saw Lady

by smallworld December 18, 2009 smallworld

Today on the Small World our guest is Natalia Paruz who plays such novelty musical instruments as the musical saw, pitched Austrian cowbells, handbells, the glass harp, theremin and more.

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the smallWORLD: Science Fiction and New Media

by smallworld December 4, 2009 smallworld

The world we live in is pretty amazing and is rapidly changing in astonishing and unexpected ways thanks to our advancing technology. But if we are living in a world that seems straight out of a science fiction novel, then how is our current technology changing science fiction?

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the smallWORLD: Joseph Matheny, Alterati

by smallworld November 20, 2009 smallworld

On the last edition of the small WORLD I announced that the small WORLD had found a new home on Alterati. But what is Alterati? That’s the topic of today’s show.

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the smallWorld: Back in a BIG way!

by Joseph Matheny November 6, 2009 smallworld

Hello! I’m back!

Yep, after nearly two years the Small World is back in action.

We just heard an excerpt from The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast (http://www.hppodcraft.com), which is actually an excerpt from H.pP. Lovecraft’s short story, The Picture in the House.

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