A Little Context

#17: Vinyl Records

Are 8-tracks cool? Are HitClips cool? What even are HitClips? Not gonna lie, I had to look it up for the sake of writing this episode summary, and they're not even cool enough to get mentioned in the episode. Nah dude, R E C O R D S are basically the ONLY cool audio format anymore, which is why we decided to record an episode about them filled with little facts and a lot of nonsense. Listen to it! Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan / Instagram: matty.hogan Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni / Instagram: devonelizabethh Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg SOURCES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkCMSrvOTAo&t=2985s&ab_channel=OVN  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkCMSrvOTAo&t=2985s&ab_channel=OVN ] https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-music-fans-spent-more-on-vinyl-than-cd-last-year-for-the-first-time-since-1986/ [https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-music-fans-spent-more-on-vinyl-than-cd-last-year-for-the-first-time-since-1986/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape] https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-music-fans-spent-more-on-vinyl-than-cd-last-year-for-the-first-time-since-1986/ [https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-music-fans-spent-more-on-vinyl-than-cd-last-year-for-the-first-time-since-1986/] https://hub.yamaha.com/audio/vinyl/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-vinyl/ [https://hub.yamaha.com/audio/vinyl/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-vinyl/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sound_recording#Phonograph/Gramophone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sound_recording] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIoaS8S4tLg&t=282s&ab_channel=SnazzyLabs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIoaS8S4tLg&t=282s&ab_channel=SnazzyLabs]   Audio cassette tapes are cool too. This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of useful factual information, or actionable advice. Though the show attempts to be accurate in the information it shares, we recommend all listeners verify the facts before repeating what we say in situations where being wrong could result in embarrassment, jail time, pregnancy, or death.

#16: Rage Against The Machine

What's your least favorite machine? Yeah, I thought so. Called it, really. Anyway, these guys don't actually sing about robots or cars much; it usually has more to do with political institutions and hegemonic social injustice. If that puts a bad taste in your mouth, you can get it out by licking boots, I guess.  Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg SOURCES www.ratm.com [http://www.ratm.com/] Wikipedia RadioX https://www.musictimes.com/articles/81769/20200611/4-times-rage-against-machine-stood-political-views.htm [https://www.musictimes.com/articles/81769/20200611/4-times-rage-against-machine-stood-political-views.htm] https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rage-against-the-machine-banned-saturday-night-live-snl-1996/ [https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/rage-against-the-machine-banned-saturday-night-live-snl-1996/] https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Rage_Against_The_Machine [https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Rage_Against_The_Machine] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl4wkIPiTcY&ab_channel=RATMVEVO [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl4wkIPiTcY&ab_channel=RATMVEVO] This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of useful factual information, or actionable advice. Though the show attempts to be accurate in the information it shares, we recommend all listeners verify the facts before repeating what we say in situations where being wrong could result in embarrassment, jail time, pregnancy, or death.

#15: Think Seasonal

We sure do! There's plenty of good stuff to get started on at ANY point throughout the year, and out here in A Little Context Town, we want to make it easy (and/or mandatory) for you to participate in a swath of constructive seasonal activities!  Let's Get Busy! Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg SOURCES “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien Shelters with Community Gardens: https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/these-are-some-of-the-most-architecturally-interesting-solutions-to-homelessness-52765 [https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/these-are-some-of-the-most-architecturally-interesting-solutions-to-homelessness-52765] Five Ways to Build Community this Summer: https://learn.eartheasy.com/articles/five-ways-to-build-community-this-summer/  [https://learn.eartheasy.com/articles/five-ways-to-build-community-this-summer/ ] 7 Simple Ways to Give Back to Your Community this Summer: https://lifeasmama.com/7-simple-ways-give-back-your-community-this-summer/ [https://lifeasmama.com/7-simple-ways-give-back-your-community-this-summer/] 20 Ways to Show Your Community Some Love this Fall: https://blog.foresters.com/community/20-ways-to-show-your-community-some-love-this-fall/  [https://blog.foresters.com/community/20-ways-to-show-your-community-some-love-this-fall/ ] 4 Fun Ways to Fall Into Volunteering this Season: https://www.sterlingvolunteers.com/blog/2017/09/2861/ [https://www.sterlingvolunteers.com/blog/2017/09/2861/] Adding promotional materials to wintertime volunteer events: https://teamallegiance.com/resources/how-to-keep-volunteers-happy-during-the-winter/ [https://teamallegiance.com/resources/how-to-keep-volunteers-happy-during-the-winter/] Fact Check on Nestle Quote: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nestle-ceo-water-not-human-right/ [https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nestle-ceo-water-not-human-right/] PornHub Plows: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/03/29/pornhub-plow-boston-hoax-fake/ [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2017/03/29/pornhub-plow-boston-hoax-fake/] "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" Season 1, Episode 18: Sweet Charity To apply for Pennsylvania State benefits: www.compass.state.pa.us  [www.compass.state.pa.us ] Jon Stewart supporting a service draft: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-thinks-we-should-bring-back-the-draft/ [https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-thinks-we-should-bring-back-the-draft/] This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of useful factual information, or actionable advice. Though the show attempts to be accurate in the information it shares, we recommend all listeners verify the facts before repeating what we say in situations where being wrong could result in embarrassment, jail time, pregnancy, or death.

#14: Pottery

We didn't always have the potter's wheel, but did you know that it's older than the Epic of Gilgamesh?    Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg SOURCES Simon Bradley, A Swiss-led team of archaeologists has discovered pieces of the oldest African pottery in central Mali, dating back to at least 9,400BC [http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Home/Archive/Swiss_archaeologist_digs_up_West_Africas_past.html?cid=5675736]Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20120306002155/http:/www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Home/Archive/Swiss_archaeologist_digs_up_West_Africas_past.html?cid=5675736] 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine], SWI swissinfo.ch – the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), 18 January 2007 The Basics of Pottery Clay: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/clay-basics-2746314 [https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/clay-basics-2746314] 'Standard Terminology Of Ceramic Whitewares And Related Products.' ASTM C 242–01 (2007.) ASTM International. “Art & Fear” by David Bayles and Ted Orland Ai WeiWei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995 Anderlini, Jamil. “The Return of Mao: a New Threat to China’s Politics”. Financial Times. 29 September 2016. https://www.ft.com/content/63a5a9b2-85cd-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5 [https://www.ft.com/content/63a5a9b2-85cd-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5] Heaslet, Juliana Pennington. “The Red Guards: Instruments of Destruction in the Cultural Revolution”. Asian Survey Vol. 12, No. 12, The Cultural Revolution and its Aftermath (Dec., 1972), pp. 1032-1047 (16 pages). University of California Press. 1972. JSTOR. Sawchuck, Stephen. “What is CRT, and Why is it Under Attack?”. Edweek. 18 May 2021. https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05 [https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05] This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of useful factual information, or actionable advice. Though the show attempts to be accurate in the information it shares, we recommend all listeners verify the facts before repeating what we say in situations where being wrong could result in embarrassment, jail time, pregnancy, or death.

#13: Centralia's Burning Legacy

We discuss the historical journey of Centralia, PA, some of the impressions it has left on pop culture, and whether or not the Catholic Church could use its magic to repair a town's failing infrastructure.  Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg, and "The Smoke Room" by Alexandra Woodward SOURCES Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania] BBC on the last standing church in Centralia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42781736 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42781736] Ukrainian Catholic Church lists Centralia as a pilgrimage site: http://ukrarcheparchy.us/assumption-of-bvm-centralia [http://ukrarcheparchy.us/assumption-of-bvm-centralia] This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a source of useful factual information, or actionable advice. Though the show attempts to be accurate in the information it shares, we recommend all listeners verify the facts before repeating what we say in situations where being wrong could result in embarrassment, jail time, pregnancy, or death.