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[SXSW Podcast] American: The Bill Hicks Story

March 20th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #11 – (MP3 13.2 mb, 14 minutes 23 seconds)
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16 years after his death, the fascination and message of comedian (preacher?) Bill Hicks remains in the public mind, and this documentary has unrivalled access to the archives and people in Hicks’ life.

Today’s Guest
American, the Bill Hicks Story, www.americanthemovie.com

[SXSW Podcast] Thunder Power

March 20th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #9 – (MP3 10.84 mb, 11 minutes 51 seconds)
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Oklahoma band Thunder Power explain their name and their record deal in Harrogate, England, along with playing their new single.

Today’s Guest
Thunder Power, thunderpower.wordpress.com

[SXSW Podcast] Angry vs the Bear

March 19th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #10 – (MP3 11.4 mb, 12 minutes 24 seconds)
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The UK Electro-pop sensation of 2009 return to SXSW with their upbeat music (and debut single, Show Emotion) sitting alongside the powerful fashion statments and back-combed hair!

Today’s Guest
Angry vs the Bear, www.angryvsthebear.com

[SXSW Podcast] Richard Garriott, Man on a Mission

March 19th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #6 – (MP3 13.8 mb, 14 minutes 59 seconds)
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When your father is an astronaut, and you want to go into the family business, it’s a challenge. Even more so when you’re told your body won’t let you be a NASA astronaut. But did that stop Richard Garriott? Nope. This is his story.

Today’s Guest
Richard Garriott, Man on a Mission

[SXSW Podcast] Gloria Cycles

March 18th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #7 – (MP3 11.2 mb, 12 minutes 11 seconds)
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Based in Brighton, pop ensemble Gloria Cycles are creating a little bit of a storm at SXSW. As it all started, they sat down with me to talk about their music and the delights of playing SXSW.

Today’s Guest
Gloria Cycles, www.gloriacycles.co.uk

[SXSW Podcast] Marshall Kirkpatrick, Read Write Web

March 18th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #5 – (MP3 12.7 mb, 13 minutes 53 seconds)
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Marshall Kirkpatrick is one of the writers that continues to bring stories of Web 2.0 to the world through Read Write Web, one of the largest news websites online. With no formal journalistic training, and news being one of the areas at a tipping point, where does he think the future lies?

Today’s Guest
Marshall Kirkpatrick, Read Write Web

[SXSW Podcast] Audrey the Trainwreck

March 17th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #8 – (MP3 12.5 mb, 13 minutes 26 seconds)
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A delightfully quirky film, Audrey the Trainwreck, deserves to do well – and after the succcessful premier, the cast aand crew, including writer and director Frank V. Ross, sat down to talk about the film and the industry

Today’s Guest
Cast and crew of Audrey the Trainwreck

[SXSW Podcast] Ian Schafer, Deep Focus

March 16th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #4 – (MP3 9.976 mb, 10 minutes 50 seconds)
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More and more marketing is happening online, and in previous years we’ve sat down with Deep Focus’ Ian Schafer to talk about the trends in PR and marketing on the internet. This year is no different.

Today’s Guest
Ian Schafer, Deep Focus and www.ianschafer.com

[SXSW Podcast] Beijing Taxi

March 16th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #3 – (MP311.96 mb, 13 minutes 1 second)
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Change happens everywhere, and not least in a country like China, and a city like Beijing that hosts the Olympics. Miao Wang returns to her home city in this documentary that looks at the changes through the eyes of the Taxi Drivers of the capital.

Today’s Guest
Miao Wang, Beijing Taxi

[SXSW Podcast] The Growing Pains of Foursquare

March 14th, 2010

The SXSW Show 2010 #2 – (MP3 7.3 mb, 7 minutes 56 seconds)
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It’s not even half way through, but one of the winners in the “get as much attention as possible” stakes is the geo-location game of Foursquare. Sure you can let everyone know where you are, but there’s more to this social network than most.

Co-founder Dennis Crowley takes time out from playing the IRL version of Foursqaure on a chalk grid by the Convention Centre to talk about the virtual version

Today’s Guest
Dennis Crowley, Foursquare, @Dens