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Hobo Radio 208 – The saddest Thanksgiving

“Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks Thanksgiving/Black Friday “Turkey Leg Woman” by Doug MacLeod In addition to an excuse to eat your weight in delicious food, Thanksgiving is a time to reconnect with friends and family. So this week, Joel Murphy and Lars reconnect with their pal Jane, who …

Positive Cynicism – Giving thanks in 2011

Aaron R. Davis I know I spend a lot of time on this column bitching about things that annoy me. (I also spend a lot of time doing that in real life; I am seriously unpleasant to be around.) So this week, with Thanksgiving looming on the horizon, …

Positive Cynicism – What I’m thankful for 2010

Aaron R. Davis It’s a tradition in this country that we like to blow our holiday wads early so we can start thinking about the next one. If you’ve been in a store in the last four months, you know that it’s, um, “nearly” Christmas here in the …

Hobo Radio 108 – The holiday hangover

Introduction Oprah It’s not Turkey Day The holiday hangover Alienating listeners Mark Brunetz fans The New Yorker Contractually-obligated Batman discussion Week 108 Spotlight: The holiday hangover By now, chances are the Thanksgiving feast has already been consumed, the football games have all been watched and the copious amounts …

Positive Cynicism – What I’m thankful for

Aaron R. Davis I don’t really do the holidays. It’s not that I’m some kind of lone wolf, proud of my isolation from family and friends as they go about the greeting card industry-mandated motions and expend the energy and tension necessary to have some vaguely unsatisfying holiday-like …