In The Loop with Jeff Horwich - Minnesota Public Radio
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsInterviews, humor, original music and more, from host Jeff Horwich and crew. Get "In The Loop" and help build the show. Produced by Minnesota Public Radio.
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Episodes
The Last Show.
March 19, 2010 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBFeaturing an interview with a South Pole blogger, a chat with the famous "Marc in Paris," podcasting wisdom from Sanden, a final song from Jeff, plus lots of Loop-love and a listener-guided tour through the five crazy years of ITL.
The Chilean Priest, the Stubborn Senator, and the Secret Shopper in the Back Pew
March 05, 2010 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBA talk with the creator of ChurchRater.com, Father Maurice Alvarado on the Chilean national character, Faron Williams with details of the revenge-fantasy also called the "Securities Transaction Tax," Sanden stops by with odd things correlated with the recession, a song for Sen. Jim Bunning, and folksinger Heatherlyn rounds out our "Starving Artist" series. Also happens to be our, um, penultimate show.
A Singing Tiger, a Dancing Frenchman, a Snowboarder and Bill Nye walk into a podcast...
February 24, 2010 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.2 MBYou get a big ol' episode, featuring Olympic snowboard racer (and first Eskimo Olympian -- we think) Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, an attempt to interview people using ChatRoulette.com, Sanden's Week In Geek, Congressional power expert Scott Adler, and our latest "starving artist," poet and photographer Cole Sarar.
Learning to Live Without...
February 16, 2010 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBWith Jeff out of town, Sanden and Anna take over the show to bring you stories of "living without ____." Listeners call in to talk about life without all sorts of things from gluten to indoor heating. An endangered species expert chimes in with a picture of what life would be without obscure little critters. The official town crier of Minneapolis talks about giving up luxuries to save up for a trip to the world town crier competition. Plus a commentary from Anna about her current living situa...
Letters to Obama - Open-Source Moon Landing - Federal Budget Sing-Along
February 05, 2010 05:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBForget Toyota -- How are our own Big 3 doing? Our space NewsNicher laments the (possible) end of the moon program, but Sanden explains how she might be able to go anyway. And the compulsive Obama letter writer meets...the intern on the other end. It's In The Loop for Feb. 5, 2010
Gamechangers: Superbowl? iPad? SOTU? George Clooney?
January 29, 2010 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBRob Crilly, on what we don't get about Darfur; Fausta on why to give a rip about Argentina's central bank; Superbowl ads go bye-bye?; iPad muziks; Comedian Mike Brody is our latest "Starving Artist."
Things to Love: Haitians, Term Limits, Fake Neil Young, and a Cube-less Life
January 22, 2010 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThe latest in our "Starving Artist" interviews, plus a physician's assistant in Haiti working without anesthetic, a woman who loves the "regal" Haitians, and what happens when 10 unintelligible music legends come together to support the victims. ITL for Jan. 22, 2010.
Mapping Haiti - 2010: "The Movie" - The woman who called the Conan thing
January 15, 2010 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBHow to give for the Haiti quake, and how nerds around the world are mapping it; listener-written movie trailers for 2010; a slug/plant creature, in song; and so much more that listing it would just be silly. It's ITL for Jan. 15, 2010.
How to: Vacation in Yemen, Interpret Tech Hype, and Quit Your Job (slowly)
January 08, 2010 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.2 MBITL for Jan. 8, 2010. Interviews with MacWorld's Jason Snell, job-guru Alexandra Levit, and crazy traveler Mia Venster. Plus a song for the world's tallest building, Sanden helps you use your vacation time, and listeners share their personal predictions for 2010.
The Year-End Interview with Super-Skeptic Steve Novella
December 21, 2009 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBFollowing a listener suggestion, we spend our last episode of the year with Dr. Steve Novella, host of Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, discussing the abundant psuedo-science of 2009. (29 min.)
The Economics, Psychology and Anthropology of Santa. (Plus Copenhagen. And Joe Lieberman.)
December 18, 2009 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBFeatures interviews with the authors "Scroogenomics' and "The Psychology of Santa." Sanden talks global Santa alternatives, from the creepy to the offensive to the scatological. Plus, Jeff reworks The Night Before Christmas with health-care reform and Joe Lieberman in mind. And cartoonist David Gillette on what COP15 adds up to.
In The Loop: Angry Climate Hookers - Revolutionary Frogs - A Santa Three-way
December 11, 2009 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBAlso: Why "adaptation" should be on the COP15 agenda, and Sanden weighs in on the discovery (or not) of dark matter. It's In The Loop for Dec. 11, 2009
In The Loop: How to Build a Nation, Wreck an Economy, and Get on a Reality Show
December 03, 2009 05:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBPlus an update on the fragile peace (and possibility of a military coup) in Sri Lanka, as well as perhaps the worst Ray Charles song ever recorded. It's ITL for Dec. 3, 2009
Nigerians, Victoria's Secret models, and "Crestfallen Face": Tales of Online Dating
November 25, 2009 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBA format-breaker episode featuring nothing but stories from listeners about the highs and lows of dating Internet-style. In The Loop for November 27, 2009
In The Loop: Cao Speaks - "The Farm Report" - Turkey Alternatives!
November 20, 2009 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBITL for Nov. 20, 2009. After telling his story in song last week, we get our interview with Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (R-LA), the lone GOP Congressman to vote in favor of health reform in the House. Listeners and Facebook fans share their alternatives to turkey on the Thanksgiving table. A NewsNiche interview with Missouri farmer Richard Oswald. A dandy tune giving thanks for the most ridiculous stories of 2009. The year of IHS Global Insight.
In The Loop: Congressional Cowboy - App Store Rejects - Twittering Tight Ends
November 13, 2009 05:00 - 34 minutes - 46.4 MBIt's In The Loop Nov. 13, 2009. Featuring an interview with Minnesota Viking Visanthe Shiancoe, The Hill's Molly Hooper, Sanden Totten, and a new NewsTune.
In The Loop: Tax Cheats, Secret Sources & My Guy Karzai
November 06, 2009 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIt's ITL for Nov. 6, 2009, featuring interviews with TaxGirl, the Christian Science Monitor's man in Afghanistan, and a Pulitzer Prize winner on the incipient federal Shield Law. Plus nifty H1N1 vaccine and Hamid Karzai-inspired music. Damn!
In The Loop: CEO Perks - Burnin' Bunnies - Google Waves
October 22, 2009 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBPlus news from Pakistan and a human-fat-powered boat. It's In The Loop for October 23, 2009
In The Loop: Gypsies, Jobless, and Global Cabals
October 15, 2009 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIt's a NewsNiche Spectacular. Well, "spectacular" might a little strong...But it's a nifty little diversion from our normal weekly fare. Enjoy! It's ITL for Oct. 15, 2009
In The Loop: Soldiers are Green - Sinners are Red - Letterman's Blue
October 09, 2009 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBITL for Oct. 9, 2009. Interviews on Iran, Afghanistan, and what it takes to map the U.S. for the Seven Deadly Sins. Plus a colorful Skribitcast, and Monty Python meets the Letterman scandal. Whew.
In The Loop: Honduran Coups - Gay Games - Iranian Sitcom Opening Credits
October 02, 2009 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBPlus listener poems on moon water, Max Baucus, and the (final) end of Saturn. It's In The Loop for October 2, 2010. (And yes, we know Chicago lost at the very instant this podcast dropped. Grrr.)
In The Loop: Health Care Plan B - Who's Got Swine Flu? - Inventor Woes
September 25, 2009 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBPlus: Is anyone Congress looking after our mouths? And a musical tribute to our 1,500 Facebook fans. It's ITL for Sept. 25, 2009
In The Loop: Bad Ellen! - Bad Kanye! - Bad...French guy
September 17, 2009 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's ITL for Sept. 17, 2009. A "pop culture"-focused episode, featuring a chat about Fair Use and the Ellen Show, an elegy for Patrick Swayze, the new "Mind Your Manners Song" and listener stories of rudeness.
In The Loop: Death by Robot - Summer Vacation Lessons - Obama gets Slammed
September 11, 2009 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB...plus the MPRNewsQ song and a new commentary from Nancy Donoval about keeping her health insurance. It's ITL for Sept. 12, 2009.
In The Loop: Voicemail Story Slam
September 03, 2009 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBWe asked listeners to call in to our voicemail with short stories. And they did. Also includes a random earthquake.