"This Chair Rocks," by Ashton Applewhite
A manifesto against the belief that older people are weak, drab, depressed, dimwitted clones of one another. Music: Blues Jam 2011, by Steve Belong
May 12, 2020•3 min
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Fruitvale Station / Blindspotting
Alan takes us on a social justice trip to Oakland, through the medium of two recent films: 2013's "Fruitvale Station" and 2018's "Blindspotting." Music: Flatwound: A View Southward, by John Pazdan
Apr 27, 2020•6 min
A Tale of 2 Cities, Punk Version
What do Akron Ohio and Portland Oregon have in common? Why, iconic first-wave punk music. Mr. Neutron elucidates...
Apr 21, 2020•5 min
"The Dreamt Land," by Mark Arax
The story of the engineering of California's water supply. California leads the way, so they say. Unfortunately, as regards water, it seems to be leading us down a sinkhole. Music: Supernal Liquid (Reign Water Remix)
Apr 15, 2020•2 min
The Name of This Band Is the Talking Heads
At times funky, possible progenitors of post-punk, filled with the occasional outburst of bubbly pop music, Talking Heads brought a healthy arsenal of tools to their repertoire.
Mar 17, 2020•4 min
"Deep Thinking," by Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov, one of the strongest world chess champions of all time, also grew into his prime during the rise of computer chess-playing programs. This is Kasparov's story of the evolution of these programs, including his 1997 loss to the IBM-funded Deep Blue, a dedicated chess-playing supercomputer able to analyze 200 million positions per second. Music: Petak 13Friday13, by Tomo Sombolac
Mar 10, 2020•3 min
"Attack the Block" an audio review by Alan Jacobson
Savage aliens make the mistake of invading a London council block (low-income neighborhood), the turf of a group of street youths. Outer space meets inner city. A thinking man's action film, bursting with humor and satire. And aliens.
Mar 03, 2020•5 min
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Black Tones!
Demonstrating a praiseworthy diversity of styles from this fabulous album. Mr. Neutron is Ron Averill of Everett Public Library (WA).
Feb 18, 2020•4 min
How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan
The Lone Reader follows food guru Michael Pollan's foray into feeding not your body but your head: Reviewing studies in which carefully controlled doses of psychedelics like LSD and Psilocybin are shown effective in treating certain types of mental illness. Music: Beats, by Crooked Vision
Feb 11, 2020•2 min
Isn't It Romantic?
Two films, 87 years apart, put the flutter in our ribcages.
Feb 04, 2020•7 min
God Is Red, by Vine Deloria, Jr.
The Lone Reader seeks relief for his tech-driven nightmares through reading a radically different world view: Native American religion, as interpreted by Indian writer Vine Deloria, Jr. It doesn't help.
Jan 14, 2020•2 min
More Film Noir
Alan illuminates some underappreciated noir classics.
Jan 07, 2020•8 min
"A Cold Red Sunrise," by Stuart Kaminsky
Stuart Kaminsky's irascible Soviet detective Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov travels to Siberia to find a murderer in a village full of exiles and incompetents. Music: String Quartet No. 1, Op 7, by Bela Bartok, performed by the Borromeo String Quartet.
Dec 10, 2019•3 min
Film Noir I
Alan surveys that American celluloid genre called "film noir": sinister, evocative, and doom-laden, both in style and content. Image: "The Photographer," by Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Dec 03, 2019•8 min
"A Band Called Joseph"
Mr. Neutron explores the dark underbelly of mainstream popular music in the form of Portland's three-sister-act, "Joseph"
Nov 19, 2019•4 min
"The University of Nike," by Joshua Hunt
The Lone Reader takes aim at Joshua Hunt's scalding critique of the massive influence that the sports apparel manufacturer Nike wields over the University of Oregon and its football program.
Nov 13, 2019•3 min
Neo-noir for the darker times of year
The Treatment tips into the recent dark successors of films like "The Maltese Falcon," "Touch of Evil," "Chinatown," and "Reservoir Dogs": "Bad Times at the El Royale," and "Under the Silver Lake."
Nov 13, 2019•5 min
The Great Book Scare at Everett's 1905 Carnegie Library
Everett Public Library’s latest podcast explores the Great Book Scare of the early 20th century and how libraries coped with it, particularly here in Everett. The seven-minute-long audio podcast is part of the Smokestacks Soundbites series of local-history podcasts. Credits: Voice actors: Van Ramsey Cameron Johnson Script: Cameron Johnson Audio editing and engineering: Cameron Johnson Music: “Klincek Stojo Pod Oblokom” — Tomo Sombolac “String Quartet N. 14, Op. 131” (Beethoven, Ludwig van) Orion...
Oct 29, 2019•7 min
Mr. Neutron reveals his current playlist
From punk to country, from old-timey, to sugar-coated power pop, Mr. Neutron scales the best of 2019.
Oct 15, 2019•5 min
"Tides," by Jonathan White
Jonathan White's description of and homage to the mysterious phenomena we call tides. Music: Francesco Iannuzzelli, "Tarantellamodale"
Oct 08, 2019•2 min
"Amid Mud and Exploding Stumps...A Library"
A new Everett Public Library (WA) audio podcast brings to life the early history of Everett Public Library, in which a small group of determined Everett women parlayed political muscle and donated books into an enduring civic institution. The podcast is part of the City’s observance of the 125th anniversary of the library’s birth. 21 min. Voice actors: Abigail Cooley, Van Ramsey, Mindy Van Wingen, Ron Averill, Lisa Labovitch, Andrea Wallis, Carol Ellison, Eileen Schnarr, Alan Jacobson, Joyce Pet...
Oct 01, 2019•22 min
"Wonderstruck" Brian Selznick's 2017 film gem
Alan reviews this gorgeously-rendered 2017 Todd Haynes film, which received a three-minute-long standing ovation when it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Oct 01, 2019•4 min
Pacific Northwest Pop Music, 2019 Style
Mr. Neutron is beguiled by the many flavors of Pacific Northwest pop music, as it infectiously invades his brain and heart with a mishmash of resplendent gravity and joy.
Sep 17, 2019•4 min
"Fordlandia," by Greg Grandin
The Lone Reader takes aim at Henry Ford's incredible and futile effort to farm rubber trees and bring Midwestern small-town life to the Amazon jungle. A story of technological hubris and cultural arrogance, it's "Fordlandia," by Greg Grandin. Music: "Tango," by Mischa Elman, Josef Bonime, I. Albeniz, Elman
Sep 10, 2019•3 min
"If Beale Street Could Talk"
A sweet love story set in 1970s Harlem. "Beale Street" features a hypnotically poetic environment, gorgeous cinematography, haunting music, exacting screenplay and incredible performances. Alan Jacobson supplies "The Treatment".
Sep 03, 2019•5 min
PNW Country
Mr. Neutron searches his record closet for twang and bonyfidy country western stars from the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Neutron is Ron Averill of Everett Public Library (WA)
Aug 20, 2019•4 min
"Dune," Frank Herbert's Sci-Fi masterpiece
Frank Herbert's "Dune": Interstellar intrigue! Psychedelic mind trips, swordplay, and a righteous triumph! It's time to re-read the most enduringly popular science fiction book in history. Music: "Music for String Instruments, Percussion, and Celesta." Bela Bartok. Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, Harold Byrns, conductor. Recorded 1949.
Aug 13, 2019•4 min
"Mary and the Witch's Flower"
Alan gives "the treatment" to Hiromasa Yonebyashi's anime masterwork, a worthy successor to such masterpieces as "Princess Mononoke," and "Spirited Away."
Aug 06, 2019•5 min
Jug Band Music
Jug band, hokum, whatever you call it, the Pacific Northwest has it.
Jul 22, 2019•4 min
"Failure is Not an Option," by Gene Kranz
Cameron Johnson is the Lone Reader. Kranz's book is the inside story of the geek squad that made the space program possible: Mission Control. Music: "Beats," by Crooked Vision.
Jul 09, 2019•2 min
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