Platinum Twang 3
The third Platinum Twang mix, full of platinum-certified twangers, bangers, weepers, and barn sweepers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr
Platinum Ranch
Platinum Ranch is in the middle of the outskirts, where the periphery is the polaris. It's a meeting place for storytellers, for meandering conversation about what’s learned and unlearned along our travails.
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Episodes
17 (Laughing with Laraaji)
Laraaji is a new-age musician and a laughter connoisseur. While trying to make it as a stand-up comedian, he landed a small role in Robert Downey Sr’s 1969 film, Putney Swope. He then paused “to sit down with [him]self and find out what it is [he] wanted [his] life to represent in the mass media”. So began his spiritual journey, which eventually brought him to music and laughter. He went on to collaborate with Brian Eno, release several records, and tour the world with his music and laughter wor...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr
February 2020 Mix
A mixture of psychedelic easy listening platinum bits for your living room, kitchen, a walk, or maybe some other scenario.Bruce Langhorne - Idaho TransferCarli Cottrell - WIPBailey's Nervous Kats - I Don't KnowEverything Is Everything - Witchi Tai ToLesley Duncan - Heaven KnowsJ.J. Cale - Wish I Had Not Said ThatCircus Maximus - WindEnnio Morricone - Il PinguinoAnne Joyal - HarmonieLittle Wings - Let Them TalkStickerbrush - Dolan ScrupSally Oldfield - Morning Of My LifeDavid Wise - Aquatic Ambie...
Feb 13, 2020•59 min
16 (Living in the Lonely Zone with Dick Flood/Okefenokee Joe)
Dick Flood was a singer-songwriter in Nashville in the 60s. Besides landing a couple B-sides for Roy Orbison and Skeeter Davis, he never quite broke through. His own recordings have a haunting quality, with shadowy instrumentation and a voice that quivers with desperation. After many attempts at a music career, Flood concluded that “Nashville’s no place for a nobody”. He left it all behind and resettled in the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, where he changed his name to Okefenokee Joe and bec...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min
15 (Voices for Dignity)
In a fundamentalist Mormon community on the Utah/Arizona border called Short Creek, residents are being evicted. Christine Marie Katas has gained access to this famously reclusive community, and is helping them navigate trauma.Fez talks to Christine about Short Creek, and her own harrowing experiences that inform the work she does today.Content warning: discussions of sexual assault and human trafficking (from the 27 minute mark to the 37 minute mark).Follow Christine Marie Katas on Instagram at...
Apr 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min
14 (Lubomyr Melnyk)
Fez speaks with Lubomyr Melnyk, the fastest piano player in the world, about the "insidious religion" of science. From Lubomyr:"EVERYONE, everyone .... IS TERRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT THAT SCIENCE ISTOTALLY WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING .... PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEA THAT IFSCIENTISTS ARE LIEING ABOUT EVERYTHING, THEN THE GROUND WILL OPEN UPUNDER US AND WE FALL INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE ... well, that will nothappen, and the world will continue just as it is doing today....and we will still have fun ! .. in fact, ...
Aug 30, 2018•56 min
Platinum Twang II
More twang for summer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr
13 (Church of Euthanasia)
Rev. Chris Korda is a musician, engineer, and the founder of the Church of Euthanasia. Fez speaks with her about the history of the church, antihumanism, her conversion to post-antihumanism, and why humankind is worth preserving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 1 min
12 (Trainsonas)
A trainsona is the locomotive version of a person. Fez talks to Froggyman145, a DeviantArt user and longtime member of the Trainsona community.(Image: "Sleeping in the Sheds" by Froggyman145) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 03, 2017•1 hr
Platinum Twang
Platinum Ranch presents: Platinum TwangMix of twangs, slides, honks, tonks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 05, 2017•1 hr
11 (Deleted scenes)
Bits, bobs, outtakes from previous episodes, smothered in platinum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2017•1 hr
10 (Trans-Pecos Pipeline)
In the pristine landscape of Southwest Texas, a pipeline is being built. Energy Transfer Partners, the company responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline, is inserting the Trans-Pecos Pipeline into private ranch land, native burial grounds, archaeological sites, and beneath the Rio Grande into Mexico. The sparse population in this area has been cited as justification for using the cheapest, least secure materials.Some citizens have banded together to fight the pipeline, often landing themselves ...
Mar 15, 2017•1 hr
Mix for V-S-P
Shops and change rooms make me anxious. This is a mix made to shop calmly to.V S P is a Toronto-based boutique consignment shop, offering a hand-selected collection of both contemporary designs and rare classics.www.vspconsignment.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2016•1 hr
08 (Vegan superhero)
Fez talks to YouTube's vegan superhero, John Sakars, about creating art for yourself, being empathetic towards haters, being a full-time artist/activist, + more.John's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSakars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr
07 (ASMR)
Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a euphoric experience characterized by a tingling sensation on the skin, commonly triggered by specific acoustic and visual stimuli.Fez talks to people about the things that trigger low-grade euphoria for them, and shares some platinums that will hopefully do the same for you.Check out Cheryl's ASMR instagram account: www.instagram.com/10secondasmr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr
05 (Smitty's bad parking)
A strange controversy in Belleville where internet vigilantes are calling out 77yr old Smitty of Smitty's Appliances for his awful parking. Smitty doesn't see what the big deal is! + tonnes of platinum Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2016•1 hr
04 (Low-serotonin platinum, an MSN voice message)
Low-serotonin summer episode.Fez shares a MSN voice message from his past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2016•1 hr
03 (Texas music with Joe Nick Patoski)
Special Texas music edition! Joe Nick Patoski, Fez's radio hero, host of Texas Music Hour of Power on Marfa Public Radio joins Fez at the Ranch to share wisdom about Texas- particularly South West Texas, and its music.ALL TEXAS MUSIC. Selections by Joe Nick Patoski and Fez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2016•1 hr
02 (Frisbee Face, Alan Lomax)
A friend shares a story about Frisbee Face, a strange being at Camp Watonka.Alan Lomax gets put on blast.As always - Platinum hits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2016•1 hr
01 (Shaping a hat, finding Mariah)
Premiere.A neighbour shows up in the middle of the night to shape Fez's hat.Mariah Carey in Las Vegas.US border patrol.Platinum hits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2016•1 hr
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