June 12th marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage across the country and paved the way for the much more recent (and long overdue) decision that also made same sex marriage legal. The case of Loving v. Virginia involved a black woman and her white husband who were married […]
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How we make The Loving Project podcast (recording gear, audio editing software)
It’s been 50 years since the Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturned state laws banning marriages between people of different races. On June 12th, 1967 the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Loving v. Virginia, and my wife and I are marking the anniversary by interviewing people in interracial marriages today […]
A few ideas to actually “make America great again,” since you asked
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress tonight, the White House issued a Joint Address Issues Survey to ask Americans what they think of the president’s performance so far, and provide “ideas to make America great again.” The first few questions in the survey are just as biased as the “Mainstream Media Accountability Survey” that […]
Saving an audio mixer after spilling water on it
I record interviews, voice tracks, and occasionally some music for the Loving Project and LPX Show podcasts from my home office. And after ten years of use, my aging Alesis audio mixer was starting to go on the fritz, so I picked up a $200 Yamaha MG10XU mixer in December. It has cleaner preamps than my […]
Letter to Senator Pat Toomey expressing disappointment on his stance on Trump’s Muslim Ban
The following is a message I sent to US Senator Pat Toomey this afternoon after trying to call his district office in Philadelphia and getting a busy signal… again. I am extremely disappointed with your statement on Trump’s immigration order. Donald Trump’s decision to immediately prohibit travelers from 7 countries from entering the United States, […]
Contacting my Senators to support the Affordable Care Act (and urge for a suitable replacement if it’s repealed)
Well this is new (for me). I just contacted Pennsylvania’s two Senators to let them know my thoughts on the Affordable Care Act and the Republican effort to repeal it, which is moving forward in the Senate. Healthcare.gov At this point it seems highly unlikely that the move to repeal the law that’s widely known as […]