Podcasts

As of the last show (March 14, 2005), the local chapter of Drinking Liberally has its very own Web site for its weekly podcast (Podcasting Liberally). You can now subscribe to the weekly podcast, with iTunes, by pasting the RSS link for the "Podcasts" category into the "Subscribe to Podcast..." option in iTunes' "Advanced" menu. (A screen shot example is available on the site.) The podcast should be in the iTunes Podcast Directory in the near future.

Last night's show was likely the most fun I've ever had during Confab. Confab, in general, is quite a bit of fun, but last night's show was especially so. Lots and lots of laughter (except for the part about where the area's homeless are buried when they die). You can grab the show through the iTunes Podcast Directory or our Web site: www.confabshow.com.

To clarify my comments about Washington State's "religiosity" (a sociological measure of religious participation), I'll refer everyone to an article in the Baptist Standard titled "Northwest Baptists minister in nation's least-churched region". Mark Wingfield writes, "Yet by virtually any standard of measurement, Washington and Oregon together may form the most-unchurched region of the United States. Only 15 percent of the region's 9 million residents claim any Christian religious affiliation." (2001) The important thing to remember is that the measure "religiosity" is not the same as a measure of "spirituality".

I'll try to grab more recent data, and data showing rates of religiosity by state or region.

I'd like to personally thank Elaine Chu, John Kaufmann, Will Kelly-Kamp, Gavin Shearer, Keith Vaitkus and Adrianne Young for making the show such a success.

Along with the production of our own podcast, Confab, Gavin and I produce a podcast for the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally, called Podcasting Liberally. Last night’s show (Tuesday, March 7th, 2006) is now ready for your audible consumption. Goldy, Carl, Mollie, Will, Sandeep (former reporter for the Stranger), and "N in Seattle" took to the microphones and discussed the Seattle Viaduct machinations, Seattle’s affordable housing development fee, jailing U.S. journalists for espionage, the insanity of George W. Bush and his administration, feminism, and the amazing way in which conservatives get away with arguing from a point of ignorance.

Past shows are available at the following links:

Podcasting Liberally – January 31, 2006
Podcasting Liberally – February 7, 2006
Podcasting Liberally – February 21, 2006
Podcasting Liberally – February 28, 2006