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Postcards from Gravelly Beach ~ Spoken Word Literature Podcast by DaveO
Postcards from Gravelly Beach is a podcast
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Postcards from Gravelly Beach is a spoken word literature podcast featuring me (Dave O) reading literary stalwarts - from Russians to the beats - along with smatterings from original works - fiction, freeverse and expository literature.
Each episode is carefully homegrown - recorded spontaneously at some splendid locale and backed by an eclectic assortment of music.
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Ephemeral Feasthouse- Questions + Answers from the Hero Dossier at Fresh Media – Feasthouse Podcast October 26, 2009At Fresh Media conference at W2 Arts + Media Centre, participants riff a spontaneous blurb about a hero from a Dossier of Importantancy in a workshop about storytelling + podcasting by Dave Olson (AKA Uncle Weed). Features Samuel Pepys, RMS Carpathia, Amber Case, Thomas Paine, J. Garcia, Mudhoney, JJ Rousseau, Geoff Berner, Ed Abbey, The Numbskulz, [...]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Are You Worthy? Recapping spiel from Wordcamp Whistler February 2, 2009Last weekend, i was pleased to present at WordCamp Whistler organized by my good pals Duane & Dale (of Brave New Code) and John and Rebecca (of sixty4media). My spiel was called “Are you Worthy?” or ‘history of publishing from Greeks to geeks’. I also previewed my upcoming Moose Camp and Northern Voice presentations a [...]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Canucks Outsider on BC Almanac, CBC Radio 1 February 1, 2009With the Canucks mired in a futility streak, BC Almanac invited me down for a chat on the popular CBC Radio 1 afternoon radio show “B.C. Almanac”. I’ve appeared on a the show before along with On the Coast, and really enjoy going to the Ceeb and sharing my punditry with my fellow Canadians. During this [...]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Dusting off the podcast archive for an Olympic Outsider episode October 31, 2008Cross posted at Daily Vancouver as: High-Flying Canadian Snowboarder Crispin Lipscomb – Olympic Outsider podcast #9 Recorded at the post-Turin Olympic flag tour in May 2006, top-placing Canadian half-pipe snowboarder Crispin Lipscomb talks to host Dave O about his Olympic experience, pre-race rituals and 2010 plans – plus offers insight into the […]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Beers, Seabus and Fave Podcasts – Feasthouse podcast October 28, 2008In response to Dave Delaney (davemadethat.com)’s meme-like inquiry about favorite podcasts – What are you listening to? A podcasting meme – I sit on the rocky banks of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet drinking a St. Ambroise beer and extol a list of faves podcasts with reasonings and anecdotes about each. Dopefiend.co.uk w/Dopecast, Psychona […]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Social Media and Hockey panel video at Northern Voice 08 June 4, 2008At Vancouver’s personal expression conference, Northern Voice 2008, i presented my (semi-infamous) spiel “Fuck Stats, Make Art” to enthusiastic reviews [Sweet Nectar of Validation - NV08 wrap up, reviews and podcast] and then spent the afternoon with my dear colleagues from The Crazy Canucks podcast discussing our role as independent chroni […]Dave@uncleweed.net (Dave Thorvald Olson)
- Questions + Answers from the Hero Dossier at Fresh Media – Feasthouse Podcast October 26, 2009
- Mtn Hwy Writer’s Notebook
- Earliest Recollections June 17, 2008Lansing Michigan, 1973 eating macaroni & cheese in a damp basement while adults whispered windows shivered radio crackled and i wondered why the tornado was coming and then my memory beganDave O
- night lake diving May 15, 2008freshly skinny white leaping from the storm the 2AM moonlight fractures with the impact the rocks below clarified by the glacial melt jagged but deep enough for divers and explorers escaping ennui and malaise on the shore bobbing over rocks shook freed from constraints the absence reveals no barriers for the lubricious and clumsy emerging from the cold […]Dave O
- bay of flashing darters May 15, 2008Sailboats carving patterns darters into waves which don’t seem to mind Leaning over sideways to control both power and time Flocking into clusters brushing past the buoys like galaxies swirling spun by translucent kite-strings Leaving tracers to catch a gaze the stone mason experiment invites me and strangers to rest awhile only at lowtide when […]Dave O
- handy for crabbing May 15, 2008The dock extends further to make the crabs easier to captureDave O
- Waiting at Jericho May 15, 2008Green hulled sleeper lulls along the darters and sunnyday foghorn Sailors waiting papers aren’t order sandwiches and waiting waiting, watching for the crackled word we’re moving outDave O
- porch supper briefly May 15, 2008palm frond palypa red snapper grill marked smoking peppers rolled with twigsDave O
- Earliest Recollections June 17, 2008
- Choogle on with Uncleweed
- Salmon Swimming Free – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 7/9 November 5, 2009Visiting again with friend Kevin, Uncle Weed discusses the negative impact salmon fish farms impart on the local aquaculture. Specifically, Atlantic salmon living in pens attract hazardous sea lice, are unable to spawn, are fed with small fish imported from South America, and are dyed to appear more attractive in the supermarket. Further the politically [... […]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Superior Rockstars vs. Local Thugs – Choogle On (remix’d) #81 October 27, 2009Montage of snippets and grooving tunes for aural funtimes ergo: KDon reporting on Longboard hockey, Fr. Unabonger hi-jacking at Mind Camp, cut thumbs from bong building, Gord Downie’s Canadian Geese, neon lights, Charles Lloyd & Rocket Man. Note: Headphones recommended for maximum pleasure. Prepare for sliding Superior Rockstars vs. Local Thugs […]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Friends of the Sound – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 6/9 October 19, 2009At the headquarters of Friends of Clayoqout Sound advocacy organization, Uncle Weed talks with Kevin Bruce, a concerned citizen newly arrived in Tofino to work as the office coordinator for the FOCS. With the sound of passing cars and buses, they discuss the economics of logging, stumpage fees, value of wilderness, conundrums of interconnectedness and proper […]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Conservation and Clearcuts – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 5/9 September 23, 2009After a few days of frustration and confusion, Uncle Weed sits down on the trail and digs into a variety of essays from Beloved of the Sky by Gary Snyder, Howie Wolk, and Michael Frome plus riffs on painter Emily Carr, love/hate with the commercialized Wild Pacific trail, shore pines, lighthouses, volcanic outcroppings, leaning trees, [...]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Spieling from Whiskey Dock – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 4/9 September 18, 2009While watching fishing boats ply the inlet, Uncle Weed checks in from Ucluelet to describe the cultural and municipal differences between neighboring villages of Tofino and Ucluelet after a thwarted drive towards Kennedy Lake bridge – the scene of the blockades – and examines Ucluelet’s ballyhooed reaction to Tofino’s shortage through […]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Tofino Dries up – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 3/9 September 18, 2009After recalling beach camp-outs, rainy days and salmon feasts, Uncle Weed finds out commercial water usage is banned in Tofino and closing down for the tourist operations for the busy weekend ~ thusly he sets out on the trail from Half Moon Bay to Wickaninnish Bay to discover what’s up. Includes riffs and spiels about local [...]choogleon@uncleweed.net (Uncle Weed)
- Salmon Swimming Free – Rainforest Dispatches, chapter 7/9 November 5, 2009
