Hits & Misc. #08: Summer Podcasts etc. 🎧
I was gonna sit down and pack a newsletter full of summer reads for you…but then I thought it prudent to begin with something to listen to on the way to wherever you’ll read said future list. So here’s a few podcasts to queue up for the ride…
99% Invisible 👀
The breadth of topics covered by 99PI never fails to impress; where else can you find episodes about these jazzy coffee cups alongside an investigation into what dinosaurs may have really looked like? Or what about an exhortation to make municipal flags better?!
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Twenty Thousand Hertz 👂
A podcast devoted to sound(s)?! Sounds good to me. Of note: this episode on John Cage’s silent masterpiece 4’33”; classic cartoon sound effects; muzak!
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60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s 🎸
If you’re looking for a deep dive into some of the 90s biggest songs, look no further than this rambling, hilarious, heart-warming cannonball into the hits that defined a/my generation. And before you go writing the podcast off as a grunge-fest, give a listen to this celebration of Shania’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!;” this defence of Billy Ray’s “Achy Breaky Heart”; or this hilarously hot take on R.E.M’s “Nightswimming”.
Misc 🔀
In case you missed it elsewhere online: here’s two projects I’ve been working on recently…
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Summer Festival Bingo! 🎉
Heading out to any of London’s summer festivals? You’re gonna want to check out the Localist’s updated bingo cards ;)
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LBC Shirt Collab 🚲
I had a ton of fun with these illustrations to commemorate the grand opening of the London Bicycle Café’s new shop. Stay tuned to see them on some shirts shortly…
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