Tag Archives: Weekend All Things Considered

The Colin Kaepernick ‘Blacklist’ Is – Seriously – His Own Fault

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

So the hardlistening staff caught this piece on Weekend All Things Considered the other day. How Much Are Colin Kaepernick’s Political Views Impacting His Unsigned Status? We’re going to take a few minutes now to talk about sports. Now, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blacklist, Bucky Brooks, Colin Kaepernick, Michel Martin, New York Times, NFL, NPR, San Francisco 49ers, SB nation, Victor Mather, Weekend All Things Considered | 2 Comments

The Ballad of Joe Boyd (Music by Nick Drake), Con.

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Last year the hardworking staff posted this. Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Andre Betz, Bug Editorial, Entertainment Weekly, family-sized can of words, Honey Moon, Joe Boyd, Jonathan Dayton, Lance Accord, Lance Jensen, Little Miss Sunshine, Liz Vanzura, Lost in Translation, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Ron Lawner, Shane Hutton, Sofia Coppola, South by Southwest, The Church, The Cure, Under the Mlky Way, Valerie Feris, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 6 Comments

Nobody at NPR Knows How to Pronounce ‘The’ Before a Vowel

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtalking staff has railed about this before, but we’ll say it again: The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing. Again, from thee EnglishClub.com: We also (should) say “thee online magazine Ozy,” as opposed to “thuh … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arun Rath, EnglishClub.com, NPR, NPRniks, pronunciation of the, Weekend All Things Considered | 5 Comments

Joe Boyd Gets Last Word On Nick Drake Volkswagen Ad

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Ever since the hardworking staff posted this last month, we’ve been going around the Maypole with music producer Joe Boyd about his statements in an NPR interview regarding the Boston ad agency that created the 1999 Volkswagen commercial featuring Nick … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Pafenbach, alternative Boston ad agency, Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Lance Jensen, Markey/Gomez rumpus, Maypole, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Shane Hutton, Volkswagen commercial, Weekend All Things Considered | 4 Comments

Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong (II)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff promised, we got in touch with the creative director of the 1999 Volkswagen commercial that featured Nick Drake’s Pink Moon: This all got started when Drake’s producer Joe Boyd said the following in an NPR … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Lance Jensen, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Shane Hutton, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 8 Comments

Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, and since Drake’s death has organized concerts in which a dozen or so musicians gather to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 8 Comments

NPR=National Public Rehab For Eliot Spitzer

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff yields to no one in its admiration for the work of Guy Raz, anchor of NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered. Then again . . . Sunday’s WATC edition featured a segment, Today’s Wall Street Not Much Different … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chapter 13, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Guy Raz, NPR, Sheriff of Wall Street, Weekend All Things Considered | 3 Comments

Hey Guy, Where You Goin’ With That Mike In Your Hand?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Weekend All Things Considered host Guy Raz is a music enthusiast with a wide range of interests, which are reflected in the segments he does on his weekly NPR programs. Yesterday’s show included a story about the Monterey Jazz Festival … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Blog Supreme, Guy Raz, Huey Lewis and The News, Jimi Hendrix, Monterey Jazz Festival 1967, Monterey Jazz Festival 2011, Monterey Pop Festival 1967, NPR, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Wayback Machine, Weekend All Things Considered | Leave a comment

The Nickname Primary

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff read its umpteenth story today about GOP presidential hopefuls taking to the campaign trail in the Hawkeye State, or recall elections adding t what has been a tumultuous year in the Badger State, we remembered a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrea Seabrook, Badger State, Hawkeye State, Weekend All Things Considered | 2 Comments