TSF31: Amid Hungry Amish – NOW ONLINE!
Posted on August 23, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 31: Amid Hungry Amish
Episode 31: Harmonious yet eclectic is probably the best way to describe the conversations and consternations of this podcast. Your favorite Slackers move from the intensity of dealing with food allergies to the conservatism of protestant religious communities to the 80s Bauhaus throwback music of Slove. Always something to learn, always something to share; thanks for always listening.
Meandering Rant: “I Fight with Food” by Patty
Book Report: Amish 101, a conversation lead by Christian
Music Segment: Slove “Do We Need?”
TSF28: Sea Monkeys & Drag Queens – NOW ONLINE!
Posted on June 20, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 28: Sea Monkeys & Drag Queens
Episode 28: Episode 28: Somehow, in this episode of the podcast, life has become untethered and we get all kinda crazy with stories and ideas and whatnot. Let us take you on a magical adventure where we meet cloned animals, glorified poser karaoke singers, confused stripper cross-dressers, the royalty of little brine shrimp, and music to suit every pretty mood. You can check out any time
you’d like, but you can never leave.
Meandering Rant: Rob on American Idol… 1:27 seconds That Killed Gen X and Y
Book Report: Patty presents a conversation on Cloned Animals and Our Food:
Music Segment: Patty brings you Stereomood.com and they bring us Pretty Lights Isn’t that so
Psst! Thanks for listening and being part of the Slacknation. Tell your friends.
Food Feeds More Than Fools
Posted on April 1, 2011 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
Did you enjoy a nourishing breakfast today? In the last week or so, did you share a delicious meal with family or friends? If you’re in the US, maybe you were fortunate enough to have watched the finale of Top Chef and you considered replicating some of their dishes?
No matter what your approach to eating, please know that there are people in your neighborhood who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to food today.
I DID say your neighborhood.
Today is April Food Day and bloggers all over the world are bringing awareness to the needs of the hungry. I serve on the board of a charity called FISH of Greater New Haven. Our volunteers deliver bags of groceries to people in need. People who are homebound and can’t make it to a food source, people who have economic stress and can’t afford to purchase food for their families, people in crisis – we don’t ask questions, we just get them food.
What can you do to help?
- Fight hunger in the New Haven by supporting FISH of Greater New Haven
- If you don’t know what or where your local food back is, find out and help where you can.
- For US food relief, support Feeding America.
- For international food relief, support Feed the Children.
From Connecticut or close by? Join me on Sunday, May 1 for the Walk Against Hunger. It should be a beautiful walk through the East Rock Park area of New Haven. Click here to view my fundraising page, join the team, and learn more about the walk.
Thank you for considering others.
TSF22: Get Free, Get Food, Get Lucky – NOW ONLINE
Posted on January 27, 2011 | By Robert LaFrance | No Comments
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The Slacker Factor Podcast, Episode 22: Get Free, Get Food, Get Lucky
Episode 22: Everyone loves a nice prize, a beautiful meal, and a meaningful song. Join the slacker nation for this podcast, with special Book Report guests The Peche, as we talk good things foodie, bluesy, and free.
Meandering Rant: “Free Prize” by Rob LaFrance
Book Report: “For the Love of Food”, with The Peche food enthusiasts Chris and Karen Thornton. Read their amazing blog, follow them on Twitter @thepeche and @mrsdewinter or friend them in the FaceBook universe.
Music Segment: The Blues of Lucky Peterson, featuring “Death Don’t Have No Mercy” and “Atonement” from his 2010 album “You Can Always Turn Around”
Just Some of the Other Good Stuff Mentioned in this Episode:
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Wine guy and more: Gary Vaynerchuk
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Wine Rob wants you and The Peche to buy: Bodegas Ateca Garnacha de Fuego
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As ranted, Seth Godin Free Stuff.
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For cookbooks, recipes, and other good stuff mentioned by The Peche, you gotta read their blog.
Podcast Bonus: Inspired by his dad, Patty’s Rally for Sanity slogan, and this TSF22 podcast, Rob crafted together some Slackcast loungewear and mugish stuff at: http://www.cafepress.com/TheSlackerFactorSwag. Rumor has it that he has blisters from working the loom, sewing machines, and print screens.
Nature? pffff! We could do better.
Posted on April 20, 2010 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
Mmmm...capitalism.
The new earth friendly pigs can now produce excrement without damaging the environment! Yaaay, we’re all saved by science!
…Since when the F@#$ have animals craping been BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!!
p.s. as you might have guessed, in reality, the only environment being damaged are the confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which is a creepy story unto itself.
It seems to me like another finger in the dam of profit-streamlining living things AKA our food supply.
This has been an angry moment with-
Joe
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~pp
