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312 DRY TOFU – 12-20-2009 – What if the holidays were erased?

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312-DRY-TOFU: A new voice mail box for The Media Collective. Answer questions, speak your mind, make some noise. We'll post the audio online.

The question from this week’s Dry Tofu was:

If the holidays were erased from every calendar, what would you celebrate?

Listen to the responses for this prompt and anything else people said during the week of December 13th, 2009 to our free form question and comment line, 312-DRY-TOFU, that’s 312-379-8638:

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312 DRY TOFU – A Voice Mail Box for The Media Collective

Dry Tofu: A new voice mail box for The Media Collective. Answer questions, speak your mind, make some noise. We'll post the audio online.

The Media Collective proudly presents its newest project: 312-DRY-TOFU. Go ahead. Give it a call. Answer the question. Tell us what is on your mind. We’ll post the audio to our web site.

Feel free to leave us questions you would like to ask the public. We may even use it for the next question on the voice mail.

This project is in its infancy, so call 312-DRY-TOFU and listen for the next question or prompt. They will change every week.

Update: You can listen to past 312-DRY-TOFU shows here.

Audio, What's up with that?

What’s up with that? S03E10 – 11-14-2009 – Breakfast Club

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What’s up with that? A show not hosted by Ryan Hill. Music used in this show was Dancing in Borealis – Ribbons of Vivacity from Live at WFMU on Irene Trudel’s show 9/07/09 by Alexander Turnquist.

Questions:

  1. You are allowed to fire people from their jobs. Who would you like to see unemployed?
  2. Native Americans walk up to your parent’s house and knock on the door, asking for their land back. How do they respond?
  3. Exxon Mobile and Mansanto CEOs are now EPA administrators. What should their first order of business be?
  4. You are walking down the runway of life, being judged on your thoughts. What ideas do you drape around your body?
  5. The world is going to end March 19th, 2010. What do you do with your remaining time?
[audio:http://themediacollective.org/wp-content/uploads/whatsupwiththat/S03/whatsupwiththat-S03E10.mp3]
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Audio, What's up with that?

What’s up with that? S03E09 – 10-24-2009 – Breakfast Club

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What’s up with that? A show not hosted by Ryan Hill. Music used in this show was Is It Fire? from Live at WFMU on Liz Berg’s Show – 08-31-2009 by Jessie Evans.

Questions:

  1. The Facebook owners commit suicide and close down the site. How do you know who your friends are?
  2. Obama calls your family to give them an update on his administration. What does he tell them?
  3. You are at the grocery store. What foods are labeled as poor choices?
  4. Fox News, MSNBC, ABC, Comedy Central, NPR, Bloomberg, and CNN are banned from reporting. How do you get your news?
[audio:http://themediacollective.org/wp-content/uploads/whatsupwiththat/S03/whatsupwiththat-S03E09.mp3]
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What’s up with that? S03E08 – 10-17-2009 – Breakfast Club

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What’s up with that? A show not hosted by Ryan Hill. Music used in this show was Life on the Odyssean Wave from The Devil’s Dreamworld by Steven Arntson.

Questions:

  1. The producers from your favorite television network are making a new reality show based on your life. Give us the details of the first season.
  2. Due to the straining economy, hemorrhoids start appearing on the streets, buildings, and other entities. You go up to one and squeeze it, what happens?
  3. Your vision has deteriorated and all of the private optometrists are dead. The White House sends you a pair of glasses in the mail. Describe your world view.
  4. Giant squirrels are gathering humans to store and eat for winter. Who do you sacrifice and why?
[audio:http://themediacollective.org/wp-content/uploads/whatsupwiththat/S03/whatsupwiththat-S03E08.mp3]
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Independent Media Mentioned During the Show

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