Aug 17, 2010

'This American Life' on striving to be an "Everyday superhero"

From Google Chat
Me
i get to salsa today among other stuff. workshop tonight. improv and scott pilgrim + new blogging
btw i read ur blog. i likey

Cyrus
really?
or are you just being nice

Me
both
its good.
only a small sample tho
u need more stuff.
i like the "how they don't think" at the beginning

Cyrus
yeah, looking to write 1 article per week

Me
then i thought maybe why u i like animals is cuz they do cool shit w/out overthinking it like "shit i can fly"
like maybe you just like being a superhero minus the baggage of great responsibility = an animal

Cyrus
not really
i suppose the first part kind of
but i just find them fascinating
cos theyre so varied
all diferent shapes and sizes
variety is the spice

Me
until ur blog i never realised that animals were so varied
its like comparing humans to all the mutants in the xmen. so much more than just distinctions between race, class etc...

Cyrus
yep

Me
must be kismet...
been wanting you to listen to 'this american life'...

Cyrus
yeah yeah ill get around to it one day

Me
this weeks free mp3 - http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
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Superpowers
We answer the following questions about superpowers: Can superheroes be real people? (No.) Can real people become superheroes? (Maybe.) And which is better: flight or invisibility? (Depends who you ask.)

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Superpowers
Act Two. Wonder Woman.

Kelly McEvers with the story of Zora, a self-made superhero. From the time she was five, Zora had recurring dreams in which she was a 6'5" warrior queen who could fly and shoot lightning from her hands. She made a list of all the skills she would need to master if she wanted to actually become the superhero she dreamed of being. Sample items: Martial arts, evasive driving and bomb diffusion. She actually checked off most things on the list...and then had a run-in with the CIA. (16 minutes)

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