garrison keillor – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Religion, Politics, and the Great Pumpkin

There’s a History Channel special called The Haunted History of Halloween that Beth videotaped years ago, and we often watch in October, at least when she can find the tape. This year, we found the same special On Demand, although … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Christianity, Fundamentalism, Halloween, History, Holidays, Religion, Television | Tagged all saints day, candice bergen, charles schulz, charlie brown, garrison keillor, history channel, it's the great pumpkin charlie brown, linus van pelt, liza minnelli, misogyny, peanuts, samhain, soul cakes, the haunted history of halloween, witches |

Rage Against the Radio

Radio On: A Listener’s Diary, by Sarah Vowell – A younger and crankier Vowell listened to the radio constantly in 1995, and left her comments on it for the world to see. Much of it was pretty negative, but there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Music | Tagged fastbacks, garrison keillor, jonathan richman, kurt cobain, nirvana, npr, radio, radio on, rush limbaugh, sarah vowell |