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Richard Del CONNOR is the Philosopher Poet performing his poetry and original solo flute songs. Richard enjoys inspiring people with European and Asian philosophy expressed and explained with his unique sense of humor and comedic poetry that always rhymes. Richard is the founder of Shaolin Communications that publishes his novels, self-help books, audiobooks and photography.
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A six-episode scripted comedy series about a young lab assistant who accidentally invents a permanent cure for hair loss and changes the world. The series was written and produced by Tyler Eaton and the first two episodes come out Monday, January 11th with new episodes every Monday through February 8th. It stars Rebecca Usoro, Connor Cacciottolo, Jackie Kashian, Eddie Pepitone, Kyle Kinane, Olivia Hill, Shannon Dee and more. Find out more on TylerEaton.net or on Instagram @battleofthebald.
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Looking/Feeling/Queering is a podcast about what it feels like to look (or not look) queer. Interviews with queer people and topics ranging from androgyny, gendered clothing sections, rainbows, shaved heads, and Doc Martens. Leah Miller created this podcast based on their own navigation of queer identity through clothes and hair. They struggle with finding a way to make their AFAB non-binary femme identity socially legible. This podcast is a search to better understand how other people exper ...
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1992: The year of big-butt anthems, achy-breaky hearts, and Madonna’s Sex book. The year that Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston shattered chart records, while U2 and TLC confronted the AIDS crisis head-on. The year that introduced us to grunge, G-funk, and… Right Said Fred. In this podcast, journalist Jason Lamphier (Entertainment Weekly) looks back at the major hits, one-hit wonders, shocking headlines, and irresistible scandals that shaped what might be the wildest, weirdest, most controvers ...
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After Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s death in the fall of 1991, musicians confronted the AIDS crisis head-on. The band’s remaining members and a star-studded lineup celebrated the frontman’s legacy at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in spring 1992. Hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa reworked their single “Let’s Talk About Sex” into “Let’s Talk About AIDS…
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This week, we take a brief pit stop in our crazy ride through 1992 for something extra special: an intimate chat with Tori Amos, whose groundbreaking debut solo album, Little Earthquakes, paired pianos and guitars — and shook the music world to its core. In an expanded interview from episode 5, the singer-songwriter discusses the uphill battle she …
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A feel-good alternative to hard-edged gangsta rap, Arrested Development burst out of Atlanta bearing messages of peace, love, and unity. After their critically acclaimed 1992 debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…, won them a Grammy for Best New Artist, they were poised to become the next big thing in hip-hop. But if their succes…
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Vanessa Williams’ hit ballad “Save the Best for Last” spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, became her signature song, and remains an adult-contemporary staple. But it was also a redemptive turning point for Williams, the first Black Miss America, whose reputation had been tarnished in 1984 when she gave up her title after Penthouse p…
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Nirvana vs. Guns N' Roses: Overboard and Self-Assured
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In part 2 of the extraordinary tale of hair metal taking its last, glorious gasp as grunge and alternative swept America, we delve into the simmering tension between Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. Their infamous feud reached a boiling point at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, but what were the events that led to that nasty, now-…
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Guns N’ Roses’ 1992 hit “November Rain” was more than just an epic, nine-minute power ballad for the ages. It was a swan song for the band—and for all the hair bands who’d been dominating MTV and rock radio. As Nirvana’s grunge anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit” burst onto the scene and birthed an icon, GN'R—who’d been one of the most popular acts in…
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After scoring a No. 1 smash with her version of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U” and winning Video of the Year at MTV’s VMAs, Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor became an international sensation. While her look—a shaved head and dazzling, doe-like eyes—was arresting, her vocals were next-level. But she never wanted to be a pop star. She …
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This week, we take a brief pit stop in our crazy ride through 1992 for something extra juicy: an unfiltered, free-flowing chat with rapper-producer Sir Mix-a-Lot, the man behind the most famous pop song about behinds ever made. In an expanded interview from our first episode, we chat about the origins of his hit No. 1 single “Baby Got Back,” the on…
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Bound for Mu Mu Land: When Tammy Wynette Met the KLF
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With their unauthorized sampling, outrageous PR stunts, and signature ice cream van, the KLF set out to blow up the music industry. Pairing electric guitars with house beats, rapping with new age lyricism, and rave culture with the art world, the mysterious U.K. duo of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty were all about breaking rules and getting away wit…
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With her groundbreaking 1992 debut album, Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos paired pianos with guitars and shook the music world to its core. The record's most poignant and painful moment was the a cappella track “Me and a Gun,” a chilling account of the artist's sexual assault. Long before the MeToo movement, Amos was a hero and crusader who spoke tru…
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Rapper Ice-T faced major backlash after he and his heavy-metal side project Body Count released their dark, menacing track “Cop Killer.” They’d been performing the song for a year before it appeared on their 1992 debut album, but the record landed in stores just weeks before four police officers were acquitted in the trial for the beating of Black …
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With his steamy good looks and painted-on jeans, muscley, mulletted country newcomer Billy Ray Cyrus came out of nowhere with a hit that catapulted him to superstardom. But he and his butt also became the butt of many, many jokes. Still, if his 1992 crossover smash, “Achy Breaky Heart,” is widely regarded as one of the cheesiest songs of all time, …
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Damn, I Wish I Was Your Constant Craving: The Year of the Lesbian Anthem
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Sophie B. Hawkins dominated the airwaves with her 1992 debut single, “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,” a song with homoerotic overtones that were rare in mainstream pop at the time. If they went unnoticed by many listeners, she fought nearly every step of the way to express her progressive views and maintain her independence at her label, and struggl…
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“Oh… my… God, Becky. Look. At. Her. Butt.” It may be one of the most unforgettable opening lines of a song in the history of popular music. Say those words and they instantly conjure images of rump-shaking models, a pair of very annoying Valley girls, Cosmopolitan magazine, Jane Fonda, Ross and Rachel’s baby on Friends, Shrek, high school dances, b…
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1992: The year of big-butt anthems, achy-breaky hearts, and Madonna’s Sex book. The year that Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston shattered chart records, while U2 and TLC confronted the AIDS crisis head-on. The year that introduced us to grunge, G-funk, and… Right Said Fred. In this podcast, journalist Jason Lamphier (Entertainment Weekly) looks back …
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We review Baz Luhrmann's 90's classic "Romeo + Juliet" as part of our 100 movies of the 90's series. (CONTAINS SPOILERS)Di Connor Hair
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Ep 14 - No Time to Die
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We review Cary Joji Fukunaga's new bond film "No Time To Die" and discuss what we loved and what we thought could be improved. (CONTAINS SPOILERS)Di Connor Hair
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Ep 13 - Dune
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We review the masterfully directed Denis Villeneuve film "Dune" and discuss the merit's of what could be one of the greatest sci-fi films of our lives. (CONTAINS SPOILERS)Di Connor Hair
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Richard Del Connor the Philosopher Poet reads his poem, “Hideaway Bar & Grille” from the PAPERBACK book, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams. This book was written and published while Richard was homeless in North Hollywood, California. This poem led him to the “5 Souls Theory of Richard Del Connor” as he performed with jazz and blues musicians o…
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Richard Del Connor the Philosopher Poet reads his poem, “Family Tools,” from the PAPERBACK book, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams. This book was written and published while Richard was homeless in North Hollywood, California. Richard talks about the founding of the folk rock group, American Zen, “America’s First Buddhist Rock Band™” in 1991 wh…
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Richard Del Connor the Philosopher Poet reads his poem, "Hell is not a Place." "Pictures of Home" is a song from the last American Zen album, LEVEL 8 = Memorial Day Album. This entire album was written on Memorial Day 2014 when Richard woke up with a bunch of soldiers wanting to tell their stories. So Richard obliged them and wrote this entire albu…
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I begin reading my book PHILOSOPHER POET IN A FIELD OF DREAMS that I wrote and published in 2019 while I was homeless. I explain how and when I wrote some of the poems while being hospitalized for five months at Martin Luther King Hospital in South Central Los Angeles. Other poems were written while spending a year at the North Hollywood Homeless S…
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I've turned 67. I've been enjoying short hair for the past few years... but I was a hippie, one of the ORIGINAL HIPPIES from 1967 to 1970. I think I'm going to grow my hair again. This podcast includes the song, "Peace Of Mind #2" from the American Zen album: LEVEL 1 = Peace Of Mind. The album is at iTunes... and Shaolin Records website: www.Shaoli…
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Series Finale -- After agreeing to let Margaret work on a cure for Revitalize's disfiguring side effects in exchange for Sean's life, Gavin hosts his biggest Hairy Boys live show yet as police surround the building. Down the hall, fellow captives Bonny, Charlotte, Francine, and Pistol come face to face with something they can hardly explain. Writte…
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Episode 5 -- Gavin Hollander welcomes a very special guest onto the latest episode of The Hairy Boys Show: his captive, Sean Appplewhite. Meanwhile, we catch up with Margaret whose lawsuit against Sean moves in an unexpected direction. Written & Produced by Tyler Eaton Starring: Connor Cacciottolo as "Sean Applewhite" Rebecca Usoro as "Francine Cun…
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Episode 4 -- **Please be aware: This episode is a bit more violent than previous episodes and contains some "language"** Gavin Hollander and his armed gang of Hairy Boys have hunted Sean down and cornered him, his family, and crew of employees at his father's ranch. With Sean's driver Donny held hostage, the group will have to use Pistol's old Worl…
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Episode 3 -- Following the disastrous Hairy Con speech, Sean and Charlotte recruit Francine as their new social media manager as they flee to Sean's father's ranch to avoid the increasingly dangerous Hairy Boys. Written & Produced by Tyler Eaton Starring: Connor Cacciottolo as "Sean Applewhite" Rebecca Usoro as "Francine Cunningham" Eddie Pepitone …
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Episode 1 -- In March of 2018 in Houston, Texas, Sean Applewhite had seemingly found a miraculous cure for hair loss. The resulting product Revitalize skyrocketed him to fame and fortune. But when his fill-in assistant Francine stumbled upon a treasure trove of old audio files, it appeared that Sean may not be the brilliant researcher he claimed to…
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Episode 2 -- After Sean Applewhite launched his hair restoration drug, Revitalize, it quickly gained the attention of Gavin Hollander, host of the popular yet infamous VideoHole channel Bald Nation. Renaming themselves The Hairy Boys in Sean's honor, the group of conspiracy theorists invited him to be the keynote speaker at HairyCon 2019, forcing b…
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Battle of the Bald premieres on Monday, January 11th! New episodes every Monday through February 8th. In the Spring of 2018 in Houston, Texas, Sean Applewhite stumbled upon a permanent cure for hair loss and the resulting product known as Revitalize catapulted Sean into a level of wealth and fame he could have only imagined. But when his fill-in as…
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Our retrospective look at the Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a film that is near and dear to all of our hearts. Ratings Alex - 10 Connor - 10 Beth - 10 Phoebe - 10Di Connor Hair
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We review the wonderfully enjoyable Pixar film "Onward" and discuss what makes their films stand out against the animation landscape. (CONTAINS SPOILERS) Ratings Alex - 8.5 Phoebe - 8.5 Connor - 8 Beth - 7
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Richard Del Connor reads from his book, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams. The poem, Hope for the Devil, was written while he was utilizing Lyft drivers to take him back-and-forth to the doctor’s office while he was hospitalized in Compton. The poem is a discussion with his Lyft driver. This song, Great Salt Lake is performed solo by Richard. T…
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Richard includes an open letter to Oprah Winfrey before reciting his poem written to her about her newest book Path Made Clear. Richard’s poem is titled, “Oprah Made Clear.” Richard hopes he doesn’t alienate himself from her with some criticisms about the people in her book. Richard recites the poem “Field Of Dreams” from his book Philosopher Poet …
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Richard reads from his book, the recently released paperback, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams, published by Shaolin Communications and available at Amazon.com. Richard then performs solo on his flute. He wrote this song, “Starting Over Again,” for his upcoming Kung Fu Cowboy album Scorpion Resurrection on www.ShaolinRecords.com…
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Richard Del Connor launches his brand new podcast, Philosopher Poet in a Field of Dreams. Richard has been performing night clubs as the Philosopher Poet reciting his poetry and performing solo flute songs of his own composition. Richard will expand his audience beyond the local night clubs of Los Angeles to share his poetry and Jethro Tull style f…
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Katie and I chat about new Carhartt overalls, the gendered difficulty of finding a good overalls fit, and the healing from wearing camouflage overalls.Also, Katie and I realized after we recorded that we had totally forgotten to talk about makeup, and in particular GLITTER, both of which are very important to Katie’s queer expression. Keep listenin…
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Lee and I talk about ear cuffs, the difficulties of queering winterwear, a brief timeline of denim jackets, and high school purple converse with rainbow laces.Intro and outro music: New Year by Sacrosanct https://sacrosanct.bandcamp.comDi Leah Miller
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Connor and I chat about queer cartilage piercings, being a typeface nerd, rainbow necklaces in PTown, and having a killer sweater game.Intro and outro music: New Year by Sacrosanct https://sacrosanct.bandcamp.comDi Leah Miller
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Cam and I talk about queers gravitating towards each other in film school, presenting the same way since forever, wearing a suit at a big family event for the first time, accidental pink hair, and being a mild radical.Note: The description of this episode has been edited to reflect a name change, but unfortunately I can’t edit the audio track.Intro…
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Maia and I chat about feeling too gay in high school, rocking a /fully/ plaid outfit, covering her leg hair for job interviews, and shared custody of a denim jacket with a partner.Intro and outro music: New Year by Sacrosanct https://sacrosanct.bandcamp.comDi Leah Miller
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Martine and I talk about formalwear in high school speech and debate, being /a/ gay family member and no longer /the/ gay family member, the physical autonomy of body mod, and purple yarmulkes.Intro and outro music: New Year by Sacrosanct https://sacrosanct.bandcamp.comDi Leah Miller
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