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Mastermind Street Jam – Tape 84 (Aug 96)
Here is Tape 84 of my collection of the Mastermind Street Jam mixshow. It features music by . . . Artifacts, Beatnuts, Big Noyd, Black Moon, Brand Nubian, Ghostface, Heltah Skeltah, M.O.P., Nas, Notorious B.I.G., Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Redman, Roots, Saukrates, Solitaire, Xzibit, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. Original Air Date – August 13,…
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Let’s Reject the Idea That Normal is Normal
Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney This book title seemed to fit with my view of the world. I embrace my weirdness and do my best to think creatively and live outside of the box. I thought it might help me get some insights about how to…
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Jeopardy Needs Revolving Hosts
I was scrolling through my Twitter feed today and came across a great quote from Peter Capaldi. He is affectionately known as the 12 Doctor. More than a dozen actors have portrayed the title character of Doctor Who and it doesn’t seem to have much of an impact on the fandom. Most Doctor Who fans…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Freshly Digitized Mixshow
Classic hip-hop radio freshly digitized for you! If you’re not familiar, the Mastermind Street Jam is where we got our music back in the day. And it was on commercial radio in Canada. This episode features music by A Tribe Called Quest, Big Shug, Busta Rhymes, Concrete Mob, Heltak Skeltah, Jay-Z, Kardinal Offishall, Kool Fashion,…
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Stop Wasting Time at School
Don’t Waste Your Time Homeschooling 72 Things I Wish I’d Known by Traci Matt The title of this book is a bit tongue and cheek but the author is definitely correct about all the time wasted as we try to educate children. I know this from first-hand experience as a public school teacher for the…
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Smoothe Da Hustler, DJ Dummy, & Crew – Mastermind Street Jam
Smoothe Da Hustler, Trigga Tha Gambler, and the whole Next Level Clique stopped by the Mastermind Street Jam back on August 12, 1996. In addition to the interview, you can hear DJ Dummy cut it up on the wheels of steel, a freestyle session, and some great music! Original Air Date – August 12, 1996…
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Ben Folds Learned Cheap Lessons
A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons by Ben Folds I love when audio books are actually narrated by the author and when it is a musician, who plays some keys throughout, it’s really cool. I like to take notes when I read. It’s a little harder to do that…
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Write a Song with Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy, of the band Wilco, shared three things he does everyday to help him write the great songs that he is known for. First, he stockpiles words, language, and lyrics by doing exercises like freewriting , writing poems , refining , and revising. He also stockpiles music, songs, and parts of songs by “making…
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The Starting From Scratch Street Jam
DJ Starting from Scratch had a few guest appearances on The Mastermind Street Jam. This one aired on August 5, 1996 and features music by . . . A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Fugees, Heltah Skeltah, Nas, Pete Rock, Ras Kass, Smooth Da Hustla, Trigga Da Gambler, The Roots, and more. The tape…
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Emily Eternal
Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton Emily is an artificial consciousness, which apparently is quite different from an artificial intelligence, as she will readily tell you. She is a computer program but is able to move around and interact in the real world through the use of interfaces that people wear. These allow anyone to see…