The Funk Doc visits the Old Man in Weimar, Germany, for a reunion of sorts. A year after the two began living on separate continents, they see each other again and do another final live radio show on Bauhaus FM, the University of Weimar's radio station. Focus is on music, and funky music at that, plus a few lengthy conversations in between.

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The Funk Doc and Old Man J give it another go from their San Francisco and Weimar homes. It seems the Casual Artscast has become a seasonal podcast. We're trying to change that. Hopefully we can get on to a monthly schedule.

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Yeah, yeah. I know it's been a while but that's because there have been great changes in The Old Man's and the Funk Doc's lives. Plus the Old Man was too lazy to edit the raw footage. But we're back and we're going to keep the Artscast alive.

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The Funk Doc and Old Man J get back to how it all started for them: with the live radio show at Bauhaus FM in Weimar, Germany. In January 2004 they first started doing live radio shows, but with the Funk Doc's relocation to Berlin, the podcast was born.

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Germans have a unique relationship to their meat. Also some final thoughts on the World Cup and the final with a Casual Artscast rarity: a special guest! A French woman from the north of France hangs out with Old Man J and the Funk Doc to talk about soccer, Zidane, race, mixed kids, and the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Episode 22 is the final show in the regular Casual Artscast format. What next?

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Patriotism, or the lack thereof, in Germany. Plus a few thoughts on why soccer is the only sport in the world where its players are rewarded for acting like pansies. But don't get us wrong: We're big fans of the game, we just hate seeing grown athletes take pride in acting like wimps.

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The end is nigh for the Casual Artscast as we know it. Topics include the future of the CA and problems vs. symptoms of problems in the U.S.

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Outdoors for the first time in a long time, your hosts discuss racism in its many varieties. But who are we to discuss racism in its many varieties?

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A long and long overdue conversation about enlightened Americans, elitist Europeans and a bit about the American high school experince. And bluegrass music.

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- Late-night banter about Germany, foreign perceptions of Americans, funk, the J.B.'s, and what it might feel like to be German. Also, where does Zydeco come from? And if you visit Germany, Berlin's really the only place you need to go to. The Casual Artscast Show 17 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-1:00 - Cussing in German 1:00-4:00 - German Stereotypes of Americans 4:00-7:30 - Self-Reliance in the U.S. 7:30-11:00 - Individualism and Determining One's Own Fate 11:00-15:00 - German and American Individualism 15:00-18:00 - Individualism in Business 18:00-19:00 - The J.B.'s - Urfunk 19:00-22:30 - The J.B.'s - If You Don't Get It the First Time Back Up and Try It Again, Party 22:30-24:30 - American and German Friendliness 24:30-28:30 - Shrinking Eastern German Cities 28:30-31:00 - Social Mobility among German Women 31:00-34:00 - Begrgeld and Negative Population Growth 34:00-35:00 - Youngstown's Prison Industry 35:00-36:45 - Wu-Tang Clan and Clifton Chenier 36:45-39:40 - Wu-Tang Clan - Shame on a Nigga 39:40-43:00 - Clifton Chenier - Zydeco et Pas Sale 43:00-44:00 - Zydeco's Origins 44:00-48:00 - Drunks in the Train 48:00-50:30 - American Likeableness, German Respect 50:30-54:30 - Private vs. Public Social Help 54:30-57:00 - Berlin's Greatness 57:00-1:02:00 - Inviting Germans to Your Home 1:02:00-1:03:00 - German Earnestness 1:03:00-1:06:00 - Gradations of Funk 1:06:00-1:10:40 - The J.B.'s - All Aboard the Soul Funky Train 1:10:40-1:12:00 - Webforum and Goodbye Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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- In Berlin again on the last day of the Berlinale Film Festival. The Funk Doc and Old Man J discuss a new American film, Germans' love for American media, and US egalitarianism. We also miss American wildlife. The Casual Artscast Show 16 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-1:00 - Crickets 1:00-4:00 - German patches / Confederate Flag 4:00-7:00 - Right wing extremists 7:00-9:00 - Dave Chappelle's Block Party 9:00-12:00 - Positivity 12:00-15:00 - Authenticity / Hip hop movies 15:00-18:00 - Us & them 18:00-22:00 - Grant Green - 'Round About Midnight 22:00-23:00 - Chappelle & German MTV 23:00-25:00 - Do Germans get it? 25:00-29:00 - US comedy & US MTV programs 29:00-32:00 - Why y'all here? 32:00-35:00 - Spontaneity 35:00-36:00 - Grant Green & Mos Def 36:00-39:00 - Mos Def - Love 39:00-42:00 - Question - Classless society 42:00-48:00 - Politeness, small talk, egalitarianism 48:00-55:00 - Imagine this 55:00-56:00 - Erykah Badu & Chappelle's movie 56:00-59:00 - Erykah Badu - Back in the Day 59:00-1:01:00 - Meeting Germans 1:01:00-1:02:00 - Let's go Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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- Feeling a bit rough after a long in night in the German capital, the Funk Doc and Old Man J have a low-key discussion about imagination, whiskey, and dissatisfaction generally. The Casual Artscast Show 15 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-1:00 - Questions? 1:00-2:30 - Piracy 2:30-4:00 - Pirate dialects 4:00-6:00 - Irish Stereotypes - Excuses 6:00-9:00 - The Middle Mind again - Imagination 9:00-11:00 - Funk & Blues 11:00-14:00 - Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - Hikky Burr 14:00-16:00 - American Beauty 16:00-18:00 - Fight Club 18:00-20:00 - Stranger than Paradise 20:00-24:00 - Imagination & Film 24:00-29:00 - American Beauty again - Disappointment 29:00-31:00 - Watchoo gon' play now? (Make it funky) - Skip James 31:00-32:00 - Skip James - Bad Whiskey 32:00-35:00 - Skip James - Devil Got my Woman 35:00-37:00 - Dissatisfaction - Pursuit of Happiness 37:00-40:00 - bell hooks 40:00-42:00 - Class 42:00-43:30 - Irish Whiskey 43:30-49:00 - Quincy Jones - Hikky Burr 49:00-51:00 - Buh bye Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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- Hanging out in the Old Man's apartment in Weimar Germany, the Funk Doc shares a couple of recent experiences living among former communists. A variety of topics in this show from embarassing nudity to racial intolerance. The Casual Artscast Show 14 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-1:00 - German welcome 1:00-4:00 - Funk Doc's frisbee fun 4:00-5:00 - WHAT?!? 5:00-10:00 - Being verklemmt - Checking out cuties in Germany 10:00-11:00 - Dead Prez 11:00-14:00 - Dead Prez - Hip Hop 14:00-17:00 - Germans got the blues 17:00-21:00 - Compliation CD's - "Black Music" at M 21:00-23:00 - James Brown and other funk music - Dirty, nasty funk 23:00-26:00 - The Meters - Chicken Strut 26:00-29:00 - The new web forum - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques 29:00-31:00 - Foreign people in Germany - Asylum seekers 31:00-36:00 - Hostility to foreigners (Auslincy Jones - Hikky Burr 49:00-51:00 - Buh bye Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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- The Funk Doc and Old Man J meet at a Berlin cafe to sing the praises of improvisational music of all kinds. On the occasion of our sixth manniversary, we don't just feature great music, we also discuss what makes it great. The Casual Artscast Show 13 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-0:30 - German woman speaking English in a Berlin train station 0:30-1:00 - Intro 1:00-5:00 - Hating 5:00-7:00 - What makes this music so great? 7:00-10:00 - Jazz specifically 10:00-16:00 - The Bad Plus - Smells Like Teen Spirit 16:00-20:00 - Familiarity and improvisation 20:00-29:30 - John Coltrane - Summertime 29:30-30:30 - Local jazz club 30:30-33:00 - Art and Drugs 33:00-35:30 - Back to jazz 35:30-37:30 - Art and booty 37:30-40:00 - Classical music and theme and variations 40:00-42:00 - Franz Schubert - Die Forelle (The Trout) 42:00-43:00 - Crappy vs. good performances 43:00-46:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood 46:00-51:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (album version) 51:00-59:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (live version) 59:00-1:03:00 - Ending - Adios Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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The Funk Doc gots a job. Problem is, he's being exploited by CNN. What do CNN and Google have to do with the future of podcasting? And why does the Old Man distrust commercial media sources so much? Is he a damn communist or simply crotchety (this is spelled correctly - look it up, you young punks)? The Casual Artscast Show 12 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-1:30 - Intro / Weather Update 1:30-4:00 - Work / Welfare 4:00-5:00 - CNN Europe 5:00-6:30 - Robert Johnson - the UNHAPPY blues musician 6:30-9:00 - Robert Johnson - Come on in my Kitchen 9:00-11:00 - Corporate Media & Exploitation of the Funk Doc 11:00-14:00 - CNN content & News Coverage 14:00-15:00 - CNN Europe / Jealousy 15:00-17:00 - Electronic Media vs. CNN 17:00-19:00 - Motivation of the News Consumer 19:00-21:00 - Common Dreams, Z Magazine, and Media Incentive 21:00-24:00 - Market-driven Media / TV vs, Internet 24:00-25:00 - Blues Theme 25:00-28:00 - John Lee Hooker - Worried Life Blues 28:00-30:30 - Chuck Berry - Worried Life Blues 30:30-31:30 - Chuck Berry 31:30-35:00 - TV vs. Internet / Podcasting & Internet Model 35:00-37:00 - Networks & Serch Engine Concentration 37:00-43:00 - Market Forces & Google / Future of Podcasting 43:00-44:00 - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques / Simplification of RSS 44:00-48:00 - Yodeling White Man 48:00-49:00 - Jimmie Rodgers - Pistol-Packin' papa 49:00-52:00 - Bumpy has something to say 52:00-54:00 - Fin Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm And add your comments to the Casual Arts web forum at http://www.casualarts.net/Chitty/Webforum.htm

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- The Funk Doc gots to get paid. Topics in show 11 include unemployment, the stigma of welfare in America, and a review of the Protestant Work Ethic. Cash donations for the Funk Doc can be organized through email. The Casual Artscast Show 11 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-3:00 - Intro / The Funk Doc needs a job 3:00-12:00 - Curtis Mayfield - If There's a Hell Below, We're all Gonna Go 12:00-14:00 - Curtis Mayfield 14:00-16:00 - Unemployment & shame / Culture and work 16:00-21:00 - The Protestant Work Ethic / American Dream / Welfare 21:00-24:00 - Germans and welfare 24:00-28:00 - Unemployment, creativity, and self esteem 28:00-35:30 - Grant Green - Work Song 35:30-41:00 - Wes Montgomery - In Your Own Sweet Way 41:00-44:00 - John Locke / Puritanism 44:00-48:00 - Abe Lincoln & Slavery 48:00-49:00 - Self-reflection 49:00-53:30 - Curtis Mayfield - Check Out Your Mind 53:30-56:20 - Internet panhandling & Goodbyes Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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- Indoors for the first time in the Funk Doc's Berlin apartment. Why don't we talk about politics more? What's the purpose of podcasting? What do advertisements have to do with politics? The Casual Artscast Show 10 Timetable and Playlist: 0:00-5:00 - Intro chat / Why no politics 5:00-12:00 - Political Podcasts / Preaching to the converted 12:00-15:00 - Talib Kweli - Africa Dream 15:00-17:00 - Why do a podcast all? 17:00-19:30 - Politics and not politics / Ads and Media 19:30-31:00 - Thomas Frank - Liberation Marketing / Non-conformism / Individuality in the US 31:00-34:00 - Blind Boy Fuller - Cryin Shame Blues 34:00-39:00 - Gil Scott Heron - Message to the Messengers 39:00-40:00 - Indirect politics 40:00-41:00 - Phone call / Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert 41:00-46:00 - Advertising / Conscious vs. Subconscious / Skepticism / Marshall McLuhan - Understanding Media 46:00-49:00 - Ads and Culture / Branding and Image 49:00-51:00 - Purpose of the Casual Arts / Asking Questions 51:00-55:00 - Talib Kweli feat. De La Soul - Soul Rebels 55:00-57:00 - Next Time / End Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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- The Funk Doc and Old Man J together again. This time in the small town of Weimar to discuss education, the shortage of funk music, and saying the magic words "I don't know". The Casual Artscast Show 9 Playlist: Hang Up Your Hang-ups - Herbie Hancock Steppin - Soulive Hunk-O-Funk - Brother Jack McDuff Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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- This week's show features a short story about the Funk Doc's recent trip down in the American South. The music includes a few bluegrass and other folk tunes, and while they are the very opposite of funky, I think they appropriately accompany the reading. The Casual Artscast Show 8 Playlist: Duelling Banjos - by a couple of hicks And two other tracks by Bill Monroe Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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- The Old Man all by himself in Weimar Germany. A shorter Artscast dealing with media, perception, Marshall McLuhan, and Q-Tip. The Casual Artscast Show 7 Playlist: Autumn Leaves from the CD Somethin else with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis etc. A Toccata by J.S. Bach Freestyle Hiphop by A Tribe Called Quest Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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- A spontaneous podcast about art, artists, and the role of creative people in society. Find out what blaxploitation films and Ludwig van Beethoven have in common. The Casual Artscast Show 6 Playlist: Cold Blooded and Doin It - DJ Common Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt Sunny Side of the Street - The Incredible Jimmy Smith Check out other show descriptions at http://www.casualarts.net/Artscast/Shows/Shows.htm

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Some eery anecdotes on The Staasi, former East Germany's version of the CIA. Also a small presentation on the merits of German.

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Origins of suburban life and important ideas related to the suburbs like convenience, strip malls, and consumption.

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The Casual Artscast - recorded in early July, 2005 at the Alexanderplatz S-Bahn (commuter train) station. Funky music from the JB's and discussions about life after our oil supply runs out...

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The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J visit the Live8 concert in Berlin in their first "real" show on July 2, 2005.

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The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J lay the foundations for their new podcast. Recorded on location in Berlin Germany along the Spree river and at the new Holocaust Memorial.

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