Running the Mile
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Paul opens the show with a very short intro. There are no burning social issues that we wanted to address this week. But Paul does announce that runningthemile.com did go online in the last week, and that there has been a major upgrade to the show's sound production with the addition of a Blue Snowball microphone.Jude joins us via Skype at just past the 5 minute mark and begins recalling his early childhood memories and how he and his family shared the early 80's video game experience thanks to his grandfather's job as a plastics purchaser for CalecoVision. Then we talk about Jude's early art, and how a terrible critic by Joe Soren led him down the path he's on now as a graphic designer.We talked about politics in arts, and a few of Jude's specific pieces, as well as some of the commercial work he's done. We discuss a series he did on the tropes of women in gaming. Then we discuss growing up with a brother who also found his way into pixel art.Last week's interview with Jim Wing is still available at http://runningthemile.podbean.com, and next week I'll be talking to Jude's brother Levi.Levi Buffum is a pixel artist who focuses more on music and videos. His tribute to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was retweeted by most of the Wedonverse, including Felicia Day and Neil Patrick Harris and lead to work with College Humor. Most recently, he recreated Philadelphia from the Schuylkill River to I-95 in Lego bricks.Links:Jude's website - http://www.judebuffum.comJude's Behance - https://www.behance.net/judebuffumJoe Soren - http://joesorrenart.com/Women vs Tropes in Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZPSrwedvsgiam8bit - http://iam8bit.com/Gallery 1988 - http://nineteeneightyeight.com/Jude's brother Levi's website - http://www.doctoroctoroc.com
Paul opens the show by discussing an interview he heard on This American Life involving a 19 year old pedophile who's never touched a child. He asks the question "Do we, as a society, have to show people with his condition enough compassion to get the help they're asking for before they succumb to their urges?" Weigh in with your opinion by leaving us a voice mail. Then Paul is joined via Skype by martial artist and competitive cyclist Jim Wing. The two discuss what motivates a man at age 50 to take up endurance sports like long distance cycling and mountain climbing and endure serious aches and pains for very little recognition. The conversation swings to mixed martial arts and they talk briefly about Jim's son Chris, his MMA and nutrition planning career, and their affect on Jim's current pursuits. The two get back to cycling and discuss the maelstrom that was the BikeRumor.com, and its affects on Jim as well as Jim's own blogging pursuits at Wing's Daily News. Paul asks Jim to weigh in on the subject of pedophilia from the top of the show, then they discuss cyber bullying, Facebook politics and Middle East politics. There were very few stones left untouched at the end of the interview. Next week we talk to artist Jude Buffum. Links This American Life interview. (https://soundcloud.com/this-american-life) Wing's Martial Arts (http://www.wingsma.com) BikeRumor.com (http://www.bikerumor.com) Wing's Daily News (http://www.wingsdailynews.com) Redline Athletics and Nutrition Compound (http://www.redlinefit.org) NAGA (http://www.nagafighter.com)