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BME Podcast #1: Allen Falkner Talks Suspension


Holy crap, it worked! Welcome, friends, to the inaugural BME Podcast. Isn’t this exciting? We figured it was time to revive the old BME Radio format and spruce it up a bit with all sorts of Web 2.0 nonsense, and so here we are. As I mention on the show, this is very much still in the experimental stages, so any and all feedback is very much appreciated, both in terms of the sound quality and technical aspects, as well as guests you’d like to hear and topics and issues you’d like to be discussed. If things go well, you could be hearing a whole lot more of my deep and manly timbre.

On today’s podcast, our guest is Allen Falkner, who joins us to discuss the upcoming SusCon he’s organizing, Nevada’s current attempt to ban suspension, the six-hour suspension Chris Glunt just performed, and more. (Also, visit him at Fade Fast for all your tattoo removal needs!)

Stream or download the show below:

[podcast]https://www.bme.com/wp-content/uploads/bme-podcast-20090304-01.mp3[/podcast]

Right-click and “Save Target/Link As” to download the .mp3 directly

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Music featured:

Capital H – Global Food Shortage
Drive-By Truckers – Where the Devil Don’t Stay
The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound

Comments

93 responses to “BME Podcast #1: Allen Falkner Talks Suspension”

  1. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    Jordon, you piece of mumbling shi

  2. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    HaHa! Another Installment Of BME Drunk Dial Featuring Allen Falkner!

  3. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    HaHa! Another Installment Of BME Drunk Dial Featuring Allen Falkner!

  4. PhilipBarbosa Avatar

    HaHa! Another Installment Of BME Drunk Dial Featuring Allen Falkner!

  5. wren Avatar
    wren

    From a BME fan standpoint, fantastic podcast. I really enjoyed it, and it’d be great to see this become a regular feature.

    From a professional standpoint, though…I’m an audio engineer, and the lack of post-processing really bugged me. I’d like to see everything (particularly the music vs. voice volume) mixed a little better, and a touch of appropriate equalization and compression would improve voice clarity and consistency dramatically.

  6. wren Avatar
    wren

    From a BME fan standpoint, fantastic podcast. I really enjoyed it, and it’d be great to see this become a regular feature.

    From a professional standpoint, though…I’m an audio engineer, and the lack of post-processing really bugged me. I’d like to see everything (particularly the music vs. voice volume) mixed a little better, and a touch of appropriate equalization and compression would improve voice clarity and consistency dramatically.

  7. wren Avatar
    wren

    From a BME fan standpoint, fantastic podcast. I really enjoyed it, and it’d be great to see this become a regular feature.

    From a professional standpoint, though…I’m an audio engineer, and the lack of post-processing really bugged me. I’d like to see everything (particularly the music vs. voice volume) mixed a little better, and a touch of appropriate equalization and compression would improve voice clarity and consistency dramatically.

  8. chris Avatar

    that dude looks like the lizardman but then whit no tattoo’s!

    chris

  9. chris Avatar

    that dude looks like the lizardman but then whit no tattoo’s!

    chris

  10. chris Avatar

    that dude looks like the lizardman but then whit no tattoo’s!

    chris

  11. mhealz Avatar
    mhealz

    i like the mp3 option because not everyone has itunes

  12. mhealz Avatar
    mhealz

    i like the mp3 option because not everyone has itunes

  13. mhealz Avatar
    mhealz

    i like the mp3 option because not everyone has itunes

  14. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    Right

  15. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    Right

  16. socialcoma Avatar
    socialcoma

    Right

  17. Star Avatar
    Star

    I think it would be great to hear about dermal anchors, especially follow ups with people who have had them for a while now. I keep hearing mixed reviews on them. I myself have 4 and they’ve healed well and been relatively calm aside from the occasional flair up.

  18. Star Avatar
    Star

    I think it would be great to hear about dermal anchors, especially follow ups with people who have had them for a while now. I keep hearing mixed reviews on them. I myself have 4 and they’ve healed well and been relatively calm aside from the occasional flair up.

  19. Star Avatar
    Star

    I think it would be great to hear about dermal anchors, especially follow ups with people who have had them for a while now. I keep hearing mixed reviews on them. I myself have 4 and they’ve healed well and been relatively calm aside from the occasional flair up.

  20. Shawn Porter Avatar

    #19: (wren)-
    I’m sure if you offered to mix everything up… Jordan would love you.

    Also… Jordan…
    That you know/are a friend of Chuck is very apparent… but the familiarity came across too much. It sounded more like a phone call than an interview… something that we happened to overhear. A little more formal and it seems less “insider club”

  21. Shawn Porter Avatar

    #19: (wren)-
    I’m sure if you offered to mix everything up… Jordan would love you.

    Also… Jordan…
    That you know/are a friend of Chuck is very apparent… but the familiarity came across too much. It sounded more like a phone call than an interview… something that we happened to overhear. A little more formal and it seems less “insider club”

  22. Shawn Porter Avatar

    #19: (wren)-
    I’m sure if you offered to mix everything up… Jordan would love you.

    Also… Jordan…
    That you know/are a friend of Chuck is very apparent… but the familiarity came across too much. It sounded more like a phone call than an interview… something that we happened to overhear. A little more formal and it seems less “insider club”

  23. bastian Avatar

    That was great! I`d love to see more of these!

  24. bastian Avatar

    That was great! I`d love to see more of these!

  25. bastian Avatar

    That was great! I`d love to see more of these!

  26. wren Avatar
    wren

    Shawn: I certainly wouldn’t mind giving it a shot…Jordan, I guess emailing you via the “email” link at the top of this post would be the best way of getting in touch with you? I’ll do that later tonight unless someone tells me of a better way before then.

  27. wren Avatar
    wren

    Shawn: I certainly wouldn’t mind giving it a shot…Jordan, I guess emailing you via the “email” link at the top of this post would be the best way of getting in touch with you? I’ll do that later tonight unless someone tells me of a better way before then.

  28. wren Avatar
    wren

    Shawn: I certainly wouldn’t mind giving it a shot…Jordan, I guess emailing you via the “email” link at the top of this post would be the best way of getting in touch with you? I’ll do that later tonight unless someone tells me of a better way before then.

  29. Shawn Porter Avatar

    Wren-
    Right on!

  30. Shawn Porter Avatar

    Wren-
    Right on!

  31. Shawn Porter Avatar

    Wren-
    Right on!

  32. Sean Philips Avatar
    Sean Philips

    I have the bme radio interview on my ipod, I look forward to hearing Allen almost a decade later in another bme interview.

  33. Sean Philips Avatar
    Sean Philips

    I have the bme radio interview on my ipod, I look forward to hearing Allen almost a decade later in another bme interview.

  34. Sean Philips Avatar
    Sean Philips

    I have the bme radio interview on my ipod, I look forward to hearing Allen almost a decade later in another bme interview.

  35. Alexxx Anarchist Avatar

    I really can’t wait for this to be up on iTunes. <3

  36. Alexxx Anarchist Avatar

    I really can’t wait for this to be up on iTunes. <3

  37. Alexxx Anarchist Avatar

    I really can’t wait for this to be up on iTunes. <3

  38. Clara Avatar

    awesome. But i think that the audio volume is not level…

    i cant’ wait for the next edition!

  39. Clara Avatar

    awesome. But i think that the audio volume is not level…

    i cant’ wait for the next edition!

  40. Clara Avatar

    awesome. But i think that the audio volume is not level…

    i cant’ wait for the next edition!

  41. Rexxi Avatar
    Rexxi

    can’t believe no one has said it yet… I’d LOVE to hear an interview with Brian Decker… Pretty much about ANYTHING!

  42. Rexxi Avatar
    Rexxi

    can’t believe no one has said it yet… I’d LOVE to hear an interview with Brian Decker… Pretty much about ANYTHING!

  43. Rexxi Avatar
    Rexxi

    can’t believe no one has said it yet… I’d LOVE to hear an interview with Brian Decker… Pretty much about ANYTHING!

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