Out There Atlanta

We had a great time making the last Buford Highway podcast, so we went back for more. We hit Pho Dai Loi 2, Plaza Fiesta, and the Orient Plaza. All along the way we ate great food at good prices. 

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Topics include: proper pho eating technique, old-fashioned bottle designs, and the ethics of turduckens

Durian shake

Plaza Fiesta

And from our final stop at the Vietnamese grocery, Orient Plaza

It’s not every episode that gives you the chance to hear from a puppet and his creator. Luckily for you, we got a chance to sit down with David Stephens, the master puppeteer behind All Hands Productions, and his puppet Norbert. I think it’s safe to say, this is our first interview with someone on muppet wikia (here). This episode is also full of David’s banjo skills.

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Topics include: puppet construction, playing the banjo with a puppet, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Norbert telling us secrets

David Stephens with his creations

Musicgrid.me is a little bit different from the other music sites you’ve seen online. For one thing, they don’t alert the world every time you listen to Bryan Adams at work. Music Grid was started by Cliff Seal and Kyle Stapleton as a site that allows you to review music socially. It creates a space for you to get those trusted recommendations on albums you don’t know about from friends whose musical taste has been tested. Cliff and Kyle are Atlanta locals, but the site is starting to draw attention around the world.

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Topics include: listening to music with the old man, albums, and high school connections

Read more about MusicGrid here on Wired or Mashable.

Some days you want something sweet and if you’re cruising down N Highland you might get lucky enough to see these signs and stop in.  You won’t be disappointed.  The Atlanta Cupcake Factory rotates flavors weekly and you can order a glass of milk to go with your cupcake.  What more do you need?

We went this extra mile for this episode, all the way to the thriving Athens music scene to talk to the man behind The Viking Progress. Patrick Morales is a singer-songwriter and his newest album is full of songs he wrote while working as a marine biologist on commercial fishing vessels in cold northern waters. Luckily for us he returned to warmer climes to put out the album. It’s his music in this episode and if you’d like to hear more, go to his show March 30 at the Earl with Adron and Oryx.

There is life OTP. Hear all about it here or download it from itunes (free).

Topics include: life on a commercial fishing boats in Alaska, learning to play instruments, working as a caddy, and online gambling