{"id":23222,"date":"2015-10-27T11:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T17:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/summathissummathat\/?p=23222"},"modified":"2015-10-27T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T20:49:04","slug":"some-people-put-a-microphone-in-my-face-you-wont-believe-what-happened-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/summathissummathat\/2015\/10\/some-people-put-a-microphone-in-my-face-you-wont-believe-what-happened-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Some People Put A Microphone In My Face. You Won’t Believe What Happened NEXT!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"WardPolitician\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe jawbone of an ass is just as dangerous a weapon today as it used to be.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

OK, so you probably will<\/em> believe what happened next, because you\u2019ve seen microphones and faces (and click-bait titles) before.\u00a0And you\u2019ve seen what happens once I start talking about movies, which is exactly\u00a0what\u00a0these folks\u00a0asked me to do<\/a>. (\u201cDark movies,\u201d specifically, and why I watch them.)<\/p>\n

It was a new experience for me, but one that I enjoyed a great deal. The\u00a0audience was fantastic, and it was a great opportunity for me as well, because it allowed(forced?) me to flesh out some of the things I\u2019ve been thinking about ever since I first started writing<\/a> for Patheos<\/em>\u00a0nearly\u00a0five years ago<\/a>. (Even before that, actually, way back when InsideCatholic<\/em> was still around<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The sound quality\u2019s not too bad \u00a0(though the odd little noise every time I tap the podium is a bit distracting to my OCD self, and the\u00a0page-turns are not particularly great). Oh, and my voice sounds shockingly high to me. But overall, I\u2019m pretty pleased with it. (A special \u201cThanks!\u201d to Gallup\u2019s Knights of Columbus<\/a>\u00a0chapter for hosting me.)<\/p>\n

Enjoy! (For those who prefer to an mp3 version, try right-clickin\u2019-and-savin\u2019\u00a0HERE<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

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\nAttribution(s):<\/strong> \u201cWard Politician Haranguing Voters by Radio<\/a>\u201d (source)<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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