I usually like Pink but that song is kind of weak.  I don't think she sounds good on the part of the chorus that goes, "I think that life's too short for this, I'll pack my ignorance and bliss."  Plus the melody on those two lines sounds too similar to "Promise I'll be kind but I won't stop until that boy is mine"…

It also had a guitar solo which is about as rare in the top 40.

It also had a guitar solo which is about as rare in the top 40.

Less thugging, more hugging.

Less thugging, more hugging.

When I was younger I thought youth culture would seem threatening and extreme to me when I grew up.  But now it just seems kind of dumb and rehashed.  I guess this is why adults never cared about what I cared about.

When I was younger I thought youth culture would seem threatening and extreme to me when I grew up.  But now it just seems kind of dumb and rehashed.  I guess this is why adults never cared about what I cared about.

You should watch 30 Rock, you're going to flip out. 

You should watch 30 Rock, you're going to flip out. 

I thought it was weird when he said that left wing activists had no sense of humor.  I think that might just be all political activists.

I thought it was weird when he said that left wing activists had no sense of humor.  I think that might just be all political activists.

I thought she was super funny and I loved the extra long letter song.

I thought she was super funny and I loved the extra long letter song.

Most podcasts are still in a sort of early live TV mode but Dana Gould has stepped it up into a more modern, scripted (or at least sculpted) version.  I personally appreciate the effort and I think it makes the show really stick out.

Most podcasts are still in a sort of early live TV mode but Dana Gould has stepped it up into a more modern, scripted (or at least sculpted) version.  I personally appreciate the effort and I think it makes the show really stick out.

I love the way Animal keeps screaming "Won't go!" on "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

I love the way Animal keeps screaming "Won't go!" on "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

No, "Dinosaurs."  But, you know, without Kevin Clash.

No, "Dinosaurs."  But, you know, without Kevin Clash.

You give him love and understanding!