Ric Chetter - From Radioland

Episode 46: Happy Old Year

This is the final episode of 2014. Here Ric takes a brief look back at the year that was. Also, he talks about new year resolutions and why they are such a bad idea. The way the passing of time is celebrated this time of year and how the cops are looking for "you". Ric will also tell you why he often thinks of New Year's Eve as "Rookie Night" in that the cops are looking for you (in particular) and despite avoiding law enforcement through most of the night, some of you will actually attract the police by setting of fireworks. Words of advice and good tidings in this time of year.

Episode 45: Happy Holidays, Damnit

It's the week of Christmas and it is just another day of the week. At least, according to Ric. In this holiday episode, Ric takes a look at the holiday through the eyes of someone who doesn't really celebrate this time of the year. But worse than the holiday cheer is the dreaded office party. Should you get bombed at the annual company party and tell off your boss? Or worse, should you save it for your spouse's office party and tell of THAT boss instead?

Episode 44: Anti-Social Media

Social Media is one of those things that seems to be here for good. Since it has only been around for a relatively short amount of time, people are still trying to come to grips with it. In this episode, Ric takes an interesting look at what he has seen on social media and what seems to have been the impact of social media outside in the real world. The difference is that social media seems to be everything that is not social. In his argument, Ric believes social media should be renamed "Selfish Media". You decide.

Episode 43: You Can't (Always) Get What You Want

Like the old Rolling Stones song, the adage seems more true now than ever. In this episode, Ric takes a look at the simplicities of life and just how hard it can be to get exactly what you want. The customer is not always right and thanks to the internet, the instant gratification of a purchase seems to be disappearing. The mob mentality rules in all things and Ric will explain how this effects all of us all the way down to the mundane day to day things we do in life.
 

Episode 42: Criminally Famous

Imagine the predicament Bill Cosby must find himself in at the moment. Ric does. In this episode, Ric will take a look at the situation from the point of view of the media. Is there such a thing as fair coverage of a story such as this? Also, Ric will ask a couple of difficult questions in regards to the situation and what it means to the people who were once fans of someone famous and those that still are. It's a heavy topic, but Ric felt it needed to be addressed.

Episode 41: Keep Your Hands Off My Internet

With more and more talk of the U.S. government getting involved in some sort of regulation of the internet, Ric felt he had to speak his mind on the subject. In this episode, he will explain what net neutrality is and how it would affect you and the websites you enjoy including internet driven services like Netflix. Ric also explains just what the FCC was all about during the heyday of radio and TV. Just what is the cost of saying a dirty word under the FCC's watch? Ric will tell you exactly what that is.

Episode 40: A Kick In The Balls (Season Four Premiere)

Life is tough. It can be even tougher if you are constantly being kicked in the balls. It happens to all of us at one point or another in our lives. Here of late, Ric seems like he's been kicked in the balls on a daily basis. In this episode, Ric talks about the scenarios regarding such instances and how he deals with it. In other words, there are good days and bad days. This is the season four premiere and it takes place in Studio A. The studio home of the podcast. When you think about the real place called "Radioland", it's in Studio A and Ric will explain.

Episode 39: The Music Industry (Season Three Finale)

Hunter S. Thompson famously spoke of the music business. This quote is often attributed to other businesses, but the original quote is as follows. "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." In this episode, Ric elaborates on this adage and takes a look at the business at the very bottom level.

Episode 38: The Big Move

For the past three years, Radio Memphis existed in the back of a house in midtown Memphis. Not any more. The station has now moved into a really special place. This episode was recorded in the new spot just before the station itself was physically moved into this new spot. There was quite a bit of history recorded in this spot. Ric talks about some of the history that has occurred here and the look forward to the new things about to happen in one of the coolest spots a radio station could ever exist in a place such as this.

Episode 37: It's A Conspiracy

This episode follows directly the previous episode about being watched. The difference here is that Ric goes into the whole conspiracy theory people who hold their truths so close, they can be quite dangerous. Are you going to die of ebola? Probably not. Was 9/11 an inside job? Nope. Is Alex Jones the savior we are all looking for? Definitively not. He is a clueless fear monger who is leader of the whack jobs who stand at busy intersections trying to make you believe that the U.S. government exists specifically for some nefarious means.