Episode IV: A New Hope (1.1)

Episode IV: A New Hope (1.1)

Author: Rocco DeMaro March 26, 2011 Duration: 53:26

The debut of my Life of Leisure includes many things:

'Stuff I'm Reading': Wired.com's sports editor, Erik Malinowski drops in.  We discuss a recent study showing bank shots as more successful, statistically, than swishes; a new 'athletes as stocks' website that deals in real cash; the boxscore from 'Space Jam' via some Harvard guys and that crazy, world record-holding bellyflopping man.

'Stuff I'm Watching':  (embarrassingly enough) House Hunters Burn/Praise of the Week.

'Stuff I'm Playing':  A review of the inexpensive videogame, 'Deathspank'.  An ideal bit of entertainment for those living a Life of Leisure?  Or a waste of 12 dollars?

Listener emails are part of my Life of Leisure.  Some will be read on the show.

 

Email the show at RoccosLifeOfLeisure@gmail.com.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/RoccoDeMaro

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rocco.demaro

 


Rocco DeMaro found himself suddenly without a talk show to host, but instead of panicking, he decided to lean into the void. Rocco DeMaro's Life of Leisure is the audio chronicle of that experiment. Each episode is a dispatch from his new world, a world deliberately built around sweatpants and the deep, often ridiculous, dive into the pop culture he now has time for. He isn't just reviewing things; he's living a life curated by them. You'll hear about the movie he got lost in for an afternoon, the TV series that consumed a week, the video game that taught him a bizarre lesson, or the sports moment that actually mattered. It's a guided tour through the clutter of the internet and the endless stream of content, filtered through the perspective of someone who has made a conscious choice to enjoy it all. The podcast feels like a conversation with a well-informed friend who has done the homework-and the binge-watching-so you don't have to. It's about finding the genuine highlights, the unexpectedly great stuff, and the funny failures in a landscape that's otherwise overwhelming. Rocco relays these experiences not as a critic, but as a companion in leisure, aiming to entertain first and foremost. The result is a specific, personal, and often hilarious take on what it means to fill your days when the traditional structure vanishes. You get to live vicariously through his choices, his discoveries, and his very comfortable wardrobe.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 17

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