Paradoxal Pterodactyl

snacktime - time traveling porn

Michael McKay, president of the Skeptical Society of St. Louis, gives a talk on the implications of psychologist Daryl Bem's research into precognition.  Recorded by Dingus at the inaugural edition of SkeptiCamp St. Louis on August 18th, 2012, held at the St. Louis Ethical Society- one of numerous SkeptiCamp events put on this summer all over the US, and thus far the largest in attendance!  The Skeptical Society of St. Louis exists to  promote critical thinking, education, and the rigorous application of the scientific method to all aspects of life.  This podcast is firmly in support of those goals.  :)  The Society regularly meets up for workshops, picnics, and the popular "Skeptics in the Pub" events.
Learn more at:
http://www.meetup.com/skepticalstl/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/215496350310/
http://stlouisskepticalsociety.blogspot.com/
More on Bem:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Bem

snacktime - the yellow five

There's a lot of stlpunk.com nostalgia going on right now.  So here's one of Dingus's old favorites, the "Rock Star" EP by The Yellow Five.  It's peppy, catchy, sloppy fun circa 2002.  Because there's nothing more pure at heart than a high school ska band.
Tracklist:
1.  My Life
2. Super Monkey Toenail Flesh
3. Same Old Line
4. Iron Curtain
5. Spontaneous Erection
(full disclosure, we re-EQed this a bit for the podcast)

snacktime - taka o'lueken, ajay khanna, mike pagano, & sean burk

This four way battle royale of analog persuasion was recorded by Dingus at  the "Spend an Evening With  Tapes" event on  3.14.2012 at Floating Laboratories, which is apparently no longer a place.   Dingus misses that joint already,  and wishes he  had spent more time there.

snacktime - fucking in the streets/maggots

We're extremely happy and grateful to be able to bring you these two tracks as an exclusive sneak peek at the new Xrin Arms record "Drugganaut Trashedelix", which is set to drop in just a couple weeks.  You'll know when it's out because it will smell like the entire internet is on fire.  We're talking hot shit here.  It blisters, for real.
Transact here: http://xrinarms.bandcamp.com/
A video for "Maggots" is up here: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=6_Rhd_0bLNA&feature=youtu.be
Lots more fun here for the book of face inclined:  http://www.facebook.com/xrinarms
also here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xrin-Arms/114421669168?fref=ts

snacktime - josh levi @ noisefeSTL 2011

It's almost upon us.  Josh Levi is josh leaving us.  Taking his lovely lady and pulling up stakes and leaving St. Louis for Washington D.C.  Our loss is their gain, and we're absolutely positive the multitalented and prolific softspoken sweetheart that's been such a fixture in our scene will flourish and thrive in his new digs.  Best of luck to you Josh!
So urrbody raise up your glass and salute homeboy, we'll play him out with this sweet recording of him absolutely throttling a sick-ass drone at noisefest last year.
Recorded by Bradley Schumacher.

snacktime - trista digiuseppi reads "memories"

We are very pleased to reveal that author Trista DiGiuseppi was gracious enough to supply us with a second reading from her science fiction novel "Nails Jane", an excerpt she's entitled "Memories".
music by Kevin MacLeod.
For more info on this book, including a sweet video trailer and links to purchase paperback and digital editions, visit www.sixletterpress.com

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 18

curated by dingus.  specimens:  fry 13, em, bryan hobein, scottie snuggleduck, sarah, leland p. malaria, insidious device, chad, dingus, mr. silly man, tim, eric donton vs davelybob, private estate, 86ed sight, lady bug, bug (bunyanized), thug friends, qatie, joe, loofah, the lk chorale, blane, yeph, the news man, escalade, and other.

snacktime - swim ignorant fire "the white tape"

Friend of the show Swim Ignorant Fire released this precocious little gem earlier this week with the following narrative:
"I thought I had lost all of the tapes from my first tape recorder when I was in 3rd grade or so (1994?) but this snippet was recently found on an old dying hard drive of mine.
This is probably the earliest recording of myself doing any kind of unintentional tape manipulation as well as my own ADD fueled entertainment for myself. I took this white tape everywhere, and recorded over it dozens of times until what you hear is left. I'm making this available because I think its the most honest dive into my own 3rd grade mind, and is really nostalgic to me and could be easily read as some kind of fucked up tape collage mixtape.
There are no edits within this 7 minute collage just a little bit of EQ & Limiting. All sounds were stolen from the radio or recorded around the year 1993-1994 in Armington, Illinois with sources ranging from my cousin making himself fart, jumping on the trampoline trying to destroy the recorder itself, 101.5 radio dedications to my 4th grade crush, and so much more.

paradoxal pterodactyl - episode 17

curated by dingus and chad.  specimens: dr. h., jigsaw rhetoric, dishwasher, chadwerk, d-sherm, steve burns, turan, fraser, mad at dad, arbria, money sighs, j+a, jaded evil lambs, brockefeller, green room rockers, mikenstein, ezd, ildot, power animal

snacktime - happy mother's day

What did you get your mom?