Things Are Good
By admin | June 2, 2008
Sorry for the delays. Last month, you were promised to hear why a certain song was FROTI’s new favorite. Due to some minor tech issues, that episode has been delayed. Instead, enjoy one of our other favorite songs, mixed with sounds from early cold-war era bomb shelter radio ads. Download.
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The Sound
By admin | May 5, 2008
Prisca has skipped town, leaving Arch City free of Fake Radio producers. We’ll still have a new episode - as teased - between the 20th and 30th of this month. In the meantime, please enjoy our three favorite podcasts.
Lo-Fi St. Louis is a great video podcast from our hometown, and it recently relaunched for what is sure to be a great season.
The Sound Of Young America is a podcast/PRI distributed radio show out of California that features great interviews and lots of improv comedy references.
Political Lunch is our favorite daily video news update and an essential companion if you eat lunch at your desk.
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Episode 11 - FrigidEAR
By admin | April 27, 2008
There’s a growing fad where people put cameras in their refrigerators and shoot videos shot from this odd angle. Our attempts to cash in on the trend comes out as more of a bizarre meditational piece. Download it here.
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Katie’s Revenge
By admin | April 21, 2008
Our friend Katie from February’s episode has some posted some music videos of her students. Check them out here.
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Fantasy Now!
By admin | March 30, 2008
Whenever a leader or instrumental figure in a movement dies, there’s a lot of talk about what happens to the movement that person was so important in creating or legitimizing. The man behind Dungeons and Dragons passed away recently, so we called an expert on Fandom to get an update on the fantastical subculture. Download
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Outcrazy
By admin | February 18, 2008
Suppose you’re a teacher. What do you do when your students threaten you, disobey rules and show up 20 weeks late for class? If you’re Katie Bordner, you take it one-up their insane behavior through the magic of popular music. Download Music for this episode by 3sleeves. Used with permission.
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Coming Soon…
By admin | January 15, 2008
Our regular listener Katie demanded content, so here it is. While Prisca learns to master her new minidisc recorder and while Gabe frantically unpacks boxes searching for his Zoom H4, FROTI takes a winter break. But, we have content on the horizon. Here’s a sneak peak of the next episode. Download it here.
Also, don’t be like Katie and rely on personal communication to talk about the site. Click the comment link.
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I’m Not Bossy
By admin | January 7, 2008
While Gabe and Prisca work on new projects, our fans demand content. To appease our masters, we offer Gabe’s other 2007 Shortdocs submission. Download.
This piece features real-life mothers reading slogans found on girls’ t-shirts. It marks the third mom-related post and the second appearance of Prisca’s mother, Paula Rice. The music is done by Josh King, find more of his awesome sounds on MySpace.
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Roadside Pornography
By admin | December 24, 2007
After a cross-country drive and a chat with Gabe’s Mom, the FROTI team decided to dedicate an episode to adult pleasures found along the roadside. Download.
Due to Holiday busyness, the next episode may be delayed past Monday. Rest assured, Fake Radio will make it into 2008.
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The Bust
By admin | December 18, 2007
This is the story of the largest black tar heroin bust in Missouri history. As far as we know, it’s also the largest overall drug bust in the state. Download.
The song used in this episode is “Letterbox,” written by They Might Be Giants and performed by OkGo.
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