Jawbone Radio
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| Jawbone Radio
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| Host(s) | Len Peralta Nora Peralta |
| Website | http://www.jawboneradio.com/
<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff; white-space: nowrap;">Update schedule</th><td>Weekly</td></tr><tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff; white-space: nowrap;">Launch date</th><td>2005-02-10</td></tr> |
Jawbone Radio is a podcast airing from the "Nobby Annex" (otherwise known as an attic home office) in beautiful Lakewood, OH outside of Cleveland. Co-hosts Len and Nora Peralta talk and debate life, marriage, racism, "geekdom", art and politics. Jawbone is a member of the Trypod Network.
The podcast, normally produced once a week, started in February 2005 and has been featured in articles syndicated by Newhouse News Service running across the country. Jawbone Radio was featured as a "Podcast Pick" in June 2005 by BBC Online.
A graphic artist and illustrator, Len has contributed works to the podcast arena as well as some private and public works, including the 700 Hoboes Project, which was sparked by Boing Boing and inspired by John Hodgman .
Len is also the artist behind the "Jonathan Coulton Visual Thing A Week". Each week, he draws a visual interpretation of the songs by musician Coulton and posts them on his Flickr site.
Interviews on Jawbone Radio have included Michael J. Nelson, John Hodgman, Dave Devries, Buckner and Garcia, Dean Haglund, Amanda Congdon and Andrew Baron of Rocketboom and Bill Watterson's mom among others.
[edit] Jawbone and the Trypod Network
Jawbone Radio used the occasion of their 100th episode to launch a new podcasting network called Trypod Network. Show 100 featured Trypod founder and CEO, Charley Warady of the podcast Israelisms explaining the concept behind the network, which is essentially a unified front of podcasts working toward sponsorship. Jawbone Radio joins other popular podcasts including Hometown Tales, Scott Johnson's Extralife, Me and the Bean, The Big Show (Podcast) and The Redboy Podcast on the network.
Len is listed as the Creative Director of the network, providing the design for the site and other ancillary communications.
