Episode 16: Ponderosa is Not a Salad-Based Restaurant

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What’s in 146 minutes? A lot of astounding works of cinema, and also “Sex and the City 2.” Why are so many films drawn out to this length, including Goodfellas? Phil & Kevin also discuss web/consumer privacy and why you should care about it, and the spectre of “Graceland.”

Run time: 37:49

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Show notes and links:

• What are some great rock albums which a band or artist released more than 20 years into their career? - Quora

• Is Paul McCartney Dead?

Privacy, yo

• How Companies Learn Your Secrets - NYTimes.com

• Google privacy policy: The missing opt-out isn’t the only problem. - Slate Magazine

• Joseph Turow: How Companies Are ‘Defining Your Worth’ Online : NPR

• BBC News - iPhone apps Path and Hipster offer address-book apology

• Wegmans Shoppers Club Card Beneficial in Event of Recall - YNN

• Web Companies Agree to Support ‘Do Not Track’ System - WSJ.com

• online reputation (definition) at DuckDuckGo

146 Minutes

• Movies that run 146 minutes: Goodfellas, Funny People, The Shining (original cut), Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallow Pt. 1, The Help, Sex and the City 2, War Horse, The Abyss, Man on Fire, Angels & Demons …

• “It is 146 minutes long…This is an entirely inappropriate length for what is essentially a home video of gay men playing with giant Barbie dolls.” | MetaFilter

• The Shining - Post-release edit and European version - Wikipedia

• “For the last seven minutes of A.I. …”

• By The Numbers: The Length Of Feature Films | /Film

• An ode to John Swartzwelder (part one) - Examiner.com

Best Thing on the Internet This Week (BTOTITW)

• Phil: John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 - NYTimes.com (via show listener @HarryGuinness)

• Kevin: The Making Of “Homer At The Bat,” The Episode That Conquered Prime Time 20 Years Ago Tonight