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'''''The Nourishment is Palatable: The Comedy and Satire of John Green''''' was a CD of radio essays written by author John Green for WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station. Since WBEZ owned the recordings of these essays, Green released the CD for free on request from approximately 2003 to 2006 on his now-defunct website sparksflyup.com: | '''''The Nourishment is Palatable: The Comedy and Satire of John Green''''' was a CD of radio essays written by author John Green for WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station. Since WBEZ owned the recordings of these essays, Green released the CD for free on request from approximately 2003 to 2006 on his now-defunct website sparksflyup.com:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030413042403/http://www.sparksflyup.com:80/thecd.html The Nourishment Is Palatable: An Entirely, Completely, Free CD]</ref> | ||
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The CD includes 16 John Green commentaries that aired on WBEZ. It is about 70 minutes long, and also has some nice bluegrass songs as intros and outros, thanks to Hank. | The CD includes 16 John Green commentaries that aired on WBEZ. It is about 70 minutes long, and also has some nice bluegrass songs as intros and outros, thanks to Hank. | ||
So here's the deal: You email me a domestic address. And then I will send a copy of the CD to that address. Even if you don't want to listen to the CD, you might still want to request a copy, as it makes for a fine coaster, or, in a pinch, a makeshift frisbee. There are a lot of uses for "The Nourishment Is Palatable," and you will be able to explore all of them, because -- after all -- it will not cost you one red cent. | So here's the deal: You email me a domestic address. And then I will send a copy of the CD to that address. Even if you don't want to listen to the CD, you might still want to request a copy, as it makes for a fine coaster, or, in a pinch, a makeshift frisbee. There are a lot of uses for "The Nourishment Is Palatable," and you will be able to explore all of them, because -- after all -- it will not cost you one red cent. | ||
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In 2017, John Green's brother Hank tweeted an image of the | In 2017, John Green's brother Hank tweeted an image of the cover that he designed for the CD. Information on the cover read:<ref>[https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/930169257924554752 The CD cover art I did for John's spoken essay CD. JOHN HAD A SPOKEN ESSAY CD YOU GUYS!]</ref> | ||
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# RATS! | # RATS! | ||
The Nourishment is Palatable is a production of http://www.sparksflyup.com the 2,854,352,413rd most popular website in the world. John Geen wrote ard spoke the words. Hank Green produced the CD and designed the cover. Mike Green helped out in several ways. Sydney Green provided invaluable support. This is in short a Green family production. This compact disc is free and should be distributed freely. | The Nourishment is Palatable is a production of <nowiki>http://www.sparksflyup.com</nowiki> the 2,854,352,413rd most popular website in the world. John Geen wrote ard spoke the words. Hank Green produced the CD and designed the cover. Mike Green helped out in several ways. Sydney Green provided invaluable support. This is in short a Green family production. This compact disc is free and should be distributed freely. | ||
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Hank Green was unsure if the MP3s still existed and wondered if they were "hopelessly outdated and problematic" and if he would "ever let them be released".<ref>[https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/930172804254769152 The real question is...are these so hopelessly outdated and problematic that there's no way I will ever let them be released?]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 02:23, 20 December 2020
CD cover by Hank Green
Status: Lost
The Nourishment is Palatable: The Comedy and Satire of John Green was a CD of radio essays written by author John Green for WBEZ, Chicago's public radio station. Since WBEZ owned the recordings of these essays, Green released the CD for free on request from approximately 2003 to 2006 on his now-defunct website sparksflyup.com:[1]
The CD includes 16 John Green commentaries that aired on WBEZ. It is about 70 minutes long, and also has some nice bluegrass songs as intros and outros, thanks to Hank.
So here's the deal: You email me a domestic address. And then I will send a copy of the CD to that address. Even if you don't want to listen to the CD, you might still want to request a copy, as it makes for a fine coaster, or, in a pinch, a makeshift frisbee. There are a lot of uses for "The Nourishment Is Palatable," and you will be able to explore all of them, because -- after all -- it will not cost you one red cent.
In 2017, John Green's brother Hank tweeted an image of the cover that he designed for the CD. Information on the cover read:[2]
- Nine Girls I have kissed and what I learned about them from google.com
- College
- Speed Dating
- Smoking
- Saving the World
- The Illinois Budget Crisis
- The Accidental Terrorist
- Instanter Gratificatbn
- A Modest Proposal
- Flying High on Corporate Welfare
- Economic Stimulus
- Your Next Governor
- The Garre
- RATS!
The Nourishment is Palatable is a production of http://www.sparksflyup.com the 2,854,352,413rd most popular website in the world. John Geen wrote ard spoke the words. Hank Green produced the CD and designed the cover. Mike Green helped out in several ways. Sydney Green provided invaluable support. This is in short a Green family production. This compact disc is free and should be distributed freely.
Hank Green was unsure if the MP3s still existed and wondered if they were "hopelessly outdated and problematic" and if he would "ever let them be released".[3]