EchoDitto

MGM v Grokster is before the Supreme Court this week. Four of us talked over the technological and commercial implications of the decision, and the ways peer-to-peer software is changing the entertainment industry.

Exciting and relevant web links!:

• TheFuselage.com, the official unofficial website for the ABC TV series Lost.
• ZDNet on BitTorrent in Australia

Soundtrack: Ulrich Schnauss and Matt Herbert

Terrance Heath and Christian Grantham discuss the latest happenings in gay politics -- inlcuding the new president of the Human Rights Campaign and the new Federal Affairs Department at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force -- and how blogging is changing the political discourse.

Soundtrack: Telefon Tel Aviv, Venetian Snares

Terrance talks to Eric Graves, head of Virginia Grassroots Coalition, about grassroots activism in the (northern) Virginia area.

Soundtrack: Tracy Chapman, Four Tet

Terrance interviews Bruce Roemmelt, a candidate for VA House Delegate for the 13th District. Roemmelt discusses his experiences in the Navy, in Vietnam, and as fire fighter, and how those experiences shaped the values that drive his campaign.

Soundtrack: The Books and Mr. Bungle

Ed Churchman and Terrance Heath talk about news and events related to gay & lesbian issues, including:

• outburts in Virginia over a gay-themed school play in Loudoun County, and a Fairfax school board member's letter asking principals to invite "ex-gay" speakers to talk to students.
• the still-unfolding story of pseudo-reporter and male-escort-with-White-House-Access, Jeff Gannon.

Ed is lead producer of EchoRadio. Terrance is EchoDitto's Blogmaster and writes at RepublicOfT.com.

Sountrack: A Tribe Called Quest- Love, Squarepusher- You're Going Down, Thievery Corporation- DC 3000, Ratatat- Lapland.