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Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report is one of my favorite shows on TV. This week he's broadcasting from Iraq, and last night, President Barack Obama made a guest appearance via satellite: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Obama Orders Stephen's Haircut - Ray Odierno colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Stephen Colbert in Iraq

A Remix to Obama's February 14, 2009 weekly address with an instrumental by TI and Justin Timberlake.

Here's a mix I made of hip hop music mixed to Obama's first Inaugural Address. Part I: Part II:

I interviewed Kid Beyond , the gifted beatboxer, live looper, voice actor, and singer on Fresh Air: The Alternative , The University of Edinburgh's Student Radio Station on November 25, 2008. Click here for the interview. To learn more about his work, check out this video of Kid Beyond beatboxing "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails:

Dispatch #1: Matt Werner’s First Semester in the United Kingdom December 14, 2008 [I wrote the following for the English-Speaking Union of San Francisco, which is generously funding my study for a Master's in English here at the University of Edinburgh.] Matt Werner with his brother Mike, atop Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland. I moved to Edinburgh on September 13, 2008, and it’s amazing to look back at all that’s happened in the past four months, as I’ve been studying for my Master’s in English Literature. Two words sum up my first semester at the University of Edinburgh: Barack Obama. Shortly after arriving in Scotland, my sister Gretchen sent me a campaign button of Barack Obama standing in front of the White House with the words “Barack Obama: 2008” written on it. I decided to pin this on my backpack, and little did I know what I was in for. Nearly every day someone would come up to me and initiate conversation about the U.S. election, whether in line at the supermarket, or ...