Bizarre Observations with Matt Haze

Laugh, then think. From the mind of comedian Matt Haze.

YourDailyHaze for April 20th: BlackBerry, you can't fool me!

mmmmmm.... toooooyyyyyyyy

BlackBerry is getting tricky in the smart phone wars.

According to the New York Daily News, BlackBerry is tricking men into using their devices thanks to the help of beautiful actresses in New York.

Yes, you read that right.  A woman will flirt with you JUST for you to use her BlackBerry.

But sorry RIM, you can’t fool me THAT easy!

Find out WHY in today’s 2 minute podcast on BlackBerry’s new, creative marketing campaign…

YourDailyHaze for April 14th: I fix New Jersey Transit's budget issues in 2 minutes…

Give us your tired... your poor... AND your MONEY!!!

What a shock.  A government organization raises rates on the users because it can’t find a way to fix a budget shortage.

That’s EXACTLY what New Jersey Transit did today.  Rates are going up an average of 22% statewide starting May 1st.

And as a current customer, I’m f*&%$#@ livid about this!

I’m livid because there is a much BETTER way to fix this problem.  A way that is a long-term fix to the solution and not a quick hole for a yearly budget.

Listen to today’s 2 minute podcast to hear how we can fix New Jersey Transit that is a win-win for EVERYONE involved.  And makes life so much easier for all as well.

YourDailyHaze for April 12th: In New York, it's about the EXPERIENCE, not the price…

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of...

Ahhh yes… New York City… The center of the universe.  The financial capital of the world.  That concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do.

But yet when I say “I live in New York” to someone, most of the time their first reaction is “but it’s EXPENSIVE to live there!!”

Um… yes it is.  That’s a fact.  I’m well aware of this.

But while drinking 4 dollar PBRs last week at a bar in SoHo, I realized WHY this city is so expensive…

Give me two minutes of your time and listen to today’s podcast to find out the why…

YourDailyHaze for March 29th: What's wrong with Cleveland in just ONE WORD…

Cleveland rocks!

Cleveland’s favorite son, Drew Carey, recently put together a great video series on his (and my) hometown.  The series, developed by The Reason Foundation, looks at Cleveland’s past, its current state, and discusses real ideas how to get the city on the right path to greatness again.  Very well done series.

Then I read THIS editorial in Cleveland Scene, written by Frank Lewis.

Very quickly I realized that everything wrong with Cleveland can be summed up in ONE WORD.

Listen to today’s 2 minute podcast to find out what that word is… and what Cleveland TRULY needs to do to get back on the path to prosperity.

YourDailyHaze EXTRA: Week in review for March 27th

Every week, I have the pleasure of talking about the week’s biggest stories with Karin Housley and Julie Johnson on The Karin Housley show…Saturday mornings on AM 1220 in KLBB in Minneapolis. As an extra bonus podcast, I will share with you the fun we have every Saturday discussing the biggest stories and figuring out why we even care about them.

This week… I talk about the battle of Healthcare not on Capitol Hill, but on Twitter and Facebook.  Also, America’s last true role models have been cancelled off of our TVs… Heidi and Spencer and the rest of the gang of The Hills.  Also, what is Jesse James thinking?!  That and more on this week’s bonus below.

YourDailyHaze for March 25th: It costs MORE money to look good!

A 1998 piece of ClipArt showing a woman tanning outside, which really has nothing to do with this podcast.

Welcome to the new daily podcast, TheDailyHaze!

The price of looking good is going up. According to this story from Bloomberg, a new federal 10% tax on tanning is part of the new healthcare reform package just signed by President Obama.  What does this mean for the good looking people of America?

Who does this hurt the most?

Listen to this 2 minute rundown… and find out what I think REALLY matters from this story.  You may be surprised by the answer.