Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    I bet you didn’t know that broadcast television is yet again going through a digital transition. Yes, I know, it hasn’t been that long ago in the United States where we all had to buy new TVs or set top boxes to receive brand new digital signals we never asked for. That was ATSC 1.0…

  • Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    The Bears are no longer good enough to have the name Chicago in front of their team name. Chicago isn’t good enough for their own name, but that’s a rant for a different time. I’m so glad I no longer live in the Chicago area because I would still have the urge to watch the…

  • Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination is different

    Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination is different

    Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an inflection point. Our society stands at a precipice, and we don’t know whether we’ll fall or turn toward a better direction. Charlie Kirk was a big fish in a small pond, well-known to those who paid attention to politics but not to the average American. In the battle over politics…

  • Trump Administration embraces socialism, nationalizes Intel

    Trump Administration embraces socialism, nationalizes Intel

    It was announced today the U.S. government will take a 10% stake in Intel. They say they won’t have a seat on the board or play any major role in the company’s governance but what major stockholder doesn’t have a major say in the direction of the company? At 10% the U.S. government will be…

  • Chicago just lost a Korean-American giant

    Chicago just lost a Korean-American giant

    On July 22, 2025, Mr. Kun Chae Bae passed away. If there was ever a giant in Chicago’s Korean community, my father was it. Though largely forgotten by the Korean community today, in his time, he was the real deal. Before his life ended, he started companies in the pharmaceutical, hospitality, and restaurant industries, owned…

  • Why I stopped producing my music podcast, Sats and Sounds

    Why I stopped producing my music podcast, Sats and Sounds

    After a 100-episode run, I stopped producing my music podcast, Sats and Sounds (the site will remain up for some time). I billed it as one of the first Value4Value (V4V) music podcasts on the internet, and it was. Boostagram Ball predates my show, but not by much. I launched in August 2023 with a…