This week’s episode: Storm is back from staycation, and describes the key to “That Vacation Feeling;” PAX anticipation; Paul recounts the nerd hornets’ nest he kicked over after Tweeting his opinion that The Fifth Element is not a good movie, which leads to a discussion of camp in general; Storm’s “fair” experience in a demolition derby .

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What do you think a “Big Block Dandy” is? Also, feel free to make your case that The Fifth Element is not a bad movie.

Show #095: Leeloo Dallas Multipass

This week’s episode: we break down the general process that goes into choosing w00tstock locations, which seems to mostly involve herding cats, soliciting the philanthropy of billionaires, and puzzles; picnics and carnivals, and the not-funness of them; fruit muck; and Storm’s lengthy hotel nightmare tale.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What things do you do that are supposed to be fun, but actually aren’t? Also, do you have any hotel nightmares?

Show #094: Flophouses and Cat Herders

This week’s supersized-but-totally-worth-it episode: we are joined by podcasting juggernaut and general techie mensch (and self-described Paul and Storm groupie) Tom Merritt; Tom’s beard is analyzed; we reminisce about the past week, during which we jointly owned the Internets; Tom experiments with his own hashtag meme; the significance of a scientific calculator, a Muppet Movie song and and a “Sesame Street” segment; Paul nails some music trivia; and Tom chimes in on the statute of limitations on spoilers.

Show #093: The Glass of Milk and Honey

This week’s episode: a reasonably thorough breakdown of our Comic-Con and w00tstock 2.4 experience, including such topics as camelcase; the multiple possible con tracks one can enjoy; the Guild Bollywood-style promo video; Mollystock and the maturity of Molly Lewis; Storm was Rockin’ Chewie; and the Story We’re Going to Tell Forevermore Regarding How Joss Whedon Got Turned Away at the Door of W00tstock. Also: Chief, Marian Call, and a new spoiler alert rule. Oh yeah: and JoCo Cruise Crazy.

Show #092: That Time We Almost Met Joss Whedon

This week’s episode: Storm works to overcome his terrible mood (with the help of a German digestif); drunk cats and Ivy Leaguers; a lengthy dissection of the “Double Rainbow” meme, and memes in general; Bastille Day is briefly celebrated; songwriting for deadline vs. writing for inspiration, and the degree to which those two things are compatible or not (also, drugs); and JoCo Cruise Crazy is officially launched.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Ever seen a cat get drunk? How did it happen?

Post-show song: “Double Rainbow Song” – The Gregory Brothers

Show #091: Stupid Like a Cat

This week’s episode: we endorse new minion and band friend Scott Meyer’s “Basic Instructions“; Paul’s “Vending Machine Moustaches” project (a.k.a. “PaulStaches”), and musings on vending machines in general; Mike Phirman interrupts; we announce the very exciting news of the upcoming Jonathan Coulton Cruise (Jan. 2-8, 2011); the joy of playing craps (and Storm correctly pronounces “croupier”); and a passing mention of pie fights leads to a lengthy discussion of our potential new franchise, Paul and Storm’s Pie Fightery.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What shipboard activities should we have for the JoCo Cruise? Also, feel free to suggest other elements/draw an advertisement for Paul and Storm’s Pie Fightery.

Post-show song: “You Give a Little Love” – Bugsy Malone Soundtrack

Show #090: Big Huge Blastie

This week’s episode: Storm is sick and Paul is recently-sick, and we both lament our situation; cat scratch fever; the return of “Sickey Mickey” and other home cures; sugared cereals and Paul’s exercise routine; Italian ninjas and the Devil’s Bargain of their glass knives; choosing your own death; debating the purpose of one’s life flashing before one’s eyes upon imminent death; “Bewitched” and time-traveling Founding Fathers; and we tease a cool thing for next week.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Do you have any special “cures” or “routines” you engage in when you’re sick? Also, what would be a great way to die? And what memory or memories might restart your brain if you needed to?

Post-show song: “It’s Good to Have Jayne on Your Side” – Marian Call

Show #089: Farmer Brown’s Cheese-aging Pocket

This week’s episode: We talk about nothing for a while (numbers, microphones, and Paul’s Snoopy Wall); waterbeds vs. plywood-style mattresses; real names, ethics, “hippie school,” and a story where Storm learns an important lesson at a young age; the joy of “Weird Al’s” latest tour, plus tracksuits; and Storm’s special Kinks concert memories.

Show #088: Mrs. Elders and The Imaginary Johnsons

This week’s episode: by command of our Übermistress, we talk about our butts—specifically, the scourge that is “sweaty butt” and ShamWow underwear; some light reminiscences of the most recent w00tstocks; our w00tstock guest selection process; Paul makes a comment that will probably get misconstrued as sexist; figuring out why neither of us ever latched on to comic books; favorite ice cream flavors; the origin of our “[X] is my [Y] tribute band” jokes; and Storm’s phone woes. Also, a new little ditty from Paul and Storm!

(Technical note: apologies from Paul for all the peaking; still happened even when I adjusted for it; won’t happen again)

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Do you have any reliable solutions to the delicate problem of “humid kiester?” Also, what got you hooked on comic books?

POST-SHOW SONG: “Incompetent’s Lament” – Paul and Storm (NSFW)

Show #087: Bob’s Big Boy Makes a Mudpie

This week’s episode: we once again podcast from the road, while on the long drive home from our tour of Canada; we are no good with numbers, mis-attributing both the episode number and the number of Minions; we engage once again in the gentlemanly sport of Hypothetical Battles; zoot suits, social diseases and Pigpen; still more poutine; what to call us or not call us; we narrowly avoid the local constabulary—though we weren’t quite so lucky earlier in the trip; eyeball soup and squid; useful crotch hits; light switch and ACE bandage confusion; our particular brand of dumbness; incredible suspense at the toll plaza; and Storm’s further theories on the appeal of Pac Man.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Share your own experiences of embarrassment stemming from language and/or cultural barriers.

Show #086: Pigpen’s Consent

This week’s episode: Special Guest Mike Phirman joins the fray to plug his new CD, “The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1)” and chat about all manner of comedy/music doings; our running personal soundtracks; salsa dancing lessons and gift-giving; child-frightening strategies; his duo’s origins; the obligatory Worst Gig story; stacked entertainment; and the planned tricks on Paul never materialize. Also, a bizarre sound at the 36:21 mark that we’re still not sure what the hell it is.

Songs played (all from Mike Phirman’s “The Very Last Songs I Will Ever Record (Part 1)“): “Chicken Monkey Duck”, “Lollytown”, “Thanksgiving Dinner”, “Clear the Floor”.

Show #085: Rufus P. Bottlesworth

This week’s episode: we record our first “mobile” podcast while driving up I-85; Storm vents his long-held anger at the Hardee’s corporation; we grab a number of highlights of our previous week-and-a-half; we revel in our mutual man-crush on Mike Phirman; Paul laments over his sadly-lacking panelist skills, and attempts to re-tell an anecdote he completely butchered on the “Nerdist Podcast“, to mixed results; Storm analyzes his speaking cadence; and Storm’s travel tales of woe.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Tell us your airport nightmare experiences.

Show #084: I Hate Hardee’s

This week’s episode: we tease our upcoming rednosenet.com charity single; UNICEF, raising money for the pom pom squad, and helping hands for evil; Storm’s childhood moulders away in his car barn, except his bowling patch, a Polaroid, and a Universal Studios guide from 1980; Cylons and Atari Football; and getting tired of podcasting.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What arcade game or console/computer game(s) was (were) “forbidden” to you? And describe your lost valuable childhood item(s)?

Show #083: SpoonFlinger

This week’s episode: we have new recording equipment, and Storm has an awesome desk; we loll around in the doldrums, and discuss how to get out of them; the Red Elvises, Neil Innes and Len Peralta’s Geek-a-Week are praised; instances of correcting teachers (and Paul mostly whines and invokes Marshall McLuhan);

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Draw us a picture of, and/or describe, your “cool door.” Also, which laptop should Storm purchase? (see poll below)

Show #082: Amish Hoverboards

This week’s episode: we take part in an April Fool’s Day prank; the Sid & Marty Krofft stable of theme songs; the full story of how Storm came to eat an ice cream cake for charity; Paul’s talent for enlightened self-interest; and classifying the world via laundry.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Please take part in the laundry-themed poll below.

Show #081: Underwear and Not-underwear

Finally, you still have time to donate for FudgieThon 2010! Entries will be accepted until 11:59 pm EST on April 11th.

The eightythth episode of our podcast, Paul and Storm Talk About Some Stuff for Five to Ten Minutes (On Average), is now online. And it’s a looooong one!

This week’s episode: we break down our PAX East experience at length (as expected); discuss feeling at home in the world’s largest den; Paul makes some chicken nuggets; Storm’s “Dragon’s Lair” expertise; the joys of collaborating; $19 worth of meme emulation; and we are beset by technical challenges yet again.

Show #080: The Man Who Buys the Carpet

Also, here is the original “Trololo” video we talked about:

…and here is the version we did with Wil Wheaton:

This week’s episode: Paul is doing things, so Storm reiterates the upcoming w00tstocks, expresses excitement for PAX East, and gets straight on to Emily and the Really Sexy Vampyre, Part 4.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Would you come to a w00tstock during Comic Con in San Diego?

Show #079: Emily Part 4

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This week’s episode: revisiting “lost” technology; a scandal is (hopefully) defused; a discussion of teachers covers bobsleds, phallic symbols and Henry David Thoreau; Paul uses the word “ascetic” more or less correctly; doing things; a full recounting of our respective jobs; carpe-ing the diem in college; and a bit o’ Peeps.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Did you ever have any annoying or unusual teachers?

Show #078: Racing the Pizza

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This week’s episode: a meta-analysis of the three branches of content our show tends to take; ruminations on birthdays, surprises, a wonderful birthday movie, and getting older; the NEW CD (!), “Do You Like Star Wars?” is on its way (with artwork by Molly Lewis), along with a new t-shirt and USB drive; recounting the last half of our West Coast trip, including terrible Canadian coffee; and w00tstock 2.2 in Chicago and w00tstock 2.3 in Minneapolis are officially announced. (Hooray!) Also, absent technology.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What “milestone” birthdays did/will affect you? And what technology was better/available previously and worse/unavailable now (a la Concorde)? Also, if you’re a minion and didn’t receive notice of the “Joss Whedon Birthday Message” prank, send us your e-mail address (along with your minion designation, so we can match them up).

Show #077: Dozens of Fake Joss Whedons

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This week’s SOOPER-SIZED, extra-special episode: a rare “in the same room” podcast in (of all places) a casting office, along with good friends Kim Evey (producer of “The Guild” and star of “Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show“) and Greg Benson (of the hilarious Mediocre Films); scallions and spring onions; childhood near-death experiences are dwelt upon; pitying child actors; adventures in miscasting; Paul climbs up his own arse again, but turns it around and climbs up Kim’s & Greg’s instead; paying attention to comments (or not); viral videos (boobs);

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Should we put up the video of the four of us sitting in a room?

Show #076: I Should’na Even Stopped Here!

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In celebration of the holiday, we offer our song “Lose the Gonads” for ABSOLUTELY FREE! Please feel free to download it and share it with all your friends—we just ask that you please share the link to the Humane Society’s Spay Day page at the same time.

Enjoy, and please spay and neuter your pets!

Lose the Gonads

This week’s rather introspective episode: we recount our Texas adventures (both culinary and travelary) and respective health setbacks; salsa and Paul’s travel luck; mutual bitchin’ about snow, and a tortured metaphor; embarrassing moments involving Al Haig and flying beer (not necessarily both at the same time); and a super-secret (shhh!) announcement about the next w00tstock shows. Also, werewolves, and Paul’s phone rings.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: whom would you suggest as possible guests for our upcoming Seattle and Portland w00tstock shows?

Show #075: Reclining Up

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This week’s episode: further burger deliberations; Storm vows not to discuss food, then immediately starts discussing food some more; capitalizing on snowstorm panic; “Sickey Mickey” and vomiting on Muppets; fart jokes and the relative humor thereof; Paul’s aimless Pulp Fiction story; some “Lost” geekery, and much ado about cookies.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Where should we eat while in Dallas, Austin and Houston? Also, what mysteries do you *definitely* want solved before “Lost” ends its run?

Show #074: I Threw Up on Mahna Mahna

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This week’s episode: Storm sails alone; places you should eat; gummy food; burger controversy; and the third installment of “Emily and the Really Sexy Vampyre“.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: In-N-Out or Five Guys?

Show #073: Rockin’ the Dim / Emily Part 3

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This week’s episode: we bitch a little about Skype (fabulous, free technology); Storm addresses some responses to last week’s podcast; the pronunciation of “root” and other regional funkiness; recounting Florida experiences both wonderful and horrible; Storm questions his douchebagginess; old-school video-gaming; yummy, yummy tacos; and finding your friends in Anathem.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: How do you pronounce “root?” What other regional pronunciation/terminology issues have you run into? Also, is Storm a douchebag?

Show #072: Taco Cart

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This week’s episode: with Paul mediating over at NBC, Len Peralta guest co-hosts; juggling creative projects, like Monster By Mail and Flipface and Rifftrax; Conan is the New Coke; Leno does soap operas; kosher Coke, Mexican Coke, savory Cokes, and soda terroir; snowy Cleveland; awesome and disappointing places; do you like Star Wars? (an apology and explanation); and the great Muppet revival.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Do you like Star Wars?

Show #071: Do You Like Star Wars?

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This week’s episode: An odd anniversary; some shout-outs (what-what!); Storm jumps on the BSG train; yummy shakes and the Wilton Candy Kitchen; wrestlers from our youth; the overweening influence of Harrison Ford characters, especially on Storm; and Paul’s youthful pornography education.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What person(s)/character(s) do you believe yourself to be/model yourself after/wish you were ?

Show #070: Chinwhipper (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s longest-ever episode (sorry again, guys!): Scooby-Doo- and Fear Factor-style holidays; Christian ham and non-pig ham; debriefing the It Might Be Xmas project; putting “pod” in front of everything; and we jump on the year-end/decade-end “Top Ten Lists” bandwagon, with Storm taking it seriously, and Paul taking his usual lackadaisical approach.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Feel free to submit your own Top Ten List of whatever. And what should our bracketed tournament for 2010 be?

Show #069: Twirlable Moustaches (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: no Paul, lots of snow, It Might Be Xmas marches on, and a really sexy vam-PYRE, as read here in Part 2 of “Emily and the Really Sexy Vampyre” (which is now up to Part 6.)

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Have an awesome Christmas, stay safe, and/or tell us about your non-traditional holiday traditions or celebrations.

Featured post-show song: “Christmas Eve Eve” by Paul and Storm

Photo by Nathan Gibbs http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathangibbs/3081244599/

Show #068: Trying To Be All Blasè (Some content Really Sexy)

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This week’s episode: the magic of numbers; our latest project; our other latest project ,for Coverville; the danger of being coy with one’s self; the art of dreading things; and Xmas recommendations and British comedy.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What are some of your favorite/least favorite holiday memories (music, shows, movies, etc.)?

Featured post-show song:  “Backward Santa” by Paul and Storm

Show #067: DARPA Hoverboards (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: we wrap up our Ireland/UK trip summary; we reveal Storm’s final smart phone decision; we tease our next Holiday Project; and hypnosis is finally discussed. Also, Storm picks up his wife at the Metro station. (Apologies once again for the lousy recording quality on Paul’s end; also, there’s some sort of strange woodpecker-y sound through much of the recording. What the hell?)

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What smart phone do you own/is the best? And what are your favorite apps for the iPhone and Android?

Featured post-show song:  “Grandma’s Christmas Dinner” by Paul and Storm

Show #066: A Suitcase’s Worth of Jaffa Cakes (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: we’re back from the UK/Ireland; Paul is unable to do the podcast this week (for a reason that’s not mundane at all), so Storm reads Part 1 of the new teen lit sensation, “Emily and the Sexy Vampyre“.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: How do you prefer your vampires: somewhat sexy, regular sexy, or VERY sexy?

Show #065: Sexy Vampyres (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode (a couple days late, sorry): we recap the first half of our UK/Ireland tour; a drunken Irishman molests Jonathan Coulton; a Paltrowian look at Paul as an angry drunk; haggis and Irn-Bru;

Finally: a couple months ago, a couple blind listeners asked us to find a creative way for them to become new members of the Brigade of Minions. We decided that you, our listeners/other Minions, should illustrate them (in any way you like), based on their descriptions of themselves. Here are those descriptions:

@dave728nc: Dave is a youthful 47, dark hair with some gray, average build with a ready smile and cherubic good looks.  A computer consultant by day, and martial artist superhero by night, his motto is, “If the computers don’t do what I tell them to do, I kick them until they cooperate.”  He has very few Twitter followers, and is never shy about shameless groveling for more.

@CarolinaWolfie: So yeah, this is me, @CarolinaWolfie. So first, as my user name kind of implies, I’m a dog person. I travel with Simba, a black Labrador service dog. She’s way up there on the cute scale. She’s tiny, but don’t let that fool you. She’s kind of like me, mostly quiet with occasional bursts of energy and affection. I have two kids–both boys–and they are both awesome young men. I have blond hair and hazel eyes. And that’s as much as you’re getting on that score, but if you offer me the right incentive things could change.

Use the above two descriptions, either literally or as a jumping-off point, as a basis for illustrating either or both of them. You can submit links to your completed work in the comments section of this post. We will choose our favorite(s) as their official Brigade of Minions submission photos. Also, if the winning illustrator(s) are existing Minions, they will receive a special award designation.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Based upon their descriptions above, illustrate one or both of our two new “wannabe” Minions; also, describe Paul had he gone the “angry drunk” route.

Show #064: A Really Useful Engine (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s hastily-assembled, somewhat addled episode: we discuss our personal impressions of w00tstock; our failed attempts to make our friends love things; Paul’s irrational love of “Glee“, Storm abuse, and fake Chicago trivia; and our man-crush on Mike Phirman. (Again, apologies for the obnoxious sound quality)

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What would you like to see at upcoming w00tstocks? Also, tell us your five wishes.

Show #063: Like a Hundred Favorite Uncles (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: An embarrassment of “wait…what?” riches, we record our first multi-guest podcast, with Jonathan Coulton, Bill Stiteler, and @birdchick. In Neil Gaiman‘s house. Specifically, in his sauna. And the participants are varying levels of tipsy/drunk. Can any good possibly come of this, folks? Answer: probably not. (NOTE: For the record, everyone was wearing bathing suits) (ALSO NOTE: Apologies for the obnoxious sound quality)

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve done while drunk? Also, in what pursuit(s) are you a true “amateur?”

Show #062: Don’t Podcast Drunk, Kids! (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: We break down our experience with the Flood Show; contemplating other “complete album” performances; geek-appropriate sports; movies that make us cry (at least, one of us); a heartfelt plug for Tiny Run; and w00tstock guests are announced (and hinted at).

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What other whole albums should we cover in concert? And what movies make you cry?

Show #061: Everybody’s Pounding Together (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: we bust on 2012 and outrunning the Apocalypse; we issue a challenge for helping a couple of our blind listeners to join the Brigade of Minions; Paul organizes a new Algonquin Round Table (of sorts); Battle of the Network Stars; the question of duos with “group” names; serious songs; Storm is a supertaster; favorite drinks and fries in a holster; and Uncle Storm tells another story.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Suggest a name for us other than “Paul and Storm,” and Paul will decide if any of the suggestions aren’t stupid. Also, go harrass @Jasonfinn on Twitter.

Show #060: Shlumpy Rumplehead (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Storm flies solo and accepts your pity; to trash or to praise Paul; a plan to smash the guitar is revealed; comic books and Asimov; slagging on the Caldecott Medal;  and “The Five Little Pickles”.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What did you read when you were a child? Were there particular kids books you liked or loathed?

Featured post-show song:  “Happy, Happy, Happy” by Groovelily

Show #059: Kids Like Colors (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Almost nothing of substance, but in a fun way; some of our favorite Sesame Street music moments; Paul runs away to take care of his dogs; favorite candy bars, and Paul’s unusual eating habits; Storm’s odd comparison of yellow Starburst candies to the taste of hair; and great food in Boulder, CO.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What is your favorite candy bar, and do you have any special/unusual eating methods? Also, for UK listeners: how do you eat your Jaffa Cakes?

Featured post-show song:  “Shake It ‘n’ Break It” by Baby Gramps

Show #058: Dirk Benedict’s Oatmealery (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: a recounting of disappointing purchases (including “The Magic Printer“, Slip ‘n’ Slide, and sea monkeys), Jean Shephard style; Storm’s summer camp Jewish redneck water slide experience; Paul sets himself up to get smacked down by the Twilight moms; we invent Blow-Up Zombie Boys, a young-male analogue for the Twilight series; stage fright manifestations; Storm stands firm on Stilton; and some quick breakfast opinions. Also, watch “The Legend of Neil“.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What were some of your disappointing purchases, either from childhood or adulthood? Also, are we out of good monsters?

Featured post-show song:  “Theme (NES)” by Metroid Metal

Show #057: The Litany of Disappointments (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Ducks line up in a row and ask to be shot by Paul and Storm, including an additional w00tstock show, and the release of “Opening Band” on Rock Band, and, of course, PAX; a detailed chronology of our PAX experience, and what it all meant to us;  Wil Wheaton, the Pope of PAX; lonely Tweets; the joy of being booed by 6,000 people; and the crowd voted for Pedro.

(Photo above courtesy of Tony Thayer)

Featured post-show song:  “Diseases of Yore” by Mc Frontalot

Show #056: A “G.I. Joe” Explosion (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s (lengthy) episode: secret cool things are finally revealed; a minionhood conundrum is thrown to the audience for solutions; Acknowledgement Day is marked; Ralph Malph memories; we go over the evolution of “I Will Sing a Lullabye“, with much love for Brendan Milburn; Alton Brown, oats, haggis and swords; the big, final reveal of w00tstock, our upcoming shows with Adam Savage and Wil Wheaton; and Storm recounts an painfully awkward dinner.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Aspiring want-to-be-minions @CarolinaWolfie and @Dave728NC are blind, and therefore it would be difficult for them to submit pictures for minionhood. How should they properly and officially declare their intent to become minions? Also, who do YOU want to see at w00tstock?

Featured post-show song:  “I Will Sing a Lullabye” by Paul and Storm

Show #055: There Will Definitely Be Screaming Involved (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Some self-indulgent whining about how hard it is to be us—or, at least, to lug around t-shirts; large crowd nerves, and fear of cursing on national radio; musings about synthesized instrumentation and various favorite childhood cartoons (and live-action shows); Storm introduces his Word-of-the-Month; and he used to cry a lot. Also, Paul forgets the call letters for WTAF-TV.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: What was your favorite childhood cartoon and/or live-action show?

Featured post-show song:  “The Commander Thinks Aloud” by The Long Winters

Show #054: It’s a Similar Idiom (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: We arbitrarily declare our first anniversary, and look back on a little more than a year’s worth of podcasts, debating what worked and what didn’t; Paul laments that Storm now weighs less than he does; Paul opens the floor to public discussion of Storm’s Vandyck; and we make bold, reckless predictions for the future.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: A referendum on Storm’s facial hair: did you prefer the goatee (circle beard, whatever you want to call it)? Or do you like a naked-faced Storm better?

Show #053: I’ve Never Tasted Shatner (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: with Paul away at the beach, Bill Corbett of Rifftrax and MST3K fame joins lonely, lonely Storm to bring you tales of The Road and of other great place aside from The Road; the upcoming Rifftrax Live “Plan 9 From Outer Space” is semi-deconstructed; nachos; the New Yorker picking through your trash; hobos; adjustable English; and the art of riffing.

Featured post-show song:  “Welcome to Space School” by Clawjob

Show #052: The Nomad Mentality (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Storm is debriefed on his Chicago vacation experience; we consider meals in the Star Wars saga; the overall awesomeness of architecture; hypothetical presidential rescues; the (possibly waning) influence of Bugs Bunny; and celebrity poetry, featuring the groundbreaking work of Charlie Sheen.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Have there been any “game-changing,” paradigm-redefining buildings lately? Also, which U.S. President would you want to rescue you, and from what situation?

Featured post-show song: “Chicago” – Frank Sinatra

Show #051: Big Stuff and Small Stuff and History (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Storm is on vacation (and without reliable Netterwebs access), so special guest Jonathan Coulton fills in (while on vacation himself) for a lengthy discussion of vacation theory and practice; directed, organized vacationing vs. aimless, sedentary vacationing and resulting family tensions; houseguests and mixed metaphors; horrible, horrible sunburns; and Jonathan answers a question he hasn’t publicly answered before regarding his music.

Also, Jonathan apologizes for the various pops and clicks and sound issues on his track, as he only could record on his laptop microphone, and he apparently didn’t care enough to make it sound any better. Anyway, he completely absolves Paul of any responsibility for the sound issues.

Also also, the “echo-y” sound you hear is because we record the podcast while on the phone with each other, and there’s a brief delay between when one person speaks and the other hears it. In this case, Jonathan was kinda loud in Paul’s earpiece.  This is also Jonathan’s fault, somehow.

Featured post-show song: “Drive” – Jonathan Coulton

Show #050: How Far to the Nearest Lapdance? (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: We are What Not to Wear; Buzz Aldrin should punch people weekly, and Storm’s unexpected connection to the man; puzzlement over who killed the moustache, and its evolution to the goatee/van Dyke; bathroom discussion that attempts to avoid cheap poop jokes; wainscoting and desks; and a convoluted hypothetical.

Featured post-show song: “If You’ve Only Got a Moustache” – Gilbert Kalish & Jan De Gaetini, et al.

Show #049: I Painted a Desk (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: We blow up the format (a little bit, moreso in theory than in practice); we contemplate the “burning out” of Twitter; an overanalysis of “Swiss Family Robinson”, and Storm drops pudding into the mix; superstitions vs. routines vs. eccentricities; and at your behest, we once again talk rapturously about food. (Sandwiches, in this case) Also, there is only one bread worth discussing.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Please continue to suggest different/interesting things for Storm and his wife to do in Chicago. Also, if we were to interview someone on this podcast, whom should it be?

Featured post-show song: “Conerto for Horn in E Flat Major, No. 4 K 495 III. Rondo” – The Swingle Singers

Show #048: Bingham Fluids (Some content NSFW)

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This week’s episode: Storm solicits travel advice; our respective favorite Pixar films and why; Paul plots yet more starfucking, but the guys defend their methods; we continue the “favorites” theme discussing TV shows; the podcast is interrupted by yet another technical failure; and a screed from Storm about manufactured celebrity and the death of music celebrity, with an unexpected endpoint. Also: United Breaks Guitars.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Please give Storm suggestions of different/interesting things to do in Chicago.

Featured post-show song: “Blue Sunny Day” – Jonathan Coulton

Show #047: The Chicago Douchebag Card (Some content NSFW)

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