Episode 24 Special Guest: Chef Diane DiMeo from The Taste This week we reflect on what we did for Easter. Once the kids are too old to hunt for eggs, life is a little more mundane. Ron's Roost Imagine the Easter eggs a 14' chicken would lay. Dishwashers (the machines) are the signs of progress here at the SOJCast. What happens when they go out? A lot of eating over the sink. We wonder if our guest Chef Diane DiMeo ever eats over the sink. Interview with Chef Diane DiMeo (12:30) This was an aweso...
Apr 09, 2013
Episode 23 We have our second ever co-co-host. Mark’s son Oren. He’s a fisherman and after all the fish stories we got this month, we wanted some professional help. Also he attends the media's latest darling: Florida Gulf Coast College. Go Eagles! FGCU is not only where they were hiding an amazing basketball team, they also have an on-campus sushi bar. Did your college? How about alligators and snakes? They have them too. Did you know they treat their freshmen like royalty? They do, and maybe th...
Mar 29, 2013
Episode 22 Special Guest: Robert Irvine from Restaurant Impossible This week the SOJCast doesn't have a sponsor. Instead, we are sponsoring the Freestore Foodbank. We spend a lot of time talking about food here at the SOJCast but it's vital to remember that not everyone has access to food, even here in Cincinnati. That's where the Freestore Foodbank comes in. Don't forget there's still time to get your entry in the March Writing Contest here.We extended the deadline to March 25, so what's your e...
Mar 21, 2013
Episode 21 Special Guest: Emily Joy from Biggest Loser The SOJCast announces its first writing contest: The SOJys. Cash prizes, trophies and other great stuff. Claim your seat at the SOJCast table and join us if you win. Why not enter? Read the details of the March Writing Contest here. Deadline March 21. EXTENDED to March 25 Speaking of fish and lent, did you know the Filet-O-Fish was invented here in Cincinnati? We did. Interview with Emily Joy from Biggest Loser (13:50) Emily started the inte...
Mar 08, 2013
Episode 20 Sponsored by: Strange Voices SOJCast 20 delivers what is sure to be the strangest opening in the history of SOJCasts. What’s up with the strange voices? Tune in and find out. Kodos, one of the dogs of the SOJCast, has been known to sneeze like someone put a firecracker inside her floppy, floppy face. Stacey tries to describe this natural oddity as the family runs to get more pepper. Mark talks about his team building event at a cooking school in Seattle. That guy has some problems wit...
Mar 05, 2013
Episode 19 Sponsored by: The Unexpected The SOJCast finally returns in 2013. Hopefully this wasn't unexpected. After a brief segue that involves 40 apple pies and a van full of cheerleaders (quite unexpectedly) we get back on the podcasting wagon. We spend some time talking about what we did during our hiatus. While Mark was in Florida he managed to get his girlfriend hooked on Cafe Cubano. It wasn't that hard actually. Cafe Cubano Many people wonder what happens when your ex-wife meets your gir...
Jan 25, 2013
Episode 18 Sponsored by: Careful Planning Gone Wrong This week's Xombee Guy is ... In this week's Trailer Trash blog Trailer Trash #18 Interview with Charity Parkerson () Charity's website: Like and subscribe to her FB fan page: Follow her on Twitter: Food Porn featuring Charity Parkerson (:00) Charity also reopens old wounds with the Pineapple of Discord. See you next time, if the world isn't destroyed,...
Dec 19, 2012
Episode 17 Sponsored by: Traditions SOJcast 17 is all about traditions: the widespread conventional ones and homegrown family ones. Current Events (15:30) Did you know that Stacey's mother was coming for Thanksgiving? Of course you did, we told you so in SOJcast 16. Well she came. Listen as we discuss her curious habit of speaking her mind. A mom without a filter! We also discuss the less traditional Thanksgiving Mark attended. Whose turkey was most moist? Listen. Learn. Brine. Are you like Xomb...
Dec 10, 2012
Episode 16 Sponsored by: Thanksgiving We depart from our normal format to discuss Thanksgiving in SOJcast 16. You might say it's one big food porn episode but you'd be wrong if you did. We discuss some Thanksgivings that were less that fantastic: Learn about why Florida Thanksgivings were awful things in the 1980s. Listen to strange tales of post-modern alienation in "Divorce Thanksgivings" We also discuss some that were, in fact, fantastic: If you get the chance to visit a Dominican/Italian hom...
Dec 02, 2012
Episode 15 Sponsored by: Second Chances What do Richard Nixon, Abraham Lincoln and Grover Cleveland have in common? Join in for some electoral logo fun! Why is there a Log Cabin and a Chicken on the ballot? Why is the Kentucky ballot mired in pre-civil war iconography? Listen and learn. Current Events (11:15) Learn why someone typed "There's a bee in my ass" and ended up on the Xombee Guy website. Also Stacey talks about how he was Left for Dead in the latest installment of Trailer Trash with a ...
Nov 16, 2012
Episode 14 Sponsored by: Halloween Our first annual Halloween SOJcast, what could be better? How about the first annual Xombee Guy Halloween strip? You got it: Current Events (1:00)As the east coast of America is pounded by the Frankenstorm. We discuss other storms that have shaped American history. When you hear the line "Give Queen Elizabeth a nautical spanking..." it will seem perfectly natural. Last week was the Microsoft Surface launch. We discuss our "unboxing" experience and talk about wh...
Nov 01, 2012
Episode 13 Sponsored by: Super Heroes In a SOJcast first, we have a co-co-host (through the magic of Skype). Charles Joy @ThanosRules, mastermind behind the wildly successful podcast - Stacks of Comics . Spoiler Alert! he sounds like Kevin Smith! How did Charles receive such an honor? Was this because he was the first person to leave a comment last week? Listen and find out! Comic Savant, Podcast Powerhouse, and the Prophet of Purple. Charles had just come back from the Women of Wonder Day 2012 ...
Oct 26, 2012
Episode 12 Sponsored by: First Cars First cars come in all shapes and sizes. Ours looked something like the two images above. What was your first car? Leave us a comment. Go ahead, rub it in. Updates (3:22) Mark's mom comes to visit. They set off for a pleasant train ride to a pumpkin patch and end up in a maelstrom of political campaigning. True story! Mark also had dinner with legendary cartoonist Chris Hart. Stacey was off galavanting with Jamaican goats. More precisely he went on a Caribbean...
Oct 19, 2012
Episode 11 Sponsored by: Caller ID This week we discuss the pitfalls of not having Caller ID. A technology that we all take for granted today. Watch some classic sitcoms and then consider how different they would be if the cast had Caller ID. Seinfeld - we're looking at you. Better yet, listen to this week's SOJCast. Project Updates (6:00) Getting up at the crack of dawn, perhaps even before that, has been working pretty well. The book grows in pages as the tree does in leaves. This week we also...
Oct 03, 2012
Episode 10 Sponsored by: Dogs Ever wonder what the SOJ dogs look like? Really? That's odd. Anyway, here's the crew: Jake Sophie Kodos Enough already with the cuteness. Project Updates Our new format or More of what you want when you want it. Pirates surround Studio Z! Stacey gets an earful of Yiddish curses from TTWGN Our desktop Ballista Update. Spoiler Alert: It works. Our Desktop and our Ballista. It must be our Desktop Ballista! SOJ History Read the story of Ouzo the Dog and Puppy Love . Rev...
Sep 21, 2012
Episode 9 Sponsored by: Alaska! Current Events Fall comes to the Midwest. This means its time to cover the pool, level the backyard and salt the earth. We discuss Mark's Alaskan Get-a-way: Where's the Kenai Peninsula exactly and was it near that Exxon-Valdez oil spill? It sure was: Fall colors come to Alaska first. Take that Maine! A brief history of gold in Fairbanks at the Davidson Ditch Gold Dredge #8 Would you trade gold for a 1974 Fiat? Someone did... Project Updates Stacey recounts the sto...
Sep 13, 2012
Episode 8 Sponsored by: Honesty Current Events A Gym class where you fail if you don't hit your ideal BMI? What's become of our public schools? Restaurant: Impossible The Roberts clan gets to hang out with Robert Irvine on the muddy banks of the Ohio river. Celebrity stalking at its finest. Project Updates Every wonder why this is called a SOJcast? The origin story of The Sons of Joy is finally here. Listen and learn. As for updates, honestly, we didn't get anything done. Are we sorry for that? ...
Aug 23, 2012
Episode 7 Sponsored by: Lowered Expectations Current Events Mitt Romney picks Paul Ryan as his running mate. We reflect on how picks are made and a brief history of how VPs were picked in the old day. Would you believe it was even more fractious than today? We also talk about the times when the VP actually assumed the mantle of the presidency. Also America wins the Olympics and lands an SUV on Mars. Take that, everyone who's not America! Don't forget to try your hand (and arms) at landing the Ma...
Aug 16, 2012
Episode 6 Sponsored by: Productivity Current Events We cover the SOJcast hiatus during which Stacey and kin tour the southern states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Mark returns to The Matador and doesn't get into a fight with the locals not to mention he guest hosts on Stack of Comics . Plus, Vice President Joe Biden, confesses to Stacey that money is what wins elections (we do our best to conceal our shock). Project Updates Xombee Guy reaches a landmark - 52 countries i...
Aug 09, 2012
Episode 5 Sponsored by: Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research Laboratory Current Events Life isn't all sunshine and smiles. This week we consider the meaning of Carpe Diem as we look at some of the less fortunate events in the news. When Alligator boy lost his arm should we be thanking the History channel or blaming them? Also sad news from Comic-con Project Updates The death of the original SOJast. So it goes. The new SOJcast is here . Long live the SOJCast. Reviews We also look at Disasteroid! ...
Jul 13, 2012
Episode 4 Sponsored by: The Roman Empire Current Events There's a heat wave in America this week. Bloodsport at The Plaza! Living in the Klondike. Financial troubles at the Vatican . Our thoughts on improving the "Passing the plate". Project Updates Learning how to advertise on Google and Bing. Reviews The History of Rome Podcast A discussion about what KickStarter is and why it's neat idea. We also look at the Desktop Ballista project on Kickstarter The Desktop Ballista Food Porn Montoya's Mexi...
Jul 06, 2012
Episode 3 Sponsored by: Stacks of Comics We discuss the recent healthcare ruling by the Supreme Court, SuperPACs and money in politics plus a road-trip to Pensacola, FL. In project updates we discuss our new stun gun (complete with test firing) We also cover the Miami Zombie redux and a philosophical look into zombie fatigue, covering everyone from Lazarus and the Golem of Prague to Hatian zombies. Food Porn WhackBurger in Covington, KY A Whack! Burger Chow Tyme in Pensacola, FL Lambert's Cafe T...
Jun 30, 2012
Episode 2 Sponsored by: XombeeGuy.com Current Events Presidential Portrait Unveiling The Return of George W. Bush Panel Pals apology Shout Out to @StacksofComics and @ThanosRules Daddy got a new stun gun Reviews Locked Out (Zombie Bedtime Stories, #2) by Thea Isis Gregory Full review by Mark Gosson at The Zed Word Hatfields and the McCoys on the History Channel Food Porn Meatsplosion Cheesy Mutant Ninja Burger The Greyhound Tavern and Fried Chicken The Matador Bacon wrapped grilled jalapenos In ...
Jun 21, 2012
Episode 1 The first ever SOJcast! In this podcast we discuss: Current Events The Miami Cannibal The History Bee The Brain Bowl Reviews Locked in (Zombie Bedtime Stories, #1) by Thea Isis Gregory Full review by Stacey Roberts at The Zed Word Food Porn Why we have a Food Porn section The Urban Legend of Pizza Overdose The House of Lin (sin) Gumby's Pizza A 20" Gumby's pizza...
Jun 05, 2012
