After a quick house meeting, we tackle slaughter in Azeroth, comedians that should immediately be sent to Area 51, the return of Manimal, and new and exciting ways to end it all at McDonalds. Death comes to Stormwind (World of Warcraft hacked) - http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/07/reports-entire-cities-dead-on-certain-realms/ Ben: 5 Things I learned from the Internet 1-- BBC Comedian and film grew held at gunpoint at Area 51 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216077/BBC-film-crew-held-gunpoi...
Oct 16, 2012•45 min
Someone left a voice mail! In honor of this event, we spin off in further discussions of Jesus, Superman, video games and everyone's favorite cryptid, bigfoot. Show Notes: Jesus and his old lady UPDATE! http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-religion-jesuswife-idUSBRE88R0NT20120928?irpc=932 Superman - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078346/ http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/31-years-after-it-hit-theaters-kneel-before-5-things-you-may-not-know-about-superman-ii-20120419?page=2# SimCity 20...
Oct 09, 2012•57 min
This week, to offset the Conduit's enthusiasm about Apple products, we bring on someone who's job it is to maintain those products, and has a slightly different take on the apple-sphere. We're talking computers, by the way, and not delicious fruit products. You'd want the Tower of Apple Brown Betty down the street for that. Show Notes: Apple through the ages: http://anatango.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/apple_evolution.jpeg
Oct 02, 2012•1 hr 2 min
We explore Jesus's love life, including if he loved someone better than others, examine the world's largest comic strip, why iOS 6 maps can get lost, and why there might be a warp drive in your future. Also, Kentucky slim is irritatingly sober for the entire podcast. Show Notes: Jesus had an old lady? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49075679/ns/technology_and_science-the_new_york_times/t/historian-says-piece-papyrus-refers-jesus-wife/ and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49092144/ns/technology_and_scienc...
Sep 25, 2012•53 min
The crew tries to fill the spaces in their geek education by looking at Battlestar Galactica and Disney's The Black Hole. Also, the Conduit hurts the Repeater's feelings, and Kentucky Slim has a hearty laugh at it. Show Notes: • Bye, buy Ping - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409675,00.asp • Just in case anyone got scared...pirate bay is back up again. http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/google-black-lists-the-pirate-bay/ Packin in the Geek Hole! • Battlestar Galactica: The Gun on Ice Planet ...
Sep 19, 2012•1 hr 3 min
We meet the failures of our future, and then discuss the explosion of jerks that the internet has allowed to come into existence. We also talk about maintaining an online persona, and why you shouldn't expect a birthday card from the Repeater anytime soon. Show notes: Not many this week - just don't be a jerk online (or in real life), 'kay? If you can't say something nice, log into the Internet - http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_21427144/if-you-cant-say-anything-nice-come-log Defriended! http://e...
Sep 11, 2012•42 min
We give various levels of sympathy to a bigfoot hoaxer who got hit by not one but two cars, and we continue to fill the Conduit's geek holes, this time with tales of the space old west and space Ireland. Also, Towerbot wants everyone to know that he's still on Twitter ( @TowerbotTOT ). Show Notes: Bigfoot hoaxer removed from the world's stage - http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31390498/detail.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/us/montana-big-foot-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Sidenote: What ...
Sep 04, 2012•53 min
We learn about the evil Denver airport and it's devil horse, talk about that glory hound Curiosity, examine Little Death House on the Prairie, and attempt to fill the Conduit's geek hole of missing information. Also, was Little Orphan Annie the victim of experimentation and war profiteering? The Denver Airport and its big, big, big blue horse with the glowing red eyes: http://io9.com/5807582/proof-that-denver-airport-is-one-of-the-most-evil-places-on-earth Little House on the Death Prairie: http...
Aug 28, 2012•1 hr 6 min
We talk about local cartoonist legend Don Rosa and the opportunity to get your grubby mitts on some of his sweet work. We also talk about crashing space planes and old television programs that the Conduit didn't get to see as a child because of unfortunate geographic circumstances. And, as a special bonus, we recruit Friend of The Show (and Towerbot's Dad) Daggor to fill in for the still-mysteriously missing Kentucky Slim. Show Notes: • Hyper sonic plane does an oopsy - http://www.latimes.com/bu...
Aug 21, 2012•1 hr 10 min
Since it appears that Kentucky Slim is A.W.O.L., the Bald Stallion answers the call to help make our triumvirate. This time, we reminisce about how hard things were for geeks back in the 1970s, and remind ourselves that we're middle aged. Show Notes: • Our BFF Monica Wolfson was at Mission Control when Curiosity touched down on Mars. We hope to have her on later to talk about it, but someone beat us to the punch - http://www.wgiram.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=NEWSSTORIES&s...
Aug 14, 2012•45 min
Kentucky Slim's brother, Jimmy, gets us onto a long, strange discussion about monkey prostitution, we look at gorillas getting smarter, and we open a rather confusing contest, looking for one sweet essay. Also, bigFOOT or bigFEET? Show Notes: Prostitution Among Animals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals Gorillas are learning the tricks of the poachers (good for gorillas!): http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/gorillas-seen-dismantling-deadly-poacher-traps/ Dian Fos...
Aug 08, 2012•53 min
Since Kentucky Slim didn't see "The Dark Knight Rises" before we spoil the hell out of it (Spoiler Alert: We spoil the hell out of it), we bring up our old basement hobo friend, Kevin Gibson, to jaw about Batman's latest return to the silver screen. What didn't Ben get? Why does Dave keep bringing up comics? Why did Towerbot screw with the voice recording settings? C'mon in and sit around while we rap about the Caped Crusader! Show Notes: The Cost of Being Batman: http://thefw.com/cost-of-being-...
Jul 31, 2012•1 hr 3 min
This week, we talk about animal mutilation: aliens, psychos, government plot or just nature taking it's nasty course? Also, Towerbot grabs the mic and drops some knowledge bombs on an unsuspecting public, we give a bigfoot update, and learn the surprising reason behind Kentucky Slim's animosity towards Towerbot. Show Notes: Animal Mutilations: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/darren-perks/animal-mutilations-strange-phenomena-of-mutiliations_b_1650493.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News...
Jul 24, 2012•53 min
We preview a movie in one of Towerbot's favorite film genres - big fighting robots, and then explore 48,000 pounds of lost lunar film and the shootings and hit and run accidents that bigfoot has to put up with. BOOM! BOOM! Show notes The Upcoming Pacific Rim - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/57081 Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (in a McDonald’s) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2878302406 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOIRP http://www.moonviews.com/archives/loirp/ http://www.technology...
Jul 17, 2012•46 min
Towerbot's a little miffed that when we had an actual guest who wasn't a basement-dwelling hobo, we decided that it would be a better use of his time to clean the reactor cooling pool. So, he kept recording our interview with Monica Wolfson after we thought we were "off the record." Will we be horribly embarrassed? Since we have no sense of shame, probably not, but find out what happens anyway! Show Notes: Megafault! - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436432/ Volcano - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01...
Jul 10, 2012•26 min
We actually convinced a real-life scientist to not only be on the show, but actually return to the show! Monica Wolfson returns to discuss her voyage to the Sea of Japan to hunt down earthquakes. Show notes: Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project — http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/exp343/e/ Science Par-tay! - http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/exp343/e/crew.html
Jul 03, 2012•53 min
This week, we look at the severed heads of presidents, go looking for elusive sub atomic particles, look at the battle between a lawyer and those trying to cure cancer, and Paul says "penis" at one point during the podcast. Show Notes: George W. Bush had quick guest shot on Game of Thrones - http://gawker.com/5918344/game-of-thrones-showrunners-sorry-for-putting-dubyas-head-on-a-spike Web Cartoonist sued when he pointed out that another site was just reposting his cartoons. He replies. Lawyer cu...
Jun 26, 2012•36 min
Hey! Where's the Podcast? Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you? What? Oh, all right. We had to bail Towerbot out of customs from his latest international incident, or pay the impound fee — it's really a grey area — but anyway, mistakes were made. Apparently, Towerbot had one all ready to go for us. It's file name was "revenge," but I don't see a problem with it… Show Notes: There are n...
Jun 21, 2012•26 min
We bring in a ringer to get ourselves ready for the new Batman film next month. Kevin Gibson stops by to discuss all things Bat - past, present and future. Also, a dead flying cat. Show Notes: Flying Death!! - http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/video-dutch-artist-turns-his-dead-cat-flying-quadcopter Batman! GREAT interview with Michael Uslan - http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2011/10/01 1960s Batman show to come to DVD? (Updated: Sadly, no) http://www.tvrage.com/news/1103/warner-...
Jun 12, 2012•1 hr 12 min
This Week, we look at a series of drug-fueled zombie attacks, and then try to make sense of teens looking to Twilight the vampire for the answer to life's big questions, one of which being why are sparkling vampires better than regular vampires? Show Notes: • Zombie Apocalypse!! No, not really. Bath Salts! — http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/30/153989768/bath-salts-drug-suspected-in-miami-face-eating-attack?sc=fb&cc=fp And, of course, Florida is the epicenter — http://boingboing.ne...
Jun 05, 2012•51 min
The Conduit tries to sink the film "Battleship" (Spoiler alert - no on sinks the battleship), Kentucky Slim and his brother ponder keyboard layout, and the Repeater warns of the potential trouble female, um, issues can have with bigfoot while camping. Show Notes: Every line Rihanna says in Battleship - http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/read-every-line-rihanna-says-in-battleship.html One word review (with more words added) - http://gawker.com/5911532/battleshit Showing Battleship to wounded soldiers...
May 29, 2012•1 hr 12 min
This week the world is flying apart with World War 2 airplane crashes, rocks bursting into flames, extraterrestrial Armageddon spheres, and the repeater revealing his plan for continuing education. Oh, the humanities. Show Notes: • Desert Time Capsule: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142300/Crashed-plane-Second-World-War-pilot-Dennis-Copping-discovered-Sahara-desert.html • Woman has rocks in her pockets burst into flames : http://gizmodo.com/5911111/these-mysterious-rocks-burned-inside-...
May 22, 2012•1 hr
We hail a space taxi, and we find the absolute best moment of the Kentucky Derby. Also, we learn about the most awesome ring in, or out, of the world, and question why on earth someone wouldn't want one just like it. And, did the Russians just flat out copy our late, lamented space shuttle back in the 1980s? (Spoiler alert: Yes, they certainly did.) Show notes: • Guy makes his own weding ring out of a meteorite - http://io9.com/5907849/this-guy-hand+forged-his-own-wedding-ring-out-of-a-meteorite...
May 15, 2012•42 min
The Repeater discovers automotive genitalia, we ponder the place of Gabby Hayes in space, discuss a hypothetical murder suicide homicide manslaughter conspiracy, and cut lemmings a freakin' break. Show Notes: • James Cameron will save us all, and film it — http://io9.com/5904599/its-official-james-cameron-and-google-unveil-plans-for-asteroid+mining • Hypothetical murder/suicide — http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/hypothetical-murdersuicide-co.html#more-156335 • Lemming suicide — http://www.snopes...
May 08, 2012•42 min
We find that wrongdoers can't hide from the long arm of the Internet, decide how we'll get around after the apocalypse, find out how an eccentric millionaire caught the Repeater's fancy, and do our first check in with Kentucky Slim's brother. Show Notes: Website’s Commenters identify a piece of a car broken off in a hit and run and help cops track down the suspect - http://jalopnik.com/5903407/police-arrest-murder-suspects-in-truck-identified-by-jalopnik-commenters Getting Around after the apoca...
May 01, 2012•51 min
Well, apparently, this week, the repeater annoys the bejesus out of Kentucky Slim. Also, was the Earth a galactic litterbug in its teenage years? Also, why the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise didn't dock with downtown Las Vegas (Hint: One guy in Hollywood was afraid to take a chance). Show Notes: Dave: Secret history of the near-construction of a lifesized Starship Enterprise in downtown Las Vegas http://www.thegoddardgroup.com/blog/index.php/now-it-can-be-told-the-star-trek-attraction-that-almost-ca...
Apr 24, 2012•38 min
We ponder on what the Hulk and Iron Man smell like, and then look at a new take on the 10 Commandments, probably breaking several of them in the process. Show Notes: Avengers cologne: http://www.jadsinternational.com/marvel/the-avengers-cologne-set.html or, for the entire line http://www.jadsinternational.com/ Feedbag: BEN — 10 new Commandments http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9123866/Churches-adopt-new-Ten-Commandments.html...
Apr 17, 2012•45 min
We take a swim down memory lane for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic, and look at other maritime mishaps that don't get as much press. Show Notes: 100-year anniversary cruise will take extreme tourists on Titanic’s route - http://www.titanicmemorialcruise.co.uk/index.php And here's the ship that will relive that fateful night (although, to be fair, while these pictures look pretty extreme, the ship DID survive) - http://gcaptain.com/incident-photo-of-the-week-cruise...
Apr 10, 2012•49 min
After delving into questions the Repeater has about super hero naming conventions, we take a swing at the question "What is truth." Yeah, like that's a hard one. We got this. Show notes: • "This American Life" retraction from the Mike Daisey episode - http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction • Henry Rollins - http://henryrollins.com/
Apr 03, 2012•48 min
We discuss the hotness of ladies in 80-some-odd year old movies, Kentucky Slim gives his enemies a strategic clue on how to take him out, and a whole new slew of fairy tales have been discovered for Disney to gloss over. Show Notes: • Ben discovers something about himself, via the silent movie "Metropolis" - http://www.kino.com/metropolis/ • 500 new fairy tales discovered - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/05/five-hundred-fairytales-discovered-germany...
Mar 27, 2012•45 min
