Geek of all Trades Holiday Special 2009: Music of the MILF & Cookies Podcast

How many of you even remembered that the Geek of all Trades podcast used to be called MILF & Cookies podcast? It was the same show pretty much mind you. The title was not indicative of the content, it was chosen for it's pun value.

Anyway, this special bonus episode is exactly what it says on the tin.

Enjoy. :-)

Track 1: A Roomful of MILFs by Jukebox Sinners
Track 2: Heaven Must Be Boring by George Hrab
Track 3: Seven Drunken Nights by The Brobdingnagian Bards
Track 4: The Chainsaw Juggler by The Great Luke Ski
Track 5: It Started With A Mixx by Los Campesinos!
Track 6: River of Joy by Black Lab
Track 7: Different by New London Fire
Track 8: White Daisy Passing by Rocky Votalato
Track 9: Deadlocked (voxless version) by Aegis
Track 10: No Sleep Til Babylon by The Great Luke Ski
Track 11: How Do I Make You Mine by Slau

Geek of all Trades Episode #33: Memory Card of the Magi

In which our illustrious host shuts down the Liberal Media myth (with a little help), talks about holiday presents, and uses the Benny Hill theme music during the Odd News segment.

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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/
Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com

Promos:
Angel Between the Lines: http://www.angelbetwenthelines.com
Bird House Rules: http://www.birdhouserules.com

Segment Related Links:
Auto Defiance
December 24th
Light as the Breeze lyrics
Switzerland geologist on trial for 'causing quakes'
Parents want busty fox sacked from puppet show
Nellie the Elephant helps medics administer CPR
Skateboarding monk shocks China
Ghosts, masturbation and weird findings

Also Mentioned on the Show:
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Law & Order Special Victims Unit
Avatar
Morevi
Beatles Monopoly

A fun little game for non-beleivers this Holiday season

Click to enlarge to full size, and let me know how it goes at my e-mail address, arkle AT comcast DOT net.

Geek of all Trades Episode #32: Fel ddeudi Geek chan pawb Chrefftau i mewn Cymraeg?

In which our illustrious host crosses the streams by playing an Irish band in an episode with a Welsh title, talks about time blurring together, brings up the Monk finale, plays a second song, shares some Eddie Izzard clips, talks about stolen iPods and weird music tastes, and agrees with someone he never thought he would ever agree with in his life.


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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/

Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/

Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com



Promos:
The Weird Show: http://www.theweirdshow.com

Cybrosis: http://www.cybrosisnovel.com

The Empress Sword: http://www.empresssword.com



Segment Related Links:

Brobdingnagian Bards

Getting Old Sucks lyrics

How does science support 'gut hunches'?

10,000 E. African albinos in hiding after killings

Hammerhead shark mystery solved

Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Life in France' video shot in US

December 10th



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Monk

Black Lab

Cake or Death

Eddie Izzard's Cake or Death bit (YouTube)

Eddie Izzard's Death Star bit (YouTube)

Baucus reactions - Steele: 'a whole host of ethical questions'

Geek of all Trades Episode #31: We can put a man on the moon, but we can't make a home PC that doesn't die every 6 months

In which our illustrious host returns. That's really it. He kinda put this episode together in a hurry just to get something in the feed.

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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/
Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com

Promos:
Digital Magic: http://www.digitalmagicnovel.com
JREF: http://www.randi.org
The Babylon Podcast: http://www.babylonpodcast.com

Segment Related Links:
BeebleBrox
IBM makes supercomputer significantly smarter than cat
2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked
Snail goo may turn out to be a lifesaver
Fla. man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
Return to Oz lyrics

Also Mentioned on the Show:
J.C. Hutchins
Agnostic Brothers Podcast
NaNoWriMo

The Geek of all Trades will return...

...on November 26th. Yes folks, my computer is back. That's the good news. The bad news is, all the data I had on the PC when I sent it in was irretrievable, so I'm going to have to reassemble some of the files I regularly use for the show, and with NaNoWriMo still going (yeah, I know I'm not gonna win at this point, but coming up short is better than not writing anything), along with some other stuff I have going on at home, that'll take a bit. Still, it's good to be back.

Not goodbye, just "smell ya later."

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen the post from my Mom about my home computer. It appears to have died on me. Best case scenario is that my warranty still covers it and I can send it in to get fixed, but that would mean I'd still be without Internet access for at least a month, not counting when I can get over to my Dad's place, where I am writing this from right now.

To add insult to injury on that front, with my iPod having been stolen this past Sunday, I am now completely unable to keep on podcasts. I can't just swing over here and fill up the Nano anymore. And now that I've been failed out of college I can't take advantage of the Macs in the computer lab for the same purpose. Nor can I use my Student ID to ride the bus over here whenever. I have to take out $4 every time I want to take the bus anywhere ($2 there, $2 to come back) which is not viable since the bulk of my paychecks go towards Rent, Energy, Cable/Internet, and Food. I can come over once or twice every couple of weeks, and that'll mostly be me checking my e-mails. My Dad's computer is a temp job and isn't equipped to handle podcasting. So don't expect to see me on Twitter or Facebook much, except maybe to update you all on where I'm at computer wise.

I mentioned above what the best case scenario was. Worst case? My PC is deader than disco, and even if I take out the maximum amount out of my checks that I can set aside and still eat, feed the cats, and keep a roof over me, it would take at least 2 years before I could afford a new computer.

This is all so unfair. My PC died after what was just an awesome day. I was looking forward to two fun interviews for my podcast, I was looking forward to NaNoWriMo, there were only 3 episodes left in Mur's Heaven series, I was going to start listening to Half Share by Nathan Lowell after NaNo was over, but now it's all, just gone to shit. The universe just can't let me be happy can it?

I don't want to say this is goodbye, that I'm podfading, and that you'll never hear me on any other shows again (or for at least 2 years which might as well be "never again"). But I can't say that I'll be back either. I don't know what's going to happen in the end to Geek of all Trades, The Casting Game, or all my other projects (most of which I'll have lost forever if my computer is more than mostly dead). You can still shop at my on-line store, or buy my book, but until the amount of royalties I make cross the $20 mark I won't get any checks for it. My e-mail inboxes will be insanely full I imagine, so don't send me any message for awhile until you can hear back from me.

I don't even remember what I was originally going to write here. I've spent much of yesterday and a chunk of today going back and forth between rage and tears. Those of you who heard the 30th episode of my podcast know how much the podcasting community means to me, and to be all but completely cut off from it as I've been now, by a combination of theft and hard drive failure hurts. For most of my friends, the Internet is not just my primary but my only way of communicating with them. I can still contact my family (and in the case of my Colorado relatives I can see them in person), and I have my good friend Diomira's phone number. I have books, cable so I can keep up with my shows and the news, I have a bunch of CDs and a working DiscMan (yeah, they still make those. ;-) ) so it's not like I have nothing, but I can't podcast, I can't write (my laptop won't work with my flash drive, and probably won't work with my printer either), and I can't listen to anything that isn't music or TV (c'mon, radio in America today mostly sucks).

I'm sorry if all this comes off as rather whiny, I'm trying to spread the word to my friends and fans why I'm going to be away for awhile and vent my frustrations all at the same time. Before I get too "pity me" on everyone, let me just say that if I don't make it back, it's been a helluva ride, and I know that, as miserable as I am now, I'm still a better person for having been a part of this community, and knowing people like Hutch, and Mur, and Tee, and Pip, and Encaf, and the Jaffees, and Tosus & Leanna, and the Farpoint Media crew, etc. ad infinitum, and missing all you peeps is better than not having ever known you.

So if this is goodbye, goodbye. And if not, if the best case scenario comes to pass, I may talk to you again before Christmas.

Spread the word to anyone who you even think might not have gotten this message.

Forever a podcaster and writer in spirit if nothing else,
Brian "Arkle" Webber

Hang on, if this is the end of my podcasting/writing career, let's at least end it on an upbeat number. :-)

Regarding November

OK, so with NaNoWriMo coming up I'm going to be diverting a lot of the attention I normally give to the podcast to my writing. But I don't want to leave my fans (all 6 of them) in the lurch. So for the month of November I am going to >>> [ WARNING ::: DATABASE ERROR ::: CONTENT OVERRIDE ::: SOURCE: EXTERNAL ] <<< > source terminal location: UNKNOWN
> source terminal identity: UNAVAILABLE
> source login information: ENCRYPTED
> message begins

the post you are now reading is designed to dull your senses to THE TRUTH. do not live the life of the worker bee, the cog, the well-oiled piston in the MACHINE OF DECEIT!

there is a grand CONSPIRACY afoot. you have been taught to believe that you are UNIQUE, one of a kind. THIS IS NOT TRUE. long ago, a cabal of scientists created technologies to ensure that ANYONE'S MIND AND BODY can be duplicated.

human cloning isn't NEAR. it's already HERE. discover the truth at http://JCHutchins.net

you are being DECEIVED. break free from the cogs, flee the hive, become A PROPHET OF THE TRUTH!

kilroy2. was here ... kilroy2.0 is everywhere

>>> [ CONTENT OVERRIDE CEASES ::: DATABASE STATUS: RECOVERING ] <<<

and if I'm lucky they'll be benign ones like that dream where I helped Mur Lafferty move. No, that's not a metaphor, I mean carrying boxes up stairs and shit.

How did I get off on that subject? I don't even remember. Anyway, if any of you reading this are Buddys with me on the NaNoWriMo website, I look forward to the friendly comeptition and the equally friendly ribbing that all of you (except Nathan Lowell of course, who will hit 50k before the 15th) will get when I leave you in my word count dust. ;-) j/k. It's all for fun.

Geek of all Trades Episode #30: 30 down, 22 to go

In which our illustrious host celebrates a milestone.

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Promos:
Geek Cred: http://www.geekcred.net
7th Son Descent: http://www.jchutchins.net
Harvey by Phil Rossi: http://www.harveythenovel.com
Scotch Cast: http://www.thescotchcast.com
V For Vertigo: http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com

Segment Related Links:
The Fump
Italian mamma charged with mollycoddling schoolboy son
Real Tsunami May Have Inspired Legend of Atlantis
Miss Homeless contest slammed
Family Guy maze cut into corn field at farm
Rare Vegetarian Spider Discovered

Also Mentioned on the Show:
Buy 7th Son at Amazon.com
Bumfight videos Wiki page
The Weird Show
Wicked
Buell Theatre
Cherry Daiquiri recipe
Nobilis Erotica
The 9th A Heroes Podcast

Geek of all Trades Episode #29: The Jack Jaffee Voicemail Show

In which our illustrious host riffs on Jack Jaffee's many voicemails, gets psyched about the upcoming Episode 30 (as well as being nervous about it), and discusses the potential for Stargate Universe.

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Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com

Promos:
None this week.

Segment Related Links:
Longing For Orpheus
The Letters lyrics
Slimy-skinned ships to slip smoothly through the seas
Dieter Bohlen officially ruled an artist by Kassel court
Bank robber caught out by personalised BMW number plate
Adolf Hitler suicide story questioned after tests reveal skull is a woman's
October 8th

Also Mentioned on the Show:
Stargate Universe
My NaNoWriMo Page
Media Frenzy Podcast

Geek of all Trades Episode #28: Yippee! Fall is here!

In which our illustrious host riffs on Kanye, revamps a segment, plays one confusing song, and makes a brief case for Heroes.

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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/
Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com

Promos:
British Invaders: http://www.britishinvaders.com
Cue The Film: http://cuethefilm.blogspot.com/
7th Son Book One Descent: http://www.podiobooks.com/podiobooks/book.php?ID=53

Segment Related Links:
The FuMP
September 24th
Makes Me Wonder lyrics
Human Bones Add “Spirit” to Taiwanese Swords
'Perfume can cure aids'
Romping Hitler Aids ad criticised
Green sex toy could 'help save planet'

Also Mentioned on the Show:
District 9
Heroes
Porn makes you gay
7th Son Book One in print

Geek of all Trades Episode #27: Eating cake mix straight out of the box

In which our illustrious host keeps it simple, introduces a new segment, poorly foreshadows the passing of another, and does a longer than usual version of a yet another segment.

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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/
Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com

Promos:
The Gamma Quadrant: http://www.gammaquadrant.libsyn.com/
Tuning in to Sci-Fi TV: http://www.tuningintoscifitv.com
Angel Between The Lines: http://www.angelbetweenthelines.com

Segment Related Links:
Dr. Chaotica
To A Teacher lyrics
September 10
Bill Donohue, Catholic League President, claims militant atheists are 'out to get us'
Will the real Bob McDonnell please stand up?
Quebec parents lose religious freedom case

Also Mentioned on the Show:
Media Frenzy Podcast
Carding for tobacco sales
Geologic Podcast
Freedom From Religion Foundation

Geek of all Trades Episode #26: M10S6233M

In which our illustrious host apparently struck a nerve, ponders the fate of his side project The Casting Game (http://castinggame.blogspot.com *ding*), and does a segment he hasn't done for a long time.



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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/

Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/

Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com



Promos:

MegaPodzilla: http://www.megapodzilla.com/

I Should Be Writing: http://www.ishouldbewriting.com

The Babylon Podcast: http://www.babylonpodcast.com



Segment Related Links:

The Raygun Girls

TV host 'ordered killings to boost ratings'

New Object Found in Saturn's Rings

New exoplanet orbits 'backwards'

Town puts up Xmas lights - in August

Report: Atheism On The Rise In U.S.



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Randi Rhodes

Richard Belzer

Psycho Donuts

Bosco and Peck

The Casting Game

Dear GOP: Watch Your AstroTurf, We're On To You

Dear GOP: Watch Your AstroTurf, We're On To You

By Kase Wickman

Dear Republicans: It's awesome that you've caught up to this whole newfangled Internet craze, but what's with the fixation on that late-60s invention that we all know and have skinned our knees on? That's right: AstroTurf. AstroTurfing is the plastic sensation that's sweeping the GOP nation, and, trust us, it's getting pretty old, not to mention transparent.

Dissent is essential to democracy, and freedom of speech and the right to assemble are vital not reserved for one party or the other. The problem is this: you're doing it wrong.

How to do it right: A few guys clustered in New England got their acts together and rallied their neighbors for a cause they believed in. They made a country. They made change. It was organic. It was natural. It was grassroots.

No, no, don't run, we know Obama said that word a lot when he was campaigning. Don't get scared. We're not talking about him, we're talking about the Sons of Liberty. They even had strong opinions about taxes! Republicans, don't shy away! Stay with us! Calling yourselves teabaggers is a good first step for you.

We understand that you want attention. We understand that you need to stay in the limelight and look like the do-stuff guys if you want to take back any seats in 2010. The problem, however, is that you are the pay-to-do-stuff guys right now. Actually, you're just paying. You're not actually doing anything. It's really a dirty business, this contrived fake protest thing.

While Democrats have been arguing amongst themselves about health care reform, a concept the GOP appears to have completely abandoned except to remind us not to kill babies or grandmas, you've been sending fake letters opposing the climate change bill to members of Congress ("you" here being lobbyists hired by the big-money coal industry). You're ("you" is oil companies and oil industry lobbyists here, keep up!) giving employees the afternoon off and busing them out to protests, protests of the bill that would mean a cleaner environment but maybe -- oh no! -- a smaller bonus for them. You're (this one's just the general "you" of the GOP, psych!!) taking a counter-conference of right wing bloggers and calling it a protest, when it is, in fact, a petty group of me-too mommy bloggers trying to get a slice of the hipster lefty political bloggers' media coverage.

In other words, you're trying to throw the game by throwing money. Remember the 1919 Chicago White Sox? It's sort of like that, in that you're eventually going to lose. In your case, probably not while wearing stirrups.

See, the problem with AstroTurfing is that it buys media coverage, but not public opinion. The people who are showing up to your fake protests have some kind of financial stake in being there, whether it's because they work for Big Oil and were bused there, or if it's because they are paid lobbyists, hired guns, and it's their job to be there. No one new is being won over by a crazy waving a sign and saying that they're going to forcibly change the climate of the House.

And, just like public opinion, media coverage does not take the place of actual legislation. Climate change is the focus of the current AstroTurfing craze (ironic, right? Since AstroTurf is fake grass?), and while the House vote was close, the bill still passed. It appears to be set to pass in the Senate as well. Anyone who takes more than a cursory look at Congress news and these so-called protests can see: climate change is where the money is, not the lawmaking. Congress is wrapped up in the health care debate, why not muck that up? That's right, because the people paying you to read their scripts are more interested in the evergreen (see what we did there?) issue of the earth and its natural resources, an issue that will long outlast our bodies and their health.

So, congratulations: A reporter covered your fake protest. Too bad they, like the rest of us, have figured out by now just how synthetic and plastic it really is, and you can't pay them off to say otherwise. Sooner or later, you'll start to understand that the majority of us vote with our heart, not with our wallets. Oh, and that when you're running on AstroTurf, it hurts really, really bad when you fall.

Geek of all Trades Episode #25: Podcasting as Therapy

In which our illustrious host vents a little, plays a song by a band he hasn't played since the old show, discovers why his Google Alerts were missing, has fun with conspiracy theories (mostly for the purpose of antagonizing Jack Jaffee), and discusses a future project perhaps a bit prematurley (pun intended. Just listen to the show, you'll get it).



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Podsafe Music: http://music.podshow.com/

Some sound on this show comes from The Free Sound Project: http://www.freesound.org/

Outro Song; The Oath by Street Sweeper Social Club: http://www.ninja2009.com



Promos:

Tuning In To Sci-Fi TV: http://tuningintoscifitv.com/

Nobilis Erotica: http://nobilis.libsyn.com



Segment Related Links:

Jukebox Sinners

Comets not likely cause of mass extinctions

'We see dead people'

Fury over psycho doughnut shop

F**king signs

Hunter's Lullaby lyrics

August 14



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Steven Wright

Google Alerts

Media Frenzy Podcast

Release Me by Tee Morris

The Periodic Table of Awesome

Tales from the Lobotomy Ward: The Stupidest Republican Talking Point I've Heard In a Long Time

Yep, another non-podcast related blog post. I'm getting better at this blogging thing. ;-)
Tales from the Lobotomy Ward: The Stupidest Republican Talking Point I've Heard In a Long Time

by: David Sirota

Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 10:00

I happened to have tuned into Hardball two nights ago. This is a very rare experience for me (I was really waiting to see Olbermann's show), as I avoid Hardball like the plague, realizing a few years ago that every minute I am forced to look at Chris Matthews and his typically braindead guests is a minute I become more despondent about the apocalyptic state of journalism, politics, America and, really, the universe. This episode was no exception.

For the three minutes I tuned in, I caught right-wing lobotomy case Michael Smerconish stumbling through the latest Republican talking point against universal health care. Here's what he said:

[Voters] are very nervous about what's going to come out of this debate concerning national health care. And, Chris, if I have heard once in the last couple of days, I have heard it 50 times, if they can't get cash for clunkers straight, what in the world are they going to do with my national health insurance?

Um...let me get this straight: This right-wing lobotomy case is appearing on television insisting Americans don't want a health care system that's like the cash for clunkers program - a program that has been so wildly successful and popular that the public is demanding it be expanded. Really? I mean...really?

Look, it's arguably a smart conservative tactic to try to liken a universal health care program to the DMV - it's dishonest, of course, but at least that tactic tries to link universal health care to something people generally hate.

But it's decidedly moronic for conservatives to believe that they will derail a proposed universal health care system by likening it to a program whose only problem (if you can call it that) is that the public loves it far more than anyone expected.

Indeed, this is the stupidest Republican talking point I've heard in a very long time - and maybe ever. As I said, only a lobotomy case like Smerconish would think this kind of idiocy is helping his cause. And only a lobotomy case like Chris Matthews wouldn't bother to make that very simple point.

Teh stupid...it burns.

GOP Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo

This morning, Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety.

This growing phenomenon is often marked by violence and absurdity. Recently, right-wing demonstrators hung Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) in effigy outside of his office. Missing from the reporting of these stories is the fact that much of these protests are coordinated by public relations firms and lobbyists who have a stake in opposing President Obama’s reforms.

The lobbyist-run groups Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, which orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year, are now pursuing an aggressive strategy to create an image of mass public opposition to health care and clean energy reform. A leaked memo from Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with the FreedomWorks website Tea Party Patriots, details how members should be infiltrating town halls and harassing Democratic members of Congress:

– Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: “Spread out in the hall and try to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington.”

– Be Disruptive Early And Often: “You need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early.”

– Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate: “The goal is to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions.”

The memo above also resembles the talking points being distributed by FreedomWorks for pushing an anti-health reform assault all summer. Patients United, a front group maintained by Americans for Prosperity, is currently busing people all over the country for more protests against Democratic members. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the NRCC, has endorsed the strategy, telling the Politico the days of civil town halls are now “over.”

Meanwhile, AHIP, the trade group and lobbying juggernaut representing the health insurance industry is sending staffers to monitor town halls and other right-wing front groups are stepping up their ad campaign to smear reform efforts. The strategy for defeating reform — recently outlined by an influential lobbyist to the Hill newspaper as “delay” then “kill” — is becoming apparent. By delaying a vote until after the August recess, lobbyists are now seizing upon recess town halls as opportunities to ambush lawmakers and fool them into believing there is wide opposition to reform.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/#comments

Geek of all Trades Episode #24: Carpe Nutjob

In which our illustrious host mocks a fringe group, brings back an old friend from the grave, and sends another one to it, gripes about Google Alerts, and gripes about people renegging on offers.



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Promos:

Weather Child: http://weatherchild.com/

The Casting Game: http://castinggame.blogspot.com



Segment Related Links:

George Hrab

August 1st

City of Blinding Lights lyrics

Children traumatised by 'War of Worlds' abduction of teacher

Land mine left in Goodwill donation box

$20M laid-off winner to make her own job

Phone number for Tutone's 'Jenny' up for auction



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Marc Maron

Jonathan Turley

Geek of all Trades #24 will drop on Saturday

I'm not going to go into the litany of reasons for the delay folks. Suffice it to say the show that was scheduled for this week WILL come out. Just, a few days later is all. Spread the word. Thank you.

Geek of all Trades Episode #23: Harry Potter and the Improbable Jury Pool

In which our illustrious host talks about jury duty and probability in the same segment, plays a Reggae song for the first time (over a year and I never played Reggae before? WTF?), talks about making it onto tvtropes.org, and ask for a little listener feedback on ideas for a new writing related segment.



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Promos:

The Weird Show: http://www.theweirdshow.com

The Gamma Quadrant: http://gammaquadrant.libsyn.com

New World Orders: http://www.edwardgtalbot.com/



Segment Related Links:

CSharp

Visa card surprise: $23,148,855,308,184,500



Paws up: All-pet airline hits skies

Brothel offers discount to cyclists

That Don't Make It Junk lyrics



Also Mentioned on the Show:

L.I.C.C. TVTropes Page

Media Frenzy Podcast

Star Trek No Decent Place to Stand

Geek of all Trades Episode #22: Standing on the iPods of giants

In which our illustrious host celebrates the 1 year anniversary of this show, laments getting beaten to the punch on something, celebrates getting a Parsec nod, is secretly glad he hasn't had any major stories for his Dogma Alert segment for a little while, and gets prompted to talk about Michael Jackson.



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Promos:

The Parsec Awards: http://www.parsecawards.com

Cue The Film: http://cuethefilm.blogspot.com

Movie Mantras: http://www.moviemantras.com

French Quarter Hustle: http://crescentcityheat.com/



Segment Related Links:

The Funny Music Project

Beautiful Day lyrics

Need Something? Talk To My Right Ear

Fox steals more than 100 shoes

Why People Believe Invisible Agents Control the

World

Hot chilli grenades



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Social Media Douchebag

Slice of Sci-Fi

The Casting Game

Der Geek

Stret Sweeper Social Club

Planned Parenthood

9 Conservative Myths About Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism

Rocket Propelled Geeks.com

Archangel

Form Letter Rejection Theatre

Geek of all Trades Episode #21: Hey artist? You got a dollar?

In which our illustrious host engages in some Right Wing bashing again (much of which was wiped out by Audacity, dammit all), plays a brilliant speech by the Encaffineated One, and recounts his Rent adventure.



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Promos:

Guardians: http://www.guardiansnovel.com/

Into The Dark: http://www.computerkingonline.com

C4C Podcast: http://www.c4cpodcast.com



Segment Related Links:

Don't Be A Stranger

Looking like daddy has material rewards

Robot snake is new spy

Support for 'bereaved' architects

Giant pig shot for eating cow at Pilbara cattle station

Light as the Breeze lyrics

Christian group sues for right to burn gay teen novel



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Encaffeinated ONE

Daily Kos

Phil Rossi's Eden

Christiana's Shallow Thoughts

Form Letter Rejection Theatre

The Casting Game

Rent

Personal Effects: Dark Art



Here's the picture I mentioned in the show, comparing the logos for Rent and Personal Effects Dark Art.

Which Crazy Writer Am I?

Brian completed the quiz "Which Crazy Writer Are You?" with the result Thomas Pynchon.

A great, brilliant, blinding enigma of a man comes screaming into the literary world; it has happened before, but there's nothing to compare it to now. Nobody has seen you since sometime in the early 1960s - indeed, you appear to be so adverse to the idea of being photographed that you've been known to jump out of 2nd story Mexico City hotels in order to avoid it. Rumors abound about your whereabouts and your goings-on... and yet you think it's okay to do a guest voice on "The Simpsons"? Is this just a game to you? Dare we look down at the footnotes of the text of the Day? Does a Day need to make sense by Day's end?.

Oh wow. My book is on Amazon.

Well, sort of. You still need to buy it through Lulu sadly. But, you CAN write a review there if you're one of the lucky ones who has read it, and mention where you got it. :-)

Geek of all Trades Video(s) #4(a & 4b): Personal Effects: Dark Art

Geek of all Trades Episode #20: This ex-loser's promise

In which our illustrious host has some announcements regarding segments, opens the floodgates for the Twilight feedback, geeks out about BaltiCon (most podcast name drops ever?), and intros the new outro.



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Promos:

The 2009 Parsec Awards: http://www.parsecawards.com

Heaven Season 5 WAR: http://www.heavennovel.com



Segment Related Links:

Alamantra

New Memory Material May Hold Data For One Billion Years

Counting cells could trigger their own destruction

Residents no longer butt of jokes

Don't get in a flap, it's just a cat with furry wings

All Because of You Lyrics

War room is no place for Bible study

Conservative activists turn to web for traction; denounce gay ‘marraige’



Also Mentioned on the Show:

BaltiCon

Nathan Lowell

The BaltiCon Podcast

Scott Roche

RangerCast

Kim's site

The Weird Show

Metamor City

Escape Pod

Tee Moris

The strip where Junkie May is responsible for my demise

Murder at Avedon Hill

The Murverse

J.C. Hutchins

Evo Terra

Scott Sigler

George Hrab

The site for the guy I bought my sword from

The Funny Music Project

Calls For Cthulhu

Phil Rossi

Jared Axelrod

J.R. Blackwell

Christiana Ellis

Paulette Jaxton

12v Theater

Ninjas vs. Zombies

Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

They Might Be Giants' Apollo 18

David Moldawer

Jill Sobule

Philippa Ballantine

Blinded By Rainbows

Personal Effects: Dark Art

Nina Kimberly the Merciless

James Patrick Kelly

Brandon Sanderson

The Colbert Gay Marriage Ad Parody

The Agnostic Brothers Podcast

War, Inc.

Sanguisuga

Please spread this around

Why is the so-called "Liberal" media not covering this?

I was going to discuss this on the upcoming episode of Geek of all Trades, but during the process of putting it together I realized the show was already going to run long, so I'm posting it here instead. In lighter new expect a review of Terminator Salvation coming soon.

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Abuse Photos Include Images Of Rape And Sexual Assault: Report

The Pentagon on Thursday denied the Daily Telegraph report that photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse, whose release U.S. President Obama wants to block, include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the newspaper had shown "an inability to get the facts right."

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs also dismissed the report.

"I want to speak generally about some reports I've witnessed over the past few years in the British media. And in some ways, I'm surprised it filtered down," Gibbs said. "Let's just say if I wanted to look up -- if I wanted to read a writeup today of how Manchester United fared last night in the Champion's League cup, I might open up a British newspaper. If I was looking for something that bordered on truthful news, I'm not entirely sure it'd be in the first pack of clips I'd pick up."

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LONDON (AP) -- A former U.S. general said graphic images of rape and torture are among the photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse that President Obama's administration does not want released.

Retired Major Gen. Antonio Taguba, who oversaw the U.S. investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, told Britain's Daily Telegraph in an article published Wednesday that he agreed with Obama's decision not to release the pictures.

"I am not sure what purpose their release would serve other than a legal one and the consequence would be to imperil our troops, the only protectors of our foreign policy, when we most need them," Taguba was quoted by the Daily Telegraph. "The mere description of these pictures is horrendous enough, take my word for it."

Two Obama administration officials didn't immediately respond to e-mail requests for comment Wednesday night.

The prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib exploded after photos taken by soldiers appeared in 2004.

According to the Telegraph, the new photos depicted much more serious abuses than previously documented.

One photo reportedly showed an American soldier apparently raping a female prisoner and another was said to show a male translator raping a male detainee, the Telegraph reported.

It was not immediately clear from the report who had seen the photos or how they might have been obtained.

The Telegraph said the photos relate to 400 cases of alleged abuse between 2001 and 2005 at Abu Ghraib and six other prisons.

The newspaper said the images in the photos were backed up by statements from Taguba's report into prisoner abuses at Abu Ghraib obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.

I am soon to return

June 4th.

Be there.

Hiatus

Due to circumstances beyond my control (re: my home computer's all fucked up) there will be no new episodes of Geek of all trades until early June at the earliest.

Please stay subscribed.

Thank you.

Brian "Arkle" Webber

Geek of all Trades Episode #19: Not to be infantile, but I do believe the phrase “neener neener” is appropriate here.

In which our illustrious host expresses his new found fear of Twilight fans, talks about payback gone too far, admits that he'd like to keep the Republican party around for awhile longer, complains (again) about the lack of feedback, and makes an another announcement that no one will care about.



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Promos:

British Invaders: http://www.britishinvaders.com

Babylon Podcast: http://www.babylonpodcast.com



Segment Related Links:

Bosco and Peck

German woman divorces husband for cleaning too much

Man's farting prompts knife-throwing attack

Dr Who link to UFO sighting rise

House passes bill too gross to talk about

The Future lyrics

Faith-Based Swindle



Also Mentioned on the Show:

Earth, Wind, & Fire

Instant Runoff Voting

Obama's 2008 MLK Day speech

Torchwood

Twilight Fans Stab, Choke, And Beat Haters Into Submission

Penis prank provokes revenge rape

The full interview from The Daily Show with Balmer

Celebrities I apparently look like

Jessica Lange? Really?

Geek of all Trades Video #3: The Energy Drinx Experience

Geek of all Trades Episode #18: The Unification of the Descent of The Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 & 2

In which our illustrious host tries to interview a fellow podcaster but has it turn into a conversation, and sneaks in a few announcements at the end. No Right Wing History this show either, for the same reason as last show, and the same reason as every show in April. :-(

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Promos:
None this week

Segment Related Links:
Lisa Redford
Alexandra Leaving Lyrics
Twins commit perfect heist?
Man robs retired chief at police convention
Neb. town considers turning defunct electric chair into tourist attraction
Mediums get grant to talk with the dead
Idaho activist wants his religion in public schools
Catholic Hierarchy knew about pedophile priests in the 50s

Also Mentioned on the Show:
How To Grow Your Geek
Jack & Theresa
NetFlix
TVTropes.org
Slice of Sci-Fi
Joe Murphy Memorial Fund
Adult Space Child Free Podcast
365 Days of Astronomy
My Star Trek related poll

I Remember Joe

Geek of all Trades Episode #17: Cock Blockin' Jerk-Ass Robot

In which our illustrious host officially decides that his episode titles should rarely if ever have anything to do with the actual content of the show, discusses a discussion with Dubshack (yeah, the Farpoint Recap is back by the way), floats an idea for new segment, talks about an "interesting" subculture, tests the waters on his father's behalf, and rejuvenates a dead topic, briefly.



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Promos:

Personal Effect: Dark Art: http://www.jchutchins.net/TheBrink

V For Vertigo: http://www.vforvertigo.com



Mentioned on the Show:

Watchmen movie

3rd Star Trek trailer

LogicOne

Actor Ron Silver dies in NYC at age 62 of cancer

Farpoint Recap

Deaths of gamers leave their online lives in limbo

Scots could soon be blasting off into space

Coffee taster's £10m tongue

Japan picks 'cute ambassadors'

Lolita Handbook

New Mexico Independent

Liberation Theology

Paper Thin Hotel lyrics

MILF & Cookies Podcast for March 19th 2008

Geek of all Trades Episode #16: Existential Head Wound

In which our illustrious host opens with a segment instead of a rant or joke, talks about his lost wallet, talks about an interesting potential Senate candidate, talks about his first Sigler experience, has a geekgasm about the upcoming Watchmen movie, and comes to the realization that when he's sick he kinda sounds like Bobby Kennedy Jr.



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Promos:

In Your Right Mind: http://www.imaginethatstudios.com/category/podcast/

Weather Child by Pip Ballantine: http://www.weatherchild.com



Mentioned on the Show:

Our Lady Of Solitude lyrics

George Hrab

Blank Reg

Bonfils

The Rookie by Scoitt Sigler

Scrappy Rocky Mountain News closing its doors

The New Media Monopoly

Porn Star for La. Senate

March 5th

Wyoming Senate votes to end Internet hunting

How camels could explain quantum uncertainty

Woman fell to her death while chasing a feather

Worm causes computer crash

Robert Kennedy Jr., and Ring of Fire radio

Geek of all Trades Episode #15: Hey, what does this button do?

In which our illustrious host finally returns to the podcasting game, gets outraged by the so-called "new" version of Audcacity, which near as he can tell is a piece of crap compared to the old one, talks about fan fiction yet again, and records his segments like a trooper despite a lame voice.



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Promos:

The BaltiCon Podcast: http://balticonpodcast.org

Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing: http://www.adventuresinscifipublishing.com



Mentioned on the Show:

Penny Relentless

BitStrips

Robber Uses Batleth in Hold-Up

Florist's fatal addiction

Giant bird goes on Rod Hull and Emu rampage

Reality TV contestant quits show after it was revealed he killed parents

Star Wars Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy

"I Will not visit Auschwitz."

February 19th

The 9th

Geek of all Trades: The Apology

In which our illustrious host feels like an ass.

G.O.A.T. Bonus Episode #7

Just a little update on my situation, plus an announcement concerning the show's regular release date.

An open call for help

OK, so my current computer has some pictures, podcast stuff, songs, etc. I would like to move over to my new one. Here's the problem. My current PC will not recognize any USB devices except for my USB mouse anymore. My DVD burner, my flash drives, nothing. So I can't transfer files to them. And the reason I had an external DVD burner drive in the first place is because the one that the computer came with was busted an wouldn't burn anything to any disc anymore.

I can still access all these files. The pictures are (near as I can tell, because I've not time to visually inspect every single one) all fine, the songs, the final 3 episodes of Morevi which I'm glad I downloaded well before this mess happened, StarCraft, all the files currently on this hard drive work fine.

The only problem is that thanks to no internet connection and no USB recognition and no working CD/DVD-R burner I have no way to save these files and move them over to my brand new PC, which I have not yet hooked up for this reason.

Does anyone out there know what I can do? I mean, I know that multiple PCs can be connected, but I do not know what kind I would need, if I have them already or not, or how.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. You can leave a comment here, since I will be able to come down to campus Friday and will have access to e-mail, or you can send it to arkle@comcast.net. If you've never sent me an e-mail before, please include the words "file salvaging" in the subject line so I don't accidentally delete it.