Praise for Arkle

"...[B]rilliant!" Michael R. Mennenga, Farpoint Media

"I'm just enjoying the f*** out of your podcast." Jack Jaffee, author of Down The Road.

"...[L]isteners, I hope you enjoy it." J.C. Hutchins, author of the 7th Son trilogy

"I've been on [The Casting Game] and it's pretty cool." Christiana Ellis, author of Nina Kimberley the Merciless

26 April 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 30: The Ins and Outs of Inns

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Promo:
Milk Carton TV

Plot Summary: Lorelai and Sookie have the first fight of their long friendship when, upon hearing that the Independence Inn may be sold, Lorelai panics and decides that their shared dream of opening an inn together is doomed to failure.

19 April 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 29: Like Mother, Like Daughter

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Promo:
The Funny Music Project

Plot Summary: Chilton's headmaster Charleston thinks Rory isn't properly socializing and when Lorelai disagrees he tells her Rory may be taking after her mom. Rory's attempt to reach out gets her involved with a sorority while Lorelai becomes a booster.

Introducing the newest show in the Arkle Studios repetoire



This new podcast which will be hosted by myself (Arkle), podcast novelist T.M. Camp, and a guest co-host each episode will discuss a topic near and dear to all music lovers; one hit wonders. ;-)

The show is still in development at the moment, but the format as it currently stands is each month on the 11th a new episode goes into the feed wherein the hosts discuss 4 randomly selected one hit wonder songs (using the standard of any artist/band to have only one song break the Billboard Top 100 charts).

Before each episode comes out, the 4 songs will be listed here so you can have a chance to listen to them yourself (if by chance you haven't heard them before) before the episode comes out.

Coming up in the next week or so, we will have an Episode 0 where we only discuss one song, done twice. Yes, we'll be not only covering a one hit wonder, but a one hit wonder that was a cover of the first one hit wonder. The song in question is that song that you have danced to at least once, even if you will never admit it in public, Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. from 1980, as well as it's 1986 cover by the Australian group Pseudo Echo. This episode will mainly be done to work our some of the kinks in the show's format, and decide what might and might not work for the show.

Now, as it stands we will not be discussing any songs from after 2006 (2007 for next year, 2008 for 2013, etc.) since T.M. and I agreed that that's enough time for some of those alleged one hit wonders to have a second shot at the charts. But, if there are any one hit wonders you just HAVE to hear us talk about, use the contact info on the right hand side of this website, and, although I won't promise we WILL do it, it will certainly be considered.

Episode 0 will, with more than 90% certainty, be out sometime next week, while Episode 1 should be out on May 11. The songs planned for that episode are;
  1. Sh-Boom by The Chords (1954)
  2. Who Let the Dogs Out? by The Baha Men (2000)
  3. Cars by Gary Numan (1980)
  4. Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm (2001)

12 April 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast #28: Presenting Lorelai Gilmore

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Promo:
Technorama

Plot Summary: Rory surprises everyone by agreeing to Emily's request that she make her debut at a Debutante Ball, and when Lorelai asks Rory's dad Christopher to present his daughter to society, she finds herself attracted to the new, more responsible man he has become.

05 April 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 27: Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy

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Promo:
Tales From The Archives

Plot Summary: Lorelai's well-intentioned advice falls on deaf ears when Luke reluctantly takes in his wild 17-year-old nephew Jess, while Rory finds herself attracted to the town's newest resident

It's just a jump to the left...

29 March 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 26: The Road Trip to Harvard

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Promo:
No promo this show. Long story.

Plot Summary: The Gilmore Girl's road trip takes them to a most unusual bed and breakfast and more importantly to tour Harvard and Rory's possible future. Meanwhile Lorelai decides to move forward with her dream of opening an inn.

22 March 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 25: Red Light on the Wedding Night

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Promo:
How To Grow Your Geek

Plot Summary: During a wild bachelorette party thrown by Sookie, Lorelai makes an impulsive phone call to Rory's dad Christopher and sadly realizes that Max is not the man for her. Also, Stars Hollow gets it's first traffic light.

SYMBOLISM!!!11!!
OMFGWTFGENIUS!!

08 March 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 24: Hammers and Veils

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Promo:
The Babylon Podcast

Plot Summary: Lorelai avoids telling her parents about her engagement to Max, while Rory urges her to spill. But due to a call from Sookie asking them to come to a surprise wedding shower for the happy couple, they already know, and are appalled that Lorelai didn't tell them and so they give her the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, Rory and Dean are having trouble in paradise due to the fact that Rory suddenly becomes obsessed with finding enough extracurricular activities that will set her apart from the hundreds of other Harvard applicants.

01 March 2011

Gilmore Girls Re-watch Podcast Episode 23: Sadie, Sadie

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Promo:
I Should Be Writing

Plot Summary: Lorelai accepts Max's proposal, but when Emily hears about the upcoming wedding from Sookie, she is hurt and angry that Lorelai didn't bother to tell her. Meanwhile, Rory brings Dean to dinner at her grandparents' house and Richard's obvious disapproval of Dean leads to the first fight between Rory and her grandfather.

Note: This is the first episode with the new intro.