Archive for August, 2009

Episode 9: Slap a Dullard

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

In Which We:
-Discuss the Socratic Dialogues
-Attempt to start a beef with our local alternative newspaper’s cultural critics
-Read some sweet, sweet listener mail

Show notes:
-Read Plato’s dialogues at Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p)
-Judge Harry Kloman for yourself! (http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A65621)

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Episode 8: Plinko versus Planko

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Alright folks, this is a long one. Buckle in as we:
-Sing like Michael McDonald. A lot.
-Have a long and legitimate philosophical discussion on the problems of Free Will and Determinism
-Have significant difficulties in saying the name of influential 20th century thinker Wittgenstein

Show notes:
-Daniel Dennett for more on the Free Will problem. At TED (http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_dennett.html) or his book Freedom Evolves (http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Evolves-Daniel-C-Dennett/dp/0670031860)
-Nok Hockey totally exists, Chuck (http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/244)

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Episode 7: Breadbox Submarine

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

In which:
-The United States Postal Service is vigorously praised!
-Celebrities are seen at local eateries!
-Poses at rock concerts are thoughtfully considered!

and more!

Show Notes:
-Baseball Robots!

-As promised, a gratuitous Google Street View of the Eat & Park mentioned in this episode, which was actually at the Waterfront, not Waterworks.

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New look for the site

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Hi, we’ve updated the site to actually have a distinct visual appearance, and we’ll be continuing to make tweaks, fixes and improvements.

If something is broken or weird or messed up, please send us an email at and let us know.

Episode 6: Obamadong

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

In Which:

-We discuss a new, counterfactual based strategy for talk radio.

-We just nerd the fuck out.

-We invent a charming new children’s media property, which we have already copyrighted, so don’t even think about stealing it.

Sorry things were a bit late this week, I’ve been moving so we got a bit behind schedule on production.

Show Notes:
think about Raymond Scott, folks (http://www.raymondscott.com/)

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