I'm Trying To Think » podcast

Episode 38: Nemesis

Dave — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:03:14 +0000

In which we discuss revenge, amongst other various topics (most of which are Star Trek again).

Episode 37: Race for the Grey Cup

Dave — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:59:02 +0000

Join us as we talk music, revisit the troubled Pittsburgh Pirates, and make our CFL Picks.

Episode 36: Overcoming the Adversary

Dave — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:33:53 +0000

Join us as we discuss hippies, jugglers, the Devil and other topics of deep import to our world today. Plus, insightful tech reviews of some stuff that’s on our desk

Episode 35: A Nice Hello

Dave — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:35:55 +0000

Chuck and Dave fight a power outage, discuss how the sausage is made and go highbrow/lowbrow with Melville discussion and also fart noises.

Episode 31: The Lost Episode

Dave — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:51:01 +0000

We’ve unearthed an episode thought lost forever in the mists of our recent past.

In it, we discuss Easter, God’s won/lost record, the world’s saddest superhero and more!

Episode 34: Spangles

Dave — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:36:24 +0000

In which we touch on the religious and political framework of America, but mostly discuss clowns.

Show Notes:

Toto Coelo’s “I Eat Cannibals” video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4O1A-mmBWw

Spangles’ Sweet Ride can be seen here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80099817@N00/sets/72157624143308000/)

Episode 33: Quality

Dave — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:38:51 +0000

In which we ponder the utilitarian implications of shitty emailing.

Also, Old People Rock and a belated celebration of organized labor!

Episode 32: Maddened Mime Menagerie

Dave — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:52:53 +0000

We talk about Miracles, Magic, and the future of popular music.

Show Notes: If you have somehow survived being on the internet without seeing the music video in discussed, here ya go

Episode 30: I Went To Hogwarts

Dave — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:11:52 +0000

In this episode, we examine the Seinfeldian Nothing, the distance between two points and the many meanings of ‘make.’ Plus listener mail!

Episode 29: Antebellum

Dave — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:38 +0000

In which we discuss issues of epistemology, troubled heritage and etiquette.

Show Notes:

*Robot Unicorn Attack (what’s your high score?)

*Epistemology

*Dave attributed the idea of Justified True Belief to those wacky funsters, The Logical Positivists. This is incorrect. Like most ideas, this is one of Plato’s. Specifically from the Theaetetus (in which it is interestingly dismissed, even though it is accepted by many modern philosophers)

Episode 28: Hwhites

Dave — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:18:36 +0000

We try and figure out hwhat the deal with hwhites is.

Also we got snowed on.

Episode 27: Trek Talk

Dave — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:49:52 +0000

In this episode, things get a little bit scifi as we discuss gadgets (yes, the goddamned iPad) and our impending Star Trek future, as well as other mid-century science fiction films and the genitals contained therein.

Also, the Electric Light Orchestra.

Episode 26: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Dave — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:00:43 +0000

In which we attempt to understand interfaith relations through the prism of Bill Murray, discover the wonders of shopping for science supplies, and answer viewer mail!

Episode 25: Gods and Giggles

Dave — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:42:10 +0000

We’re back for the new year. Join us as we contemplate what has come to pass, then give those things stupid awards.

Show Notes:
- As promised, Slaughterhouse 90210: http://slaughterhouse90210.tumblr.com/

Episode 24: Suskuspicious

Dave — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:48:29 +0000

In which we discuss religious road advertising, strip clubs and the virtues of simplicity.

Episode 23: Bearslap

Dave — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:12:53 +0000

In which we discuss holiday albums, the songs of Boston (the city not the band, but also the band), and Ursine assault.

Show notes:
- Bob Dylan’s amazing video for Must Be Santa

Episode 21: Lasercrotch

Dave — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:51:23 +0000

In which we discuss Laser-based entertainments, the looming 2012 disaster (hint: not looming, not a disaster) and some religious magazines!

Show Notes:
The phrase “That’s some Bertrand Russell shit” refers to Russell’s work on definite descriptions, a significant landmark in the philosophical study of the truth value of claims involving fictional entities.

Episode 20: People in China

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:45:01 +0000

Join us as we forecast the future of morality, celebrate Steven Tyler’s quitting of Aerosmith, and ponder the smoldering sexuality of mummies.

Show Notes:
- Could not find a single clip of that bassist guy, so that story officially went nowhere
- Aerosmith may or may not be breaking up after all. Fingers crossed, folks.

Episode 19: Hip Deep In Poop Studios

Dave — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:13 +0000

In which we:
- Discuss exciting new voice acting opportunities
- Go on and on about The Wisdom of Crowds
- Are a little tired

Show notes:
- Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, for free!
- Tim O’Reily’s What is Web 2.0 Speech/Article/Things

Episode 17: Xena’s Paradox

Dave — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:15:30 +0000

In this episode, we talk about all of your favorite topics, assuming your favorite topics are Logic, Mathematics, Statistics and Ghosts.

Show Notes:
-Hip Hop Multiplication!

Episode 16: Opinion House

Dave — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:35:43 +0000

Peace Prize!

Google Wave!

The Fundamentals of Dualism, Materialism, Ontology and how it all affects The Ship Of Theseus!

It’s all here, all new, all for you. Ring the bell and don’t forget to leave your shoes by the door, because you are entering OPINION HOUSE!

*explosion*

Show Notes:
-CyberTips!
-The management apologizes for the sniffles, as well as some of the music quality this week. There were issues with both sinuses and sound cables.

Episode 15: The Chuck E Cheese Band

Dave — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:13:56 +0000

In Which:
-Directors are arrested
-Musical smugness is railed against
-CIA plots are mumbled about

Show Notes:
The best article about the old tax loophole (since closed) which allowed Uwe Boll movies to be funded is here

Chunktest entries close soon. Send us your recipe by Monday. Or don’t.

Episode 14: Slaves and Mercenaries

Dave — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:07:28 +0000

In which we:
-Talk about the G20 protests that whipped through our fair city
-Talk, for some reason, mostly about the horrible losing season streak of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Show Notes:

Okay guys, I’ll admit that when running through Pirates history off the top of my head, I messed up a bit on the timeline of Andy Van Slyke vs. Barry Bonds free agency. Van Slyke was not a free agent at the time that Bonds was, so the choice between them was not literal. Instead, watching Bonds continue to blossom in SF while Van Slyke succumbed to age in Pittsburgh was merely emblematic of the horrible futility to come for the next 17 years of Pittsburgh baseball.

But really, it’s baseball, so you probably don’t care anyways.

Episode 13: Counter-Surveillance

Dave — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:48:41 +0000

In which:
-Dave assumes he knows things about both surveillance and the plight of inner cities because he’s seen The Wire
-We discuss the Kanye West thing, so we as a society can move on
-We dissect a curious, curious quote

and shit just gets generally spooky.

Episode 12: Brotherfight

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:23:07 +0000

In which we:
-Spitball ideas for Rock Band games
-Announce the Chunktest
-Contemplate a miserable afterlife of endless podcasting
-Make our fortune

Show Notes:
-Guitar Praise (http://www.guitarpraise.com/home.php), for all your Stryper and Petra and Reliant K video gaming needs!
-Send us a recipe for the Chunky Mary!