Gnatline Podcast

11/29/07

Intro: Referee gives flag for Giving the Business

Hosts: Thom, Nick, Teddy and Steph

Congrats to the TV Station that I work at. They reached top in sales and celebrated with pizza and Auto Motion.

Interview on SNIde Comments by Stephen Chao, co-founder of WonderHowTo.com, who mentioned a Gnatline Video.

Holiday Cthulhu Christmas Songs - Hear more at

Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles - Preview

We talk about the magic laserdiscs.

The group voices their annoyances with Gmail…even though we still think it’s the best option out there.

Stephanie talks about her problems with Apple that weren’t even her problems. An Apple customer signed up with the wrong email address (which was Stephanie’s) and Stephanie called to correct this. Listen to find out the back-ass-wards response from Apple.

Hear about the military robo-suit with audio clip.

Weekly Internet Video Finds:
The Naughty Sesame Street Count - original
New WoW Ads
This is Chuck Norris Approved

Dumbest Man of the Week: Tractor Chain of Events, Robber Caught in Concrete, The Ugliest Bride Ever and $100k Violin Stolen from Car.

AFI Top 100 Movie: This week is Grapes of Wrath. We talk about the relationships to Communism and the giant ad for the government at the end of the movie. We also mention how black and white movies are growing on us.

Teddy gives us a review of Hitman, relationships to the game and how the acting was.

Keep an eye out for a bunch of gnatline podcasts now that we have streamlined the process.

 

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Intro: Clip from Bender’s Big Score.

New show openning with 100% more Scott Fletcher.

Hosts: Brandon, Gary, Nick, Teddy, Richard, Thom & Steph.

Thom hates Vernors.

Nick & Thom return from the U.S. Open Brass Band Championship 8 out of 8 but we got another podcast ID.

Nick got 2 new podcast IDs from his Sales Conference - Stephen Chao & Ed Levine

Thanksgiving Stories from the cast about pie, turkey and holiday shopping.

Weekly Internet Video Finds:
Full Throttle Douche Bottle
Dog Popping Balloons

Dumbest Man of the Week: Poison != Flour, Oops Tear Gas, Child Taped to Wall, Plushy Lust Teddy and Pocket Bike Chase.

Field Trip: Gnatline takes a field trip to the Michigan Flute Orchestra. It’s interesting to hear all the different varations of the flute. Pic of Contrabass Flute - Pic of Double Contrabass Flute

AFI Top 100 Movie: We watched 2001: Space Odyssey. Very trippy and bizarre. We also talk about Raging Bull. Good flick and interesting use of color.

Topic: The Death of PDAs. We talk about texting, uses for PDAs and new cellphones.

Brandon explains his cousin’s crazy neighbors which seques into our crazy Sims 2 stories.

 

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Intro: Ed Levine founder of SeriousEats and Iron Chef Judge

Hosts: Richard, Will, Thom, Teddy, Steph and Nick

Happy Halloween. Thom and Nick just finished a band concert with the Motor City Brass Band. We also talked about how our individual Halloweens went and what we dressed up as. We also see how Thom is a pretty girl.

Nick debriefs on his Tokyo trip. He explains why there are hundreds of Jamaicans in Roppongi. Pictures - Videos

Game Segment: Richard beat Metroid Prime 3 and reviews some great video game music – Metroid Metal. Also discussion on Orange Box, Spore and other random video game topics.

Internet Videos of the Week:
Propeller Man
Talking Cat
Drunk Squirrel

Dumbest Man of the Week: Bad Dog, Teens Paintball Police Car, Pumpkin Tax, Monogrammed Body and Gator Package

They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard!

Top AFI Movie: This week we watched Dr. Strangelove and Bonnie and Clyde. Both of these movies were good. Dr.Strangelove is a classic with Peter Sellers.

CHALLENGE: Gnatline is throwing down the gauntlet that they are the best podcast in Royal Oak. We issue the challenge to all the Royal Oak podcasts in Michigan.

Shoutouts:

First Derby Girls Bout in Detroit for the 2007-2008 season, November 8^th

Dr. Paul McCready passed away this week

The Gnatline Mixer is on eBay - Update: It is sold

 

 #032: Their taking the Gnats to Isengard: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

WARNING: A guest host from the San Jose, Kwan, did not get recorded via Skype.

Intro Clip: Frank Rendon from Listen to the Band on BBC

Hosts: Richard, Kuan, Thom, Teddy, Steph, Will and Nick

Tokyo Update: Bell Hop Bow-Off, Tipping is banned, crazy bathrooms, local sites and the epic Pokemon wall.

Roller Derby Girls Report: Detroit wins vs. Las Vegas

Dumbest Man of the Week: Pen Cap Kid, Hospice v. Hospital, Caboose Flip and Principle Punches Cop

We ponder our technological achievement of podcasting halfway around the world.

Top AFI Movie: This week we watched Mr. Smith Goes to Washington good movie but a bit disappointed with the ending. We talk about some of the weird things that have been done during US filibusters.

Eventually we lose Nick and Kwans Skype connection.

Wills discovery: Legos are not to the Metric Standard but are instead the Imperial System.

Zeppelin comes back to life…again?

 

 #031: Live from Tokyo: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

WARNING: The Skype connection is pretty poor.

Intro Clip: Christina Shockley from NPR loves Gnatline

Hosts: Richard, Teddy, Andy, Brent, Steph, and Nick

Nick is going to Japan.

Lego Game is a failure. Check back in Christmas

Will went off to California for a Video Production Job at Current.tv.

Party at Brandons. Go circle of death.

Video: Toilets from around the World.

Dumbest Man of the Week: Iguana Smuggler, Rattlesnake Eater, Drowned in Acid, Fake Airport Bomber and Naked Robber.

AFI Top 100 Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird. Continuing on our Black and White roll, we watch To Kill a Mockingbird. Also, High Noon is a pickup from last week. We love Westerns. The cool thing is it was done in real time, like 24.

Topic: Catch All – We hear about Tims Gnomes, Brandons Ghost, Rocking Chair Ghosts and much more.

 

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Intro Clip: Chad Vader talking about Youtube

Hosts: Tim, Richard, Teddy, Thom, Steph, Will and Nick

Video: How to give a Man a Hug!

Video: Cat Floss

Dumbest Man of the Week: Sinning Cure, Shallow Lake Suicide, Karate School Robbery, Grandma Extortion and Flame Robbery

AFI Top 100 Movie: It Happened One Night. It was another Black and White movie from the Thirties with Clark Gable. Good movie.

We figure out our favorite movie so far

Richard goes over the MMO game he is developing – Website - Trailer

Tim stories from the Air Force

Teddy stories from the Dentist

Stories from High School and College

 

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Intro Clip: Appalachian State vs. UofM (09/01/07)

Hosts: Richard, Steph, Thom, Teddy, Lauren, Will and Nick

Good Luck to Paul in FSU

Timmy is on his way back home for some time off

Nick has joined the MCBB

Thom and Nick watched the movie Reds at Craig Strains house. Good but long.

Listener from Sweden on FRAPPR! Map

Website of the moment: Puppy Whirl - LINK

Internet Office Meeting Video - LINK

Wave of Cats Video - LINK

Dumbest Man of the Week: Shark Attack, Poopy House, Naked Toll, Robber for Change and Donut Wang

AFI Top 100: Movie of the Week: Midnight Cowboy. Good movie but crazy Seventies antics.

The Best Years of Our Lives. Hook hands and war goodness.

Dr. Zhivago. More Russian revolution. Very long but nearly tolerable.

Weekly Topic: Pet Stories. Hear about Mr. Floofy, Bing, Raccoon Kabobs and many other stories.

 

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Hosts: Joe, Richard, Thom, Teddy and Will

Puppet Time Potter Pals: This will get stuck in your head: LINK

Cooking Video with one of Nick’s Favorite Actors: LINK

MCBB Concert with Thom – LINK

Brandon’s 26th Birthday Party Celebration. Drinking at random bars in Royal Oak, MI.

Will flew a plane over the Detroit River Area and checked out the Down River Rats.

Dumbest Man of the Week: 30 sec Yacht Life, Bring Grenade to Work Day, Mosquito Flambé, Ted Meet Feds and Beef Porking

AFI Movie of the Week: North by Northwest. The film was great fun and mysterious movie. Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock is a great mix.

New Microphones: Thanks to a suggestion to Fear the Boot

Guest Paul is touring the U.S. and sent us a voicemail

Main Topic: Manners. The podcast questions: if manners serve a purpose in society? Have they declined? Why did this happen? What about chivalry? LINK to chivalry. It turned out to be a really good debate.

The Podcast is dedicated to the memory of our High School English Teacher: Mr. Clinton - LINK

Richard’s Great Lunch Debate. Do you go out to eat or do you bring your lunch?

 

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Another crazy episode with Thom, Nick, Richard and Teddy. They talk about the movies Birth of a Nation and A Street Car Desire. Also on the cast is a discussion on obsession verses Dedication and of course the Dumbest Man of the Week.

 

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Join the group for a world famous theme song quiz. This time on video game music. Also the movie Taxi Driver, Clockwork Orange and of course the Dumbest Man of the Week.

 

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We had a going away dinner for Tim who is joining the Air Force and Thom partied a lot. Join the group for sending Tim off, welcoming Paul, The movie Tootsie and Dumbest Man of the Week.

 

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