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This week we discuss Nature Deficit Disorder, review Eat Drink Man Woman, check out Switching Time by Richard Baer, and look into Torchwood: Season 1.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Boots or Hearts" by Grady.
Bumpers -- "Jump Minzi Jump" by Kit Downes Trio.
Outro -- "Oldertoo" by Curtis Harvey.
Direct download: TER-Show_184-Fresh_Air_for_Stale_Minds_Part_1.mp3
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This week we talk about Uranus, check out Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin by Nora Vincent, review Skinwalker by Faith Hunter, and discuss Last Chance Harvey.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Third Floor Story" by The Mother Hips.
Bumpers -- "Chain" by Vic Chesnutt.
Outro -- "Heart of Stone" by Freddie & the Screamers.

Direct download: TER-Show_183-Your_Crazy_Uranus.mp3
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This week we finish our talk on Insects in Mythology, review Special, take a look In The News, and check out P.S. I Love You.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Dream Walking" by Big Walker.
Bumpers -- "Brother of the Jug Band Blues" by Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues.
Outro -- "Speak No Evil" by Tinsley Ellis.
Direct download: TER-Show_182-There_is_a_Fly_in_My_Myth_Part_2.mp3
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This week we talk about Insects in Mythology, review Schlock of the Month: A Haunting in Connecticut, and check out The Daily Show.

Next Schlock of the Month: The Happening

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Cold Heat" by detroit7.
Bumpers -- "Blues on Mack Avenue" by Count Basie Orchestra.
Outro -- "Pick Up The Phone" by Dragonette.
Direct download: TER-Show_181-There_is_a_Fly_in_My_Myth_Part_1.mp3
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This week we discuss Science Fiction and Religion (including Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer), review Harakiri, open the Mail Bag, and check out Friday Night Lights (tv and movie).

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Big Mouth" by Mike Zito.
Bumpers -- "Pearl River" by Mike Zito.
Outro -- "One Step at a Time" by Mike Zito.

Direct download: TER-Show_180-Tech_the_Tech_and_Pray.mp3
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This week we talk about Name Changes, review Timecrimes, discuss Speed Racer(show and movie), and check out In The Woods by Tana French.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Out of Time" by Supermercado.
Bumpers -- "Spring Forward" by Bill Banfield Band.
Outro -- "Slingshot" by The Black Seeds.
Direct download: TER-Show_179-The_Review_of_Numerous_Varied_Items_Show_Podcast.mp3
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This week we explore Saturn, review The Informant!, and check out both Book of the Dead and Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Blues on Belle Isle" by Gerald Wilson Orchestra.
Bumpers -- "Cryin' Blind" by Samuel James.
Outro -- "Vegas" by Mark Minelli.
Direct download: TER-Show_178-Sexy_Saturn.mp3
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This week we talk about 3-D Movies, review The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks, check out Schlock of the Month: The Midnight Meat Train, and discuss The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester.

Next Schlock of the Month: The Haunting in Connecticut

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "S. Kingshighway Bubblegum Factory" by Bunnygrunt.
Bumpers -- "Copper Tone" by Playdate.
Outro -- "A Geranium for Mano-a-Mano" by Glenn Jones.
Direct download: TER-Show_177-Coming_Soon_in_3D.mp3
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This week we finish our talk on Healthcare, check out Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson, open the Mail Bag, and review Street Fighter 4.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Not a Political Song" by Holmes.
Bumpers -- "Blowzabella/Jon's Jig" by Blowzabella.
Outro -- "Shadows of Night" by John Krogman.
Direct download: TER-Show_176-The_End_of_Civilization_or_US_Healthcare_Part_2.mp3
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This we talk about Health Care (the blog discussed), check out the book Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden, offer up a Pet Peeve that's not a Pet Peeve, review Battlestar Galactica, and discuss The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet.com).
Intro -- "Better Mind" by The Twin Cats.
Bumpers -- "Swing This" by The Hot Club of San Francisco.
Outro -- "Lonesome Road" by The Black Sorrows.
Direct download: TER-Show_175-The_End_of_Civilization_or_US_Healthcare_Part_1.mp3
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This week we clean out the News Fridge, check out The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer, review The Final Destination, and discuss three books by Brad Meltzer (The Book of Lies, The Book of Fate, The Tenth Justice).

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Countach" by The Cassettes.
Bumpers -- "Sylvie Sovay" by Bella Hardy.
Outro -- "Sax Bomb" by Marc Reift Orchestra.
Direct download: TER-Show_174-Cleaning_Out_the_Sink_and_Fridge.mp3
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This week we discuss Jupiter, check out The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law by Michael S. Lief and H. Mitchell Caldwell, and review Schlock of the Month: Eagle Eye.

Next Schlock of the Month: The Midnight Meat Train

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "I Believe I'm in Love" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Bumpers -- "Can't Tear It Up Enuff" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Outro -- "Wait on Time" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Direct download: TER-Show_173-Ginormous_Jupiter.mp3
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This week we tackle the physiology of vampires, check out Triad Election, open the Mail Bag, and review Shoot 'Em Up.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Helena Polka" by The International All-Star Polka Ensemble.
Bumpers -- "Brokenhearted Serenade" by Chris Barron.
Outro -- "Find a Good Woman" by Craig Erickson.

Direct download: TER-Show_172-Vampiric_Physiology.mp3
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This week we talk about Cat Studies, finish our summer reviews with Drag Me To Hell and Away We Go, and review District 9.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Queen Bee" by Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet.
Bumpers -- "Down by the Sea" by Fly My Pretties.
Outro -- "Perfect" by Tamela D'Amico.

Direct download: TER-Show_171-Los_Gatos_Dos.mp3
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This week we discuss Origami, talk about Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, review The Dylan Dog Case Files, get Glory's Gardening Tips #2, and check out The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Hungry" by Ana Popovic.
Bumpers -- "Nothing Personal" by Ana Popovic.
Outro -- "Get Back Home to You" by Ana Popovic.
Direct download: TER-Show_170-The_Folding_Arts.mp3
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This week we discuss a History of Stuff, check out the book Bonds of Vengeance by David B. Coe, and review Schlock of the Month: Devour.

Next Schlock of the Month: Eagle Eye

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Lay Me Down" by Manda Mosher.
Bumpers -- "Beinn A' Cheathaich" by Maggie MacInnes.
Outro -- "I'll Make It Up To You" by The Twisters.

Direct download: TER-Show_169-Consuming_Stuff_Through_History.mp3
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This week we discuss Art, Consumerism, and Nobel Prize Winners of Literature, review Sunshine, open the Mail Bag, and check out The Shifting Fog by Kate Morton.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "It Ain't Over When It's Over" by Kelley Hunt.
Bumpers -- "I Got Your Back" by Rick Braun.
Outro -- "Memphis Bound" by Mojo Buford.
Direct download: TER-Show_168-Noble_Nobel.mp3
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This week we discuss Paradigm Shifts in Consumerism (including an article by Kim Stanley Robinson and the site Story of Stuff), check out My Anecdotal Life by Carl Reiner, review The Wrestler, and talk about The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Still in the Dark" by Aranda.
Bumpers -- "Don't Give Me Another Reason" by Zac Harmon.
Outro -- "Nightingale" by The Coal Men.

Direct download: TER-Show_167-Shifty_Paradigms.mp3
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This week we talk about Coyotes, look into The Legend of the Shadowless Sword, review Transformers 2, and check out the book One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" by Johnni Bassett.
Bumpers -- "Lunar" by Mike DiRubbo.
Outro -- "Positive Message for the Kids" by Mackin.

Direct download: TER-Show_166-Coyote_Crowd_Control.mp3
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This week we discuss the planet Venus, offer up Glory's Gardening #1, check out Mad Kestrel by Misty Massey, and review Schlock of the Month: The Covenant.

Next Schlock of the Month: Devour

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Swag" by Black Bikini Alpha.
Bumpers -- "The Cobbler" by David Gibson.
Outro -- "Love Foreclosure" by Zakiya Hooker.
Direct download: TER-Show_165-Vicious_Venus.mp3
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This week we talk about the Antikythera Mechanism, check out Chosen By A Horse by Susan Richards, discuss the game Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, open the Mail Bag, and review The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman.

Here's the YouTube link for Michael Wright's Replica.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Holler for Craig Lawler" by Jason Ricci and New Blood.
Bumpers -- "World on a String" by Paul Meyers.
Outro -- "A Song" by Charlie Wood.
Direct download: TER-Show_164-Zeus_Tells_Time.mp3
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This week we finish our talk on Bees, check out Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man by George Case, look into The President's House by Margaret Truman, review Election, and discuss Robert Kennedy: His Life by Evan Thomas.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Ik Hou Van Je (I Love You)" by Candye Kane.
Bumpers -- "Tonight I Shall Sleep" by Grant Stewart.
Outro -- "Fire and Iron" by Bintangs.

Direct download: TER-Show_163-To_Bee_or_Not_Part_2.mp3
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This week we discuss Honeybees, check out Just After Sunset by Stephen King, talk about The Boston Stranglers by Susan Kelly, review Terminator: Salvation, and look at Bone by Bone by Carol O'Connell.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Large Bodies" by Father Phoenix.
Bumpers -- "Quagmire" by Rick Germanson Trio.
Outro -- "Got to Get to Louisiana" by David Frezzell and T. Graham Brown.


Direct download: TER-Show_162-To_Bee_or_Not_Part_1.mp3
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This week we finish our talk on Military Robotic Ethics, discuss Schlock of the Month, and review In Plain Sight.

Next month's Schlock of the Month: The Covenant

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "1000 Years" by Biscuit.
Bumpers -- "Trader" by Tim Pourbaix.
Outro -- "Rock and Roll Survivor" by Brothers of the Southland.


Direct download: TER-Show_161-HAL_or_Tweekie_Part_2.mp3
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This week we discuss Military Robotic Ethics, check out the TV show Fringe, and open the Mail Bag.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Karma Found" by Christopher Rees.
Bumpers -- "First Mind" by Corey Wilkes & Abstract Pulse.
Outro -- "Red Eye" by David Wilcox.


Direct download: TER-Show_160-HAL_or_Tweekie_Part_1.mp3
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This week we talk more on the Flu, check out Split Images by Elmore Leonard, discuss the video game Overlord, and review Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Poetic Pitbull Revolution" by Diablo Swing Orchestra.
Bumpers -- "Nocturne" by Ekho.
Outro -- "Seven Ways" by Dennis McClung Blues Band.

Direct download: TER-Show_159-Flu_Fun_Part_2.mp3
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This week we discuss the Flu, talk about The Counterfeiters, check out Passing Strange by Martha A. Sandweiss, and review Sunshine Cleaners.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Say No More" by Enrico Crivellaro.
Bumpers -- "Muleskin Girl" by M Shanghia String Band.
Outro -- "Come Back" by Melodee Rockmore.


Direct download: TER-Show_158-Flu_Fun_Part_1.mp3
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This week we talk about the planet Mercury, check out the book Deception by Denise Mina, discuss Schlock of the Month: The Wyvern Mystery, and review What Happened by Scott McClellan.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Teenage Screamers" by Tokyo Dragons.
Bumpers -- "Bud's Blues/52nd Street Theme" by Bud Powell.
Outro --"Music is the food of love" by Jack De Keyzer.

Direct download: TER-Show_157-Weird_Days_and_Water_on_Mercury.mp3
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This week we celebrate our show's 3rd Anniversary with a talk about Numbers, we open the Mail Bag, review Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk (the Edward Norton version), and check out Black Wave.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Dear Loneliness" by Clay George.
Bumpers -- "Cheryl" by The Kevin Hays Trio.
Outro -- "Can't Remember Your Name" by The Dirty Skirts.


Direct download: TER-Show_156-Your_Number_Is_Up.mp3
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This we discuss the making of a successful marriage, check out the movie Fulltime Killer, and review Heavy Metal in Baghdad.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Penrose After Dark" by Bennie Smith.
Bumpers -- "You're Driving Me Crazy!" by Emilie-Claire Barlow.
Outro -- "Born to be Great" by I Said Stop!

Direct download: TER-Show_155-How_Not_to_Sleep_on_the_Couch.mp3
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This week we talk about the Mars Rovers - Spirit and Opportunity, check out Madness Under The Royal Palms by Laurence Leamer, review Zulu, and discuss Hubris by Michael Isikoff.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "300 sirenes" by Paul Cargnello.
Bumpers -- "Flamenc - q" by Josep Sotto.
Outro -- "Mile Marker" by Dropout Year.


Direct download: TER-Show_154-Good_Little_Rover.mp3
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This week we discuss Bird Songs, look into The Host, serve up Schlock of the Month: 88 Minutes, check out Seeds of Betrayal by David B. Coe, and review Misquoting Jesus by XXXX.

Next Schlock of the Month: The Wyvern Mystery

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Todo una vida" by Raquel Bitton.
Bumpers -- "Fade" by Joan Jones.
Outro -- "Gorgeous Behavior" by Marching Band.

Direct download: TER-Show_153-Getting_Throaty_With_Birds.mp3
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This week we talk about Bird Respiration, check out the movie Sukiyaki Western Django, open the Mail Bag, and review 21.

Music Credits (music provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- "Backrow Politics" by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
Bumpers -- "Range" by The Balky Mule.
Outro -- "When Love Goes Bad" by Donna Frost.

Direct download: TER-Show_152-Heavy_Breathing_for_Birds.mp3
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This week we talk about Mars, review The Man From Earth, check out the book King of Hearts by G. Wayne Miller, and look at the video game Fallout 3.

Music Credits (music provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Any Day Now" by Tom Taylor.
Bumpers -- "River of Dirt" by Marissa Nadler.
Outro -- "So Your Love" by Joan Jones.


Direct download: TER-Show_151-Facetime_with_Mars.mp3
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This week we talk about Plant Biology, review Tropic Thunder, and check out the book Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth.

Music Credits (music provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Maybe I'm Sorry" by Three Legged Fox.
Bumpers -- "Remember" by Yair Yona.
Outro -- "Something Ain't Right" by Blue Dukes.


Direct download: TER-Show_150-The_Comedy_of_Plants.mp3
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This week we discuss misinterpreted art, review Rescue Dawn, get a Green update, and check out Schlock of the Month: Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Next Schlock of the Month: 88 Minutes

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "A Penny for Your Prayers" by Ironweed.
Bumpers -- "Jim in a Bottle" by Charlie Walker.
Outro -- "Railroad Boy" by Amy LaVere.


Direct download: TER-Show_149-Tricky_Very_Tricky.mp3
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This week we talk about Science Fiction versus Fantasy, bring you a Monsanto update, check out Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, and review a biography of Howard Hughes.

Music Credits (music provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Dirty Dog" by Boo Boo Davis.
Bumpers -- "Brother Ray" by Jim Rotondi.
Outro -- "So Far Away" by Tango Kilo.


Direct download: TER-Show_148-Two_Peas_One_Pod.mp3
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This week we talk about Superheroes, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve #11, open the Mail Bag, and get a teaser look at MI:5.

Music Credits:
Intro -- "Avalon" by BRB.
Bumpers -- "Hellhounds" by Jamblasters.
Outro -- "Bad Boss" by Lemmings.


Direct download: TER-Show_147-We_Need_Superheroes.mp3
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This week we discuss Generation Y, review the movie Next, talk about comedian Mike Birbiglia, and check out the book Slip of the Knife.

Next Schlock of the Month:  Plan 9 From Outer Space

Music Credits:
Intro -- "Downtown" by Jon-Rae Fletcher.
Bumpers -- "Windchimes" by Steve Key.
Outro -- "My Love is Like a Hurricane" by The Superfly Band.


Direct download: TER-Show_146-Dangling_Trophies.mp3
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This week we discuss Self-Esteem, check out Cary Grant: a biography, offer up Pet Peeve #21, and review Slumdog Millionaire.  All this plus a BONUS review of the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

Music Credits:
Intro -- "It's a Beautiful Day" by Stone Garden.
Bumpers -- "Groovin' High" by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
Outro -- "My Hands Are A City" by Fembots.


Direct download: TER-Show_145-This_Podcast_Likes_You.mp3
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This week we do Schlockfest!

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Yesterday" by Ky-Mani Marley.
Outro -- "Happiness" by Doghouse Roses.


Direct download: TER-Show_144-Schlockfest_2009.mp3
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This week we discuss organic companion planting, check out The Blade Itself, review Capote, and talk about Escape.

Music Credits (provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- "Let's All Go To Bed" by The Mother Truckers.
Bumpers -- "Fillings Mignon" by Janne Schaffer.
Outro -- "Hesitation Blues" by Willie Nelson.


Direct download: TER-Show_143-Organic_Companions.mp3
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This week we talk about Chinese Dragons, play the game Dead Space, open the Mail Bag, and review the documentary Hell House.

Music Credits:
Intro -- "Slippery Slime" by Eggshell Egoz.
Bumpers -- "Long Time" by Rich Todd.
Outro -- "Into The Blue" by Rob Eyley.


Direct download: TER-Show_142-Dragon_Lo_Mein.mp3
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This week we discuss Doubt, review Crawford, check out Havana Nocturne, and talk about Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control.

Music Credits:
Intro -- "Texas Bluesman" by Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz.
Bumpers -- "Black Coffee" by Sundress.
Outro -- "Cinch Sack" by Bigboy Pants.


Direct download: TER-Show_141-Digging_Doubt.mp3
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This week we talk all about Cats, discuss Brokeback Mountain, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve #10, and check out the book Beautiful Boy.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Unleash" by One Degree Deference.
Bumpers -- "Gone with the Flow" by theSoundbytes.
Outro -- "Higher than the Mountain of Love" by the leisure suit.


Direct download: TER-Show_140-Los_Gatos.mp3
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This week we discuss States Rights vs Federalism, check out the horror-comic anthology Creepy, talk about Killing Floor by Lee Child, and review Four Christmases.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Skin and Bones" by FANOE.
Bumpers -- "Pool Rebel" by The Midtones.
Outro -- "She Dreams In Blue" by Josh Woodward.


Direct download: TER-Show_139-Who_Should_Tell_You_What_To_Do.mp3
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This week we discuss the changing world of publishing, give our Schlockfest 2009 list (though I mistakenly call it 2008 on the show), check out the movie Peyton Place, and review Marley and Me.

Music Credits:
Intro -- "The Game" by Fresh Body Shop.
Bumpers -- "Rat Race" by Joe Roy.
Outro -- "Hey Mr." by Matt Ellis.

Direct download: TER-Show_138-The_Publishing_Sky_is_Falling.mp3
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This week we learn about Biofeedback, review Quantum of Solace, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve #9, check out Waco: The Rules of Engagement, talk about Red Beard, and discuss The Childrens Hour.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Mix It Up" by My Machine.
Bumpers -- "I Got To Leave You Alone" by The Mitchell Blues Band.
Outro -- "Feel This One" by Chronicle.


Direct download: TER-Show_137-Talking_With_Your_Body.mp3
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This week we finish our talk about Cancer, discuss Schlock of the Month: White Noise 2, check out Fall From Grace, and review Wanted.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Soft Living" by Reptoids.
Bumpers -- "Bound to Fall" by Sweet Diss and the Comebacks.
Outro -- "My Brother Sylveste" by The Pubcrawlers.


Direct download: TER-Show_136-The_Big_C_Part_2.mp3
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This week we begin our talk about Cancer, check out Heaven and Hell by John Jakes, and open the Mail Bag.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Don't I Know" by Robin Stine.
Bumpers -- "I've Got a Secret" by Robin Stine.
Outro -- "Daydream" by Robin Stine.


Direct download: TER-Show_135-The_Big_C_Part_1.mp3
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This week we begin our free form talks with a discussion on men versus women, discuss Charlie Wilson's War, check out Viva Pinata, and review Super High Me.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Soulful Battle" by Crush.
Bumpers -- "Cruzin CDA" by Michael Slupczynski.
Outro -- "Sonnet 16" by Maggie Doucet.
Direct download: TER-Show_134-They_Are_Just_Different.mp3
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This week we begin our talk about Dragons, play Beautiful Katamari, review The Savages, offer up Pet Peeve #21, and check out Write It When I'm Gone by Thomas M. DeFrank.

Music Credits.
Intro -- "Gunfight" by Uma Floresta.
Bumpers -- "Not Enough" by Andy Hollinger.
Outro -- "Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)" from War Elephant by Deer Tick (provided by IODAPromonet).
Direct download: TER-Show_133-Here_Be_Dragons.mp3
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This week we finish talking about the Gold Standard, offer up Anti-Pet Peeves #7 and #8, review Schlock of the Month: Deja Vu, and check out the book Kindred Souls.

Next Schlock of the Month: White Noise 2

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "White Lines & Red Lights" from The Story and The Song by Between The Trees.
Bumpers -- "That's All" from The Very Thought of You by Nicole Henry.
Outro -- "U Can't Control Me" from Unscripted by Jo De La Rosa.

Direct download: TER-Show_132-The_Gold_Sting_Part_2.mp3
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This week we talk about Ben Franklin and the gold standard, check out the book Internal Combustion by Edwin Black, open the Mail Bag, offer up Pet Peeve #20, and review And Then She Found Me.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Hit the Ground Running" from Act Your Age by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
Bumpers -- "Part Time Love" from Out of Shadows by Phantom Blues Band.
Outro -- "That's What Love Will Make You Do" from What Love Will Do by Janiva Magness.
Direct download: TER-Show_131-The_Gold_Sting_Part_1.mp3
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This week we talk about Oddities of the Calendar, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve #6, Review Religulous, and check out Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto.

Music by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Free to Be Me" from Nextep by Benny Powell.
Bumpers -- "Harpo-Ventillation" from Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts by Mark Hummel.
Outro --  "Dust in the Wind" from The James Boyd Band by The James Boyd Band.
Direct download: TER-Show_130-Calendrical_Oddities.mp3
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This week we talk about Autism, check out Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke, discuss Into Thin Air by John Krakauer, and review Master of the Flying Guillotine.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)" from Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains by Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains.
Bumpers -- "singing lullabies" from oh skies of grey by Dana Falconberry.
Outro -- "Old Old Fashioned" from Liver! Lung! FR! by Frightened Rabbit.
Direct download: TER-Show_129-A_Look_Into_Autism.mp3
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This week we talk about Vampire Hunters, revisit The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, get another helping of Schlock of the Month: Session 9, check out Duma Key by Stephen King, and re-review A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.

Next Schlock of the Month: Deja Vu

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Soft Cases" from EP 1 by Magic Me.
Bumpers -- "Perfect Waves" from ElectriGuitaristry by Steffen Shackinger.
Outro -- "Eggs and Wings" from Cloak of Nouns and Loss by M.T. Bearington.
Direct download: TER-Show_128-Dhampir_Eclectic_Style.mp3
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This week we discuss Conceptual Art, The Turner Prize, and the Stuckists, check out Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, and open the Mail Bag.

Music provided by IODAPromonet and Sharon Little:
Intro -- "Stay Rock" from Electric Fungus by Brain Police.
Bumper -- "Follow That Sound" from Perfect Time for a Breakdown by Sharon Little.
Outro -- "Compacto" from JapanPopShow by Curumin.
Direct download: TER-Show_127-You_Call_That_Art.mp3
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This week we learn about Vitamins and Minerals, offer up Pet Peeve #5, review the documentary The Bridge, and check out Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "I Get Around" from Galore by Dragonette.
Bumpers -- "Outlook" from Outlook by Steve Davis.
Outro -- "Spaghetti" from Live in Transient Sound by Nicholas Brown.
Direct download: TER-Show_126-Show_Me_Whatcha_Made_Of.mp3
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This week we discuss the SF convention of gladiators duking it out, review the movie Burn After Reading, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve #4, and check out the documentary Surfwise.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "The Blues Rolls On" from The Blues Rolls On by Elvin Bishop, Warren Haynes, and Kim Wilson.
Bumpers -- "Reminds Me" from Hicks Time by John Hicks.
Outro -- "Your Sweet Name" from Mantras for Madmen by Harry Manx.
Direct download: TER-Show_125-Gladiators_and_Our_Future.mp3
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This week we discuss the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), talk about Schlock of the Month: Stay, and review Infernal Affairs.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Orange Blossoms" from Orange Blossoms by JJ Grey and Mofro.
Bumpers -- "Rag Tap Boom" from Rag Tap Boom by Forastiere.
Outro -- "I'll Forget You" from Leavetaking by Peter Bradley Adams.

Next Schlock of the Month: Session 9
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This week we look into FDR's Tree Army -- the Civilian Conservation Corp, open the Mail Bag, Gabriel joins us to review Spore, and we check out the book Beyond Bad by Sandra Lee.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro --  "Let Me Love You" from Midnight Blues by Magic Slim and the Teardrops.
Bumpers -- "Chagrin" from In a Bad Mood by Geraint Watkins.
Outro -- "Whole Thing" from Big Blue Ball by Peter Gabriel, Francis Bebey, Alex Faku, Tim Finn, Karl Wallinger, Andy White.
Direct download: TER-Show_123-When_Government_Worked.mp3
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This week we delve into the world of werewolves, talk about the one-woman shows of Julia Sweeney, check out two books on the Bush Family, and review The Dark Knight.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Diddle It" from Steady Movin' by Carlos del Junco.
Bumpers -- "Love is Space & Time" from Happiest Man Alive by Stephen Cummings.
Outro -- "Stray Doll" from After Hours by Prima Donna.
Direct download: TER-Show_122-Hairy_and_Howling.mp3
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This week we build an alien from the nose.  Then we look at three novellas by Jack Ketchum -- Hide and Seek, Right to Life, and Old Flames.  Glory brings up Pet Peeve #19 -- un-eco-lawn care, we explore the comedy of Brian Regan, and last, we check out the book Don't Kiss Them Goodbye by Allison DuBois.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Trashcan" from Ode to Sunshine by Delta Spirit.
Bumpers -- "Foxfire/Kilnamona" from Foxfire by Dean Magraw.
Outro -- "Sunday Afternoons" from Zipper (Deluxe) by Vanessa Daou.

Direct download: TER-Show_121-Creature_Feature_2008.mp3
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This week we discuss a little town in Illinois that moved itself out of the Mississippi flood plain.  We also take a look at the graphic novels Persepolis 1 and 2 by Marjane Satrapi, review Schlock of the Month: Aeon Flux, and check out The Hearsts: Father and Son.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Overnight Sensation" from Overnight Sensation by Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson Band.
Bumpers -- "Sedated" from Laurel Wiley by Laurel Wiley.
Outro -- "Carbon Dioxide" from Who Really Needs A Heart Anyway? by Big In Japan.

Next Schlock of the Month: Stay
Direct download: TER-Show_120-Moving_Your_Entire_Town.mp3
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This show we discuss Electronic Voting and Voter Fraud, Stealing America, Black Box Voting, and open up numerous cans o' worms via the old Mail Bag.

Music provided by IODAPromonet:
Intro -- "Gunna Wanna (Tie Me Up)" from Angry Young Man by Matt Corcoran.
Bumpers -- "The Soho Strut" from Skyline Dreams by William Ash.
Outro -- "No Idea" from Poster Boys for the Apocalypse by World Wide Riot.
Direct download: TER-Show_119-Letting_HAL_Cast_Your_Vote.mp3
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This week we talk about Cochlear Implants, Deaf Culture, and the debate surrounding them.  We also review The X-Files Movie, discuss the book A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut, and then delve into the odd story of Crazy Love

Next Schlock-of-the-Month Film: Aeon Flux (live action version)

Music provided by IODAPromonet.
Intro -- Love Like This from "Today" by Mike Zito.
Bumpers -- Claudine from "Swing Gitane" by Djangologie and Walter Malosetti.
Outro -- Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens from "La Vella Dixieland" by La Vella Dixieland.
Direct download: TER-Show_118-Can_You_Hear_Me_Now.mp3
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There's been some weird issues with the way our show notes have been appearing lately, so I'm going to try this for the meantime.  If you're a show notes junky (and even if you're not), drop a line and let me know which way you prefer.

So, this week we discuss the privacy (or lack thereof) of your Health Information, look into the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig, offer up Anti-Pet Peeve 3, and talk about the Korean film, Oldboy.

As usual, music was provided by IODAPromonet.
Intro -- "Fowler Farm" from Fowler Farm by Erin McDermott.
Bumpers -- "Bouches D'or" from Bonsai Bop by The Ryoko Trio.
Outro -- "Susie Takes a Trip" from Outlines by Steve Payne.


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Opening Conversation: Recycled Art.
DVD: Alien Vs. Predator.
Schlock of the Month: The Eye.
Anti-Pet Peeve 2.
Book: The Demon Under The Microscope by Thomas Hager.

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet).
Direct download: TER-Show_116-Say_It_Again_Art_Say_It_Again.mp3
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Opening Conversation: Fluoride Controversy.
-- The Fluoride Controversy by Ted Spence.
-- "Water Fluroidation: A Review of Recent Research and Actions" -- by Joel M. Coughman. Journal of Physicians and Surgeons (vol. 10 is. 2, 2005).
-- Iowa Fluoride Study.
Mail Bag.
DVD: Rambo.
DVD: What Would Jesus Buy?

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet).
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Opening Conversation: Fluoride.
Book: Forever Young by William Sylvester Noonan and Robert Huber.
Book: Founding Father by Richard J. Whalen.
Book: Rules of Ascension by David B. Coe.
DVD: King Corn.

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- Chopper Race from "Bad Ass Guitarz" by Greg Anderson (Fervor Records) More On This Album.
Bumpers -- Sides from "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors" by Heath Brandon (Undercover Culture Music) Buy at iTunes Music Store.
Outro -- I'll Just Call You Honey from "Sweet Soul Singer" by Luther Ingram (LocoBop) Buy at iTunes Music Store.
Direct download: TER-Show_114-Killer_Teeth_Part_1.mp3
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Opening Conversation: Vampires in Culture.
Comedy: Frank Caliendo.
DVD: Waitress.

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet):
Intro -- Hey Now from "Smoke and Mirrors" by The Pacific (Intravenous Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store.
Bumpers -- Lavenders from "Dreams Of Breathing Underwater" by Eliza Carthy (Topic)Buy at Napster.
Outro -- Hard Knocks from "Big Light" by Big Light (reapandsow, Inc.)  Buy at iTunes Music Store.
Direct download: TER-Show_113-Vampires_are_Deadly_and_Fun_Part_2.mp3
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Opening Conversation:The History of Vampires.
Book: Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya.
Review: Wall E.

Music Credits (Music provided by IODAPromonet).
Intro -- NYC from "Party On the Fire Escape" by Lipbone Redding (BePop Records) More On This Album.
Bumpers -- Wayfaring Stranger from "Harry's Fight" by Katie King (OA2 Records) Buy at Rhapsody.
Outro -- Scene of the Crime from "Dynamite In Black & White" by Hot Little Hands (Rubber Records) Buy at Rhapsody.
Direct download: TER-Show_112-Vampires_are_Deadly_and_Fun_Part_1.mp3
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