In Pod Form
The web home of a podcast, hosted by Kevin Purdy and Phil Dzikiy, that aims to answer all the questions of our day. As long as they don't interrupt lunch.
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Episode 37: Hey Employers! Look at These Racists!
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Kevin is fostering a dog, and maybe adopting little Howard. But Howard has separation anxiety, and Kevin has a lot of issues with conditioning him. Phil has some advice. Also: the hockey lock-out, and what DVDs you would buy for a 14-year-old kid you’ve never met.
Run time: 43:47
DOGS
Petfinder Adoption Pending Dog | Yorkshire Terrier Yorkie | Buffalo, NY | Mr. Cuddles (3 Legs) Sweet
Hockey, and the Lack Thereof
Buying DVDs for a 14-Year-Old You Have Never Met
Best Thing on the Internet This Week
Phil: Public Shaming
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Episode 21: Blast Processing
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Phil & Kevin start with poutine, but don’t worry—they quickly get into the Great Blu-Ray Versus Digital Debate: whether it’s worth your time and money to upgrade your DVDs, or if digital (Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/iTunes) streaming is “good enough.” After that, Google’s creepy/fascinating “Project Glass,” a.k.a. the Actual Google Goggles.
Run time: 36:47
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Show notes and links
Blu-Ray Versus “Good Enough” Digital
Encoding for Streaming (Netflix blog)
CANOE — CNEWS - Daily Feature: Go ahead and buy that PS3 - it really is a deal
What Classifies Online Video As HD Quality? | Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.com
“Project Glass”
Best Thing on the Internet This Week (BTOTITW)
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Episode 20: For the Sake of Bill Cosby
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Phil & Kevin, talking over Skype, talk about what makes a great first line great—in movies, in novels, from TV shows, and from articles. And then there’s a bit about German translation. Then it’s on to the etiquette of shooting down relatives and Facebook friends with Snopes.com links. Then, Phil’s Best-Worst Thing on the Internet This Week is simply amazing, and amazingly wrong.
Run time: 39:47
Sponsors: Lifetime Service Center | Consumers Beverages | NOCO (click for a chance to win $20 in Sabres Bucks) | VIPSeats.com
Show notes and links
First Lines
Some complain that the brothers laugh at their own jokes, says Fulton
“All this happened, more or less.” Kurt Vonnegut, In Memoriam
The Trouble with Translations (on The Metamorphosis’ first line) (PDF link)
His A-head on the carrot - “This morning we will discuss carrots” - is legendary.
Is it worth correcting/Snopes-ing chain letters and Facebook posts?
Best Thing on the Internet This Week (BTOTITW)
Phil: Mega Millions Fever: Tips for Buying Your Lucky Lottery Ticket | ABC News
Kevin: Letters of Note (Particularly (NSFW): “Mickey Mantle’s outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium” and The Tiger Oil Memos)
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Episode 4: Make It Rain “Law & Order”
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On this episode: Phil & Kevin talk holiday movies, and whether we’ll ever get another movie year like 1999, or even 1939. Then they literally talk turkey, and holiday food in general, and deliver their Best Things on the Internet This Week. Happy Thanksgiving!
(Also: Feel free to tell us your stories about how terrible New Year’s Eve can be. Tweet at @InPodForm or comment on our Facebook page)
Show notes and links:
Jason Segel, the Unlikely Hero Behind the New Muppet Movie [Wired]
Jack (1996 film) [Rotten Tomatoes]
Rampart (arcade/NES game) [Wikipedia]
Snow Day [Wikipedia]
A-Hole Coach Digest and Great Moments in Drunken Hook-Up Failure [Deadspin; definitely not safe for work]
Brad Bird Interview [MoviesOnline.ca]
“Iron Man’s Suit: Can We Build It?” [Chicago Tribune]
Mr. Freeze’s Puns [YouTube]
Lobster Mac and Four Cheeses [Washington Post]
Best Thing on the Internet This Week
Phil: Siskel & Ebert.org [Collection of videos of the classic syndicated film review show. Rest in peace, Gene Siskel.]
Kevin: Law & Order: The Complete Series [Amazon (via Kottke)]
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Episode 3: Troll-La-La and Glen Danzig’s Tacos
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On this episode: Phil & Kevin trade stories about the worst comments they’ve ever received—on articles about 80’s boy bands and kitchen organizing, of course—and how the first generation to know all the facts about professional sports and mental health has quite a few serious decisions to make. Also: Danzig.
Show notes and links:
New Kids Nostalgia Misguided [Phil at the Niagara Gazette] (Trying to locate the New Kids on the Block forum posts regarding that column, but having trouble)
The Geek’s Guide to Rebooting Your Kitchen [Kevin at Lifehacker, featuring Cork]
Web site policy eliminating anonymous comments takes effect [The Buffalo News]
“How do I sign up for a MetaFilter account?” [MetaFilter]
Gilchrist had severe damage to brain [Buffalo News]
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy [Wikipedia]
But Here’s the Catch … [ESPN Page 2]
Glen Danzig’s House Would Like You to Be Its Friend [Idolator]
Best Thing on the Internet This Week
Phil: thirteen movie poster trends that are here to stay and what they say about their movies [Oh No They Didn’t]
Kevin: LastPass: Introducing Support for Google Authenticator [LastPass (password manager)]
