Michael and Evo: Wingin’ It!

What’s on this week: Interstellar Laser Battles change our planet? Discuss.

We’ve got a full house this week! Both Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas and Jack Mangan join Michael and Evo for geeky fun!

• Evo fesses up how hops made him forget to finish the Chuck Chat gag from the Expo
• First Drink of the Day: Stone, from Karenol
• The Dark Crazy presents “Cooler Than You”: Frank’s Surprise
• Joe and TD0013 square off once more
• Duel of the Fates: Exhibition Match! Email Jack at duelofthefates at gmail.com with your ideas for Round Two
• Deep Thoughts from Michael: Crappy Van
• Fantasy Firefly from the folks at The Signal: Fox Nightmares
• Evo Genius: Stray laser blasts from intergalactic battles far away bombarded Earth and killed the dinosaurs, not some piece of a comet
• Voice of the Republic: Who Dat?
• To ad or not to ad? That is our question for our listeners as we ask for your support
• Mur Lafferty (Geek Fu Action Grip): Dead Cow
• Evo Genius: Mention “Michael and Evo” in the promos you submit to Daily Source Code
• SciFi Poetry Slam: Heroes/Adventures
• Frappr update: will our listeners fill all the European countries before the US states?
• Voicemail comments: Mark from Memphis
• Michael & Evo play the Evil Genius love song, “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton

Want to send us comments? Feel free to call us at 206-600-GEEK (600-4335) and let ‘er rip!

Promos:

• Spaceship Radio
• Librivox
• Treks in SciFi
• Charles Cadenhead

 

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I was honored to again read a short story for Escape Pod, the science fiction podcast magazine. This time, it was Crystal Balls by Susie Hawes. Though I blew the Latino accent on my last story, this time Steve asked me to fake a NY accent. I figure next time, if there is a next time, he’ll ask for an Okie accent. Hey, at least I don’t have to fake that one.

I think this one went much better. What do you think? Tell me hear if you like, but I’d really appreciate it if you’d tell Steve over there.

One of our favorite podcasts, The Area 51 Show, has closed up shop. According to their website:

The AREA 51 SHOW would like to thank all of our dedicated following for their emails and concerns. As of right now, “Team Area51″ cannot create any new episodes due to these disgusting and unfortunate events: First, our goal of finding sponsorship within 6 months was not realized, and the recording studios involved with the show’s production could not continue their hectic schedules without it. Secondly, each of us involved needed to concentrate a little more on “making ends meet”, and could not dedicate the full-time work necessary to make a show like this a reality…

Too bad, really. They had some funny, funny stuff. But it does show just what sort of effort it takes to put things like this together. We’re not sponsored, either, for any of the shows we do. Might I take this moment to point out that Donation button on the upper left hand side?

Someone (Mark from Wichita) had way too much time on their hands, and Photoshop. Always a bad combination:

Podcast Expo Funnies Flickr set

So much for a vacation. If you’re expecting a normal Wingin’ It! this week, you are sorely mistaken. No Mike, just me (Evo) and a bunch of drunk podcasters of all things tech. I apologize now.

You’ll be hearing from/about:

• Brad P. and a part of Disembodied Voices.
• Victor from Typical PC User really, really drunk
• Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Steppe of ChuckChat Technorama
• George Starcher and Kevin Devin from In the Trenches
• Steve gave me a Stone Pale Ale to drink and a room to podcast from
• All (but Brad P) are guys from Friends in Tech
• Phil from Austrailia tries to pick up some local action
• Portable Sanitation conference next door
• Philip brought the mead! From Redstone Meadery
• Gizmos seen at the show. Yeah, it’s a tech podcast. Sorry. Less intellectual conversations will continue next week.
• Phil gets close to spoilers, and I don’t think I bleeped very well.
• Kreg wants to see Phil’s lucky charms
• Brad pimps for Mark Forman’s Getting a Leg Up
• And a shout out to an oft contributor to Wingin’ It!
• Phil takes one last chance to infect Yanks with Austrailian candy

And check out the pics from the show on Flickr here and here.

 

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I’ve posted a few photos Phil was kind enough to take for me, since I was stoopid and didn’t bring a camara.

Evo’s pics from the Podcast Expo.

If you want to see a pile more check out the “podcastexpo” tag on Flickr. Wow.

Gotta go back to work today. That sucks.

The pic on the left is of me signing books. That’s Mark Jeffrey, author of the podiobook The Pocket and the Pendant, in front, and Expo oganizer Tim Borouquin’s wife Nicole behind the table with me.

Podcasting and Portable Media Expo. Where good times were had by all!

Heh… no way I could get away with writing that as an herbalist, but as a beer drinker and a podcaster, what the hell!

Thanks to Charlies for sending over a story about a scientific study on the effects of a chemical compund found in hops (and therefore hoppy, bitter beer) which has implications in treating cancer.

I’ll keep this post herbal-freakiness free, but suffice to say I am aware of the healing properties of Hops for many things. And now I have one more reason to enjoy my bitter beer.

After a few long days of work, the New-and-Improved Draco-Vista Studio is now ready for action.

A clean studio with a clean mixer. What else could you want?

Did I mention that I love my job!

So, I’m gearing up for Astronomicon 2005 in Rochester, NY, when a box of books arrived on my front door step. I was hoping they would be MOREVIs (as I am currently fresh out of the title!) but instead, it turned out to be a most welcomed surprise…

Podcasting for Dummies is now officially off-the-press and in-my-hands!

The official date for the book hitting your favorite bookstore (which, I’ve just been told, will get center isle exposure in B&N’s!) is not until November 17; but if you are in the Rochester, NY area this weekend, are interested in podcasting, and you see me at Astro ‘05, I will have copies for sale at a special Astronomicon rate. Evo will also be promoting Podcasting for Dummies at the Portable Media Expo in Ontario, California…oh yeah, and he’ll be accepting the Peoples’ Choice Award for “Top Rated Podcast” for Slice of SciFi…

…but I got the books first. Yeah, Wiley Press think I’m da bomb!

Along with Podcasting for Dummies, I will have for sale this weekend my other 2005 releases, Farscape Forever and Legacy of MOREVI.

I hope to see some of you in Rochester. Evo, knock ‘em dead in Ontario, man!!!

What’s on this week: The Beer is Back!

Summer’s not here to rein the guys in, so TD0013, Paul Fischer, and Charlie Cavanaugh Toft are in the studio to share in the hoppy goodness!

• First Drink of the Day: Lots of Beer and Beer Discussion
• Deep Thoughts from Michael: Potato Chips
• How does the Death Star work?
• SciFi Poetry Slam: Origins of Merlin
• Galactica News from Paul
• Fantasy Firefly from the folks at The Signal: How to Speak Russian
• The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas get AmEx’s attention
• Michael & Evo beg Joel Veitch for more music contributions
• Mur Lafferty (Geek Fu Action Grip): Dead Cow
• Design News: Rewiring the Body
• Australian Travel Update: News from Phil
• The Hacker’s Diet Plan
• Voicemail comments: Karen chastises Mike, Paladin has a message for TD0013, Mork message for Phil, and Wiki Show Notes comments
• Frapper Map!

Want to send us comments? Feel free to call us at 206-600-GEEK (600-4335) and let ‘er rip!

Promos:

• I Should Be Writing
• Podiobooks
• A Different Point of View
• Real Geeks of Genius
• Friends in Tech: The Server Room of Horrors
• Genetic Scientist Institute

 

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