Annals of the Homestarmy

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, it seems we hardly knew thee. It's a shame that you weren't allowed to properly blossom. You were a one season wonder, but afforded us some wonderful memories. We cover episodes 21-22 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.



Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Making of Prince of Persia
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Spongebob - Sheridan and Delenn - All I want is you
    Joey attempts ballet entrechats
    Teaching someone how to pray
    "Marriage is like Voltron" - Aaron the intern
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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It was quite refreshing to see Alison Janey and Timothy Bussfield back together again. Those two have great screen chemistry together. Someone should put a list together of all the West Wing people that crossed over to S60 in its one season. I imagine it would have been higher if it had done more seasons, but I feel like we got a good number. We cover episodes 17-20 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead-
    Contest giveaway may be coming soon.... Send in ideas.
    Alison Janey is back!
    Is praying in public normal or weird?
    Avoid turning your prayers in to just begging sessions
    I need help learning how to tie a bow tie
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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This podcast is late so who really cares about an intro paragraph. Also Joey is more than happy to be called a Honey Crust Nut Bar. Do what you want with that information. We cover episodes 13-16 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Intern - Friendship is Dragons
    We discuss more My Little Pony
    New idea for a tv show: Guy Fieri hunting demons
    Amazing flesh hating blade link
    Frivolous lawsuits
    Josh Woodward's track Morning Blue

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While we'd like to salute all of you who sent in comments this week, we'll probably just go with a hearty "Thanks!" instead of the Santa Salute. We cover episodes 9-12 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Tripods by John Christopher
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Carbonite Man - Existential Crisis and Dragons
    Kids in the hall video link provided by MFJM
    Joey was rejected by the CIA
    The story of the weekend Joey proposed to his wife
    The 48 Laws of Power
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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Nothing really spectacular happened in this weeks set of episodes. But John Goodman was on and so that was pretty awesome. Oh and Joey doesn't think much of Sting. We cover episodes 5-8 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Rover's Adieu by Sir W. Scott
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Tree Paints Bob Ross
    New listener Mark - he needs a nickname
    Possible new idea: Facebook punishment of the week
    Is pop culture important?
    Pete still wonders why pornography is legal when prostitution isn't.
    Should we reverence the sacredness of other religious things?
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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We start in on the all too short Sorkin tv offering: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I know I am excited about this because Aaron Sorkin has a great way of bringing up interesting topics and writing them in a way that is both interesting and insightful. And if you look at the topic list below I think that bears out. It is a shame that this only was allowed to go one season. We cover episodes 1-4 of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Network
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Si - Scariest Scene In Film History EVER!!
    Joey & Pete's adventures in caucusing
    "Free speech means sometimes you get offended"
    Who knew Ed Asner was still alive?
    Oddly we discuss things we like in pickle form
    Arrested Development coming back on Netflix
    Joey has never heard of NAMBLA
    Joey prays to pagan gods
    Fox & Friends is not news
    Science & Religion both don't know everything
    Plagiarism is not ok
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

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Part 2 of our Dueling Book Reviews podcast. Mainly because the whole thing took almost 3 hours to record and because Joey and I wanted to be lazy one week and not have to edit anything. Still good stuff though. Duration: 1h 28m 59s

    Music by Shayna Zaid

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We cover both the 1954 and 1995 versions of the movie Sabrina. Regardless of which movie you watch you are safe doing so in front of the entire family. I think both Joey and I agree that Audry Hepburn makes the best Sabrina, and Harrison Ford makes the best Linus. Duration: 1h 19m 05s

Various topics and Poems discussed in this podcast include:
    Welcome back JD
    Joey's Culture Corner: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Carbonite Man - Still a better love story than Twilight
    Does anyone still name their kid Maude?
    Better to shoot for the moon and drag your feet in the trees, than shoot for the trees and drag your feet in the mud.
    Our new French correspondent: Aaron.
    Lauren Holly is one of the few redheads that Peter thinks is attractive.
    Everyone should have the opportunity to travel beyond their home town to explore themselves.
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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Please enjoy our discussion of the classic con movie: The Sting. Redford and Newman were fantastic. And aside from the burlesque show and a few uses of the N-word, this is pretty family friendly. Duration: 1h 1m 25s

Various topics and Poems discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: My Little Pony
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Si - NUKEMAP
    Joey thinks gambling is ok.
    When should you "get out of the game"?
    Josh Woodward's track Morning Blue

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This was a new stab at podcasting for us. Instead of being about a television show we decided to review books this week. I think it turned out well. So well in fact that we went on for almost 3 hours. So we have cut this podcast up in to 2 parts. The second will be posted some time in the future when Joey and I need a break. Our dear friend Curtis (the Mad Giggler) also joined us. We have been trying unsuccessfully for the last 3 years to get him and we were not disappointed by his participation. Duration: 1h 15m 06s

Various topics and Poems discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: Retraction against Piers Anthony
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Celebrity Story Time: Game of Thrones Author George R. R. Martin Reads Children's Stories
    Music Intro: Hear Me by Imagine Dragons

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We had lots of guests and poems for our third poetry podcast. Aaron, Anne, Barbara, and Jared were all kind enough to join us and bring some poems to share. Also we had a few submissions from Brainy Smurf, Bob, and Carbonite Man. Many thanks to all who participated. Duration: 1h 43m 45s

Various topics and Poems discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The New Fox show: Touched
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Fishhead - Star Wars Uncut
    Stump Jared - What is the oldest known cultivated vegetables? - The Pea
    The Demon Lover - as sung by Anne and Barbara
    A Given, an ee cumings poem, Sagyo
    The Sleeper
    Annabellee
    A Birdie with a Yellow Bill
    Good Timber
    Cuddle Doon
    The Lady of Shallot
    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
    Invictus
    Our Bog is Dood
    Casey at the Bat
    The Village Blacksmith
    Music Intro - Listener Brainy Smurf's Original Composition for TrekWest5: "This is Wrong Tool"

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Well, we did it folks. We set out with a mission to approach Star Trek (TNG), The West Wing, and Babylon 5 from an analytical approach. While we prepare to - as Pete likes to say - "cleanse our palates" with a Poetry podcast, please enjoy our wrap up of Babylon 5 as a series, as well as a brief discussion about the three "original shows" of TrekWest5. At the end of the series wrap up, you'll find a discussion Pete and I had back at podcast 108 (Season 2 wrap up). The conversation was great, but it ranged so far afield from the topic of Season 2 wrap up that we decided to hold it in reserve until this podcast.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: The Belgariad by David Eddings
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Carbonite Man - Babylon 5: In Memory of Andreas Katsulas
    The ????? bell lives on
    Wrap up of The Next Generation, West Wing, and Babylon 5
    Objects of Fandom
    Music by Shayna Zaid

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Join us for our wrap up of Babylon 5 season 5. We also cover episodes 21-22 of Babylon 5, Season 5.

Various topics discussed in this podcast include:
    Joey's Culture Corner: On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
    Facebook Find of the Week: Listener Carbonite Man - Calling from the new android smartphone
    JMS ruins the character of Leneir
    Leaving a legacy to your children
    Preparing for death
    The death of Sheridan
    Music Intro: I Fight Dragons

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