Episode II - The Podcast Strikes Back

Hi, I was astonished by all the downloads I received this week. Please email upapaddle@gmail.com to give me some feedback so I can tailor the show. Please forgive the audio quality as I'm working out some issues.

Email! Awesome!
- I read spam because I didn't get any real email.
- Please send in email to upapaddle@gmail.com Even if it's to say the show sucks, give me something. Also Pete needs pirate questions.
- Going to set up skype so people can leave me voice mail, can play it on the air. I should have that set up by next week. Check upapaddle.libsyn.com for this.

Random Fact
- The faster a kangaroo hops, the less energy it burns!

News
- TV News
- Bad News Everyone - Futurama news last week was false. Billy West had incorrect info. Direct to DVD movies still a go.
- More bad news - Simpsons renewed for another season. Just let the show die, already
- Movie News
- Snakes on a Plane going for reshoots to have additional scenes added to it. Will now be R Rated and include the line "There are Melon Farming Snakes on the Melon Farming Plane!" Of course Melon Farming will probably be replaced with a stronger explictive
- Video Game news
- GDC Conference was held in San Diego
- Sony
- PS3 Delayed until November
- PS3 discs will be region free. Yay importing.
- PS3 will act as media server which will stream to your PSP - PS1 and PS2 games will be available for download - PS1 games will be able to be played on the psp,
- Music and movies will also be downloaded for PS3
- 60 GB harddrive - standard
- Rubber Ducky demo - if the system ships with this, I'll be obligated to buy a PS3
- Nintendo
- New Legend of Zelda game for the DS
- Sega and Hudson games will be available for download.
- Download store will be like iTunes, and it sounds like any developer can put original content up for cheap
- What they didn't announce - new name for Revolution, any Rev games, any demos, any pictures, final secrets of the system.
- More to come from E3, natch

Random Fact
- The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, ate a spoonful of Vaseline every morning. He lived to 96 years old

Conspiracy Theory Corner
- Futurama episodes are a go, Billy West just jumped the gun.
- TV Shopping with friend. Noticed some tv's had better signals than others. Is this on purpose? I say yes
- Next week Was Nessie an Elephant?

Random Fact - as presented by the Question from Justice League - The tiny tips on your shoes are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister

Reviews
- Change the nature of the reviews, the will more or less be recommendations from now on
- TV - This Week - Shows you should be watching
- Corner Gas (Season 1 and 2 now out on DVD)
- Anime Recommendations
- Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- Video Game
- Donkey Konga

Random Fact
- Ears of corn always have an even number of rows of kernels.

The Angry Dome
- Commercials at the theater - unskippable commercials in DVD's
- Commercials in games

Random Fact
- Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.

Podcast Pete
- Doing the Mangled Joke of the Week for Kent. Will be back next week with actual questions
- Did you see the pirate movie. It was rated ARRR! -
 This pirate walks into a bar with a big ship's wheel down his pants. The bartender says, "Excuse me, sir, but do you know you have a ship's wheel down the front of your pants?" And the pirate says... Aaargh, it's driving me nuts!!

Recommended Podcast of the Week - Josh In Japan (www.joshinjapan.com)

Ending MP3 - Sound Scientist by Bill http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=148cefe228e814695760e94419a9a1f8
Direct download: Up_A_Paddle_Episode_2_The_Podcast_Strikes_Back.mp3
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