Episode 0143 – Feelings

March 28, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast

On today’s show: Sam wants to be a robot; Thing 2’s new brain; Kim and her lists; a surprise package; parents and death; dumb schools; the TAKS results; evil on craigslist; silly pilots; Kim’s speech impediment; a mutation update.

00:00 Theme music – it’s soothing. Or not.
00:17 Welcome to the show.
00:30 Sam is working towards being a robot.
00:40 Thanks for listening, and don’t forget to join the Horde.
00:50 Sam hates cybersquatters.
01:22 Penultimate – Sam’s big word for the day.
01:30 Don’t forget – enter the mutation contest!
01:50 Sam is burnt out from ferrying the kids from place to place.
02:20 Band teachers, why do you test us?
02:30 Thing 2 is forgetful. Really forgetful.
03:20 No one really cares if Sam gets enough sleep.
04:10 Sam tries to be an understanding parent. But it’s so hard. So hard.
04:45 Thing 2 has scatterbrained problems. Here is the solution.
05:40 Guess we needed to be more specific.
06:40 Kim is fond of making lists.
07:00 A favor Kim won’t do.
07:20 A surprise package, with a not so welcome letter.
07:50 The difference between Sam and Kim in the morning.
08:30 When Sam’s parents send unexpected stuff, it’s rarely a good thing.
09:00 Sam shows just how ungrateful he can be.
09:45 Nobody asked us if they could come down.
10:00 We thought we were out, but no.
10:30 Kim sells Sam out.
11:20 Sam’s dad can hear just fine. He just doesn’t listen.
12:00 We aren’t the only kids to freeze out Sam’s parents.
13:00 A podcasting dilemma.
13:30 What is the worst case scenario?
14:10 Last time Sam’s mom came to visit, he almost died.
14:20 Kim doesn’t have any sympathy for stress-related heart attacks.
15:20 Sam is back to meditating. Kim doesn’t care.
16:00 Not all meditation need to be spiritual and crap. Just center yourself.
17:00 Massachusetts needs to just man up.
17;25 Sometimes, labeling helps people understand they have a problem.
18:30 120 public schools is too many.
19:15 Parents, you can fix stupid schools. We have.
19:40 The TAKS test results are trickling in.
20:00 Oh, you wacky principal.
21:00 Let’s not teach kids that adults are there to perform tricks for them.
21:30 Kim wants to start putting stars on kids.
21:45 Craigslist. The root of all evil.
23:00 Anonymity can be a problem.
23:50 Sam is going to try to use Craigslist for good.
24:30 Oh, you wacky pilot.
25:00 Kim complains about reading.
25:30 This is not Kim’s mutation, but it is funny.
26:20 We’re going to get Kim an SRA Reading Lab.
27:00 It’s Kim’s message boards that are making her unable to read.
27:20 Things a pilot should know.
28:00 Sam did not, in fact, find out how big India is.
28:30 Bonus train travel gropings.
29:25 Sam unnecessarily stereotypes a whole country.
29:45 All the pieces are in place.
30:30 Sam’s going to spend the prize money on fun stuff.
30:50 Kim complains about show content.
31:00 Don’t forget to check out Camoosta. There’s good stuff there.
31:20 You should see Kim’s face.
32:20 Seeya!