Idle Banter & Escapades
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News, movies, comics, and tech from across the country
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What’s 9 inches long, black, and frightens British men? | Welcome to the 25th episode of the Idle Banter podcast. This week Zoe is still on hiatus, which left Matt and me to our own devices. This as you know, is probably not the best of ideas because then we start talking about headlines such as “What’s 9 inches long, black, and frightens British men?” It is squirrels of course, what exactly were you thinking? In other news this week, we talk about the passing of Whitney Houston, discuss the Super Bowl half time show, and talk about politics. Matt this week, in a surprising turn of events, talks about the movie Hall Pass, well at least 75% of the movie. I go on to talk about the movie It’s Kind of a Funny Story and a new show I started watching called Supernatural. (Ok yes I know it is in like its sixth season, but it is new to me… so live with it.) This coming Sunday won't come with a live recording, stupid work is getting in Matt's way. But Zoe is planning on returning this coming week, which hopefully means that Matt and I stay out of trouble. Then again where is the fun in that? Anyway, stay tuned for a blog post from Justin in place of a live recording, if he ever figures out how to work this thing. See you all next week! Movies Hall Pass It’s Kind of A Funny Story Supernatural Articles Whitney Houston is Dead at 48 Whitney Houston’s Daughter is Rushed to the Hospital Why Celebrities should not have naming rights… Blue Ivy Rick Santorum Tells Women They Are Too Emotional to Serve in the Military How Social Media Spreads Rumors Credit Card Denied? I Stab You!! We thank Fark.com for the Headline “What’s 9 inches long, black, and frightens British men?” | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Remember That Time When Apple was Pregnant? | Okay, so it didn't REALLY happen. Although, that would have been quite amusing. We did, however, talk about both of those topics (Apple and pregnancy) in this week's podcast. Apple reported that their 2012 Q1 was record breaking, yet again, in terms of revenue and profit. In fact, their past quarter was the 2nd best quarter of all times, for any company. They just have to beat Exxon to become #1. WTF?! Can Apple do any wrong? (Don't answer that, I'm sure they can). In related news, another one of the articles that we talked about dealt with those consumers who boycott Apple because of the working conditions of their facilities in other countries. Justin boycotts Walmart, and I can't remember what Zoe boycotts, but I don't boycott anything if the price is right. ;-) That's right everyone, I'm a retail w***e. The article also mentions other companies that should be boycotted if that's your "thing." The only one that stood out to me was Char-Broil. Moving right along, the next big thing was the Pregnancy Project - a project done by a 14 year old girl where she fakes a pregnancy during the school year to study reactions and stereotypes of pregnant girls in Middle School. The only individuals who knew that the pregnancy was fake were her mother, boyfriend, and school principal—Everyone else was out of the loop. She then wrote a book from the notes she took and of course, sold her soul to Lifetime. The movie's premiere aired on January 28. Justin's task for this week is to watch it and report back... Maybe. Did you listen to our podcast last week when Zoe talked about President Obama covering Al Green? If not, you totally should. On January 29, USA Today reported that in the week following Obama's American Idol audition, sales of Al Green's record, Let's Stay Together, spiked 490%. Man, Obama should cover Idle Banter & Escapades—Maybe the number of listeners would increase that much! Here's the YouTube video if you haven't seen it yet... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6uHR90Sq6k The last 2 things we talked about were the Oscar nominations. The award show is on February 26, but I'm sure we'll talk about it before then! Also, Ian Abercrombie, notably known for his role as Mr. Pitt on Seinfeld, has passed away at the age of 77. Stay tuned to our episode next week and check us out on iTunes! *Thumbnail and embedded image from the Lifetime Network. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Epidode 23 – What If Everyone We Mocked Retired? | Happy Friday, everyone, I would've posted this earlier, but the Internet apparently confuses both me and my overly-helpful computer / web browser. I hosted Justin and Matt last Sunday when we recorded Episode 23 of our podcast. Click on it to listen and join in on the fun. President Obama singing!! For your referencing pleasure, here are the links to the other things we covered, in no particular order: A Rabbi Calls BS Yo, Is This Racist? Tampons: Not Weapons School Mascot Can't Be the Cougars, because that's mean Brief Hipster Translator at Cracked.com The new edition of the DSM will have a revised definition of Autism George Lucas [pouts and] retires OMG No, Justin Beiber, Just... NO... New Fox TV Show, The Finder Lots of stuff has been happening this week, so hopefully there will be a wealth of topics for us to cover on this week's recording. Leave comments on this episode and if there's something you totally want to hear us banter about idly this Sunday, leave a comment too! | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22 – This title has been removed in violation of SOPA | If you aren’t sure about the title of Today’s Podcast, you should read about it HERE. If this bill were to pass congress, sites like ours would most likely be shut down. We would prefer that didn’t happen since we just got started, anyway, on to happier news. On Sunday, the Golden Globes took place. In fact they happened just shortly after we recorded this podcast, so we apologize for any wrong information. (Although we are rarely wrong. We are also very modest.) Also, during this podcast we discuss the rereleasing of movies in 3D such as Beauty and The Beast and Titanic. Oprah is celebrating this week about the first graduation class from her South African School. Finally, speaking of schools, we end by talking about two idiot middle-school students who thought it would be fun to mess around with their schools computer systems. Thank you for joining us here at Idle Banter & Escapades as we get situated into our new site. Comments about the show and the site are always welcome. Also, remember you can always listen to our show live on Sunday nights at 7pm EST. Have a great week and we hope to see you again next time. Movies Tower Heist The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Ghost of Mars Articles 25 Fun Facts about the Golden Globes Ricky Gercais’ Golden Globe Insults: “There are No Rules,” Says Award Show Producer $10 million prize for a Star Trek “Tricorder” Oprah Winfrey Celebrates First Graduating Class School System Hacked to Send “Poorly Written Pornographic E-Mails” | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21 – We are live! | With a new year comes great responsibility. Wait... scratch that - wrong setting. Our goal for this year was to make the Idle Banter & Escapades podcast into something more regular for more people to enjoy, so we decided to revamp the website and start recording live! If you used to find us at justinandzoe.wordpress.com, then welcome. If you're new to the podcast, then likewise. We welcome you to listen to us record live on Sundays at 7pm Eastern.Between the 3 of us, there is a lot of... comedy (?) involved as we review movies, celebrity gossip, and some news. The theme this week ended up being cheating, although it was not a planned theme. We discuss adultery, cheating students, and cheating in politics. Zoe also emphasizes her fascination of foreign films. Enjoy the episode! Movies we mentioned: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil Certified Copy Love Crime Bigfoot (movie on The History Channel) The Call of Cthulhu Articles we bantered about: Kiefer Sutherland confirms "24" movie start date Beyonce and Jay Z welcome a baby girl President Barack Obama visits Shaker Heights Casey Anthony "video diary" on YouTube Kyle Richards thinks cheating once is a "free pass" 200 students caught cheating on 1 test Actress sues IMDB for revealing real age Teacher fakes child death for extra vacation time | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20 – End of the Year! | Well, it is now 2012, but we recorded our latest podcast last year, when we were all relaxed and unwound after the holidays and some time off (for those of us working...). Maybe it was just me, but I could pretty much only find stories that were basically lists, so this episode is relatively laid back and free from any real heated debate. In fact, one might say that we... bantered. Ha, ha. Don't worry, that bit of lame humor is 2011 leftovers. This year, the three of us are going to up our game, move to our own site, get some cooler theme music, get back to blogging as well as podcasting, and change some other stuff that our team isn't ready to unveil yet. So. Here is what we talk about in Episode 20 - End of the Year! 20 Top Grossing Movies of 2011 15 Biggest Flops Inappropriate Latin Fox News Poll CNN's Leading the Witness Poll (Not Its Real Name) Justin Beiber Singing Toothbrushes Groupon - For Real Also, I gave reviews of: The Descendants Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Justin mentioned a book he's reading, Doctor Who and Philosophy: Bigger on the Inside. And Matt got a puppy, so be jealous! | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19 – A Late Holiday Podcast | Happy late holidays everyone! Although I guess New Years is right around the corner. We here at Idle Banter had a wonderful holiday this past week. I was so great, that we forgot to put up the Podcast we recorded before the holiday. Eh, it happens. In this podcast we discuss the nominations for the Golden Globes, discuss a new type of religion and talk about the stupidity of some people. As the New Year approaches look for new changes coming to Idle Banter. Starting Sunday January 8, 2012 you can start listening to us live as we record our podcast. This can be done HERE. We will also be taking questions during the podcast in the chat room provided on the page. So listen and join in the discussion. Enjoy the New Year festivities, remain safe and we will see you all next week. Links The 69th Annual Golden Globes E! Online’s Best Of 2011 Lists Howard Stern is Hosting What Show? Newly Banned Sign Language… Star Wars As a New Religion Woman Shocked to Find She is a Bigamist Stupid Christmas Tree Thief | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18 – What Not To Do As A Parent | There are new and exciting things going on here at Idle Banter and Escapades. First off, starting in the new year we will be moving to our new site courtesy of our tech guru Matt. With the new site we hope to start out individual blog posts again as well as be able to quickly get you the latest podcast episode. The second thing that will start taking place is we will be streaming our recording sessions live for any of those interested in listening. We will also have a chat room up at the time to get live questions and feedback from those listening. Stay tuned for more information on that. On this week’s episode we discuss and article on a year in review of “bad parenting.” To go along with bad parenting, we also discuss the leaked pictures of Lindsay Lohan’s playboy shoot. We also talk about Apple (imagine that, since Matt was hosting this time), Alec Baldwin refusing to stop playing “Word with Friends,” and who are the least trusted people in the US. Finally, we discuss a proposal to make Chicago a state. Due to a mix up in email, I only have a few of this week’s articles, but if you are interested in any of them please let us know and we will try to track them down for you. Enjoy this week’s episode and we will see you early next week. Articles A year in review of Bad Parenting. Chicago the next State?? Lindsay Lohan’s Horrible Playboy Shoot | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17 – We Will Just Photoshop You In | Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Idle Banter Podcast. This week Matt actually watches a movie, we talk about the ethical side of Photoshop and an early review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo makes Sony upset. We also get into an article about popular music that just made most of us want to cry. Finally, we talk about India trying to control the internet and “Big Brother” watching you. Enjoy this week’s episode and we will be back next week. Articles Sony gets upset with a Review The Ethics of Photoshop – Article 1 and Article 2 Disappointing Facts on Popular Music Big Brother is watching you… No it is just Carrier IQ India Trying to Control Online Content | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16 – Of Muppets and Men | Welcome back to the Idle Banter Podcast. The gang and I are happy to be back after our two week hiatus. With so much going on in the world over the last couple week we thought it was important to cover some of the more important issues, such as one man’s quest to sue the Playboy mansion for discrimination against men. We know we couldn’t believe it either… In other news, the gang discussed the ethical question of genetically engineering your baby and the banning of an advertisement in Great Britain. We also discuss the rights of someone posting on twitter and the stupidity of some political staffers. Finally, during the break Zoe was fortunate enough to get to see the new Muppet movie, while I was stuck at home watching the awkward movie “The Best and the Brightest” on Netflix instant. Then again we both fared better than Matt who was stuck on a bus for 14 hours and got to watch “Miracle.” He can’t complain though, he got to go New York for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Join us next week, when I am sure we will take on even more complicated issues. Although I am not sure you can beat “suing playboy for discrimination against males,” just not sure it is possible. We shall see. Have a great weekend and we will see you next week. Movies The Muppets The Best and the Brightest Miracle Articles Prophets of Science Fiction Hailee Steinfeld’s Miu Miu Ad Banned in Britain Man Sues Playboy Kansas Governor v. Girl on Twitter The Roots and Jimmy Fallon Apologize to Michele Bachman | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15 – From Red State, To Penn State | Sorry about the late post folks. We were having problems linking to the podcast as well as all of us being busy in one form or another. However, now that the link is fixed we can post away. This week we talk about Kevin Smith’s “horror” genre debut, Red State. We also talk about the situation with Penn State, the conviction of Michael Jackson’s Doctor and Google TV. As previously mentioned, we have all been a bit busy this past week and with the holiday coming up it is just going to get worse. Matt is running a conference up at Miami and I, being the good unemployed friend that I am, will be going up to work a few shifts to help him out. Then next week Matt is off to New York with the Miami University Marching Band as they get ready to march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. So tune in to Macy’s that day to see the MUMB do their stuff. So, with the all the conflicts and the loss of or Tech guy for a few weeks, all of us have decided it would be a good time to take a short break. We will be off the next couple of weeks, but will be back at the beginning of December. In the mean time Zoe and I will be catching up on movies to talk about as well as finding some nice articles to debate. Thank you for sticking around with us as we find our feet hear at Idle Banter & Escapades. We have great things planned for the future and look forward to keep moving on. Have a great week everyone and we will see you when we return. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14 – In Which Zoe Disgracefully Brings Up a Reality Star | Hullo, Daylight Savers! Last week I posted and it was Halloween(ish), now it's Daylight Savings... From now on, I'm only posting on holidays / special occasions with proper nouns. Monday, we recorded Episode 14 and I lead the discussion. In retrospect I feel like my topics were weak compared with Matt's and other random news articles we've bickered about, but I won't know unless someone points it out. Check it out and prove me right or wrong. Justin scoffed at Paranormal Activity and I was let down by In Time. Then I brought up Kim Kardashian's divorce and how it's being used for a good cause by pro gay marriage / GLBTQ organizations / George Takei based on an article at The Wrap. Matt brought up some pretty sleazy statistics on the short-lived marriage. We tried to ruminate on an article about Gen Xers not being slackers, but it turns out, we're not sure what defines generations... And I found an article where really smart scientists put their formidable minds to improving boarding times... Tomorrow, we record a new podcast! As ever, let us know how we're doing. Or send us a crazy news article, a funny video, some movie/show we "must see" or whatever. Feedback is good, unless it's coming from microphones. P.S. Why do these links always turn up in stupid colors? | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13 – Attempting Banter: Reprise | Happy Sunday and Happy Halloween / Dia de los Muertos / All Hallow's! Even though we recorded this newest podcast on Monday and Matt promptly sent us the link, someone (Justin! Not me!) slacked and forgot to put it up. So, I am sailing in to save the day and steal all of the credit. Never mind that Justin texted me at 9:30 this morning my time to ask me to do it... No, no, it's not like normal people sleep in on Sunday mornings or anything... Anyway, this week we tried again the new format introduced by Matt, in which we actually BANTER. Or... try to. We tried our best to be quicker overall, but you'll have to give Justin and me time to learn to be concise. Or at least conscious of the passage of time. Maybe we really do need Matt to get a buzzer noise? The things we bantered about: Animal shootings in Ohio --> Leonardo DiCaprio's response to animal shootings in Ohio Related: PETA reaction to movie We Bought a Zoo Scientology vs. South Park Zooey Deschanel sings the National Anthem Australian man moons the Queen of England The things we just talked about: Zoe saw The Help in the theatre Zoe saw The Trip on Netflix The crazy Apple program Siri that talks back website Queen Elizabeth II of England: Wikipedia fact-finding mission related to the mooning Have Justin, Matt and I succeeded in idly bantering? Has our length of podcast vs excitement of podcast ratio improved since Matt piloted the new format? Did I forget to mention something? Did you want to mention something? As ever, let us know! | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12 – Trying Something New | As you can see this weeks episode is coming out very late. This is largely due to Matt and I not getting our stuff together this week. We record these Monday night and then try to get them up in the next couple of days. Matt was a bit late getting the finished podcast to me and as you can see I am just as late posting it. Oops.. Anyway, the gang tried something new this week and broke away from our original format. We are trying to bring a little more banter into "Idle Banter" and this new format might just work. The new format is also supposed to help cut down on the length of the podcast because we know they can get a little long. Not sure this week was any different, Zoe and I just need to learn to talk less... HA like that will happen. Matt keeps threatening to buzz us out if we are going too long. I say let him try. Enjoy this week's show. Zoe and I talk about the movie "The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo" that was released in 2009. I also believe the Pope being a Nazi gets mentioned as well. As always comments are welcome and if you have questions you would like us to discuss or answer feel free to leave us a message. We look forward to hearing from you. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11 – Playing Catch-up | On this week’s episode the gang plays catch up after taking a well deserved week off. We discuss some fall television programing, some interesting movies and the passing of an innovator. Enjoy this week’s episode and join us next week, when Matt plans to reveal a cunning plan to Zoe and I. News Occupy Wall Street (CNN) (TMP) Netflix cancels Qwikster Steve Jobs Sunken Treasure Movies/TV Shows TrollHunter Ferocious Planet 50/50 Midnight in Paris Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop Tera Nova iO9 Article About Tera Nova How To Be a Gentleman Suburgatory Rocket City Rednecks Mad Scientist Playboy Club Person of Interest Pan Am Celebrity/Movie News Oscar buzz already J. Edgar “controversy” Tech News Apple iPhone 4S sales Verizon bringing live TV to Xbox 360 Square already processing $2billion in payments Geek News The DC Reboot Battlefield 3 Final Fantasy XIV Donkey Kong Movie?? | 10/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10 – That New TV Show Smell | It is September and we all know what that means... NEW FALL TV! On this week’s episode Matt, Zoe and I take a look at some of the season and series premier that have happened and put in our two cents. Not that it is worth much. We would love to hear from you and your take on the Fall’s new and old shows. Drop us a line and we will discuss it on next weeks show when we tackle the last few shows of September (like Terra Nova). As always have a great week and enjoy the show. News Amanda Knox in Court Again 800-Year-Old Remains of a “Witch” Movies Conan O’Brian Can’t Stop Our Idiot Brother The Fall Line Up 2 Broke Girls New Girl Whitney Up All Night Free Agents Paranormal Witness The Dead Files Big Bang Theory NCIS NCIS: LA Glee HIMYM Law and Order: SVU The Playboy Club Comedy Central Roast: Charlie Sheen Castle Revenge Pan Am Two and A Half Men Raising Hope Grey’s Anatomy Prime Suspect Once Upon a Time, ABC: one of the fairy tale shows (premier Oct 23) Grimm, NBC: the other fairy tale show (premier Oct 21) | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9 – The One Where Matt Turned His Mic On | One of these days, I’ll get this post up before the end of the week. Then again at least it gives everyone the opportunity to listen to this wonderful masterpeice over the weekend. This week, we discuss Netflix’s move to split into two websites and make fun of the name Qwikster. Matt talks about celebrities getting their phones and I tell you that Google translate can apparently beatbox. Enjoy the episode and as always, feel free to send questions or comments or thing you would like heard discussed on the show. Until next time. News Second Day of Fighting in Yemen America’s Debt is worse than Greece’s Online Gamers Crack AIDS Enzyme Puzzle Dion Sanders to open a charter school Netflix splitting in Half. Qwikster? Netflix Article 2 Netflix Article 3 from The Wrap Movies I Love You Philip Morris Mentions: The Red Violin and its soundtrack Celeb/Movie News The Muppet With The Dragon Tattoo Hacked celeb phones Kal Penn on HIMYM Tech News How many pages are on the internet? Nerd News How To Make Google Translate Beatbox Minecraft 1.8 – The Adventure Patch Minecraft Parkour DC Universe Online going Free to Play | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 8 – The One Without a Funny Title | On this week’s episode we look back on the tragedy that happened ten years ago. We also talk about the upcoming fall TV season. Zoe talks about TV as High Art, Matt relates something back to Apple (go figure) and I tell you were to find a good hide out for the zombie apocalypse. I apologize for the lack of written blogs on the site. Hopefully those will return once we have a little more time on our hands and a new site to share them on. Until then, hope you all enjoy the podcasts and we will see you next week. News Jon Stewart’s Post 9/11 Speech Video “My Unfinished 9/11 Business” Movies 127 Hours Buried Movie News TV as High Art Fall TV Preview Terra Nova 2 Broke Girls New Girl Geek News Back To the Future Nike Shoes Being Sold For A Good Cause EBAY Site (For the Shoes) Amazon Opening a Netflix Like Service for Books? Dead Island The Perfect Zombie Fortress | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 7 – The One With Technical Difficulties | This week we experienced our first technical difficulty while recording the show, but nothing too major. The gang talks about some bad movie choices we made this week, even Matt watched something. Zoe talks about the choice of Oscar host this year, Matt goes on and on about Apple and I promote the band “I Fight Dragons.” Sorry about the late post this week, it’s been kind of crazy around here, but we should be back on schedule next week. See you then! News Giant Ass Croc! An Unfortunate Event at IHOP Facebook Sued!!! (Again) Movie The Karate Kid (2010) Sucker Punch The Tourist The Last Airbender Celebrity News Why We Love Fictional Engineers and Techies Eddie Murphy to Host the Oscars 10 Women Who’ve Played Men in Movies 6 Beloved Characters with Undiagnosed Mental Illnesses Tech (Apple) News Steve Jobs leaves Apple Tim Cook Takes Over Apple Steve Jobs Tech Patents Apple Loses Another Prototype Nerd News I Fight Dragons Deus Ex: Human Revolution Jeremy Clarkson talks Forza 4 and the Warthog | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6 – It’s All About the Comedy | This week on the podcast, we take a break from our regular format to give our opinions of “IGN’s Top 25 Funniest TV Shows of All Time.” Zoe, Matt and I discuss the article in length and even come up with a few additions. Let us know what you think of the list as well as our analysis. We hope to hear from you. Have a great week and we will see you next week. Links IGN’s Top 25 Funniest TV Shows of All Time Skynet Will Be a Moron King Arthur’s Round Table Found? Little Fockers Fright Night (2011) Captain America | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5 – The “What Episode Are We On?” Episode | The exciting saga of the Idle Banter Podcast continues this week. This week Zoe talks about the movie One Day, Matt talks about something to do with Apple (surprise, surprise) and I geek out over Doctor Who starting up this coming Saturday (also another surprise). We also talk about some other bits and pieces. The new site is still in production, but coming along nicely. We hope to be moving over there soon. Anyway, enjoy this week’s podcast, comment, ask questions, and most importantly have fun. See you next week. News Turmoil in Lybia Turmoil in the Sudan Turmoil in Syria A Joke Gone Bad “Did You Have Sex with Rick Perry?” MGM Wants to Implode a Building in Vegas The New MLK Jr. Memorial in DC Movie Super Troopers One Day Too Big to Fail Celebrity and Movie News Ryan Gosling Breaks up a Fight Stan Lee Vs. Conan (The Barbarian Not the Funny Red Head Dude) Tech News Motorola Mobility’s Lawsuits PSA: This is Why Non-developers Shouldn’t Run iOS Betas Harry Potter “Omnioculars” Geek News Mysterious Balloon-like Object Falls Into Loch Ness Notch Challenges Bethesda to a Quake 3 Death Match Notch’s 48 Hour Video Game Design Rumor of Fable 4 10 Nerdy Hats Doctor Who – The Prequel to “Let’s Kill Hitler” | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4 – The Gang’s All Here | Week five of the podcast and we are still going strong. This week, Zoe and I discuss our thoughts on Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Matt talks about Google moving one step closer to world domination. Zoe gives great news on the cancelation of bad TV, and I talk about reports of UFOs over the UK. Have a great week everyone and stay tuned later this week for a solo post from Zoe. News 4 Dead at the Indiana State Fair ‘Mafiaboy’ breaks silence and paints portrait of modern day hacker. Movies Rise of the Planet of the Apes Crazy, Stupid, Love The Way Back Electra Luxx Movie/Celeb News Kate Plus 8 Finally Cancelled Buy a piece of Twilight History Tech News Google Buys Motorola Mobil 3G MacBook Pro Prototype Nerd Corner UFO Files at UK National Archive The Life of Alan Moore Batman: Arkham City – Mr. Freeze Trailer Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Comparison IGN’s Top 100 Comic Book Heros | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3 – Late Breaking Edition | It’s a late breaking edition of the Idle Banter podcast this week. Zoe is settling into her new digs in Colorado, Matt is busy getting ready for the students to return to Miami University and I was out of town this past weekend. Anyway, on this edition of the podcast, I come back from a weekend away to find the world in turmoil, Matt tries to prove that Comcast might have a soul and Zoe talks about how the Smurfs creep her out. Enjoy this week’s episode and as always feedback is welcome. News The Riots in London 1, 2 & 3 Ohio Man Goes on Shooting Spree 30 Killed in Afghanistan Upgrade to “No Child Left Behind” Movies and Books The Magicians by Lev Grossman The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Movie News September Releases Eureka Ending After Season 5 Tech News Happy Birthday World Wide Web Comcast Helps Low Income Families Nerd Corner Borderlands 2 Diablo III Class Movies Stupidest Video Game Lawsuits | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2 – Boys will be Boys | With Zoe moving to Boulder this past weekend, it was up to Matt and me this week to make fools of ourselves. This week we discuss signs of a bad US economy, a computer marriage, Octomom and just a few video games. Zoe should return next week after she has settled in to her new place. Enjoy the show and as always, comments are welcome. General News 10 year Anniversary of 9/11 Illegal immigrants returning to Mexico because the economy is better than the US Police brutality on a van to save a “baby” Movies Cowboys and Aliens Smurfs The Ides of March Attack the Block Celebrity/TV/Movie News James Franco not returning to General Hospital? Octomom says she was drugged. Tech News Nintendo slashes price of slow-selling 3DS Houston couple gets married by a computer 'Ocarina of Time 3D' passes 1 million sales Nerd Corner Bastion NCAA Football 2012 Crazy, Stupid, Love | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1 – A Work In Progress | Week two of the podcast! It is amazing how much easier it is to post these on time than what Zoe and I use to do. How wonderful the magic of technology is. This week’s podcast talks about the tragedy in Norway, The death of a London singer, another game about the zombie apocalypse and, as always, movies. Also we try to avoid Godwin’s Law and fail miserably. Apparently there is some truth in that. Also this week, we have INTRO MUSIC!!! Sure it sounds like it is from the 80s because it is from the 80s. The music was given to us by our friend Steve Milloy, a wonderful composer. It was something that he had lying around on a cassette tape. For all you younger folk, that is what came out before CDs and MP3s. OOOooooOOOO the mysteries of early technology. We got a whole bunch of sound bytes from him so over the next couple of episodes we will be possibly playing around with it all. All links that we referenced can be found below if you are interested in any of the things we talk about. Finally, if you have any questions or suggestions feel free to drop us a line or comment on the post. Enjoy! News links Tragedy in Norway: NYT Article; CNN Article College Students Lead in Internet Use and Tech Gadgets, Study Finds Movie links Friends With Benefits No Strings Attached Captain America Sherlock Love and Other Drugs Real Steel Killer Elite Black Swan Insidious Celebrity and Movie News The Death of Amy Winehouse Eight Actors Who Look the Same on Every Movie Poster Tech News Mac Rumors Apple to Open 33 New Retail Stores Mac OS x 10.7 Lion Review Nerd Corner Dead Island Video Game Microsoft Gets Sued Over Kinect Game of Thrones Lego Figures The Creepy Babies of Harry Potter Captain America’s Avengers Costume Debuts at Comic-Con Random History of Rap: Part One, Part Two | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 0 – A Pilot | Hello fellow wanderers in this adventure we call life! Too much? Way to over the top? Yeah probably, but thought I should start out on a high note since it has been awhile since Zoe and I have posted anything. Once again we blame this on life and all the little distractions that come up, like my vacation to New York (which was great by the way) or Zoe’s week from hell dealing with a conference. With that said, things have settled down and we are both hoping to start updating on time again (whatever that means for us since we’ve never really updated on time). However, some good news comes from this break in the action. Over the weekend Zoe, myself and our friend Matt recorded a test episode of the rumored podcast. And because we are such wonderful people here at Idle Banter we are going to let you listen to it with a bit of a warning. First off, this was kind of a test episode to see how we could flow stuff together and basically see how best to make fun of me. Second, my microphone was apparently not up to par so I sound a bit metallic. I am working on that problem for the next podcast. Finally, because this was somewhat of a test there is no intro music or sound effects or really anything except the 3 of us talking. Some of that will hopefully change with the next episode. Finally, because of the limits of a free Wordpress site, we are taking Idle Banter to the next step. Our friend Matt has been gracious enough to agree to help us start our own site. Zoe and I want to do the redesign correctly so it is going to take a bit before everything is in place. However we are all excited and think this is the right move. Hopefully we can just remember to update it. We will let you know when the switch happens so you can all update your bookmarks. Because we know that you have us bookmarked. Right? Right? Thought so. Anyway, enough of me typing away and let’s get to the podcast. You can listen to it by clicking on the link below or by right clicking on it and saving it as an MP3. We would appreciate feedback and any comments you may have. As I’ve said this was our first attempt and we will get better. Enjoy Links from the podcast. The Daily Grail Hitler’s Talking Dogs Art Thief Nazi Blow-up Dolls Knights of Badassdum | 7/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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