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Episode 46 – Asian Invasion

Ryan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:10:11 +0000

00:00:00 – Ryan drinks his most complicated beer yet so thankfully Patrick and Charlie keep it simple and Ben has something else (as usual!)

00:07:50 – Patrick tells us how to make MORE money by being charitable. Man, that guy is crafty. Also, not so fast believing that study, the group tested may be a bit too… college, if ya know what I mean.

00:27:36 – The Paleopals then attempt to de-obfuscate the trailer for Centurion in this week’s Trailer Trash Talk. However, it’s possible there was no plot to unravel in the first place…

00:39:20 – If your mom ever told you not to play with your food then she was clearly unaware of how useful it could be as a building material, according to some very old Asians who figured this out long ago. Put some of the sticky stuff between some bricks and that wall ain’t coming down.

00:45:54 – Korea is planning to start replacing English teachers with Robots. The question now become will this disaster be linguistic or apocalyptic?

00:54:33 – PaleoPOW!We have a kiwi flavored iTunes review, a oddly friendly offer, a few trifling tweets, and Patrick is surprised by criticism.

Thanks for listening, for more great content all week check out blog http://paleocave.sciencesortof.com/

Direct Download: Episode 46 – Asian Invasion

Music for this week’s show:

Turning Japanese - No Use for a Name

Fair - Ben Folds

Rome – Phoenix

Ways to Make it Through the Wall – Los Campesinos!

Robot – The Futureheads

Episode 45 – A Tall Cold Pint of Nightlife

Ryan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:09:36 +0000

Show notes are a little less traditional than usual this week seeing as we recorded this episode live at the CalAcademy Nigthtlife in San Francisco! The show was fun but fraught with distraction. We told what we were drinking, talked about what would happen if the earth stopped spinning, and the trailer for the week was the etymologically indistinct Green Hornet. All this is interspersed with Nightlifers asking questions and just generally being cool. Finally we bask in the iTunes review left by Cat Eyed Fox.

Forgive the less than stellar audio quality but hopefully the content makes up for it. Thanks again to everyone who came out to support us and welcome to any new listeners we might have!

Find more content at blog at paleocave.sciencesortof.com

Direct download link: Episode 45 – A Tall Cold Pint of Nightlife

Music this week:

This is Your Night – Amber

Also: At one point we talk about books and such. If you’re curious to pick up any of the books we mentioned why not use our Amazon page to do so? Thanks!

Episode 42 – Free Falling with a Jetpack

Ryan — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:41:25 +0000

00:00:00 – Ben has made it to the proper (read: west) coast but is still too far north for Ryan and Patrick who are side by side and sharing a brew.

00:05:03 – Patrick may be looking to get away because he wants to talk about jetpack science. You know this one will lead to digressions.

00:19:44 – The Paleopals are feeling a bit loopy Trailer Trash Talking Knight & Day with Tom Cruise. We’re not sure if he’s crazy off-screen, on-screen, both or neither. Scientology should sue Ben, we’re pretty sure he said the meanest stuff.

00:37:22 – Ben has a real physics story he wants to talk about. He promises not to get distracted. He might succeed but we don’t remember cause we got distracted.

00:48:14 – The PaleoPOW leads to a confused Ben, which is amusing in its own right (blame Formspring). Also Ryan and Patrick each read some sort of listener interaction too. What were the odds?!

Find more great content at our blog http://paleocave.sciencesortof.com/

Direct download: Episode 42 – Free Falling with a Jetpack

Music:

My United Sates of Whatever – Liam Lynch

Jet Pack – Eve 6

Crazy Eyes – Old Crow Medicine Show

Fall – Something Corporate

Episode 40 – Doc Hollywood

Ryan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:25:07 +0000

00:00:00 – The Paleopals can’t even get through introductions without Ryan being wrong about something, Charlie correcting him and Patrick presumably knowing all along.

00:04:26 – This week’s guest is Rick Loverd who works for the Science & Entertainment Exchange as well as writing the comic Berserker for Top Cow. He has a lot to say about his own projects as well as how he fights the good fight to get the best science possible into the media you enjoy every day. A conversation not to be missed.

00:43:41 – Trailer Trash Talk this week gets a little punny as the guys chat about Christopher Nolan’s latest offering: Inception. Comparisons are made, digressions are had and finally votes are cast.

00:52:19 – That’s Dr. Paleopal to you. Our very own Patrick becomes a doctor mere moments (1 week in podcast time) before our very own Charlie. So the good doctor takes a moment to tell us about the research that led to the title. How long till Ryan gets his act together and finishes a PhD? (Hint: A very long time, stay tuned.)

01:09:54 – PaleoPOW this week brings a more personal than usual addition to the Brachiolope Gallery, a comment on a self-serving (and list-based) post, and Katherine brings the tweet with a callback to a previous show and a previous drink.

Direct Download: Episode 40 – Doc Hollywood

Music for this week’s show:
The Beach – Dr. Dog
Entertain Me – Blur
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) – Hank Williams
Beyond Electric Dreams – Bad Religion

Episode 39 – Critical Drinking

Ryan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:37:40 +0000

00:00:00 – This week we’re diving right in without a wasted second (… sort of) because we have an awesome guest who’s voice you’re likely already familiar with, Brian Dunning, host of the popular podcast Skeptoid, with whom we speak of a many great and numerous things.

00:46:44 – Ryan revisits his more recent childhood while Patrick and Charlie remain lackluster about the latest offering from Pixar, Toy Story 3 in this week’s Trailer Trash Talk.

00:56:53 – Whales were once scum-sucking bottom feeders. But they evolved past it and left cool fossils with which we can use against another group of scum-suckers: creationists.

01:10:56 – PaleoPOW! Charlie finds a real Paleopal in Ed, James takes us to task on iTunes and we fire back (all in good fun, cause we’re all friends here, right?) and Patrick reads a tweet from Quadell praising the blog.

Direct Download: Episode 39 – Critical Drinking

Music for this week’s show:

I know more – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

When I Grow Up – Garbage

Whale Song – Pearl Jam

Episode 36 – Seen from Space

Ryan — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:26:00 +0000

00:00:00 – Ryan is the only one drinking alcohol this week. That’s probably the sign of a dependency issue, but he’d argue the Paleoposse depend on great content and that he’s just stepping up.

00:05:44 – There are holes in the Milky Way. Listener Angella Beshara is relying on the Paleopals to get to the bottom of it! Only Ryan stands in the way with his usual nonsensical sidebars.

00:15:41 – Beavers have been industrious up in the great wet north, but we have our eye on them… from space! Then Ben goes off on many tangents about Canadian history, because who would know if he didn’t tell us? They certainly don’t teach us about it in school.

00:30:11 – T-cubed this week is talking about the “documentary” Cropsey. What if the boogie man was real? Scary! What if he was from Staten Island? Well, none of us grew up there, so significantly less scary. And maybe fake. You decide!

00:44:29 – PaleoPOW is a doozy this week as the Paleopals celebrate a milestone, answer tough question from Charles Kressbach about The Flash without the aid of Tom Katers, and finally get inspired for new topics by Jaqueline F.

We set up a formspring account for the quiz show. Access and ask whatever you’d like right here: http://formspring.me/sciencesortof

Direct Download: Episode 36 – Seen from Space

Music for this week’s show:

Reasons to Quit – Phosphorescent

Holes to Heaven – Jack Johnson

O Canada – Celine Dion

Drinking at the Dam – Smog

The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance – Vampire Weekend

Episode 35 – Change Over Time

Ryan — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:16:20 +0000

00:00:00 – The Paleopals go through the motions of introductions but they’re tired because they were up late and they were up late because they were at the Cal Academy Nightlife. Which was pretty cool and they’ll tell you why.

00:08:36 – What happens when a species gets divorced? Does that mean they don’t love us anymore? Patrick explains the delicate and debated topic of speciation; specifically some cute little lizards on islands.

00:26:20 – The trailer this week involves some irresponsible scientists with a tale as old as time as the Paleopals tackle Splice. The tale of creating a monster you can no longer control. The Paleopals get a little harsh on this B-movie plot that perpetrates the image of the irresponsible scientist.

00:36:13- Another tale from an old time is a dinosaur tale. And they may be back soon if the Canadians are allowed to have their way with Chicken DNA. Everything you just read is true. Moving on.

00:50:10 – PaleoPOW this week brings a scientific inspiration from Hannah Elliot, Patrick’s favorite iTunes review, and Ryan pleading to stay ahead of some nude academics on podcast alley.

Direct download: Episode 35 – Change Over Time

Music for this week’s show:

Extreme Ways – Moby
Island in the Sun – Weezer
Experiment Number Six – Lemon Jelly
Things I Don’t Remember – Ugly Casanova