Standard Podcast [35:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Another ranging discussion about life, the universe, and everything

In this episode we discuss:

• Viv’s geek chasm
• Record snow fall
• Snow burglars break into the house?
• Kaylee turned 1
• New Years board gaming
• Chooch gets a (virtual) bunny
• CoH Podcast ends
• T turned 13
• Kid birthdays suck when they don’t live with you
• M and his girlfriend may be getting back together (again)
• J is loving Rock Band
• Kaylee loves snow
• Viv’s now a knitter
• MA’s a Modern Domestic Geek Godess
• We help Tee get his house back in shape
• Looking forward to Farpoint
• Looking forward to Balticon
• Quickie health update
• Chooch is still caffeine free – and dreams about soda
• Promo: Variant Frequencies

 

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Just a quick plug for a web event happening next week called The Boom Effect. The event will start on Saturday, February 27th at 10AM Eastern time via UStream.

This charity drive is a live, online auction to raise money for the trust fund of Tee Morris’ daughter who lost her mother on January 5, 2010. There will be at least 5 hours of entertainment hosted by Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit. We’ll be in the live audience cheering everybody on, and likely on camera on the main feed as well. It’s shaping up to be a really fun time. You’ll be able to bid from the chat room, through e-mail, proxy-bid on the website, and I think via video or audio on Skype or UStream.

And with over 70 items up for auction (so far!!) there is something for everyone to get excited about and bid for! Everything from jewelry, to pictures, paintings by celebrities, custom music, book dedications, food, clothes, signed DVDs and books, knitwear, and even Mozart’s Balls!! Seriously, go check out everything up for auction!

Hope to see you there!

 

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This episode is a continuation of Episode 40. We had gone on for well over an hour and had decided to split it up.

In this episode we discuss:

• Christmas and LT’s visit update
• Crusty gamer time with cousins
• Christmas Day with family
• J’s excitement over Wii
• M’s tricky prezzie wrapping
• M and his girlfriend break up (again)
• Chooch’s brick & mortar shopping ethos
• Viv’s health update
• Promo: The Command Line

 

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Catching up as we always seem to be.. We bring you our New Years resolutions and talk about other stuff going on with us.

In this episode we discuss:

• A forgotten thought on NaNoWriMo
• Thanks to Dee and Nobilis
• Voicemail from Ryan at Daddy Digest
• Chooch kicked caffeine
• Remember Natalie
• The Boom Effect
• Promo: The Empress Sword

 

 Episode 39 - Holiday Greetings from the Burrow [43:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Checking in for the Holidays from our Burrow (or, bunker??) and discuss our upcoming (now past) Christmas plans plus looking forward to the New Year. We give a brief update on Viv’s health issues, and talk about the coming Zombie apocalypse.

Promo: P.C. Haring’s Cybrosis

 

 Episode 38 - DragonCon Report [64:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here is our long overdue recaps of Dragon*Con and BlenderCon.

Rather than do a blow-by-blow account of the cons, we describe our favorite parts of the experiences, and our biggest regrets.

Some things we mention:

• P.G. Holyfield, Author of Murder at Avedon Hill
• Patrick McLean, Author of The Seanachai and How to Suceed in Evil
• Thomas Gideon of The Command Line Podcast
• Brandon “Gutshot” Hill of The Morning Nom Podcast
• Susan Z. of The Kulture Kast 2.0 Podcast
• Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit of The Requiem of The Outcast Podcast and Mr. Adventure Radio Drama
• Christiana Ellis of Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Shallow Thoughts, Requiem of the Outcast and more
• Mur Lafferty of Playing for Keeps, The Heaven Series, I Should Be Writing and more
• Christof Laputka, Author of Leviathan Chronicles
• Steve Riekeberg of Geek Cred Podcast
• Felicia Day, Actress and Fey Creature
• Dragon*Con Thriller
• The Alien dancing to Thriller (he shows up about 30 seconds in)
• Photo taken by Thomas Gideon of us with our roomies, P.G. Holyfield and Patrick McLean from Viv’s D*C Flickr Stream.
  
• Many thanks to our roomies P.G. and Patrick for all the laughter and great memories!

• Promo: 7th Son Descent in print!

 

 Episode 37 - Feedbacks and Boobies [44:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode we play some voicemails and read some e-mails which are mostly long overdue.

We also discuss:

• Chooch’s dad’s 80th birthday
• Checkup on his brother’s family
• Breast cancer awareness month
• Charities research
• New stuff we’ve started listening to
• Promo: Purgatory, by Tim Dodge

 

 Episode 36 - Podiobooks and Empty Nests [68:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a belated pre-DragonCon cast. Unfortunately we weren’t able to get it edited before returning from D*C, but thought that the anticipation would make for a fun contrast to an upcoming D*C review show

In this episode we discuss:

• Our empty nest
• Announcing the Predestination cover print contest winner
• Anticipating DragonCon
• Catching up on what we’re listening to
  • Harvey by Phil Rossi
  • Singularity by Bill DeSmedt’s
  • Doctor Jack’s Soapbox Seminars
  • War by Mur Lafferty
  • Tumbler by Brand Gamblin
  • Guardians by Kimi Alexandre
  • Morevi by Tee Morris
  • Crescent by Phil Rossi
  • Second Shift
  • Pieces
  • Billibub Baddings by Tee Morris
  • The Seanachai
  • How To Succeed In Evil by Patrick McLean
  • Murder At Avedon Hill by P.G. Holyfield
  • The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
  • Geek Acres
  • Geek Survival Guide
  • The Leviathan Chronicles by Christof Laputka
  • The Immortals by Tracy Hickman
  • Shadowmagic by John Lenahan
  • Weatherchild by Philippa Ballantine
  • Antithesis and Down From Ten by J.D. Sawyer
  • Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis
  • Geek Radio Daily
• Promo: The Leviathan Chronicles

 

 Episode 35 - Social Butterflies [29:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’ve been little social butterflies over the last few weeks. We’ve driven through many states to eat many forms of cake (birthday, cheese, and cup) and had a generally wonderful time catching up with friends and family!

In this episode we discuss:

• COHPodcast is a Parsec Awards finalist (again!)
• After much debate and money shuffling, we will be attending DragonCon!
• An evening talking movies with Tee Morris
• Fourth of July with Command Line and Kamikat
• Pandemic
• Settlers of Catan
• Carcassonne
• Serenity RPG
• Baby mama and Baby J have Birthdays
• Jared’s Birthday Party
• Flying Monkey Cupcakes
• The new Ventriloquist
• Marc & Heather
• MA & Dan
• BlenderCon
• RDs Birthday
• All a Twitter
• We’re having a contest
  
  • A signed print of the cover to J.D. Sawyer’s Predestination!
  • Entering is as easy as 1-2-3:
    • 1) Send a post card to:
      Chooch and Viv
      43 Town and Country Drive
      Suite 182
      Fredericksburg, VA 22405
    • 2) Make sure to include your name and return address (where we’ll ship the print) and a statement that you are at least 18 years old.
    • 3) All entries must be post marked no later than August 26, 2009
      We’ll do a random drawing w/ a single winner receiving the print through the mail.
• Happy Birthday Mur, Greg, and Matt!
• Second Shift
• Promo: Down From Ten

 

 Episode 034 - Jamie Schubert [39:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This episode is a little bit of a departure. It  is dedicated to Chooch’s brother, and our sudden visit to California.

The Tyler Schubert Fund