With half of the crew out of the studio, Timothy and Alec are joined this evening by TJ Show veteran Brian Heater for some unscripted babbling. Our interview features Brice Binder, co-founder of Briceball, speaking with Timothy about the little-known cult game and how people can get involved.

The News Staff has put together our yearly year-in-review summary, a high-speed run through our biggest stories of the year. Hold on tight.  Read the full news here

 

 There's no crying in Briceball, either [41:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Congratulations to all of our listeners! You made it! The seventh year of the millennium is nearly over.

Yep, we’re just four days out from the annual New Year’s Eve celebration, and it’s time to make your plans for the debauchery. I’ve arranged to close out 2007 in style by getting into a serious drinking fight with a couple of bartenders. Nothing brings in the New Year like a four-alarm hangover and the annual cry of, “Uuunngh, what was I thinking?”

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We’re taking the salt out of the water. That’s right, this evening Timothy interviews Bill Kocher from the Santa Cruz Water Department about Santa Cruz water issues and the City’s pilot desalinization plant.

The News segment is chock full of Federal paper shredding and digital rights issues, forging on despite the risk of infuriating Lord Cheney.  Read the full news here

 

 Even Snow Globes Need Water [51:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Apparently ’tis the time of year for old friends to drop by unexpectedly. It’s a great surprise when someone you haven’t heard from in a while suddenly walks in the door.

It’s even more of a surprise when they walk in the door and you aren’t there.

As I sat at my desk, at work, I received a phone call from the Fortified Mountain Compound. Since most of the Staff was unchained earlier in the week and sent out into the woods to forage, a phone call from inside the Compound was among the last things that I expected to receive.

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We talk about the words of the year, and search for words of our own as Kristen interviews Dr. Jim Armstead about torture and the legal basis for the War on Terror.

Parasites are the order of the day in the News segment, with the Recording Industry Association of America front and center.

 

 Jim, Miriam, and me, sitting about, with a word on Guantanamo Bay and an Oxford sweater. [53:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey there. If you’re reading this, we’ve launched our new website. You may notice it’s not quite as filled with content as our previous site… It will be. I just need time to transfer all the data to our new format. Let me take a moment to tell you about all the cool new stuff.

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Speaking with Timothy, Ben, editor and publisher of 2dinar.com, returns to the program with some thoughts on the media, a new service paradigm, and some answers to questions from our listeners.

It’s a dark News segment on this notable December evening, with remembrance, intelligence, and excellence.  Read the full news here.

 

 Media, service, and the meaning of today [55:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

America was attacked soon after the dawn broke over Honolulu 66 years ago today. This day, December 7th, marks the day that our country officially entered WWII.

In light of our current situation it’s worth taking some time this evening to remember Pearl Harbor.

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