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Carousel of Progress

Crashboy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:37:53 +0000

Hola, amigos. How’s it going with you? I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya. So this week we go a’time travellin’. Or at least we talk about it. Should you wish to take a jaunt into the past, you could maybe have look at some obsolete jobs. Or perhaps the original “Tron“. Or you could go several months into the future and see the upcoming Tron remake! Plus, when it comes to time travel, you now have a choice of vehicle, Delorean, or hot tub. But don’t speculate on the future, because it seems we always get it wrong. Stick with the more immediate future,… like April 3rd when Apple is now set to release the iPad. So says their commercial from Oscar night which the nerds examine.

We also look at how a technology long used in wrist watches could be coming to a cell phone near you, and could get rid of those unsightly charging cords in the process. We also somehow connect a jailed Israeli soldier with the movie “Airplane”. (surprisingly easily!)

Plus, this week Crashboy explains follow Friday to a clued out Art, and we take a listener call suggesting a male equivalent for….. you guessed it… vajazzling.

The Clip Show

Crashboy — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:59:21 +0000

As the nerds sat down for their weekly staff meeting last week high atop the Flimm Building, the discussion turned to what we could do to reward our faithful followers for 37 years of loyal podcast listening.

The answer was stunningly simple… a clip show!

After all, when people as disparate as Cyprian of IJustMadeLove.com or Tony Dyson, the creator of R2 D2 have dropped by the studio, it’s only right to share them at the end of the year. 2009 also found us talking to twitter sensation Roof Coffee Cup guy, (who almost got arrested for talking to us) and Professor Jeff Eely who filled us in on the death of pinball.

As if that wasn’t enough, Paul Milo, author of “Your Flying Car Awaits” stopped in to tell us about being a space trucker.

What more could a person ask for this festive holiday season?!

Requiem For A Rolodex

Art Carlson — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:04:31 +0000

Today’s show finds the nerds asking what the heck is so special about the concept of a Google phone? After all, over the last 100 years, we’ve been promised several technologies that just never happened. Author Paul Milo drops by the Flimm Building to talk to the nerds about why he wanted to be a space trucker, as well as other topics from his new book, Your Flying Car Awaits.

We look at the “Twoddler”, a stunning and promising new technology that will be obsolete by the time you read this. If so, it will join the list of everyday things that have become extinct over the last decade.

Art Carlson confesses his desire to get an ultraviolet tattoo, while Crashboy reciprocates by confessing his crush on the girl who builds Millennium Falcon beds (the show’s not called “Lesser Nerds” for nothing).

We also look at rhinos, cougars and swine flu. Just in time for the holidays!