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Episode 139!

Matt — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:55:51 +0000

This week we are joined by Raederle Sterling & her womb occupant. Jena joins us late in the program because she had a final rehearsal for her show that starts tonight! You can find out which performance you would like to attend by going here: http://sixelementscompany.org/ Also this show is long. Turns out we all [...]

Episode 138!

Matt — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:52:13 +0000

We are joined by the lovely and talented Tim Wick this week. You may know Tim from Vilification Tennis. Or The Dregs. Or Big Fun Radio Funtime. Or Geeks Without God. Or Fearless Comedy Productions. Or the soon to be released A Reel Education. Hell, by the time I finish typing this there will prolly [...]

Episode 137!

Matt — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:02:46 +0000

Wow, this week was crazy. We had Adam “Hollywood” Dunn on. We had Josh “Mr. Skullhead” Nite on. We had Porter pop in here and there. The lovely and talented Bill Young makes an appearance late in the show. Damn Gina. This was a night. Part of that may have been the drinks. I’m pretty [...]

Episode 136, Eh?

Matt — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08:21 +0000

This week we have what I believe is our first international guest with Matt’s buddy Phillip visiting from Canada. As you all know, where there’s a Canadian, there’s poutine! Seriously, so delicious. Anyway, after the usual pleasantries, we get to play “ask a Canadian” because [...]

Episode 135!

Matt — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:33 +0000

This week we are joined by returning guest and Horrorshow Hot Dog host Adam “Hollywood” Dunn! Adam is one of the easiest guests to have on because Matt can just point him in a direction and he will be hilarious about it until we switch to the next topic. Fucking sweet. So we talk about [...]

Episode 134!

Matt — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:45:43 +0000

We welcome the lovely and talented Porter of the Fearless Comedy Productions partner podcast Burn and Brew back to the show this week. Then we make him take the piss as we take our friendly rivalry as far as we can. Seriously though, he’s one of our favorite guests, and if you haven’t yet, definitely [...]

Episode 133!

Matt — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:50:57 +0000

Hey guys! This week we’re all over the place with the topics. You’ll just have to listen and try to follow along. Also, check out the XTL Scotch podcast to hear us act like we know what we’re talking about with fancy scotch! Q tip joins us for the outro this week as well. Tweet

Episode 132!

Matt — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:50:16 +0000

This week we are joined by the lovely and talented Bob Alberti! Bob is a fellow Vilifier, a recent college grad, and a caretaker for a tabletop RPG legacy. What the hell does that last part mean, you ask? Behold! Bob is on the board of the Tekumel Foundation, a group which seeks to preserve [...]

Episode 131!

Matt — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:25:50 +0000

This week we are joined by the lovely and talented Spencer Faust! Spencer is one of the newest additions to the Vilification Tennis cast as well as an accomplished acrobatic performer and fellow Rennie. We sit down with Spencer and discuss his VilTen audition, breakdancing and the finer points of balancing a couple of hot [...]

Episode 130

Matt — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:28:51 +0000

SPRING BREAK! WOOHOO! Yeah, so we thought we’d take this week to talk to the kids, Jared and Kota, because they get a spring break and we don’t. Which makes us feel old, and sad, and jealous. Also, we decided everyone must wear a hat for the recording: Also, also, goddamn Salsa’s take on this [...]

Episode 129!

Matt — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:04:54 +0000

This week we are joined by the lovely and talented Bill Young and spend a lot more time than any of us expected talking about fighting games. It’s weird. Also we start making our Kickstarter drinks and pimping out things for listeners as promised. Oddly enough, the first one on the list is our friend [...]

Episode 128!

Matt — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:29:33 +0000

The Burning Brothers are coming! The Burning Brothers are coming! Seriously, the guys from Burning Brothers Brewing are a blast to hang with and damn if their beer isn’t delicious! I should point out that the Burning Bros. were on fellow Fearless Comedy Productions partner podcast Burn and Brew last week. I’m sure it was [...]

Episode 127!

Matt — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:50:33 +0000

This week we are joined for a lovely chat by Mr. Joshua Humphrey of the Twin Cities Theater Connection. Joshua’s website and podcast feature interviews with some of the most interesting figures and companies in the TC theater scene. Turns out, he’s also a hell of a lot of fun to talk to. Tweet

Hey here’s those new stickers we mentioned.

Matt — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:08:10 +0000

All the international Kickstarter backers are getting them automatically because Matt is an asshole and took forever to process those. We’ll let the rest of you know how to get them a little later. Tweet

Episode 126!

Matt — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:38:43 +0000

So . . . holy shit Matt is drunk for this show. He and Jena just finished the Fearless/Rockstar Storytellers crossover before recording. The gang also talks about Matt’s recent trip to Disney World and Jena’s son hitting the dating scene. There’s prolly more, but I can’t remember it. Tweet

Episode 125!

Matt — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:24:59 +0000

Hey folks, sorry we’re a little late this week. I just got back into town from my vacation and finally got everything sorted out and posted. Salsa and Jena recorded with Porter in my absence. I haven’t even listened to this yet. I hope they talk about dinosaurs. Tweet

Episode 124!

Matt — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:43:38 +0000

Hey kids, we’re back with just us hosts this week. Did you know that the three of us sometimes accidentally hang out together when we’re NOT recording a podcast? I know, right? Mind. BLOWN. Anyway, we all attended Febtoberfest this year. Salsa even made beer for it! This episode we discuss what games we’ve been [...]

Episode 123!

Matt — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:28:05 +0000

Tonight we are joined by Jenna Papke of Six Elements Theater! I’ll have you know that Jenna is a hoot to talk to and knows her way around a production as well. We spend some time picking her brain about theater and the like but honestly, we’re just gonna have to have her on again [...]

Episode 122!

Matt — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:17:20 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, we are joined this week by Doug Kallberg who writes the webcomic Pandora’s Box and is the illustrator for the Kingdom of Loathing comic book as well. Doug was a blast to talk to and boy do we talk about comic books. Damn we loves us some comics books. Don’t forget the [...]

Episode 121!

Matt — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:37:56 +0000

Holy crap was this a fun one. There are few, if any, guests that are as much fun as Megan and Jeff from the Ridiculous Puppet Company. Hell, they bring lab coats. We run the gamut this week as Matt tries to find ways to relieve stress, Salsa and Jena learn how much fun cheering [...]

Episode 120!

Matt — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:13:02 +0000

Wow, we’re all over the place this week. Ever wonder what the definition of a box is? We do. Also, it’s time we all play Oregon Trail again goddammit! Go! Do it now! Here: www.virtualapple.org! We also tell all the dirty punchlines we know, then discuss drinking and doing the dishes. Not necessarily in that [...]

Episode 119!

Matt — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:00:04 +0000

So, Matt’s is a mood this week. Other than that, we talk about Big Fun Radio Funtime! Salsa watches people play hockey by his house and Jena and Raederle take over the second segment while Matt leaves to rescue his wife on the side of the road. Lastly, we take Fast Five questions from a [...]

Episode 118!

Matt — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:03:27 +0000

We’re still riding high on the Fearless launch party this week, and talk about our favorite moments of the night. We also spent a night playing a round of bar trivia for the MN Fringe Festival and discuss this Friday’s upcoming Fearless show at the BLB: Big Fun Radio Funtime. Finally, Matt is super excited [...]

Episode 117!

Matt — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:35:24 +0000

Hot shit, we are using our brand-new kickstarter equipment for the first time this week. The new sound may not be perfect yet, Matt’s still gotta learn a lot about using all the new toys. This week we accidentally talk about videogames. Like, a lot. We also reveal a ton of details about this Saturday’s [...]

Episode 116! The first phase of the AoN/Geeks Without God crossover spectacular!

Matt — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:51:58 +0000

How’s that for a breathless title? So, we gotta say, Porter and Steve and Trampy did a bang up job taking the reins for an episode. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. That being said, our egos wouldn’t let us give up the show for long and your lovable regular [...]

Episode 115!

Matt — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:20:20 +0000

Apropos of Nothing takes a whole new approach this week. I can’t quite tell what’s changed . . . . Tweet

Episode 114!

Matt — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:08:37 +0000

This week we are joined by Charles Knutson from MacGregor Games! Charles and his wife make amazing historical games such as these: and some nerdier items such as these: Seriously cool shit, check them out. While we have him here we discuss Crimbo, games and gaming, and the most racist holiday snack food of all [...]

Episode 113!

Matt — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:58:28 +0000

Hey kids, this week we are joined by the lovely and talented Alan Gramont. Alan plays guitar for the Fandazzi’s and joins us this week to talk tech, music and all kinds of other nonsense. Take a listen. Tweet

Episode 112!

Matt — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:28:13 +0000

Matt’s back this week with tales of punk rock shows and additional head injuries. Seriously, this is becoming a habit: Meanwhile Jena hasn’t left the house in a week due to working hard on the new Young Notions Online Store, and Salsa talks about donuts in a non-food related way. We all try to wrap [...]

Episode 111!

Matt — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:14:47 +0000

Josh “Mr. Skullhead” Nite replaces Matt this week because Matt is being an irresponsible fuck and going to a punk rock show. Since Matt posts the episodes and wasn’t there for the recording, there are no notes about what was discussed this episode. I hope it’s dinosaurs! Tweet

Episode 110!

Matt — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:42:36 +0000

This week we are joined by Porter because it’s his birthday dammit. We talk bra shopping, videogames, head injuries, Vilten, and getting pulled over. Oh yeah and Salsa has been up to something. Tweet

Episode 109!

Matt — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:53:23 +0000

We’re all about continuing education this week. Matt talks about his improv class at HUGE Theater, Jena spent the weekend learning more about stage combat at Carnage in the Corn, and Salsa learned about the delicious beers of Duluth including the awesomely-named Castle Danger. Tweet

Episode 108!

Matt — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:23:10 +0000

This week Jena get freaked out by the mouse that runs by as we record, Salsa is late because he was busy pre-gaming at a local brewpub, and Matt reveals he spent the weekend playing videogames and talking to himself. We also ask ourselves what we would do with our free time if we had [...]

Episode 107!

Matt — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:03:10 +0000

Hey guys, this week we all take the Meyers-Briggs personality type test! You can too, we took this one. You can also check out this page for the handy porn nickname summaries. Good times for all. Tweet

Episode 106!

Matt — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:31:56 +0000

Happy Halloween everybody! Jena, Matt and Gretta took the kids trick or treating last night. Austin looked the scariest when passed out on Gretta’s shoulder: Sweet, huh? Anyway, we spend some time telling you guys about the new theater production company we are involved in creating, Fearless Comedy Productions. You may have noticed the new [...]

Episode 105!

Matt — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:59:10 +0000

Our heart has grown three sizes today, because we love charity and our guest Chris Marchand. Seriously, look at this guy and tell me you don’t wanna donate to charity because he told you to: Chris has the distinction of rocking the charity High Charity, of which Jena is a participant. “Participant,” you say? Yes, [...]

Episode 104!

Matt — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:27:06 +0000

So, there’s more sake to be had this week, or technically plum wine I guess. I don’t know I didn’t get to drink the fucker. Sigh. You know what? Here: Ahhhhh, I feel better. Anyway, we try to figure out why our kids and spouses have no school this week. Then Matt complains about people [...]

Episode 103!

Matt — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:48:34 +0000

We continue our journey through sake month with special guest Porter! Speaking of sake, Jena’s birthday sake crawl was a thing that happened. Whoa man that was a lot of sake. Also, here’s our friend Hawkin’s Morgan, which tragically took an injury while giving Jena her birthday ride: We also spend a fair amount of [...]

Episode 102!

Matt — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:32:23 +0000

This week we are joined again by Jena’s brother Steve who helps us kick off sake month in honor of October being Jena’s birthday month. We’re all still a little fatigued from Fest and moving and such, so after the intro we decided to go with a light topic: If you could have three houses [...]

Episode 101!

Matt — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:38:25 +0000

So this week, we’re all a little out of sorts for different reasons. That being said, Matt and Jena start the show without Salsa because Salsa is all moving and shit. Then Matt talks endlessly about his KoL Con experience, which causes much jealously in his cohosts. So our buddy Skully got to rock his [...]

Episode 100!

Matt — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:13:30 +0000

Hot damn! We made it to 100 episodes! Thanks everyone for listening. Now, when thinking about how to commemorate this achievement, we tossed around a few ideas. What we eventually decided on is to take the show full-circle. This episode we have our first-ever guest Tawn back on the show. Which is especially significant because [...]

Episode 99!

Matt — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:23:26 +0000

Hey folks, this week we talk about fire manipulation as is pertains to our hosts. Yes Virginia, fire eaters do burn their mouths. Then Salsa wonders if we should be naming buildings after companies instead of people and Matt gets all riled up. Jena is smarter than both of them. Here’s the thing Bill is [...]

Episode 98!

Matt — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:10:43 +0000

We had a hot weekend out at the MN Renaissance Festival, and lament accordingly. We also discuss bathroom scents because, well, because Matt. Also, one of our listeners has a kickstarter which you can find here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1299414879/a-superior-view. He’s looking to do a photo journey on the upper peninsula of Lake Superior and we think it [...]

Episode 97!

Matt — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:21:52 +0000

Just a quick summary this week, getting ready for a weekend at Fest you know. We talk school, gamification, corporate acronyms and breaking up. Enjoy! Tweet

Final Chapter in the Sex is Fun/Apropos of Nothing Crossover is available!

Matt — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:39:48 +0000

That’s right, you can hear Salsa’s responses to the infamous “Five Questions” now available at the Sex is Fun website or on their iTunes feed. Play with it! Tweet

Episode 96!

Matt — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:25:23 +0000

Salsa had an allergic reaction to something this week, so we have Porter filling in as our third host. We cover a little of our first weekend out at RenFest, then answer a listener email regarding drug use before finally bitching about the word “funner”. Tweet

Episode 95!

Matt — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:40:52 +0000

This week we are joined by the mighty Jen Scott! Jen Scott is a performer and improvisor extraordinaire in MPLS and taught Matt much of what he knows. Seriously, Matt would suck even more if not for Jen Scott. We have fun talking about Glory, a tiny bit of Fringe, and performing in general. This [...]

Episode 94 – Part 2!

Matt — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:53:26 +0000

Hey look! It’s the rest of the episode! Tweet

Episode 94 – Part 1!

Matt — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:28:46 +0000

Once again we prove we can’t shut up and I have a two-parter for you. This week we’re joined by Pedantic Eric, the inspiration of the “knighted” game we’ve all been having so much fun with. Did I mention that this week the drink was lit on fire? Yeah, that might have had something to [...]

Episode 93!

AON — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:27:20 +0000

We spend some time this week discussing the imminent MN Fringe Festival and our involvement in it. But first, as promised a picture of Wobbles, the former Fringe Festival mascot that we all liked: Sweet, huh? That said, here’s where you can find Matt and Jena during the Fringe: Matt: Sunday, August 5 2:30pm – [...]

Episode 92!

AON — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:00:32 +0000

We have two guest on this weeks show, the lovely and talented Steve Zalar and St. Manna the Destroyer! It’s still scotch month so that means I woke up drunk this morning. Woof. Look! It’s a Fringe Festival show that Matt and Jena are in! Tweet

Episode 91!

AON — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:49:19 +0000

This week we are joined by AoN listener Cetius, who backed our kickstarter campaign and got himself a guest spot. I gotta admit, he holds his own pretty damn well. Jena had a Fringe Festival show rehearsal this week so we pulled in our oft-time guest host Porter to fill in for her. We also [...]

In Response to Toshgate

Salsa — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 05:44:00 +0000

There has been a lot of buzz on the internet recently about the incident between comedian Daniel Tosh and a female audience member who was offended by one of his jokes. While I am not an avid user of social networking websites, I do try to keep abreast of the goings-on around me, so I [...]

Episode 90 part 2

AON — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:11:15 +0000

I tried attaching both parts of episode 90 to one post but iTunes doesn’t seem to pull both so I’m reposting part 2 here for the sake of our iTunes subscribers. Tweet

Episode 90!

AON — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:22:14 +0000

It’s all CONvergence all the time this week at AON! Seriously, what a weekend. This is a hell of a show talking about a hell of a time. Hope you like large doses of nerdery! Also, as we mention, the first episode of Geeks Without God is now available, featuring friends and Vilifiers Tim, Nick [...]

Episode 89 part 2!

AON — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:46:16 +0000

Here you go guys, the rest of our interview with the Institute for Ridiculous Science! Sorry about the lack of show notes, but I’m packing for CONvergence. Talk to you all next week! Tweet

CONvergence is upon us!

Matt — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:02:02 +0000

For those of you attending the Nerd Hive in MPLS this weekend, keep an eye out for us. You will be able to find Jena at the Stand Up! records party room nearly the whole weekend. Friday night’s Vilification Tennis show will feature Salsa performing and Matt working the overflow room. We will be wandering [...]

Phase 3 of the AoN/SiF crossover is now available!

AON — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:10:23 +0000

Hey kids the Sex is Fun episode where Jena answers the 5 Questions is now available at Sex is Fun and through their iTunes feed. Go listen to Jena talk about David Bowie. Seriously. Tweet

Episode 89 part 1!

AON — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:02:41 +0000

IT’S THE INSTITUTE FOR RIDICULOUS SCIENCE! Seriously, how can you not have a blast with people from an organization like that? This week we are joined by Dr. Megan and Dr. Jeff as well as a revolving cast of puppets. Did I mention we all had to wear lab coats or “science suits” (think haz-mat [...]

Episode 88!

AON — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:57:31 +0000

This week it’s just Matt and Salsa in the house. Which feels stranger than perhaps it should since that is how we started way back when. Weird. Anyway Jena is off being a ninja or some such thing, if you’re local and wanna check out a show this Friday or Saturday details are here. Other [...]

Episode 87!

AON — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:45:07 +0000

First of all, I apologize that it took me so long to put the show notes together, but I’ve been either at work or out of the house for about 3 days straight now. Anyway, here we go: This episode Matt talks about the practicalities of peeing on things for vengeance and tries The Stupid [...]

Episode 86!

AON — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:42:03 +0000

This week, Engineer Corwyn is wearing sunglasses and somehow that makes everything he says more compelling. Huh. In other news, Matt has forgotten the name of his imaginary pig, but did invent a new imaginary product. Salsa witnessed some truck trouble and solicits opinions about the tendency to only say nice things about the dead. [...]

Episode 85

AON — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:35:51 +0000

It’s just the core AoN team this week after another flurry of exciting guests. Thanks a million to everyone who has backed our Kickstarter project. If you haven’t yet and have the means and the inclination, you can click the link on the upper right of the main page. Again, thank you so much everybody. [...]

Our kickstarter is a go!

Matt — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:16:59 +0000

So, we initially intended to post this to inform listeners that we had a kickstarter. Turns out, we have already hit our initial goal. Our stretch goal is to hit $1500. At that level of funding, we can pick up video equipment and start producing video content for you guys. Also, we’ll launch the [...]

Episode 84!

AON — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:32 +0000

Buckle up for the MC Frontalot! If you are as nerdy as we are (and we assume you are, after all you’re listening to this podcast) MC Frontalot is probably one of your favorite musicians. If, somehow, you haven’t heard the man rhyme, check these out: You can find all kinds of MC Frontalot related [...]

Phase 2 of the AoN/SiF crossover is now available!

Matt — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:05:42 +0000

Hey folks, the first Sex is Fun interview with an AoN cast member is now available on their site. You can also get it through their iTunes feed, which I’m sure you’ve already subscribed to, right? Tweet

Episode 83!

AON — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:44 +0000

This week we are joined by Lorax, Coochie and Gay Rick from the Sex is Fun podcast. As you might imagine, we talk about sex. And Fun. Also ninjas. As Gay Rick mentioned there will be a live Sex is Fun appearance at this year’s Pride Festival in Minneapolis on June 23rd at 2pm on [...]

Episode 82!

AON — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:10:31 +0000

This week we are joined by guest Joseph Scrimshaw! Joseph is Minneapolis theater royalty and an all around amazing guy. We talk to him about his history in MPLS performance, the need to create your own credibility, and what it’s like to work with Wil Wheaton. What’s that you say? You haven’t heard about that? [...]

Dr. Who Review – First Two vs. Three

Salsa — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:36:48 +0000

Hello again! It’s been a long time, but there has been a lot of Dr. Who to watch. I have finally finished the third doctor, and it is now time to compare him to the first two. I will not go into a lot of detail on the first two doctors, as I already did [...]

Episode 81!

AON — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:33:52 +0000

Sorry about the delay this week, but Matt was given a last minute free ticket to BO BURNHAM on Wednesday. Those of you who know who Bo is realize why we had to postpone, those who don’t should watch the following videos: Ok, now that we’ve got that out of our systems, the show. [...]

Episode 80!

AON — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:11:34 +0000

For the first time in a while we have an episode with just the core AoN crew. In celebration of this we nearly doubled the episode and Matt at least seems to have doubled his drinks. Seriously, Blue Curacao is of the devil. Anyway, we catch up on what we’ve all been doing, the curative [...]

Episode 79!

AON — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:04:38 +0000

This week we are joined by Matt’s favorite artist Michael Birawer! Seriously, looking back on it now, Matt totally gushes all over the poor guy. If you can’t picture if you’ve seen Michael’s work before, here’s a sample: I will point out that there is a low background buzz in this episode. We are trying [...]

Episode 78!

AON — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:24:32 +0000

Wow, we have 3 guests on this episode: Carr Hagerman, Mark Lazarchic, and Michael Wilson. You all know Carr from a couple episodes back, Mark is an entrepreneur and low-level psychotic, and Michael is a filmmaker, whose movie “Michael Moore Hates America” is streaming on Netflix for those interested. As you will learn as you [...]

Episode 77!

AON — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:09:59 +0000

We’re back this week with guest Brian Serber. Brian worked at 93X for a while and Matt decided to grill him about the differences between podcasting and legitimate radio. Not as different as you might expect. We cover a lot of stuff in this episode. Jena went to the Nerdist podcast recording, Matt threw chili [...]

Episode 76!

AON — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:20:56 +0000

Hey everybody, we recorded on Monday night this week because Matt had a man-date on Wednesday night. We persevered, drank some Guinness and talked about a ton of stuff.We discuss the practicality of a working bubble mower, falling down the stairs and the safety of theaters in general. The gang all performed in VilTen this [...]

Episode 75!

AON — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:19:39 +0000

This week we are joined by the lovely and talented Carr Hagerman. Carr has years of performance experience and dozens of amazing stories from the road. We don’t talk to him about any of that. We do talk about St. Patrick’s day, which teaches us that Salsa and Matt are grumpy old men and Jena [...]

Episode 74!

AON — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:01:57 +0000

It’s Pi Day! Or, it was when we recorded this episode. We ate much delicious pie during the breaks. Hopefully, you ate some delicious pie too. If not, check out the pics from Salsa’s Pi Day party and be jealous. Matt discovered the hilariousness that is Dollar Shave Club. Seriously, this commercial is so [...]

Episode 73!

AON — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:12:52 +0000

We’re finally back to a bit of normalcy this week as the show consists of only the three of us and our new guy, Engineer Corwyn. This does give us more time to talk about a lot of things that have been getting backed up what with all the guests and other hullabaloo.First and foremost, [...]

Episode 72!

AON — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:44:13 +0000

We are joined this week by the lovely and talented Bill Young, who regales us with his tales of recent incarceration. We also discuss Febtoberfest, charity walks, VilTen and animal diarrhea. Yeah it was that kind of a night. Also, TURBODOG! Tweet

Episode 71!

AON — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:49:59 +0000

Matt’s back! Yeah, no one cares, we’re not surprised. Woof, I’m nursing a hangover and a beer as I write this so lets just get right to it shall we? So this episode we learn more than we might ever have wanted to about Matt’s Netflix habits while sick, Salsa checks in with a report [...]

Pictures from MONDO

Salsa — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:29:52 +0000

Hey, everybody. As you know, I attended MONDO Jugglefest last weekend, and here are a few pictures/videos I took. Enjoy! Unicycling… Minnesota Style!

Episode 70!

AON — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:21:04 +0000

Much like Oregon Trail, Matt has caught dysentery, so Jena and Salsa are forced to forge on without him. It’s noted in the episode that without Matt’s presence, Salsa is finally able to complete a thought. We learn (re-enforce) that Salsa is a horribly forgetful husband, though we assume it doesn’t bother his wife. Neither [...]

Episode 69!

AON — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:03:04 +0000

We have another special guest this week, the lovely and talented Chris Jones. Chris is a comic book artist and sometime performer from the Minneapolis area whose work you can currently find in DC’s Young Justice series.So as you’d imagine, we talk about Chris’s work as an artist, but as you might not imagine, we [...]

Episode 68!

AON — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:31:51 +0000

It’s another bonus episode! Since you guys were all so kind about Wednesday’s show going up late, we are offering you another bonus guest episode! So MONDO, the big huge juggling convention that Salsa talked about last year, is nearly upon us again and we thought this was the time to get all our juggling [...]

Episode 67!

AON — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:55:23 +0000

So, we’re finally up and available! Well, if you are looking at this long after the release date, it doesn’t really matter. Look, the point is, this week Jena defends the sanctity of the Oxford comma. Confused? So was Matt. We then discuss boardgames, of which Salsa is an enthusiastic proponent. In fact, here’s a list [...]

(Insert episode here.)

Matt — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:01:26 +0000

Sorry for the delay with today’s episode, but we’re having some technical difficulties in getting it up and available. Hopefully, it will be resolved tonight. Tweet

Episode 66!

AON — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:05:38 +0000

Hey folks, it’s a surprise extra bonus episode! After nearly a year of talking about it, we finally got Matt’s mom and birthmom together to talk about adoption, kids, being a parent and forming a family. Take a listen. Tweet

Episode 65!

AON — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:05 +0000

Sorry about the delay in posting the show, but I got sidetracked into some Portal 2 co-op after the recording and well, you know. This week we spend a bit of time marveling at the seemingly magical properties of Dr. Pepper, as pretty much every drink combination we were able to come up with worked. [...]

Episode 64!

AON — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:48:43 +0000

Real quick, check out this page to learn more about SOPA and to get involved. We want an uncensored internet and hope you do too. So we continue our journey through Dr. Pepper infused insobriety this week while discussing the merits and variations of oral sex. Uh . . . yeah, I was surprised we [...]

Episode 63!

AON — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:07:40 +0000

This episode we welcome back Dan Schlissel of Stand Up! Records. Dan is one of our favorite past guests and this time we don’t badger him with questions, hilarity ensues. Dr. Pepper month continues with the addition of the Filthy Assistant (Dr. Pepper and Jagermeister – thanks Nick and Molly), Dr. Pepper and Benedictine, and [...]

Episode 62!

AON — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:38:02 +0000

Ok, I’m a little drunk as I try to write this, but goddammit I’m a professional goddammit. Er . . .yeah. It’s Dr. Pepper month! Dr. Pepper is the universal mixer as far as we know. Porter introduced Matt to this concept many years ago so we’re drinking his favorite drink, the Dr. Fixit first. [...]

Episode 61!

AON — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:04:43 +0000

Big news kiddies! Jena has officially joined the podcast as our third host. Please join us in welcoming Jena and snickering at her brother Steve. This week we get back to you guys with the information we uncovered about our dopplegangers. We also discuss the merits and shortcomings of the restaurant/entertainment known as Medieval Times. [...]

Hanukkah Mattata, and Merry Slapmas, everyone.

Matt — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:20:47 +0000

Episode 60!

AON — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:17:03 +0000

Hey guys, we’re back! We spend some time talking about movies and Xmas and more, check it! First off, we finally watched Tucker and Dale vs. Evil as per the recommendation of one of our listeners. (If you are that listener, please let us know, we can’t remember who told us to watch it.) If [...]

Episode 59!

AON — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:43:29 +0000

Hello folks, we’re back again this week with guest Jena Young and a whole new plate of awesomeness. Also, we’re back up on iTunes again, this time as “Apropos of Nothing Podcast!” so you’ll have to resubscribe, sorry. Anyway, this week fortifies by enchiladas and Colorado Bulldogs we cover 4th wave feminism, getting mail the [...]

Episode 58!

AON — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:44:01 +0000

We’re back! Also, we’re gonna be back on iTunes any minute now, as we’ve given up and just created a new podcast entry. So re-subscribe yo. That being said (drink) we are joined again this week by Jena Young, longtime friend of the show, as we discuss White Russians, school, geocities, milk and non-dairy options [...]

More MC Frontalot for your eyeholes!

Matt — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:40:26 +0000

So here is MC Frontalot performing the song “Spoiler Alert” with his band in a van for some video series I hadn’t heard of before. It’s fucking awesome. (Listeners should take special note of The Incomparable Brandon “Muhfuckin” Patton rocking the guitar as he also provides our theme music.) Vic 20 and the Sturgenius also [...]

Episode 57!

AON — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:27:33 +0000

Hot damn, we talk about pizza a lot this time. As our American listeners are well aware, Thanksgiving was last week and we partook of many delicious foods as expected. We also discuss some of the less common dishes that our families serve that others may not. This, of course, leads to much discussion of [...]

I would see this opera.

Matt — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:12:58 +0000

Episode 56!

AON — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:56:41 +0000

Happy Turkey Week everybody, we’re thanksful for this here new episode. Yeah, I can’t even continue to fake that. Anyway, this week we discuss Matt’s weird tingly feeling he gets when he meets certain people. (We’re pretty sure it’s a tumor.) Then, we try to figure out how we refer to couples (as “x and [...]

Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO extra mini post!

AON — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:09:16 +0000

Hey all, as you might know, the highly anticipated Star Wars MMO is coming out December 20th. As you might also know, friend of the show Porter has been beta testing it for a couple of months now. Turns out his Non-disclosure agreement expired this last weekend and since Matt was all excited to talk [...]

Dr. Who Review – One vs. Two

Salsa — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:18:39 +0000

Hey, everyone! In an earlier episode, Matt suggested that I should do a write-up of the individual Doctors Who. I have since made a decision. Instead of reviewing each Doctor individually, I’m going to do a compare and contrast of the Doctors. Obviously, one Doctor does not a comparison make, so I have had to [...]

Episode 55!

AON — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:45:06 +0000

Hey folks welcome to the first episode under the new website. I point this fact out because there may be a delay in getting this episode to show up on iTunes as we update our RSS feed. So, do with that information what you will. Unless of course you don’t visit the website, in which [...]

“T” is for Toilet

Matt — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:42:53 +0000

So, this claymation short is going to be included in an anthology film along with 25 other directors efforts called “The ABC’s of Death.” As you might have gleaned from the title, it’s a spoof children’s anthology based on a horror premise for each letter of the alphabet. Can’t Wait. Tweet

Emailing us

AON — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:37:40 +0000

Hey it just occurred to me that we may not have mentioned that when the site changed, so did our email addresses. You can still email Matt, Salsa or the more general Feedback accounts, but they end in the blissfully shorter @aonpodcast.com now. Update your address books, yo. Tweet

Welcome to the new Website!

AON — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:50:56 +0000

Welcome to the new website!! Now for some housekeeping. If you have any RSS feeds associated with us, you may have to update them. Hopefully, iTunes will not be affected in any way. Our Facebook and Twitter, being separate from our website, will not be affected. We apologize if the transfer has inconvenienced you, and [...]

Episode 54!

AON — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:12:50 +0000

So, this episode is loosely themed on mortality. We are joined by our long-lost engineer Justin Smurf and his wife Trampy Smurf. We talk about all kinds of things that never really seem to relate to the initial start of the conversation including: teeth, the tooth fairy, Santa, religion, elections, death, wills, discrimination and BBQ [...]

Episode 53!

AON — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:59:48 +0000

This week we are joined by comedian, Vilifier, and wife of Matt's nanny Jena Young. You can follow Jena's exploits and adventures here. We we didn't have much of a plan for this episode, which apparently means we talk about sex and drinking a lot. Speaking of drinking, we were sent the rules for an AoN podcast drinking game. We will share them with you now.

The Apropos of Nothing Drinking Game!
Take a drink of ...

Episode 52!

AON — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:10:27 +0000

We're joined by friend of the show Porter this week, because he's too stupid not to drop in on a night that we're recording. This episode kicks off with Matt spazzing out about Darksiders, which he has been playing a lot lately. This kicks off more than a few rants about video games in general.

Salsa was in Duluth last weekend for a wedding, so of course, this leads to a lot of ranting about weddings, receptions, and dancing. Speaking of dancing, here's the wedding video we were talking about:
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Episode 51!

AON — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:50:53 +0000

So, we're back this week despite Matt having the plague. In fact, we recorded this show over Skype to try to spare Salsa the wretched den of virus's that is Matt's house. Matt went and saw Jim Jefferies last friday, if you don't know who Jim is see below:

We continue our month of Oktoberfest beers with Erdinger:

Then we talk about movies and videogames. Also, Salsa made a Pac-Man ghost jack-o-lantern. Check it:
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New video for MC Frontalot’s “Critical Hit”!

Matt — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:54:54 +0000

Critical Hit from 512 Media on Vimeo.

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New Drink of the Month Page!

Salsa — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:11:51 +0000

Have you ever said to yourself, "Self, I sure do enjoy drinking the same drink that those guys are, but they never tell me what the drink IS until 10 minutes into the show, and then I have to hit pause to make the drink." Well, now you never have to think that again!

You asked for it, and we delivered! We now have a link at the top of our Homepage to our new "Drink of the ...

Episode 50!

AON — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:02:26 +0000

So this week we discuss Salsa attending a hockey game, then stadiums and sports arena in general. Matt admits to falling off of things, and having underwear that don't work any more. This sparks the boxer pee-flap debate, and eventually ends in a discussion of memes and comedy in general. This week's beer by the way, was the Surlyfest, from Minnesota's own Surly brewing. Behold!

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Funniest thing I’ve seen in years

Salsa — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:00:28 +0000

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Episode 49!

AON — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:14:28 +0000

This week we discuss the last weekend of RenFest (in which Matt lost his voice), and our favorite seasons. (Oktoberfest may rank unusually high) We also discuss taking siestas and having a long lunch. Finally, we discuss the merits of dumpster diving. As you might imagine, we're for it. This month's drink is Oktoberfest Beer, in whatever variety we can find. This week we sampled the Paulaner Oktoberfest Weisn, which came with a sweet stein, see below:

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Love, The Bus Music Video

Salsa — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:27:45 +0000

Hey, remember that time that Love, The Bus came to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival? That was great!

Also, it turns out those cats are freaking amazing music video directors. Check out what they did with some shots of a couple of the jousters out here.

I kinda came in my pants the first time I saw this...
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Episode 48!

AON — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:21:13 +0000

So this week we cover Salsa's annoyance at parking his bike, and Matt's joy at being taken by a well-played grift. For an example of the grift we are talking about see the following video:

Seriously, a good con is a thing of beauty. We also talk about what we've been watching and reading and some of the authors that have passed through the MN RenFest. By the way, this week's drink was a doozy. Think gin and tonic, but instead of tonic ...

Episode 47!

AON — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:36:44 +0000

This week we receive another lesson in Matt's lack of impulse control. For evidence we present you with this:

Yeah, Matt got his wife's name tattooed on his neck on a whim while walking home from work. That's how we roll.

In other news, Salsa nearly vomited because of the stink of some chick's hand lotion while in class. This leads to a discussion of stinky things in general. We also end up wondering when your definition of family changes from you and your parents and ...

Love, The Renaissance Festival

Matt — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:11:54 +0000

So, the guys from Love, The Bus (special guests on the show last week) posted their full video from their visit to the MN Renaissance Festival. It turned out great, check it out below:

If you watch closely, you will see Salsa in his "Wanted" board as well as Gretta giggling over the beginning of the video. She pops up here and there in her ...

Episode 46!

AON — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:16:33 +0000

This week we are joined by Tim Wick and Pedantic Eric from Vilification Tennis. Salsa and Matt both perform in the show, Tim runs it and Pedantic Eric has been doing it forever. For those of you who aren't familiar with the show, here are a couple clips.

The show as it is performed out at the MN Renaissance Festival:

The show as it is performed at our other venue, the Bryant Lake Bowl in MPLS:

Episode 45!

AON — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:45:45 +0000

We're back with our usual weekly update to talk your ears off about dating, girlfriends, heartbreak, infidelity, books and videogames. Yeah, not necessarily in that order.
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Super-Mega-Bonus Episode 44!

AON — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:08:10 +0000

*De-de-deet-de-deet-deet-de-de-de-deet-deet-de-deet*

(That's our new super fancy incoming news alert. Love it, LOVE IT!)

Anyway, we're posting an extra episode this week because we got an opportunity to interview Corey, Tyler, Seth and camera man extraordinaire Kevin from the film/charity/awesome project Love, The Bus. For those who don't know, these fellows have taken their film degrees and decided that rather than serve french fries they would rather travel across the country, doing good and having a ...

Episode 43!

AON — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:43:49 +0000

This week there is some more RenFest talk, including Matt's foray into Foot Beer. We also discuss Arts & Crafts and why Salsa hates the State Fair. There is plenty of listener feedback about writing and making outlines and a listener turns us on to a movie we both want to see: ...

Episode 42!

AON — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:21:09 +0000

This week we cover the Renaissance Festival, the MC Frontalot show, Salsa going back to school and car accidents we've been in. ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 72

Matt — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:31:28 +0000

Episode 72 - The Grave

This episode is a retelling of the urban legend wherein a man is dared to visit a grave at night and stab a knife into it as proof. The knife invariably ends up pinning the man to the grave, he thinks it's the dead man grabbing him and dies of fright.

This episode followed this formula exactly and was boring as shit. Again, the story may have been more fresh when it aired originally. Bad acting, worse ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 71

Matt — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:49:53 +0000

Episode 71 - The Mirror

Revolution leader Ramos Clemente succeeds in his bid for power, and is enjoying the admiration of the public along with his fours friends. Clemente has the previous dictator brought before him, and is informed that the mirror that hangs in Clemente's new office will show him those who would assassinate him. Clemente has him taken away to be executed without trial, in fact, he orders the execution of 1,000 prisoners without trial. ...

Episode 41!

AON — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:46:00 +0000

Old school AoN tonight! That's right, just Matt and Salsa and damn if we don't find plenty to talk about. We spend more time talking about candy than I would have thought possible, but here's proof:

Yep, that's right, Cthulhu bunny peeps. Choke on it. That's what the Deep Ones would have wanted.

We also talk about the best way to throw a dinner party as well as why you might want to throw one. Good stuff yo.

Don't forget. MC ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 70

Matt — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:39:55 +0000

Episode 70 - A Game of Pool

Pool shark Jesse Cardiff is complaining to himself in an empty pool hall that he doesn't have the reputation he deserves. Turns out, the late Fats Brown is remembered as the best pool player that ever lived. Wishing with all his might that he could have just one game against Fats to prove he is the better man, Jesse finds himself presented with a game of pool from beyond the grave.

Long story short, Jesse ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 69

Matt — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:31:10 +0000

Episode 69 - The Passersby

It's just after the end of the Civil War, and a line of ex-Confederate soldiers is trudging along a road, heading back to their homes. As the road passes a once stately manor, a wounded Sergeant stops in front of the manor and asks the woman sitting on the porch if he might have some water. She readily agrees and they strike up a conversation. Over the course of the day the two talk of the woman's dead husband, killed in ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 68

Matt — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:16:06 +0000

Episode 68 - The Shelter

A group of neighbors are gathered at Dr. Stockton's house for his birthday party. At the end of the party, the government interrupts the radio broadcast to warm everyone of incoming objects of indeterminate origin. Everyone is advised to retreat to their bomb shelters or basements or whatever and the neighbors scatter.

As it turns out, only Dr. Stockton has built a bomb shelter in his basement, and just as he and his family are securing themselves ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 67

Matt — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:30:31 +0000

Episode 67 - The Arrival

A plane lands at an airport without passengers, baggage or crew. The FAA sends Inspector Sheckly to find out what's going on. Sheckly has never had a case he couldn't solve, and is confident that he can find the cause of the mysterious arrival.

After extensive interviews with everyone who was in any way involved with the flight from the ground, Sheckly seems to have hit a dead end. Then it dawns on him, different people have ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 66

Matt — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:52:41 +0000

Episode 66 - Two

Good old Rod Serling informs us in the intro that the deserted and damaged town we are looking at is the state of society 5 years after a calamitous war. Into that town wanders a young woman in a military uniform who wanders about looking into the windows of the shops. After checking out a dress in a department store window, she spies a restaurant. Hurrying across the street, she enters the kitchen and rummages around for food. Before she ...

Episode 40 – uncut!

AON — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:42:47 +0000

(By uncut I mean I fucked up the edit of the original upload and lost about 20 minutes of our interview with Adam "Hollywood" Dunn. This one has it in its entirety.)

Director/FX guru/editor Adam "Hollywood" Dunn joins us this week to tell us more about the movies. (Or "films" as I hear they are called in some circles.) Adam has done FX work on a number of movies this year including Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Green Lantern and Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. He's also a ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Season 2 Recap

Matt — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:11:29 +0000

So, I've finished the second season of The Twilight Zone, and I'm not as enthusiastic as I expected to be. Maybe I'm being too harsh on it, or maybe it's that I'm getting immune to the usual Twilight Zone narrative conceits. Hmmmmm . . . . let's look at the highlights and lowlights.

Highlights

Eye of the Beholder. This episode is totally deserving of its rank as one of the best two ...

Family Hot Dog now available!

Matt — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:50:39 +0000

Hey everyone, the long anticipated collaborative podcast between Matt and Gretta and Mr. and Mrs. Skullhead has arrived on the prestigious internets! Our new show deals with being a nerd at 30ish while being married and having children. Somehow, we have all found ourselves in this predicament and now we're just trying to figure out what to do next. Find us online at our super high tech website, or check us out on iTunes. ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 65

Matt — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:51:28 +0000

Episode 65 - The Obsolete Man

In a totalitarian state, Romney Wordsworth is brought before a government tribunal to determine if he is obsolete and therefore worthy of liquidation. Romney is a librarian, a skill that is considered unnecessary in the state's illiterate society.Romney also believes in God, which is a capital offense as the state has conclusively disproven the existence of God. A short time later the ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 64

Matt — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Episode 64 - Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?

Two state troopers follow a set of tracks through the snow from a crashed UFO site to a small diner. Inside they question the patrons and find that they all arrived on a bus together. The busdriver asserts that he had 6 people on his bus, but there are 7 in the diner. The group spends their time trying to figure out who might be an alien in disguise while the county engineer checks out the bridge up ahead. After receiving the all-clear ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 63

Matt — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:45:00 +0000

Episode 63 - The Mind and the Matter

Grumpy douchebag Archibald Beechcroft hates everyone. Not in the way we all hate everybody, but in a wishes they didn't exist kinda way. So when, after a particularly shitty day he is given a book about mind over matter from an intern who spilled coffee on him, he knows exactly what he'd like to do with mental superpowers.

Beechcroft reads the book and uses his test run of mind over matter to make his landlady disappear. Following this he empties the ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 62

Matt — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:47:00 +0000

Episode 62 - Shadow Play

Fade in to Adam Grant receiving a guilty verdict at trial. Oddly, Adam laughs and rants about how everyone will die if he is executed as he is dragged away from the courtroom. Adam believes that everything we are witnessing is happening in his dream, a repeating dream he has had many times before.

Of course, no one believes Adam, not the other inmates on death row, nor the lawyers or the D.A. It seems that Adam is prolly cra-cra, but he does seem ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 61

Matt — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:37:00 +0000

Episode 61 - The Silence

Jamie Tennyson is an annoying douchebag. A nonstop talker, he has been disturbing everyone that attends his gentleman's club. Colonel Archie Taylor, an old grumpy douchebag, decides to wager Tennyson $500,000 that he cannot stay silent for one whole year.

Terms are arranged, and soon, Tennyson is living in a glassed in room in the basement of the club. Microphones have been installed in the room to pick up even the slightest sound. Despite Taylor's expectations, Tennyson holds up his end of the ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 60

Matt — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:06:00 +0000

Episode 60 - The Rip Van Winkle Caper

Four thieves; Falwell, DeCruz, Erbie and Brooks, have escaped to a desert cave with a large stash of gold bars. The plan is for all the men to enter glass coffins built by Falwell, and be put into a state of suspended animation for about 100 years. When they awake, they assume the heat will be off the heist and they can move about more easily as free men.

When the thieves start to wake up, they discover that it appears ...

This made my brain throw up, but it’s awesome.

Matt — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:17:51 +0000

Seriously, that shit is magical. I might actually start doing laundry now.
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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 59

Matt — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:07:00 +0000

Episode 59 - A Hundred Yards Over the Rim

Christian Horn is leading a small wagon train West to the promised land of California. Unfortunately, they are nearly out of food and water, and Chris's own son is nearly dead from fever. Chris tells the group he will run on ahead, just over the next rim to see if there is any hope of salvation. Upon topping the ridge, he finds a blacktop highway and power lines. When he looks back, his wagon train is gone.

After nearly ...

Episode 39!

AON — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:44:35 +0000

This week we are joined by special guest Dan Schlissel, founder of Stand Up! Records. Matt met him briefly at CONvergence, and we wanted a chance to talk comedy and record labels and all that good stuff. We also spend some time talking about weird recording formats and discuss a listener email that we all loved. Be sure to check out Dan's wares at Stand Up! Records, and get yourself an album or two.
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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 58

Matt — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:22:00 +0000

Episode 58 - Long Distance Call

It is young Billy's birthday and his grandmother, with whom he has an abnormally close relationship, gives him a toy phone so that he can talk to her whenever he wants. Grandma dies shortly after the party, and Billy mopes around a lot. Billy's mom overhears him talking on his play phone, and he tells her he was talking to his grandmother. Apparently, grandma is lonely and wants Billy to come stay with her.

The next day, while being watched by a ...

MC Frontalot Returns!

Matt — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:32:52 +0000

MC Frontalot and the Incomparable Brandon "Mah-Fuckin" Patton will be in MPLS on August 19th at Club Underground! We insist that anyone who can read this that is within traveling distance attend this show. In fact, anyone who attends this show can get a FREE Apropos of Nothing sticker! Just show up and ask for one.
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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 57

Matt — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:20:14 +0000

Episode 57 - The Prime Mover

Compulsive gambler and diner owner Ace Larsen is continuing his life-long losing streak at his own diner's slot machine. When a car crashes outside the diner, Ace and his partner Jimbo Cobb rush out to help. (Side note: the car crash is pretty spectacular.) There doesn't seem to be anything the two men can do to help the passengers out of the wreck. but Jimbo starts to concentrate really hard and the car rights itself.

Back in the room the two men ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 56

Matt — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:39:00 +0000

^{Episode 56 - Static

Ed Lindsay is a miserable prick living in a boarding house that hates television. Frustrated, he gets his old radio out of the basement and returns it to his room. As it turns out, the radio
broadcasts shows from Ed's youth, which makes him extremely happy for once.

The radio doesn't work when anyone else is around, causing the other boarders to become concerned about Ed. Eventually, they sell the radio off to a junk dealer, which infuriates ...}

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 55

Matt — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:32:18 +0000

Episode 55 - Mr. Dingle, the Strong

In a shitty bar a bookie is arguing with a man who is attempting to welch on his previous bet over a baseball game. The bettor, played by Don Mother-fuckin' Rickles, is insisting that that game was lost over a bum call. Rickles appeals to Mr. Dingle, a vacuum cleaner salesman played by returning Twilight Zone performer Burgess Meredith. Milquetoast Dingle, disagrees with Rickles assessment of the game and earns a punch in the nose for his troubles.

As the bookie, ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 54

Matt — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:07:23 +0000

Episode 54 - The Odyssey of Flight 33

A plane on its way to New York is accelerating for no discernable reason. The pilot and crew are at a loss to explain the cause. Eventually there is a large cracking sound a some turbulence, much like a sonic boom. Deciding to descend below the cloud cover due to instrument failure, the crew is shocked to see what is clearly Manhattan island, but with no city upon it. They then see a brontosaurus grazing in the distance and determine that they have somehow traveled ...

Episode 38!

AON — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:18:07 +0000

It's video game week at AoN! We have Engineer Justin and Porter on hand for this special all (well, nearly all) video game related episode. We discuss open world vs. narrative games, our favorite retro games, and a little bit of why damn near everything seems to be set in WWII. Also, Vegas and blowjobs, yeah, things get a little weird. ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 53

Matt — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:20:02 +0000

Episode 53 - Twenty Two

In a hospital bed Liz Powell wakes up thirsty. Listening to the alarm clock ticking she reaches for a glass of water, but knocks if off the nightstand, smashing it. Footsteps are heard, and she pursues them down to room twenty-two, the morgue. A nurse pulls the door open and tells her, "Room for one more honey." Liz screams and wakes up.

Liz is. in fact. in the hospital, she's there to treat exhaustion. Liz you see, is a professional dancer, or stripper. Though ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 52

Matt — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:42:53 +0000

Episode 52 - A Penny for Your Thoughts

While flipping a quarter into the collection tray of the local newsboy one morning Hector B. Poole is surprised to find that the coin lands on edge. Thereafter, Poole finds he can also hear people's thoughts.

That day, while at work in the bank, Poole hears the thoughts of a business mogul who is about to take out a large loan thinking about betting all the money on a horse. Poole is startled into saying something out loud about it, ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 51

Matt — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:22:30 +0000

Episode 51 - The Invaders

In a small farmhouse without gas or electricity, as simple woman is preparing dinner. She hears a strange sound coming from her loft and climbs upstairs to find a flying saucer has landed on her house. Did I mention that the flying saucer is about the size of a coffee table?

Two tiny figures exit the craft, and zap at the woman with lasers. A game of cat and mouse ensues, with the woman finally wrapping one of the tiny aliens up in a ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 50

Matt — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:32:23 +0000

Episode 50 - The Whole Truth

Used-car selling huckster Harvey Hunnicut is unloading lemons on an unsuspecting public as usual, when an old man offers to sell him his Model A for a mere 25 dollars. Hunnicut buys the car immediately, but after the papers are signed the old man mentions that the car is haunted. Hunnicut is far from daunted with this news, and returns to trying to push another junker on a young couple.
Returning to his spiel, Hunnicut is surprised to find that he is honestly describing the ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 49

Matt — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:19:51 +0000

Episode 49 - Back There

A bunch of men are bullshitting about time travel and whether it would be possible to alter future events if you visited the past while playing bridge at a club. One of the men, Peter Corrigan (played by returning Twilight Zone actor and portrayer of the professor on Gilligan's Island, Russell Johnson), thinks that even if you could visit the past you would be unable to change anything. Leaving the game, he bumps into an attendant named William, whom spills some coffee on him. Brushing off the matter, ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 48

Matt — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:13:01 +0000

Episode 48 - Dust

(This episode was so lame, I'm not even gonna bother writing my own plot summary. Here's the one from Wikipedia.)

An unscrupulous peddler, after selling the executioner some rope needed for a hanging, sells a bag of "magic dust" to the condemned man's father. The dust is nothing more than ordinary dirt collected from the ground, but the peddler insists it will spread good throughout the crowd and have them feel sympathy for the one condemned to death. At the plot's conclusion, the man's father ...

Episode 37!

AON — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:42:23 +0000

This episode we are joined by our wives, Gretta and Raederle, for our usual shenanigans. We also have the surprise guest of Pedantic Eric who joins us partway through the show. We talk about our pet peeves. Let's do this. ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 47

Matt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:58:22 +0000

Episode 47 The Night of the Meek

Drunk-ass department store Santa Claus Henry Corwin is plastered enough that it is obvious to the children he is supposed to be entertaining. Department store manager Mr. Dundee arrives and kicks him to the curb. While being ousted from his position, Corwin drunkenly reveals that he truly has the spirit of Christmas inside him, he is just too depressed by the world around him to do anything about it.

Wandering the streets, Corwin discovers a bag of garbage that, when he ...

(Slightly) Revamped Website

Salsa — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:10:02 +0000

The website has a new tab on top that links to our "Dictionary". Yes, the air quotes are necessary. Love it. LOVE IT, DAMN YOU!!!
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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 46

Matt — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:54:53 +0000

Episode 46 - A Most Unusual Camera

Small time burglars Chester and Paula, are lamenting the worthlessness of their latest haul, a curio shop. Amongst all the fakes and odds and ends there is an old fashioned camera, an oddity that Chester is also inclined to discard, but first he takes a photo of Paula. (By the way, Paula has perhaps the most horrifying voice of any woman I've ever seen on TV.)

When the photo pops out polaroid-style, Chester is surprised to find that Paula is shown wearing ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 45

Matt — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:25:48 +0000

Episode 45 - The Trouble With Templeton

Washed up Broadway actor Booth Templeton watches his much younger wife shamelessly flaunt her affair by the pool at his mansion. His servant brings him his medication, and a lethargic Booth takes it and heads into town for the first day of rehearsal of the play he is in. Booth can't seem to conjure any enthusiasm about the job, but doggedly refuses to stay home.

Upon his arrival at the theatre, Booth is informed that the director has been replaced by a ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 44

Matt — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:56:47 +0000

Episode 44 - The Lateness of the Hour

Jana, a young woman living a stifled, sheltered life with her elderly parents, has grown weary of her predictable existence. She grows increasingly distraught over the routine her parents have become accustomed to, their every whim attended to by a series of humanoid robots.

After much whining and bellyaching, Jana convinces her father to deactivate the robots. Alone at last, she exclaims her excitement for their new future, full of outings, and eventually, grandchildren. At this last proclamation, her parents ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 43

Matt — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:46:32 +0000

Episode 43 - Nick of Time

Don and Pat Carter are being towed into Ridgeview, their car is in need of a new fuel pump. Guy at the garage says no one in town will have the part, it'll be four hours or so. Don and Pat head into the local cafe for lunch. At their table there is a small fortune telling machine, which Don spends a few pennies on. He asks if he will get the promotion he wants and is answered in the affirmative. Don calls work and finds out ...

Episode 36 – Part 2 (Drunk)

AON — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:16:26 +0000

So, here we have the second, drunker half of episode 36 featuring guest co-host Porter. We discuss the merits of the Google+, and the merits of social networking sites in general. As we mentioned in the show, if you don't have an invite to Google+ and would like one, let us know. We then consume far too much delicious scotch. Finally, we also talk about CONvergence, which Matt attended for the first time as a guest performer for Vilification Tennis. Porter goes every year, and Matt asks him to explain just what the big deal is.
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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 42

Matt — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:14:46 +0000

Episode 42 - Eye of the Beholder

This is prolly one of the most famous Twilight Zone episodes, so I'll keep the summary really brief.

Janet is a horribly disfigured young woman in the hospital for the 11th and final attempt to change her monstrous appearance. We are informed that if this final treatment fails, she will be relocated by the state to a commune set up for people like her. Normality and conformity are of paramount importance in this society. In the climactic scene, Janet's face is revealed ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 41

Matt — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:23:33 +0000

Episode 41 - The Howling Man

Fade in to David Ellington telling us a story he assures us we won't believe. In flashback, we see a younger David, lost in the rain during a walking trip through Europe. David stumbles upon a castle that has been converted into a hermitage. Unfortunately, the hermits refuse to offer David food or shelter, despite the downpour and creepy howling that can be heard.

As David turns to leave, he collapses with exhaustion, forcing to hermits to tend to him for at least ...

Episode 36 – Part 1 (Sober)

AON — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:28:57 +0000

So, Salsa is on vacation this week, so our friend Porter is filling in as guest co-host. I would like to take this opportunity to let our listeners know that I have it on good authority that Salsa spent the day dividing his time between jetskiiing and creating a new D&D character. Seriously.

Since Salsa isn't here to stop me, here's a video he hates:

Now that I've got that out of my system, here's a link for the

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 40

Matt — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:57:58 +0000

Episode 40 - A Thing About Machines

Fade in to douchebag Bartlett Finchley, a hateful man who treats people and machines terribly. The machines he tends to break, then abuses the people he calls to repair them. After this goes on for some time, the machines around Bartlett revolt, climaxing in his driverless car chasing him around his yard. Eventually he is backed against his pool, falls in and drowns, despite no apparent injury or reason for being stuck underwater.

This episode sucked on toast. Seriously, you can ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 39

Matt — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:31:35 +0000

Episode 39 - Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room

Fade in to low-rent, petty crook Jackie Rhoades, sweating in a tiny hotel room. Jackie's boss George shows up and informs Jackie that he must kill a bar owner who is refusing to play ball, or George will kill Jackie.

Jackie is an extremely nervous man, and apparently one of the worst thugs for hire of all time. As Jackie paces back and forth, convinced that he's gonna get caught, he catches sight of his reflection in the ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 38

Matt — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Episode 38 - The Man In The Bottle

Fade in to a small antique shop owned by a Mr Arthur Castle and his wife Edna. They are hopelessly behind on their bills and may not be able to get by much longer. An old woman, obviously familiar to Arthur, enters the shop to pawn a wine bottle, which she describes as a family heirloom and Arthur correctly identifies as junk.

Despite the transparency of the old woman's claims, Arthur pities her and gives her a dollar for the bottle. ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 37

Matt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:48:00 +0000

Episode 37 - King Nine Will Not Return

The King Nine, a World War II bomber has crashed in the desert. The only survivor is Captain James Embry, who grows increasingly psycho as he stumbles around the wreckage of his plane, looking for his missing crew.

Much time passes, and eventually Embry finds the grave of one of his men. When he does so, he sees some jets pass overhead, this should not be possible for World War II, and he passes out.

Embry ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Season 1 Recap

Matt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:48:25 +0000

So I've finished a whole season of The Twilight Zone and I gotta admit, it's not what I expected.

Like many people, I knew the show by reputation only, as I was too young to have seen it during the original broadcasts or even reruns. I expected the creepiness of the the episode that my mother always talks about, (Still haven't seen that one, I'll tell you when I get to it.) the Oh Henry endings of the parodies I have seen on The Simpsons and the like, and the over-the-top performances of ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 36

Matt — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:20:00 +0000

Episode 36 - A World of His Own

Fade in to Gregory West in his study with a young woman with whom he is having an affair. Gregory's wife, Victoria, peeks in through a window and sees the two of them and rushes in to catch Gregory in the act. Mysteriously, the young woman has disappeared, despite no other doors to leave the room.

After a thorough search of the study, Victoria admits that she saw the other woman with Gregory through the window. The two of them have ...

Episode 35!

AON — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:33:27 +0000

This week we talk about what we did for the 4th of July and our opinions on fireworks in general. This leads to a small discussion of camping, which Salsa did a bit of and both of us will soon be doing more of. Of course, then we had to talk about traveling and where we would most like to go and where we have been. Finally, we talk about the philosophy of traveling and why some people do it and others don't.

Also, we mentioned this awesome scotch pronunciation guide featuring Brian ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 35

Matt — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:19:08 +0000

Episode 35 - The Mighty Casey

This episode is a re-imagining of the old Casey at the Bat story. The Casey in this case, being not an overhyped slugger, but a robot pitcher.

The Hoboken Zephyrs are pretty much the suckiest team in the league, as a last straw, the manager allows some random kid to try out as a pitcher. The kid, Casey, is amazing on the mound. At one point Casey is hit on the head by a ball and shows no sign of even noticing. A ...

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 34

Matt — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:40:59 +0000

Episode 34 - The After Hours

Fade in to a busy department store. A young woman meanders through the displays, looking without really seeing what is on the shelves in front of her. She joins the group of people waiting for the elevator, and is surprised when one opens to admit her and no one else seems to take notice. She boards and the attendant rather brusquely asks her what she is after. When she tells him she is looking for a gold thimble, he tells her they will be on the 9th ... 2Ħ̈&̈&'

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 33

Matt — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Episode 33 - Mr. Bevis

Fade in to Mr. Bevis. A weirdo, into all kinds of crazy shit and apparently a collector of some sort. (I should note that Bevis seems to live in the same apartment building as XXXXX from a couple episodes ago.) James Bevis leaves his apartment this day to find that he has been summoned to his boss's office as soon as he arrives at work. Despite obviously being liked by his coworkers, he doesn't seem to do well with management and is sacked.

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Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 32

Matt — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Episode 32 – A Passage For Trumpet Fade in to find Joey Crown, a musician, hanging out behind a jazz club looking nervous. The club owner comes out for a smoke and Joey begs him for a chance to play. The club owner tells him that he can’t use him because the last time he [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 31

Matt — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:17:01 +0000

Episode 31 – The Chaser Fade in to a long line at a pay phone. The phone booth’s occupant, Roger Shackleforth, is repeatedly dialing, getting a busy signal, and redialing. Finally Roger connects with the woman he has been trying to reach, the woman he is hopelessly infatuated with, and she tells him to bugger [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 30

Matt — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:47:53 +0000

Episode 30 – A Stop At Willoughby Fade in to a board meeting, where one man is conspicuously absent. Gart Williams, the man in charge of the project, takes the fall. While being berated by his boss, he finally snaps and tells his boss to shut up. Williams is so stressed that he even thinks [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 29

Matt — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:34:22 +0000

Episode 28 – Nightmare As A Child Fade in to a woman walking into her apartment building. As she fumbles with her keys outside her door, she sees a young blonde girl sitting on the steps nearby, looking a bit creepy. She sits next to her and talks to her for a moment before inviting [...]

Episode 34!

AON — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:48:11 +0000

Ok, tons of stuff this episode. We cover baseball, which Matt does his best to figure out. Mostly he is amazed by the advertising and the spectacle of it all. See below: Matt is amused by targeted advertising, and Salsa talks drive-in’s, makeshift hookahs and tailgating. Matt takes his spawn to the Science Museum, [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 28

Matt — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:52:00 +0000

Episode 28 – A Nice Place To Visit Fade in to a pawn shop being robbed at night. Henry Frances Valentine or Rocky as he calls himself, is in the middle of packing up the valuables when he hears the approach of a police siren. Running out of the store, he is shot at by [...]

I love me some Batman and funny videos . . .

Matt — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:11:04 +0000

. . . so this is a good day! Why Batman Is Secretly Terrible for Gotham — powered by Cracked.com Tweet

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 27

Matt — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:18:00 +0000

Episode 27 – The Big Tall Wish Fade in to washed up and scarred boxer Bolie Jackson, on the night of his comback attempt. Bolie is telling a young boy named Henry about his boxing scars and his past boxing glory. Henry makes a wish that Bolie will have a good fight and not get [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 26

Matt — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:29:26 +0000

Episode 26 – Execution Fade in to a hanging in progress back in the old west. The condemned is Joe Caswell, an unremorseful killer that shot a man in the back. Everyone involved is pretty eager to see him hang, and tells him as much. They slap the horse Joe is sitting on and he [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 25

Matt — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:18:48 +0000

Episode 25 – People Are Alike All Over Fade in to a rocket, nearly ready for launch. Two astronauts stand watching the final preparations. One of the men, Conrad, admits to his companion, Marcusson that he fears the trip to Mars they are about to take. Marcusson tries to reassure Conrad with his outlook that [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 24

Matt — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:43:46 +0000

Episode 24 – Long Live Walter Jameson We fade in to history professor Walter Jameson, whom we are told, makes history come alive for his student. Another professor, Samuel Kittridge, suspects that there is something fishy behind Walter’s amazing grasp of history. Samuel invites Walter to dinner, which plays out somewhat awkwardly as Walter is [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 23

Matt — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:30:15 +0000

Episode 23 – A World of Difference Fade in to the office of Arthur Curtis, an average looking businessman, however, our narrator tells us he is something else entirely. Arthur arrives at work and after talking to his secretary, he heads into his office where he is confronted by a phone that doesn’t work. Getting [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 22

Matt — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:00:12 +0000

Episode 22 – The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Fade in to Maple Street at 6:43PM, which happens to be the time a meteor or UFO of some kind passes over. Everyone sees it and speculates as to what it might have been, (We don’t actually see the object) shortly thereafter everyone loses power [...]

Episode 33!

AON — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000

So, this episode we talk about trying to watch medical procedures performed on oneself, dentistry and why people are afraid of dentists, and the best pet to have if you are a super villain. Also, our sweet new stickers have arrived and are being mailed out to everyone who has donated as I write this. [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 21

Matt — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:52:00 +0000

Episode 21 – Mirror Image It’s literally a dark and stormy night. Our protagonist, Millicent Barnes, is sitting in a bus stop at 2AM, waiting for a bus that is a half hour late. When she inquires of the baggage counter clerk as to the bus’s lateness, he is rather rude. She tells him she [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 20

Matt — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:25:00 +0000

Episode 20 – Elegy Fade in to a rocket flying through a far corner of the universe, carrying three astronauts who are lost and looking to get home. Landing on an unknown planet, the men are surprised to find the conditions the same as those back on Earth, despite being 655 million light years away. [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 19

Matt — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:22:54 +0000

Episode 19 – The Purple Testament Fade in to a battle in WWII, then cut to a makeshift base U.S. base in the Phillipines. Returning from an engagement, Lieutenant Fitzgerald or “Fitz “tells Captain Riker that he was able to predict the 4 men that were killed by a strange light he saw on their [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 18

Matt — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:17:47 +0000

Episode 18 – The Last Flight Fade in to William Decker flying over France during WWI in 1917. Unfortunately Decker is lost, and as our narrator explains, you can be lost in time as well as space. Decker brings his biplane in for a landing on an American base, and is immediately put in custody [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 17

Matt — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:35:03 +0000

Episode 17 – The Fever We fade in to a montage of casinos in Las Vegas, followed by an introduction to our protagonist Franklin Sloane and his wife Flora. They are in Vegas because Flora won a slogan writing contest. (The kind of thing I wish still happened. I would dearly love to see a [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 16

Matt — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:16:41 +0000

Episode 16 – The Hitch-Hiker This episode opens with motorist Nan, getting a spare put on her car by a tow truck driver. As she pulls away to head to a garage to get her tire fixed properly, Nan notices a slightly shabby man hitch-hiking. For some reason, she finds him disturbing and hurries along [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 15

Matt — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:37:00 +0000

Episode 15 – I Shot an Arrow into the Air We fade in to the control room of a space mission, one in which the ship and its crew have gone missing. Some scientist and engineers puzzle over the problem and that’s the last we see of them. Meanwhile, we cut to the survivors of [...]

Ok Salsa, here’s some new juggling for you.

Matt — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:25:53 +0000

Episode 32!

AON — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:30:49 +0000

This week we are joined by our friend Mr. Skullhead from the Kingdom of Loathing. (www.kingdomofloathing.com) We talk about Salsa’s dream play and theater in general, and discuss which fantasy world universe we would rather live in. Matt’s son has discovered lying, much to his chagrin, and we continue to find new ways to segue [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 14

Matt — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:20:33 +0000

Episode 14 – Third from the Sun We are dropped into the final days of a cold war military standoff. Our protagonist, Will Sturka, is a military scientist who has been part of the team building the H-bomb that will supposedly give us the edge in the conflict. A conflict that is scheduled to start [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 13

Matt — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:02:00 +0000

Episode 13 – The Four of Us are Dying This episode’s protagonist is a drifter named Arch Hammer, who can change his facial features by force of will. (Sorta like Clayface from Batman, just without looking like a hideous mutant poo when he isn’t impersonating someone.) Anyway, Arch checks into a hotel with some newspaper [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 12

Matt — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Episode 12 – What You Need In a bar, we find a pretty young woman, a washed up baseball player, and Renard, who is a dick. Into the bar strolls a peddler, Pedott, who has a suitcase full of odds and ends to sell. He gives the pretty woman a bottle of cleaner, as it [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 11

Matt — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:48:09 +0000

Episode 11 – And When the Sky was Opened We open on a darkened warehouse, looking at the tarp shrouded outline of what seems to be some kind of plane. Rod’s voiceover tells us the plane is the X-20 experimental spaceship, recently crashed after a 31 hour flight 900 miles into space. Incidentally, Rod tells [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 10

Matt — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:07:00 +0000

Episode 10 – Judgement Night We are introduced to Carl Lanser, a man taking passage on a ship crossing the Atlantic on a foggy night in 1942. Over the course of the first few minutes, it becomes clear that Lanser has some form of amnesia, in fact, he can’t even remember getting on the ship. [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 9

Matt — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:44:00 +0000

Episode 9 – Perchance to Dream This episode we are introduced to Edward Hall. Hall is standing outside an office building during the lunch hour, providing a stark contrast to all the well dressed suits with his nervous, sweaty look of near panic. Eventually, Hall enters the building and makes his way to a psychiatrist’s [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 8

Matt — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:44:59 +0000

Episode 8 – Time Enough at Last (This one will be a little quicker than some of the last ones were, I’m short on time. Sorry. Or, your welcome if you think that’s a good thing.) This episode we are introduced to Henry Bemis, a teller at a bank that is in danger of getting [...]

Episode 31!

AON — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:12:55 +0000

So we continue our Bloody Mary month with the delicious addition of horseradish vodka. All good things. The studio is now air conditioned, which is a roundabout way of saying Matt’s cheap ass finally bought an air conditioner for his house. Finally. Seriously, it’s been hot as balls here lately, which just further confirms that [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 7

Matt — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:19:25 +0000

Episode 7 – Lonely We fade in to a large desert, described by our narrator as a dungeon. The dungeon has an inmate, James A. Corey, a man who lives in a tiny shack, with a car that never goes anywhere. James, we are told, is a convicted criminal, serving solitary confinement in the vast [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 6

Matt — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:27:00 +0000

Episode 6 – Escape ClauseWe fade in to Walter, a hypochondriac, afraid of damn near everything. His only concern is keeping himself healthy. After a checkup, Walter is declared as healthy as possible, his symptoms are psychosomatic. This does not sit well with Walter, who wants nothing more than to be desperately ill. Walter’s wife [...]

Why can’t all video game commericals be this awesome?

Matt — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:45:53 +0000

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 5

Matt — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:05:00 +0000

Episode 5 – Walking Distance Fade in to douchebag Martin Sloan pulling into a gas station and honking impatiently for service. Martin realizes that he’s only about a mile from Homewood, his hometown. He leaves his car at the garage to have the oil changed and walks into town. Martin walks into a drugstore he [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 4

Matt — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:11:00 +0000

Episode 4 – Sixteen Millimeter Shrine We fade in to Barbara Jean Trenton, sharing an overwrought love scene with another actor. It is quickly reveled that a much older Barbara is actually watching the movie she made as a younger woman alone in her home. Barbara’s home is palatial, and even includes servants, but clearly [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 3

Matt — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:42:46 +0000

Episode 3 – Mr. Denton on Doomsday A period piece, set in the old west, this episode follows town drunk Al Denton, as he plummets toward rock bottom. After being mocked by the other saloon patrons for his drunkeness, Al passes out and awakens to find a revolver lying near him. Ms. Smith, a prostitute [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 2

Matt — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:47:00 +0000

Episode 2 – One For The Angels We are introduced to Mr. Bookman, an old school pitchman, selling things out of a suitcase on the side of the street. This makes him particularly popular among the neighborhood kids, of whom Bookman is very fond. This particular day Mr. Bookman is being followed by a man [...]

Twilight Zone A Day – Episode 1

Matt — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:39:17 +0000

So for the first installment of Twilight Zone a day, I feel I should lay out right now that I am gonna be all spoilerific on your ass. I try to avoid them in my regular movie reviews, but I think it would be a hinderance in this case. Since the Twilight Zone relies heavily [...]

Episode 30!

AON — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:57:47 +0000

So, we mentioned that we had a Vilification Tennis show last weekend. It was pro wrasslin’ themed. Now, in Matt’s stupid head, that means someone should get hit with a chair. Well, here you go: Now that we got that nonsense out of the way, we ended up discussing wrasslin’ for a while. We both [...]

Matt watched Black Dynamite!

Matt — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:22:00 +0000

So Chris Hardwick of the Nerdist has mentioned many times how much he loves this faux blaxploitation film. They even dedicated a live podcast at Meltdown comics to Black Dynamite. I figured there was something there worth checking out, and as Black Dynamite is now available streaming on Netflix, I watched it tonight. The Plot: [...]

Matt watched Wrong Turn! (all of them)

Matt — Mon, 30 May 2011 01:31:35 +0000

It’s inbred-hillbilly-southern-stereotypes-psychopathic-killers-movie-time! Oddly enough, it’s not The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. (The original, good one you heathens, not the Jessica Biel remake.) This series certainly owes a debt of gratitude to Tobe Hooper, as they are relying heavily on his groundwork for their plot. (At least in the first movie, which is the one which attempts [...]

Episode 29!

AON — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:32:47 +0000

It’s the final installment of Margarita month! For those of you drinking along at home, next month we will be drinking Bloody Mary’s – FOR SCIENCE! Anyway, after figuring out our next drink, we talk weddings and wedding music, comic books and comic cons. Even a little about cosplay – shudder. We discuss what modern [...]

The things you find on the interwebs…

Salsa — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:07:00 +0000

I was screwing around on the webs today and found a couple videos that I absolutely had to share. The first one is freaking cool: And the other one is funny as hell. Wait for it….. It starts out slow, but gets good at around 1:50, so just skip ahead. Watch the look on the [...]

Ok, I’m sold on this movie.

Matt — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:04:19 +0000

Gotta admit, I’m hooked based on the trailer. Tweet

Episode 28!

AON — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:27:23 +0000

Holy crap are we all over the place with this one! First and foremost:Yep, it’s National Masturbation Month, so go ahead, give yourselves a hand. Margarita Month continues and the boys try blended margarita’s despite preferring them on the rocks -FOR SCIENCE! Salsa manages to cover a number of naughty topics quickly in his segment, [...]

Episode 27!

AON — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:28:00 +0000

This week, we talk about Salsa’s epic bachelor party weekend, giving your child the middle name “Zombie”, strip clubs, Chris Hardwick, and Dr. Who. Hilarity ensues. Tweet

Matt watched Wet Hot American Summer!

Matt — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:39:00 +0000

Amazingly enough this movie was not a porno. Jick (creator of Kingdom of Loathing – see episode 4) has spoken about this show many times over on the KoL podcast, and I’ve been meaning to give it a watch for a couple years now. The other day I saw it on Netflix streaming, and gave [...]

Episode 26!

AON — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:08:00 +0000

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you all! Ok, so due to happenstance, Matt and Salsa decided that this show was the perfect time to bullshit about Star Wars. We touch on some other topics; religion, bin Laden, and video games, but mostly Star Wars. Join us won’t you? Tweet

Matt watched Mimic!

Matt — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:50:00 +0000

So, I R a huge Guillermo Del Toro fan. I loves me some Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, and even Blade 2. The man has style, and a love for the weird, the gross, and (perhaps most importantly to me) a love of practical special effects. I hadn’t seen Mimic before, though it dates from 1997, when [...]

Episode 25!

AON — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:58:00 +0000

Lots of small topics today: Bits! Moscow on the Hill! Commercials! Matt’s wife enters the room wearing only a towel! Douchebags! And so much more! Seriously, just listen to the damn thing already. Tweet

Matt watched Diary of the Dead!

Matt — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:19:00 +0000

I fucking love zombie movies. I love zombies in general. In fact, as I have mentioned on the show, my son’s middle name is changing to “Zombie Hunter” when his adoption is final. The zombies – I love them. All that to say, it’s perhaps even more of a drag for me when a zombie [...]

Episode 24!

AON — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:21:00 +0000

We are joined by an in-house peanut gallery this episode, so we tend to go strange places in each segment. The main topics we cover are the different standards for violence and nudity in American vs. European media, video games especially. Salsa mentioned the edited versions of the “sex cards” from The Witcher, here’s the [...]

Today’s Irritant.

Matt — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:56:00 +0000

This is too short and complain-y to be a segment on the show, but I gotta vent about this. As I have mentioned on the show, I work at the Vision World at Calhoun Square in Uptown, Minneapolis. It’s a small mall to be sure, but a mall nonetheless. How is it that when people [...]

Episode 23!

AON — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:26:00 +0000

Wow, we really didn’t know what the hell we were gonna talk about this week, turns out, if we have nothing planned we go geeky. We talk about what superpowers we would want if we got to pick three. Matt has given this question a lot of thought. Salsa manages to change Matt’s mind with [...]

Episode 22!

AON — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:11:00 +0000

This week, we begin our cocktail of the month experiment with – The Martini! For those of you who want to drink along at home, this week’s recipe is as follows: Hendrick’s gin – kept in the freezerDry VermouthIceCocktail shakerMartini glassCucumber Slice a cucumber as you would for salad or veggie dip, put aside. Pour [...]

Episode 21!

AON — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:41:00 +0000

This episode Matt & Salsa spend an inordinate time talking about drinks, martini’s especially. This may be due to this show being recorded in the wake of Gretta’s birthday. Also, Matt bought a hookah, and waxes philosophical about smoking in general, smoking as a lifestyle, and finally any hobby as a lifestyle. Yes, nerdery abounds. [...]

Episode 20!

AON — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:01:00 +0000

We ran a little long this week trying to cover a few different topics. Of course, we had our Pi Day party recap, including the pie that got away. Behold! The Venn Pie-agram! We also discuss the Zangief Kid video, you know, the one where the fat kid is getting beat on by some little [...]

Matt watched My Name is Bruce!

Matt — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Like most nerds, I am a Bruce Campbell fan. I have watched the shit out of some Evil Dead trilogy. That said, I do find the over the top worship of Bruce Campbell by some fans tiresome. The dude has been in some really fun movies, I think he’s a better actor than he gets [...]

What I’m watching . . .

Matt — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:52:00 +0000

I’m a huge Off With Their Heads fan, and I was clicking around the intertubes the other night and found a video from their last album. I keep playing it over and over. I’m hoping that by sharing it with all of you, I’ll finally have some peace. Damn they’re good. Tweet

Matt watched Book of Blood!

Matt — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:32:00 +0000

So now that I have Mark (my new laptop – Lappy Mark II or “Mark for short) I can get back to more regular updates of nonsense. Here’s another movie review: The wife and I watched Book of Blood tonight from our Netflix DVD queue. I read the short story collection Books of Blood by [...]

Episode 19!

AON — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:37:00 +0000

So, Salsa and Matt recorded this episode after finishing an exceptionally large dinner, so if they sound fatter than usual, that’s why. Anyway. We bottled some beer, ate some steak and talked about Pi. Er . . . pie. Whatever, the point is, Salsa’s fat. We also cover St. Patrick’s Day (lame), Pi Day (awesome) [...]

Episode 18!

AON — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:17:00 +0000

This episode, Matt & Salsa talk about spending some time in jail. Salsa extols the virtues of donating blood, and Matt desperately tries not to sound like a pussy while explaining why he doesn’t. Also, Muppets. Matt has also declared that he will send a prize to whomever sends him a picture of themselves donating [...]

Help us Engorge our Nerddom! Part Deux

Salsa — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:31:00 +0000

Hey, geeks and geekettes! Below is the list of Movies based on Video Games. Please check it out and let me know if I’m missing anything, and don’t forget to go back to the previous post about Movies based on Comic Books and give it a once-over also. Cheers!

Episode 17 Part 2!

AON — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:14:00 +0000

Hey look, it’s part 2 of our epic stand up comedy episode featuring comedians Patrick Bauer and Bill Young. We continue our conversation about all things funny and comedy related. Enjoy. Also, here’s proof of Patrick’s Satan-y goodness: Tweet

Episode 17 Part 1!

AON — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:46:00 +0000

Hi! It’s our latest guest episode, featuring comedians Bill Young and Patrick Bauer. Matt and Salsa are big fans of stand-up comedy and are delighted to have spent some time with two funny gentlemen who were willing to talk shop with them. We abandon our usual format for this episode because we found we had [...]

Episode 16

AON — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:26:00 +0000

We’re back! This episode we talk about getting old. Also, Pi, both the mathematical construct and the dessert, both of which are cool. Look, just give it a listen and you’ll see what I mean. Tweet

Episode 15!

AON — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:45:00 +0000

Hey guys, we’re back with Episode 15. This episode, Matt and Salsa discuss Salsa’s recent attendance of a Prairie Home Companion show, and what the difference is between a humorist and a comedian. All that beer Matt has been brewing is starting to pay off, as the first one is now drinkable. Life is good. [...]

Episode 14!

AON — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:57:00 +0000

Howdy ya’ll! Welcome to episode 14! So, this episode we talk about our theory of what is funny. Focusing on offensive comedy in particular, such as our show Vilification Tennis. We also talk about why Matt hates everyone else who uses a phone except him and his wife. Seriously, quit being a douche with you [...]

Hey remember that VilTen show we mentioned?

Matt — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:36:00 +0000

Here’s my favorite photo of us from the show. I also think it illustrated my relationship with Salsa quite succinctly. The photo was taken and provided by Danielle McKay, many thanks and nice work to her. Tweet

Episode 13!

AON — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:18:00 +0000

This episode, Matt and Salsa talk about beer, insomnia and Matt sells all his CD’s. Welcome to the future. In other important news, here are the rules for our version of Uno as a drinking game: We find that the best way to set up the game is to get a boot, the German glass [...]

Help us Engorge our Nerddom!

Salsa — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:17:00 +0000

Please take a look at the attached list of Movies based on Comic books/Graphic novels and let us know which ones we are missing, because we ARE missing quite a few.

Episode 12!

AON — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:13:00 +0000

In this episode, Matt complains about work, and stupid people in general. We ponder moving to a different climate, and try to figure out why so many people from Somalia would choose to move here from a warm climate. Matt interrupts Salsa a lot too, but that’s his move. Also, there is some audio clipping [...]

Come See Matt and Salsa LIVE, doing something completely unrelated…

Salsa — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Anyone living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area should come to the Bryant Lake Bowl on Friday and Saturday nights, January 28th and 29th, for “ Minnesota Sucks! A Vilification Tennis Celebration of Global Warming”. Both Matt and Salsa will be performing both nights, so you have no excuse to miss this. The show will be [...]

Even more of Matt’s rambling! Choke on it.

Matt — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:48:00 +0000

That may sound harsher than intended. Sorry. Anyway, I mentioned that I was a guest co-host on Jick and Skully’s Kingdom of Loathing podcast a couple weeks ago. (Jick and Skully were our guests on Episode 4) Jick couldn’t do their January 3rd show, so Skully had me join him last minute. You can go [...]

Episode 11 part 2!

AON — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:37:00 +0000

It’s the second half of our interview with Brandon Patton! Woo! Anyway, in this part, we talk about music in general and Brandon’s music in particular. We also mention Brandon’s rap debut in the literal video for MC Frontalot’s “Spoiler Alert” here’s the original and the literal version. Tweet

Episode 11 part 1

AON — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:18:00 +0000

This episode we are joined by special guest BRANDON PATTON! (Pictured above – Brandon Muhfuckin’ Patton) Goddamn we are excited to give you this one. In part 1, Matt, Salsa and Brandon talk Wikipedia, masturbation, long distance relationships and RenFest. (Pictured above – shit-covered awesome sauce – photo credit Lonn Simmons) Tweet

Episode 10!

AON — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:20:00 +0000

Welcome to episode 10, this episode we talk Minnesota nice, Matt crying like a bitch, and the greatest culinary invention ever! (See image) Tweet

Episode 9!

AON — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 07:29:00 +0000

This episode we are joined by Frost, who is here to tell us all about what work incentives SHOULD be. (See Episode 1 for why we hate them.) We also talk about new years eve, beer, video games and chunky peanut butter. I know, right? You can check out further exploits by Frost at Only [...]

Episode 8.5 Redeux!

AON — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:33:00 +0000

Ok, this is the finale of Episode 8! I can barely remember it at this point. I’m sure we talked about Heimies and hats, though. Other than that, well, see for yourself. Tweet

Episode 8 Redeux!

AON — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Let’s try this again, shall we? Part 1 has Matt & Salsa talking about Salsa’s newfound unemployment, and Matt’s confusion and hatred of most people’s names. Tweet

Um . . . sorry.

Matt — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:11:00 +0000

Hey, remember how a little bit ago I posted episode 8? Yeah, that was awesome. Also, I fucked it up somehow. I’m working on getting it fixed, but it’ll prolly be tomorrow night. Sorry. Also, Salsa said he’d blow you. Tweet

Matt watched Waiting for Guffman!

Matt — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:20:00 +0000

I know it seems like I watch a lot of movies and therefore write a lot of these entries, but I actually watch more, I just don’t have time to blog them all. Yeah, I’m surprised I’m married too. The plot: The small Missouri town of Blaine is celebrating it’s sesquicentennial. (I just wanna point [...]

Matt watched Office Space!

Matt — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:49:00 +0000

Actually Matt watched Office Space a couple days ago, but he’s been busy. Sorry. The plot: Frustrated wage ape Peter Gibbons hates his job at cubicle farm Initech. Peter and his buddies Samir and Michael Bolton (no relation) lament their fates while Peter also pines for local waitress Joanna. One Friday after work Peter’s bitchy [...]

Matt watched Conan the Barbarian!

Matt — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:59:00 +0000

I had never actually seen this movie before the other night. I knew of it certainly, and had even quoted, “Conan! What is best in life?!?!” many times, but I just never got around to watching it until now. The plot: ‘Lil Conan is shown being instructed in the ways of the world by his [...]

Yeah, here’s the map we promised during the last episode.

Salsa — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:53:00 +0000

You know, the one that shows you the route of Matt’s shoplitfer pursuit. Tweet

Episode 7!

AON — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:57:00 +0000

So, this episode we talk about Matt’s crime fighting abilities, Salsa’s sneaky wife, the holidays, (that’s Xmas you filthy heathens!) and Christopher Hitchens. Afterwards we spent waaay too much time watching videos from Autotune the News. Tweet

Matt watched The Human Centipede: First Sequence!

Matt — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:16:00 +0000

Yeah, so . . . those of you who have heard of this one already are prolly a little worried about where this is going to go. This is prolly fair. I will say that my experience watching this movie and the uncomfortable parts for me were prolly not the same parts most other viewers [...]

My Perennial Hell

Salsa — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:02:00 +0000

I have a confession to make: I don’t like Christmas Carols. That is not what this is about, though. It is important for you to know this tidbit of information, as it is pertinent to my topic. However, it leads directly to what I DO want to talk about: I am sick of people judging [...]

Matt watched Agora!

Matt — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:30:00 +0000

My friend Doc told me about Agora quite a while ago, and I promptly forgot about it. He mentioned it again after he purchased the movie on DVD and I borrowed it from him. So, after letting it incubate on my shelf for a while, I finally got around to watching it with the wife [...]

Episode 6!

AON — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:47:00 +0000

Episode 6 – SNOWPOCALYPSE! We talk weather, Disney and some shit.Thanks for sticking with us during our brief absence, we missed you too. This episode we catch up on the last 3 weeks, Matt talks about Disney in an uncomfortably sincere way and we both geek out over Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Favre out! [...]

Matt watched Star Trek!

Matt — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:14:00 +0000

Ok, last of the rapid fire movie reviews for today. This one puts me up to even with the movies I’ve seen in the last few days. So, Star Trek. I’ve never really watched the original series, but I was a big fan of The Next Generation. I watched it a lot in high school [...]

Matt watched Zombie Strippers!

Matt — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:47:00 +0000

So, I mentioned on one episode that I am a big horror movie fan. Obviously, I like good horror movies, but I also like horror movies that are not great, but have an interesting concept, or strike me as interesting or amusing. Zombie Strippers falls into the latter category. That is not to say that [...]

Matt watched Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!

Matt — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:08:00 +0000

I love movies. I watch a lot of them. Unfortunately, work, life, shows, and 2 kids means I only see about 2-4 movies in a theater per year. Most of what I watch is from Netflix or DVD purchases. (Yeah, I’m still using a DVD player, if you think I should have Blu-Ray buy me [...]

Sorry for the lack of new show.

Matt — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:27:00 +0000

Hey everybody, Apropos of Nothing will return next week and resume our regular irregular updates. I’m back from Florida, where I had a great time as usual, and I’ve been scrambling to get back into the swing of things. I had Salsa over a couple nights back to record, but we got distracted with dinner [...]

Episode 5! Part 2

AON — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:32:00 +0000

It’s part two of our super-epic-mega-Thanksgiving two-parter! Um . . . yeah, anyway in the second half we talk family, what we have and what we make of it. A bit about farming, and of course, we talk about Thanksgiving and what we do to celebrate it. Matt gets a little tipsy by the end [...]

Episode 5! Part 1

AON — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:51:00 +0000

This week’s episode got waaaay longer than we expected, so we are splitting it into two parts. In part one, Matt explains dropping out of NaNoWriMo, and we talk about writing in general and typing skills in particular. Salsa has just returned from Virginia and Matt is about to head to Florida, so TSA and [...]

Find us on iTunes!

Matt — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:40:00 +0000

Hey everybody, AoN is now available on iTunes. Search for Apropos of Nothing or aonpodcast.com and you’ll find us. Thanks to everyone who has been checking us out so far, hope you are digging it. If you have questions, comments, naked pictures of yourself, etc. you can either comment on the individual episode that has [...]

Episode 4

AON — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:42:00 +0000

In this episode, Matt & Salsa talk with Jick and Mr. Skullhead from the online game Kingdom of Loathing. For those of you who don’t know, Kingdom of Loathing (or KoL) is a free, funny, online RPG. Check them out at www.kingdomofloathing.com, where you can also find links to the duo’s huge archive of podcasts, [...]

Episode 3!

AON — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:09:00 +0000

Episode 3 – Matt signs up for NaNoWriMo, being a grownup, and Salsa gets horrified by Matt’s taste in movies. Music provided by Brandon Patton, who is awesome. Tweet

Episode 2!

AON — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:07:00 +0000

Episode 2 – What is a computer nerd these days? Also, why Matt is a terrible speller. Music provided by Brandon Patton, dig it. Tweet

Episode 1.5!

AON — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:05:00 +0000

Episode 1.5 – This episode we talk babies, eating stuff raw and try to figure out just where the hell Salsa’s wife is. Music provided by Brandon Patton go learn to love him like we do. Tweet

Episode 1!

AON — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:01:00 +0000

Episode 1 – Wherein we introduce ourselves, talk about work incentives, and hear about the near death experience of a friend. Which we play for laughs. Music provided by Brandon Patton check him out and give him all your money. Tweet

A Note About Comments

admin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:37:00 +0000

Just a quick note to mention that the paint-by-numbers site builder Salsa and I are using requires the first post by a commenter to be approved. I can then allow auto-approval of future post by the same user. Sorry for the inconvenience. Tweet