Intro
Knight Rider redubbed
Explanation of the Joe Murphy tribute show from last week
Joe Murphy Theme Song! “Mason Rocket” by the Beatnik Turtles
No screaming on the Scandia Screamer
Update for week 1 of the International Walk-Off, my challenge against Andy at the PolarBear Podcast
Andy eats crow! Well, sorta…along with excuses about weather conditions and problems with the family dog.
Miles walked - Big Chowder: 12.31 miles, Andy “Swede of Speed” 11.14 miles - total thus far: 23.45 miles
I was egged while I was walking! Can you believe that?
El Mariachi Huevos skit
“I Should Be Writing” podcast promo - great podcast if you are an aspiring writer!
“Helpin’ Song” by Help Yourself, a Sacramento band! Kick ass!
Thanks to Summer at FarPoint Media for her help in getting Chowder Radio up and running and for website revamps.
Outro

On April 1st one of the FarPoint Media family, Joe Murphy, lost his battle with cancer and passed away. Joe had leiomyosarcoma carcinoma, a rare disease that affects less than 4 in 1,000,0000 people. Joe had not only been a co-host or integral part of several podcasts in FPM, including The Kickass Mystic Ninjas and Michael and Evo’s Wingin’ It!

Joe was very widely loved by the podcast community, and leaves many, many good friends behind. In a way I feel a bit cheated that I never had the opportunity to meet him as I joined the FPM family during Joe’s last few days. From everything I have heard, he sounded like a gentle, loving person who had a stellar personality. I never knew him, but I wish I had.

That being said, I am linking an mp3 file for you all to enjoy. A show dedicated as a tribute to their fallen friend, Joe’s close friends and co-hosts discuss the many characteristics and memorable moments that made him who he was. They say you never know what you have until it’s gone, but when it comes to Joe, I’d say that wasn’t the case.

Please enjoy the Tribute to Joe Murphy, aka Mason Rocket, aka Randy Inuendo (just click “play now” at the bottom of this post to activate the player). For those of you like me who never knew him, it will give you an idea of why he was loved so much. Don’t worry, it is (for the vast majority) a light-hearted and fun look into his friends’ memories of him. Judging from what I have seen and heard about him, I think Joe would have wanted it that way.

Enlightened One Intro
Ed from Texas comment talk
Chowder Radio joining Farpoint Media (http://www.farpointmedia.net)
California talk and the Scandia Screamer
Froid “Breaking Down” (from http://music.podshow.com)
Big Chowder challenged Andy from the Polarbear Podcast to an international walk off
Al Stravinsky “In The Next Life”(from http://music.podshow.com)
Dr. Coldfinger new product
Outro

Episode 011 is in the books! This week we discussed St. Patrick’s Day and how it is celebrated in the United States. Also, had an “Idiots in the News” segment and played a few tunes. Thanks to Shane for his website comment last week. Highlight of the show was Tokyo Joe’s new international segment and discussion of “Only in Japan” and their misuse of the English language.

To complement his segment, Tokyo Joe provided two images for you all to enjoy:

Show outline:

Intro

Website comment from Shane in Canada

Song played: Rantings of Eva “Bright Side” http://www.garageband.com/

St. Patrick’s Day music from http://music.podshow.com/

Background music: Murder The Stout “Irish Jigs”

Song played: Great Big Sea “Concerning Charlie Horse”

Dr. Coldfinger’s “Doggie Bomb” product

Idiots In The News

Tokyo Joe “Only In Japan” international segment

Outro

Intro

The Lottery - what to do if you win - ten (plus one) rules to follow

Candles II - original acoustic guitar piece from Jack Mangan at http://www.jackmangan.com/

A terrible comedy skit, just to break up the show

Candles I - another acoustic guitar piece from Jack Mangan

New international segment! Glen’s intro from the ZA Show in South Africa http://www.thezashow.com/

Weight loss update

outro

In the show I talk about California news (global warming means flood insurance) and we have an international segment from my good friend Andy from Sweden. Also be sure to check out the Deadpan podcast at http://www.jackmangan.com/.

International segment:
Andy from http://www.polarbearpodcast.com/

Podcast promo: Deadpan from http://www.jackmangan.com/

Songs played:
3rd Culture “Like I Used To” (http://music.podshow.com/)
Blue Vagrants “I Feel Fine” (http://music.podshow.com/)

Anyway, this was made with the help of the sultry-voiced Beth Cameron, who also did my intro and outro voiceover for Episode #8. If you would like to contact her, send her an email to cameron.vo @ verizon.net - she is worth it!

This week I discuss the Super Bowl and what other countries think about American Rules Football (or “Gridiron” as it is called overseas) and what other sports are like. I had an opportunity to watch Aussie Rules Football when I was in Australia and I talk a bit about that.

I also talk a little bit about the tv show “Lost” and why I enjoy it so much - which really goes back to a boyhood fantasy about shipwrecking on a tropical island full of mysteries.

A little bit of news from around the globe closes it out. It is a shorter episode than usual, but I still have fun putting it out. This week I did not have an international segment, but I have several podcasters from around the globe who are interested in telling us about their countries, cultures, and their own podcasts you can listen to, so stay tuned.

Promo played:
Diary of a Shameless Self-Promoter with Heidi Miller (http://heidimiller.libsyn.com)

Songs played:
Beth Thornley “Stand” (http://music.podshow.com/)
Kill The Alarm “Fire Away” (http://www.killthealarm.com/)

This week I discuss golfing and perhaps my first time out on the golf course. That’s right, I have never been golfing. Also, I give my thoughts about my friend’s suggestion to get a super model caddy from http://www.caddychicks.com/.

I have a new intro for my international segment thanks to Adam from http://www.madtownaces.com/. It’s great, I love it, and it was just in time for Andy’s segment about life in Sweden. Andy’s regular podcast, the Polarbear Podcast, is one of my favorites and can be found at http://www.polarbearpodcast.com/.

Promo played: Sundown Lounge http://www.larrywinfield.com/

Songs played:
Amphibian “Hang On” (http://music.podshow.com/)
Loveless “Beautiful” (http://music.podshow.com/)

I’m looking for international podcasters who might want to do a five minute segment once every few weeks to detail and discuss life in their country. If you are interested, please email me at bigchowder @ chowder-radio.com

Music played:
Rantings Of Eva “Still Holding On” (a great song!) from http://www.garageband.com/
Ari Shrine “Try A Little Harder” from http://music.podshow.com

Podcast promos:
808Talk @ http://www.808talk.com/ - A great podcast about everything Hawaii. Hosted by V. Brown, who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgable about his subject matter.
Israelisms @ http://www.israelisms.com/ - Great humor from Charley and Carol where they discuss politics, weather, society, and comedy in Israel, and Charley’s ability to irritate traffic cops!

Special segment - In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, I played a few minutes of his famous and powerful “I Have A Dream” speech. If you haven’t heard it before, you need to!

A little disappointing that GoDaddy doesn’t support podcasters more - and considering there are tens of thousands of them out there, all needing server space somewhere, it seems a follish business decision to not help out more. Their “podcast” special they have offers less bandwidth and less server storage than their standard packages! Podcasters may be strange and eccentric, but they aren’t stupid!

So please take a listen to the newest episodes, and give me feedback!

In fact, if it wasn’t for Rob over at www.podcast411.com, I would be lost. (Not only is he a great resource and a nice guy, but his show is awesome. If you have any interest in podcasting, you should check it out - but don’t forget about me in the process!)

Hopefully I will have things back to normal shortly. Thanks for sticking around!

Also, I am excited about my new international segment. The goal is to bring different cultures across the globe to everyone with looks into everyday life in other countries. My good friend Tokyo Joe (from the Made In Japan podcast) gives a quick look into what life in Japan is like, and does so this episode with an overview of ordering pizza - it’s hilarious and you can’t miss it!

I also talk about my recent excursion to my first ever gun show.

Songs played (from http://music.podshow.com/)
Slackstring “Sunday Jen” - http://www.slackstring.com/
Paul and Storm “Your Love Is” - http://www.paulandstorm.com/

Special thanks to Tokyo Joe for the new segment, Lisa Julien for the intro voiceover, Felix DeCat for the outro voiceover, and Adam from http://www.madtownaces.com/ for the other voice imaging work.

Christmas is in a few days, and I wanted to talk a bit about Christmas dinner traditions around the world and Christmas in general. Also, I talked a little about Sacramento and the area, and about a few trips to watch the Sacramento Kings, our local National Basketball Association franchise.

Towards the end of the show I reveal my exciting news: my friend Tokyo Joe will be producing a semi-regular segment for my podcast detailing life in Japan and the differences between their culture and America’s. The first segment will be on the next show, so stay tuned for that!

Song played: “County Road Christmas Time” by Craig Cardiff (http://www.craigcardiff.com/) which can be found at http://music.podshow.com/

My new voiceover for my intro was done by Mark Hannah from http://www.radiodaddy.com/, and for the outro was Lisa Julien at http://www.vocalimage.ca/

My news segment was produced by Adam at http://www.madtownaces.com/.

Last but not least, please have a wonderful, safe and fun Christmas, and we’ll see you after Santa is done working!

By the way, what is figgy pudding? Do I really want to find out?

Hopefully by now my podcasts are starting to sound like they flow a bit more. I know it will take a little bit more time to get totally comfortable in front of the microphone, but that’s ok - it will come. Next week I should have a bunch of new pieces to add to the production quality.

Also played two podcast promos for shows I really enjoy, check them out!

Songs played (all songs from http://music.podshow.com/):
“Back To You” by Jeff Eaton (http://www.jeffeaton-music.com/)
“Santa Claus Gave Me Diabetes” by Stuckey & Murray

Podcast promos played:
The Polar Bear Podcast (http://www.polarbearpodcast.com/)
5 Minutes With Wichita (http://www.5minuteswithwichita.com/)

This episode I wanted to talk about the people who had helped me get started, and I wanted to note them out here: thanks to Travis for helping me get my website up and my server space situated - you’re a good buddy. Mr. Tunes created the intro/outro, and will have a new segment piece for me soon that I hope to have on the show next week. Tokyo Joe was great for giving me advice and telling me his experiences with his “Made In Japan” podcast that I had enjoyed so much. Rob from “Podcast 411″ helped me get my xml feed dialed in, and Scott Fletcher from Podcheck Review did the voiceover work from me.

Thanks to all of these people for their help!

Songs played:
“Every Color” by Matthew Ebel (http://www.matthewebel.com/)
“Building Our Own Future” by Howard Jones

Podcast promos played for:
The Delta Park Project (www.deltaparkproject.com)
High Orbit (www.matthewebel.com/podcast)

In this episode, I discuss Thanksgiving traditions, discuss some news and play a few songs from http://music.podshow.com.

Songs played:
“You Wore Me Out” by Loveless (www.lvls.com)
“Can’t See The Sun” by Black Lab (www.blacklabworld.com)

It’s a little strange to think that just 60 short years ago the world was at war. Not that long ago. Now when you look around and see kids with the cell phones, newer and faster cars, music videos, all the pop culture scene…it makes you wonder if anyone thinks back to what happened during WWII, and all the sacrifices that were made.

Now I’ve only ridden on light rail a few times, but never had any issues. I’ve heard horror stories, of course, but you have to agree you will get these with any major city train or subway system. The one that really stood out to me in this article was about a man on the train who pulled down his pants and took a dump in the middle of the aisle, then went back to where he was sitting. Can you imagine sitting on the train and watching that? I guess it isn’t that funny, but it makes me laugh to think about the look on everyone’s face watching that - and the look on the face of the person sent in to clean it up.

Anyway, just thought I’d share that nugget.

I almost have my promo complete. I should have that up shortly and my first podcast soon. In the meantime, I’ll start blogging more regularly.