Episode #216: "So This Is Summer"
First Broadcast: 7/3/00
Kim takes the helm this week, bringing us the wonder of
nature
in the outdoors--or as outdoors as you can get in the immediate
area anyway. Kind of a suburban safari, if you will. That's my disembodied voice you're hearing at those odd intervals, by the way.
Episode #217: "Mister Law & Order Man"
First Broadcast: 7/10/00 Last 40 seconds cut off by MNN.
Referring, of course, to
the current occupant of the mayor's office,
who apparently had a relative in
the joint for a while. And, of
course, the mayor says
his dead relative's criminal record is no
one's business, unlike
the records of people whom the mayor turns
into his political enemies, that is. Anyway, maybe people will read
an upcoming book
or two about the mayor and gain some insight into
what makes this weirdo tick. I can't be the only one who wonders,
after all.
Episode #218: "First Come, First Serve"
First Broadcast: 7/17/00 Episode started 5 1/2 minutes late (around 2:05:30 AM), starting several minutes into the episode
(9 minutes in is my guess) and
cutting off all our beginning credits; and episode ended 4 minutes early (at 2:25 AM).
Con Ed,
air conditioning,
the Ziegfeld,
the subway,
and a host of
other assorted topics make an appearance
in this relatively summer-oriented episode. P.S.:
The
X-Men movie didn't suck!
Episode #219: "I'm Sorry, Canada"
First Broadcast: 7/24/00 Episode began at 2:01 AM, cutting off most of our opening animation.
Sorry for not being to name a single film that ever came out of Canada, that is. I don't mean a film that was just shot in Canada--hell, most movies these days could qualify if that was the only criteria. No, I mean a film that was produced, shot, and edited in Canada, made by Canadians, for Canadians, and starring Canadians. What qualifies?
Strange Brew?
Brain Candy? You see? I had the same problem. There's plenty of
Canadian comedians, and a few well-known
Canadian bands, but movies? You got me.
Maybe the IMDB can straighten
this all out.
Episode #220: "I'm Going To Bad Mouth You"
First Broadcast: 8/7/00 Episode started 2:30 minutes into the program, cutting off all our opening animation, all our opening credits, and our introduction to the program. As a result, the program also ended too early,
thirty seconds past 2:26 AM. WAY TO GO, MNN!
A critique of George W. Bush's acceptance speech at this year's Republican
National Convention, as only Free New York could do it: "live," and
with an extremely large grain of salt.
Episode #221: "They Can't Wash Your Feet"
First Broadcast: 8/14/00 Opening animation and "Free New York" title cut off by MNN.
The heckling of George W. Bush continues from where we left off in
Episode #220, with some
facts about Texas thrown in for good measure.
Episode #222: "Well That Sounds Nice, But..."
First Broadcast: 8/21/00 Even though the episode started roughly on time (about 30 seconds past 2:00 A.M.), all of our opening animation, credits, and titles were cut off by MNN. THANKS!
The critique of
Al Gore begins, with this "live"
commentary on
his speech from the
Democratic National Convention. Or, maybe you'd
prefer to read about
Ralph Nader for a while, or even
someone else.
Episode #223: "Death To The Opposition"
First Broadcast: 8/28/00 Opening animation cut off, but otherwise one of the smoothest starts to date.
Yes, it's a quote from a Deep Space Nine episode, but
it seems to be an apt summary of what George W. Bush says he
learned from
the Vietnam War--which isn't much better than what
Al Gore says he learned from it. If you asked me, neither of
them learned the real lesson: the United States should never again inflict its military might on another country for its own political and
economic gains in the future. But will anyone remember Vietnam
once
Colombia explodes? I wonder...
Episode #224: "Black Hat White Hat"
First Broadcast: 9/4/00 Episode started in progress, with all our
opening animation and opening credits cut off.
The title reflecting the way many Americans seem to view things:
in either black or white, right or wrong, Democrat or Republican,
while ignoring the many gray areas in between, presenting a distorted
view of reality which doesn't really exist... oh, you know the deal.
While you're here, you might also want to contact Janet Brown, the head of the
Commission on Presidential Debates, and tell her to
let Ralph Nader
debate with all the other candidates! Her email is info@debates.org and her telephone number is (202) 872-1020. While
you're at it, read Derailing Democracy by
David McGowan, and get
your blood boiling--works better than coffee. Oh, one more thing:
Rage Against The Machine rocks!
Episode #225: "You Leave
Buffy Out Of This"
First Broadcast: 9/18/00 Episode started about 15 seconds before
2:00 AM, and looked like it started at the right point, beginning
with our opening animation, but it was then interrupted with
MNN's musical bumper for a few seconds before returning to
the "Free New York" title and continuing from there.
In which I, fueled by caffeine, discuss
Ralph Nader,
the weather, disgusting internet sites,
Yugoslavia,
Loompanics,
Friends,
Wen Ho Lee,
the prison-industrial complex, and
it all ties together . . . somehow.