Episode #226: Completely Separate From Major Brands
First Broadcast: 10/2/00
Talking about shows we've outlasted,
Manufacturing Consent, and
the incredible amount of outdoor advertising cluttering the
streets of lower Manhattan.
Episode #227: Both Of You Shut Up!
First Broadcast: 10/9/00
My commentary on
the first of three
debates between
Al Gore and
George W. Bush,
the Republicrat candidates for President this year. As usual,
Ralph
Nader was ignored, but
that may change.
Episode #228: Super Rally
First Broadcast: 10/23/00
Reflecting the name for
Ralph Nader's mass rallies across the nation
in these last few weeks before the 2000 Presidential election. Oh yes,
and the now incredibly-rare Subway Series phenomenon returns to New
York. Am I rooting for anyone? Well, maybe...
Episode #229: I'm Not Taking Votes Away From Anybody
First Broadcast: 11/6/00
Referring, of course, to the tired argument that a vote for
Ralph Nader is somehow taking votes away from Al Gore and
giving them to
George W. Bush--which is untrue. A vote for
Nader is a vote for Nader, period. No one's vote can be
absolutely assumed ahead of time; no one's vote is a "given."
If people complain that Gore isn't getting enough votes from
people assumed to be in his camp, then they have no
one to blame but Gore himself. As long as Ralph Nader and
people like him run for office then I will keep voting for them.
If I ever cast a vote for someone whom I don't respect, and
whose platform I cannot endorse, then that will truly
be a wasted vote.
Episode #230: Grinding Halt
First Broadcast: 11/13/00 Program did not begin until 2:07 AM, and
still cut off our opening animation and "Free New York" title.
Program ran until it finished at 2:35:47 AM.
Which is where
the 2000 Presidential election seems to have ended up,
thanks to the great state of
Florida,
the county of Palm Beach,
and their wonderful world of
weird
ballots. Makes me feel pretty good about voting for
Nader,
actually. Whichever way this ends up, I hope this leads to
the complete abolition of the electoral college, as well as the
adoption of
Instant Runoff Voting, along with many other reforms
to modernize the whole election process.
Episode #231: The City Gets Totaled
No Matter What
First Broadcast: 11/20/00 The episode started at 2:01 AM, and
the episode started at "5" during the countdown, even though our
tone sounded like it was in the right place (since it could be
heard on the air during the countdown).
Referring, of course, to
the battle
between King Kong
and Godzilla,
or any number of
titanic monster battles
of the Japanese sci-fi films
of yore, which I think is aptly analogous to the struggle of
Bush
vs.
Gore being waged in
the courts of Florida and elsewhere as this episode
was taped. Either way,
the country is
going to get screwed, and
my candidate
already lost, so what the hell do I care at this point?
(By the way, the
Dantana Morse commercial is
here if you're still looking for it. I couldn't find it on any of
the sites where I thought I found it before, so how I ever found it in
the first place is now a mystery.)
Episode #232: The Nation's Capital
First Broadcast: 11/27/00 Episode started at thirty seconds
past the hour, three minutes into the
program, cutting off all our opening animation, our main title, and
our episode title--i.e., all our opening credits. Episode also ended
two-and-a-half minutes early, at 2:26:30 AM.
Post-
Thanksgiving
madness ensues, as we discuss
Internet domains,
D.C. statehood,
and probably
a bunch other stuff I can't recall at
the moment.
Episode #233: Thousands of Horny, Greased-Up Rats
First Broadcast: 12/4/00 Episode started about 5 seconds before
2:00 AM, but opening animation and "Free New York" title were
still cut off. At 2:01 AM, the volume of the program was
suddenly lowered by about 5 VU (just an estimate, since I don't
have a meter in front of me) and remained that way for the
duration. Episode also finished early (at about 2:28 and 40 seconds) by about the same amount which was cut off from the
beginning.
Yeah, well, that says it all, doesn't it? Whether you're talking
about
the rat summit, or
the guy in that scene from Dracula,
rats are quite
disgusting creatures if you ask me. Somehow though,
the rest of
the Internet doesn't seem to agree.