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The Obtuse Angle Episodes - | TOA 2.dash.19.5: The Opposite of Meticulousness | 15.7 MB / 23 min. Virtually all our technology at TOA Corp fails at once. DS-2. Camera. Computer. Not to mention my brain. Much I COULD talk about, but now that Iām getting my blog on ā over at The Nervous Breakdown, I am not as motivated to use this medium for text communication. As Future Steve will likely tell you, at some point, detailed show notes can actually undermine the effectiveness and spontaneity of the audio. Or so he claims. Personally, I just think heās a lazy bastard. COMING SOON (really, seriously): the Death Card Contest! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.19.5: The Opposite of Meticulousness | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.19: Fear Coming Out Both Ends | 26.3 MB / 38 min. Apologies for the gap between episodes, which is about the longest since the podcast started ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. Wow. Been extraordinarily busy juggling Steve Dupont Corp, TOA Corp and Skull and Bones Publishing business, in addition to new ventures such as The Nervous Breakdown. Topics: Girl Scout Cookies. Demons. The uncooperative federal government. The brainwashing power of TV. Rudy Giuliani a 9/11 hero? Other stuff. COMING SOON: the Death Card Contest. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.19: Fear Coming Out Both Ends | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.17: Headless Ching Chang Without Sesame | 17 MB / 24 min. Another roving episode in which I visit an Asian grocery and conduct surveillance from my vehicle. Good times.
In other news, I'd like to offer a huge public congratulations to fellow author and podcaster extraordinaire, J.C. Hutchins of 7th Son fame. He was featured along with several other emerging
writers in a recent New York Times article, and deservedly so.
Both The Obtuse Angle Corporation and the Steve Dupont Corporation have enjoyed pleasant diplomatic relations with 7th Son Corporationās Ministry of Propaganda, in fact, an upcoming podcast of 7th Son will include a special PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY for my novel, Therein Lies the Problem. So, if youāre not already subscribed, nowās the time people!
Finally, stay tuned to The Obtuse Angle for an upcoming (perhaps the next) episode co-hosted by Eric and Cohry, former employees of the now-defunct Vox Monitor Corporation.
Have a day,
Steve | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.17: Headless Ching Chang Without Sesame | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.16: Serial Killer Guy | 17.4 MB / 25 min. Walking round the pond observing a possible serial killer while making other observations and likely being observed, as well. Guerilla cell phone marketing, math problems, Jimmy Carter, cement trucks, bedraggled and more.
Today is Presidents Day here in the U.S. (this is Present Steve talking to you now), and so I would like to take this opportunity to shine a proverbial spotlight on the hypocrisy of our current national holiday system (granted, not everyone gets the day off on Presidents Day ā me, for example ā but nevertheless ā).
My BEEF is this: We have Presidents Day to pay homage to the service of past presidents. Mainly the Founding Father types ā Washington and Jefferson being the two most invoked by current politicians blowing hot air into the mediaās whorish microphones. We have Memorial Day to remember the men and women who served in our military and purchased farmland so our children can plant their seeds of freedom and whatnot. We have July 4 to celebrate our independence from the Big Bad British Empire (BBBE). We have Labor Day for no apparent reason other than to give families one last summer hurrah at the beach before school starts again. Then we have a number of additional holidays primarily recognized by bankers and government employees, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Flag Day and Veteranās Day.
AND YET, neither our politicians in Washington nor at the individual state level find it appropriate to designate ONE DAY EVERY TWO YEARS for a National Election Day.
This, of course, stands in blatant contradiction to THE RHETORIC, namely that our right to vote is the backbone of democracy ā a means of exercising our freedom, and so on. Granting an election day holiday would certainly make it easier to be a good patriotic citizen, and without question result in higher voter turnout. I mean, is this a NO BRAINER, or what?
WHAT, apparently.
The question is: WHY?
One can only assume that a significant number of politicians feel it wouldnāt be in their best interest for THE OTHER HALF of the population to vote. Pun intended, yes, but it also refers to the actual statistics. In the 2000 presidential election, for example ā arguably the most important election in our countryās history ā turnout was 51.3 percent. And, keep in mind, thatās a percentage of REGISTERED VOTERS. Iām not going to do the math, but we can safely assume that well under half of the total population is going to the polls.
So, again, who in society would benefit most from an election day holiday? The corporate executive, who can easily push his meetings back to 10 am? Or the employee of the slaughter house, who has to be clocked in and slicing chicken gizzards by 7 am or else heās docked pay? Hmmm ā okay, so clearly the lower class, working class folks will be the most likely to vote, if they were not in the habit of voting before ā
Low wage, low skill workers are who weāre talking about, here. And if Iām not mistaken, these are the types of jobs that have been shifting in recent years ā either to illegal immigrants or nations overseas. China, for example. In other words, many of these āworking classā people have been laid off, which probably makes them rather unhappy with their elected officials. More likely to vote for a challenger, as opposed to an incumbent.
So, by this logic, it would not seem a partisan issue, as many democrats in particular would attest, but another classic example of the ever-rising dominance of corporations over public policy.
Corporations give money to politicians who, in turn, grease the rails for outsourcing low wage jobs (while promising theyāll help keep jobs at home). The white collar people are happy, because they have cushy jobs and their 401Ks are growing nicely. So they tend to vote for incumbents ā democrat, republican or otherwise. So everyoneās happy.
NOT.
Well, those in the lower tax brackets will always have the military, I suppose. After all, it seems WAR will continue to be a growth industry for decades to come ā | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.16: Serial Killer Guy | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.15: Skullduggery | 34.1 MB / 48 min. In this episode, proudly sponsored by Skull & Bones Publishing, it is only apropos that we discuss various forms of skullduggery and, in fact, predict specific future attempts of skullduggery on the part of ______.
Now, in the spirit of continuing to fulfill my promise to be all current and relevant and whatnot, some news of the day, blogstyle:
We have two stories dominating the news this week: Iran and Obama.
Obama, as in Barack Obama, Illinois senator and the latest Democrat to announce his candidacy for president. While I am hesitant to overhype an already-overhyped story, this news is extraordinarily exciting to me. In my opinion, Obama may very well be the ONLY politician who can rescue our nation from its current partisan morass (my only complaint is that heās not running as an Independent). Moreover, because he has spent very little time in Washington, I am hopeful that he can resist the corrupting influence of Big Business on U.S. policy, both foreign and domestic, and truly do what Bush promised he would do way back in the 2000 campaign: restore integrity to the office of the president (no joke, W said that!).
In other words, and again, at risk of putting all my proverbial eggs in one basket, I think Barack Obama may be our ONLY HOPE. That is why I plan to give him my full support as he wages his 2008 campaign.
Next up, Iran. If you indeed live in America and have been paying any attention to the news in recent weeks, you have surely noticed a significant ratcheting-up of the rhetoric over Iran and its suspected meddling in Iraq. And if you have any remaining doubt as to the blatant propagandizing on TV news specifically, let me just clear that up for you right now.
This is how it works: The āPentagonā or āThe White Houseā or āThe State Departmentā issues a press release to the news media. The headline might be something like, 170 U.S. COMBAT DEATHS LINKED TO IRAN. The story (notice the choice of words) goes on to explain how roadside bombs used to attack American forces have been traced to Iran, yada yada. Okay, so then the TV producers gather up some B-roll (stock video) from Iraq, cars burning in the street and whatnot, and they get someone to ostensibly retype the press release. This text is then fed into the teleprompter and your most trusted news personality looks into the camera and reads it.
Case in point, I turn on the TV in my Memphis hotel room on Sunday morning (we took the boy to Graceland, he being a huge Elvis fan already) and flipping around the dial I stopped on all the major cable networks for about 10 seconds apiece. ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT IRAN.
On one hand, sure, it makes perfect sense that Iran would be trying to further destabilize Iraq and drive the U.S. out of there. In fact, it seems likely theyāve been involved since the beginning of the war. Itās just the timing that seems a bit coincidental, seeing as though weāre about to send 20-some-odd thousand more troops into the fray ...
On the other hand, back in 2002 it made perfect sense that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that Saddam intended to sell them to terrorists. Because thatās what the government/media was telling us, and they seemed pretty sure of themselves.
So is this a case of the little boy crying wolf? Or is it the truth?
I just donāt know what to believe anymore. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.15: Skullduggery | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.14: Morons | 12 MB / 17 min. This is a terrible episode, but at least itās short. Basically Iām in the car ā this is, like, November of last year ā and thereās lots of annoying wind noise and Future Steve calls in a few times and heās really annoying. So there you go.
Letās blog a little, shall we? Talk about some CURRENT events, eh?
The Super Bowl just happened, and I always take in interest both in the game itself and the commercials, so Iām going to talk about that. More so the commercials than the game, however. The Colts won the game 28-17 and although I predicted (to myself) a 27-17 Colts victory, I have bubkiss to show for it. It was a decent game, made all the more interesting by a monsoon-like rain that made the ball quite slippery and difficult to handle. So much so, that one of my cohorts at the party I attended exclaimed āFUMBLE!!!ā on nearly every play from scrimmage.
Scrimmage is a peculiar word, isnāt it? Letās look that up:
1 a: a minor battle : skirmish b: a confused fight : scuffle 2 a: the interplay between two football teams that begins with the snap of the ball and continues until the ball is dead b: practice play (as in football or basketball) between two squads
My general impression of the commercials was that they sucked (although I missed a lot of them, much of the time being spent watching my son, and trying to keep him from swallowing things he wasnāt supposed to swallow). Which, on one hand is surprising, because youād think these companies would want to get the biggest bang for their millions of bucks (they said it was $2.6 Million for a 30-sec. spot this year ā so including production youāre looking at $3 Million, easy). On the other hand, having been in the advertising industry for some years, I know the general rule of thumb. The more money being spent on the campaign/spot, the more high-level executive types want to get involved. In my experience, these people tend to have no creative vision whatsoever, so what you end up with is watered-down, lowest-common-denominator GARBAGE.
I always think itās sad when a no-name company puts out a cheap, amateurish ad in hopes of getting noticed. This year is was some company peddling āSales Leads.ā What the hell does that mean, anyway? Like, the Glengarry leads? The spot was just horrible. People smiling while polishing their sports cars, etc., to show you how successful the āSales Leadsā made them. But, again, you really have to feel sorry for these people. Theyāre hacks, with bad taste in advertising.
Now, itās the BIG BOYS for whom thereās really no excuse. Thank god Pepsi stayed on the sidelines, having stunk the place up for as long as I can remember. Although, stepping into the void this year was Chevrolet, with their ghastly montage of crap-ass songs from different musical genres sung poorly, in some cases by loser B-celebrities like ... well, I didnāt know who any of those damned people were. You had muscle car dude, surfer dude, hip hop dude, NASCAR dude. I understand what theyāre trying to get across ā that Chevy has vehicles for every walk of life ā but come on, guys. That commercial made me want to smash something with a baseball bat. A Chevy, for example.
Then you have the āPlay it Safersā who stuck to their usual playbooks. Budweiser with sophomoric physical gags ā namely people getting hit in the face and/or balls with something ā and GoDaddy.com with gratuitous titties.
In the good category, my comedy award goes to Sierra Mist. Shit, thatās Pepsi, isnāt it? Well, whatever. The āComboverā ad was really funny, mainly because both guys who starred in the ad are really funny character actors. Werenāt they both on Ed? Remember the show Ed, about the guy who owned a bowling alley? Pretty funny.
Finally, my Best in Show goes to Coke for the āVideo Gameā ad, which was a parody of Grand Theft Auto where the character goes around helping everybody and doling out Cokes instead of shooting them. Very clever. Slightly humorous, and it even made you feel kind of warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe not quite as anthemic, but much better overall than āIād like to give the world a Cokeā or āCoke is it.ā
So no more football until August, then.
Bollocks. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.14: Morons | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.13: Drinking Mammoth Blood | 33.5 MB / 48 min. At time of show notes writing I honestly canāt remember the beginning of this episode, which has been edited slothfully by the Obtuse Angle Corporationās editing team. Well over a week itās taken, but I must say Iām pleased with the ending, if nothing else.
Iām resolved to write more in this area down here. See, that part above might have been passed off as show notes, like weāve been doing recently. But really itās a blog, is my point, so I should engage in blogging. They have a blog going at Skull and Bones Publishing by the way, not sure what those guys are up to, but Iād venture to say it involves fighting Scurvy. With vigor.
More. More. I know the sign language for More. Itās made like this [NEED LINK] [THERE IS NO LINK]. Shit. You mean I have to use more words? Well, itās made by touching all the fingers together at a point, as if around a tiny globe, and tapping the fingers together twice consecutively. Does that make sense? Speaking of globes, specifically events that have taken place on the globe, have you heard of the Port Chicago disaster? 1945, a munitions ship explodes in California, killing the entire crew, who, just so happened to be 100% black. AND, most intriguingly, some scholars now believe the explosion was caused by a nuclear device. Which would have made it the first nuke ever tested by Uncle Sam. Anyway, itās buried inside 12+ hours of material on the 911Sychronicity podcast entitled Excitement Begets Energy and The Benefits of Under-Standing Your Square Roots. As with every other episode Iāve listened to, itās a rousing mindfuck for sure. Thatās blogging, see. Mixing primary and secondary sources across reality platforms. I mean, you do more than just tell about your day and stuff.
Like earlier today when I thought to myself, and then said aloud immediately after: āIād like to engage in the chewing of gum now.ā
Right, so the episode mentions something about Mammothās Blood. Thatās right, I talk all about the Mammoth Shooting Preserve I want to establish and fail to see the Jurassic Parkian reference until quite a bit later in the dialogue. Dialogue? Myself and myself, I guess you could say. Plus, probably a couple more myself(s) for good measure.
Yeah, so maybe the ending isnāt even good, I donāt know. One simply cannot judge his own media immediately. Say that three times fast. Anecdotally, at least, my opinion is that the show built momentum and energy as it went along, then imploded at the end. I can tell, the editing team wanted it to implode and I think it did.
Metaphorically speaking, of course. So what else is going on around the Obtuse Angle Corporation? Well, we had some Japanese people by the other day. Not sure where they were from. Someone decided it would be appropriate to serve them Hawaiian food. Maybe itās just me, but I think thatās IN-appropriate.
You donāt want to EX-pire. You want to INs-pire!
Yeah, the little S really f--ks that up, doesnāt it?
SHIT.
It doesnāt? Cause it does sound quite nice out of the yapper, doesnāt it? Seriously though, thereās no other phrase like that on the Internets? I mean, seriously though. Nobody famous said that? Iām not saying that makes me famous, itās just sorta cool:) | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.13: Drinking Mammoth Blood | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.12: A Strauss in the Haus | 24 MB / 35 min. The Obtuse Angle is proud to host Eric Straussā triumphant, and drunken, return to podcasting. In fact, just about every element of this show was created, or participated in, by the Vox Monitor veteran himself. Mr. Straussā debut literary foray, Gospel of the Pantheon, is currently available here for a bargain basement price. Seriously, the book is phenomenal. You should buy it. Gimme some feedback at 206.350.0790, on the comment board or at obtuseangle@stevedupont.com. Have a day. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.12: A Strauss in the Haus | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.9: It All Goes Back to 9/11 | 33.9 MB / 49 min. Kudos to Fabien. European coffee. The art of political mudslinging. What the fuck is that beep? Technical difficulties. Vonnegutās bag of tricks. Self censorship. Relations with Ms. Primroseās mother. Fat shoelaces. The _______ Corporation. Time upside down. Open call for creative endeavors. Amusing the child. Taking things bird by bird. Swallowing horse pills. Double Dickel. Choking a Christmas goose. An appeal to Carlos Bird. More carcass burning. And a very intriguing 9/11 tidbit. Check it out for yourself here. Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Have a day. Intro by Shelley and Ferg of AirFerg. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.9: It All Goes Back to 9/11 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA 2.dash.1: All I did was Adobo the Chicken | 40 MB / 55 min. Season two starts with a bang! Err, not really. Unless your idea of a ābangā is talking about the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In other words, not the upbeat note on which we had intended to launch Season Two, but so be it. Enrich your podcast listening experience with this supplementary material and participate in the attendance roll call on the blog page. If thatās not enough to keep you busy, check out the new TOA Corp Website, the new merchandise at the Steve Dupont Corporation Giftshop or read a book for chrissakes. By the way, 2.dash.1 is shorthand for Season 2, Episode 1. Thatās the notation and weāre sticking to it! Intro by Eric and Cohry of the now-defunct Vox Monitor podcast review podcast. RIP. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA 2.dash.1: All I did was Adobo the Chicken | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #73: The Last Show | 35.2 MB / 51 min. For the first time in a while, coming to you from the near present! September 3, 2006, to be exact. Maritime tableaus. Aeronautical trickery. Sports Court. College football kickoff. Baby talk. Cave people. Impregnating men. Pulling back the curtain. Obtuse preview of next season. Not a whole lot more really. Visit stevedupont.com for ALL NEW writings, photos and the unofficial TOA site within a site. Then, if youāre bored, write a review on Yahoo or iTunes, tell a friend -- and have a day. Intro by Seth of WHYME Podcast. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #73: The Last Show | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #70: You Tell One Lie | 13.8 MB / 20 min. It leads to another. You tell two lies to cover each other. You tell three lies, oh brother, youāre into trouble up to your ears. Orgy ruminations. Would you believe? Fiji water. Unheard sounds of the DS-2. The Duke. Mirriam Webster love triangle. Tabloids. The infamous G.H. plus meetings, malarkey and more. Intro by Jack of Kickass Podcast. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #70: You Tell One Lie | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #69: Something or Nothing | 27.9 MB / 40 min. The benefits of a manual transmission. The lonely street of dreams. Dick Trickle. A good element of Dreyfuss. Nibbling nonpareils. Gobbling turkey dogs. Life and death. Citizen of the Year. Nonsensical political advertising. Bailiwick, bag of tricks. Suspected leaks. Jingle brouhaha. A lot of fish in the sea. Set dressing snafus and much more. Intro by Shelley and Ferg of AirFerg. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #69: Something or Nothing | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: CampCast Part 1 | 15.8 MB / 23 min. The first in a four part series chronicling a weekend camping trip to Cheeha State Park here in Alabama. I made several recordings over the two days, and decided to present them in reverse order. Memento-style, if you will. So every time you hear the harp flashback sound, we are going back in time. Also, I have done minimal editing and not included sound clips as usual to keep the experience as natural, or organic, as possible. As a result, these episodes are not the fast-paced TOA you have become accustomed to, so I might suggest whittling or stacking cordwood whilst listening to pass the time. Intro by JV of No 1s Listening. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: CampCast Part 1 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #67: Rototiller of the Mind | 24 MB / 34 min. Recording on a Saturday morning, I try to get some work done in the yard and speak coherently at the same time. Not an easy thing to do, in fact, I have no idea what to write here in the show notes. Something about micropiping? Intro by JV of No 1ās Listening.
On a different note, no pun intended, I would like to extend a special thanks to those of you who have taken the time to write reviews on iTunes and/or Yahoo and add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle. It was debated whether or not to even ask ā the Bigwigs wanted me to devote airtime to it, but I refused ā so we compromised with an appeal in the show notes. The hope, of course, is to increase the profile of the show and attract more listeners. After all, the Obtuse Angle Corporation desires what every good corporation desires. Profitable growth. Anyway, thanks for your support and have a day. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #67: Rototiller of the Mind | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #66: Consensi of Senseis | 9.8 MB / 14 min. Driving into the office. Talking to my many selves about the ownership of money. Chunky boy. Clambering vs. climbing. The me that you might be. Preserving the root. Intro by Ferg of AirFerg. Hey kids! If you enjoy the show and would like to help out the Obtuse Angle Corporation, please do any or all of the following: 1) Add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle 2) Write a short review for TOA either at Yahoo here or iTunes here. 3) Go outside and yell at the top of your lungs how much you like the show, and be sure to mention stevedupont.com. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #66: Consensi of Senseis | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #65: The Personal Achievement of Being Yourself | 18.6 MB / 27 min. After a trippy trip to the dentist I wander around in a nitrous-induced stupor and talk utter nonsense for a while. In other words, take out the nitrous part and it is no different than any other episode really. Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor. Hey kids! If you enjoy the show and would like to help out the Obtuse Angle Corporation, please do any or all of the following: 1) Add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle 2) Write a short review for TOA either at Yahoo here or iTunes here. 3) Go outside and yell at the top of your lungs how much you like the show, and be sure to mention stevedupont.com. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #65: The Personal Achievement of Being Yourself | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Beachcombing Bonanza Redux | 25.3 MB / 37 min. A special holiday treat for Memorial Day weekend! I am headed to the beach myself, so thought it apropos to give you the third and final lost episode of TOA. Originally TOA number 3 entitled Faux Bachelor Beachcombing Bonanza, this is a preamble followed by a flashback to an April 2005 stroll along the beach during which I discuss utopia, scurvy and teenage girls. I also plan the infiltration of a certain unfinished beach mansion (pictured). All compliments of the DM-1 of course, so the sound quality is a little coarse to say the least. Intro by Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Beachcombing Bonanza Redux | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Jingle Sells | 37.1 MB / 54 min. Jingle me this: Now that our sponsorship obligations have been fulfilled, what is left to do? Why, self promotion, of course! A BIG HUGE Obtuse Angle thanks to all those who submitted entries in the Steve Dupont Corporation Giftshop Jingle Contest:
Matt of The Fabrications
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Mr. Strauss of Vox Monitor
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Conrad of Spainful Films Video Podcast.
Ferg of AirFerg.
Kevin and Bob of The Schwagcast.
Seth, Third Son of Albert, of WHYME Podcast.
And the winner is ā | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Jingle Sells | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #60: Brainal Decay | 19.2 MB / 28 min. Still recovering from the mentally debilitating Spatial Special, I pretty much vomit verbiage with no rhyme or reason whatsoever and try to pass it off as a podcast (this is actually two half assed podcasts in one). More on particles, waves and strings. Legendary Nigerian actors. A guest appearance by the DM-1. Eating cake. Anti Advertising. Todayās band name: The Fennel Fans. Names named: Randy Edmonds. Visit stevedupont.com for chrissakes! Post a comment! Send an email! Have a day! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #60: Brainal Decay | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #59: Be Careful | 32.5 MB / 47 min. This podcast is all over the place, literally and figuratively. We go for a bike ride and talk about mountain climbing experiences. Other topics include battle station parlance, fossilization, spigots, elephant eating peanuts tv network, the Don Rickles Corporation and the Cinemax feature Bikini a go go. Plus, a Near Present News Break. Visit stevedupont.com goddamnit! Post a comment! Send an email! Have a day! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #59: Be Careful | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #58: The Spatial Special | 32.7 MB / 47 min. The corporation sent me home early due to bad weather, yet the weather could not have been better. In fact, I played a lovely game of croquet with Barnabus after recording the show. 58 is experimental on a few different levels. One, itās very spatial (pronounced SPAY-SHUL). Two, itās very special (also pronounced SPAY-SHUL). Three, itās very organic. Not more organic than a pile of actual shit from a bull, but more organic than most of the bullshit that passes as organic these days. Four ā are we really up to four? Jesus. Four, the editing was done with a program called Mixcraft as opposed to Audacity, and for that reason there is less editing than usual. Names named: Seth. Funtime Ben. NEW CONTEST!!!
Be the first on the comments board to name just three of the past TOAs heard in this episode and win a VersaFrame System! The worldās most versatile framing system! Go to stevedupont.com now! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #58: The Spatial Special | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #57: I'm NOT Sorry | 19.1 MB / 28 min. That is, not sorry for how much this episode blows. What I can assure you, however, is that it will not happen again. At least not until the time comes at which it inevitably happens. The good news is that I hardly even mention our beloved sponsor, The VersaFrame Corporation. For less sucky material, check out my guest appearance on Kickass Podcast 54. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #57: I'm NOT Sorry | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #55: Greasy Elbows, Greasy Palms | 26.6 MB / 38 min. Polynesian jive turkeys, churning out chicken wire, carbon based life forms, the perils of power, mouse astronomy and much more. Plus, behind the scenes at The Obtuse Angle Corporation. Til death do us part? Names named:
Conrad of Spainful Films Video Podcast
Nate & Di
Bones the Cat
Robert DeNiro
Superfly Snuka
The Junkyard Dog
Andrew Card
Nina Totenberg
Ellen DeGeneres
Tony Danza
Intro by Shelly and Ferg of AirFerg. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #55: Greasy Elbows, Greasy Palms | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #54: Stereophonic Steve | 32.6 MB / 47 min. Yes indeed folks, at long last TOA Corp has entered the 21st
century of sound, but it did not come without a price. Hear why I told the
BigWigs to go to hell and then settle in for another lost classic, TOA number 2.
In this seemingly ancient episode I flashback to a night I holed up in a posh
Chicago hotel and babbled on about fetuses, ants, starfish, Jon Bon Jovi and
much more.
For more of that new, silky smooth Dupont voice, check out Escape Pod #46.
Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #54: Stereophonic Steve | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #53: Battle of the Band Names | 30.6 MB / 44 min. Little change of pace today. I drop by my friendsā Shaun and Indiaās place to watch the Steelers-Broncos game on their big screen TV and shoot the shit. The main topic of conversation is the high school rock band in which I played the role of lead singer. Play along and try to guess the name of the band! Other topics include shooting beer and people out of cannons and slingshots, total indemnification and boarsā heads. This episode also marks the end of an era at The Obtuse Angle. Find out why on the next episode. Intro by Jack of Kickass Podcast. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #53: Battle of the Band Names | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #52: Nuclear Narcosis | 36.9 MB / 40 min. Taking a sick day, and under the influence of numerous medications, we delve into the following: Hawks and cats, character traits, Castaway starring Tom Hanks, my employment at the National Geographic Society, squash balls, obfuscation, my employment at the HealthSouth Corporation, unintentional rhyming, T Barnabus WigWiggins, tech support, singularity, money saving tips, beating the computers, John Henry, Tom Cruise, Scientology and regimentation. Intro by Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #52: Nuclear Narcosis | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #51: Hanky Commander | 42 MB / 46 min. Past Steve is your host today, and heās distracted by the Steelers-Colts football. Third world relief strategies, mongers and meisters, substitute teaching, automatronics, nougat attacks, hacidic hats, dead v. undead v. zero, pieces of boats, anatomy of the Titanic disaster, photo finishes, Cambodian girl invents weather machine scenario, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Hanky Commander, license to talk to myself, infomercial meets sitcom, Bob Costas, sticky buns. Apologies for the sloppy editing ā thatās what happens when you start with 100+ min. of audio and your editing staff is drunk. Cheers! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #51: Hanky Commander | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #50: Whale Blubber | 75.5 MB / 110 min. - In the words of Paul McCartney, it's been a long and winding road - but we made it to number 50 at last, and it only took 68 shows! So what we have here for you, dear listener, is basically a longish regular episode of TOA, a Big 50 Mega Prize Pack Giveaway Special and a lost classic, if you will - the very first TOA episode - all rolled into one bloated piece of media. Or, proverbially speaking, a bigass chunk of whale blubber that I will now attempt to cram down your throat.
Many thanks to all who have volunteered for duty on the HMS Obtuse Angle, braving the stormy Sea of Podcasting and taking up arms against the Sea Beast. Together we just might slay him.
As for this ridiculous contest, we do indeed have a winner. And it is one of the following contest entrants:
Benjamin (a.k.a. His Holiness)
Duluth, Minnesota
Jack Benjamin
Forrestville, Connecticut
Kickass Podcast
Andy
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Seth Jacquay
Philadelphia, PA
WHYME Podcast
Randy Edmonds
El Senior Director of Liquid Flavor Enhancements
Jumex Corporation Inc.
Nick
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Robert
Sydney, Australia
Christine (a.k.a. Just Get There!!!)
The Desert, California
Professor Rob, Canadian Scientist in Exile
Palo Alto, CA
Andy Black
Oakland, CA
Mr. Eric Strauss
Los Angeles, CA
Vox Monitor
Nate & Di
Charleston, SC
Nate and Di Show
Wade DeArmond
Milwaukee, WI
Hutch
Los Olivos, CA
Joe Wagner
Atlanta, GA
Blue Ball Media
Adam (from the UK)
Tokyo, Japan
El Nacho
Los Angeles, CA
Rambling Retard Rampage
Conrad Slater
Bournemouth, UK
Spainful Films Video Podcast
Mike Ballard
Salt Lake City, Utah?
Steve Ladd
Portland, Oregon
Ronaldo Benson (a.k.a. The Cleaver)
Philadelphia, PA
King Bonk
Philadelphia, PA
King Bonk's Campfire Cast
Thanks for playing, and have a day. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #50: Whale Blubber | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 9 | 13.4 MB / 20 min. The final installment from Snowmass, Colorado. The train of thought goes something like this: Arbitrary numbers, scrubby paper, yokels, Benniganās, Jon Stewart is no me, sniveling, The Simpsons, command center remotes, Boomerang, Rally Chaperas - Aviation Expert, NORAD, OR scrubs, Rushmore, tiny ribbons, proximity to the dudes from Granada, Spain, the luxury of skiing in moderation and needless to say, the BIG 50 MEGA PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY! Thereās no guarantee Iām still taking entries at this point, but give it a shot. E-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! You have my iron-clad promise that the next show will indeed be number 50. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 9 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #49 1/2: Die Hippie Scum | 19.7 MB / 29 min. More make-believe high jinks around the house, horse urine, the Nepalese listener, the rural listener, a world populated with only yourselves, underwear models, imitating black people and more. Iām not kidding around this time regarding the BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! The entries could be cut off at any time now! Hurry! Hurry! Enter now at obtuseangle@stevedupont.com! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #49 1/2: Die Hippie Scum | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 7 | 18.1 MB / 26 min. Maintaining cover, being covered, having coverage, third parties, bore to the core, artistic paranoia, I am Sparticus, legal disclaimers, Puerto Rico (not a state), The Dominican Republic (not a state), hypnosis, coffee-making snafus, basketball metaphors, things not tolerated, Ariel Sharon a.k.a. Humpty Dumpty and much more. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 7 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #48: Svelte and Schmaltzy | 25.9 MB / 37 min. Deciding I needed another numbered episode if weāre ever going to reach 50, I call it quits on the Mountain Chronicles even though Iām still in the mountains. Topics include photography, werewolvery and altitudinousness. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #48: Svelte and Schmaltzy | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 4 | 20.9 MB / 30 min. More ramblings from Snowmass, Colorado. Toothless statistics, jiggling and thumping things to fix them, baseball instruction and stories, gravitational machines, pacing, pacing, pacing, snipers and robots, tacky lamps, mathematical formulas, station identification, bigwigs, cooking breakfast in the bathroom, codes and regulations, typhoid, scurvy, puppets and more. If you havenāt already done so, ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Mountain Chronicles Vol. 4 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #47: The Pulp-Peddling Podcast | 23.6 MB / 34 min. Yes, Iām actually endorsing a product other than Jumex, in this case a novel by my friend (of a friend) Brad Listi. Moreover than that, however, I discuss some ideas evoked by the reading, which include fate, meaning and the Burning Man Festival. Plus, some thoughts on driving, as I deliver this podcast from behind the wheel.
If you havenāt already done so, ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #47: The Pulp-Peddling Podcast | Play in Popup.
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| TOA Special Edition: Mtn. Chronicles Vol. 2 | 21.2 MB / 31 min. Balls, lobster, bunkers, fear, matter, juggling, The Brady Bunch, EKGs, seismographs, Colonial Williamsburg, ass holes, microscopic robots and microscopic demons. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA Special Edition: Mtn. Chronicles Vol. 2 | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #42: No Horse Beating Allowed | 27.1 MB / 39 min. An audio incarnation of Porsley, memory metaphors, business clichees, beating live horses and play-by-play of Skinemax's blockbuster hit, Bikini Cave Girl, plus a sneak peak at Attention. Deficit. Disorder., the debut novel by my friend Brad Listi ... Unfinished thoughts include: 1) Machines creating art. What if ... I had a software program into which I could feed all my previous episodes, so it could "learn" the various techniques employed in post production. And then I could feed it raw recordings and have it produce shows indistinguishable from the manually produced shows. Would this be a lesser art form by virtue of automation? 2) The epicenter of girls who enjoy watching porn is, without question, Princeton University in New Jersey. Trust me on this one. 3) The conclusion to Bikini Cave Girl: Well, I didn't watch the whole thing, but I do know that both the male and female archeologists have sex with the Cave Girl, at different times, and the female archeologist has a steamy three-way with the Cave Girl and Cave Man. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #42: No Horse Beating Allowed | Play in Popup.
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| TOA #40: Suck It | 24.2 MB / 35 min. The vast female conspiracy theory and assorted subterfuge, hurricane recovery, where wind comes from, properties of light, experimentation on old people, more of the game show top 10, think tanks, the omnipresent boot-up beep, killing cockroaches and ā finally ā the āSuck Itā method of public relations. | Get at Short URL | Download TOA #40: Suck It | Play in Popup.
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| Religious Tracks | Play in Popup. | 27.4 MB / 40 min. Get it? Like religious tracts? See, in this episode I walk down some train tracks and talk about religion, so itās like a play on words. Heaven, hell, sinners, saints and a new term I learned from an evangelical talk show: Moral Absolutism. All aboard! The Obtuse Angle is leaving the station! |
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| The Merriment Machine | 16.2 MB / 23 min. Well, I suppose quality is trending up again, but not by much. Damning God for His own sake, Clown shoes, buckets, space duty (doody), fellatio-based insults, my pro wrestling alter-ego and much, much -- no, actually, that's about it. Side note: I didnāt purchase the Michelob Ultra nor do I endorse it in any way. Oh, and I know it was Michael Douglas in Falling Down, not Kirk or Kurt Douglas. | Get at Short URL | Download The Merriment Machine | Play in Popup.
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| Slippery Slopes | 14.8 MB / 21 min. What starts out as a wild ride over choppy mental waters turns into a rather grounded clinic in phone mismanagement. Other topics include slippery slopes and Listener Lore, a new segment proposed but never fully explained. Plus, a guest appearance by Indian Nelly! | Get at Short URL | Download Slippery Slopes | Play in Popup.
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| Titty Talk | 11.6 MB / 25 min. I discuss the big bachelor party weekend without straying from the talking points, yet, in the process decide I would be the worst White House press secretary ever. Needless to say, other asinine topics are covered, as well, including the weather of all things. | Get at Short URL | Download Titty Talk | Play in Popup.
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| Supersonic Synapse Silliness | 11.7 MB / 25 min. We're sporting some NEW SOUND on the show today, kids! New mic and new settings on the recorder, which I realized has been set to LP mode this whole time. SP is much crisper. Anyhoo, I pace around and wonder what would happen if a million-billion microscopic sonic booms occured in your brain, plus some prattle about pimping podcasters and a special contest that involves Gary Busey! | Get at Short URL | Download Supersonic Synapse Silliness | Play in Popup.
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| Back in the Future | 10.4 MB / 22 min. As usual, Iām not exactly sure when this was recorded, but I DO KNOW that it was before I even published show number one. Among the topics of discussion are the minutiae of domestic systems, digital fish and my utter lack of professionalism in general. So enjoy! And send your complaints to biteme@stevedupont.com. | Get at Short URL | Download Back in the Future | Play in Popup.
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| Mango Madness | Podcast 9 Ā ā 13.1 MB / 28 min. It takes me one official whale of a long time to make a cocktail, and in the process I make several obtuse observations, such as that whales eat plankton. My first shoutouts to Vinnie, whom I now know is an Australian living in Hong Kong, and JV from No 1ās Listening podcast. | Get at Short URL | Download Mango Madness | Play in Popup.
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| Number 9 | 9.7 MB / 21 min. Originally intended to be Podcast #2 (don't ask), we get a little psychedelic at the beginning, followed by typically obtuse ramblings about whiskey, insects, pebbles in the shoe, trees made of dirt redux and much, much less! I mean more! | Get at Short URL | Download Number 9 | Play in Popup.
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