The GFQ Network (All Shows)

On this sweet episode of Behind the Counter Rich Stambolian and Jonathan Adler swing the pop culture hammer this way as they talk about some TV goings ons as well as their critique of the h=Sandy benefit concert. They also touch on some new, Gail Simone's unceremonious firing, and their thoughts on the Man of Steel trailer as well as different comic book movies. Their books of the week included Walking Dead, Batman, and Cable and X-Force. You might as well face it, they're addicted to love.

This week on The Free For All: Andrew and Spencer discuss the tragic Connecticut school shooting. What do you do in that sort of situation? Andrew breaks the news to Joe from Staten Island that a certain person in the chat room may be playing a joke on him. Chase Nunes calls in to talk about being let go from his job. Did Obama Care play any part in Chase losing his job? The discussion inevitably turns to broadcasting and internet radio.

This week on The Bald Truth: Joe from Staten Island calls with a touching story about his son, and a rant about how some hair loss products are advertised. Joe Tillman calls to talk about how hair loss can affect some people very negatively when they first seek out help. Spex from the UK calls in to briefly say hi and tease the new UK version of The Bald Truth. Tony from Philly call to express his frustration and disappoint over the improvements in the industry over the last 5 years. And Vic from DC calls to update us on his hair loss.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Microsoft begins selling it's Surface tablet in stores. Why didn't Microsoft do this to begin with? Microsoft also announces it will do away with Live Mesh at the beginning of 2013. Did Microsoft forget about Live Mesh? NY Governor Cuomo hints at Apple manufacturing coming to New York. Are there any downsides to Apple bringing manufacturing back to the US? Sprint makes an official bid to buy out Clearwire. Will it help make Sprint more competitive? Also we look at Facebook's trends for 2012 and Dropbox buys music service Audiogalaxy.

AM stations transmitting on FM, too? Some organizations owning hundreds of FM licenses? And the FCC is sitting on thousands of FM license applications because they're mutually exclusive? Welcome to the wacky world of FM translators. Mark Humphrey is a consulting engineer and expert on the proper and prudent use of FM translators. He discusses the history and current state of FM translator application and licensing, and hints at what we might see in the next few years regarding granting of licenses. Plus, we discuss how radio/TV towers and revolving restaurants are really good for each other. TWiRT is sponsored by the Telos iQ6 http://telos-systems.com/iq6 telephone talkshow system.

This week on What The Tech: The end of the year is approaching, which means it's time for our end of the year specials. First up is our Worst Of list. RIM/BlackBerry, Nokia, Intel, and the Nook all pop up on Paul's Worst Of list. Paul explains why he's picked those companies. Andrew meanwhile has AMD, Apple Maps, PC manufacturers with Windows 8, and NFC for Google Wallets. And viewers picked out the iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and HP for the Worst Of. Do they really deserve to make the Worst Of list?

Finally moved into the new studio! We discuss the top geeky and gaming news of the week!

Rich and Jon bring home the bacon in this amaze-balls episode of Behind the Counter. They chat movies, TV, hot street gossip, and some very hush hush potential DC news. They then bring you a delightful pastiche of some great books that have hit the shelves like Avengers #1, Hellboy in Hell, All New X-Men, Action Comics #15, Minutemen #5, Deadpool, and Thunderbolts #1. They bring enough laughs to have you gassed up for days!

Chaunce talks about his ongoing feud with Coco.

This week on The Free For All: Andrew Zarian is a slut. According to Leo Laporte that is. Andrew explains why. Coco and Chaunce Hayden get into another fight. Chaunce calls in to try and smooth things over. Can they ever make up? Dara, a long time friend of Andrew's, calls in to shed a little light about Andrew in high school, and what it's like to be single at her age. Should guys always pay for dinner on a date, or is it okay for the girl to pay these days? And Joe from Staten Island calls to talk about a girl in the chat room who has a major crush on him. Also, Colm calls in to talk about moving, and DC strip clubs.

This week on The Free For All: Andrew Zarian is a slut. According to Leo Laporte that is. Andrew explains why. Coco and Chaunce Hayden get into another fight. Chaunce calls in to try and smooth things over. Can they ever make up? Dara, a long time friend of Andrew's, calls in to shed a little light about Andrew in high school, and what it's like to be single at her age. Should guys always pay for dinner on a date, or is it okay for the girl to pay these days? And Joe from Staten Island calls to talk about a girl in the chat room who has a major crush on him. Also, Colm calls in to talk about moving, and DC strip clubs.

This week on Tech News Weekly: Andrew take notes at something new Amazon is trying for non-rush orders. Is Amazon trying to prioritize shipments? T-Mobile finally gets the chance to sell Apple products including the iPhone. Will having the iPhone stop customers from leaving? T-Mobile also announces it will no longer subsidize handsets or use contracts. How is that going to work? Tim Cook confirms Apple will bring some manufacturing to the United States. Will this mean costlier Apple products? Blockbuster to begin selling smartphones in stores. Andrew and John also discuss BlackBerry 10, Microsoft's Windows Surface, and our Picks of the Week.

We focus on a tutorial of setting up a multiband audio processor for making Internet audio streams sound great. Kirk explains the various stages of the Omnia A/XE audio processor and the TWiRT team discusses their own experiences with optimizing the sound of streaming audio.Plus, Chris Tarr describes his trials with installing an FM translator at a location that already has another FM translator. Neighbors have to play nice and not cause each other interference.TWiRT is sponsored by the Telos iQ6 http://telos-systems.com/iq6 and Telos Hx6 http://telos-systems.com/hx6 telephone talkshow systems.

This week on The Bald Truth: Spencer reads part of a very powerful email he received from a guy that began losing his hair in his teens. Joe from Staten Island calls in to react to the email. Is Joe the exact opposite? George from Mobile calls in to update us on his life and some usual ranting. Joe Tillman also calls in to comment on the email Spencer read and also to clear the air about Joe from Staten Island's comment about hair loss being worse than cancer.

This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul revisit their cloud debate after receiving lots of email. Were Andrew and Paul too harsh on the cloud? Andrew gives his take on iTunes match, after having tried it over the weekend. Is it worth it? Andrew and Paul also revisit their tablet discussion. What's tablets do they recommend? Paul also touches on rumors of new Microsoft Surface tablets. Is there any truth to them?