Paul and Storm Talk About Some Stuff for Five to Ten Minutes (On Average)

This week's episode: the busy, the laziness, and forgetting; the unattractiveness of aliens; shooting Tim Gunn into space; the Kraken vs. Aquaman vs. Ringo Starr; technical difficulties and building a hot 80s computer; our take on the Ocean Marketing debacle; have nerds become the bullies; the Nerd/Bro is the new Nerd/Jock; and foods that BLOW YOUR MIND.

This week's episode: the Swedish Chef vs. Ozzy Osbourne, in which being cogent and likable are paramount; The Sarandon Quotient for determining acting/stardom ratios; the perils of leftover candy and the conscientious disposal thereof; bubblegum preferences and why spearmint is the most humane flavor; mutant dental powers, doo wop, and Sugar Daddies; pushing gum in elementary school and the false allure of carbon paper; and we heartily recommend The Thrilling Adventure Hour and The Big Broadcast.

This week's episode: not recorded from Paul's house and Storm's house, but in Wil Wheaton's kitchen; Paul-o-ween; old political leanings and wikipedia trolls; doing new stuff and cat/dog/me; future guy brings grape leaves; raising geek kids; Witching Hour is much better than Casper the Friendly Ghost; solidarity hockey beard; Wil on JoCo Cruise Crazy; PAX joy; being Batman; the connection between poker and port defense; Yoda again does battle, this time against Dream; Wil Wheaton vs. Paul and Storm; and why we're not coming to Indiana, but not really.

This week's episode (posted a little late, sorry): units of kernels and lots of things; Storm's new Black Mold Studios basement setup; a new challenge or two, possibly involving puppies and sandwiches; frickin' lasers, bespoke suits and the definition of "cool;" Paul's computer pukes yet again (gotta sort that out); fictional taxi drivers; pretzel-eating patterns; feeling big feelings for "Friday Night Lights"; and Yoda trains Pokemon.

This week’s episode: technical difficulties; getting excited about astronaut ice cream; Paul’s extra-cheese calibrations; the joy of Radio Shack, vacuum tubes, and that ozone smell; direct brain image injections; slack-key slidewhistle and other pop music delights; the death of horn sections; the death of dance crazes; freedom to waggle your genitals; and recommending Marian Call, Ernie Cline, and more Breaking Bad.

This week's episode: Storm is now a homebody; The Militant Assholes; much talk of candy—old-people vs. young-people candy, adult appreciation of said candy, and parental withholding of if; our long-lost fake Bennigans-style restaurant; the Special Dark Brotherhood, and the awfulness of white chocolate; our impending Acquisitions Inc. recordings; Storm harps on space exploration; "Breaking Bad" and "Downton Abbey"; Paul's technical issues (for once); homemade vs. store-bought Halloween costumes, and Storm's epic Fonzie costume; and dueling Grouchos. Post-show song: "Critical Hit", Paul and Storm

This week's episode: a special episode, recorded LIVE at Dragon*Con 2011, with special guest Jonathan Coulton. We discuss Jonathan's new album and songwriting process at length; the absence of monkeys; puzzles vs. mysteries; pervasive sadness; writing for and with bands; a new manner of public shaming audience miscreants; musical influences; background music; terrible sights we've seen and the retelling of the Madison Kitten Rescue; flavored chips; whither w00tstock; and the Planet Money story. Big thanks to Swoopy for running the room, and to Ken Plume and Widgett Walls for putting together our whole Dragon*Con experience!

This week's episode: we recap our Comic-Con/w00tstock 3.0 experience, including being (temporarily) killed, and being closer than ever to Joss Whedon; sleepaway camp, and the distasteful craft of macrame; we recommend several things—The Pixar Touch, The Star Wars Craft Book, They Might Be Giants' "Join Us", and webcomic Bearmageddon; a discussion of the elements that go into the Perfect Photobomb; and things we "missed out on," which leads to the revelation that neither of us have read any Salinger. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Please respond to the poll below as to whether or not we should read The Catcher in the Rye.

This week's episode: coming up with good podcast topics (or not); CONvergence debriefing and Storm's failure to be photographed with 1,000 cosplayers; the introversion of musicians; VY Canus Majoris and fever dreams; Phineas and Ferb is not for stoners; TARDIS vs. DeLorean; dancing with dragons; and later for tuna fish.

This week's episode: we finally get back to podcasting after a lengthy absence, and if our technical difficulties are any indication, we've pretty much forgotten how to do it. (Sorry about the audio quality on Storm's track) Nonetheless, we find time to discuss Cray supercomputers and phones; choosing which animal to be eaten by; sitcoms set in the Sarlacc; our trip to the UK and Amsterdam; the smells of Diagon Alley; ramping up to the next JoCo Cruise Crazy; Storm's attempt to have his photo taken with 1,000 cosplayers at CONvergence; Paul plots to cosplay as Sherman at Dragon*Con; and our recommendations of two new albums by "Weird Al" Yankovic and Tally Hall. Also: Storm wins gold on Reddit. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: which animal would you choose to be eaten by?

This week's episode: we say a little bit about JoCo Cruise Crazy II without actually saying anything; squarefoot gardening, specific cleaning, and coming around to enjoying tasks; geek militias; contemplating what constitutes "success;" and reconciling one's self to Facebook. Also: Paul disses Canadian snacks. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: Are there any tasks/jobs you used to hate, and now enjoy/love?

This week's episode: we are joined by bestselling sci-fi author John Scalzi for a chat about his new book Fuzzy Nation, for which we were commissioned to write the official power ballad. We also discuss: the rigors of touring; boiled leather; riding coattails; grafting songs onto movies; questions that suck; counterintuitive publishing practices; and Master Blaster and hastily-made headshots. Post-show song: "Fuzzy Man (Fuzzy Nation)", Paul and Storm

This week's episode: Storm is on braincation; we're excited about our pending trip to the UK and The Netherlands; Orangina and odd European candies; a war of words over licorice; a million dollar idea of a couch monorail system; some quick battles involving technology and Muppets; soap operas old and new; our personal "first favorite songs;" free burritos and Peking duck; and bad advice. Also: Paul F. Tompkins' and David Rees' recapping goodness. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: what (if any) soap operas do/did you watch? Post-show song: "The Rain, The Park and Other Things", The Cowsills

This week's episode: Storm's new laptop and his innate klutziness; why Las Vegas makes us feel all oogie; food, dining and the Rule of Threes; plates and robots made of cheese; a question of sidekick/mascot categories; a formal request for wooden steampunk monkey robots; Abe Lincoln vs. George Clooney in an eating contest; and geek tourism. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ALERT: which category of mascot/sidekick would you want: Monkey, Dragon, or Elf? Also, if you had to choose, would you choose to never eat again or never sleep again, and why? Finally, where are good destinations for "geek tourism?"

This week's episode: we spend some quality time in a hotel room with not one, but TWO special guests: P&S podcast veteran Mike Phirman, and YouTube/nerd/brother-person Hank Green. We discuss getting "a guy" and gender-dependent pronouns; Hank (who is a professional musician) and his inability to change guitar strings; The Pokemon Line and other end-of-childhood landmarks; introducing historical figures to current music genres; Hank's strange egg-preparation predilections; textured vegetable product; Phirman's anosmic adventures; and Storm is creeped out by BlinkyTM.