STAShow 2.0

In this episode… We have come to the end of our Wednesday night show. To make things more fit better into the schedules of our listeners, as well as our own, we’re moving to Sunday nights. You can still find us in the same places, but the live show will take place on a different day and time. This week, we talk about: Fast fade Listener of the year is anybody’s game (8 months left) Shameless self-promotion What we’ve been playing Portal. Damned. 2. Stephen Merchant The return of GLaDOS A little backstory on Portal A few pros/cons on PC gaming GTA San Andreas Jurassic Park mod Tiger Woods Fun with golf balls Our favorite YouTulebrities… or YouTubers NBA Playoffs thus far The Madden 12 cover is down to 2 possible candidates JaMarcus Russell The NFL CBA fallout, and the possible effects on the draft Philly Bot Tom Brady? A rocky transition out of the break Skynet Poorly named/marketed products and services Cheap food vs expensive food RIP Burger King Cheesy Tots Cure For The Run… again (get used to it) Adam still wants to make an STA cooking show on YouTube Lots of food talk Jerky Ex-Heroes by Peter Cline Randolph Lalonde (@randolphlalonde)(http://www.spinwardfringe.com/) New weekly STA blog posts! Remember… we’re moving to Sundays Intro Hawthorne Heights – This Is Who We Are (Instrumental) Break Anberlin – The Feel Good Drag Rob Zombie – Dragula Outro GLaDOS – Still Alive

In this episode… We discuss more of our plans for upcoming show trips and events (to which all listeners are invited), a possible show schedule change, and the inevitable studio renovation. We’re also going to help raise funds for the Somacow Media Network’s Cure For The Run this year. This week, we talk about: Video games What we’ve been playing PORTAL 2 IS COMING! L.A. Noire MineCraft Tiger Woods Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Tekken X Street Fighter Street Fighter X Tekken Marvel Movie games Kobe is a foul mouth… and maybe a homophobe NFL Draft Our plans to walk on to NFL teams if the lockout holds up XFL revisited Josh Hamilton broke his arm Barry Bonds Manny Ramirez can’t follow the rules Eva Longoria’s wardrobe malfunction on Letterman No Taco Bell in the UK? Adam calls the UK “The uk” like an idiot Big turkey legs Cupcake Pancakes An STA cooking show? The show may move to Sunday nights Cure For The Run (CureForTheRun.com) We’re going! …and Jeff wants to race Ross! Jeff broke the stairs where Adam once lived Jeff saw “Paul” and liked it Gulf Breeze, FL and UFO sightings Cris was held hostage in the bathroom at a Wal-Mart Adam and Jeff make it hard for Cris to tell his story Other stupid stories from the guys Upcoming plans for show trips More Grace Potter Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny is seriously funny… seriously “Peepin’” Half-assed NBA playoff predictions The Masters Shipping Taco Bell to the UK 7Eleven The Texas de Brazil “Meat Up” in September is (hopefully) still on Mr. (Insert Company Name Here) Rate/Review us on iTunes Send us email/Leave us voicemail The Make It Worse Foundation Intro Four Year Strong – Flannel is the Color of My Energy Break Get Set Radio – Bulletproof Damien Louviere – When Outro CKY – Frenetic Amnesic

In this episode… We were once again without Cris. This time, we were better prepared than in his prior absence, and he even sent us some topics to discuss while he was away. That doesn’t necessarily mean that we discussed them… but they were nice to have. We had a lot of newcomers and first time chat room visitors. It was pretty great, so we probably got too involved in announcing who had arrived. We were excited. This week, we talk about: Cris is gone again Shameless self-promotion (earlier than usual!) Jeff technically acts as the show’s “producer” Adam opens a DVD on air. He’s rude. Foo Fighters: Back and Forth SoundGuy79 makes his first appearance! (A new challenger awaits!) Adam is having a tooth surgically removed in 3 weeks Dental horror stories What we’ve been playing Infinity Blade Game Dev Story The 3DS still lacks good software Assassin’s Creed Die Hard games What sort of non-traditional advances should gaming strive for? What’s been done in the past? Augmented Reality/3D Games Madden 12′s new concussion rules The Madden curse Madden 12 cover voting is almost over The NFL vs Players trial begins Jezgirl in the chatroom is learning about football TVs, Tablets, Phones, and stuff like that Hyperswitch joins the chat room Our Android app is in the works! “The Cloud” possibly coming standard to cars? Hyperswitch’s wife DarkWatersGeek joins the chat room Adam’s wife is angry at chickens The studio is in no way a private place… even though it should be Intro Norman Blake – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (Instrumental) Break Bowling For Soup – S-S-S-Saturday (BowlingForSoup.com The Evidence – Damn That River (TheEvidence.net) Outro Jennings – Everlong (Jennings-Music.com) Foo Fighters – Bridge Burning

In this episode… All that can be said about this week is that we had an accidental prank call, and it ended up being pretty amazing. We could barely hold it together, but it still ended up being pretty funny. It’s about 10 minutes before the end of the episode. Definitely check it out. This week, we talk about: What we’ve been playing Borderlands Adam got a 3DS …and it’s blue …and it has poor battery life …and a small game selection …and no DSi Ware QWOP Foddy.net The Cavs beat the Heat Baseball predictions… before opening day March Madness Madness You Don’t Know Jack Denny’s Baconalia Celebration Cris confuses puntuation marks Maple Bacon Sundae How could someone NOT like bacon? Alabama loves Hardee’s Cooking, STA Style Pizza Hut Plans for a new studio Cris doesn’t give his impressions of the Xperia Play Kinect on PS3? Running out of things to discuss = Craigslist reading Jeff’s trying to stop smoking again Pizza Hut Adam is an early adopter Co-Optimus.com Co-Op woes The best unintentional prank call ever!!! Intro Kings of Leon – Closer Break Trey Green – The Gay Pirate Song (TreyGreenMusic.com) Trey Green – The Piano Song Outro Taking Back Sunday – El Paso

In this episode… We got a brand new fan in the studio, so the podcast now features 30% fewer complaints about the heat. We went REALLY video game heavy this week, to include talking about pricing, operating models, media distribution, and tons of other stuff. Hopefully we didn’t get too serious, but there were quite a few ideas being tossed around. We hope you enjoy it, and we’ll see you next week for Episode 12. Oh, and a quick correction. Adam said Cate West was the main character of “No One Lives Forever” on the PC. Her name is actually Cate Archer. This week, we talk about: Now on Stitcher Radio! What we’ve been playing Games. Games. Games. LOTS of games Game prices vs. success Adam bought a 3DS ATT buying T-Mo. Future of media Game console life cycles Disc vs. Digital OnLive! Game trade-ins are a rip-off Overdoing it with games (Console, handheld, Facebook, iPhone) Madden 12 Cover Voting Kelly Gneiting Anthony Robles Pensacola Bay Brewery (PBBrew.com) R.I.P. Liz Taylor Facebook kicking kids Intro Kanye West – Power (Instrumental) Break Anarbor – Contagious (Anarbor.net) Our Lady Peace – Somewhere Out There Outro Taking Back Sunday – I Am Fred Astaire

In this episode… Well, this week’s episode was a sports-heavy one. We got most of the issues worked out with the recording, so this episode sounds better, and LOUDER than the last one. We also featured some awesome music, and discussed some of our upcoming plans for the show. Feel free to let us know your thoughts and ideas for the show. We’re always open to suggestions and critiques. This week, we talk about: NFL labor talks Adrian Peterson’s slavery comments TD celebrations vs Sack celebrations Who understands hockey? Possible NFL rule changes for kickoffs Are NFL players really getting screwed? Tom Brady Our ideas for how to manage the pay scale Chad Ochocinco/Johnson trying out for MLS Nate Dogg’s death Adam played with a 3DS New Mortal Kombat SXSW/PAX East What we’ve been playing Trophies vs Achievements The STA App (hopefully) Blackberry Playbook Tablet Homefront, Huxley, etc… Duke Nukem (again) Cris and Adam hate Shrek Jeff got screwed out of his fully completed Halo: Reach Episode 35 “meat up!” Intro: B.O.B. – Nothin’ On You (Instrumental) Break Music: Rachel Brown – Bumblebee (www.rachelbrownmusic.com) Get Set Radio- Talking in Circles (www.getsetradio.com) Outro: Warren G feat. Nate Dogg – Regulate

In this episode… Our primary recording crashed at the last second, so we had to use a backup recording. Unfortunately, that left us with less-than-stellar sound quality. Other than that, everything was pretty normal STA. This week, we talk about: Tom Brady again Tiki Barber’s future Twinstincts Recent troubles for the Heat Grant Hill How old is Jeff? Alabama winners College vs Pro basketball Plants vs Zombies Upcoming games Adam’s insane PS3 game collection Console vs Portable gaming Wasting time in the bathroom Crud vapors Dook water Ghost Trick Dead Nation and Dead Island Facebook: The Ride Adam’s trip to Orlando Universal Studios Daniel Tosh Zach Galifanakis The show hits rock bottom Self-Promotion Kernel Encore (KernelEncorePopcorn.com) Somacow (Somacow.com) Texas de Brazil Adam randomly produces a sword Episode #35 “Meat-Up” Epic Meal Time Madden cover athletes $700 vet trip A CRAZY sound from outside of the studio A very special reminder from Remy (after the outro) Music used in this episode: Intro: N/A Break: Carey Ott – Ain’t No Upside (CareyOtt.com) Seth and Zakk – Backroads and Sunsets (SethAndZakk.com) Outro: The Vegas Wake Up – My Diagnosis

In this episode… Adam dislikes the way he kicks off the show every week. Now you know. Other than that, we’re up to our usual antics. Some sort of technical glitch with our recording computer blended the first half of this week’s episode with the second half of last week’s, so unfortunately, we only have a half episode this week. This week, we talk about: Adam’s angry intro We have download trackers now NASCAR’s week in Phoenix Michael Vick staying in Philly Louisville cheerleader gets a technical foul Best/Worst/Favorite mascots Young athletes with off-field blunders Our billion dollar ideas The “Last Resort” Super popular movies we didn’t love Movies that surprised us The iPad 2 announcement …and that’s it. Music used in this episode: Intro: Damien Louviere – Blind Hunter Break: The Sunshine Factory – Twisted and Clover (TheSunshineFactoryMusic.com) Four Year Strong – Nineteen With Neck Tatz Outro: Um….

In this episode… The volume during the intro got a little weird. Garageband was “ducking” the music. As luck would have it… that isn’t necessary. Jeff ordered each of us the “Wolf Shirt” from last week, and we’ll be sure to wear them in an upcoming episode. A TON of stuff happened in the sports world this week, so the sports segment was much longer than usual. This week, we talk about: SPORTS The Daytona 500 and Winner Trevor Bayne Successful young athletes NBA All-Star Game and Dunk Contest The Carmelo Anthony trade NBA megatrades What we’ve been playing Killzone 3 Upcoming games from Telltale Games Other upcoming release dates The Dead Island trailer Popular games that people will hate you for disliking “The Chatroulette Game” and the people we’ve met while playing it Our favorite artists, albums, and songs Wal-Mart punishes heroic employees Upscale ripoff stores and their shitty products We really appreciate you helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: Cake – Arco Arena Break: Austin Gibbs – Complete The Rocket Summer – High Life Scenery Outro: Marcy Playground – Death of a Cheerleader

In this episode… The studio has been given a new layout and we have new cameras (3 of them!). In honor of all this, we decided to change the studio’s name from “Dog Shit Studios,” to “Sound The Alarm Studios.” Aside from that, we’re just trying to find our rhythm, and produce a quality show each week. Speaking of quality, we have a LOT more room noise in this episode, and nobody knows why. We’ll definitely do what we can to remedy that ASAP. This week, we discussed: Our dearly departed “Episode 5.5″ NBA All-Star Weekend Albert Pujols and his contract situation NASCAR Are NASCAR’s frequent rule changes hurting the sport? What we’ve been playing iPhone games Adam’s Duke Nukem marathon Police-themed games Tom Brady Comedic musicians, and musical comedians Upcoming video games Funny news stories THE movie that freaks Cris out Jobfairs are bullshit Weddings Robots “Watson” on Jeopardy Valentine’s Day The “Three Wolves” shirt on Amazon Chuck Bittner and AskACapper.com We really appreciate you all helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: Taking Back Sunday – Error: Operator (Instrumental) Break: Jonathan Coulton – First of May Jon LaJoie – The 2 Girls 1 Cup Song Outro: The Pettit Project – 99 Lives Grace Potter and The Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) Reverend Horton Heat – Eat Steak

In this episode… Sometimes shit just goes bad. A change in the studio layout didn’t go as planned, and left us with only a few minutes remaining before we had to start the show. No warm up music, no pre-planned intro music, and almost no show prep. Luckily, our wonderful listeners that were able to be in the chat room during the live show stuck with us, and helped us get back to normal. Cris has been wanting to do an episode specifically about zombies, and this became that episode. Enjoy… In this episode, we discuss: Super Bowl XLV Knife or Dildo? Our first voicemail ever! Zombies movies Zombie video games Zombie books If there were to be a zombie outbreak, how would it happen? “Last stand” locations Why is zombification contagious? Zombie outbreak loophole! Safety words More zombie video games Jeff’s recent travel woes “Sep Elev” Over-Zombification? LeBrombie James Adam = Scumbag that thinks awful things are funny Jeff doesn’t have a camera (YET) Zombie sports TOM BRADY What we’ve been playing Jeff took a trip to DC Travel woes Bad in-flight films Real life ConAir More stuff about video games Killzone 3 L.A. Noire Tomahawks WE WANT E3 INVITES PSP Phone and Sony’s other cross-platform ideas Adam’s bad at math. He stated that Red Dead had earned something in the neighborhood of $40 million. The number is actually closer to $400 million. We really appreciate you all helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: Michael Jackson – Thriller (Instrumental) Break: The Devil Wears Prada – Outnumbered Jonathan Coulton – Re: Your Brains Outro: Horror Story – I Wanna Eat Your Brains

In this episode… Cris had a root canal the morning of the live show, and was unable to make it, so he attended by way of the chat room. Most of the day was pretty terrible for all of us, so the show was a little less organized and… happy-sounding. We got a little off track here and there, so some of the topics may need to be revisited in the future. As always, the music played for the show is listed in the notes, but most of it has been edited out of the final product for legal reasons. In this episode, we discuss: The Upcoming Super Bowl The Pro Bowl Celebrities that are crazy Celebrities that might be crazy Tom. Fucking. Brady (How does it keep happening?) Offensive Player of the Year Taxes Best movies that should become video games Best video games that should become movies DCUO MLB The Show Sony’s NGP Again… Movies that work as games Again… Games that could be movies Reasons why the transition between movie/game is so tough Man Code and strange public restroom experiences Musicians we dislike Our First phone call Our new Foreign Correspondent Ways to contact the show We thought we were going to run long… but we didn’t Facebook = SkyNet The resistance Jeff is fully capable of blowing his own foot off with a gun Adam doesn’t give a shit about Groundhog Day The Suck-o-Lantern NetFux Zombie Week? We really appreciate you all helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: NFL on Fox Theme (Remix) Break: Schooley Station – Helicopter Rhythm Stitches – Deliverance Outro: The Rescue Heroes – Boxers and Billboards

In this episode, it becomes even more clear why we carry the “explicit” tag on iTunes and, to a lesser extent, the comedy tag. This week’s show sounded EVEN BETTER than last week’s and had no technical issues of concequence. This week, Jeff is panned to the left, and Cris is panned to the right. It makes for a swell effect that makes the “room” seem bigger. Aside from that, we’re having TONS of fun, and we’re getting a little better each week. We really appreciate you guys sharing an hour or so of your week with us. UNFORTUNATELY, about 5 minutes before I finished editing, a nice gentleman from our power company came by and shut off the power to the house, turned it back on, and THEN told me… So I lost a huge amount of edits. So, for this week’s show, you’ll get the full experience from the live show, complete with all the awkward pauses and stammering you could ever want. It’s probably got a few loudness issues and some background noise. As always, the music played for the show is listed in the notes, but has been edited out of the final product for legal reasons. In this episode, we discuss: RAW, edgy (unprofessional) intro!… because we’re so punk rock! More sports. AFC/NFC Championship games. We STILL don’t like Jay Cutler Football. It’s just BETTER than other sports. Duke Nukem Forever The guy in Chicago that lost his job over a Packers tie More video games Game Dev Story Chinese food What we’d do if we were homeless Experiences with “The Forgotten” Ted Williams (The homeless one) Tom Brady (AGAIN!) “Crab-erine” Career Websites The best cover songs ever Songs that are frequently covered Tom Brady (Yeah, again) Damien Louviere’s upcoming CD release Jeff gives away our location! NOOOOO! Favorite movies that SHOULDN’T be your favorites (with extra chair noise!) Uncertainty on how to pronounce “Rovovo” The Human Sexipede Earliest experiences with porn All-Time favorite video games Most time consuming video games Video games we played socially in our younger years The best place to go when the zombie apocalypse starts Jeff knows too much about zombies Famous zombies “Staged” zombie walks, and how they can go wrong Jeff’s contract with the STAShow organization We really appreciate you all helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: Dr. Dre (feat. Eminem) – Forgot About Dre (Instrumental) Break: Halifax – Straight Up Deepfield – Don’t Let Go Daughtry – Poker Face Outro: Reel Big Fish – Take On Me Lagwagon – Bad Moon Rising Foo Fighters – Baker Street

In this episode, it becomes VERY clear why our iTunes categories are sports, video games, and comedy… well, at least sports and video games. This week’s show sounded WAY better (still a little noisy), and had WAY fewer technical issues. We’re still working on keeping room noise out of the recordings. We DID start recording before we started broadcasting, so the recorded show is about 2 minutes longer than the live version was. Other than that, we’re having fun, and we’re getting a little better each week. We really appreciate you listening. In this episode, we discuss: Football and the playoffs Video games “More fun than good” vs “More good than fun” The upcoming 3DS launch Games expected to be shown at GDC in March Our most hated celebrities Friends/Enemies of the show More video games Someone sent us a question! RegalTitles.com The Universal Life Church Regis Philbin’s retirement Andy Griffith David Carradine (Which Adam pronounced as “CarraDYNE” and was corrected to “CarraDEEN” off the air, by Jeff) Baddest ass old dudes Verizon’s iPhone launch vs their prior Android successes Sandra Bullock Music that sucks (honestly, it was just 3 Doors Down) More sports Our playoff and Super Bowl predictions Our predictions for the champions of other sports What should happen if the Jets win, and the Heat lose Commercials for Bush’s Baked Beans Dean Winters TOM FREAKIN’ BRADY! (AGAIN!) The Sound The Alarm “Sportsman of the Year” award Brooke Hogan Our favorite game shows Will Tiger Woods suffer from NOT being able to cheat? Athletes and rape Promotional items for the show (contact us with suggestions or opinions) We really appreciate you all helping us spread the word about the show! Music used in this episode: Intro: Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters (Instrumental) Break: Terrible Things – Up At Night A Day To Remember – This Is The House That Doubt Built Jukebox The Ghost – Beautiful Life Outro: Kanye West – Power

We’re still a little poppy on our “P” words. We promise to get windscreens/pop filters soon. Really. Unfortunately, there’s a little room noise in this one, which isn’t an issue we had last time. We’re working to get these issues worked out. Hang in there, we’ll fix it. The sound card in the main computer is dying, so the quality isn’t as great this week, but we plan to have a new one in the machine by the next episode. Oh, and forgive Jeff for his airy sound. He’s new to talking on the mic. In this episode, we discuss: THANK YOU for listening/spreading the word MORE technical issues The current playoff standings in the NFL More Tom Brady (none of us are Pats fans… not sure why this keeps happening) Jay Cutler Killing people Killing each other Hottest female celebs. Singers, actresses, and under 18 Car revivals and cars in general Mila Kunis The New England mint Zombies have silver in them? 2012 and the Mayans Prison vs meat Having tons of money… which ends up being a conversation about conquering the moon. Chucky movies Children of legendary athletes TOM BRADY? The time Cris and I met a tranny Video games Jeff being a loser Music used in this episode: Intro: A Day To Remember – “Have Faith In Me” (Instrumental) Break: How About No – “Drag Me Screaming” yOya – “Fireworks” (edited for copyright purposes) Outro: The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”