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Brian and Bob talk to Ringmasters, the 2012 International Championship Quartet and generally goof around the entire episode.

Mike and Brian talk about the year past, YouBarbershop and chat with The Great British Barbeshop Boys.

Mike and Brian, with special guest host Bob Hartley chat about the final preliminary results leading into the International convention in Philly. They also talk with the host of the Big Alaska Show and the BHS convention webcast, Steve Stripling.

Vocal Spectrum tenor Tim Waurick finds time in his ultra busy schedule to talk "shop" with Mike and Brian. Tim shares quartet stories as well as recording tips on how he creates his incredible learning tracks for his business TimTracks.com.

Mike and Brian talk about the beginning of the spring preliminaries, the top quartets leading into the season and how the retirement of old quartets has shaped the competition landscape. They also discuss the barbershop documentary, American Harmony.

Yes, you are reading this correctly. After months of searching mountains, villages and the dense jungle that is Mike's hard drive, the second part to The Metropolis Chronicles has been rediscovered! Metropolis shares more silly stories that they find to be funny and have special guests Cindy Hansen and Greg Lyne join them as they frolick through their past adventures.

Mike and Brian chat with FWD members Gary Steinkamp and Terry Aramian as they discuss growing up with barbershop dads, Lloyd and Sam. Steinkamp discusses his new directorship position with the Phoenix chapter and you'll hear great stories from their past singing in one of the most popular comedy quartets in our Society, Music Appreciation 101.

Following up on the Sweet Adeline Convention, Brian and Bob interview our WebCast hosts, The Buzz. Also - while Bob is out of town - The Edge, Far Western District Champs, make sure Brian doesn't renege on his wager with Bob. Fun for most of us.

The Big Show - The Main Event - The Biggest Showdown in all of Sweet Adeline-dom... -hood... -verse... ville? Well, a great get-together and contest, for sure. Brian and Bob make their completely uninformed and very likely incorrect predictions based on nothing other than whom they happen to think of at the moment...

Celebrating the immense diversity of age in the Sweet Adeline Universe, we take a moment to chat with Paper Dolls Tenor, Sylvia Harrington and her parents, David and Holly Harrington. Sylvia is the youngest barbershopper ever to achieve a championship level and to represent her area at the International convention. Plus, the first of a few new segments: "The Barbershop Minute". Bob Hartley joins Brian this week as a Guest Host.

With the Sweet Adelines International Convention looming, the 2005 Young Women in Harmony Champions (formerly UnderAge) LoveNotes join us as Region 12 Champions and representatives in the "Grown Up Girls'" contest. Bob Hartley joins Brian this week as a Guest Host.

One of the most active members of the youth movement within our Society is the director of Westminster, Justin Miller. Coming from barbershop royalty, Miller shares with Mike and Brian the birth of Westminster, their methods of running the chapter, the successes and failures in the past and where they are going in the future.

After a month long hiatus, Mike and Brian are back with a fantastic interview with multi-gold medalist Debbie Cleveland. Most people know Debbie from her days with Showtime and her most recent quartet The Buzz, but she has also become popular in the BHS as one of the hosts of the International Convention Webcast. Debbie helps Mike and Brian breakdown some thoughts about the webcast, the youth movement in both Societies and their remarkable enthusiasm for the new Star Trek movie.

Mike and Brian take a look back on the Anaheim Convention commenting on the highs, lows and other exciting moments that defined this historic week of barbershop music. Special guest Rob Menaker, Tenor of the 2009 Quartet Finalist Masterpiece, stops by to give his thoughts on the convention.

This week, Mike and Brian preview the International Barbershop Harmony Convention and tangental events in all of their associated splendor. Referred to in subsequent episodes as the "Pre-Game Video" or just "Pre-Game".