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Monday, October 23, 2006

Tonight’s subjects include: Pink and orange slats, cappuccino incense, Tonya Harding and Japanese wrestling, 90s nostalgia, getting a cold, TV shows (“Lost”, “My Name is Earl”, “The Office”, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”, “Saturday Night Live”, etc.), DVR, the joy of NyQuil, dream review (“Down the Rabbit Hole”, “Web 2.0”, “Listener Since 1977”), medicine review (“Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold – Orange Zest”), clumsiness, shattering peach bottle, Vivaldi, farewell to Beard Papa at garden State Plaza, NYC Audio (“Searching for a Waterfall”), upset by Junior Mints, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, snack review (“Ike and Sam’s Kettlecorn – Original Sweet and Salty”), expensive ripped blue jeans, food court at 875 Third Ave., Morning Experiment – Frank records right after he wakes up at 6:24 AM, sunrise, weather report, wind advisory, Cleveland, City Roast coffee, Expo swag (“Flash drive from EtchAMac.com”, “Playing cards from Sony”). the sound of cars driving by in the rain, NYC audio (“A Visit to Greenacre Park”), The Audio Field Trip (“Dan’s Bachelor Party in NYC”), walking to the train station, giant bird, 14th Street, Guitar Center, tea review (“Fresh brewed rooibos from Tavalon”), coffee cup lid review (“Solo Traveller Plus”), Mud, display windows of comic book store Forbidden Planet, Begoths, supernatural books, talking to a guy about UFOs, billiards at Pressure, meatspace, the nature of celebrity, talking to Fred (KumquatPower.com), a bar in Brooklyn, drunkenness, power outage, Segways, partial movie review (“Habit”), candy review (“Mini-Pastilles Vichy Source Menthe”, “Reese’s Crispy Crunchy”), beverage review (“Fred – Natural Spring Water”), annoyances of air travel, Dreamery, Beercasting, Smidgits video featuring Frank, Sound Pollution, Scrapcast, Clint Howard, ExtremePods, and a hearing ear dog. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora. (195 minutes)

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Monday, October 16, 2006

Tonight’s subjects include: Demolition dust, tropical musk, return of cold weather, Portable Night mailings, from the forum (“Manny the Mailman”, “Mr. Bunny”), difficulties watching DVDs, video review (“Little Britain – The Complete Third Series”), the story of a kid who’s been deaf and blind since birth, Helen Keller, beverage review (Hint (Drink Water, Not Sugar) – “Pear”, “Raspberry-Lime”, “Pomegranate-Tangerine”), Columbus Day Parade floats, Timothy Hutton’s chair in the Diamond District, jar opening, Cardworks gutted, charger update, The Village, The Raconteurs “Level” video, ((49:03)) pipe tobacco review (“Nat Sherman – Tabac Sherman – Blend No. 536”), hypnopompic music, breezeways, Chinatown, setting one’s hair on fire on video, visiting an art gallery opening (Xylor Jane at Canada), a reading from the book “The World We Live In” (“The Forest Dweller”), candy review (“Aero Bubbles”), ((1:18:43)) beverage review (“Old Grand-Dad – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey”), a phone called with Frank’s sister Julie (featuring The Richard Pryor Coloring Book, Cold Snap, Scott Schwartz, Niagara Falls, and Duran Duran), Ultra Obscure Topic of the Day, various issues related to making pasta, infomercials, video game meetings, health supplement review (HerbaGreen Tea (Concentrated Dietary Herbal Supplement) – “Heavenly Honey Lemon”, “Impeccably Peach”, “Creme de Mint”), ((1:55:53)) The Audio Field Trip (“Podcast Expo 2006 in Ontario, California (9/30/06)” – Part 4), Ontario Mills Mall, Bruegger’s Bagels, Big Food Food Court, snack review (“Cheetos Crunchy Flamin’ Hot”), ugly backside of coffee place, eyesight, an introspective note, Hot Topic Rock, Sega Gameworks, Namco Quick and Crash, “Sweetness and Light” by Lush, Entry 3, movies, photo booth, museum review (“Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum (NYC)”), flea markets, Corcorde SST, USS Growler submarine, cruise missiles, birthday card sound effects, Pringles vending machine, bagel disappointment, Space Farms, crappy telescopes, and gag postcards of giant food. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora. (192 minutes)

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Monday, October 9, 2006

Tonight’s subjects include: ((00:00)) Welcome to the new “Weekly Unlimited” format!, listener audio (“Tom Shad – birthday grteeting”), flyers in Grand Central Terminal, Lamborghini Gallardo, Led Zeppelin’s “Presence”, airport security, Applebee’s, Expo swag, PodGlo.com, ((34:06)) the audio of “The Overnightscape Video Review #5” (vegetable review (“Salicornia (Sea Bean)” (from Melissa’s Premium produce), dream review (“A Road in the Woods”), room review (“Childhood Bedroom and Crawlspace”)), birthday party candy review with Frank’s family (“Helena Chocolatier ChocoTejas – Pecan, Chestnut, and Peanut”), Loft Parlaits, hammock, Grateful Dead, ((1:01:23)) “Birthday 1977” (audio from Frank’s 10th birthday paty on 10/2/77), Missile Attack, Star Wars, Audio Field Trip (“Frank and Denice walk from the Bridgewater Commons Mall to a new shopping area called ‘The Village'”), gazebo, flying creatures on the ground, Chipotle, Crate and Barrel, object review (“Stainless Steel and Silicone Muddler”), chargers, eating at Chipotel, spilling Pibb Xtra, a shooting star, gadget review (“Green iPod Nano 2nd Generation – 4GB”), a visit to MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), finding the melting clocks in 1:31, Christina’s World, art installations, Mr. Sasha the Cat purring, ((2:11:14)) The Audio Field Trip (“Podcast Expo 2006 in Ontario, California” – Part 3) – palm trees, nachos at Denny’s, philosophical conversations, clock repair, hotel shuttle, return to the Ontario Mills Mall, the state of podcasting, hanging at the carport, giant grapes, Games Workshop, triple espresso, Black Market Minerals, dropping a didgeridoo, Sega Gameworks, Crazy Taxi, witch costumes, Speed Stacks (cup stacking game), Dave and Buster’s, Rain Forest Cafe, 90s nostalgia, robot alligator, beer review (“Anheuser World Lager”), sleeping 11 hours, dream review (“Red Alligator Suitcase”), updates, From the Forum (“Comments on the new Weekly Unlimited format”), bouncing off the walls, and dragees (the little semi-legal silver balls used as cake decorations). Hosted by Frank Edward Nora. (189 minutes)

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Frank reviews a vegetable called “salicornia”, a dream in the woods, and his childhood bedroom and crawlspace. More info and commentary on The Overnightscape podcast #561 (10/9/06), at http://TheOvernightscape.com

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Friday, October 6, 2006

Tonight’s subjects include: Announcing the new “Weekly Unlimited” format for the show, Ontario Mills Mall, cartoon bear, electronic noise, experiments, statistics, Bluffcosm.com, Disney theme park podcasters, beverage review (“Irn-Bru” (previously reviewed on #89)), cigar review (“Gurkha 1887 Maduro Dark No. 8”), snack review (“Betty Lou’s Spirulina Nut Butter Balls – Ginseng High Energy”), listener birthday card (“Randal from Houston, Texas”), 3.5 years of The Overnightscape, Beaty from England, marzipan, Daily Podcast From Another Place, Iraq War, Virgin Megastore, seaweed, and almonds. Hosted by Frank Edward Nora. (30 minutes)

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