November 19, 2009
Schnuthcast Episode 9: You Never Forget Your First… Computer.
Welcome back for another Schnuthcast! In the interest of having more time to read comics and shoot 13 year olds in the face in Modern Warfare 2, very little editing was done to this episode. So this one may include more um’s, ah’s, lip smacks, and incoherent ramblings then usual. So consider yourself warned. 
We had a pretty good flow while recording with very little dead air, so I figured I’d see if we can be as cool as Jackie from Twinkie Beyond and not edit an episode. Please let us know whether we have succeeded valiantly or failed miserably.
But in all honesty, this podcast includes discussions about:
COMM-O-DORE 64.
- Aaron’s self imposed swine flu quarantine.
- Aaron is also on a zombie kick. Reading The Walking Dead, and watching Dawn Of The Dead and Day Of The Dead as well.
- Diana reminds us of the new music we’ve checked out: Tegan & Sara, The Flaming Lips, and Spiral Stairs.
- The Kobe Beef Show has returned and you should be listening!
- Aaron’s first computer: Commodore 64.
- Diana’s First Computer: TRS-80 Color Computer 2.
- But we also explore our pre-teen computer fetishes with: Apple IIs, Ataris, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, Vic-20s, etc.
Let us know how you liked (or disliked) this episode by leaving a comment, sending an e-mail, or calling our voicemail line at 206-350-2102. Thanks a lot for listening!
Schnuthcast Episode 009 (41.5 MB, 1:30:31)
October 28, 2009
New Empire Restaurant: Dim Sum in Toledo
For most Americans when we think of Chinese food we envision endless buffets heaped with piles of sweet and sour shrimp, General Tso’s chicken, and deep fried egg rolls. This is especially true for those of us living in the Midwest where if we’re not eating at buffets it’s from microwaved cans of La Choy. For years this was the attitude I had about Chinese cuisine until visiting Chinatown in Honolulu two years ago.
On this fateful trip we ate at a restaurant serving dim sum, a traditional Cantonese brunch time meal. Dim Sum consists of several small Chinese dishes brought to you by waitresses pushing metal carts. These are piled high with steamer trays full of small and delicious dishes that you wash down with hot tea. This way you can order a variety of different dishes and everyone gets to have a little of each. While our dim sum cherries were popped by a rather brusk and anti-tourist waitress in Honolulu, it wet our appetite for more. At first we were convinced that there couldn’t be anywhere in Toledo serving dim sum, and were surprised when we discovered there is one restaurant that does.
Situated in the Spring Meadows Shopping Center in Holland, OH, the New Empire Restaurant continues the proud midwest tradition that amazing food can come from strip malls if you know where to look. While they have all the deep fried and sauce heavy dishes that us midwesterners come to expect from Chinese food (as well as hamburgers and fries for the truly unadventurous), they also serve dim sum daily from 11am until 4pm.
October 22, 2009
Schnuthcast Episode 8: Comic Books, Video Games, & Godless Heathens
On this exciting episode of the Schnuthcast, Aaron & Diana talk about:
- Neil Gaiman
- Diana’s old blog posts
- Flickr porn
- Our Prius test drive
- Gamefly: Halo 3 ODST, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Astonishing X-Men Omnibus
- Wii Fit Plus
- Toledo Atheist Meetup: Take 2
- Manhattan’s brunch =meh.
- RIP Captain Lou Albano
- WordPress.com sucks for hosting podcasts, but the blogging tools kick Libsyn’s ass. Can we successfully smash the two together?
Let us know how you like the podcast by leaving a comment, sending an e-mail, or calling our voicemail line at 206-350-2102. Thanks a lot for listening!
Schnuthcast Episode 008 (40.2MB, 58:25)
October 11, 2009
An Evening With Neil Gaiman
I first got into Neil Gaiman’s writing back in high school through the comic book Sandman and have been following his work ever since. I don’t exactly keep up with what is going on in the world, let alone Toledo, so I was extremely excited when my friend Greg told me about Neil coming to town as part of the library’s Authors! Authors! talking series. There have only been a couple authors I would have loved to see as part of this series in the past, but missed out because I didn’t know about it until after the event. So thanks to Greg I knew about this one ahead of time for a change.
Most people probably grab their camera when going to an event like this, but I brought along my iRiver and Giant Squid Mics. Sometimes my recordings turn out great, and sometimes they turn out terrible. This one surprised me by turning out pretty decent so I figured I’d share it here on my blog. There were signs forbidding photography and video, but not audio recording. So hopefully I won’t get any nasty cease and desist letters from anyone involved. He reads a bit from his Newbery Award winning novel The Graveyard Book, and answers questions from the audience.
Recorded live at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo, OH on October 5th, 2009 as part of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Authors! Authors! series of talks. Enjoy an evening with Neil Gaiman.
MP3 Direct Download – 1:18:03, 53.6MB, 96 kbps MP3
