Recorded 5.31.07 by Steve Dupont and released via RSS by special arrangement with The Obtuse Angle Corporation.

This is actually the third time.

Clearly, if Podcast Gods exist, they don't want this to happen.

Yet I'm doing it anyway. Trying, that is.

Rest assured though, I will continue THE QUEST -- on a different vessel.

You are all invited to come aboard that vessel.

Juicy beverages will be furnished.

15.7 MB / 23 min. Virtually all our technology at TOA Corp fails at once. DS-2. Camera. Computer. Not to mention my brain. Much I COULD talk about, but now that I’m getting my blog on – over at The Nervous Breakdown, I am not as motivated to use this medium for text communication. As Future Steve will likely tell you, at some point, detailed show notes can actually undermine the effectiveness and spontaneity of the audio. Or so he claims. Personally, I just think he’s a lazy bastard. COMING SOON (really, seriously): the Death Card Contest!

23.4 MB / 15 min. A chat with fellow Bonesman, Eric Strauss, featuring music by Mr. Strauss and Mateo Kates, and edited by Eric Strauss. COMING SOON: the Death Card Contest!

26.3 MB / 38 min. Apologies for the gap between episodes, which is about the longest since the podcast started ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. Wow. Been extraordinarily busy juggling Steve Dupont Corp, TOA Corp and Skull and Bones Publishing business, in addition to new ventures such as The Nervous Breakdown. Topics: Girl Scout Cookies. Demons. The uncooperative federal government. The brainwashing power of TV. Rudy Giuliani a 9/11 hero? Other stuff. COMING SOON: the Death Card Contest.

20.1 MB / 29 min. Classic rock and talk from the Horse and Carriage Radio Network. Family Guy. Tivo Corp. Multiple messages from Future Steve. Government control of media. The gal behind the counter there. A very obtuse reference to the quote-unquote BLOGZINE I now contribute to, The Nervous Breakdown. Star Wars. Precision Decisions. More.

11.9 MB / 13 min. Featuring voices and music by Eric and Cohry.

17 MB / 24 min. Another roving episode in which I visit an Asian grocery and conduct surveillance from my vehicle. Good times.

In other news, I'd like to offer a huge public congratulations to fellow author and podcaster extraordinaire, J.C. Hutchins of 7th Son fame. He was featured along with several other emerging writers in a recent New York Times article, and deservedly so.

Both The Obtuse Angle Corporation and the Steve Dupont Corporation have enjoyed pleasant diplomatic relations with 7th Son Corporation’s Ministry of Propaganda, in fact, an upcoming podcast of 7th Son will include a special PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY for my novel, Therein Lies the Problem. So, if you’re not already subscribed, now’s the time people!

Finally, stay tuned to The Obtuse Angle for an upcoming (perhaps the next) episode co-hosted by Eric and Cohry, former employees of the now-defunct Vox Monitor Corporation.

Have a day,

Steve

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My appearance on the local affiliate's Good Day Alabama show, in which I discuss the novel, Therein Lies the Problem, as well as my recent bout with Scurvy. The video is also available on YouTube, so please feel free to distribute the link.

17.4 MB / 25 min. Walking round the pond observing a possible serial killer while making other observations and likely being observed, as well. Guerilla cell phone marketing, math problems, Jimmy Carter, cement trucks, bedraggled and more.

Today is Presidents Day here in the U.S. (this is Present Steve talking to you now), and so I would like to take this opportunity to shine a proverbial spotlight on the hypocrisy of our current national holiday system (granted, not everyone gets the day off on Presidents Day – me, for example – but nevertheless …).

My BEEF is this: We have Presidents Day to pay homage to the service of past presidents. Mainly the Founding Father types – Washington and Jefferson being the two most invoked by current politicians blowing hot air into the media’s whorish microphones. We have Memorial Day to remember the men and women who served in our military and purchased farmland so our children can plant their seeds of freedom and whatnot. We have July 4 to celebrate our independence from the Big Bad British Empire (BBBE). We have Labor Day for no apparent reason other than to give families one last summer hurrah at the beach before school starts again. Then we have a number of additional holidays primarily recognized by bankers and government employees, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Flag Day and Veteran’s Day.

AND YET, neither our politicians in Washington nor at the individual state level find it appropriate to designate ONE DAY EVERY TWO YEARS for a National Election Day.

This, of course, stands in blatant contradiction to THE RHETORIC, namely that our right to vote is the backbone of democracy – a means of exercising our freedom, and so on. Granting an election day holiday would certainly make it easier to be a good patriotic citizen, and without question result in higher voter turnout. I mean, is this a NO BRAINER, or what?

WHAT, apparently.

The question is: WHY?

One can only assume that a significant number of politicians feel it wouldn’t be in their best interest for THE OTHER HALF of the population to vote. Pun intended, yes, but it also refers to the actual statistics. In the 2000 presidential election, for example – arguably the most important election in our country’s history – turnout was 51.3 percent. And, keep in mind, that’s a percentage of REGISTERED VOTERS. I’m not going to do the math, but we can safely assume that well under half of the total population is going to the polls.

So, again, who in society would benefit most from an election day holiday? The corporate executive, who can easily push his meetings back to 10 am? Or the employee of the slaughter house, who has to be clocked in and slicing chicken gizzards by 7 am or else he’s docked pay? Hmmm … okay, so clearly the lower class, working class folks will be the most likely to vote, if they were not in the habit of voting before …

Low wage, low skill workers are who we’re talking about, here. And if I’m not mistaken, these are the types of jobs that have been shifting in recent years – either to illegal immigrants or nations overseas. China, for example. In other words, many of these “working class� people have been laid off, which probably makes them rather unhappy with their elected officials. More likely to vote for a challenger, as opposed to an incumbent.

So, by this logic, it would not seem a partisan issue, as many democrats in particular would attest, but another classic example of the ever-rising dominance of corporations over public policy.

Corporations give money to politicians who, in turn, grease the rails for outsourcing low wage jobs (while promising they’ll help keep jobs at home). The white collar people are happy, because they have cushy jobs and their 401Ks are growing nicely. So they tend to vote for incumbents – democrat, republican or otherwise. So everyone’s happy.

NOT.

Well, those in the lower tax brackets will always have the military, I suppose. After all, it seems WAR will continue to be a growth industry for decades to come …

A special thanks to Conrad Slater and Spainful Films for the jazzy production on this.

34.1 MB / 48 min. In this episode, proudly sponsored by Skull & Bones Publishing, it is only apropos that we discuss various forms of skullduggery and, in fact, predict specific future attempts of skullduggery on the part of ______.

Now, in the spirit of continuing to fulfill my promise to be all current and relevant and whatnot, some news of the day, blogstyle:

We have two stories dominating the news this week: Iran and Obama.

Obama, as in Barack Obama, Illinois senator and the latest Democrat to announce his candidacy for president. While I am hesitant to overhype an already-overhyped story, this news is extraordinarily exciting to me. In my opinion, Obama may very well be the ONLY politician who can rescue our nation from its current partisan morass (my only complaint is that he’s not running as an Independent). Moreover, because he has spent very little time in Washington, I am hopeful that he can resist the corrupting influence of Big Business on U.S. policy, both foreign and domestic, and truly do what Bush promised he would do way back in the 2000 campaign: restore integrity to the office of the president (no joke, W said that!).

In other words, and again, at risk of putting all my proverbial eggs in one basket, I think Barack Obama may be our ONLY HOPE. That is why I plan to give him my full support as he wages his 2008 campaign.

Next up, Iran. If you indeed live in America and have been paying any attention to the news in recent weeks, you have surely noticed a significant ratcheting-up of the rhetoric over Iran and its suspected meddling in Iraq. And if you have any remaining doubt as to the blatant propagandizing on TV news specifically, let me just clear that up for you right now.

This is how it works: The “Pentagon� or “The White House� or “The State Department� issues a press release to the news media. The headline might be something like, 170 U.S. COMBAT DEATHS LINKED TO IRAN. The story (notice the choice of words) goes on to explain how roadside bombs used to attack American forces have been traced to Iran, yada yada. Okay, so then the TV producers gather up some B-roll (stock video) from Iraq, cars burning in the street and whatnot, and they get someone to ostensibly retype the press release. This text is then fed into the teleprompter and your most trusted news personality looks into the camera and reads it.

Case in point, I turn on the TV in my Memphis hotel room on Sunday morning (we took the boy to Graceland, he being a huge Elvis fan already) and flipping around the dial I stopped on all the major cable networks for about 10 seconds apiece. ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT IRAN.

On one hand, sure, it makes perfect sense that Iran would be trying to further destabilize Iraq and drive the U.S. out of there. In fact, it seems likely they’ve been involved since the beginning of the war. It’s just the timing that seems a bit coincidental, seeing as though we’re about to send 20-some-odd thousand more troops into the fray ...

On the other hand, back in 2002 it made perfect sense that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that Saddam intended to sell them to terrorists. Because that’s what the government/media was telling us, and they seemed pretty sure of themselves.

So is this a case of the little boy crying wolf? Or is it the truth?

I just don’t know what to believe anymore.

12 MB / 17 min. This is a terrible episode, but at least it’s short. Basically I’m in the car – this is, like, November of last year – and there’s lots of annoying wind noise and Future Steve calls in a few times and he’s really annoying. So there you go.

Let’s blog a little, shall we? Talk about some CURRENT events, eh?

The Super Bowl just happened, and I always take in interest both in the game itself and the commercials, so I’m going to talk about that. More so the commercials than the game, however. The Colts won the game 28-17 and although I predicted (to myself) a 27-17 Colts victory, I have bubkiss to show for it. It was a decent game, made all the more interesting by a monsoon-like rain that made the ball quite slippery and difficult to handle. So much so, that one of my cohorts at the party I attended exclaimed “FUMBLE!!!� on nearly every play from scrimmage.

Scrimmage is a peculiar word, isn’t it? Let’s look that up:

1 a: a minor battle : skirmish b: a confused fight : scuffle 2 a: the interplay between two football teams that begins with the snap of the ball and continues until the ball is dead b: practice play (as in football or basketball) between two squads

My general impression of the commercials was that they sucked (although I missed a lot of them, much of the time being spent watching my son, and trying to keep him from swallowing things he wasn’t supposed to swallow). Which, on one hand is surprising, because you’d think these companies would want to get the biggest bang for their millions of bucks (they said it was $2.6 Million for a 30-sec. spot this year – so including production you’re looking at $3 Million, easy). On the other hand, having been in the advertising industry for some years, I know the general rule of thumb. The more money being spent on the campaign/spot, the more high-level executive types want to get involved. In my experience, these people tend to have no creative vision whatsoever, so what you end up with is watered-down, lowest-common-denominator GARBAGE.

I always think it’s sad when a no-name company puts out a cheap, amateurish ad in hopes of getting noticed. This year is was some company peddling “Sales Leads.� What the hell does that mean, anyway? Like, the Glengarry leads? The spot was just horrible. People smiling while polishing their sports cars, etc., to show you how successful the “Sales Leads� made them. But, again, you really have to feel sorry for these people. They’re hacks, with bad taste in advertising.

Now, it’s the BIG BOYS for whom there’s really no excuse. Thank god Pepsi stayed on the sidelines, having stunk the place up for as long as I can remember. Although, stepping into the void this year was Chevrolet, with their ghastly montage of crap-ass songs from different musical genres sung poorly, in some cases by loser B-celebrities like ... well, I didn’t know who any of those damned people were. You had muscle car dude, surfer dude, hip hop dude, NASCAR dude. I understand what they’re trying to get across – that Chevy has vehicles for every walk of life – but come on, guys. That commercial made me want to smash something with a baseball bat. A Chevy, for example.

Then you have the “Play it Safers� who stuck to their usual playbooks. Budweiser with sophomoric physical gags – namely people getting hit in the face and/or balls with something – and GoDaddy.com with gratuitous titties.

In the good category, my comedy award goes to Sierra Mist. Shit, that’s Pepsi, isn’t it? Well, whatever. The “Combover� ad was really funny, mainly because both guys who starred in the ad are really funny character actors. Weren’t they both on Ed? Remember the show Ed, about the guy who owned a bowling alley? Pretty funny.

Finally, my Best in Show goes to Coke for the “Video Game� ad, which was a parody of Grand Theft Auto where the character goes around helping everybody and doling out Cokes instead of shooting them. Very clever. Slightly humorous, and it even made you feel kind of warm and fuzzy inside. Maybe not quite as anthemic, but much better overall than “I’d like to give the world a Coke� or “Coke is it.�

So no more football until August, then.

Bollocks.

33.5 MB / 48 min. At time of show notes writing I honestly can’t remember the beginning of this episode, which has been edited slothfully by the Obtuse Angle Corporation’s editing team. Well over a week it’s taken, but I must say I’m pleased with the ending, if nothing else.

I’m resolved to write more in this area down here. See, that part above might have been passed off as show notes, like we’ve been doing recently. But really it’s a blog, is my point, so I should engage in blogging. They have a blog going at Skull and Bones Publishing by the way, not sure what those guys are up to, but I’d venture to say it involves fighting Scurvy. With vigor.

More. More. I know the sign language for More. It’s made like this [NEED LINK] [THERE IS NO LINK]. Shit. You mean I have to use more words? Well, it’s made by touching all the fingers together at a point, as if around a tiny globe, and tapping the fingers together twice consecutively. Does that make sense? Speaking of globes, specifically events that have taken place on the globe, have you heard of the Port Chicago disaster? 1945, a munitions ship explodes in California, killing the entire crew, who, just so happened to be 100% black. AND, most intriguingly, some scholars now believe the explosion was caused by a nuclear device. Which would have made it the first nuke ever tested by Uncle Sam. Anyway, it’s buried inside 12+ hours of material on the 911Sychronicity podcast entitled Excitement Begets Energy and The Benefits of Under-Standing Your Square Roots. As with every other episode I’ve listened to, it’s a rousing mindfuck for sure. That’s blogging, see. Mixing primary and secondary sources across reality platforms. I mean, you do more than just tell about your day and stuff.

Like earlier today when I thought to myself, and then said aloud immediately after: “I’d like to engage in the chewing of gum now.�

Right, so the episode mentions something about Mammoth’s Blood. That’s right, I talk all about the Mammoth Shooting Preserve I want to establish and fail to see the Jurassic Parkian reference until quite a bit later in the dialogue. Dialogue? Myself and myself, I guess you could say. Plus, probably a couple more myself(s) for good measure.

Yeah, so maybe the ending isn’t even good, I don’t know. One simply cannot judge his own media immediately. Say that three times fast. Anecdotally, at least, my opinion is that the show built momentum and energy as it went along, then imploded at the end. I can tell, the editing team wanted it to implode and I think it did.

Metaphorically speaking, of course. So what else is going on around the Obtuse Angle Corporation? Well, we had some Japanese people by the other day. Not sure where they were from. Someone decided it would be appropriate to serve them Hawaiian food. Maybe it’s just me, but I think that’s IN-appropriate.

You don’t want to EX-pire. You want to INs-pire!

Yeah, the little S really f--ks that up, doesn’t it?

SHIT.

It doesn’t? Cause it does sound quite nice out of the yapper, doesn’t it? Seriously though, there’s no other phrase like that on the Internets? I mean, seriously though. Nobody famous said that? I’m not saying that makes me famous, it’s just sorta cool:)

24 MB / 35 min. The Obtuse Angle is proud to host Eric Strauss’ triumphant, and drunken, return to podcasting. In fact, just about every element of this show was created, or participated in, by the Vox Monitor veteran himself. Mr. Strauss’ debut literary foray, Gospel of the Pantheon, is currently available here for a bargain basement price. Seriously, the book is phenomenal. You should buy it. Gimme some feedback at 206.350.0790, on the comment board or at obtuseangle@stevedupont.com. Have a day.

30.8 MB / 45 min. Yes, I am still here. No, the Obtuse Angle Corporation has not gone out of business. What can I say, the holidays took a toll. Happy New Year and whatnot. In this first episode of 2007: A simple guide to world domination. Peanuts. Warnings from the future. Wig man. More stuff. Just listen for chrissakes. Intro by The Fabrications.

23.3 MB / 34 min. All I want to do is get some business done on behalf of the Corporation. Is that so goddamned much to ask? Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Have a day. Intro by Ferg of AirFerg.

33.9 MB / 49 min. Kudos to Fabien. European coffee. The art of political mudslinging. What the fuck is that beep? Technical difficulties. Vonnegut’s bag of tricks. Self censorship. Relations with Ms. Primrose’s mother. Fat shoelaces. The _______ Corporation. Time upside down. Open call for creative endeavors. Amusing the child. Taking things bird by bird. Swallowing horse pills. Double Dickel. Choking a Christmas goose. An appeal to Carlos Bird. More carcass burning. And a very intriguing 9/11 tidbit. Check it out for yourself here. Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Have a day. Intro by Shelley and Ferg of AirFerg.

42.4 MB / 61 min. Thousands upon thousands of doppelgangers. Scurvy bandwagon jumpers. Much delayed observations on Halloween. Silliness in the car. Pepperidge Farm cookies. A telephone-related temper tantrum. Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Have a day. Intro by Seth, Third Son of Albert.

21.9 MB / 31 min. Stuff and nonsense of little relevance. Portraying dead people. My hatred of Nebraska. Utter Nutters. The F Bomb. Peppard over The Pope, minus 7x, where x is Hunter S. Thompson, equals y plus Freddie Mercury. Solve for y. Contest entries from Trucker Steve. Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Have a day. Intro by King Bonk.

21.3 MB / 31 min. Reporting and analysis of the midterm elections brought to you the SAME DAY by the Obtuse Angle News Team.

27.8 MB / 30 min. Eating a sandwich on a Saturday afternoon. Political cartoons. Security follies. The Looting Channel. Special appearance by Political Bureau Chief Bones the cat. Unusual phone calls (keep them coming). Intro by JV of No 1’s Listening.

32.8 MB / 47 min. Doggedness and fastidiousness. Sweaters. Ribbing people. Circumflex. VersaFrame. Security dummies. Fudgesicles. Invisible friends. Workplace safety. Calorimeters. Malicious microbes. Diagnosis: Scurvy! and much more. Call 206.350.0790. Post a comment. Review us at Yahoo or iTunes. Buy crap. Have a day. Intro by The Fabrications. Cover art by Conrad Slater of Spainful Films.

19.4 MB / 28 min. I’m not going to lie to you, most of the airtime in this show could be summarized by ten digits: 206.350.0790. Intro by John and Wendy of Gabber JaW.

31.9 MB / 46 min. How President Bush ruined my day, plus Cookie Monster, D-Day, pricking ears, the return of Jumex and other topics. Intro by Shelley and Ferg of AirFerg. Cover art by Conrad Slater of Spainful Films.

40 MB / 55 min. Season two starts with a bang! Err, not really. Unless your idea of a “bang� is talking about the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In other words, not the upbeat note on which we had intended to launch Season Two, but so be it. Enrich your podcast listening experience with this supplementary material and participate in the attendance roll call on the blog page. If that’s not enough to keep you busy, check out the new TOA Corp Website, the new merchandise at the Steve Dupont Corporation Giftshop or read a book for chrissakes. By the way, 2.dash.1 is shorthand for Season 2, Episode 1. That’s the notation and we’re sticking to it! Intro by Eric and Cohry of the now-defunct Vox Monitor podcast review podcast. RIP.

35.2 MB / 51 min. For the first time in a while, coming to you from the near present! September 3, 2006, to be exact. Maritime tableaus. Aeronautical trickery. Sports Court. College football kickoff. Baby talk. Cave people. Impregnating men. Pulling back the curtain. Obtuse preview of next season. Not a whole lot more really. Visit stevedupont.com for ALL NEW writings, photos and the unofficial TOA site within a site. Then, if you’re bored, write a review on Yahoo or iTunes, tell a friend -- and have a day. Intro by Seth of WHYME Podcast.

23.4 MB / 34 min. Garbage. Party at TOA Corp. Justifiable breeches of grammar. Comedic mustard. Wardrobe issues. More layoffs. Doing the dishes. Flag burning. Hookwinked by Mr. Bones. Running out of inertia. Either or either? Wine coolers as a fashion accessory. Knights in black pleather. Intro by Seth of WHYME Podcast.

27 MB / 39 min. Shower etiquette. Adventures in advertising. Yare Australians. Product 19 and Formula 409. Erroneous statements about the Czech Republic. Plus lots of World Cup Madness, only a few months late. Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor.

13.8 MB / 20 min. It leads to another. You tell two lies to cover each other. You tell three lies, oh brother, you’re into trouble up to your ears. Orgy ruminations. Would you believe? Fiji water. Unheard sounds of the DS-2. The Duke. Mirriam Webster love triangle. Tabloids. The infamous G.H. plus meetings, malarkey and more. Intro by Jack of Kickass Podcast.

27.9 MB / 40 min. The benefits of a manual transmission. The lonely street of dreams. Dick Trickle. A good element of Dreyfuss. Nibbling nonpareils. Gobbling turkey dogs. Life and death. Citizen of the Year. Nonsensical political advertising. Bailiwick, bag of tricks. Suspected leaks. Jingle brouhaha. A lot of fish in the sea. Set dressing snafus and much more. Intro by Shelley and Ferg of AirFerg.

23.1 MB / 33 min. Want to go for a ride in my pick em up truck? Want to play with my chainsaw? Continuation of events that began in podcast 67. Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor.

24.8 MB / 36 min. Last/First part of the series, sittin round the camp fire, under the stars and the moon. Intro by Matt of The Fabrications.

22.5 MB / 32 min. More hiking and talking. Lest you forgot, we are going BACK in time. Intro by John and Wendy of Gabber JaW.

16.6 MB / 24 min. Hiking and talking. Remember, we are going BACK in time. Hey! Lazy ass! Make a comment!

15.8 MB / 23 min. The first in a four part series chronicling a weekend camping trip to Cheeha State Park here in Alabama. I made several recordings over the two days, and decided to present them in reverse order. Memento-style, if you will. So every time you hear the harp flashback sound, we are going back in time. Also, I have done minimal editing and not included sound clips as usual to keep the experience as natural, or organic, as possible. As a result, these episodes are not the fast-paced TOA you have become accustomed to, so I might suggest whittling or stacking cordwood whilst listening to pass the time. Intro by JV of No 1s Listening.

24 MB / 34 min. Recording on a Saturday morning, I try to get some work done in the yard and speak coherently at the same time. Not an easy thing to do, in fact, I have no idea what to write here in the show notes. Something about micropiping? Intro by JV of No 1’s Listening.

On a different note, no pun intended, I would like to extend a special thanks to those of you who have taken the time to write reviews on iTunes and/or Yahoo and add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle. It was debated whether or not to even ask – the Bigwigs wanted me to devote airtime to it, but I refused – so we compromised with an appeal in the show notes. The hope, of course, is to increase the profile of the show and attract more listeners. After all, the Obtuse Angle Corporation desires what every good corporation desires. Profitable growth. Anyway, thanks for your support and have a day.

9.8 MB / 14 min. Driving into the office. Talking to my many selves about the ownership of money. Chunky boy. Clambering vs. climbing. The me that you might be. Preserving the root. Intro by Ferg of AirFerg.

Hey kids! If you enjoy the show and would like to help out the Obtuse Angle Corporation, please do any or all of the following: 1) Add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle 2) Write a short review for TOA either at Yahoo here or iTunes here. 3) Go outside and yell at the top of your lungs how much you like the show, and be sure to mention stevedupont.com.

18.6 MB / 27 min. After a trippy trip to the dentist I wander around in a nitrous-induced stupor and talk utter nonsense for a while. In other words, take out the nitrous part and it is no different than any other episode really. Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor.

Hey kids! If you enjoy the show and would like to help out the Obtuse Angle Corporation, please do any or all of the following: 1) Add TOA to your favorites at the Podcast Pickle 2) Write a short review for TOA either at Yahoo here or iTunes here. 3) Go outside and yell at the top of your lungs how much you like the show, and be sure to mention stevedupont.com.

18.4 MB / 27 min. Talking politics with Mr. Bones. Mind State. Our story begins with The Machine on its knees. To blow the whistle or not. Names named: Conrad Slater of Spainful Films. Intro by Seth, Third Son of Albert of WHYME Podcast.

12.8 MB / 18 min. A feeble attempt to tie up many of the loose ends, or ropes, from the last episode. Intro by Seth, Third Son of Albert of WHYME Podcast.

21 MB / 30 min. The one sound the DS-2 cannot record. Ignorant with extreme prejudice. Carl the set dresser. Three Bs and three 3s. The beautiful game. Scurvy revisited. This is not live. Credit to Gutierrez. Intuitive tools. The Matrix as colloquialism. Max Headroom experts. Throwing down the gauntlet. Can we get a stenographer? Improper shoes. Obsessive window washing. Richard Marx and The Coasters. Intro by Jack of Kickass Podcast.

15.1 MB / 22 min. It takes two to crew. Black vs. African American. Air quotes symposium. Numbers and such-a-such. French in a French accent. Hobos rubbing the scrub. Appreciating the value of your own life. The Frogger Mentality and venturing beyond the wall. Names Named: Nate & Di. Intro by Mr. Strauss of Vox Monitor.

6.4 MB / 9 min. This one pretty much speaks for itself.

33 MB / 48 min. Sometimes I just have to ask myself: Steve, what in the hell are you doing? Revisiting the pseudo organic nature of things. Within the strings there are strings! I am the supreme being! I put my cats on leashes, okay? Repelling attackers in the backyard oasis. Playing football for the Rocky Mountain Reapers and more. Intro by John and Wendy of Gabber JaW.

25.3 MB / 37 min. A special holiday treat for Memorial Day weekend! I am headed to the beach myself, so thought it apropos to give you the third and final lost episode of TOA. Originally TOA number 3 entitled Faux Bachelor Beachcombing Bonanza, this is a preamble followed by a flashback to an April 2005 stroll along the beach during which I discuss utopia, scurvy and teenage girls. I also plan the infiltration of a certain unfinished beach mansion (pictured). All compliments of the DM-1 of course, so the sound quality is a little coarse to say the least. Intro by Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape.

17 MB / 24 min. I’ve got a solution to the immigration problem if anyone in Washington is listening. We could do it without mongrels, but the MMM does have a ring to it, yes? And this is important in the political arena. Things must have rings. Of course this conversation is all in good fun, as opposed to the end of the show, which is a real downer. My bad on that one. Intro by JV of No 1’s Listening.

37.1 MB / 54 min. Jingle me this: Now that our sponsorship obligations have been fulfilled, what is left to do? Why, self promotion, of course! A BIG HUGE Obtuse Angle thanks to all those who submitted entries in the Steve Dupont Corporation Giftshop Jingle Contest:

Matt of The Fabrications

. Mr. Strauss of Vox Monitor

. Conrad of Spainful Films Video Podcast.

Ferg of AirFerg.

Kevin and Bob of The Schwagcast.

Seth, Third Son of Albert, of WHYME Podcast.

And the winner is …

19.2 MB / 28 min. Still recovering from the mentally debilitating Spatial Special, I pretty much vomit verbiage with no rhyme or reason whatsoever and try to pass it off as a podcast (this is actually two half assed podcasts in one). More on particles, waves and strings. Legendary Nigerian actors. A guest appearance by the DM-1. Eating cake. Anti Advertising. Today’s band name: The Fennel Fans. Names named: Randy Edmonds. Visit stevedupont.com for chrissakes! Post a comment! Send an email! Have a day!

32.5 MB / 47 min. This podcast is all over the place, literally and figuratively. We go for a bike ride and talk about mountain climbing experiences. Other topics include battle station parlance, fossilization, spigots, elephant eating peanuts tv network, the Don Rickles Corporation and the Cinemax feature Bikini a go go. Plus, a Near Present News Break. Visit stevedupont.com goddamnit! Post a comment! Send an email! Have a day!

32.7 MB / 47 min. The corporation sent me home early due to bad weather, yet the weather could not have been better. In fact, I played a lovely game of croquet with Barnabus after recording the show.

58 is experimental on a few different levels. One, it’s very spatial (pronounced SPAY-SHUL). Two, it’s very special (also pronounced SPAY-SHUL). Three, it’s very organic. Not more organic than a pile of actual shit from a bull, but more organic than most of the bullshit that passes as organic these days. Four – are we really up to four? Jesus. Four, the editing was done with a program called Mixcraft as opposed to Audacity, and for that reason there is less editing than usual.

Names named: Seth. Funtime Ben.

NEW CONTEST!!! Be the first on the comments board to name just three of the past TOAs heard in this episode and win a VersaFrame System! The world’s most versatile framing system! Go to stevedupont.com now!

19.1 MB / 28 min. That is, not sorry for how much this episode blows. What I can assure you, however, is that it will not happen again. At least not until the time comes at which it inevitably happens. The good news is that I hardly even mention our beloved sponsor, The VersaFrame Corporation. For less sucky material, check out my guest appearance on Kickass Podcast 54.

30.6 MB / 44 min. How about vacations? You like to take vacations? Then this is the show for you, folks! Learn how the Obtuse Angle Corporation and our first official sponsor, The VersaFrame Corporation, can solve all your problems and get you on the road to a better life.

26.6 MB / 38 min. Polynesian jive turkeys, churning out chicken wire, carbon based life forms,

the perils of power, mouse astronomy and much more. Plus, behind the scenes

at The Obtuse Angle Corporation. Til death do us part? Names named:

Conrad of Spainful Films Video Podcast

Nate & Di

Bones the Cat

Robert DeNiro

Superfly Snuka

The Junkyard Dog

Andrew Card

Nina Totenberg

Ellen DeGeneres

Tony Danza

Intro by Shelly and Ferg of AirFerg.

32.6 MB / 47 min. Yes indeed folks, at long last TOA Corp has entered the 21st

century of sound, but it did not come without a price. Hear why I told the

BigWigs to go to hell and then settle in for another lost classic, TOA number 2.

In this seemingly ancient episode I flashback to a night I holed up in a posh

Chicago hotel and babbled on about fetuses, ants, starfish, Jon Bon Jovi and much more.

For more of that new, silky smooth Dupont voice, check out Escape Pod #46.

Intro by Eric and Cohry of Vox Monitor.

30.6 MB / 44 min. Little change of pace today. I drop by my friends’ Shaun and India’s place to watch the Steelers-Broncos game on their big screen TV and shoot the shit. The main topic of conversation is the high school rock band in which I played the role of lead singer. Play along and try to guess the name of the band! Other topics include shooting beer and people out of cannons and slingshots, total indemnification and boars’ heads. This episode also marks the end of an era at The Obtuse Angle. Find out why on the next episode. Intro by Jack of Kickass Podcast.

36.9 MB / 40 min. Taking a sick day, and under the influence of numerous medications, we delve into the following: Hawks and cats, character traits, Castaway starring Tom Hanks, my employment at the National Geographic Society, squash balls, obfuscation, my employment at the HealthSouth Corporation, unintentional rhyming, T Barnabus WigWiggins, tech support, singularity, money saving tips, beating the computers, John Henry, Tom Cruise, Scientology and regimentation. Intro by Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape.

42 MB / 46 min. Past Steve is your host today, and he’s distracted by the Steelers-Colts football. Third world relief strategies, mongers and meisters, substitute teaching, automatronics, nougat attacks, hacidic hats, dead v. undead v. zero, pieces of boats, anatomy of the Titanic disaster, photo finishes, Cambodian girl invents weather machine scenario, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Hanky Commander, license to talk to myself, infomercial meets sitcom, Bob Costas, sticky buns. Apologies for the sloppy editing – that’s what happens when you start with 100+ min. of audio and your editing staff is drunk. Cheers!

75.5 MB / 110 min. - In the words of Paul McCartney, it's been a long and winding road - but we made it to number 50 at last, and it only took 68 shows! So what we have here for you, dear listener, is basically a longish regular episode of TOA, a Big 50 Mega Prize Pack Giveaway Special and a lost classic, if you will - the very first TOA episode - all rolled into one bloated piece of media. Or, proverbially speaking, a bigass chunk of whale blubber that I will now attempt to cram down your throat.

Many thanks to all who have volunteered for duty on the HMS Obtuse Angle, braving the stormy Sea of Podcasting and taking up arms against the Sea Beast. Together we just might slay him.

As for this ridiculous contest, we do indeed have a winner. And it is one of the following contest entrants:

Benjamin (a.k.a. His Holiness) Duluth, Minnesota

Jack Benjamin Forrestville, Connecticut Kickass Podcast

Andy Vancouver, BC, Canada

Seth Jacquay Philadelphia, PA WHYME Podcast

Randy Edmonds El Senior Director of Liquid Flavor Enhancements Jumex Corporation Inc.

Nick Vancouver, BC, Canada

Robert Sydney, Australia

Christine (a.k.a. Just Get There!!!) The Desert, California

Professor Rob, Canadian Scientist in Exile Palo Alto, CA

Andy Black Oakland, CA

Mr. Eric Strauss Los Angeles, CA Vox Monitor

Nate & Di Charleston, SC Nate and Di Show

Wade DeArmond Milwaukee, WI

Hutch Los Olivos, CA

Joe Wagner Atlanta, GA Blue Ball Media

Adam (from the UK) Tokyo, Japan

El Nacho Los Angeles, CA Rambling Retard Rampage

Conrad Slater Bournemouth, UK Spainful Films Video Podcast

Mike Ballard Salt Lake City, Utah?

Steve Ladd Portland, Oregon

Ronaldo Benson (a.k.a. The Cleaver) Philadelphia, PA

King Bonk Philadelphia, PA King Bonk's Campfire Cast

Thanks for playing, and have a day.

13.4 MB / 20 min. The final installment from Snowmass, Colorado. The train of thought goes something like this: Arbitrary numbers, scrubby paper, yokels, Bennigan’s, Jon Stewart is no me, sniveling, The Simpsons, command center remotes, Boomerang, Rally Chaperas - Aviation Expert, NORAD, OR scrubs, Rushmore, tiny ribbons, proximity to the dudes from Granada, Spain, the luxury of skiing in moderation and needless to say, the BIG 50 MEGA PRIZE PACK GIVEAWAY! There’s no guarantee I’m still taking entries at this point, but give it a shot. E-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now! You have my iron-clad promise that the next show will indeed be number 50.

14.3 MB / 21 min. More ramblings from Snowmass, Colorado. Topics include snipers, frogmen, robot armies, nicknames, luggage, Matthew McConaughey and Steve Dupont Corporation security breaches.

19.7 MB / 29 min. More make-believe high jinks around the house, horse urine, the Nepalese listener, the rural listener, a world populated with only yourselves, underwear models, imitating black people and more. I’m not kidding around this time regarding the BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! The entries could be cut off at any time now! Hurry! Hurry! Enter now at obtuseangle@stevedupont.com!

17 MB / 25 min. I break into my own house and try to figure out what this Steve Dupont character has been up to. What’s that in the refrigerator? Could it be pure liquid juicy refreshment? Okay, this is really and truly your last chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! I mean, come on people, do the words MEGA PRIZE PACK mean nothing to you? E-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

19.7 MB / 29 min. A quick update that turned out not so quick as intended, but whatever. The Winter Olympics are underway and I am proposing we all put our cynicism on hold for the games. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

18.1 MB / 26 min. Maintaining cover, being covered, having coverage, third parties, bore to the core, artistic paranoia, I am Sparticus, legal disclaimers, Puerto Rico (not a state), The Dominican Republic (not a state), hypnosis, coffee-making snafus, basketball metaphors, things not tolerated, Ariel Sharon a.k.a. Humpty Dumpty and much more. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

11.9 MB / 17 min. Live (not) from Snowmass, Colorado. We’re finally skiing ladies and gentlemen, and having a grand old time. More ambient sound effects and skiing advice than typical TOA content, but then again, this isn’t even TOA, it’s the Mountain Goddamned Chronicles. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

25.9 MB / 37 min. Deciding I needed another numbered episode if we’re ever going to reach 50, I call it quits on the Mountain Chronicles even though I’m still in the mountains. Topics include photography, werewolvery and altitudinousness. Time is running out for your chance to ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY! And win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

9.4 MB / 14 min. More rubbish from Snowmass, Colorado. Static electricity, black holes, antimatter, antichrist, right and wrong answers, the people upstairs, the Orange Bowl and more. If you haven’t already done so, ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

20.9 MB / 30 min. More ramblings from Snowmass, Colorado. Toothless statistics, jiggling and thumping things to fix them, baseball instruction and stories, gravitational machines, pacing, pacing, pacing, snipers and robots, tacky lamps, mathematical formulas, station identification, bigwigs, cooking breakfast in the bathroom, codes and regulations, typhoid, scurvy, puppets and more. If you haven’t already done so, ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

23.6 MB / 34 min. Yes, I’m actually endorsing a product other than Jumex, in this case a novel by my friend (of a friend) Brad Listi. Moreover than that, however, I discuss some ideas evoked by the reading, which include fate, meaning and the Burning Man Festival. Plus, some thoughts on driving, as I deliver this podcast from behind the wheel. If you haven’t already done so, ENTER THE BIG 50 GIVEAWAY for your chance to win an Obtuse Angle MEGA PRIZE PACK! Just e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com now!

16.4 MB / 24 min. Saving and/or destroying the world with one idea, it takes two to mu, deserving death, one-kid horseplay, the BEEP project, airplane superstition, the Future Hitler and more.

21.2 MB / 31 min. Balls, lobster, bunkers, fear, matter, juggling, The Brady Bunch, EKGs, seismographs, Colonial Williamsburg, ass holes, microscopic robots and microscopic demons.

18.4 MB / 26 min. Hunkered down in Snowmass, Colorado, we explore myriad topics including things one can only assume, microscopic demons, suspicious numbers of football helmets, creatures of habit, hierarchy at the Steve Dupont Corporation, democracy in the home, fake orange juice, fr’iz’eaks and why we let God name our children.

18.1 MB / 26 min. Free seminar on the benefits of leaf raking versus blowing, plus a sneak peak at Big Episode 50 in which you could win a HUGE Obtuse Angle PRIZE PACK. Really. I'm not kidding this time. Believe me, you want to win this, and all you have to do is send me an e-mail: obtuseangle@stevedupont.com.

16.3 MB / 24 min. Walking the streets of NYC like a crazy person on my birthday, recorder in hand, I talk mostly about energy and voids thereof. Happy New Year, by the way.

18.8 MB / 27 min. C’mon y’all, let’s go on down The Farm, shoot some guns and drink us some beer. And don't be afraid to visit the website either -- http://stevedupont.com -- e-mail obtuseangle@stevedupont.com -- Have a day!

21 MB / 31 min. Behold the holiday special! It’s a little weak on holiday cheer, and isn’t all that special either. Hustle v. Bustle, revolting revolts, laser beam sounds, the coupon mentality, holiday heist tips, interrogating Mr. Bones, fairy fishes, Syriana obtusifica and gems of wisdom from Neil Diamond himself!

27.1 MB / 39 min. An audio incarnation of Porsley, memory metaphors, business clichees, beating live horses and play-by-play of Skinemax's blockbuster hit, Bikini Cave Girl, plus a sneak peak at Attention. Deficit. Disorder., the debut novel by my friend Brad Listi ... Unfinished thoughts include: 1) Machines creating art. What if ... I had a software program into which I could feed all my previous episodes, so it could "learn" the various techniques employed in post production. And then I could feed it raw recordings and have it produce shows indistinguishable from the manually produced shows. Would this be a lesser art form by virtue of automation? 2) The epicenter of girls who enjoy watching porn is, without question, Princeton University in New Jersey. Trust me on this one. 3) The conclusion to Bikini Cave Girl: Well, I didn't watch the whole thing, but I do know that both the male and female archeologists have sex with the Cave Girl, at different times, and the female archeologist has a steamy three-way with the Cave Girl and Cave Man.

19.8 / 29 min. Conclusion of the game show top 10, finally, plus anatomy of a male stripper, temp job misadventures and third world tribal rituals round out this episode, which starts going downhill from the very beginning.

24.2 MB / 35 min. The vast female conspiracy theory and assorted subterfuge, hurricane recovery, where wind comes from, properties of light, experimentation on old people, more of the game show top 10, think tanks, the omnipresent boot-up beep, killing cockroaches and – finally – the “Suck It� method of public relations.

25.7 MB / 37 min. I share some observations and misadventures from my recent trip to Spain. Vamos bitches!

19.3 MB / 28 min. Like tainted meat, everything about this show is just a little off, namely my state of mind. A 69 cent cornbread dinner, worst kitchen experience, Rolf Bernischke, three of my top 10 game shows of all time. Intro compliments of Seth, Third Son of Albert, from the WHYME podcast.

15.2 MB / 22 min. Take a briefcase. Fill it with real cash and fake cocaine. Handcuff it to your wrist. Wire yourself. Put on a black suit. Go to the airport. Fall down. Spill the contents of the briefcase. You’re on your own from there.

12.6 MB / 18 min. Milk: a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young. Bilk: to cheat out of something valuable. Unedited and direct to you the SAME DAY, from the Steve Dupont Corporation! Hopefully this is listenable because, ooh Jesus, oooh God, I’m hungover as hell. You know it’s bad when you need multiple Os in oh.

18.1 MB / 26 min. Deconstructing Kerouac, the third leg theory, Platoon, the Matrix and Life of Brian, bells and alarms in your head, putting things in places they are not, the role of planets in the solar system, yada yada.

16.2 MB / 23 min. In an ambitious episode, we trace the existence of the universe from negative infinity to infinity. Well, not really. But we DO trace the history of civilization from -4241 to about 1874, and not much happens.

9.8 MB / 14 min. Want to tag along on my trip to the post office? Too bad! You’re going and you'll like it! The question is, WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

22.3 MB / 32 min. Physical World vs. Idea World, the Paperless Society, implosion and explosion, gravitational membranes, sports injury stories, corrections and a real contest WITH A REAL PRIZE!!!

18.7 MB / 27 min. The cooking show that never was. The race to help fight Scurvy. More chicken and polenta. More Adam and Eve. More closure to 33. Less is more.

29 MB / 42 min. This story is 100 percent true, and I’m 99.9 percent sure it actually happened. More to come in episode 34. Comments? Feedback? E-mail me: obtuseangle@stevedupont.com or call 206-339-7263.

27.4 MB / 40 min. Get it? Like religious tracts? See, in this episode I walk down some train tracks and talk about religion, so it’s like a play on words. Heaven, hell, sinners, saints and a new term I learned from an evangelical talk show: Moral Absolutism. All aboard! The Obtuse Angle is leaving the station!

18.2 MB / 26 min. Revisiting the burglary, Infinite Jest, Seven Angels of the Lloyd, technical difficulties and, yes, lots of frothy beakers.

15.5 MB / 22 min. Imagine showing up at work one day only to find out your employer has shifted its core business from Widgets to Big Juicy Horse Cocks. Man, that would be awesome. Or scary.

16.2 MB / 23 min. Well, I suppose quality is trending up again, but not by much. Damning God for His own sake, Clown shoes, buckets, space duty (doody), fellatio-based insults, my pro wrestling alter-ego and much, much -- no, actually, that's about it. Side note: I didn’t purchase the Michelob Ultra nor do I endorse it in any way. Oh, and I know it was Michael Douglas in Falling Down, not Kirk or Kurt Douglas.

20.6 MB / 30 min. Back to the drunken, incoherent gibberish we go! Attempted robbery, WatchDog 2000, notes from the notebook, The Demon Lady and much, much more ladies and gentlemen.

16.1 MB / 23 min. So it appears my promotional efforts have not gone unnoticed by the Jumex Corporation. Listen as I reveal what was inside the envelope.

12.9 MB / 18 min. Simulated gluttony, wild boar and Octopussy are on the menu this time around, not to mention playing with loaded shotguns. If anyone’s still listening, consider yourself deeply pitied.

11 MB / 16 min. Only took 2 hours, but I got my dinner on the table. African stereotypes, Taiwanese hookers and passing the buck to your future self.

26.2 MB / 38 min. Taking a little break from the Jumex-fueled craziness, we reflect on Hurricane Katrina and a wedding weekend up in Michigan. Plus, I’m proud to welcome aboard a new (non-paying) sponsor, Uncle Sam Cereal.

15 MB / 22 min. Perhaps the most vacuous and absurd show yet, in which I struggle to perform an imaginary Jumex commercial and fail miserably. That's really about it, folks. Did I mention that I pity you?

14.3 MB / 21 min. Thus begins the period of total and utter incoherence. Sodomy, poultry tenderization, guest appearances on Alf, good news and bad news, neither of which will be revealed, and neither of which I remember. Buckle up, folks, because this will continue for several shows to come. If it’s any consolation, I pity you.

14.3 MB / 21 min. I continue my blind wanderings across the scientific landscape with an obtuse explanation of atomic principles, as well Fletch, fools, Pong – and of course a song.

11.9 MB / 17 min. Future Steve is in the house, kids! And he’s brimming with negativity! What NOT to expect from The Obtuse Angle, what the show is NOT about, and much more. Quite uninformative, as usual.

14.8 MB / 21 min. What starts out as a wild ride over choppy mental waters turns into a rather grounded clinic in phone mismanagement. Other topics include slippery slopes and Listener Lore, a new segment proposed but never fully explained. Plus, a guest appearance by Indian Nelly!

14.3 MB / 21 min. Within the framework of a shameless sponsorship pitch to the Jumex corporation, I babble about scurvy, the Titanic, the Pittsburgh Steelers and more – plus, I finally finish explaining the infamous Johnny Cochran TV commercial.

11.8 MB / 17 min. A brief, although not as brief as intended, visit from Future Steve who makes some obtuse points, gives some shoutouts and introduces a brand new offering from the Contest Department!

8.4 MB / 18 min. I actually call them metaphorical pulpits in the podcast, but proverbial keeps the alliteration theme going, which I agree is getting ridiculous by the way. In other news, the Power Rangers are meaningless eunuchs and Africa is really really big.

8.8 MB / 19 min. A pretty lame episode, I have to admit, in which I drag you along on a Saturday errand in the car. See, shrimp juice smells really really bad and it's really really hot and, well, nevermind. All the suffering must have gone to my head.

7.6 MB / 16 min. We hack our way through a number of obtusely presented topics on the show today, from astronomy to sodomy to professional wrestling – plus, we continue to bang the Ship of Podcasting metaphor like a cheap hooker. So climb aboard, ye scallywags!

9.6 MB / 21 min. Workplace safety and hygiene are on the docket today, as I recount a cake-cutting breach of etiquette that should be punishable by vigorous flogging, if not death. Leave your own anecdotes in the comments section why don’t you!

11.6 MB / 25 min. I discuss the big bachelor party weekend without straying from the talking points, yet, in the process decide I would be the worst White House press secretary ever. Needless to say, other asinine topics are covered, as well, including the weather of all things.

13.6 MB / 29 min. Kind of a deli format today, with the aforementioned Wolfman flashback sandwiched between some low-cal discussion of e-mail feedback, namely a missive from PK&J Paul calling me a hypocrite and a douchebag.

11.7 MB / 25 min. We're sporting some NEW SOUND on the show today, kids! New mic and new settings on the recorder, which I realized has been set to LP mode this whole time. SP is much crisper. Anyhoo, I pace around and wonder what would happen if a million-billion microscopic sonic booms occured in your brain, plus some prattle about pimping podcasters and a special contest that involves Gary Busey!

9.2 MB / 20 min. On a special July 4 holiday edition that’s only one week removed from utter relevance, I discuss the vigilance, patriotism, swords, German airport police and my package – plus pills going down the pipe! Pod bless America! (Jesus, that’s lame.)

10.4 MB / 22 min. As usual, I’m not exactly sure when this was recorded, but I DO KNOW that it was before I even published show number one. Among the topics of discussion are the minutiae of domestic systems, digital fish and my utter lack of professionalism in general. So enjoy! And send your complaints to biteme@stevedupont.com.

13.8 MB / 30 min. In a flashback edition of the show I recount my recent encounter with basketball legend Magic Johnson and ponder a career in motivational speaking.

10.7 MB / 23 min. I podcast on location from the tool shed in my backyard and discuss the metric system, time zones and a whole lot of nonsense in general. Plus, a shoutout to another Aussie listener. G’day and happy listening!

10 ½. Festival Guy – 17.1 MB / 37 min. On a pure storytelling edition of the show, I spin the yarn of how I, myself, became Festival Guy at Birmingham’s annual City Stages Music Festival, and how I was almost arrested in the process.

Podcast 9 ½ – 13.1 MB / 28 min. It takes me one official whale of a long time to make a cocktail, and in the process I make several obtuse observations, such as that whales eat plankton. My first shoutouts to Vinnie, whom I now know is an Australian living in Hong Kong, and JV from No 1’s Listening podcast.

9.7 MB / 21 min. Originally intended to be Podcast #2 (don't ask), we get a little psychedelic at the beginning, followed by typically obtuse ramblings about whiskey, insects, pebbles in the shoe, trees made of dirt redux and much, much less! I mean more!

24.7 MB / 54 min. – A chronicle of 12 hours on the Vegas Strip that turns from good to bad to downright ugly. Before I lose my mind I discuss imaginary panties, banana peel-related lawsuits and anal explosions. And as a fitting capper, I run into the tripping dude from the flight. Random!

12.7 MB / 28 min. The morning after, I recount our wacky flight to Vegas and the ensuing night of debauchery. Also, thoughts on how time transcends luxury, but not really. In closing, I get down on my knees and beg for feedback of any kind.

19.6 MB / 43 min. Taking a “sick day,� thinking about wood, head teeming with fish, safety corner, health corner, squirrels and girls gone wild, Wonder Years Wayne, crazy cliché origins, bikinis vs. lingerie, PK & J sucking their own proverbial dick …

11.2 MB / 24 min. Sort of a continuation of Podcast #4, this picks up late-night when I�m babbling on about Jerry Lewis, digital gravitational fields, Bones the cat, pork swords, Jesus surveys and -- as always -- much, much more!

15.6 MB / 34 min. All kinds of wackiness ensues when I begin sluicing back Full Throttle energy drink cocktails. Scurvy lurking in my house … new favorite website: www.wwwwwwwww.com … trees made out of dirt … bring out your dead chipmunks … bathroom paranoia … breakfast cereal … cartoons …

New, one-minute promo for your ears.