Are You Serious?

Episode One Hundred Forty Seven

Episode One Hundred Forty Seven: "We'll continue this audit in my hotel room, Ritz-Carlton room 147. Meet me there tonight. And PS: I play rough." It's that time of year again; the Apple keynote was a few days ago, and Frank is all excited about what's coming in the next few months. Chris is... not as impressed. Regardless, neither host had time to watch anything worth talking about this week, and Frank is really excited to discuss it. Next, we have two segments of news stories that range from crazy to sad and pathetic all the way back to crazy again. Here are links to most of the stories we covered: A dozen of Newt Gingrich's staff walks out on him. Why Gingrich's staff left. Disney pays a fortune for "The Next Star Wars." NBC tried to scuttle the Dungeons and Dragons episode of "Community." Should Anthony Weiner quit? MA State Rep. Ryan Fattman has some strong opinions of illegal immigrants. Anderson Cooper shows us a crazy person. Magneto was "Born This Way." (video) Frank (sort of) defends Sarah Palin. (video) When Satanists describe themselves, they sound like atheists. Another Pastor arrested for sexual molestation. Rep. Giffords may not return to Congress. Bank of America branch gets foreclosed on. Plus, we have some great feedback. Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.7" Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" Powerman 5000 - "Action" Social Distortion - "King of Fools" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Contact the show and let us know what you think! 1-206-338-3094 or you can write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com

Episode One Hundred Forty Six

Episode One Hundred Forty Six: "That's the 146 thousandth unsuccessful human hunt in a row. But I have a good feeling about tomorrow." This week, we play catch up on a whole lot of listener submitted stories, some more season end wrap up talk, what exactly was wrong with Gulliver's Travels and Reverend Scott stops by the studio to interview us. Links to some of this week's stories: Some Massachusetts Seniors are suspended for apparently being awesome. Hooray! The Klan has arrived. Wait... what?! Get ready London, here comes Noah's Ark. Science can cure cancer, but nobody cares. New blood test will tell you how long you have to live. Japan's pensioners want to help at Fukushima Can you believe we need a law to prevent the faith healing defense? Just need to make sure you're a virgin before we abuse you ma'am. 25 years ago, the government was SO prudish! Pope's adviser arrested on pedophilia and drug charges. Is it still bad if the Chinese are forcing the Chinese to mine gold? Music this week is from the Saturday Morning Cartoon Album, as well as Concrete Blonde 9Everybody Knows) and Chris Bricklemyer (AYS Theme v.6) Contact us at 206-338-3094 or write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com

Episode One Hundred Forty Five

Episode One Hundred Forty Five: "The Chinese camps, we'll never know, but say 20 million. So 130, 145 million dead. Not all that impressive." This week, we talk about the car accident Chris had on the highway two days prior to recording. Then we move into the regular stuff, like season finale episodes and some movie talk. After that, we discuss what Harold Camping is doing now, why he should be prosecuted and whether or not he and his followers should be considered terrorists. Then we discuss the child whose parents have chosen to remain genderless, Obama following tradition and downing a pint of Guinness. We touch on Limbaugh's ratings and finish out with Chris complimenting a Republican. Seriously. And, it has nothing to do with the blow to the head from the car accident. Here are some link to the stories discussed. Sean Duffy will Eliminate Social Security and Medicare Obama Downs Pint Of Guinness Joe Walsh says Scott Brown Should Be "Ashamed of Himself" Harold Camping's Followers are "Flabbergasted" the World Did Not End Rush Limbaugh's Rating Drop Harold Camping Quick Interview Parents Keep Child's Gender Under Wraps Just when we are all set to go to listener feedback, Chris remembers a story from his local news that he just has to talk about. 57 Minutes: Woman Claims to Have Been to Heaven and Back Be sure to listen to feedback, we have more awesomeness on the line. Although, if I didn't know better, I could swear that Reverend Scott didn't like us very much. Take a listen and you be the judge. Music this week is from: Chris Brickelmyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.6" Duran Duran - "Ordinary World" Guns 'N' Roses - "Bad Obsession" Living Colour - "Which Way to America" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Send story ideas and feedback to areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com or call 206-338-3094

Episode One Hundred Forty Four

Episode One Hundred Forty Four: "Now unless you can round up 144 people with neither head nor neck to speak on behalf of your T-shirts, we are prepared to take action." This week, we have a shorter show for you, because we have to get everything in line for the rapture on Saturday. So, with that in mind, we cover a bunch of entertainment this week, from the Star Wars paintball episode of Community to Thor. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we missed a bunch of topics that we would have normall discussed, like Arnold's family revalation, the erasing of Hillary Clinton in a certain newspaper, the 10 year old that shot his neo-Nazi father dead while he slept. You know, the funny stuff. We still hit a bunch of news stories that we hope you will find entertaining. Then it's followed up with some great feedback and a segment from Reverend Scott that is sure to go down in history. Links to this week's stories: http://www.theyareweird.com/2011/01/pale-kid-raps-fast.html http://www.hulu.com/watch/242075/talking-points-oreilly-vs-stewart-common-controversy http://www.mathimortician.com/2011/05/pastor-nathan-scott-kesler-arrested.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mathimortician+%28MATHIMORTICIAN%29 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXpOA3jPC04&feature=share http://www.politicususa.com/en/bill-maher-crackers-obama Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "AYS Theme V.6" Def Leppard - "Rock Rock (Till You Drop)" Oingo Boingo - "The Killing Moon" AC/DC - "Who Made Who" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Stay tuned after the closing for a special compilation of (already) failed 2012 Presidential hopefuls. Contact us at areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com or 206-338-3094

Eiposde One Hundred Forty Three

Episode One Hundred Forty Three: "Instead we'll go right to the source. Allow me to introduce mutant 143." In this episode, Chris is still recovering from whatever alien sickness he had (sorry about the coughing.) We discuss some of the recent episodes of T.V, like Community, 30 Rock and Glee (grudgingly.) A few movies, like Trollhunter are discussed and other random entertainment tidbits. Then we move on to some news stories and in a quick segment, Chris talk about some of the things you don't hear about when you get tattooed. Here are some links to a few of the stories we covered this week. Devout Muslim stalks his step-daughter over four states 'before killing her for being too Western' | Mail Online Art teacher arrested for punching student Dustin Walls: Teen Ordered to Pay Walmart $1 Million; But Will Bentonville Even Notice? - St. Louis News - Daily RFT Are Bullying Plans Enough to Protect Students? Omar Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden Son: Sea Burial Demeaning, Killing 'Criminal': Report Osama bin Laden mission agreed in secret 10 years ago by US and Pakistan | World news | The Guardian The Maddow Blog - Surprise attack in the arts & culture war in Kansas Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.3" The Ghastly Ones - "Target: Draculon" SR-71 - "Whip It" Ministry - "Jesus Built My Hotrod" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Lonely Island (featuring Michael Bolton) - "Jack Sparrow" Contact us at areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com  or call 206-338-3094

Episode One Hundred Forty Two

Episode One Hundred Forty Two: "In all, 142 Saudis, including 24 members of the bin Laden family, were allowed to leave the country." This week, we talk about Steve Carell leaving The Office, and how it was handled. We discuss a few other episodes of shows like Community and Parks and Recreation. Chris has some trouble explaining whether or not he liked "Super." From there, we discuss the big news of the week. Osama bin Laden's death. We talk about Seal Team 6, the compound and if it's all right to be happy about the death of another human being. We end the show with a few crazy news stories and listener feedback. Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.3" Faith No More - "Surprise! You're Dead!" Scum of the Earth - "Get Your Dead On" Stone Temple Pilots - "Dead and Bloated" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Call or write us at: areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com 206-338-3094

Episode One Hundred Forty One

Episode One Hundred Forty One: "We knew that that ship, the Challenge 141, had reached its destination." This week, we have some conversation about raising pre-teen girls, and how frustrating it can be. We talk about the Office, 30 Rock and lament again about how good a show Glee could be if it just figured out which direction it wanted to go in. From there, we have the usual dumb news stories, some Tea-Party members that don't get it and some other great listener submitted stories. Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V4" Adam Ant - "Desperate, But Not Serious" Freezepop - "Brainpower" Cyndi Lauper - "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" Call us at 206-338-3094 or write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com

Episode One Hundred Forty

Episode One Hundred Forty: "Blood pressure's gonna loosen her teeth and her pulse is pushing 140." This week, we talk about the introduction of Will Ferrell on The Office, 30 Rock, Community, and all the usual suspects that we regularly watch. Oddly, there is also a bit of talk about how the female characters in Disney movies have evolved over the years from Snow White to Rapunzel in Tangled. We then move on to the news stories from this week. From a reasonably sane teacher that cancelled a class, to the rantings of a possible presidential candidate, who's celebrity endorsement starts this week's show. We hit on a few more things, but what's life without surprises? Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.2" Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Ornaments of Gold" Bad Religion - "Sorrow" Social Distortion - "She's a Knockout" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Call us at 206-338-3094 or write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com

Episode One Hundred Thirty Nine

Episode One Hundred Thirty Nine: "Psalms 139, Old Testament. The way you spout these spontaneous exotic references, I'd say your own external memory's pretty twisted." This week, we talk about a whole host of stories, from what constitutes censorship, to Bill Cosby speaking his mind, to a sex doll lawsuit and finally to another scandal with a Church leader. As usual, we have the de rigueur non sequiturs and bull. So, sit back and enjoy the ride. Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V.3" GLaDOS - "Still Alive" Faith No More - "Spanish Eyes" Lou Gramm - "Lost in the Shadows" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Call us at 206-338-3094 or write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com

Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight

Episode One Hundred Thirty Eight: "That means you'll not get another penny until the whole $138 is paid up." This week, we talk a bit about Black Swan and the dancing non-troversary, Chris teases a huge Big Bang Theory plot point from last night's show. We talk about how when the director of a movie slams a similar ype of movie currently in release, it's really petty and unprofessional. The looming U.S. government shutdown is discussed, Michael Savages firing, Glenn Becks imminent departure and a host of other topics are discussed. We top the show off with more campaign rhetoric from Rev. Scott, but not before the most well tought out rebuttal we have ever had on out show. The research links can be found below: Citations (links to skeptical science include detailed references) Reliability of surface temperature: http://www.skepticalscience.com/surface-temperature-measurements-intermediate.htm Global warming still happening: http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-stopped-in-1998-intermediate.htm Why a few degrees mater: http://www.skepticalscience.com/few-degrees-global-warming.htm Mid Century Cooling: http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-cooling-mid-20th-century-intermediate.htm 70's Ice Age: http://www.skepticalscience.com/ice-age-predictions-in-1970s-intermediate.htm Ice and Greenland: http://www.skepticalscience.com/greenland-cooling-gaining-ice.htm Ice and Antarctica: http://www.skepticalscience.com/melting-ice-global-warming.htm http://www.skepticalscience.com/increasing-Antarctic-Southern-sea-ice.htm Arctic vs Antarctic sea ice: http://www.skepticalscience.com/arctic-antarctic-sea-ice.htm Sea Level: http://www.skepticalscience.com/Scientists-retracted-claim-rising-sea-levels.htm Data: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate/2009-time-series/sealevel CO2 as lagging indicator of warming: http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature-intermediate.htm Water vapor as greenhouse gas: http://www.skepticalscience.com/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-intermediate.htm Music this week is from: Chris Bricklemyer - "Are You Serious Theme V2" Tomahawk - "Crow Dance" ReVamp - "Millennium" The Magnificent Bastards - "Mockingbird Girl" Concrete Blonde - "Everybody Knows" Call us at 206-338-3094 or write areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com