Part-Time Jobs (Part 2) | Ep #72

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We're back to work this week with another round of reflections on our part-time employment past.  

 

Show Notes: 

02:30 How I launched 3 consoles (and found true love) at Babbage's store no. 9
04:10 FuncoLand

07:30 GamePro / Game Informer
10:20 F-Zero
12:40 Interlude: Ozma: "Game Over"
25:50 Three Stooges NES game
26:55 FuncoLand commercial
27:35 The king of cleaning kits
28:00 Interlude: Homegrown: "Get a Job"
29:25 The rebound effect
32:30 Borders
35:20 Unwritten Law
45:35 Interlude: Blink-182: "Dumpweed"
46:40 Empire Records music selection veto
47:44 Mike Ness: Cheating at Solitaire
49:00 Wal-Mart
51:15 Papa Johns (see also: Pizza | Ep #2)
54:16 The part-time work wish list
57:36 Comic City (see also: Comic Books | Ep #66)
58:06 Comic Book Men
1:00:16 The Borg sphere

See also: Part-Time Jobs (Part 1) | Ep #71



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Part-Time Jobs (Part 2) | Ep #72

Extreme Sports | Ep #68

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Hang ten; this week we're talking our way through all of the sports we were too scared to ever try. Skate or die! 

 

Show Notes: 

01:35 Origins of "extreme"
07:05 Skateboarding
09:25 The great hoverboard lie of 1988

12:26 Thrasher Magazine
12:48 Skate shops
13:05 Skateboard art
13:35 Interlude: Teenage Bottlerocket: "Skate or Die"
14:25 Safety last
16:45 BMX biking (see also: BMX Bandits | Ep #65)
17:01 Dyno VFR | Dyno Compe
19:00 Spills and scabs
28:35 Bones Brigade
29:35 Interlude: NOFX: "Separation of Church and Skate"
30:30 Rollerblades
32:40 Snowboarding
33:01 Hidden Valley
33:55 Skiing 
39:10 MTV Sports
42:35 Skate or Die
43:58 Top Skater
44:40 Tony Hawk Pro Skater series
46:50 Interlude: Adolescents: "Amoeba"
47:20 The X-Games
50:10 Tony Hawk's first 900
51:30 Warped Tour vert ramp
53:12 Razor scooters
56:12 Extreme flicks (Airborn / Thrashin' / Rad / Gleaming the Cube / Prayer of the Rollerboys / The Dirt Bike Kid)



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Extreme Sports | Ep #68

Christmas Presents | Ep #52

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Whether you prefer to start with the stockings or dive under the tree, help pass the time until Christmas morning with our look back at some favorite presents and present-opening moments of Christmas past. 

 

Show Notes: 

01:28 Christmas Eve presents

01:58 24-inch Hulk Hogan figure

06:58 The Cat's Lair Playset

08:48 The Thundertank
10:57 The G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier
11:54 Over Our Heads (the Facts of Life gift shop)
12:29 Drew receives a TV and smites his sister
14:47 SEGA Genesis starter kit w/Sonic the Hedgehog

17:22 Interlude: Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone theme

18:25 Post-present euphoria

22:47 Randy from A Christmas Story

24:10 "The Hot Seat"

30:50 Interlude: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" 

32:05 The Scavenger Hunt Method

39:35 Stockings-first vs. the stocking surprise

41:20 The Batman stocking scandal 

48:50 Interlude: blink-182: "I Won't be Home for Christmas"

49:57 Drew doesn't want to know

51:05 "Those have to be back by midnight." 

52:42 Delayed gratification

56:19 One turntable and no microphones

59:25 The gift of giving

 

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Christmas Presents | Ep #52

Road Trips | Ep #34

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Get your motor running and head out on the highway with us as we quite literally take the show on the road to talk about what makes road trips so great. No need to speed; the cruise control is set at "awesome."    

Show Notes: 

01:04 Ye olde Hourchive road show

02:54 I strive to drive

05:30 Interstate 44

06:55 Interlude: Lindsay Buckingham "Holiday Road"

07:58 The dangers of the road

08:28 Pee-Wee bonds with bikers

14:25 Interlude: Nelson Riddle "Route 66 Theme"

15:50 Route 66

18:00 Meremac Caverns / Antique Toy Museum / Jesse James Wax Museum

18:40 Jesse James' 102nd birthday party at Meremac Caverns

22:15 Interlude: Nat King Cole: "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"

23:45 Dottie's Family Restaurant

30:25 Interlude: The Groovie Ghoulies: "The Highwayman"

31:25 Ruby's Homemade Ice Cream

33:20 Road games

40:20 Interlude: Betty Hutton: "Hit the Road to Dreamland" 

41:19 The final approach

42:06 Springfield, Missouri

46:00 Interlude: Van Halen: "Jump" 
47:05 1984
51:05 Interlude: Rancid: "The Highway"
52:16 The voyage home 

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Road Trips | Ep #34

Adolescence | Ep #18

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Drew's nephew Josh joins us in the Hourchive this week to school us on his favorite stuff (and even teaches us a thing or two about our favorite stuff).   

Show Notes: 

00:00 Drew's vindication
01:55  80s Child World Commercial
04:45  Can you relate to a fifth grader?

Josh's quiz: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12

19:06  Can you name the Pac-Man ghosts? 
20:50  Interlude: Pac-Man arcade play

21:30  Gaming is fun

23:53  Turtle Beach

26:33 "Waiting" (Josh's favorite Green Day song)

27:27  "Wishing Well" (Josh's favorite Blink 182 song)

28:40  Pocket God

30:03  Interlude: "The Double Rainbow Song"

31:00  What is the Internet?

31:44  Path of the Saiyans

38:22  Garfield Minus Garfield 

40:18  The Maze Runner Series

45:07  Interlude: Code Lyoko Theme (English Version)

46:30  Code Lyoko

48:03  Josh's drawing

54:10  Those boards don't work on water (unless you've got power) 

56:19  Quotin' comics

58:08  What's so great about physics?

1:00:36  Sci-Fi Science

1:02:10 The future -- where everything hovers

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Adolescence | Ep #18