That Gets My Goat: Unlucky Thirteen

TGMG returns with Rish complaining about Auto-Tune. There may be singing involved.

'Nuff said.



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That Gets My Goat 12

We've decided to combine our regular Dunesteef podcast and "That Gets My Goat" this week, and stick it on the main page (and in the main feed), so people can tell us where it belongs. Also, to give us another week to catch up on story episodes.

Check it out here!

That Gets My Goat: The Outfield Strikes It Big

In the final part of our conversation about 3D, Rish and Big finally get back to the subject at hand . . . STAR WARS in 3D. Along with:

BACK TO THE FUTURE. THE NEVERENDING STORY. MARMADUKE. "Battlestar Galactica." TRON 2. "Thundercats." Pro football. It's too much for a regular-length episode. There's complaints about the release order, complaints about the 3D cash-in, complaints about "The Holiday Special," complaints about Pepsi cans, complaints about Lucas's priorities, complaints about CG, complaints about the Prequels, complaints about the scrapped attempt at a live-action TV series.

If you listen carefully, Rish gives his personal credo when it comes to movies. And then...one of them confesses that he enjoys giving George Lucas his money. And one confesses...that he likes the Smurfs. Parental discretion is advised, kids.



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Was It A Misstep?

Last night, Rish and I got together for our usual weekly marathon podcasting session. After stumbling out of the gate (we found that the battery in the mixer had died on us because we'd left it turned on for the whole week, so we had to back to the Walmart we had just come from a few minutes earlier to buy a new one), we got churning, and recorded a couple of stories.

Then it came time to do the episode to the first Broken Mirror story that we will be airing. The conversation strayed into realms that we almost always avoid like the plague. When we started the show we made two promises, we would never do a story that is religious or anti-religious in nature, because it's too divisive of an issue, and we're sure to anger a portion of our audience no matter what. The other promise, we wouldn't do anything political in nature, because, again, it's a divisive subject, and we want to bring folks together, not drive them apart.

For some reason, though, last night we started talking about subjects that were religious in nature and other subjects that were political hot points. After we finished the episode, even though it was super late, Rish and I stood around on the porch and talked about whether we'd made a mistake with this episode and how many listeners we might anger or lose because of it.

So, what's my point with this post? I'm not sure. I guess to warn you all that we went there, even though we said we never would. We didn't purposefully try to say anything offensive, disrespectful, or divisive. Please take it with a grain of salt, if you can. Don't turn your back on us if you are offended by what we say because it's not the same as how you feel, and we promise that we really won't go there again next time.

Rish wonders what kind of disclaimer we need to put on the show (so as not to offend religious people or political people, or the opposite of those), or if a disclaimer is enough?

Big on "Cast Macabre"

Once again, our chum Barry Northern over at Cast Macabre has allowed the taint of The Dunesteef to affect his own podcast. The latest show is "Out and Back" by Barbara Roden.

This time, our own Big Anklevich performs the tale's main character, and our not-really-own Julie Hoverson rocks the mic on the female characters in the story. It's a nice long yarn, which is amazing considering we recorded it for him a couple of days ago.

And, if you want to hear what Big and Julie would sound like if they were in an unbearable, unloving relationship (and sharing an unpleasant brush with the supernatural), this tale is for you!

Rish on "Strange Stories"

Rish was fortunate enough to voice a character on "Strange Stories," a podcast collection of tales by Mike Murphy. This particular episode, entitled "Doctor Hoyt's Remarkable Elixir," is a lovely audio drama about a concoction that can bring back the dead.*

The production is amazing, with sound effects, music, and a full cast. It's also narrated by friend-of-the-show Julie Hoverson, whose voice sounds like peanut butter tastes. It's something of a Halloween episode, but if you go there after October is over, it's just as good.

Check it out and hear Rish do the world's worst Italian accent!

Rish Buongiorno Outfield

*I hope somebody thinks to use it on Bea Arthur, and fast.

That Gets My Goat: Also Available In 2-D

In Part Two of our STAR WARS 3D conversation, the complaints about 3-D movies really begin to rush in, totally obscuring the topic at hand. Big wonders if the 3-D fad is going to hurt the film business in the long run, and what could generate new interest. Rish talks about what 3D contributes (or doesn't) to the moviegoing experience, and ends up bringing up his daddy issues.



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