Hermophobia

In spite of the all the alcohol consumed, the podcast is relatively sober as we discuss all things Canada.

Discussed In this Episode:

• Canada Day!
• Canadian Patriotism
• Canadian Heroes
• Canucks Riot
• Internet Shaming after the Riots
• Anthony Weiner
• Google Plus
• Workplace Impressions
• Basement Bedrooms
• Bullying Revisited

Shiny Things

• Allen: The Smartest Man In the World – Greg Proops Podcast
• Mark: Fallout 3 for the PS3
• John: Titan AX Pro Headphones

Netflix.ca Recommendations:

• John: Hudson Hawk
• Mark: Stir Crazy
• Allen: So I Married an Axe Murderer

Earworms

Allen: Kenny Rogers – Ruby

Mark: Kenny Rogers – Ruby (Allen plants another bug!)

John: Janis Ian: At Seventeen

John returns and Allen gets “over served” during this fast paced episode. Much fun was had in the making!

• LA Noire
• Gaming Old School VS New
• Playstation Payback
• Thor
• Bridesmaids
• Hangover 2
• Blondie - Panic of Girls
• June is Pride month in the US
• Schwarzenegger
• John and the Hitching Hooker
• Kingsway Whores
• Boy Sells Kidney for iPad
• Apple Neurologically Like Religion
• Windows 8
• You Light Up My Life (with Rohypnol)
• Service Animals
• Shania Twain - Why Not?

Mark: Robyn - You Should Know Better

Allen Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend

John: Jewel - You Were Meant For Me

John: Talk to Her

Mark: Director Ang Le: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Ice Storm

Allen: Xanadu

Yay!!! John joins us to talk about all kinds of things including Telus’ entry into gay marketing, and gives us a sampling of his best wrong lyrics! It was a fun hour… hope you enjoy too!

-Allen

• the PSN returns
• having to change passwords on other sites
• old school games
• comedies long running times
• thisiscaya.ca/ – the gay phone company?
• Wonder Woman doesn’t get picked up for the new season
• The Bionic Woman
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio
• Lady Gaga
• Stevie Nicks’ and Kate Bush’s new albums
• Final Destination films
• “I Think We’re Alone Now”

John

Mark

Allen

Mark: Boogie Nights

John: Titanic 2

Allen: Cropsey

After two busy weeks of silence, Mark and Allen catch up with what’s been going on in this crazy world including…

• Location Data & Privacy
• The Death of Bin Laden
• IP as ID
• and more

from Portal: “Still Alive”

Robyn – Dancing on My Own

Mark: The Last Supper

Allen: The IT Crowd

This week Mark is surprised to discover his anticipation for the royal wedding, while Allen fears meat… well, the dead animal variety.

• staph bacteria in US meat
• Apple idolizing tech critics
• does your musical taste determine how slutty you are?
• Best Buy reports increased DVD sales
• Huffington Post sued by contributors
• Canada getting plastic money
• Sexy new Android remote control

Mark: Second Hand News – Fleetwood Mac

Allen: No One Else on Earth – Wynonna Judd

Mark:

• Hot Fuzz
• Sean of the Dead

Allen:

• The Fabulous Baker Boys
• Personal Effects

This week Allen jailbreaks his iPhone while Mark makes disparaging remarks about elderly security guards! Guess who’s going to Hell!

• Kate Bush single Deeper Understanding released

• Body of Proof
• Google holding back source code for Honeycomb
• Microsoft makes Anti-trust claims against Google in Europe
• Google successfully sued for Auto-complete results
• iPhone 5 speculation
• Woman cuts out internet in Armenia

• Tears for Fears – New Star

Guy Ritchie Films…

• Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
• Snatch

David Cronenberg Films…

• Spider
• Naked Lunch
• Crash
• The Fly

After missing last week we return with tales of our adventures… Mark is excited by his new phone, and Allen tries nursing his hangover with some hair of the dog!

• Adventures in Craigslisting
• Elizabeth Taylor dies
• Netflix.ca degrades video quality to reduce bandwidth
• Detroit Population drops 25% the last decade
• $1000 Scarface Limited Edition
• Record Companies sue Limewire for $75 Trillion
• Microsoft asking Domestic companies to pay for foreign piracy
• Ambient lit transparent displays
• TV Talk
• Earworms

Adele - Rolling In the Deep

Billy Joel - You May Be Right

Netflix.ca Picks

Mark

1. Whip It
2. Raising Arizona
3. A Prophet
4. Miller's Crossing
5. Kung Fu Hustle

Allen

1. Short Cuts
2. The Grifters
3. Exit Through the Gift Shop
4. My Bodyguard
5. Body Double

(and Hideaway and Clay Pigeons)

Allen licks the wounds of excess from the night before while Mark denies fears the radiation fall out from Japan

• The release of the new Blondie album “Panic of Girl”
• Bon Jovi says Steve Jobs killed the music industry
• Paramount will release “The Tunnel” via Bit Torrent
• AMC may carry Kevin Smith’s Red State
• ICANN approves XXX domain
• North American panic over Japan disaster
• Window fogging cured!
• Is “V” over?
• Netflix.ca Recommendations:

Hustle & Flow

Underworld

• Earworms of the Week:

Natalie Maines – God Only Knows

The disaster seems to have sucked some of the energy out of this week, but onward we go…

• Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami
• Prostitutes flock to Facebook
• Facebook Divorces
• The Dark Knight on Facebook
• Angry Birds coming to Facebook
• Metropolis Possibly Taken Out the Public Domain
• SyFy Burning Off Remaining Episodes of Stargate: Universe
• Scott Revisited
• …Then Tony Scott
• Netflix Recommendations

Barbarella

Friday the 13th

• Earworms

New Soul – Yael Naim

All the Lovers – Kylie Minouge

After two years (to the day!) we return back to our roots, our home… Hermophobia! We look forward to keeping the show free form and fun, and hope you enjoy listening as much as we do making it.

• Bullies
• Blade Runner VS Thelma & Louise
• The Day The Movies Died
• Netflix(.ca) Recommendations

Firefly

Betrayed

• Earworms

Pat Benatar’s cover of “Wuthering Heights”

Theme From Sesame Street