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With Dave Asher, recorded live July 21st, 2008.

This week we talked with Dave Asher one of the founders of OTAKON. We chatted about history of the convention, heard stories you could have only experienced if you were on staff. Join us this week a little bit of history, conversation, segments and more. Come on, what are you waiting for?!?

Google Desktop users zOMG HARK there's a OG RSS Google Gadget! (O.o)?! Download it here!

We introduced a LIVE video stream while we record... for all of you stalkers... as well as talkshoe. So now you have a couple options to interact with us while we record the weekly show.

NEWS: Vas built something unique for IE7 and FF 2.0 users... a search option for OGlink (click here) and shortner (also click here) that will let you get to the shortner/oglink redirect pages quicker! Check it out!

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Convention Schedule (1.0) by Anne Packrat

Jefferson's Weird News (1.0) by Jefferson

This week Jefferson brings us some news that interests him...

Tech with Tatch (1.0) by Tatch Kilgore

Kyle's Cartoon Corner (1.0) by TV's Kyle :: ([email protected])

Kyle educates, enlightens us about cartoons!

Send us or Kyle names of the cartoons you always wanted to know more about but were fraid to ask!

...and he'll answer your questions only the way TV's Kyle can!

Weekly DVD Releases (1.0) by Albert :: ([email protected])

2008-07-22

Fanboy Forecast (1.0) by Bryce :: ([email protected])

Nickname ME! by Alan :: ([email protected])

Nothing new this week... but don't let that stop you from letting us torture YOU... I mean from you emailing us and telling us something about yourself... than we'll give you a nick! This way you can be uniquely identifiable among the other OG listners!

Check out the last nickname logo-mashup we did! Email us for your nickname and you'll get one as well!

The Mystic Order of Dinosaucers (requested) logo mash-up...

If you send us feedback, and you want us to nickname you, email us, at: [email protected]

With somewhere in the subject:

NOTE: If we've already nicknamed you, you can't be re-nicked... unless you plead... lots! ...and we mean LOTS!!! =D

For Podcast promos or MP3 Feedback, email us, at:

With the exact subject:

In the body of the message, put:

Join us next week... for something... vague and non descript. Cause we like it that way! A new show every Wednesday, so "podcast-in" with us! Download us, snear at us, but give us a listen... and maybe we won't respect you in the morning... *meh*

It's still July! Give us your votes or we will take pictures of Byrce in a Lain Bear Costume with Bunny ears on! [insert OG-bribes here... it's late ((>.