The cast discuss their top pics for 2010. They are (drum roll in your head)

Music

Jill : Thrift Store Cowboys “Bright Fire”

Diane : The Weepies “I Was Made for Sunny Days”

Paul : The Cast of Glee “Teenage Dream”

Jon : Janelle Monae “Tightrope”

Danielle : The National “Bloodbuzz Ohio”

Film

Jill : Winter’s Bone

Diane : Winter’s Bone / Taking Chance

Paul : The Concert

Jon : Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Danielle : Kick-Ass

Television

Jill : Teen Mom

Diane : Parenthood

Paul : Doctor Who (Series 5)

Jon : The Walking Dead

Danielle : Teen Mom

Literature

Jill : George W. Bush “Decision Points”

Diane : Nicole Krauss “Great House”

Paul : Alonso Duralde “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas”

Jon : Philip Caputo “A Rumor of War”

Danielle : Christopher Moore “Bite Me” / Patrick Suskind “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”

News Story

Jill : Joran van der Sloot

Diane : Wiki Leaks

Paul : Earthquake in Haiti

Jon : DADT Repeal / BP Oil Spill

Danielle : Mining Accident in Chile and New Zealand

The featured song for today’s episode is “All We Ask” by Grizzly Bear

We wish you all a Happy holiday season. On today’s episode, Jon talks about what he saw during his graduation (it’s smaller than a bread box) and praises the restaurant Urban Crust. Also, Jill, Jon, and Diane take an online quiz that is supposed to guess your generation and discuss the retrial of Billy the Kid and debate healthcare. The gang later discuss how one man has been cured of AIDS and share their Christmas plans.

Today’s featured song is “All You Do is Crazy” by Fate Lions

Burrr….it’s cold outside…

On today’s episode of Secretly Timid the gang focus on faith and security. News stories include The Phelps clan’s Elizabeth Edwards funeral protest, whether or not this baby is cute or creepy, and further discussion on last weeks atheist bus-o-rama. We also discuss one filthy apartment and one man’s peculiar huffing choice, Equality Texas’ newly released polls, a NC teen’s death and TSA security flaws. Oh, and the gang play a game called “Guess who lives near the most sex offenders.” Paul won. P.S. Jon graduates Saturday and kisses academia goodbye.

Today’s featured song is “Devils” by Say Hi.

On this weeks episode of Secretly Timid the group discuss the Unicorn meat boycott in Germany, a controversial Atheist ad in Fort Worth, 5 things you love to discuss that no one cares about, a food recall, and The Walking Dead season finale. The group also act out a funny facebook fight between Jon and Mickey C from episode 9 and share a funny auto-tune tune courtesy of Paul (who is out sick).

This week’s featured song is “Marathon” by Tennis.

On today’s episode Jill returns from her vacation and special guest Luis Midence discusses the music video “Wish you Would.” Later, the group mourn the passing of Leslie Nielsen and discuss a Spanish woman who now owns the sun, WikiLeaks, and question whether or not picky eaters have a “disorder.” OH, and otters are deadly.

Today’s featured song is “Like I can” by The Secret Machines

Artist Andy Amato joins the cast once again on a special episode. Topics include Thanksgiving, The Walking Dead episode 4, a TSA pat down which leaves a bladder cancer survivor soaked in his own urine, a heroic dog accidentally being euthanized, a cruel al Qaeda terrorist plot, and narwhals. Yes, narwhals. Later Andy, Danielle, and Jon discuss the filming of Eric Himan’s music video “Wish you Would” which they filmed over the weekend. The video was directed by Luis Midence.

This week’s featured song is “Wish you Would” by Eric Himan.

Diane and Danielle interview author Barbara Vance, whose collection of children’s poems Suzie Bitner was Afraid of the Drain is receiving rave reviews and is perfect for kids and kids at heart.  You can see Barbara this Thursday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m. at the Jonsson Performance Hall at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Barbara Vance is an author and illustrator. She lives in Dallas, Texas where she enjoys taking long walks on warm, breezy days. She has been writing since she was just over three inches tall (it’s a long story). Now a comfortable five foot four inches tall, she is happy to state that her love of words has grown as much as she has. Barbara spends a lot of time writing, drawing, reading, and teaching at the University of Texas at Dallas.

On today’s show the cast discuss kinnearing and pearl bracelets. They also discuss embarrassing questions some women ask their gynecologists and whether or not new airline security regulations are an invasion of privacy or necessary to make us safe. The cast also discuss AMC’s The Walking Dead eps. 1 – 3 and Dead Set. Thanks listener Jeff for the heads up!

Today’s featured song is “Monster Mae” by Marcella and the Forget Me Nots

On a very special mono-rific episode the group discuss why that “time of the month” shall now be called “Shark Week,” the correct pronunciation of new speaker of the house John Boehner’s surname, and how creepy Koch Industries own everything. Other topics include The Amazing Race, what famous musician asked Danielle out to dinner, The Dallas Desire lingerie football team, an amazing contestant on Wheel of Fortune, hilarious auto-correct fails, and little douche’s.

The featured song for today’s episode is “And We Lean In” by Tresspassers William

Note : Here is a link to the article Jon talked about on the show. He got so many facts wrong. Still so fascinating.

The cast welcomes the lovely and talented April Collie to the show on a cold, wet day in Dallas. Topics include a Republican candidate’s claim that Morgan Freeman provided the voice over on a political ad, British comedian Stephen Fry’s claim that women do not enjoy sex, a former Dallas Police officer being charged with excessive force and astrologer and psychologist Debra Silverman’s amazing youtube videos. The cast also experiment with Four Loko and discuss a recent study which claims that alcohol is the ‘most harmful’ drug.

Today’s featured song is “A Teenager in Love” by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart