The Spoon

No guest? No show prep? No problem! The men of The Spoon kick into old-skool gear for a rollicking discussion of tall hugs, phone bricks, cult followings, the nomenclature of The Netherlands, the inevitability of techno-fatigue, the dysfunctional evolution of country music, and the true arrival of summer. Also, a moment of silence please for poor Alyssa, who lies...akimbo. Music by Michael Shelley, The Travoltas and Nice Guy Eddie.

Things are a smidge off-balance this week: both an extreme lack of prep time and the truth-to-power presence of James Monosmith of LTD Art Gallery weave their spells, causing world views to collide in a scatter shot, haphazard conversation where every answer only leads to another question. But, amid the chaos, a champion rises to save us all: Zombie Pat Morita! (and his sidekick, MacCulkin...or is it the other way 'round?) Music by Stratocruiser, Kristian Hoffman, and Trinket.

Linda Horwatt has car stories on her mind -- understandable, since she's just driven cross-country for 53 hours (or 4 days, if you're a DJ) -- and she's happy to share them, along with other bits of wit, wisdom, and the sexy-joyful sounds of her band The Orion Experience. Other topics include funereal culture, the subjectivity of beauty, fun with accents, and the secret world of the ladies' room. Additional music by Jeff Caudill and Suzy & Los Quattro

The men of The Spoon are feeling especially feisty and demonstrative this week. Whether expressing outrage, glee, frustration, amusement, or even exhaustion, the message is clear: go BIG, or go home. Special guest Seth Gordon of The Mockers and a few very brave callers hold on for dear life through the deluge of crazed, topic-hopping glory launched from the show's verbal fire hose, and emerge on the other side... changed. Music by Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings, and Wayne Resnick's Trigger Finger.

Which is your favorite conflict: Man vs Nature? Man vs Man? Man vs Himself? We've got all the classics covered in this week's wildlife-wary, alpha-manly, cannibal-happy, politically nihilistic dose of righteous indignation, leavened with a goodly helping of Douglas Adams references, and color commentary by Johnny Dam (aka The Thundertaker.) Music by Steve Barton, Sparkle*Jets UK, and The Orion Experience.

Singer-songwriter, digital musical impresario, and self-described "corporate motherfucker" Tim Quirk braves Los Angeles traffic to stop by and extol the virtues of both attention-based economy and passive-aggressive public relations. Johnny Dam joins us again, this time to inaugurate the new studio. And Rob's recent venture into cautious optimism seems to be paying off, if recent setbacks for Rupert Murdoch and The Black-eyed Peas are any indication. Music by The Donnas, The Benjamins, and Wonderlick.

On the eve of their final broadcast from the old studio space, the men of The Spoon manage to wrangle executive producer and New Dissident Radio overlord Johnny Dam for a conversation chock full of raucous, rambling ruminations. No ball is left un-busted as we prepare to leave our radio chrysalis and step into the bright shiny future of NDR. Color commentary by David Lee Roth.

Rob, Chris, Thom, and Andru tackle childhood obsessions, gastronomical taboos, and the age old conundrum of whether it's better to be cautiously optimistic or completely miserable, while the art of the Anthony Weiner joke reaches a blazing apotheosis in this week's SAL. Tune in to Episode 14 of The Geek Agenda for the thrilling conclusion! Music by The Piper Downs, The Pills, and The King Bees.

Who else but the men of The Spoon can bring you the death of Ryan Dunn, the genius of Sparks, reactions to AMC's The Killing, the price of a Cosby sweater, religion as political capital, movie theaters as quasi-churches, the safety (?) of nuclear power, the future of celebrity sex tapes, the cannibalistic nature of rock, the personification of chaos, and the ancient art of cuckold-costuming, all in under an hour, barely pausing for a breath? No one else, that's who. As far as conversational cornucopias go, this is one for the record books. Dig in! Music by Battery Life, Steve Barton, and Suzy Y Los Quattro.

The men of The Spoon are interested in the future, for that is where they are going to spend the rest of their lives. Sure, all the great themes may have been used up and turned into theme parks, but one can still make hay out of commenting on that realization... right? Patrick McGrath sits in for a discussion of the many wonderful disappointments that await us all. Plus, Arnold Schwarzenegger gets roasted in this week's strangely literal SAL, and the shocking facts of lobster people from Utah are revealed! Music by Beat Farmers, Lane Steinberg, and Willie Nile