Tower of Technobabble

Kentucky Slim's brother, Jimmy, gets us onto a long, strange discussion about monkey prostitution, we look at gorillas getting smarter, and we open a rather confusing contest, looking for one sweet essay. Also, bigFOOT or bigFEET?

Show Notes:
Prostitution Among Animals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals

Gorillas are learning the tricks of the poachers (good for gorillas!):
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/gorillas-seen-dismantling-deadly-poacher-traps/

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund:
http://gorillafund.org/

Since Kentucky Slim didn't see "The Dark Knight Rises" before we spoil the hell out of it (Spoiler Alert: We spoil the hell out of it), we bring up our old basement hobo friend, Kevin Gibson, to jaw about Batman's latest return to the silver screen. What didn't Ben get? Why does Dave keep bringing up comics? Why did Towerbot screw with the voice recording settings? C'mon in and sit around while we rap about the Caped Crusader!

Show Notes:

The Cost of Being Batman:
http://thefw.com/cost-of-being-batman/?utm_source=scribol.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=scribol.com

A bit from the Brain of Kevin:
http://brainfarts.wordpress.com/

This week, we talk about animal mutilation: aliens, psychos, government plot or just nature taking it's nasty course? Also, Towerbot grabs the mic and drops some knowledge bombs on an unsuspecting public, we give a bigfoot update, and learn the surprising reason behind Kentucky Slim's animosity towards Towerbot.

Show Notes:

Animal Mutilations:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/darren-perks/animal-mutilations-strange-phenomena-of-mutiliations_b_1650493.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GJL6GIjovA

Linda Moltin Howe “Strange Harvest”:
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1507768/pg1

http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/05/13/rockybarker/most_cattle_die_respiratory_problems_predators_get_attention

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/catlos11.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_genome

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6121280.stm

http://rawfed.com/myths/stomachcontents.html

BIGFOOT UPDATE: A small ademndem to what we talked about last week -
http://www.thebigfootreport.com/2012/07/i-killed-bigfoot-conversation-with_16.html

We preview a movie in one of Towerbot's favorite film genres -  big fighting robots, and then explore 48,000 pounds of lost lunar film and the shootings and hit and run accidents that bigfoot has to put up with. BOOM! BOOM!

Show notes
The Upcoming Pacific Rim - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/57081

Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (in a McDonald’s)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2878302406
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOIRP
http://www.moonviews.com/archives/loirp/
http://www.technologyreview.com/photoessay/414829/surface-restoration/
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars/features/LOIRP/



Bigfoot update:
They released a photo of the Bigfoot steak! The hairy, hairy, bigfoot steak
http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/sierra-kills-bigfoot-drawing-2/

Lady runs down a B’Foot
http://www.ghosttheory.com/2012/06/12/woman-claims-to-have-run-over-a-bigfoot

Towerbot's a little miffed that when we had an actual guest who wasn't a basement-dwelling hobo, we decided that it would be a better use of his time to clean the reactor cooling pool. So, he kept recording our interview with Monica Wolfson after we thought we were "off the record." Will we be horribly embarrassed? Since we have no sense of shame, probably not, but find out what happens anyway!

Show Notes:

Megafault! - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436432/

Volcano - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120461/

Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1350498/

(we didn't mention it, but Deborah (Debbie) Gibson was also the star of Mega Python vs. Gatoroid - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680138/)

Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770200/

Dante's Peak - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118928/

Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium (I think) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437484/

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071565/

Trollhunter - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/

We actually convinced a real-life scientist to not only be on the show, but actually return to the show! Monica Wolfson returns to discuss her voyage to the Sea of Japan to hunt down earthquakes.

Show notes:

Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project — http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/exp343/e/

Science Par-tay! - http://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/exp343/e/crew.html

This week, we look at the severed heads of presidents, go looking for elusive sub atomic particles, look at the battle between a lawyer and those trying to cure cancer, and Paul says "penis" at one point during the podcast.

Show Notes:

George W. Bush had quick guest shot on Game of Thrones - http://gawker.com/5918344/game-of-thrones-showrunners-sorry-for-putting-dubyas-head-on-a-spike

Web Cartoonist sued when he pointed out that another site was just reposting his cartoons. He replies. Lawyer currently committing internet suicide - http://www.dailydot.com/news/oatmeal-funnyjunk-lawyer-charles-carreon/

The link says it all - http://www.disinfo.com/2012/06/inexperienced-hypnotist-leaves-canadian-teens-trapped-in-trance/

Excitement Builds Over Higgs Data!! -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18521327

Hey! Where's the Podcast?

Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?

What?

Oh, all right. We had to bail Towerbot out of customs from his latest international incident, or pay the impound fee — it's really a grey area — but anyway, mistakes were made. Apparently, Towerbot had one all ready to go for us. It's file name was "revenge," but I don't see a problem with it…

Show Notes:

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We bring in a ringer to get ourselves ready for the new Batman film next month. Kevin Gibson stops by to discuss all things Bat - past, present and future. Also, a dead flying cat.

Show Notes:

Flying Death!! -  http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/video-dutch-artist-turns-his-dead-cat-flying-quadcopter

Batman!

GREAT interview with Michael Uslan - http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2011/10/01

1960s Batman show to come to DVD? (Updated: Sadly, no)

http://www.tvrage.com/news/1103/warner-bros-wins-merchandising-rights-to-60-s-batman-tv-series-will-we-finally-get-a-dvd-release-updated

Preparing for Dark Knight Rises:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/

This Week, we look at a series of drug-fueled zombie attacks, and then try to make sense of teens looking to Twilight the vampire for the answer to life's big questions, one of which being why are sparkling vampires better than regular vampires?

Show Notes:
• Zombie Apocalypse!! No, not really. Bath Salts! —
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/30/153989768/bath-salts-drug-suspected-in-miami-face-eating-attack?sc=fb&cc=fp



And, of course, Florida is the epicenter —
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/31/florida-is-center-of-coming-zo.html



However...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/wayne-carter-threw-intestines-at-officers-stabbed-self-new-jersey_n_1554126.html


Twilight religion? (and people searching for religion in general) -
http://www.livescience.com/20497-twilight-religion-teenagers.html