I'm Familiar With That

I'm Familiar With That is back, with a brand new attack, which has taken the form of a thirty-sixth (36) episode. We catch up with some old friends from the news. We do not review “The Secret Life of Pets.” There's economics talk, as per usual. One of Tom's favorite podcasts is revealed. By the way, the post-processing was a bit different this week, so if it sounds terrible, let me know and I'll fix it in the future. Trying to make it sound more “professional,” which is industry slang for “compressed to hell so that people listening on earbuds can hear the quieter parts, at the expense of any sort of reasonable sound quality.” That's why the industry shortened it, you see... that phrase is way too long.

In Episode 35, we pick up some loose ends from last week and thread them back together. Or, however that metaphor is supposed to work. There's some disagreement on what movies are good, and whether or not spoilers are important. Dissecting the elements of mystery. All that on this week's show!

In this week's episode (number 34, dontcha know) we have several breaks in quick succession. Dog treat calories are considered. Rats return. Allergies. Anti-Histamines. How long should you keep cards? Memories of a social-security-dependent Grandma. All that and just a tiny bit more, on I'm Familiar With That.

Larry Bird doesn't make an appearance but, as always when the number 33 appears, he's in our hearts. This is a totally uneven episode because we took too long of a break. Practice makes perfect and time off makes a bunch of talk about... recipes? Dog bones? We talked about Cuba at the end and things got interesting but then we were too hungry, so, maybe we'll remember to come back to that. I can only hope this won't be the new baseline for show quality... Is this a good write-up? Is this making people want to listen?

With episode 32 here, it's time to celebrate a birthday. Also, our bathroom is repainted. Those are the two big news items of the week, right? We've seen a confederate memorial and it touched a nerve with Tom. Swiss people probably shouldn't be having confederate flags. Jesus it's impossible to get away from politics these days. Speaking of which, the story of His birth! Just a quick little re-telling, courtesy of KA. All that and much, MUCH more...

Episode 31 is here, and it's here to stay. We've voted alread, why haven't you? We determine Smartees are, in fact, tart. Tom wrecked a hard drive and it spurred some changes. I'm writing this the next day so I have no idea what else we talked about.

Episode 30 is here and you’ll NEVER be able to guess when it was recorded. Listen as we don’t discuss today’s events related to e-mail servers. What game of the world series is being played tonight? I don’t think you’ll ever find out. There’s a panic-inducing break in the middle where Ardour crashes. Tom technically advocates hanging billionaires but it was a joke and I believe any judge or jury would agree, so I didn’t cut it out. This metadata may some day need to be admitted to a court record...

Hey, did you ever want a podcast episode to start on a rant about how the stupid freaking program ate the beginning of the podcast record? Well, good news – this is the episode for you! We follow THAT up by talking at great length about something we have no experience with, divorce. Each time I’ve written that I’ve almost spelled it “divorse,” that’s how little experience I have with it. There’s other subjects as well like what to do with your life, etc. It’s a pretty good one, I guess?

Episode 28 is here and who the heck has time to write these things??? Not me, really. I went the extra mile and edited in some musical content for you to listen to so we can all have our childhoods ruined at how incredibly STOLEN the Ghostbusters theme was. It took some time though so I’ve shortchanged the description which, if we’re being honest, has always been a weak spot anyways. Thank god this isn’t a real podcast, huh?

Episode 27 is here and with it comes a long-awaited rodent update. In addition, a tale of hometown travel. We accidentally date this day pretty much exactly so Tom’s evergreen desires are once again ruined. We very nearly run afoul of copyright law, as well, with some old-timey tunes. You probably do want to miss this one, but, for you completionists out there, go ‘head and listen to it anyways, I dare ya.

We're back with another 'sode. We'll give you a bit of closure from last week, as well as regaling a tale of an extremely questionable death in Atlanta. Is this going to become the next Serial? I doubt it. But I found that whole concept distasteful anyways, so, I just high-roaded you for liking that insanely popular podcast. We've got some thoughts on something KA heard on NPR as well. Like I said RIP to that lady though.

WHHIRRRRR! WHHHIRRRR! What's that noise?!?!?! WHAT'S THAT NOISE?!?!?! Ok, I can hear your screaming, calm down, I'll tell you. It's a food processor that's making peanut butter… of the chocolate variety. You didn't ask for this segment, but you also didn't not ask for it-- so, it's your own fault. We go on a field trip all the way to the other side of the room where chocolate peanut butter is being manufactured. It's like if How It's Made was made by amateurs and also documented amateurs. There's other stuff in this episode but I think it'll be most famous for our very first food segment. If you hate it be sure to e-mail in and we won't do any more. Otherwise I can't promise that further adventures won't await. I've been using more negatives than God ever intended lately. Parse at your own peril.

Episode 24 is here, and we've had a death in the family (well, probably millions of deaths; but, they're microscope so who cares). That sad news is followed by some joyous news of advanced microelectronics. Then the conversation drifts for a bit. We talk about a pipeline. We talk about contract law and Tom's high school education. It's a very solid episode. A straight C for cool.

This is Episode 23, despite my gaffe at the start. We start off with some resume talk. And then, if you're interested in lumber talk, we got a whole bunch of it for ya. Definitely too much. Sorry, I just love wood. Then, a recommendation involving dragons that you won't want to miss. All that and more, on Episode 23! It's long but I refuse to edit it further.

Hot off the presses, it's episode 22. We talk about Stranger Things, WAY after it's cool to, and then get way in the weeds about writing. This is all precipitated because of DragonCon, which, you probably don't know about unless you live in Atlanta. We recommend some essential TV show episodes (such as Blink, Dr. Who) as well as some writers to watch out for (such as Amber Frost). We didn't get to a bunch of topics but hey – there's always next week! Oh, also, we should all use DuckDuckGo now instead of Google...

Episode 21 is here, and we're old enough to drink now! I didn't remember to say that during the podcast, though. We start it off with a VERY nice a-capella rendition of the Russian Dance from the Nutcracker, and then talk about some interesting stuff. There's a bit of a lull when Tom gets into trying to describe angles and other woodworking stuff, but then at the end I think it recovers. Or at least I hope it recovers. Also there's only 11 words for numbers now, so, be sure to listen to the end to find out why.

Episode 20 is here, and we've gone to Walden Pond! Turns out that wasn't really a rich vein to mine so we got off the subject pretty quickly but hey whatever. You'll hear our opinions on some artists, some books, and what is likely to endure. We talk about carpeting as well but it's part of a larger point – you probably won't even notice. Anyways, that's pretty much that. Also a gift idea for a young child. You're welcome.

On this week's episode, we talk about Olympics. We solve a prior mystery regarding rodents. We review a bunch of videogames but then tell you not to play any of them. Look, it wouldn't have been my advice, and it WASN'T my advice, but we're a team so I guess I have to back KA up on that. Don't play videogames. She's still playing one as I type this though, so, you know, grain of salt, and all that...

A glass of wine drunk hours earlier nearly derails the podcast. We talk about the olympics, some new hardware incoming into our lives, and a story about a gym locker room. No nudity was involved, but then again, it's audio, so would it even matter? We forgot to tell a good story, hopefully we'll remember it for next week. That's called a teaser...

We're back from a wedding and we have some hopefully uncontroversial thoughts on religion. Boy, this could be trouble... I guess we should have steered the conversation elsewhere? You'll find out why Tom isn't the correct religion, and also hear a few tidbits about mistaken national identity. The whole thing's a real hoot, don't even sweat the religion stuff, you'll love it!