GeekNights Thursdays

GeekNights 20120503 - Gifts for Nerds

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the precarious problem of purchasing or otherwise acquiring gifts for those of the geek or nerd persuasion. But first, there's some (overtime) hockey afoot, Taskrabbit is actually a useful way to get other people to do things for you, and people with shitty friends are angry that someone might pay said shitty friends to promote terrible products to them.

Also, don't forget we'll be appearing at Zenkaikon 2012 next weekend, nevermind the upcoming Connecticon and PAX Prime (and Otakon, unless they still hate us).

GeekNights 20120322 - Rym in India: Part One

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym shares the scantest beginnings of his experiences traveling in Mumbai and Hyderabad, India. In the lounge, we consider the unique advantages of satire in the Daily show, as well as an interesting story highlighting how, if you're rich and clever enough, you can indeed break the bank.

Also, ConnectiCon 2012 Panel/Workshop submissions are open! PAX, like Winter, is coming. Don't forget our Youtube Channel!

GeekNights 20120112 - MAGFest X

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring you our coverage of MAGFest X! Of course, as much as has changed, much has stayed the same, so be sure to check out our coverage of MAGFest 9 too. But first, in the news, CES brings us an interesting device - the Boxee Box Live TV dongle - that doesn't appear to have a market, and the coming battles over "smart TVs" will go predictably nowhere. Also, Kim Jong-il is set to be Lenined.

GeekNights 20111215 - How We Do the Show with Rym

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, it's just Rym talking about how we do the show, which currently involves a Shure Beta 58A, a Shure Beta 87A, 2xShure SM57s, a XENYX 1832, a Samson Scom Stereo Compressor/Expander, 2 Behringer U-Control USB soundcards, a Presonus Firestudio Mobile, a Marantz pmd660, and Adobe Audition 3.0. Mostly, this is a test of how well Rym can talk for twenty minutes nonstop.

GeekNights 20111117 - Emily and Rym in Japan

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, Emily and Rym talk about their recent trip to Japan. But first, we consider Torchlight 2 (delayed), Occupy Wall Street doing what they do, and some gaming.

GeekNights 20111020 - Making Sushi Special

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, in a short special (since Rym is preparing to leave for Japan for a couple of weeks), we talk about our adventure making sushi for the first time. We also talk at length about the TSA's expanding reach, the inability of political discussion to go anywhere (in Scott's opinion), and a proposal to let wealthy land-owners bypass our immigration queues.

GeekNights 20111006 - Shoes and Handbags

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the issues and debates surrounding proper footwear and matching bags. But first, they terk our JERBS (that we refuse to do in the first place), and funny looking shoes are about as effective as goggles.

GeekNights 20110922 - Weddings

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we ramble about weddings in a general sense after having happened to have attended an enjoyable example of one. No news, no things of the day, no nothing! What's going on? Maybe Ponies got in the way...

GeekNights 20110811 - Play Dead

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about Play Dead, which is playing again. We also have some trojan T-shirts and the sad truth behind the London riots.

GeekNights 20110728 - Horror

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss horror and what we enjoy in that genre of media. In other news, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is a powerful argument for both the expansion and embracing of a fair-use culture, and Nintendo unprecedentedly cuts the price on the faltering DSI. Also, Scott has never seen Mazes and Monsters, and he lost his fancy water bottle (which he really, really needed to share).

GeekNights 20110714 - Nothing

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, it's a show about nothing. We also consider the wider copyright implications of accidental art and monkeys with cameras, nevermind the Internet RAGE about Netflix's minimal price increase. GeekNights will resume its regular schedule next week, the book club will now be its own show, and we will definitely be at MAGFest.

GeekNights 20110630 - Supermarkets

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the humble supermarket. There are sales everywhere (that matters) with both the Steam Summer Sale and Threadless, Amazon gives California the finger, and the "skills gap" is a serious problem.

GeekNights 20110602 - Gameshows

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about Gameshows! In the news, one archaic industry documents the decline of another with the demise of the phone book, and Youtube now supports the Creative Commons license explicitly.

GeekNights 20110519 - Total Recall

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight, get your aaasss to maaahs with the 90s classic Total Recall. But first, a brave man who fights the tides of Internet comments, a brave man shooting the moon on some Middle Eastern foreign policy, and some manufactured outrage.

GeekNights 20110505 - Assassination, Libya, and Osama bin Laden

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, due partially to popular demand while simultaneously delayed by numerous unrelated hiccups, we bring you a discussion of the practicalities and morals of assassination in a general sense, considering examples from both Pakistan and Libya. (Also, food trucks). In the news, it's apparently pretty easy to convince strangers to take strange pills, and we consider whether the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

GeekNights 20110407 - Book Club: Hyperspace

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we review, under the auspices of the GeekNights Book Club, Michio Kaku's Hyperspace. Scott is happy about a surprisingly effective law against strangulation, and Rym is amazed at the fear young punk kids instill in the old and white of Ohio.

GeekNights 20110317 - Bicycles

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, post-PAX, we bring you a pre-PAX episode we never aired about bikes! Or possibly Bikke. Scott brings us concerns about the true nature of the TED talks, Rym laments the growing misunderstanding and mistreatment of fevers in children, and we hint at secret projects in the works.

GeekNights 20110224 - Unions

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss something that doesn't really exist in the tech world: Unions! Also the emptying of the big box stores (poor Media Play) and the reality of Anonymous press releases.

GeekNights 20110210 - COSplay

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider COSplay and costumes, which surprisingly span nearly all possible aspects of geekery (it's not just for anime conventions). We also have sexism in online videogames and an attempted criminalization of intelligent opinion.

GeekNights 20110127 - Burger Time!

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, it's Burger (not Goofy) time as we discuss the all-important burger. Yes kids, it's a much-requested food episode! In the news, TED introduces TED Books and Dungeons & Dragons is banned for prisoners.

GeekNights 20110106 - Oldening

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we consider our age and the effects of aging, coming closer and closer as we are to Carousel. We also geekbite the second Locke Lamora book - Red Seas under Red Skies - and consider the correlation between walking speed and longevity.

GeekNights 20101230 - The Historicity of the Bible with Luke Burrage

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we end the year with a discussion we shared with the incorrigible Luke Burrage on the historical legitimacy (or lack thereof) of the Christian Bible. Of particular interest is the Documentary Hypothesis and a solid book on the subject (The Bible with Sources Revealed).

GeekNights 20101111 - Protest: Rallies, Riots, Revolutions

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on a somewhat lackluster GeekNights (the energy was low), we consider the progression of protest, on to rallies, "riots," and revolution. In the news, social people are more likely to use drugs and have sex, and a wandering mind is correlated with unhappiness.

GeekNights 20101028 - Spiritual Experiences with Luke Burrage

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we have a treat. International entertainer and world-class juggler Luke Burrage happened to be in New York on holiday, and we happened to sit down with him in the studio for a few hours to chat. In the first of several excerpts to come, we discuss the nature of spiritual experiences, their relationship with atheism, and our own personal understanding of so-called "peak experiences."

GeekNights 20101014 - Burgle Burgle!

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Scott regales us with tails of burgling that are unfortunately first-hand. But before that, CVS is in trouble for being lax with a stupid law, and old people are afraid of young people, but will shop more if they get rid of them.

GeekNights 20100916 - PAX Prime 2010 - The Con

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we conclude our coverage of PAX Prime 2010 with our coverage of PAX Prime 2010! In the brief news, how much did Mario really sell? Also, the author of the Anarchist's Cookbook is sorry.

GeekNights 20100819 - Scott Pilgrim: The Movie

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we bring to you our thoughts on Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. We also consider laws against talking to strangers or talking at all.

GeekNights 20100715 - ConnectiCon 2010

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about ConnectiCon 2010, where we happened to be the heads of Panels and Workshops. In the news, Otakon has (thankfully) banned the dreaded vuvuzela, and Old Spice is doing a good job of promoting Isaiah Mustafa. Also, sadly, we announce that we will not in fact be performing any of our panels at Otakon this year due to scheduling issues.

GeekNights 20100701 - Non-Legos

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we ponder the nature of the constructive toys of our youth that weren't Legos. In the first half, it being Thursday, we idly discuss the Steam Summer Sale and the intricacies of breakfast sandwich acquisition.

GeekNights 20100617 - Carl Sagan's Cosmos

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights it's the book club discussing Carl Sagan's Cosmos. The next book club selection is The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. In the news we discuss FIFA World Cup 2010.

GeekNights 20100520 - Bread

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss bread, the king of foods. We also mention the amazing Pure Komachi bread knife . In the news, it's draw Muhammad day.

GeekNights 20100506 - Time Travel

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss travelling through time. In the news, a Brooklyn court rejects brain scan as evidence.

GeekNights 20100422 - Living in The City

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss what it's like to live in the city. In the news, new Ubuntu is coming soon, and South Park gets censored. Here are some South Park torrents.

GeekNights 20100311 - Avatar

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss Avatar, with blue people, not the other one(s). In the news bikes without chains and banning salt.

GeekNights 20100107 - Triumphant Return: Q&A

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight GeekNights makes it's triumphant return to the Internets. In this episode we discuss our hiatus and then answer your questions.

GeekNights 20091112 - Couches

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss couches, the kind you sit on.

GeekNights 20091029 - Bicycle Thieves

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym discusses the finer points of how he got his bike back from the basement of the Alamo.

GeekNights 20090820 - Health Care

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we have a brief discussion about health care. In the news, Jet Blue sold out of all you can jet passes and the US life expectancy has peaked.

GeekNights 20090806 - Connecticon 2009

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we give you a behind the scenes look at everything that went down at Connecticon 2009. In the news Bloomberg calls for free buses and Google buys On2.

GeekNights 20090709 - Immortality

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss various things pertaining to the concept of immortality. In the news, some guy got his guitar smashed by United Airlines and MechWarrior is back!

GeekNights 20090625 - Celebrity Deaths

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss celebrity deaths. We also announce that the next book club select ion is Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse.

GeekNights 20090611 - Losing Things

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about losing things, usually valuable personal items.

GeekNights 20090604 - Levels of Discourse

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the perils of pop philosophy and different levels of discourse. Also we are going to the MoCCA Arts Festival is this weekend. In the news, Newsweek calls out Oprah's bullshit.

GeekNights 20090430 - How to Not Suck at Restaurants

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss how to not suck at dining at restaurants. In the news, Chrysler is bankrupt and Optimum Ultra 101Mbps.

GeekNights 20090319 - Baseball

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the sport of baseball. Also, we announce that we are doing a live call-in show via ustream on Wednesday April 1st. Follow GeekNights on Twitter or Suffice to Say to stay in the loop. Also here is the photo we mentioned in the show.

GeekNights 20090305 - Laser Tag, Paintball, and Airsoft

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the non-video gun games: laser tag, paintball, and airsoft. We also do some extra pimping for our next book club book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

GeekNights 20090129 - Repo: The Genetic Opera

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we review Repo: The Genetic Opera. We also discuss the things a crazy lady hears.

GeekNights 20090115 - Faking Your Death

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss faking your death, or simply running away and starting a new life.

GeekNights 20081113 - Two Topics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about what unskilled laborers will do before we invent replicators, and the Martin Luther King Junior estate's aggressive litigiousness. Also, our friend's school needs books to make a library.

GeekNights 20081023 - College Dorm Stories

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we bring you anecdotes of the RIT dormitories. In the news, here are some real virtual criminals, and here are some real criminals.

GeekNights 20081009 - Sandwiches

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we salivate over the king of all foods, the sandwich. In the news, Obama is going to buy a TV show, and some guy got the first ever dual-arm transplant.

GeekNights 20080904 - Seattle

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we talk about adventures in Seattle. In the news, a kid is too good at little league and the mayor of Detroit is finally done.

GeekNights 20080724 - Dinner Demise

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the demise of dinner. In the news, the spam king escapes from prison and then goes crazy.

GeekNights 20080710 - Waiting in Line

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we offer advice and reminisce about waiting in line.

GeekNights 20080612 - Dodgeball

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we reminisce about our salad days playing dodgeball in school. In the news, the NBA might be rigged, and Cedar point is not doing well.

GeekNights 20080522 - Geek Profiles: Gerald

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we profile fellow geek podcaster Gerald Rathkolb of the Anime World Order.

GeekNights 20080515 - Geek Profiles: Thaed

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we profile one of our high quality geek listeners, Thaed. We also discuss the train situation in India. Thaed, if you are unaware, is the host of the wonderful Friday Night Party Line.

GeekNights 20080501 - The Lounge

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we usher in a new era in Thursday shows, hopefully for the better.

GeekNights 20080417 - The China Olympics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the issues surrounding the China Olympics. In the news, the French are in an uproar, and something worthwhile is actually patented.

GeekNights 20080410 - If we were Supervillains

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss our supervillainy. In the news, the 9th Circuit Court is at it again, and the FCC actually does something smart with SMS Emergency Alerts.

GeekNights 20080403 - Monty Python

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we geek about Monty Python and all that is related and wonderful. In the news, Engineers would make good terrorists, and a fat kid learns to stop stealing other peoples' Netflix envelopes.

GeekNights 20080327 - What do we do?

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we had intended to talk about Monty Python. Instead, after Rym discusses some politics, Scott's news turns into an entire show. Thus, I'm afraid we spend much of tonight's show talking about something very sad.

GeekNights 20080320 - Getting Into Animation

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, with special co-host Emily instead of the usual Scott, we talk about what it takes and what it's like to be an animator. In the news, Rym talks a little about politics.

GeekNights 20080313 - Untitled

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights! In the news, a student is suspended for the purchase of contraband, and fully-subvocalized communication is possible.

GeekNights 20080306 - The Tuesday Adventure

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the matter of Tuesday's no-show, rolling it all into a nice lesson on adversity. In the news, New York cracks down on Chinatown bootlegs, and Apple busts out with the iPhone.

GeekNights 20080228 - Underwear?

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, lacking anything better to talk about, we discuss underwear. In the news, we have nanotech windshields of the future and a local run-in with the law.

GeekNights 20080207 - Sport Spectating

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about spectator sports and sport fandom. In the news, the Do Not Call registry is going to become permanent, the civilian death toll may have been exaggerated in Iraq, and every human being on Earth should read Carl Sagan's Cosmos.

GeekNights 20080131 - GeekHaus

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss GeekHaus. In the news, the ACLU fights paper ballots, and Audible is Amazowned.

GeekNights 20080124 - Desert Bus

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights: the Desert Bus. In the news, there is no news, so Scott GeekBacks about Gamefly, and Rym GeekBites The Terror by Dan Simmons.

GeekNights 20080117 - Dibs, Shotgun, Not It, Doorknob

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the always-on games of our childhood, including Not It, Doorknob, Shotgun, Doorknob, The Game, and so forth. In the news, cyborgs are only banned from the Olympics if they're better than humans, and the more expensive wine is clearly superior.

GeekNights 20080103 - Epiphanies

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss epiphanies. In the news, doorknobs are dead as, well... doorknobs. That, and CES is coming.

GeekNights 20071227 - Questions Week: Everything

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we bring you the second third of our questions week show on everything. Yes, there were so many questions that there will be yet another cop-out Thursday show in the future. In the meantime, you listeners seem to love questions week so much, so here you go.

GeekNights 20071220 - State of the Podcast

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the future of GeekNights. In the news, we have Sigeru Ishiba's UFOs and some crazy guy's argyria.

GeekNights 20071129 - Musical Instruments

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, Scott and I submit for your consideration a proposal regarding musical instruments. In the news, social networking is maligned unfairly, yet often poorly used regardless, and Nero is getting into the DVR market.

GeekNights 20071115 - Logical Fallacies

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights, despite being exhausted, we talk a little bit about logical fallacies. In the news, Absinthe cometh, as does RCRDLBL.

GeekNights 20071108 - Local Politics

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:00:00 -0500

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss our disillusionment with local politics. In the news, Major League Baseball lays down the DRM, and the FTC is cracking down on the do not call list.

GeekNights 20071025 - The Visigoths

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the Gothic invasions as they pertain to our own lives, including advice on hosting them as guests in your home. In the news, the US Terror Watch List is silly, and a scientist fights the co-opting of an old paper by crazy people.

GeekNights 20071018 - Questions Week: Everything

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we finish Questions Week with, well, everything that didn't fit into the first three nights. If your question didn't get answered, rest assured that it likely will at some point in the nearing future, as we ended up recording a whole week's worth of bonus content.

GeekNights 20071011 - Dumpster Diving

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Dumpster Diving! In the news, blogs dig Digg lists about blogs, and kids cheat at Halo rankings.

GeekNights 20071004 - Rym in Arizona

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, Rym talks about his recent trip to Arizona. In the news, computer repair is often a scam, and Randi's on the attack!

GeekNights 20070920 - How to Not Suck at College part 1

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we begin a long series on how to not suck at college, beginning with your waning high school days. In the news, we have college textbooks and HOAs.

GeekNights 20070913 - The Creative Commons

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the Creative Commons licenses (as non-lawyers who know nothing about law). In the news, the EU is possibly considering something stupid, and the New England Patriots cheat.

GeekNights 20070906 - Air Hockey!

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we take Air Hockey a little too seriously. In the news, Rym has a geekback, and Scott talks about scientific journals and the Creative Commons.

GeekNights 20070830 - How to Not Suck at YouTube

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: How to Not Suck at making YouTube videos. Also, Scott GeekBites the Thrawn Trilogy, and Rym talks about the Copyright Clusterfuck

GeekNights 20070823 - Being Jaded

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about being jaded. In the news, we discuss The Loudness War"

GeekNights 20070816 - Candy

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Candy. In the news, LA Homicide Maps and rowdy airline passengers/victims.

GeekNights 20070809 - How to Not Suck at Slacking Off

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the finer points of slacking off. In the news, vote-swapping is legal, and the US tax system is a little annoying.

GeekNights 20070802 - Reviews

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the concept of reviews. In the news, WalMart employs beggars, and the American educational system is fscked.

Scott's GeekBite - Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 Rym's GeekBite - The Prince of Nothing

GeekNights 20070705 - Fire: part 1

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights: Fire. In the news, jingoist protectionism (protectionist jingoism?), and Godwin.

GeekNights 20070628 - Sports, Steroids, and Spectators

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about a number of issues related to competition and sport. In the news, the US is having a power struggle in government, and Led Zeppelin is not reuniting.

GeekNights 20070621 - Spoilers

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about spoilers (warning: spoilers). In the news, BayImg and Desertion

GeekNights 20070614 - NIMBYs and BANANAs

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we rant about NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) and BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone) nutjobs who at a stroke both annoy us and prove the tragedy of the commons. In the news, we have truancy and illicit movie reviews.

GeekNights 20070607 - Horatio Hornblower

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk a bit about Horatio Hornblower. In the news, fidgeting is good for you, and Scott does a Fark news.

GeekNights 20070517 - Crackpot Conspiracy Theories

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we talk about those crackpot conspiracy nuts. In the news, something happened in basketball, and there's a ruckus over a judge who doesn't know what a web page is.

GeekNights 20070510 - Your Thursday Show Ideas

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss, after ranting a bit about After Hours Formalwear, your Thursday show ideas. In the news, the US government wants to restrict access to satellite images, and many gas-saving techniques are bollocks.

GeekNights 20070503 - Meta GeekBack/Listener's Choice

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 03 May 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we take one of your suggestions and respond to an email. In the news, Barack is the man, and Barack is being protected by the man.

GeekNights 20070426 - Cop Out

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we cop out. In the news, Fark has changed, and Ken Kutaragi has stepped down.

GeekNights 20070419 - Taxes in the US

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we ramble a bit about tax time in the US. In the news, The Simpsons is two decades old, and Ubuntu Feisty Fawn is officially out.

GeekNights 20070412 - The Super Soaker Revolution

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights, we reminisce about the wonder that was the Super Soaker. In the news, a favourite author has died, Chicago may ban Cocaine, and Top Gear may hit the US.

GeekNights 20070405 - Worst Podcast Contest

geeknights@frontrowcrew.com (Rym and Scott - The Front Row Crew) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:00:00 -0400

Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the results of our worst podcast contest. In the news, the Hebrews were never slaves in Egypt and there is a reason amusement parks charge admission.