Don't Worry About The Government

Ep. 1: Podcasting Is Easy

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:47:02 -0600

In the very first episode of Don't Worry About The Government, we discuss the overuse of the name "Joe", McCain's white flag of surrender in a few states, and the ease of podcasting.

Ep. 2: And Boy, Are They Humble

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:52:41 -0600

Iraq occupation confusion, McCain's defiance of electoral reality, Proposition 8, blasphemous video games, and a general drop in quality since episode one. Maybe this is harder than we thought.

Ep. 3: The Fantastic Four

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:33:48 -0600

The entire originally planned roster gets together for the first time to discuss America's supposed invasion of Syria, Palin 2012, the problem with the whole conservatism thing, et cetera, for an hour plus.

Ep. 4: "I Ain't No Socialist" And Other Hits

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:32:35 -0600

Joe the Plumber's career opportunities, insanely high voting turnouts, McCain's white guilt relief tactics, and the most detailed and historically framed discussion on the Syria situation that you will hear today.

Ep. 5: The Main Event

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:35:34 -0600

Prognostications about today's election, and musings about the strange process that led up to it.

Not Ep. 6: A Musical Consolation Prize

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:13:18 -0600

We fail. Explanation within. Catch us early next week for another glorious program of rambling political discussion, and enjoy this music in the meantime.

Ep. 6: Post-Election Spectacular

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:39:38 -0600

(Delayed release from Friday.) 75 minutes of extreme, in-your-face excitement as the DWATG panel winds down from a very stressful election cycle. Eleventh hour canvassing tales, salty and bitter Karl Rove, and more!

Ep. 7: From MILF To GILF

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:02:07 -0600

To cap off this slow news week, we discuss Robert Gates, Rahm Emanuel, Joe Lieberman, Sarah Palin, Ted Stevens, and various cats and dogs.

Ep. 8: Trouble In The Echo Chamber

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:34:00 -0600

Hillary as Secretary of State, the automaker bailout, E-Town barbecue controversy, Lieberman, and a direct response to our very first bad review. Quite possibly our least crappy episode yet!

Ep. 9: Turgooduccochiqua

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:12:13 -0600

Obama's economic team, gay rights progress, awkward silences, Cuban espresso, and poultry abominations. Happy Thanksgiving! (...if you're into that kind of thing.)

Ep. 10: F**k

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:45:53 -0600

Bio-terror fears, news coverage of Mumbai, Bush's last few dick moves, hunting bad guys in Pakistan, Jeb 2016, and more about cars.

Ep. 11: Blago’s Birthday Bash

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:18:26 -0600

This week we laugh at Rod Blagojevich, discuss the UN's dealings with genocides, contemplate the link between partisanship and prayer, briefly cover the automaker bailout-lite, and laugh at Rod Blagojevich some more. Alternate title: Doucheblag And The Golden Senate Seat.

Ep. 12: The SitJEWation Room

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:52:31 -0600

We discuss the world's reaction to the shoe-throwing incident, the McCain campaign's disastrous Blackberry fire-sale, the new holdups to the Blago investigation(s), and some of our recent moments of fame in an episode full of Jews and jankiness.

Ep. 13: A Hellbound Christmas Miracle

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:59:29 -0600

A show about Rick Warren at the Inauguration, the possible Palinosity of Caroline Kennedy, the decriminalization of sodee pop, the legal system failure of the music industry, the looming potential for an Argentinian honey sandwich, and the Christmas spirit. Or maybe the Hanukkah spirit, if you're keeping track.

Ep. 14: Land Of Dinkins

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:09:24 -0600

We discuss Israel vs. Palestine in Gaza and in general, our perspectives on the Roland Burris mess before the tide changed on Wednesday, and a crazy Russian professor who made a lot of absurd predictions but may actually be onto something.

Ep. 15: Sucks To Be Youkraine

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:54:52 -0600

The Senate bends over for Roland Burris, Obama's inauguration balances out its anti-gay with some gay, sensitive Putin lets the people freeze, and we chat about what interesting things you'll find on the DWATG podcast feed over the next three weeks.

Ep. 16: Cocking A Snook At The President

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:23:56 -0600

With their fearless leader Ethan Cheng gone on vacation, Joe, Roni and Alec soldier gamely on to deal with Obama’s inauguration, Bush’s legacy, Gaza’s dueling ceasefires, awkward silences and segues, Joe learning how to host (and post) a podcast on the fly, and whether Obama is actually President now. Obscure British slang features prominently.

Ep. 17: Super Sarkozy Vs. The Rampaging Caterpillars

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:07:00 -0600

Joe and Roni go head-to-head to take on ten days of Blagojevich that shook the world, Obama's first week in office, manically depressed poodles, armyworms from hell, and how Oprah Winfrey controls the universe.

Ep. 18: Of Super Bowls And Porn-A-Potties

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:43:35 -0600

Blago gets his farewell call as David, Alec, Roni and Joe cover Super Bowl XLIII (or XXX, if you live in Tucson), the travails of baby Adolf and of hypocritical nominees for Obama's cabinet who didn't pay their damn taxes.

Joe, meanwhile, offers up a thousand curses unto Garageband, which is why this podcast is only available in m4a and has Joe's dialogue only on the left channel. Did we mention that Dear Leader Ethan Cheng will mercifully deliver us from all these technical difficulties when he returns next week? Sigh...

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Ep. 19: Fake Communism, Secret Genocide, And Poop

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:56:10 -0600

Ethan returns to the fold to talk with Joe and Alec about his Southeast Asian travels, the hollow promise of moderate leadership in the Middle East, North Korea's nuclear warhead foibles, baseball players on the juice, and the wonders of the human digestive system.

Ep. 20: Extraordinary Chambers

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:59:51 -0600

Bolivian prison guards erase our photos, Barack Obama returns a gift, the Dems manage to make such lame investments in passenger rail that it frustrates even the staunchest rail fans, Cambodia stages a courtroom drama, Burris keeps the post-Blago joke train running, we offend everyone on the planet, and the show jumps the shark several times in our biggest, longest, and least male episode yet.

Ep. 21: The Hamburger Version

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:14:27 -0600

The original Episode 1 duo talks a lot of smack about Bobby Jindal as they take on Tuesday's big Obama address, the future of Gitmo, Arnold Schwarzenegger's retirement options, Joe Biden's giant telephone, the simmering trouble in Pakistan, and the GOP's 2012 minority star search.

Ep. 22: There’s No ‘I’ In Hamas

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:47:20 -0600

Rush Limbaugh defeats Michael Steele by first round submission as Rahm Emanuel smokes a cigar in the front row, the new Afghanistan surge plan starts to sink in, Hillary Clinton smiles and waves to the cameras in Israel, Obama and Medvedev pass notes in class, Roni returns to the USA, and Ethan becomes very, very confused.

Ep. 23: Obama’s Fork

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:48:40 -0600

An episode of education policy, African dictators who look like mole rats, ill-conceived drug awareness tactics, silly names, and relative brevity.

Ep. 24: Pyongyang Pizza Party

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:33:33 -0600

This week: the imposing manliness of Edward James Olmos, the argument for quitting the drug war cold-turkey, the possibility of seppuku as a farewell apology from AIG executives, Michael Steele's secret liberalism, the new gastronomic adventures of Kim Jong-il, and the sharp sting of unwinking British irony.

Ep. 25: Uncle Krugman

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:00:00 -0600

We cover Tim Geithner vs. Paul Krugman on the economy, Obama's upcoming Afghanistan ramp-up, public transit fare hikes, the latest on Israel's disastrous PR, and more in what would have been our first Monday morning release if I had more Drupal administration skills.

Ep. 26: A Future In Television

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:31:19 -0600

North Korea tests a rocket hours before Obama's big non-proliferation speech, Iowa legalizes gay marriage just as tribal leaders in Iraq decide to start executing gay people, and Blagojevich goes to Disney World the day before his indictment in a week filled with spectacular comic timing.

Ep. 27: Pescipoulitarian

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:38:07 -0600

We celebrate Passover by passing over our usual subject matter to go off-topic for over half the show. This is what happens when world leaders don't do anything interesting for a week. Also, Vermont continues the gay marriage train, Japan and Korea argue over the cardinal directions, and we discover the hidden link between Steve Jobs and Kim Jong-il.

Ep. 28: I Want To Be Your Friend

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:21:42 -0600

Hugo Chávez and Raúl Castro get all nice and reformy to impress Obama at the Summit of the Americas, Ahmadinejad tries to do something similar and ends up looking like a poseur, Blagojevich does exactly what we predicted and takes a stab at reality TV (!), and we discuss criminal Serbian politicians' propensity for magnificent helmet-head coiffure.

Ep. 29: Pig Flu

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:19:42 -0600

The President of South Africa deals with some unusual girl trouble, Blago gets sent to his room to think about what he's done, the news media craps itself over Obama's 100th day, passive verbs are used by North Korea, and the world prepares to die by the hands of Mexican pigs.

Ep. 30: Aporkalypse Now

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:57:53 -0600

The news media, Joe Biden, the country of Egypt, and pork eaters everywhere go completely bonkers over the pig plague, the Dems reach their 60-seat magic number, the Fallujah video game gets canned, homophobes fail at using acronyms, and the Kenyan PM gets treated.

Ep. 31: Cake Factory

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:26:36 -0600

Ethan gets in a car accident, the pig flu craze finally starts to fizzle out, New York City stops hiring teachers, Jacob Zuma gets to bring all three wives to the party, eighteen-year-old girls call the Italian PM “daddy”, Putin teases the world, and chainsaw-related crimes are discussed.

Ep. 32: Wash Away The Taint

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:36:51 -0600

The crew discusses the brand new shampoo dedicated to Rod Blagojevich, and some other things that are way less important.

Ep. 33: Is This Thing On?

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:59:38 -0600

North Korea disturbs our podcast schedule with a nuclear weapon, Dick Cheney emerges from his secret cocoon as a butterfly of TV fearmongering, Roland Burris's Blago-taint grows fouler, right-wing pundits grill the new Supreme Court pick over the pronunciation of her own name, and more.

Ep. 34: Too Girly To Rule

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:14:07 -0600

Lady Blagojevich eats spiders, Dear Leader Kim decides the third son's the charm, "Hussein Barack" Obama reboots relations with Muslim nations, terror-fearing Americans forget how prisons work, and the DWATG crew comes to terms with its Korea problem.

Ep. 35: A Little Corruption Between Friends

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:00:27 -0600

Dr. A “wins” the big Iranian election, Netenyahu makes a plea for peace* with Palestine, the UN lays down another wristslap of vengeance on North Korea, state senators in Albany give Illinois and California a run for their money in the 2009 state government suckathon, and hot reek is discussed.

Ep. 36: The Horse Bomb

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:01 -0600

Ethan and Joe discuss the latest on Iran and round up all the little stories they missed over the past few weeks: a poolside erection, an island of rats, a brilliant comrade, and more.

Ep. 37: The Appalachian Trail

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:39:16 -0600

Governor Mark Sanford disappears from his job on Father's Day to go cheat on his wife in Argentina on the state's dime, the first phase of post-election unrest in Iran seems to come to an end, Sarkozy tells women to take off their clothes, the least-deserving African head of state gets peed on, New York pulls ahead in the fight for crappiest state government, and a bunch of celebrities try to overshadow it all.

Ep. 38: You’re An Idiot, Babe

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:03:18 -0600

Sarah Palin mysteriously walks out on her job, Mark Sanford digs his hole deeper, John Bolton says embarrassingly stupid things about Iran, and Russia joins forces with Nigeria to make the worst marketing blunder in recent memory.

Ep. 39: Trojan Meat Horse

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:09:27 -0600

Roni tours the Balkans in search of sociopolitical revelation, an ethnic street war breaks out in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi, and North Korea sends an army of unstoppable website-destroying cyborg supersoldiers into Seoul and Washington D.C.

Ep. 40: St. Bernards Drooling Everywhere

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:20:28 -0600

Ethan eulogizes Walter Cronkite with maximum cynicism, and we run down a laundry list of the best political sex scandals and Republican embarrassments of the past two weeks.

Ep. 41: Kiev Girls

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:47:47 -0600

Hillary Clinton and the KCNA face off in a schoolyard battle of wits, Henry Louis Gates breaks into someone's house in Cambridge and hangs up pictures of his family everywhere, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes a concerted effort to lose even more support from Iranians, Joe Biden likes what he sees in Ukraine, Silvio Berlusconi hides a massive archaeological find from the world in order to impress chicks, and Mark Sanford announces his 2009 vacation roadmap.

Ep. 42: Beergate

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:13:15 -0600

A short episode about Joe Biden's inability to shut up, Barack Obama's horrendous beverage choice, and the banality of holding down a day job.

Ep. 43: More Lollipops

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:09:31 -0600

Bill Clinton penetrates enemy lines and busts the hostages out of North Korea, Senator Mel Martinez quits his job and runs off with Sarah Palin, the AP manages to use the phrase "K-G-Beefcake" in a headline, Joe checks in with us from southern Italy, DWATG gets a new contributor, and you get to listen to it all in horrible sound quality.

Ep. 44: Socialist Death Squads

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:38:28 -0600

Health care reform dies slowly, Rod Blago wants to be your teddy bear, a Taliban leader gets a leg massage, the door hits Palin in the ass on the way out, and Ethan gets jealous of his co-panelists' travels.

Ep. 45: The Other Side Of The Trailer

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:35:57 -0600

Obama wages a two-front war on health care reform, the Koreas get warm and fuzzy with each other, Americans start to get confused by the whole Afghanistan thing, Israel steals precious kidneys, Mike Huckabee endorses ethnic cleansing, and Blago is revealed to not even be good enough for the real Fabio.

Ep. 46: The Terrorists Hate Our Chicken

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:56:11 -0600

Joe takes over the reins for a show about Ted Kennedy's death, Afghanistan's Iran-trumping electoral absurdity, Eric Holder's CIA torture investigation, a truly unfortunate sandwich, and more. Alternate title: Uncle Ho's Double Meat.

Ep. 47: Escape To Hell

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:42:16 -0600

North Korea reconsiders its nice-guy act, Obama makes plans to indoctrinate children into his proletariat militia, the new Japanese First Lady reminisces about hanging out with Tom Cruise on the rolling green hills of Venus, the world's goofiest-looking leader decides that Switzerland should no longer exist, and Ethan tells horrible jokes.

Ep. 48: Devastating Water Attack

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:48:43 -0600

Obama battles hecklers at his big health care speech, Iran keeps grasping for a spot in the nuclear club, Blago compares himself to icons of literature and mythology, Mark Sanford still exists, South Africa brings information technology back to the old school, Sarko is too short, and Putin is not.

Ep. 49: Hugo's Book Club

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:28:13 -0600

Our pal Rod has an eventful week of embarrassments, Hugo Chavez asks Obama to join the Axis Of Evil, Qaddafi gives his translator a nervous breakdown, Iran keeps marching down the nuke trail, an AP photo ruffles some feathers 8 years too late, one of the worst people in the world tries to take Chris Dodd's senate seat, and we explain the week off.

Ep. 50: Rape Or Rape-Rape?

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:11:44 -0600

Chicago gets epically denied, Iran plays ball, the world ponders good filmmaking as a suitable redemption for raping a kid, North Korea stops being communist, we hit 50, and Alec Boyle returns.

Ep. 51: Johnston's Johnson And The Great Nobel Shark-Jump

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:28:27 -0600

Obama inexplicably parries the Nobel Peace Prize, Bristol Palin's baby daddy bulks up for the nudie mags, woe is Silvio Berlusconi, Ethan explains why it's okay for him to rag on Jews, and Roni is revealed to be a cyborg.

Ep. 52: A Sinking Feeling

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:21:07 -0600

Ethan's exercise ball is laid to rest, France ponders a curious new education policy, the GOP pretends that abolitionists and civil rights icons are its forebears, Rush Limbaugh is deemed too classless for the sports league that forgave Michael Vick, CNN gets punked by a 6-year-old kid, and we insult ourselves.

Ep. 53: The One-Year Lackluster Spectacular

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:21:46 -0600

We celebrate a year of podcasting, ponder how the show and its subject matter have changed since October 2008, tell a lot of people to eat sh*t, overcome profound connection problems through the magic of editing, and almost break out into song.

Ep. 54: Slimer And The Real Conservatives

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:47:37 -0600

Colonel Sanders invades the UN, Karzai's top election competitor says he's mad as hell and not going to take this fraud anymore, the GOP splinters apart into dueling factions of kooks, Iraqi citizens are punished just for the crime of being Saddam Hussein, Berlusconi blames commies, Roni's language camp gets cleared out by the swine flu, and Arnold disses his opponent with cryptography.

Ep. 55: Madcap Militarism!

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:53:53 -0600

Joe takes the helm once again in a futile attempt to steer the show, production values plummet accordingly, Mark the anthropologist joins the podcast, Roni confronts al Qaeda, Japan invades the Korean peninsula and hilarity ensues.

Ep. 56: A Society Of Fear

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:03:10 -0600

The podcast overcomes myriad technical difficulties, Nouri al-Maliki orders newspapers not to call him autocratic, Sarah Palin goes on book tour, and crazy people like Mike Tyson, New Zealand cheese thieves, Kim Jong Il, the British Nationalist Party and perfidious food-fighting middle schoolers run amok.

Ep. 57: All Right, Fine, We're All A Bunch Of Xenophobes

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:19:47 -0600

Alok joins the podcast as Van Rompuy and Lady Ashton seize control of the EU, Qaddafi seeks to convert leggy Italian women to Islam, Somalia pirates battle North Korean arms dealers, Hugo Chavez seeks to control the weather and L. Paul Bremer takes up landscape painting. Dear Leader Ethan Cheng will be back next week, we swear.

Ep. 58: Western Civilization

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:42:07 -0600

Dear Leader returns from his absence to join Roni for a bloated, off-topic conversation about urbanism, marijuana, and the soul-sucking detachment of modern life.

Ep. 59: The Graveyard Of Podcasts

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:59:17 -0600

Obama unveils plans for The Surge II, the Swiss decide that four minarets are enough, the GOP keeps engineering its own demise, Lou Dobbs banks on the Mexican vote, NoKo loses its life savings in style, Mark Sanford is still an idiot, Tiger Woods provides joke opportunities to all, and we podcast about these things and others.

Ep. 60: Big Words

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:11:50 -0600

The media chastises itself for hyping up Palin's climatological theories, Ethan and Joe learn the word "anthropogenic", Israel and Sweden trade barbs, Obama justifies his war in his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Price, Mark Sanford is still an idiot, and Roni has severe internet troubles in the disconnected backwater nation of France.

Ep. 61: Worst Decade Ever

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:30:53 -0600

World leaders gather in Copenhagen to decide not to decide anything, Berlusconi gets his face smashed with a statuette and blames Facebook, Lieberman is still a jackass, the Holocaust and pandas are mentioned, and we run through our picks for best/worst stuff of the decade.

Ep. 62: Knives And Stabbing Weapons

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:44:23 -0600

The TSA freaks out over the crotch bomb, Yemen makes Lieberman wet his nappy, Berlusconi sings of love, and North Korea wishes for world peace.

Ep. 63: It All Comes Back To Colonel Sanders

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:07:14 -0600

Obama thinks about targeted sanctions for Iran, the TSA makes more arguments for their own dismantlement, Rahm disses Israel, Mr. 9/11 forgets about 9/11, Michael Steele says "get a life", Blago finally gets his big TV shot, and the GOP laments the subtle political messages of Avatar.

Ep. 64: Another Liberal Bites The Dust

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:55:09 -0600

Haiti suffers the worst disaster in recent memory, some worthless people say awful things about it on TV, Sarah Palin gets a job, Blago accidentally reveals to the world that he thinks being black equals shining shoes, David Drake returns to the podcast, and we discuss the political overtones of Avatar in our first-ever (and last-ever) movie review segment.

Ep. 65: The Gong Must Be Obeyed

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:00:04 -0600

The Dems lose their supermajority after Martha Coakley forgets to campaign, the conspiracy theorists come up with their Haiti story, campaign finance law gets shaved down by several decades, Joe discovers screwdrivers, and the show discovers brevity.

Ep. 66: Deke Like Bush

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:35:57 -0600

After a year as the Prez, Obama delivers the 2010 State Of The Union address and then substitute-teaches the House GOP for an hour. Also: shoe-throwing, stylish hats, breast milk, Arnold, lardo, and foodstuff factories.

Ep. 67: F-Word R-Word

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:38:57 -0600

Right-wing pundits cling to their Don't Ask Don't Tell, Palin gets offended by Rahm's delicate choice of phrasing, Obama comes up a dollar short on "high speed" rail, Google becomes the world's most powerful non-state actor, Carly Fiorina likens fiscal conservatives to sheep, and Ray Nagin foretells the outcome of the Super Bowl using advanced numerological analysis.

Not Ep. 68

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:29:44 -0600

There's no real episode of DWATG for the second week in a row, so Roni and Ethan chew the fat for half an hour and keep the feed alive. When we said "ostensibly", we meant it.

Ep. 68: The Charisma Of A Damp Rag

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:34:43 -0600

Obama makes his own version of the health care bill, America loves Canada, the Canadian women's hockey team loves a good cigar, the Pope loves David Crosby, and we examine some signs of the Europocalypse.

Ep. 69: World Gay Sex Scandal Tour

destro713@gmail.com (Ethan Cheng, Joe Geni, Roni Weiss & friends) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:28:45 -0600

Chile gets hit with the fifth biggest quake in recorded history, journalists examine Rahm Emanuel's super-pragmatism, the GOP continues its slow death, and Joe's cell phone rings twice.