Smart Mouths Podcast

We’ve got good news and bad news. Good news is that Laura was on this episode!!! Bad news is that she was only on for around two minutes because her Costa Rican internet connections sucks and her skype stopped working. Oh well. We truly valued her insight, wisdom and contribution for those first two minutes of the show.

In any event, it was a great show! In this episode:

-We talked Oscars and one of us comes out of a proverbial closet.
-Senator Ashburn from California is gay. We don’t care. We just wish he didn’t either.
-There were Elections in Iraq! They actually have good excuses when they don’t turn out to vote.
-Betty White to appear on SNL. YES!
-Reconciliation. Wazzat?
-Lil Wayne going to jail.
-Backwash on Austria, Animals in Captivity and the Tsunami (or lack thereof)
-Dr. Smart Mouths makes its return!
-Sad to say, Penny tried to do take over WTF news. You’ll all be happy when Micah returns next time.

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Episode One of the Smart Mouths Book Club was met with raving reviews, so we just HAD to record the second episode ASAP. As you know we talked about The second book in the Hunger Games Trilogy: Catching Fire. Written by Suzanne Collins.

In this episode we discuss:
- Our initial reactions to the book
- What is our interpretation of the title “Catching Fire”
- Our thoughts on the character Gale
- Team Peeta -vs- Team Gale: Matt takes the argument to a whole other level
-We answer some Twitter Questions
- Our predictions for “Mockingjay”

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Wow, was this week chock full of news OR WHAT? Luckily we have a NEWS podcast to talk about this stuff, otherwise we would have had to find a way to relate these stories to Harry Potter or Twilight and let’s face it. That would have been tough. Luckily for Andrew, Elysa, Greg, Matt and Micah they had a venue to discuss the excitement of the past week.

In this episode:
-Listen to the Smart Mouths Book Club episode!
-The Smart Mouths are really sad about the deadly Orca Whale attack in Sea World. Everyone has issues with the treatment of animals, but Andrew will be happy to go to Sea World for free if you can get him in.
-Health Care Summit. Republican key words are…key.
-Chil-AY Earthquake and Ha-Wa-II Tsunami
-Olympics Redux. Mostly talk on the USA/Canada Hockey Game (We begrudgingly congratulate the Canadians on their win. There, we said it.)
-Whats the deal with American Idol this season?
-Backwash tackles our criticism of Michael Phelps, webcamgate, and a nice note from a listener.
-We gooooogle that shiz again.
-WTF News is still messed up. What else can we say?

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We’ve been throwing around the idea of starting a Smart Mouths book club and we decided to start with the VERY popular book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Join Matt and Penny for our FIRST ever Smart Mouths Book Club episode. We hope you enjoy it and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

In this episode we discuss:
-The general plot of The Hunger Games
-The main characters
-The themes and messages of this book, and how it relates to the real world: the media, our country and politics.
-A possible movie adaptation of The Hunger Games: who would we choose to act?

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As always, thanks for listening to our little show and Enjoy!

***NOTE***There are spoilers for The Hunger Games contained in this podcast. Listen at your own risk. No Catching Fire spoilers in this one

We’ve reached our 50th episode and boy do we feel old! We’ve had so many milestones lately, we decided to celebrate this episode by keeping the show small. Join Micah, Matt, Andrew, and Penny for this wonderful episode of Smart Mouths.

In this show:
-Happy Birthday to Elysa!
-We analyze Tiger Woods’ apology speech.
-Michael Phelps won’t be swimming after the age of 30. Yeah, it all goes downhill when 29 is finished..
-More Sarah Palin news. Seriously, this is getting old.
-We discuss some new steps that TSA will employ to keep us safe (Penny is extremely bothered by this) as well as the airline flight one man took and crashed out of anger.
-Iran developing nukes? Can’t be good.
-Google That Shit is back and THIS TIME, we keep score!
-Backwash addresses the Olympics and We Are the World 2010. Matt is still mad.
-WTF news is RIDICULOUS. Seriously. Crazy water bills, teachers who expose themselves, school districts spying on their students, a VERY vengeful brother and more!
- Visit Andrew’s new website: TheGagaBeat.com!

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We recorded this episode on Valentines Day, so Happy Valentines Day everyone! Even the Canadians. You’re hosting the Olympics so the few people who are watching it are indebted to your hospitality.

In this episode:

- Elysa has a HUGE announcement…she joins the Evil Apple Empire
- We break down the Winter Olympics: from torch malfunctions to the events themselves
- Rahm, Sarah, Rush and the R word: do people need to stop being retards?
- President Obama announces a televised health care reform summit – your move GOP!
- Matt and Penny think that the new “We Are The World” is a travesty.
- Shit You Should Fucking know returns and the rest of us try to play matchmaker for Elysa and Micah
- Backwash includes camel burgers, Sarah Palin and delayed flights for Valentine’s Day
- WTF News features canine chastity belts, mothers pimping their daughters, and heart-shaped manure

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As we’ve mentioned, Smart Mouths turned 1 this week! We can’t believe we’ve been around for a year already. We wish we could say we’ve matured over the year but as evidenced by this episode, we’re just as crude, immature and crass as ever. YOU’RE WELCOME.

In this episode:

-ALL of the hosts make an appearance. That means that the new Costa Rican President, Laura is here too! (also, please note that the internet is pretty spotty in Costa Rica and our sound quality is significantly decreased when Laura is on. But it was worth it to have her join us!!)
-Super Bowl review. One of our hosts got a special shout out from the winning QB!
-Sarah Palin strikes again and we have to ask…really, Sarah?
-We talk rumors that Howard Stern might join American Idol. Good idea?
-New fun segment invented by Matt. Let’s just say this one is EPIC. You’ll love it. Trust us.
-We read your tweets about your favorite SM memories of the past year!
-During backwash we discuss the Boy Scout’s 100 Year Anniversary, The one year anniversary of Black Saturday in Australia and renting seniors.
-WTF news addresses some of the world’s stupidist people and grossest things.

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Happy February everyone and as always a hearty Rabbit Rabbit to you and yours! We had a great time recording your favorite news and general information podcast, Smart Mouths this week. Join Andrew, Greg, Matt, Micah and Penny for a great show!

In this episode:

-The “announcement bitch” has plenty of announcements.
-RIP JD Salinger. Who? Are you serious?
-The State of the Union. We discuss the good, the bad, the ugly, and the finger giving.
-Andrew and Greg debate the iPad. Watch out, it gets intense.
-2010 Grammy’s redux. Penny is gay for GaGa.
-Back Washes put us in our place
-WTF News is more screwed up than usual.

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Sick of us yet? We hope not, ‘cuz we’re…..back! Join Micah, Greg, Andrew, Elysa, and Penny for an incredibly informative and sometimes silly episode of Smart Mouths.

On this week’s show we discuss:
- The French consider banning burqas, Anderson Cooper is a superhero and Senator John Edwards proves he’s a real politician
- We discuss the importance of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Committee and the hearings it is currently conducting
- A Republican is elected in Massachusetts – another sign of the apocalypse?
- Shit You Should Fucking Know debuts as we call listeners to test their trivia knowledge
- Backwash covers Harry Reid and the TSA
- WTF News includes rocking out to John Denver, fox urine, human bed warmers and more

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Hey people! Thanks for joining us for another stupendous episode of Smart Mouths. Join Andrew, Elysa, Matt, Micah and Penny as they discuss all that is going on in the world of Politics, News, and Pop Culture.

In this episode:
-We’ve got TWO Idiots of the Week again. Why are we SO lucky?!?
-CoCo-Leno Update
-Harry Reid: Who knew a democrat could make racist comments?
-Google might be out of China and Andrew’s e-mail is secure again. We can all sleep well again.
-Sarah Palin on Fox. Someone shoot us all.
-Simon says See-Yuh to American Idol
-Prop 8 Trial news
-The Haiti earthquake is in all of our thoughts.
-BackWash covers some music we missed last week, our repeated failure to international listeners and an interesting anecdote featuring our VP.
-WTF news is pretty messed up. Especially the last story.

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In the recommendations, Penny requested that you all vote for the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation in the Chase Giving Campaign on Facebook. Please read the following letter from one of our longtime listeners that helps explain why this is so important:

Dear Smart Mouths: I am an original, longtime listener. I love you all, and appreciate your company each week during one of my many (now infamous on Twitter) 3-mile runs. I’m writing to plead with you and your listeners to support an important cause.

Beginning Friday 1/15 and ending 1/23, every Facebook user has 5 votes in the Chase Community Giving campaign. My request is for all of you to participate in this contest and consider spending a vote on the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation. Gwendolyn is two years old, lives in Santa Barbara, and suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which is a terminal disease. My twins suffer from the same disease, and the foundation which her parents have created is committed to raising money to fund research for a cure.

The majority of babies with SMA die before they turn two years old. I don’t know how I’ve been so lucky that both of my twins have beaten those odds, but I will do anything to help find a cure. The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation is a grass roots effort to raise awareness and find a cure. They’ve already made it into the final round of the Chase Community Giving campaign, and can use every single vote from all of your listeners.

It’s not too late. My babies still have a chance at normal lives. Plus? They’re super smart and cute. Follow my blog at bahamasbahamasbahamas.blogspot.com, or visit www.gwendolynstrongfoundation.com/chase for more info on SMA and the Chase Community Giving campaign.

Cassandra
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