Smart Mouths Podcast

We’re here. We’re queer. And we’re gonna podcast, dammit. We’ve managed to pull ourselves together for another excellent and informing episode of Smart Mouths. Join Andrew, Elysa, Greg, Micah and Penny for this latest installment of one of your favorite fortnightly podcasts.

In this episode:
-We got Mockingjay! But at the time of recording only one of us had finished it so we didn’t discuss it all. (Ergo, no spoilers here).
-But Elysa and Penny are an awesome lesbian couple with cute kids.
-Speaking of gay…what’s the Prop 8 status THIS week?
-Andrew and Greg get their geek on and compare 4Square to Facebook Places.
-In less great “place” news we talk about the flooding in Pakistan
-And we get pretty vocal about the Stem Cell Research halt.
-We play a new game and decide who is worthy of becoming a US Citizen….most people aren’t, and Elysa goes too easy on the Canadian.
-Also our listeners are generally unreliable (Kidding…love you all!)
-And happily, Micah is back with the WTF news. Fret not, the world is still pretty messed up.
-Finaly, Penny makes a shocking end of show recommendation.

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Andrew here. I don’t appear in this episode, but I just HAD to have a hand in its release because it is Episode **69**. The funniest two digit number in the whole wide world. Below are some shownotes provided by expert 69-er Laura Thompson:

- It’s a double rainbow this week with Prop 8 and Elton John!
- Laura and Elysa announce their marriage, and you’re invited!
- Dr. Laura gives us the most material to work with since Mel Gibson.
- Greg shares some info on ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’.
- We deal with bitching over going fortnightly.
- Listener Brittany sheds some light on religious extremism.
- Fun segment: Kid or Drunk?….
- …it includes both inflatable and vibrating objects.

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Welcome back for the latest episode of the quality news and entertainment showgram we call Smart Mouths. Join Andrew, Elysa, Greg, Matt and Micah for an extraordinarily wonderful and tame (READ: they made editing easy for me this week) show this week.

In this episode:
-Announcement about the show’s regularity (and no we’re not talking about taking fiber here).
-In related news, What does fortnight mean? Here’s a definition.
-Wikileaks lived up to its name and to quote Elysa, “Sh*t aint right.”
-The ICC finally grew a pair and issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on the grounds of genocide. Problem is that Chad is being the wussy weird kid he always was. Dammit, Chad.
-Shirley Sherrod vs. Andrew Breitbart. Point, Sherrod.
-Greg has done our forefathers proud by fulfilling a civic obligation.
-Idol Chatter: this group thinks the show is done for. See ya on X Factor.
-Anne Rice quits Christianity. If it were only that easy, Anne.
-Backwashes all focus on the news last week about the Mosque being built at ground zero.
-Micah and the kids are back with WTF News (yayyyyyy!).

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¡Buenas tardes, carepichas!

Es un placer estar aqui con ustedes otra vez. Pero… tenemos un problema… Según mis estimados cohortes, ya no hablo el inglés. Afortunadamente, yo pude recordar un *poco* de mi primer idioma para escribir el resumen del show.

- Laura is back from Costa Rica!

- The explanation for the missing episode 67.

- Matt makes big plans to seek a career in professional title reading.

- BP continues to destroy the planet…

-…but who cares, ’cause Mel Gibson is insane!

- We review the highly anticipated film ‘Inception’.

- Andrew gives us his review of ComicCon 2010.

- We bring back the lovin’ with Screw, Marry, Kill.

- Aaaaand the longest outro we’ve ever done.

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ZOMG it’s a new episode of Smart Mouths!!!! Hard to believe! Boy have we got a JAM PACKED show for you today. Join Andrew, Elysa, Greg, Penny and special guest host, John Thrasher as we talk about the latest in news, politics, sports, pop culture…you name it.

In this episode:

-Welcome to John who is a candidate in MTV’s first ever TJ Job Search!
-Elysa and Penny review the Adam Lambert concert. Surprisingly, Elysa is still breathing…barely.
-McChrystal is out, Petraeus is in. We have mixed feelings about this situation.
-Australia’s first female Prime Minister takes office. We try to talk about this without sounding completely clueless, we hope we’ve done ok.
-More World Cup news. Referees once again looking bad.
-MJ’s death anniversary. Where were you when you heard? RIP, Farrah Faucett.
-Rumor has it that Google will launch a competitor for Facebook.
-Senator Robert Byrd of WV died. John feels VERY strongly about this.
-Andrew reviews iPhone 4!
-Backwash is random but interesting.
-Dr. Smart Mouths is here for the second week in a row (NOTE: this means you probably won’t hear from the good Doc for a while after this…).

Remember, you can find out about the MTV TJ Search on the official website but you can also LIKE the MTV Zync page on Facebook. Most importantly, friend John on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. Remember, if you do all this you can earn bragging rights to say “I KNEW HIM WHEN….”!

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Dude. I’m getting tired of writing something witty (or pretending to write something witty when you and I both know it’s not witty at all) in the paragraphs before the show summaries. I’m gonna take a stand and not write anything else in this paragraph and if anyone has an issue with it too bad. Kay? KAY?

In this week’s show:
-T-shirt update (don’t get excited)
-Announcement about July
-Rahm Emanuel- he really didn’t make news but we discussed him anyway.
-Faisal Shahzad (dubbed fo’ shizzle by Micah) pled guilty for the attempted Times Square bombing.
-True Blood returned.
-Our Summer Movie Blockbuster series has returned and we review Toy Story 3 and Karate Kid….and….Matt gives us a review of Eclipse!
-Speaking of Eclipse…we want Micah to see it…on a date…hmm.
-Backwash covers Lady GaGa (and Micah throws a fit) and Soccer (and Greg throws a fit).
-Dr. Smart Mouths returns!
-WTF News covers whales, feces, and cocaine soup packets

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We’re still here. You can’t get rid of us THAT easily. Geez Here’s another gigantimous (listen tot he show for an explanation) episode of Smart Mouths. Join Elysa, Greg, Matt, Micah and Penny for this wonderful piece of journalistic excelle. Erm, good st. Forget that, Journalistic crap.

In this show:
-Greg, Elysa, and Penny recount their White House visit. Elysa is still having a hard time breathing.
-World Cup is ONNN!
-Palin’s new assets?
-Obama and his emotions…which leads to one of the most epic Political Bitch rants EVER.
-Gaga for Alejandro video? Not so much.
-Google that shiiiizzzz is back.
-Backwashes are pretty tame.

UPDATE: Yes, we are (now) aware about the weird voice issues at the end of the show. Nobody else has to tweet, comment, write, call or text us.

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Which podcasts can knowledgeably (or not so knowledgeably) debate the voices of Kermit the Frog versus Fozzy Bear, which McDonald’s character is gay, Middle East politics, and baseball all in one show? Seriously, not many. Luckily we’re a bunch of idiots who have a lot to say on a variety of topics…and you get to listen. Join Andrew, Greg, Matt, Micah and Penny for the latest episode of your favorite trainwreck of a podcast, Smart Mouths!

In this episode:
-RIP, Rue McLanahan
-Perfect baseball game ruined by an ump. Boo!
-Middle East expository
-Sinkhole in Guatamala
-Formspring Fun Segment!
-One long backwash…but such a nice one
-WTF news is back!

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Apparently the death threats have been starting to come in…we’ve been warned that if we don’t release an episode soon our lives will be cut short. Chill out, peeps, we’ve got one for you! It’s a short(er) episode, but no less exciting.
In this episode:
-Andrew’s Birthday…and the story of the stripper…and Andrew’s Eulogy.
-We play an awesome listener created song!
-RIP Gary Coleman…another child star gone to soon:(
-Elena Kagan- her nomination may bring about an interesting trend on the Supreme Court
-BP oil spill: Environmental Catastrophe: Ya think?
-TV Finales Galore
-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell on its way to being repealed and Elysa fangirls the president a little
-Backwash: John Green, our horrid pronunciations, and a special follow up to an email from a long time ago.

Thanks for listening, See ya in June!!

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HOLY HELLBASKET, John Green is on Smart Mouths?! Hath hell frozen over? Does Penny love Oprah? Does Elysa hate Glambert? Because this is some earth-shattering, paradigm-shifting, apocalyptic stuff. I repeat: John Green – THE John Green, a legit author, viral phenomenon extraordinaire – is on the show this week to discuss his book Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

Wait – this doesn’t mean we’re earning credibility, does it? No? Okay good.

• We open the book discussion with a few standard questions – the only time in this interview where we aren’t actively making asses of ourselves.
  
• Discussion of the Epic as Hell (minus the fire-and-brimstone) novel is very thematic, with particular focus on the interconnectedness of truth and love.
  
• Penny pays Elysa the most profound compliment of her life. And that includes the time Matt called her his ho.
  
• Also: How can we be fabulous? John answers with his usual Jedi-like wisdom and wit.
  
• Last Words with John Green: A new game in which we guess what celebrities’ last words will be. Up on the pyre: Bill Clinton, Lady Gaga, Barney the Dinosaur… yeah, we go there.
  

For the whole three people out there who haven’t heard of John the Wise and/or read his novels, check him out. You won’t be disappointed, unless you’ve got a pet peeve against killer writing skillz. His website is http://www.sparksflyup.com/, his awesome youtube is http://www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers and he’s @realjohngreen over on Twitter.

And in special thanks to John for making an appearance on our (let’s be honest) less-than-inspiring production, we’re asking our listeners to donate to his charity of choice: The American Red Cross Nashville Relief Fund . For our part, we’ve already donated $200 – a figure John has graciously offered to match – so let’s play a philanthropic game of Follow the Leader, shall we? Donate Here. Come on now. Don’t be a bitchsqueeler.

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