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Yes, it's back. After roughly a month and some change, Podtoid finally returns with a new episode and...could it be...a new host?

Incidentally, yes: Linde's reign of Podtoid terror has come to an end, only to be superceded by an even more douchebaggy force -- myself. Fret not, however, as Linde is still around to provide us with color commentary for this episode right alongside the lovely Tiffany Chow, and the even lovelier Joseph "Orcist" Leray

This week, we'll be discussing the following topics:

Virtual reality can offer as much relief as pain meds: On a scale from one to morbidly obese, how fat is the average gamer?
Duke Nukem Forever trailer hits: Linde shows his manlier side.
Jerry Bruckheimer is gonna make videogames: Does this mean we might one day see a National Treasure videogame? Our fingers are crossed.
New York's anti gaming video and the Mortal Kombat murder: Gaming turns us into murderers and/or liberals.

We're trying a slightly different format with this week's episode, so let us know what you think. I'm still getting used to the trials of MX Skype Recorder and Skype's incredibly hilarious habit of booting me from the conference call literally every five minutes, so some technical issues will arise. Either way, go here and listen to it.

[The intro/outro song is "Titoli," by Spindrift.








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Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 15:57
Cheeburga
Balls of steel.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 15:59
Bob Muir
Did you get plastic surgery? Because I don't recognize you at all, baby.
peeetah's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:03
peeetah
This has a distinct lack of Sterling.
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:03
ZServ
well im just getting into podcasts, so ill give this a listen :o
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:04
king3vbo
What? What is this podtoid thing? And for that matter, what is an internet?

...in all cereal, glad to see Podtoid back on the air, so to speak.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:26
Orionsaint
The chicks are packed!
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:28
Aaron Linde
Sterling couldn't make it last night, alas.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:44
Neonie
Yo the sound seems to be working really weird. I'm hearing diffent people on diffrent sides of my ear phones rather then everyone being balanced. It's annoying as hell xD.
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:46
CannibalCalvin
HOLY CRAP! Why is everyone allocated to either left or right???

It makes me feel like I'm standing between everyone instead of watching, and I feel uncomfortable and scared and small.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 16:58
Anthony Burch
I'm trying to figure out how the hell to mix two stereo tracks into one mono track with Audacity and/or Goldwave, and it doesn't seem to be happening.

God, I hate trying to learn a new program.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:08
wardrox
STERI-FUCKING-O!!!!
Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:12
Kif
Oh god, the prediction of a 2 hour Revrant in RFGO might just come true!
madninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:15
madninja
No listener questions makes me sad.
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:20
Aaron Linde
Madninja, this was originally intended as a dry run, but we all liked it so much we decided to post it. Being a dry run, we didn't put up a pre-record post to gather up questions. Sorry 'bout that. <3
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:24
ZServ
@RevAnt; im familiar with goldwave, lemme see what i can do.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:43
Anthony Burch
Fixed (I think) -- just uploaded the new, mono version. Should be available on the podtoid page by now.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:49
Bob Muir
Don't forget to upload it to iTunes Rev, because some of us are dirty, lazy Mac users.
cooki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:53
cooki
If Podtoid was a biscuit.. hmm.. Garibaldi
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 17:55
Bob Muir
Nevermind, it just started downloading.
cooki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:10
cooki
Will Smith smells of Almonds.

I bet his podcasts are regular though,
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:14
Sharpless
Is the fixed version on iTunes? I just deleted the old one and... I'm not seeing an episode 36 at all?
cooki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:23
cooki
@ Reap- was it any good? I've had the book on my 'to read'list for ages now.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:29
Wedge
Finally, the hosting job is where it belongs. Too bad I can't listen to it until next week =O.
cooki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:38
cooki
@Reaprar
thanks man, sounds good. The book is a bit of a dusty old sci fi book, I was really surprised when I saw the trailer feat. Fresh Prince for the first time!
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:42
Anthony Burch
Sharpless:
Does not compute. It may take a bit for it to show up on iTunes, but it'll be there sooner or later.

Reaprar/cooki:
Linde and I were just saying the same thing. Perhaps it's just got something to do with how insanely low my expectations were going in, but I liked it a LOT. Will Smith can act like a motherfucker, which shouldn't be as surprising as it is.
cooki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 18:49
cooki
@Rev, Ant.
glad you enjoyed it, the trailer has got me quite excited to see it too. Please tell me theres no shitty game tie in planned.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 20:18
Samit Sarkar
Whoa, new Podtoid?!?! For cereal? I’m going to wait until someone can confirm that the mono version is on iTunes, and then I’ll download it from there. To be honest, I knew this was coming — Niero told me about it when I met him at Blipfest 2007 — but I figured I’d keep my mouth shut in case you guys wanted to keep it under wraps.

@Rev: Well, he did garner an Oscar nom for The Pursuit of Happyness, which, while completely predictable, was wonderfully acted by Smith and his son, Jaden. I haven’t seen I Am Legend, though — many of the reviews I saw said that the first half was good, but the second half threw away all of the philosophical questions that the first half posed and instead turned into a survival-horror flick. I’ll definitely check it out on DVD, though.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 20:19
AgentMOO
lol, glad to hear it's fixed and mono now. I'm deaf in one ear and I listen to these on headphones
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 20:30
Samit Sarkar
By the way, I should clarify: I didn’t know when a new Podtoid was coming, just that when it did come, Rev would be the new host.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 20:53
Sharpless
Cool, Rev. Thanks. I have been Podtoid-starved and I'm quite happy to hear that the show has moved from Linde's capable-but-tardy hands to your capable-and-hopefully-less-tardy hands. I may disagree with you on a number of things, but it's good to find someone who's as crotchety as me. :)
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 21:50
Aaron Linde
Sharpless, as way of explanation, I swears it wasn't laziness on my part; things have been changing a lot in Lindeland as of late, and being that Podtoid had changed hands several times in the months preceding the break, I wanted to ensure that we got it off the ground with a reliable, solid host. Anthony seemed the right candidate for the job, so we spent our hiatus working on refining the format and getting him prepped and ready on software.

So, hopefully Podtoid will be on time and solid quality, and will absolve us from our lengthy history of only getting one or the other. As you've noticed, Anthony's quite capable with hosting the podcast. I'll miss guiding the show along myself, but as I mentioned, I've got a lot on my plate these days. :)
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2007 21:58
Fading Star
Sweet old Podtoid.
mispelt's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/22/2007 05:16
mispelt
I heard they're going to re-tool Duke Nukem Forever into an MMO, starting now.
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/22/2007 06:09
LethalHairdo
YAY FOR SERMONTOIDS!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/22/2007 14:18
Sharpless
Aaron, I had given you the benefit of the doubt and assumed there were reasons for the lack of a Podtoid. :) I got spoiled by that late stretch where Nex was pumping them out fairly regularly.

Also, uh, why is the new Podtoid not on iTunes yet. :( :( :( I NEED. HALP.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/22/2007 14:26
Anthony Burch
You can ONLY listen to it via iTunes? What sort of witchcraft is this?

Aaron and I have no idea why it ain't on iTunes yet.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/22/2007 15:19
Sharpless
Sorry, yes, I know I can listen to it outside of iTunes' Podcasts tab. I'm OCD with these things, however. :) Sooo... I guess the problem's on iTunes' end and I should just wait it out? Mmkay.
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