Talkingship Redux

Skit: JB returns from vacation to listen to Nerves bitch. Soundsystem:  Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros / Johnny Appleseed Okkervil River / Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe Ending Song: Assembly of Dust / Corpus Christi

Jitterbug headed out to Indiana to visit with some old friends. The members of the band Pousto join JB for some nonsense. After the visit with Pousto, JB and Nerves get back together, but old Nerves is still sick! They soldier on, and give their Top 5 Villains of all time!

Nerves is SICK, so JB does the show alone this week. Plus, there's an extra Sarcastic Gamer show tacked on as well! Soundsystem: The AKAs / Knives on 45's The Swellers / By a Thread Fear Nuttin Band / Fears Streetlight Manifesto / Point Counterpoint

Skit: The Odd Couple JB and Nerves are back at it again, and absolutely nothing good will come of it! They've got a News From the Mainland featuring the Cow Suit Tinkler, among other ridiculous nonsense. Then they talk about the discovery of Foot Fist Way and Religulous. Soundsystem: Spoon / The Underdog Yonder Mountain String Band / Just the Same Ending Song: June/July/August / Underwater Camera  

Skit: Tip Jar JB and Nerves hit up some classic News From the Mainland. Nerves wants to talk about an old 80's comedy, and Jitterbug saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall. From there they jump into a great edition of Soundsystem, and then Playing with Ourselves.   Soundsystem: Cold War Kids / We Used to Vacation Tanya Donelly / Every Devil Ending Song: Kotorino / Dangle Tango

Skit: New Cop Dramas! JB and Nerves have lots of beer facts to go through this week before jumping into News From the Mainland. Then it's off to Soundsystem before capping things off with some Video Vault. Soundsystem: Mighty Mighty Bosstones / Don't Worry Desmond Decker Burning Brides / Arctic Snow Ending Song: Ronnie Baker Brooks / Take Me Witcha

Skit - Bloody Tasteless Get ready for some beer facts that will somehow or another morph into a discussion about masturbation and broccoli... because of course it does. Also, get ready for the classic Butt Bandit story in the News From the Mainland segment. Soundsystem: Butthole Surfers / Two-Parter The New Pornographers / The Bleeding Heart Show The New Pornographers / Mutiny I Promised You Ending Song: The Righs / I Hope I Never See You Again

Skit: Sheep Fuckers JB and Nerves start things off a little offensive, but that's how it goes. They talk about Oktoberfest, SNL's Sarah Palin skits, Bozo's unfortunate demise, and that's all before the first segment! They hit up some News From The Mainland, where we learn about a David out in Florida who liked to walk his dog naked. In Video Vault, JB gives you his 5 favorite BluRays (remember, this was back when blurays were still sort of new.) Soundsystem: Atmosphere / Trying to Find a Balance Clutch / 1010010101 Ending Song: Middle Rhythm Section / Raggamuffin

Skit: Redemption Nerves is the captain this week. We tell the Zima story about how we got busted for having a party at Nerves' house when we were in high school. Nerves wants to talk about adult cartoons, and then we debate Sam Raimi versus David Lynch territory. Soundsystem: Jello Biafra / I Blow Minds For a Living Dr. Dog / Hang On Ending Song: Steepwater Band / Revelation Sunday

Skit - Father O'Malley's Crossword Puzzle JB and Nerves start their very first official podcast! Strap yourselves in, it's about to get ugly. Soundsystem: This week we did it a little different. JB and Nerves decided to give an ode to Mike Patton. Mr. Bungle / Girls of Porn Mr. Bungle / Goodbye Sober Day Faith No More / Ashes to Ashes Faith No More / The Gentle Art of Making Enemies Ending Song: Buford / Side by Side

Skit: Hunting Accident Nerves is the captain this week, and he's got a lot to talk about. This is the first episode where we talk about Bad Movie Drinky Drinky! We watched the movie 'Python' and drank ourselves silly. Soundsystem: Tom Waits / Filipino Box Spring Hogs Dropkick Murphys / Rude Awakenings

Nerves and Jitterbug take a trip to the Dunedin Brewery in Dunedin, Florida, to talk to the owner. This is also the very first 'regular' episode of the show, where we debut our segments. Soundsystem: Arcade Fire / Keep the Car Running Jon Langford / Nashville Radio (fast version)

This time around, Nerves and Jitterbug discuss their 'Worst of 2008', including their picks for worst movies, music, and games from the year.

This is it! The very first episode of Talkingship. To the best of my recollection, this episode aired at the beginning of September, 2008.   In this episode, Nerves and Jitterbug run through their favorite movies, music, and videogames of 2008.