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Season 20 Ep 4: 11 Days, Drew Peterson, Elevator Pitch

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:34:53 -0500

Croncast - 2008-04-11.mp3
Show: #479
Length: 26:37
Size: 18.3 mb
Format: mp3

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Special note: Betsy and Jeanie are having a meetup in San Francisco May 21, 2007 at House of Shields 39 New Montgomery St., Time: 6:30 p.m., stop and have a drink or two!

I is swamped my people. Show notes take another on the chin. If anyone has the time to put some show notes together for this episode feel free to and send them on I'll put them in here and give you a huge shout out, like, where I say your name loudly.

Shout out goes to BigJon - super player and show note maker

Show Notes:
Croncast intro
11 more days to Earth Day
Dry crocodile skin
Welding company hand model
Cooking show video
No wrist bones
Fitness routine
Armchair critic
Addiction to nitrates
Living ex-pat life
Aversion to guns
Comments on moving
House hunting in SF
Good schools and Thrifty Republicans
Drew Peterson on Larry King
Looking in the woods near us
Stacey Peterson signs
Police officer son
We got 911!
Baloney sandwiches with mayo
Year of guys in our area to murder their wives
Divorce reasons
Big insurance policy
Follow the news trucks
Scumbag
Watersealing basements
A-Town van, one eye, mullet, and prison tats
Would have given him a shot
Don\'t marry that guy
Heavily medicated shoe salesman
Temper tantrums
Who liked him?
Panic attack
Other perspectives
Missing a leg...last shot
I won
Wow, he looked me in the eye!
Garage saling
Un-employed babysitter
30 garage sales
Love garage sales by default
Kris must love you
Horrible at math
No more baby shit
Garage sale notes
Legalized gambling
Know your people
Capri Sun + Toddlers
Melting down silverware
The gay doctor
Crap in the dining room
Barb and daughter china junker service
Croncast outro
Coming to an end...

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Season 19 Ep 24: Moral Compass, I can't tell you, ABBA

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:30:12 -0500

Croncast - 2008-03-24.mp3
Show: #471
Length: 26:34
Size: 18.9mb
Format: mp3

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Wish I had done show notes last night
Trying to the show to download from my phone isn't going too quickly
OK, here's what I got
The laughing intro
Betsy has to stop
She can't handle not making fun of me
Oh, Mr B
You'll be gone for 3 days
You're boyfriend would come out of the closet
How did I slip through?
If it were 1950 I would be married to a gay man
Now they're strolling to Erasure hand in hand
Isn't that ABBA?
Whitney was for the queens too?
Yes, Kris
Why do you think they like me so much?
That is what will hold you back from being a republican
No that would be my moral compass
It's called empathy
Henry is still trying to make me a republican
You have a manic nature with work
Just put a chip in me
Interfacing with machines would be much easier
What did you just think?
I won't be held to testify, I can't tell you

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Tuesday night joy joy fizzles out

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:50:05 -0500

Hey guys, we tried to record last night and the borrowed equipment gave me more trouble than my nerd mind could figure out. I could only get one mic working at a time and then once it moved it too would stop working.

So Betsy and Jeanie have now left town for Valhalla to become junior survivalists or republicans (I haven't decided which) and will make it back on Thursday night. I'll have some other gear lined up to record with and we'll see what we can get recorded.

At best we'll have a show for Friday, and if not, look for Monday to be the next show.

Tags: Croncastless Croncast Valhalla Elk Mountain Resort

Betsy and her husband Kris Jan 05, 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:29:31 -0600

Croncast - 2007-01-05.mp3

Show: #323
Length: 38:08
Size: 26.2mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris January 05, 2007

Today's show is brought to you by Gary Shilts.
Well, "Big news on Friday" has turned into "Big News on Monday"
Betsy and a wise friend advised me against it for today, so blame them for ruining the fun
The blue thing staring me down
Turns out it is a dolphin, dolphins aren't blue
It's a kids swing
This color issue is bothering me
Have you ever hear that introduction before
You got it wrong Mr. B.
We would have this argument on some stranger's driveway
People couldn't handle it
Today's big news is that Betsy thinks I need to be her apprentice, nope
Betsy says that I can't tell the big news
You already gave it away Betsy in email
No one knows where we really live
Henry, the nerd posse
You have to give him a plug for his blog
Even though he's from Aurora we let him in
Drying your junk with an air dryer
You would think immediately that this is something would happen in Aurora
Well it wasn't
Thanks for the image Henry!
I know about your Habitat for Humanity
I am going on record, I have never messed the white powder
Unlike the Barack Obama
Betsy does not take this kindly
"They are dumping his stuff out in the public cause of his presidential aspirations"
What you're telling me is that Mr. Kris Smith was a worm farmer?
Who is 40 years old and hasn't tried drugs in their life
It's not he's Republican, every Democrat has done drugs
I don't understand this ideal . . . and Kris misuses the word "vestige" . . . I apologize
Happy rays come out of his eyes
Don't let him take his shift off then his love rays come out
Lifetime movies are TV teledramas purchased for $7.50 from a vault
Stranded on an island with a hot guy and her dork ass husband
We had to watch the movie because the starlet had big boobs, natural
Betsy is hitting the Black Box Wine again
I can see you doing what you do, Betsy, with any product
Dumpster diving does have real value
"I just got good at this," Betsy
Taking out the benches that could smash children
Watching the garbage man do his job
He has to think every week, "It's about time these people got evicted"
Getting teacher crap for the holidays
OK shows over

Tags: Lifetime movies Barack Obama Black Box Wine dumpster diving Gary Shilts

Betsy and her husband Kris Oct 25, 2006

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:49:00 -0500

Croncast - 2006-10-25.mp3

Show: #289
Length: 34:49
Size: 23.9 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris October 25, 2006

Change up the intro to leave a comment from email
We can't keep up with the email . . . comments are better
Someone won't fix my broken computer
Means that Kris can do a show without Betsy distracted by the shiny screen
Betsy has access to computers
Kris apologizes for being an ageist
Betsy reads the email (I'll post it as a comment below)
Seriously, I do want to apologize for being so harsh on the age
Have some mercy on this "old lady"
I like the creative, you got under my skin, tongue and cheek responses
I'm trying to quote you Robin and I blow it
Betsy rolling her eyes as I cut her off
I will try not make fun of people
Betsy claims that she has two friends
Birthday gifts for her two friends but what about me?
Betsy's token republican friend thinks gifts are a set up
January 9th for Betsy and November 12th for Kris
I will get her nothing this year
The thoughtful gift friend will get Betsy to go the extra mile
Booba sold her Elmo TMX's on eBay
Your mom is now trying to be your friend
Kris kicked that door wide open, no way
The mommy call came in
When I have time to
Betsy's great impersonation of that lady
"I bet Betsy doesn't nurse you does she?"
It's all awkward and horrible . . . same call 5 years later like they never stopped
I'm not gonna call
I think Betsy is starting to love me more
I have been madly in love with you for 15 years, now I'm tired
This is how you sell an Elmo TMX
Gigi gets tested and her speech therapy will be "on her terms"
Gigi wants nothing to do with babydom
Betsy takes us down the social worker road
Kris goes on the pizza job tangent again
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Betsy and her husband Kris Jun 26, 2006

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:43:32 -0500

Croncast - 2006-06-26.mp3

Show: #241
Length: 37:38
Size: 25.8 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris June 26, 2006

For the first time it's a mic check
An impromtu crawdad song
Do you know how to catch a crawdad, Kris? Of course I do.
Smote Canadian Geese swimming towards the light
The geese infestation in the Midwest
They think they run joint
Walking across the road
I've had enough of them
Even the peacocks look plain when you see them everyday
The cookout and the explaining of why Kris doesn't attend church
A dark secret comes out
Betsy's Star Trek Next Generation past
I don't hate the church, but the guy dressed as a Jedi did it
Kris may be a Republican from the knee cap down
The point is, that it is weird and made my husband uncormfortable
I about to offend Treckers
My job is to be judgemental
Treckers of any scale freak me out
I always say, "No I don't know."
It's been 13 years and Kris had no clue
It makes me feel ookie inside
This is grounds for divorce
This comes from her dad
Betsy won't let Kris read the contest stories
His La Moille public school education shines
Disclaimer: This story is fiction
Tom. D's open letter
Betsy reads John Eric O.'s contest entry
Betsy reads most of Lachie's entry
Slowsky we miss you!
On the pre-vacation shows, Kris predicted it
Betsy says, "Kris. You were right."
Go back and rewind it if you ever want to hear it again
Some really loud thunder
Betsy has some creepy deja vu . . . so bad we stop recording
We pick up in this morning
There was just something in the air last night

Tags: canadian geese star trek treckers La Moille deja vu

Betsy and her husband Kris Apr. 24, 2006

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:00:06 -0500

Croncast - 2006-04-24.mp3

Show: #219
Length: 33:22
Size: 22.9 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris Apr. 24, 2006

You haven't bought me a present in a while, like three years
Kris went all out one year
Then we starved for three months later
A fistfull of testers from a dumpster for you Betsy
Smelling like a $10 hooker
I'm good and Betsy is great
Betsy has a first
The My Twinn foot hanging off the Goodwill rack
Maggie's like, "No no no" body shake
If Maggie could learn her orangutan moves she could do Clint Eastwood movies
Kris doesn't know what My Twinn dolls are
The pulse of my own heart in my ears
80% of Betsy's Goodwill posse is continually questioning their reality
Betsy had to evacuate on Saturday
Goodwill is cheaper than going to the laundr-o-mat
The Diet Coke gets opened
Yet another chubster addicted to Diet Coke
Designing a doll to look just like your child
Sending in the profiles of your child and they put the head on the doll
Moles, freckles and all
The doll hospital
Technically it would be murder if they replaced the doll head
Where can I send you when I am dissatisfied
Betsy had to check herself
Send a pic of Elliot with a pic of Maggie and ask them to combine them for the head
Michael Jackson's black or white video
Googie looks like my mom
Doll pricing follows the call girl market could be sold on futures
I don't understand paying for sex
Betsy is uncomfortable talking about this subject
I've been propositioned for garage sale money
Betsy had her own garage sale
She leaves in the middle of her own sale to go to others
Strangers coming to the door asking "How much?"
Buying from your neighbors
Tracking your childhood through your mom's eBay history list
Honey if you miss it I'll find you another one next week at a garage sale
Selling Legos a pound at a time
Audio quality is up, I am really happy, let us know what you think
Elliot's got an electric guitar out of the purchase
The opporunities that I never had is what I want for kids
If you've got it, it's ok
The first step to Republicanism
What are they paying for . . . social programs?
Putting your kids needs right on top and first
The blue house memories
"I like this house, it's bigger and I like walking to school. When I get old Maggie's going to bury me in the backyard."
Kris never moved as a kid
Transients moving in and out when I was a kid in a small town
Kris busts out small town speak - "druggie"
Missy is the other colequial for a teenage mother
Faith or Hope or Diamond or Princess
Euphoria
Kris won't tell when his vasectomy date is
Funding your lifestyle with 8 kids plus
Watching Big Love - Kris says, "Bluh. I don't get it."
Betsy says, "Sopranos Salt Lake style."
The gnats attack
I just saw a gnat fly between your glasses and face

Tags: Goodwill My Twinn Republicanism Michael Jackson FirePod

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris 105

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 04:56:47 -0500

Croncast - 2005-08-05.mp3

Show: #146
Length: 30:45
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 14.1mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris 105

This is a text shout out to Travis Neal, HAPPY BIRTHDAY - from us and Jennifer hall!!

We would have given Travis a shout out in the show but we recorded the show before we got the email and Betsy will be asleep before I leave for work, so look for the belated birthday love from Croncast on Monday.

Kris looks forward to project day
A day when he will display his mad
handyman skills
A day he is dreading
Kris goes off about Republicans
again
Lack of empathy in politics

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Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 95

Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:01:38 -0500

Croncast - 2005-06-29.mp3

Show: #136
Length: 22.15
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 10.5mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 95

Welcome to our new ITunes listeners!
Kris channels Marlon Brando
The Man learns gun safety & the alluring danger of electricity
Betsy vs. Safety Town the most darling place on earth
Kris has a tragic encounter with a bic
Maternity shirts for men
We should be nicer to Republicans- according to one viewer who also thinks Betsy is hot
Kitty Shaving

For all of those who haven't been to our site before and want to know what our shows are like check out the Best of the First 100.

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Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 34

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:52:24 -0600

Croncast - 2005-02-10.mp3

Show: #71
Length: 37:31
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 17.2 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 34

My special guest on this show is . . . the ailing Betsy. We talk a little today about one night stands, can you call a intimate love a "lady friend"?, what about "man friend"?

What a world. Kris actually talks about politics on the show today. Betsy and I talked about our liberal tendencies and Kris actually has something good to say about a Republican president.

So with politics aside, or right out in the open, we talk more about pet modification, Kris not remembering what he posted on the blog yesterday, NPR stories, Darfur, Rush and his Oxycontin, dumpster diving for food, the need for plastic surgery, the best description of breasts after they have been used for feeding by Betsy, Kris losing 85 lbs and Betsy lost 135 lbs, podcasting everyday is like cocaine and the shout outs to Dave Miller from The Miller Report, Rinne and James at The Invincibles.org (you have to check out the newest video), and we end with Kris's jacked up teeth . . . again.

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Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 17

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:51:01 -0600

Croncast - 2004-12-31.mp3

Show: #43
Length: 37:38
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64k
Size: 17.2 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 17

Today's show is co-hosted with Betsy.

WE NAMED THE BABY!

Well, the baby named herself. You're going to have to listen to find out what it is.

Have a happy new year and have a great weekend.

Today's Show

Intro
Happy New Year
Hope 2005 doesn't suck!
Space alien listeners
That's Betsy
Check us out at www.croncast.com
Betsy asks, "What is an RSS feed?"
I open the program
Stroller collection websites
Barbie jeep for stroller?
Captain America
Muffin can out run the Lincoln
WE NAMED THE BABY!
The name isn't Pearl
More email to Ms. Kris Smith
Betsy wouldn't have conceded
The man wants to be a window washer
More parenting issues involving Kris
Betsy tells the man he can't vote republican
Colin and Jeb
It's all about the bureaucracy
Germans and Canadians in Cuba
Betsy isn't going to send her sister
Reading Bushwacked
Goodwill rules of conduct
The Goodwill podumentary
Play date business cards
Thanks to all guests and other shout outs
Today is show 41
Happy New Year!

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