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 - 2005-06-27.mp3

Show: #135
Length: 26:08
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 11.9 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 94
what does blue taste like
kris follows a bad noise to its source
which leads to roughing it on the cul de sac
we are living au natural sans air conditioning
so we do what anyone would do in a similar situation
head to the race track
betsy wins on a long shot
near death target experience
seriously
hurricane in naperville
our costa rican fan sends us the story of a cow in a corolla
thus the pic below

Photo courtesy of Paul Shepard

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Croncast - 2005-06-24.mp3

Show: #134
Length: 29:30
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 13.5 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 93

Today in Croncast we reflect on Aurora's boil order of 2004 that was the result of Canadian Geese infestation. Yes, we were all unknowingly guzzling goose poop.

Kris and I argue Chicken Vagina vs Egg Chute. I am verbally assaulted at Goodwill. Kris is taking an interest in the lawn and I want to run away.

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Croncast - 2005-06-22.mp3

Show: #133
Length: 27:56
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 12.7 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 92

Kris has stalkers coming out of the wood work- hello to you if you are the stalker. Kris reflects on his relative love of lawn mower racing.

More t-ball drama the Scion gets used as a back stop and Kris' IT geek social skills interfere with his ability to end the Scionic abuse.

I have to run a minature man birthday party which went well- though I didnt have him open presents at the party- I know that I am becoming more suburban by the minute- miss muffin gets a doggie spa treatment without being drugged and Elliot's talent for accessorizing at the gap gets me thinking.

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Croncast - 2005-06-20.mp3

Show: #132
Length: 34:17
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 15.7 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 91

Watch The Video!

We are back from the Wisconsin Dells and in this episode Kris calls a fight between marines, babysits a stripper's kids and watches the police arrest an out of hand mommy all while wearing his tacky father's day gift.

Kris reminisces about the days prior to the invention of Nair and bikini line shaving, I advise him both Nair and bikini line shaving have been around for years, but they didnt practice pubic hair removal in his neck of the woods- go figure. Kris also tries to draw comparisons between Tijuana and the Dells, though I point out that he has never been to Tijuana and never during my entire stay in the Dells was I offered Chiclets from a homeless scabby toddler.

Kris attempts to explain the origins of the phrase Git R Dun and I still don't get it or git it I guess.

Check out the screen shots of Kris and I on TV we are stars! Not really I don't think stars shop at Aldi's- except maybe Rachel Hunter before the smash hit Dancing with the Stars which is on my must watch this week. Rachel has probably upgraded to Albertsons store brands now that things are looking up.

Screen shots from the video.

Bird's eye view from Elliot's spot in the basement.

Guess who?

Who could this be?

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Croncast - 2005-06-17.mp3

Show: #131
Length: 32:19
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 14.8 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 90

Here we go everybody, Betsy and I talk about our super white trash mecca weekend that began with a skiing squirrel in an above ground pool, the Wisconsin Dells the Tiajuana of the Midwest.

Betsy talks about her bathed in gasoline seagulls from Mexico while the baby pukes on her hand, how I will be in charge of the man and how his memories of this trip will probably be great and Betsy's will be, "Thank god I didn't have to go to the waterpark." and a short bit about how Betsy and her mom used to just call me at work and tell me they were leaving for vacation.

Listener Russ sent us this about naming pharmaceuticals;

"Vi---meaning hard ( as is Vitamins,minerals,rocks,,HARD )
Agra--meaning root ( agriculture etc...)
so ViAgra = Hard ROOT"

and Ben sent this version;

"Viagra is taken from the word "Viagraha," which means Tiger in Sanskrit."

Good thing this isn't CBS because I am not going to check these facts. Betsy and I fit Viagra, Wal-Mart and Nascar into the same 5 minutes, proof positive we've been living in the midwest forever, we get into Wal-Mart being evil and their funding of NPR shows, the darkside equivilant of this; Darth giving a free shirt to Yoda with his likeness and Yoda sporting it day and night.

Our long distance Casey Kasem shout out to Melanie from Nova Scotia, all songs being euphemisms for sex, Wang Chung? and Billy Ocean and his commercial for his song.

Tom sent in a notice that my new car was one of the top 10 "Nerdmobiles" by CNET look for the Scion xB, we talk about Betsy's love fluff and we wrap with a final story of my youth and the small town.

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Croncast - 2005-06-15.mp3

Show: #130
Length: 32:34
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 14.9 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 89

Today's show(s) is a special!

It is broken down into two parts. But first a shout out to Greg and Lisa from Viva Podcast for their comments about the show. We really appreciated it!! Hopefully the part where we mention you in the interview sticks.

In part one, or;

Act I: (to steal from Ira Glass)

We interview two guests, NBC5 reporter Charlie Wojciechowski and cameraman/lapel mic wizard Vince Munion. Like Betsy and I these two have worked together for years. Charlie and Vince's audio is a bit quite because they were sharing a mic.

We discuss the new NBC5 podcast(s) "Weekend Web Guys", Vince busts us out about Legos on the studio floor, their work together in the Quad Cities, Charlie also explains a really cool thing NBC5 will be doing during Wimbledon to get their news casts out like . . . stream them, Vince's BTK connection, Charlie's father's prophetic words; "Charlie you are going to end up working someplace like Fargo, North Dakota", how they both ended up in Chicago, legalized big media and in the future Vince promised share his story about growing up in the town that brought the world purple ketchup

From left: Vince Munion, Charlie Wojciechowski and Kris with a "k".

From left(sorry couldn't help it): Betsy grinning in a way that frightens me.

Kris' pre-interview meal of frozen peas.

Act II:

The show no one was ever supposed to hear, the show we recorded during the taping of some b-roll. It is unedited so that you can get a sense of what it was like in the basement for this interview. You have probably heard a couple of these pieces before but they have renewed freshness.

The interview should air on NBC5 this Friday. What time? I have no idea I need to make some phone calls.

If anyone in the Chicago area can tape this for us I would really appreciate it because we are supposed to be out of town for Elliot's birthday.

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Croncast - 2005-06-13.mp3

Show: #129
Length: 36:36
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 16.7 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 88

So my voice is coming back, slowly, got a bit of my laugh back and . . . I got a new car, a Scion xB. I am going to take some photos and I'll be right back.

Here they are with a couple of reflections of the Lincoln.

Thirty with bald spots on top and a bass tube and neon lights illuminating the inside, I will travel the suburbs frontin' as a 20 year old with his first gig. We talk about my rejection letter from WBEZ in Chicago, at least they were still thinking of me.

We also get into buying the car and how if they knew us they probably wouldn't loan us the money because our payment history with them is not indicative of our bill paying habits, what Kris could go without if we no money, Betsy inheriting the Lincoln, the subdivision block party which marks the one year anniversary for us in this house, buying children.

And then we get into Betsy telling me that camping isn't waking up in the back of a truck bed in a cornfield but is Wolfgang Puck Latte's in a personal cup, we do the show shout outs, special one for Timothy Vojta for a generous donation, my childhood viewing of Miami Vice (I never wanted to be Tubbs).

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Croncast - 2005-06-10.mp3

Show: #128
Length: 37:09
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 17.0 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 87

Kris' voice equals ass again. To start off we have a puking baby that the doctor wants to put on medication, not really.

Betsy and I talk about the t-ball experience tonight at the first game and it is just eating her up. Thanks to Russell from www.blackholeradio.com for sending us this link about squab www.squab.com/aboutus.htm. Betsy may be thinking I actually know what I am talking about.

We talk about KEXP.org radio from Washington, Mendel the Monk, "Value Village" sent in by Henry Hedberg, how Betsy would have gotten off the Mayflower solely on the fact that she would see a gay native on the shore who would know where the party is, Betsy says the west is an ash tray thanks to her trip to Phoenix.

Betsy says she host photos, finally, for me to put up of the prizes but she hasn't given them to me yet, I try to get Betsy to ask me about something with animals that I may not know about (cause I am such an animal expert) by giving her time by telling a story about a $30 tip that I received as a table-side chef from burning the side of my head, she comes up with "what days are the tag days at Goodwill?".

We also talk about naming kids thanks to Allegra, we start the outro and then I remind everyone that they can donate some money to support the show here at the website. Betsy says that even $1.99 will go far at Goodwill.

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Croncast - 2005-06-08.mp3

Show: #127
Length: 35:29
Format: mp3
Bit rate: 64 kbs
Size: 16.2 mb

Croncast - Betsy and her husband Kris Ep. 86

Man, my voice is still pretty messed up and it is making it hard to laugh. Every time that I laugh I cough so I apologize in advance.

We got some stuff cooking around here with t-ball and another side project that I have that will be interesting to talk about on Friday. Let me tell you, big t-ball news ;). Since Betsy puts the "t" and the "b" in t-ball she will lay it all out.

In this show Betsy swears that she is ready to ship the Goodwill goodys from the contest and promises that she'll have photos for me tomorrow to put up.

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