http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles Jim and Valerie discuss various topics of interest about geek culture, parenting, politics, and entertainment. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:01:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 CreativeCommons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ aweofund@aweofunderstanding.com (Jim and Valerie) aweofund@aweofunderstanding.com (Jim and Valerie) 1440 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/wp-content/uploads/SiWotI/SiWotILogo.png http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles 144 144 A podcast about geek culture, being nerd parents, and not becoming our parents. Jim and Valerie discuss various topics of interest about geek culture, parenting, politics, and entertainment. geek, culture, literature, tv, movies, games, talk, society, politics, parenting Jim and Valerie Jim and Valerie aweofund@aweofunderstanding.com no yes http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-7/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-7/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:06:34 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=562 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-7/feed/ 1 0:53:04 Hello all!  I’m excited about this episode.  Well, really, I’m excited about all of them.  It’s not like we do this for money.  This one is special because it revolves around a review of two new albums, Artificial Heart by Jonathan[...] Hello all!  I’m excited about this episode.  Well, really, I’m excited about all of them.  It’s not like we do this for money.  This one is special because it revolves around a review of two new albums, Artificial Heart by Jonathan Coulton, and Join Us by They Might Be Giants.  As a super-bonus, though, we will also be reviewing the recent Chicago concert at the Vic with JoCo opening for TMBG! Yay, super-bonus!   Uncategorized Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-6/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-6/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:27:19 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=554 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-6/feed/ 0 0:53:30 Wow.  It’s been a month.  So . . . when I said we would slow down, I’m not sure I envisioned slowing down this much.  But you know, life and all.  Anyway, we have another super fun-packed episode for you today! First, we talk just a litt[...] Wow.  It’s been a month.  So . . . when I said we would slow down, I’m not sure I envisioned slowing down this much.  But you know, life and all.  Anyway, we have another super fun-packed episode for you today! First, we talk just a little bit about our . . . unique(?) parenting choices.  Perhaps the choices aren’t as unique as the ways that we justify them.  The big segment, though, is us taking to task seven of our favorite television show-runners.  We loves them, yes we does, but sometimes they do stuff that makes you say, “What the HELL was he thinking?”   Davies, Moffat, podcast, rants, Reviews, Rodenberry, Sorkin, Straczynski, Whedon Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-5/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-5/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:24:18 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=547 http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-5/feed/ 0 1:05:39 I’m back from the woods, and you’ve had a week to get over the end of our first four episode blitz, so here’s episode 5! We depart from our format a bit, with our first segment being short bits – just stuff we wanted to riff [...] I’m back from the woods, and you’ve had a week to get over the end of our first four episode blitz, so here’s episode 5! We depart from our format a bit, with our first segment being short bits – just stuff we wanted to riff on for a few minutes each.  The beefy part of this episode is our “Top 10 people on the Internet.” And actually, it’s a Top 20, since we each made our own lists. That’s right, people, two-for-one!  Because that’s just how much we love you.  Enjoy. humor, podcast, ranbles, Top, 10 Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-4/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-4/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:00:22 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=538 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-4/feed/ 2 1:21:22 Once more with feeling!  This is the last of the blitz-like episodes.  From here on in, expect a more . . . leisurely pace.  In this episode we review the first episode of the second half . . . of the sixth. . . season.  Hell.  We review the new Doc[...] Jim and Valerie review Doctor Who episode 6.08 "Let's Kill Hitler," Jim reviews the game "The Resistance," and we finally finish the Top 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books (according to NPR). books, Doctor, Who, Games, Reviews, tv Jim and Valerie yes no http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/ http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:38:36 +0000 JimPAX http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/?p=534 ]]> http://aweofunderstanding.com/rantsandrambles/2011/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-episode-3/feed/ 1 1:11:12 Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone.  Here is episode three, getting us 75% of the way through our segments on NPR’s “Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books,” as well as 75% of the way through our rapid-fire episodes. Segment one [...] The excellent web series Mr. Deity, the insanity surrounding the HPV virus, and #50-#26 of NPR's "Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books." boardgames, crazy, podcast, Rambles, rants Jim and Valerie yes no