Ryn and I went the midnight opening of Batman: The Dark Knight, and we discuss out thoughts on the movie while driving to my family reunion on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. SPOILER ALERT! We assume that anyone listening has either seen the movie, or doesn't care about having the details of the film revealed.

Outro song: Batmobile - the Happy, Happy Jihads (courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network)

I'm beginning to suspect that my microphone is dying, and I apologize in advance if I sound like I'm recoring in a tin can. Ryn, on the other hand, sounds great! You'd think after three years I'd have this stuff down...

Also, the crickets...WTF?!

Song 1: Make My Day - Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies (from EP 1)
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We kick things of with an uplanned discussion of our favorite member of the Star Trek family: Deep Space Nine. We make special mention of the Season 6 episode "Far Beyond the Stars".

Song 2: We Are All Accelerated Readers - Los Campesinos! (from Hold On Now, Yougster...)
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Superhero Move Roundup!

The Marvel Universe:

• Iron Man
• The Incredible Hulk
• Thor (2010)
• Ant-Man (2010)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Captain America (2011)
• The Avengers (2011)

The DC Universe:

• Batman: The Dark Knight
• Wonder Woman (2009)
• Justice League (2011)

and on DVD...

• Superman: Doomsday
• Justice League: The New Frontier
• Batman: Gotham Knight
• Wonder Woman (2009)

Song 3: Dear Mr. & Mrs. Troublemaker - All Girl Summer Fun Band (from 2)
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And even more movies...

• Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
• WALL-E
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Song 4: The Crash, The Wagons, The Dying Horses - The Craft Economy (from All On C)

Not only is this episode 75 (it's divisible by 5, so you know it's important), but today is the 3rd anniversary, to the day, of the launch of www.randomsignal.com!

All music in this episode is from the album Clap Along with... by The Dynamite Brothers from Chapel Hill, NC.
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Song 1: Bus Stop

Ryn and I share our thoughts on Balticon 42, including...

Geek Fu Morning Show After Dark #13, LIVE!
The Takeover--Now with 100% more Ryn!
The Balticon Podcast

Song 2: My Lover

Ryn and I talk, once again, about one of our most favorite topics: television.

Song 3: One Way Blues

A bit more about TV, specifically, Joss Whedon's new series Dollhouse and J.J. Abrams' new series Fringe.

Introducing Indie Squid Kid, my new cephalopod-focused blog!

Want to get a beet (or maybe a turnip) in the mail? Well, all you have to do is drop me an email. I guarantee it will be, at the very least, Maryland-quality produce.

Song 4: Raw Dawggin' Again

Balticon 42 begins tomorrow! So here's a quick one before I go.

Song 1: The World The People Together (Come On) - The Dandy Warhols (from ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols...)
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And now, some awesome words for your sexy ears...

The Takeover only at ZombInc.net (Zombies!! At work!!)

The Failed Cities Monologues by Matt Wallace and Variant Frequencies

Song 2: I'm Dungeons You're Dragons - The Alligators (from ???)
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I'm providing a voice for Chris Lester's awsome new podcast novel Metamor City: Making The Cut

Go see Iron Man, it's really very good.

Song 3: Springtime Can Kill You - Jolie Holland (from Springtime Can Kill You)
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My wife Ryn joins me once again as co-host. Check out her brand new blog The Suburban Herbivore!

All the music in this episode is from the album Our One Mistake by The Old Ceremony from Chapel Hill, NC.
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Song 1: Get To Love

The Great Bat Incident

Bats my be hella creepy when they get in your house, but they are actually fascinating creatures!
Read more about them on Wikipedia, The Source of All Knowledge.

If you have a wild animal problem, we highly recommend AAAnimalControl.com

Song 2: Believer

Comic book reviews

1. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Joss Whedon's Season Eight

Publisher: Dark Horse Comcis
Writers: Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, and Drew Goddard
Principle artist: Georges Jeanty

2. Angel: After the Fall

Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writers: Joss Whedon and Bryan Lynch
Art: Franco Urru

Song 3: Papers In Order

Hang on to your ear holes, and cover the furniture in plastic, because it's Aprilween and we may not make it out alive...

Song 1: Monster Party - The Powerknobs (from Tomorrow's Never Going To Come)
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Song 2: Where They Wander - Horrorpops (from Hell Yeah!)
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Video 1: Ghouls - Horrorpops (from Hell Yeah!)



Song 3: Hunting For Witches (Fury666 Remix) - Bloc Party (from Hunting For Witches [Remixes])
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Video 2: Hunting For Witches - Bloc Party (from A Weekend In The City)



Song 4: Who Wants To Be a Zombie Anyways? - The Mansfields (from Cramp Your Style, coming in May 2008 from Gearhead Records)
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Song 5: Vampires of the West Coast - Ghost Bees (from Tasseomancy)
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Song 6/Video 3: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (from Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!)
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Song 7: Knee Deep In Wolf Guts - Two Headed Phantom (from Her Majesty the Witch Demo)
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Song 8: Black Cat - The Young Werewolves (from The Young Werewolves)
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Song 9: Demons Are a Ghoul's Best Friend - Ghouls Night Out (from The Mourning After)
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Song 10: Elena's Empty Tomb - Thee Merry Widows (from The Devil's Outlaws)
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What's this? A new episode of Random Signal already? Could this be some kind of wonderful dream and/or psychotic break?

Probably. My advice--roll with it...

Song 1: Wreck My Flow - The Dirtbombs (from We Have You Surrounded)
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Comic review - The Twelve

• Publisher: Marvel
• Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
• Artist: Chris Weston
• Wikipedia entry

Song 2: Pins In My Doll - The Dynamite Brothers (from Clap Along With...)
[Ask me and I bet I can hook you up!]

Comic review - Project Superpowers

• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
• Plot: Jim Kruegar and Alex Ross
• Scripts: Jim Kruegar
• Cover Art: Alex Ross
• Interior Art: Doug Klauba and Stephen Sadowski
• Wikipedia entry

Watch Jon Stuart geek out about Man-Bat!



Song 3: Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker (from Face To Face, Volume 1)
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Ryn joins me as co-host again to talk about her recent trip to South By Southwest Interactive and her new-found addiction to social networking.

All music in this episode is by one of my new favorite bands, Los Campesinos!

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Their first full lengh CD, Hold On Now, Youngster is realesed in the US on April 1, 2008 (pre-order here), but you can get it now at Emusic.com.

Song 1: This is How You Spell "HAHAHA, We Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of a Generation of Faux-Romantics"

Video 1: The International TweeXcore Underground (from The International TweeXcore Underground EP)



Ryn's SXSW report -- "There was a moustache going around."

Song 2/Video 2: Death to Los Campesinos!



Need a new drug?
Socialthing!
Get Satisfaction
Good Reads

Song 3: My Year In Lists

A couple of sites that came up during listener feedback...

Andy Lee - www.findandy.com
The Clockwork Cabaret - www.clickcaster.com/clockworkcabaret


Song 4/Video 3: We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives (from Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP)



Video 4: You! Me! Dancing!

Being an experiment in tandem podcasting. For more steampunk and dinosaurs, listen to The Voice of Free Planet X (aka Jared Axelrod).

Song 1: The Lives of Captured Scientists - The Craft Economy (from All On C)
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Steampunk!

As definied on Wikipedia

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

On Flickr - The Guild of Justice-Minded Citizenry! (as seen on Boingboing.net)

Steampunk Spectacular podcast

The Clockwork Ball - Ringside, Durham, NC (Saturday, March 28)

Song 2: Airship Pirate - Abney Park (from Lost Horizons)
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Dinosaurs!

Paleo-blogs:
Tetrapod Zoology
Laelaps

On Flickr - Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

Cladistics on Wikipedia

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences

Song 3: Age of the Fern - George Hrab (from [sic])
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WARNING: This episode of Random Signal contains snarky Liberal ranting about the state of American politics and the 2008 presidential election. Not Safe For Work, Children, or Easily-offended Republicans.

Song 1: Dick Is a Killer - rx

Video 1: Imagine - rx



Song 2: The Happiest Place on Earth - Desaparecidos (from Read Music/Speak Spanish)
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Song 3/Video 2: Exit Strategy - Valient Thorr (from Legend of the World)
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Song 4: W's Duty - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing a Week One)
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Video 3: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming Lips



Video 4: Dr. Who on Holiday - Dean Gray



Song 5: When The President Talks to God - Bright Eyes
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