East Meets West – Podcast

As a Tom (Real Deal, BOL) and Roger (DLTV) fan, I'm here to stay. Although I can't contribute much to the commentary since I am out of touch with politics and popular american culture, I find EMW surprisingly interesting to listen to.

Listening to EMW somehow informs me on topics that I may never hear from mainstream media and other podcasts. The podcast entertains me when you talk about popular culture that only Tom and Roger can uniquely deliver.

One minor gripe though, the sound quality can be very inconsistent. I know that you record on different equipments so no need to explain, it's just a minor complaint from me.

Peace, bros!

Hey Rodrigo!!

Fall is here (in Canada fall is as cold as winter in Brazil) and so is the EMW#90 Artwork.
Hope you guys like it.
Tom, you don't really HAVE to use it you know. It's just something we (fans) like to do... :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigohashimoto/1594241551/

Hey Roger, do the world a favor, and keep your clothes on during the show. The thought almost made me throw my music player. You want traffic, make with the girls.

Sorry to hear about your dwindling numbers. Maybe you need to take some tricks from TV sweeps months... celebrity appearances - Did Roger get fake Angelina's business card? How about a very special episode where Jango finds out she's adopted? Power crossover? Tom & Eileen find out Kevin & Alex moved in upstairs and hilarity ensues during a godaddy marketing party when the police make a mistake and they get hauled in for disturbing the peace. Special guest Leo Laporte as the only one who will take their jailcall on his iPhone. Maybe Roger could be stalked by a marriage crazed fembot from the future?
I'm sure if you drink lots of the right type of softdrink and brainstorm, you can find a way to regain the lost herd. Maybe you could all get stranded on an island ....and that bear could just turn out to be Dvorak.
finally - nothing against Fanta (aka nazicola) but Moxie is the most heinous softdrink on the planet.

It's 7.41am and I'm in my office craving for some pancackes. But while I sit here and wait until the cafeteria opens, I think thaty all of your episodes are good no matter what. Maybe they're missing some comments from some additional "old school" listeners like Udayan, PunterJoe, Jonathan C. and myself. Remember, this your podcast so don't let anyone or anything sway you both from having to change the program format. I say nay to that, and so should you.

"The Big Bang Theory" is perhaps the worst sitcom I have ever had the misfortune to experience. It is nothing but 22 minutes of beating you over the head with the stereotypes that nerds are socially awkward, and attractive women are practically brain dead. It is nothing but a loosely formed lump of non sequitur after non sequitur.

"Nerds sure are awkward, am I right?"
"Boy, this woman doesn't understand any of the super-cool math jargon we use."
"We're accomplished adults, but we're beat up by other adults because we're nerds. That sucks."

It makes me want to vomit a little.

For the love of God, U s e ........ t h e ................. c o m p r e s s o r.

CoolB's Crazy Comments

1: Yep, you may not have the numbers of listeners other shows might, but the ones you do have are high quality, if we do say so ourselves.
2: Feed the Roger.. as long as he keeps his shirt on.
3: I agree with Roger, Mountain Dew: Code Red is nasty, as was that grape flavor they had a year or two ago. I do however like the orange Livewire flavor and the Game Fuel isn't bad, kind of a mix of mountain dew and fruit punch. Speaking of mix, original mountain dew is really good mixed with orange juice.
4: I like my grits with butter and sugar.

First of all, someone said Bawls and swallow in the same sentence... just saying. I too found that a certain beverage's taste to be perplexing but i think i narrowed it down to creme soda.

The film "Layer Cake" was directed by Matthew Vaughn, producer in Guy Ritchie's movies. I personally can't choose between "Lock Stock" and "Snatch" - I love both too much. I’m hoping Ritchie’s next film will be better.

From regional accents to regional speech - I've heard Canadians say "Eh?" that sounded exactly like the Mackenzie Brothers from SCTV. I was floored when I first heard it but tickled by it too, since usually I heard them from hard-core hockey fans (And no, Roger, I wasn’t physically tickled by the Canadian hockey fans).

Another fave: Pidgen from Hawaii. The mix of local slang and ethnically-derived enunciations is sometimes challenging to decipher and yet enjoyable to listen to.

Maybe more economic or sociopolitical topics will bump up podcast listenership. How about a special Octoberfest podcast with both of you drinking and p-casting one Sunday afternoon.

Hey! great program...

Loved the October fest... i thouth you would comment abou al gore...

Tom,

On the IT Crowd: while I love Joel McHale (from The Soup) who was going to star in it, thankfully the show is gone from the midseason schedule.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iaa81044b3a12eacf6aa972e259114329

The reason I say thankfully is because that's all geeks need is yet another demeaning, unfunny sitcom about geeks. Big Bang Theory is number one in that category, which is neither funny nor endearing, nor is it well-acted aside from the tall skinny guy.

BBT is demeaning to geeks/nerds and continually reinforces the stereotypes that we are outsiders to the mainstream community, however true that may be in many, but not all, cases. Chuck, as much as I feel a sense of blah when watching, is at least geek chic, as is David Tennant's Doctor Who.

Perhaps I'm being melodramatic about the whole thing, but I know is that I hated the show with a passion when I saw the pilot back in June.

Hey Guys,

Honestly, not that your past episodes are crap (or have been crap), however they weren't all that interesting to me. Hate to pass along the news, but yeah. :) As for this episode, I really enjoyed it.
who gives a crap if you talk about yourselves? Like you said Tom, "It is your podcast."

Tom, I too hate Fanta; RC and Pepsi are the best!

Roger, I am not a fan of Life Aquatic; Bill Murray is hilarious, but I found this movie to just be well, stupid. However, I can agree with you that I don't like Owen Wilson. He's funny, but there's some movies that he's been in that he just plays stupid parts. The only movie I've enjoyed him in is "Meet the Parents."

Before I go on: Tom, Roger do you catch much football? Anyway, how 'bout them Cowboys? Yeah, they suck. Glad that the Patriots won, and this Monday we have the Falcons and the Giants; and as much as I love the Giants, I know that the Falcons are going to win. :( Also Tom, have you noticed how that in Baseball you don't see that many players who are cocky, and arrogant? Yes in sports you have to have a sense of arrogance, however there is such a thing as too much - in other words Terrell Owens. He's probably the ONLY football player that I can't stand. Personally, he's WAY TOO OVERRATED.

More Texas [football] news...

Your Alma Mater [University of Texas, Hook 'em Horns] did pretty well this weekend. Finally, a big Big 12 win. :)

Lots of sports news...anyway, now to baseball: The Rockies have had a great game so far, and well, right now I [and everyone else watching] are expecting them to win.

Finally caught my breath, think that's about it for this week. Again, great episode this week. :)

-Richard

First comment, w00t! Hey guys, long time no speaky. I've been really busy with work so I barely have time for anything...but i still listen to my occasional EMW dose during work. I tried posting comments from the last two episodes and even though I was able to submit them, nothing appeared afterwards. So I guess three time's a charm.

Anywho it's time for an ol' favorite: comments!

1. Yankees are out & the so are the Phillies...life is goooood. Even though I'm still hurting by the last minute mediocre performance by my NY Mets, it's good to know that our neighbors up north have failed once again. As for the possible departure of Joe Torre, quit the marketing propaganda and get to the point: is he leaving or not?? I hate it how some newspapers are blowing this up as if it's some historical decision which will determine the existence of mankind. Just...get to the point!!
2. Roger C? Hmm...nah I don't think I remember ever having a long-lost relative.
3. C+P is no more. my other half Jon and I just don't have enough time to do the whole podcasting gig, and now because of my job I really don't have time for anything else. Who knows, maybe we'll resurrect it in the future. But in the meantime, that' the way it is...sadly speaking.
4. If you're wondering why I've included "Corporate Moo-Cow" into my moniker, click on the link all the way up above.
5. Speaking of omelettes, I'm hungry for some irish bacon.