Posts By Dan Whelan
0 Episode 24 – 02/29/12 feat. Eric “The Red” Fagerberg & Jack Lob
Guests Eric “The Red” Fagerberg and Jack Lob join Dan and Adam to discuss Satellite vs. Cable vs. Netflix, the 2012 Oscar Winners, William Shatner’s “Seeking Major Tom”, Innuendos and play “Movie Bluff”.
Taped at The Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Feb. 29, 2012.
0 Episode 24 – Kickstarting the N64 so You Don’t Have To …
We have gone OVERBOARD this week to make up for the fact that we didn’t have any Bonus Tracks for last week’s road episode. This week [dramatic pause/drumroll] … there are FOUR Bonus Tracks, and they’re all, more or less, centered around my use of Tax Refund money on N64 games and accessories. And pizza. … And Kickstarter.com.
Okay, so here’s the rundown for you of important stuff to check out that is referenced somewhere in the Bonus Tracks (which can be viewed by clicking anywhere I reference Bonus Tracks):
1) There’s a lot of N64 game play in the bonus tracks, but the best batch comes out on Saturday. Today’s releases are more ambient game play noises with the microphones conveniently on. In case you’re wondering, but not yet interested enough to check out the Bonus Tracks, we played Beetle Adventure Racing before the show, and Super Smash Brothers. Seriously. Saturday’s Bonus Tracks are awesome. Stay tuned!
2) Kickstarter obsession (with “Buffering …” relevance)! The studio is set to back two projects on Kickstarter: Ze Frank’s new show (if you’re not familiar with Ze Frank, check out his old vlog from 2006 & 2007. I recommend the Scrabble episode!), which has already hit 200% backing, and THIS. I’m not going to tell you what it is. Just click on it. It is AWESOME (*What, like a hot dog?*). The second project needs additional backers (at time of publication), and I don’t see how it isn’t at 1000% backing yet. Help out! Keep an eye out for Ze’s new show, coming (tentatively) in late March.
3) HAVE YOU CLICKED ON THIS YET?!?
We had a great time with Jack Lob and Eric “The Red” Fagerberg in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, and know that you’ll DEFINITELY enjoy Saturday’s Bonus Tracks, so set yourself a reminder to come back!
Until then, I just found my keys that froze to the parking lot after Tuesday’s ice storm, so I need to thaw them out. Make sure to listen to tomorrow’s show on the Episode Archive, iTunes, or Stitcher Radio!
I went a little link crazy this week, but every one of them is worth it. ESPECIALLY THIS ONE!
0 Episode 23 – 02/20/12 feat. Emily Dyess, Spencer Knapp & Caity Shea Robertson
Guests Emily Dyess and Spencer Knapp join Dan and Adam to discuss what they like to order at Thai restaurants, how everyone showed up at the same restaurant the night before (without coordination), and play “Movie Bluff” with Caity Shea Robertson.
Taped at Tum Rup Thai Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN on Feb. 20, 2012.
0 Episode 22 – 02/15/12 feat. Dave Wheeler & James Wheeler
Guests Dave Wheeler and James Wheeler join Dan and Adam to discuss how “Buffering …” is now available on Stitcher SmartRadio, Netflix’s first original series, “Lilyhammer”, future Netflix exclusives, Jim Gaffigan’s upcoming special, Louis C.K.’s success and play “Movie Bluff”.
Taped in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Feb. 15, 2012.
0 Episode 22 – Birchard and other amazing names!
Happy Friday early morning, night owls!
I must start out by apologizing for the delay of this week’s Mic Check. Loooooong day today. Thirteen hours long day, but it’s right before a self-awarded long weekend, so I feel like I earned it and that you’ll understand.
Plus, this week’s Mic Check was worth the wait. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Dave & James Wheeler for the “Wheeler/Whelan Flour Hour (Featuring some guy named Adam)”, and we all learned something, be it about meat, murder, Presidents, or dogs that are actually robots.
Check out the Mic Check in the Bonus Tracks Archive, and stay tuned on Saturday for a very excellent post episode conversation and additional “Movie Bluff” game.
Some cool news to go along with this is that we are now available on Stitcher Radio! Listen to us along side other great podcasts such as “WTF with Marc Maron”, NPR’s “Wait, Wait don’t tell me”, and “Doug Loves Movies”, among others. Stitcher SmartRadio – The Smarter Way to listen to radio.
So check us out there, or find us on iTunes and make sure to rate us while you’re there! We have 6 so far and we’re going strong.
Summary: Sorry. Mic Check. Stitcher Radio. iTunes. Sleep.
0 Episode 21 – 02/07/12 feat. Alex “AJ” Johnson & Jon Schrader
Guests Alex “AJ” Johnson and Jon Schrader join Dan and Adam to discuss Verizon’s partnership with Redbox, OK Go & YouTube Music Videos, tons of product placement, and play “Movie Bluff”.
Taped in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Feb. 7, 2012.
0 Episode 21 – Authoritative Glasses
Our podcast is able to drink! (if episodes translated to podcast-years)
We had a lot of fun this week, with the most combined glasses count, and overall beard content sitting on our couch! That’s right, AJ and Jon joined us this week to wax philosophic over the Verizon/Redbox partnership, as well as OK Go’s new music video for “Needing/Getting”. I think this is the most organized and pundit-esque podcast we’ve put out to date. We sound so official.
One thing to check out (which we will extract soon) on this week’s Mic Check, is we explain the rules to Movie Bluff very succinctly, while making it relatable. I think we’re going to use that as the golden standard of how to play, for any new guests moving forward.
Right. Time to get back to work. Head over to listen to this week’s Mic Check in the Bonus Tracks Archive, as well as a mess of Bonus Leonard Maltin games, post episode conversations, and every other Mic Check we’ve done to date!
(And make sure to rate us on iTunes!)
0 Episode 20 – 01/31/12 feat. Andrew Nelson & Lauren “Lola” Schauer
Guests Andrew Nelson and Lauren “Lola” Schauer join Dan and Adam to discuss George Takei’s Facebook account, Snoop Dogg’s street cred, “Jersey Shore”, and play “Movie Bluff”.
Taped in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Jan. 31, 2012.
0 Episode 20 – “Hoarders” & “Heart-o-grams”
We have new blood on this week’s episode! Not “on it” like evidence, but like a new voice. Previous guest (and Tom Hanks movie aficionado) Caity Shea Robertson hooked us up with Andrew Nelson, who plays music, does the occasional stand up act AND works the overnight shift at Target, so we had plenty to discuss with him. PLUS, Lola came back for another episode, decked out in green after unearthing a stash of St. Patrick’s Day gear. Two fantastic guests to have on at once.
We never really hit a specific Mic Check question this week (getting to the heart of this post quickly), but we cover a lot. If your high school ever tried to play match maker, or if you have watched, or are a, “Hoarder”, this is the Mic Check for you. And if not, there’s still a lot of funny stuff in there too.
Check out the Mic Check in the Bonus Tracks Archive and stay tuned tomorrow for a great episode!
Here’s a schedule of what to expect over the next few weeks:
This isn’t etched in stone … yet, so some of our guests may change
Episode 21 Guests: Alex “AJ” Johnson & Jon Schrader
Episode 22 Guests: Dave & James Wheeler
Make sure to check us out on iTunes and RATE US!!! (Preferably favorably)
0 Episode 19 – 01/24/12 feat. Eric “Kevin” Adams & Katie Best
Guests Eric “Kevin” Adams and Katie Best join Dan and Adam to discuss Redbox, Oscar Nominations, and play “Movie Bluff”.
Taped in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, Minneapolis, MN on Jan. 24, 2012.
The Buffering Podcast 