Category: Bonus Tracks
0 Episode 56 – Double-Track Friday!
Sorry for the delay on this week’s Mic Check! But it’s time!
We had another traveler in the studio this week, stopping by on his way to his final destination: Jon “Alaska” Maakestad!
“Lola” brought “Alaska” into the studio on his way from … Alaska to Australia (he’s taking the long way as he visits his folks, who are currently in the Middle East.
This week, we had another one of those episodes where everything flowed fantastically. I really love when Adam and I just get to chat up our guests, and watch the clock as to when we should switch to “Movie Bluff”. But enough about the episode, which’ll be available in a matter of hours today!
Whenever we have an episode that flows really well, that means the Mic Check was super-successful, and was just more conversations, which is exactly what happened! Definitely listen to the Mic Check while you wait for this week’s episode to drop.
See you next week!
0 Episode 55 – Eh?
Happy Late Thursday all! Sorry about the late posting, but it was a busy day here at the Wheels Brewing Co Studio.
Well, I mean … I assume it is. I’m at work during the day, but … you know, something might be going on.
I digress. Adam and I had a fantastic time this week with Matt here in studio in Minneapolis, MN, and Molly FaceTime-ing in from NYC. Matt and Molly are two really funny people, and it was great to have them in the same conversations.
The four of us had such chemistry from the get go that we didn’t actually have a Mic Check topic this week. We just started chatting and perpetuating the conversation until half of an hour went by.
And as an apology for dropping the Mic Check so late, I’ve also included an additional pre-episode bonus track! You can listen as Dan, Adam and Matt struggle to successfully connect with Molly via Skype. It’s some goofy fun.
0 Episode 54 – Bonus Tracks a-Plenty
As we gear up to tape tonight’s episode, we realized that we still had additional content to share from Episode 54.
That’s right, the Bonus Build a Title game!
We had a lot of fun messing around with the Stitcher SmartRadio ad copy that is read between our usual discussion and games, and hope to splice them together for an entertaining, if not just wacky, version to play when’er we want. BUT AFTER, Dan suggested they play a few quick rounds ofBuild a Title to spice things up.
And in the future, we will be looking to YOU to help us kick off rounds of Movie Bluff, so if you have a suggestion for a great starter movie, TV show, or actor, or even an overall theme, we’d love to hear it! Contact us on Facebook or Twitter and let us know what YOU want to hear!
Until then, click here to listen to EVERYTHING from Episode 54.
0 Episode 54 – My Rider has Funyuns
Happy Thursday, everybody!
Unfortunately, Adam recovering after all seven weekends performing out at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, and was unable to join us for Episode 54, but Producer Caity Shea Robertson filled in as we were joined by Ben “Rodge” Rodgers and James Wheeler in the Wheels Brewing Co studio.
We’re hoping Adam has a speedy recovery so he’ll be back with us for Episode 55.
The four of us were very in-sync during this episode taping (which you’ll hear tomorrow) but we also had tons of fun with the MULTIPLE bonus tracks that we taped. We also got all over the place with varying topics while taping.
Today, we’re releasing TWO of the bonus tracks! First, we have this week’s Mic Check for you, where we discussed how the CD has turned 30 years old (remember that scene in “The Wedding Singer” where they get a CD player?). We also have a bonus track comprised of guests Ben and James discussing Fantasy Football while Dan got the studio set up. You can find both bonus tracks here.
Make sure to stop back tomorrow to check out the new episode!
0 Episode 53 – WATCHING a podcast?!?
So much has been happening around the “Buffering …” podcast this week!
We’ve officially changed the studio name from the “Frank Oz Memorial [Theater Memorial] Studio” to the “Wheels Brewing Co Studio”, for one. In all honesty, as funny as it was to name the studio in memory to someone who is not yet dead, it was time to wrap that up, and go with something better.
Based on the above, we’re going to be shutting down the Frank Oz Memorial Studio Facebook page next week, so, if you haven’t already merged over, go check out, and ‘like’ the “Buffering …” podcast fan page!
We’ve also started generating non-podcast content for the site! Dan published his first article early this week, which you can read here, and there’s more to come!
But for now, it’s time for an overdue Mic Check, featuring this week’s guests, Curtis James and Dave Wheeler! And stop back tomorrow for a brand new episode!
Dan also tested a new USTREAM app this week, where he created live streaming video of Curtis and Dave as they got into the Mic Check. For the first time ever, you can WATCH the Mic Check by clicking here!
Enjoy!
0 Episode 52 – Foresight and Intern Slaves
Happy Thursday, all!
Before we get to this week’s Mic Check, featuring Katie Best & Joel Vollmer, we have a few announcements for you regarding the podcast. It’s been a year so far, and Adam and I have discussed a few things we will be changing over the next few weeks.
First, we are in the midst of transitioning from our Frank Oz Memorial Studio Facebook page to a “Buffering …” Podcast Facebook fan page (say that five times fast!). What does this mean for you? If you are a fan of the Frank Oz Memorial Studio on Facebook, we’d ask that you switch over to the new page, as we will be deleting the Frank Oz Memorial Studio page in two weeks.
To go along with that last announcement, we will no longer be taping in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio. Or, to rephrase, we are no longer calling what could conceptually be called my living room the Frank Oz Memorial Studio. We ran that inside joke about an inside joke through the motions for a while, but it’s time to go legit, in terms of the name. No decision has been reached yet, but we’ll keep you posted.
Next, Adam and I will be solidifying ourselves as Streaming Media experts by contributing an article here an there on the site over the next few weeks. We want to make sure the podcast is nice, light, and relatable, so we’re cutting down on honorable mention news, and sticking to discussions that everyone can get in on. Now you’ll be able to turn to the “Buffering …” podcast site for your streaming news. Stay tuned for that.
Also, we will be simultaneously churning out reviews of Streaming Media sites, providers and hardware. Our reviews will also overlap in some areas so you can get both of our opinions on it.
So there’s everything you can look forward to in the coming “Buffering …” weeks. Until then, here’s this week’s Mic Check, featuring Katie Best & Joel Vollmer.
0 Episode 51 – No news about the iPhone 5!
Breathe a sigh of relief! There’s no discussion about the iPhone 5 on “Buffering …” this week! Instead, we focus on everything you may have missed as the world waited to see what Apple was going to offer this year.
Adam and I had a great time this week, pairing up two of my childhood friends who had been on before separately, but definitely needed to be in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio at the same time. As a group, we discussed a bit of news, where a lot of services had updates, but not discussable topics. The new episode will be available tomorrow, right here.
Until then, it’s time for this week’s Mic Check! For our 51st Episode, the Mic Check rambles all over the place, making sure everyone gets their two-cents in about SOMETHING. We touch upon parents on Facebook, a light touch upon 9/11, and the laziness of consumers. So make sure to listen to this week’s Mic Check, while you wait for the new episode to launch tomorrow!
0 Episode 50 – EPISODE 50!!!
We made it to 50 Episodes! In just under a year! That means we’ve generated MORE THAN 100 HOURS of content between episodes and bonus tracks! (It also means we only took two weeks off this year)
So here’s a fictitious toast from us to you for joining us in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio for 50 episodes so far, and hopefully another 50 in the coming year! Cheers!
Okay, now that we have that out of the way, it’s time for this week’s Mic Check! You can actually hear us toasting to 50 episodes at the beginning, and from there, the conversation is all about celebrations! We recount things like new and old anniversaries, and hit tons of great random tangents.
You can find the Mic Check by clicking here. You can also find the new episode tomorrow by clicking here. We’ll also have the post-episode bonus track available this weekend! You’ll find it by clicking here.
0 Episode 49 – Fishy Soundbites & Those Summer Nights
Right. It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to post a “Buffering …” Bonus Track!
This week we had two FIRST TIMERS! Shelby Lano and Jason Snyder joined Adam and myself in the Frank Oz Memorial Studio, and there was a definite synergy within the group as we chatted throughout the taping.
I’m gonna keep it short today and just point you right at the EPISODE PAGE, where you can find the MIC CHECK that has been posted today, as well as tomorrow’s NEW EPISODE!
0 Episode 48 – Fat Digital Monkeys for Sale
Happy Thursday, everyone!
It’s time to swing into everything we created this week! Obviously, Thursday’s are dedicated to Mic Check releases each week, but we can also tease that which occurred during Tuesday’s episode taping, like how we had Molly Kamph and Caity Shea Robertson on this week (Yes, we had posted a picture on our Twitter feed that we’d have Nick Johnson on this week, but he was called away at the last minute for work, and Caity was kind enough to sit in). So Adam and I had a great time with Molly and Caity, and everything got nice and abstract to get us from news story to news story before we got to Movie Bluff.
Make sure to listen all the way through this week’s episode, as we have our first ever “Buffering …” Celebrity News segment after the end theme.
Right. Enough stalling. It’s time to get you some Mic Checks. During this week’s Mic Check, we wandered all over the spectrum of abstract conversation, hitting upon dictators, Caity’s monkey daycare, and marsupials (as well as some of our dream marsupial hybrids). You can find it on this week’s EPISODE PAGE. Or by clicking HERE. Or HERE. So now I guess that answers why the fat orangutan has been watching you the entire time you’ve been reading. Enjoy!
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