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I had an amazing day this past Saturday. I spent the afternoon at the beach in Santa Barbara with my friend Manny at the California Wine Festival. The ocean was 40 feet away on one side, and the mountains and palm trees were on the other. Besides the amazing weather, there was great wine, food and conversation. Despite going through a rough patch over the last 9 months, it’s days like that where you appreciate the little things in life. I hope you have one of those days soon.

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On the show:

* BP’s “Static Kill” Really a Way to Hide Oil Flow?
* John Punch on Facebook Etiquette
* Andrew Breitbart Plays the Race Card. Badly.
* Maggots Fall From an Overhead Bin on a U.S. Airways Flight

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I complained last week because of overcast weather here in Santa Barbara, now I’m paying for those remarks. For the last two days it been 90+ degrees at my house. While I recorded the show there was no ventilation, no fan and no air conditioning. You have to shut everything off so you don’t hear fan noise. I feel like a puddle of sweaty nastiness. OK, I admit it, I’d rather have the overcast weather.

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On the show:

* Discovering Bad Astronaut: Houston: We Have A Drinking Problem

* NBA Fines Cleveland Owner $100k for LeBron Remarks
* Republican Caught Plagiarizing
* Lawmakers Look into “Kate Plus 8″ Work Permits

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Is anyone else stuck in this post Fourth of July hangover like I am? When I started digging into my to-do list this week it felt insurmountable. Did I get lazier over the course of a three-day weekend? Am I alone in this or are you all feeling this too? What do you do to get over a holiday weekend hangover?

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On the show:

* Just Department Files Lawsuit Against Arizona’s Immigration Law
* Lindsay Lohan Salutes the Court with Message on Middle Finger
* Firewalkers Trying to Beat Their Fears Burn Themselves on Hot Coals. Irony?
* Pittsburgh Zoo Offers Discount “Mullet Day”

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Sometimes you hit a slow news week. I scoured all my usual sources and nothing really grabbed me for this week’s show. BP continues to F’ up the Gulf, it’s politics as usual in Washington and there may or may not have been Russian spies living among us. Instead, let’s talk about library porn, iPhone reception issues and Allstate’s laziness in making a sales call.

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On the show:

* Latest Lifehouse Release “Smoke & Mirrors for $5.00 at Amazon.
* City Council Plans Library Porn Shame List
* Dating Tips
* iPhone 4 Reception Issues
* Allstate’s Sales Laziness

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This month I’m celebrating the 5 year anniversary of doing American Cliche. The show has changed a little bit over that time, but at its core it really is the same – a goofy dude talking about news stories that interest him and his personal journey through life. I’m sort of shocked that you have all stuck around so long. Thank you for your support.

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On the show:

* Great NH Band: Soundtrack to Monday
* General McChrystal Screws the Pooch
* USA World Cup Fever
* 40 Human Heads Found By Southwest Airlines Employees
* The Loss of a Listener

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What do you get when you mashup BP, Joran van der Sloot, John McCain and Snooki powered by a soundtrack of Against Me! and Steelheart? Well, you get this week’s show of course.

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On the show:

* Joran van der Sloot Tries to Recant Confession
* John McCain Tweets Snookie of Jersey Shore. Yep, It’s True
* Obama Labeled as “anti-British” Over BP Criticism

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This week we’re contemplating how incompetent BP really is as well as dissecting the finales of Lost and Celebrity Apprentice. Were they satisfying to you?

Here the rest:

* Pac-Man Eats Up Work Time
* Ellen DeGeneres Starts Record Label
* “Life” Feedback from David S.

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I had a really good time taping this episode. I’m not sure why – I’m running on 4 hours sleep and I have an overwhelming to-do list. Something just felt good about turning up Slash and Poison and rocking out. I hope you guys dig it.

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On the show:

* Settling Into My New Place
* Crazy Garage Sale People
* Waitress Fired Over Facebook Post
* Naples Pizzarias Using Coffin Wood?
* Death Metal Teacher Fired

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I don’t often mix my two worlds, but I thought this piece I produced for MediaTrust’s Relevantly Speaking video series was pretty awesome. A couple months back in New York I got a chance to interview CNN’s SEO Coordinator, Topher Kohan. For those that don’t know, “SEO” stands for Search Engine Optimization. Topher’s job at CNN is to make sure that search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing can find their news stories and other content accurately when people search for them. In addition to the SEO stuff, we talked about CNN’s fabulously successful iReport program as well as the impact that social media is having on how CNN reports news.

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After a six week hiatus, I’m back this week with a brand spankin’ new episode of the radio show. Did you miss me? Today I’m talking about some of the major headlines that have been dominating the news in recent weeks as well as some life changes that I’m working through.

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Here’s the breakdown:

* Gulf Oil Spill – is This a Wakeup Call?
* Dissecting the Arizona Immigration Law
* Jeff S. Rocks a Mashup Called “Punking Parent”
* “Teachu Alesson” Comments on “What Would Lloyd Dobler Do?”
* Donations: Linda H., Sean P., Mark N., Jonathan K., Hyung-joon A. and Michael H.

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