The Great American Road Trip
Despite the fact that gas prices are at record highs, three guys are attempting to drive through the 48 contiguous U.S. states as quickly as possible. I'm sure the hypermilers are horrified.

"Awake Live"!
I'm sure you can guess what I have to say about Josh Groban's "Awake Live" CD/DVD.

Colbert, Webby's "Person of the Year"
Stephen Colbert has been awarded the "Person of the Year" title by Webby Awards. Woot!

Music Credits
"Crooked Things Straight," by Kensington Prairie
"Everything Green," by Christine Kane
"New Soul," by Yael Naim

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Labels: josh groban, Stephen Colbert

Hurray, Comedy!
I recommend David O'Doherty's comedy, which I serendipitously discovered on YouTube. He reminds me of Demetri Martin and is hilarious.

In other comedy news, Flight of the Conchords just released an eponymous CD last week. It has been added to my "to purchase" list.

Playoffs Time Again: Go, Spurs, Go!
The San Antonio Spurs, my favorite basketball team, are currently in the midst of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs, having just triumphed over the Phoenix Suns in the first round. They'll face the New Orleans Hornets next, I report. Congratulations to Tony Parker for his career high of 41 points in the second game against the Suns!

Groban Goodness
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the May 6 release of Josh Groban's "Awake Live" CD/DVD. Josh is set to do lots of television appearances/performances to promote the album, including:

• May 6 - Good Morning America (GMA) - ABC
• May 15 - Classical Brits - ITV 1
• May 16 - The Paul O'Grady Show - CH4
• May 16 - Good Morning America (GMA) - ABC
• May 19 - The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - NBC
• May 21 - >The Ellen Degeneres Show - ABC
• May 21 - The Jimmy Kimmel Show - ABC

Music Credits
"Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle," by Cake (via IODA PromoNet)
"Four Legs Good. Two Legs Bad.," by Christine Kane
"Starfish in the Front Yard," by Chris Ayer

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Labels: David O'Doherty, Demetri Martin, Flight of the Conchords, josh groban, San Antonio Spurs, tony parker

Punk Goes Crunk
After discovering the "Punk Goes Crunk" album, I thought I might like the cover of Rhianna's song "Umbrella" more than the original, but turns out I don't. A couple of the songs from the album are more to my liking, though, and I play them during the show.

Science Meets the Radio
I recommend Radiolab, a fantastic show I discovered recently. If you can't catch it live, subscribe to the podcast. It's worth it!

Presidential Candidate Smackdown
> The messages that Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain recorded for the WWE were slightly amusing, a bit scary and also rather sad, in my opinion.

Summer Movies
Movies I'm looking forward to catching this summer: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" and "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."

Music Credits
"Umbrella," by All Time Low
"Heya," by Lorene Drive
"Tennessee," by New Found Glory

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Labels: C. S. Lewis, Indiana Jones, The Chronicles of Narnia, The X-Files

In the Back Yard
My mom, Laurie, joins me this week to ramble on about books, music, fashion and food. I interview her with the James Lipton questionaire and she improvises a few questions for me, as well.

Audio Bookworm
I give my thoughts on two books I've read recently, "Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold," by C. S. Lewis and "Salt: A World History," by Mark Kurlansky. I also reveal who I think would make the perfect Rhett Butler if someone remade the film version of "Gone With the Wind."

Food & Fashion
We talk about our favorite colors and discuss the season types color system for selecting clothing and accessories.

I also describe a couple things I've baked recently: Bakewell Tart (Thanks to Anthony for the recipe!) and Swedish Apple Cake. Yum! Next up: Norwegian Princess Cake.

More Randomness
There's lots more to the show, but you'll have to listen to discover what it includes. ;)

Music Credits
"Trois Navires de Ble," by Great Big Sea

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Labels: books, C.S. Lewis, recipes

'80s Nostalgia
While listening to a profile of Cookie Monster from NPR's "In Character" series earlier this week, I was struck by a wave of nostalgia that caused me to remember random things from the '80s, including "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," various cartoons and jelly shoes.

10 Questions
Cookie Monster's answers to the James Lipton questionaire cracked me up, so I decided to answer the questionaire myself.

Looking Forward to... I just discovered that Joshua Radin will release a new album this summer and it will include the four songs from his current EP, "Unclear Skies." You can listen to some of the songs from the album at Joshua's MySpace page.

"This American Life" Live
"This American Life," one of my favorite NPR shows, will broadcast a one-time-only special to movie theaters across the U.S. on May 1. Catch it if you can!

More Bacony Goodness
Excellent news: Jim Gaffigan is soon to head out on "The Sexy Tour" and will film his second Comedy Central Special in Austin later this year. All the details are available on Jim's blog.

Apolo Ohno TV Appearance
According to this article, Apolo Ohno will appear on "Dancing With the Stars" on May 6, I report.

More Josh Groban News
I've some Josh Groban news to share, as usual: Josh will film a PBS special on April 15 (to be aired some time this year, I believe) and will perform with Paul Simon in the "American Tunes" concerts to be held April 23-27, 2008 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Music Credits
"'80s Chords," by The FuMP/Rob Balder
"Test Drive," by Rockdownbaby

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Labels: apolo anton ohno, Jim Gaffigan, josh groban, Joshua Radin, This AMerican Life