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Special guest Jeff joins us this week for discussion of all things geek, as we struggle with massive technical issues.

Featured music: none.

Random Link: Known Issues

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan – This Film is Not Yet Rated, Tim – Mad Max

Other relevant links from the show:

• Geek to Geek – the worst dating site ever?
• Google says Goodbye to Windows
• Hulu headed to Xbox
• Galaxy S Smartphone announced
• Droid Xtreme
• iPhone tethering on the way?

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Tim went to the Phoenix Comicon this week, and as a result has a bunch to talk about before we get started. The big news, however, is that this week is our Star Wars special! Special guest Ben Sparrow comes in to share his wealth of knowledge about the Star Wars universe with us as we discuss the Force, lightsabers, Death Stars, and all the other goodness. Also – zombies.

Featured music: Jam Session 2.0 by Dumbfoundead (and friends)

Random Link: Is there room for Boba Fett in Clone Wars?

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan - Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, Tim – The Guild

Other relevant links from the show:

• Phoenix Comicon

More tech news and updates – what did you expect with Google I/O being this week? We also talk more about the ridiculous events this week in politics – specifically the AZ immigration issue – and then drift into talking all about Star Wars and lightsabers. Make sure to join us next week for our zombie Star Wars special, with a special guest!

Featured music: Faithful 2009 by Flexstyle, Steady Love and Fly Away by Everett

Random Link: Zombie Friends – a zombie myspace?

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan - Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Tim – District 9

Other relevant links from the show:

• Super Mario Crossover
• Nexus One running Windows 3.11
• HTC Evo review
• Google TV
• Google to buy AdMob
• Dan on Calderon’s speech, ICE decision
• Wookiepedia: lightsaber

Sorry about last week. Tim slipped into a coma from ingesting too much awesome at the “Iron Man 2″ showing.

What do we talk about this week? I was only half paying attention myself. Some technology, some politics, the Arizona law, some sports, and lots of other randomness. Enjoy…

Featured music: Victory by Bond, Four Chord Song by Axis of Awesome

Random Link: Random Critic on Airbender

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan – Pandorum, Tim – Sparticus: Blood and Sand

Other relevant links from the show:

• Russia’s solution to oil spill? Nuke it!
• Nintendo goes Ebony, totally isn’t racist
• Group want All Star Game taken away from Phoenix
• Mosque Madness!
• The Four Chord Song
• Sperm donations on the rise!
• LG Ally
• iPhone Heart Monitor
• Nexus One store closing

Our second “Return” episode. Anyone who’s anyone knows there’s only one return, and it’s not of the king – it’s of the Jedi.

This week we cover a bunch of new technology news, including the Droid Incredible, the death of the Courier, a leaked E3 games lineup, and Apple’s raid on the home of a Gizmodo editor. In politics, we talk a bit about the new immigration law in Arizona and the ridiculous and widespread outrage in response to it. We also talk about the UK’s new “cuddle drug” and what that says about society’s views on masculinity.

Featured music: Before Everything Happened (Dark Cloud 2 OCR) by Flexstyle, Todd the T-1000 by Jonathan Coulton, The Device Has Been Modified by Victims of Science

Random Link: Obama’s Immigration Conundrum

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan - McLintock!, Tim - Full Metal Jacket

Other relevant links from the show:

• Conan O’Brien says he wouldn’t do what Leno did
• Leaked E3 lineup
• MS Courier killed
• Droid Incredible Review
• New video card packs 12 DisplayPorts
• Jon Stewart on Apple
• Ninja Pirates?
• Real Ultimate Power
• Dan’s editorial on the immigration law
• AZ deputy shot by drug smugglers
• Top 10 dumbest things said about the immigration law
• A carefully crafted immigration law
• Cuddle drug turns men into women (sorta)
• Why can’t men be more like women
• Red White and Blue deemed racist in the UK
• Janet Napolitano hates white people

This episode covers a wide range of topics… we touch on the economy again, take our weekly riff on Apple, and talk about the joys of technology and some of the more ridiculous and laughable news we found this week.

Featured music: Terra Firma, The Void by Flexstyle*, W’s Duty by Jonathan Coulton, Technostuff by ANgR MgMT

Random Link: The Story of Stuff

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan – Somewhere in Time, Tim – Star Trek: First Contact

Other relevant links from the show:

• Google tries to deter people trying to commit suicide
• The Night Santa Went Crazy (via Tinysong)
• RIM says Blackberry is the phone of the future
• Conan’s Twitter
• Mother accused of abuse for hugging
• NBCU/Comcast merger?
• HIV-only soccer team
• Medical Marijuana industry is on fire!
• Chinese undervaluing currency to subsidize imports?
• Nurse accused of aiding people in suicides
• Lane Bryant ad rejected because of “larger cleavage”
• Apple rejects Flash as “closed and proprietary”
• The Woz on the leaked iPhone

This episode features us talking about the National Day of Prayer (and the recent mishaps surrounding it), the iPad’s latest woes, the most hilarious virus ever,  and then an in depth discussion of the latest news about Goldman Sachs and the scandal there, along with its impact on the current financial crisis. We also talk about the fallout from some of the government moves during the financial crisis, and how we think America is responding.

Featured music: Terra Firma, The Void by Flexstyle*, Star Wars by Moosebutter *We gave the wrong album for The Void, it’s actually off “Elements of Creation.”

Random Link: Currency Devaluation and Revaluation

Netflix Picks of the Week: Dan – Seven Pounds, Tim – Mythbusters: Collection 5

Other relevant links from the show:

• Judge declares National Day of Prayer
• Goldman Sachs charged with fraud
• Toyota recalls minivans
• The dumbest economic collapse ever
• Subprime Primer
• Israel confiscating iPad
• Hentai virus publishes web histories
• Obama’s Space Program cuts
• Wikipedia – the financial crisis of 2007-2010

This episode features all music written and/or performed by Dan and Tim, and features them talking about a wide range of issues and events, including more of Tim’s alternate history, the horrors of parents on Facebook,  the new iPhone OS and the iAd, our love for Felicia Day, Obama’s “targeted assassinations,” and more…

Featured music: Ben’s Mom, Toolish by Stoicism, It Was Too Late, Moving On, Not I by Andrew Hake

Random Link: Random Linky Love

Other relevant links from the show:

• Computer Engineer Barbie
• Kid files harassment charges against mom for Facebook posts
• Slash is with CoCo
• KKK repudiates Westboro Baptist
• Firefly, Angel, and Buffy on Netflix.
• The Guild web series
• How to Create Codex’ Staff
• Wikileaks’ “unedited” video is edited

So where do you fit in? We want music to play on our show. This can be you, your band, your friend’s band, your dog’s band, whatever – so long as you’re okay with us using it on the show. We’ll throw you a link on the page show and under a soon-to-come affiliates link list in exchange and say some nice things about you on the air. If you’re curious as to the legalese, just hit the Creative Commons link on the sidebar and you’ll get all the info you could want and probably a lot more.

So, if you are a musician, or you know of a musician that would like to be featured on Radio Spacebird, email us at rsb@radiospacebird.com, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!