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A wonderful conversation with Sarah and Nev of "Does My Geek" ranging in topics from Second Life to Podiobooks to Digital Oddities. The very first IDDFOS skype chat!

A Mile marker of an episode! Forty shows. ( more really ) Phew! I'm amazed. And I thank you all for listening! This episode includes emails, news, really nifty links - and a summation of episodes 21 through 39 spoken in Three Minutes and Fifteen Seconds (chipmonk style). A compact episode, but a rich one. Hope you enjoy!

A continuation of the Artificial Intelligence topic from episode 38. Robots. . Computers . . Eventual self awareness? No absolutely final answers, but at least one more question. Will it matter if they become self-aware or not? Won't most people believe that they have wills and minds of their own regardless of the circuitry ?

Anim5 comes crawling back from a craven panic toward the microphone. Fifteen years of employment at a theatrical landmark are very likely to end soon. Change terrifies me. But it's the tiny doses of HOPE that the change won't happen that are doing the most damage.

Rolls of the cosmic dice and how they change our lives, plus further exploration of gender issues in gaming. A ton of excellent emails!

The road to hell is paved with spray adhesive and cardboard. And PROCRASTO, the demon overlord of procrastination, will eventually get around to seeing you there.

A great mix of nifty emails from Sarah, Camera Guy, James and Thayan. This episode's topic: Gender issues in Tabletop RPG's and MMO's - specifically the view and treatment of female characters. Multiple viewpoints and some very interesting conclusions.

Computer and Console gaming from a woman's perspective. A frank and candid interview with Mrs. anim5 about gender issues in online MMO's and electronic entertainment in general.

Hopping from Day to Day, Hour to Hour and from one microphone to another - This episode reads feedback and attempts to explore the mystery, popularity and gross stupidities of dining on misery. What the hell is up with all these people who accentuate the negative ALL the time? - And what about the irrational popularity of reading seeing and hearing all about celebrity X every time he/she dresses badly gains 2 pounds or does something imperfect? New Members and fun activity on the IDDFOS forums - We welcome Veilelt to the Frappr Map . . . Plenty O'Stuff in this show. Not enough functioning brain in anim5 to get it posted last week where it belonged.

Do we humans create our own reality through shared and focused belief? Do we turn our Myth into Truth effecting that reality in tangible ways? And, Are dogs more important than people? - Plenty of Quality and quantity in the way of Listener feed back! We hear from the Stealth Geek, Mister Tee, Sarah, Maddrjeffe, James Stubbs, Murray, Curt the Camera Guy, Draco-X and we have THREE new members of the Frappr Map to welcome! This episode has a 15 minute chipmonk rant at the end - and - Yes I have another new anti-snore plastic strip on my nose.

Another "email extravaganza" with superb feedback and wonderfully stimulating content. The IDDFOS listeners are the best podcast listeners on Earth!

A Fantastic Gift From Curt The Camera Guy - New Frappr Map members - A recovered Odeo from Mister Tee - Latin Phrase contest entries - email responses to: The Best Gift You could Get - The Best Gift Humanity could Get. - Dogs and People, who's more important? The Supreme Being returns and busts our chops big time. - Full episode this one.

Still not episode 32, but that will post very late tonight. - This is just a "Mini Drama" I wanted to try representing some comically disfunctional game play at a newbie DnD table. Billy tries to introduce the intricacies of Dungeons and Dragons to his Sister Susie, his Aunt Motria and his Uncle Peter. In theory, mirth ensues. If I have totally mangled the game mechanics please be kind. I haven't played in 27 years.

NOT episode 32 - We've just had episode 31 last week, and we anticipate the real episode 32 some time soon, but this episode consists of - Caroline, Sasha, Tangent, Working Man, Gazeboboy, Nev and myself - All gathered together at the Tick-Tock diner nearly two months ago now. - On November 6th 2006. The topics range from flammable coffee additives to Penn station adventures to Attacking pirates! Hope you enjoy.

Had to commit most of this show to the raw, off-site digital Olympus, but the e-mails are all clean and crisp. And What a great collection of responses for this show too! The Top of the show offers a Lip Sync exercise to hone your gesture and dialogue skills! ( No Music ) There's much to learn about what we'll all miss after a collapse of civilization, as we wrap up the topics of Daniel Quinn's gorilla. Also, we step away from the maze of religion/politics/morality for a while. Episode 32 will take a departure and "lighten up". Throughout the episode - as breaks occur, we get treated to a collection of handy tips written by James Stubbs. Tips for Library patrons that seem to hang their brains on a nail by the door whenever they enter their local public information repository. Listen carefully and do not repeat their Folly! The Questions for episode 32: What would be the absolute best gift you believe you could ever get ? - also - What do you believe would the absolute best gift the human race could get ? (

The Big Three - Oh And it IS big folks. The official topic for this show Is "Jason Godesky's 30 Theses" but in reality it's a Two Hour EMAIL Extravaganza! We hear from Direwolf, Camera Guy, James Stubbs, Bill, Dickey, Mick Bradley, Geek Beard, Derek, Jason Godesky and Holy Crap! - News, shoutouts - Frappr Map Welcomes - So much stuff! So little Time.

Late night Lunatic ramblings in cardboard scenery land - in place of an actual episode. If You're new to IDDFOS, this is NOT the show to sample. Sorry folks. Episode 30 will be done, just not this week.

Religion - first half

Religion - second half

This episode's main purpose is to share with you the email response sent in by Jason Godesky - Techno Shaman and author of "The Thirty Theses", a series of papers detailing the anthropological research supporting the revolutionary ideas of Daniel Quinn. Also, we welcome James Stubbs to the Frappr Map, we hear from Geekbeard, and read a brief letter from Derek. A letter that ties-in to one of the thirty theses with a synchronous idea, but arrives at a tribal behavior from another direction. A quick tip from me about turning large text files into portable mp3's. If you missed this link below, here it is again - CBC's Best of Ideas and the three part interview with Richard Kearney. Look for the mp3 files entitled "The God who May Be." Please treat yourself to a wealth of superb insights and refreshing ideas by hearing what he has to say about his religion of the imagination. As you hear it, keep in mind what Mister Tee wrote, and what you may have heard Tracy Hickman say on the recent Round Table Episode. The C