- Continued Wall Street fallout predicted
- Wrap up of the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight
- AIG changes bonus program (bonuses still outrageous)
- Tax on pizza and soda is a BAD IDEA!!!
- The usual rant about something
- Joe’s blog
- Featured alcohol: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
- Featured music: Finntroll and Kaiser Chiefs

Intro music: “Anhelos” by Leechmaster
Outro music: “8-bit Junkie” by George Wood

Notes:  Another high quality show with the usual blend of stories, rants, music, and alcohol.  We have a few guests this week as well.  Interesting music from a fantasy-folklore-inspired band from Finland called Finntroll (further proving that most Scandinavian people are high) and low-fi punk from the Kaiser Chiefs.  We also enjoyed Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey.  Good times!

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- HAARP documentary that aired on PBS – PLEASE WATCH THIS
- Mashup of Chile coverage and HAARP info
- No more Boner
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac losses keep climbing
- Wear a mask in Tampa and get arrested (ugly people in Tampa are now very afraid)
- Restaurant service at sword-point
- Joe’s blog
- Featured alcohol: Vodka Shootout Round 5: Siku vs. Christiania
- Featured music: Porcupine Tree and Ensiferum

Intro music: “Anhelos” by Leechmaster
Outro music: “8-bit Junkie” by George Wood

Notes: The big news – we crown the Ultimate Vodka in Round 5 of our Vodka Challenge!  Last week’s winner Siku is up against Christiania, my personal favorite vodka from Norway.  This was probably the best competition we’ve had, and it wasn’t an easy decision.  And the winner is?…… listen to the show to find out!  Vodka really is a stealth alcohol, by the time you start to feel a buzz you’re already done for.  You can hear the point in the show where the vodka kicks in.  Oh well, it was fun.  Next week, it’s back to beer.  Quite a bit of news this week.  Music from Ensiferum (from Finland) and Porcupine Tree.  Please remember to help out the show – donate a couple bucks using the Paypal link on our homepage, help spread the word through a street team, or bring in a few new listeners to the show – every little bit helps!  We want to make 2010 a big year for the show, your help is greatly appreciated!

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- Bernanke suggests interest rates could start going up soon
- Texas candidate for Governer says US involved in Sept 11 attacks then takes it back
- Delaware teen found in igloo with pot, bongs, a knife, and a hammer
- Featured alcohol: Vodka Shootout Round 3: Seagrams vs Belvedere
- Featured music: Norther and City Of Fire

Intro music: “Anhelos” by Leechmaster
Outro music: “8-bit Junkie” by George Wood

Notes:  I think this was our longest show to date.  The vodka made the time pass so fast….. ah the vodka.  This was Round 3 of our vodka challenge, this time bringing in a premium vodka against last week’s winner, Seagrams.  Needless to say, Belvedere was the clear winner, and we ended up the clear losers by the end of the show.  Some interesting news and some great music from Norther, a band from Finland, and City of Fire, featuring members of Fear Factory.  Don’t forget, we also picked a winner for our January contest!  Listen to the show to find out if it was you!  We’re also recruiting for a street team, and I’ll post another blog entry about that.

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From ScienceDaily:

“Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic “switch” in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.  This metabolic switch also has implications for the deadly liver disease cirrhosis in humans. A counterpart human gene contributes to a shift from metabolizing alcohol to the formation of fat in heavy drinkers. This shift can lead to fatty liver syndrome — a precursor to cirrhosis.

In the study, published in the October print issue of the journal Genetics, the research team measured the time it takes for flies to stagger due to alcohol intake while simultaneously identifying changes in the expression of all their genes.”

Now this is a proper scientific study.  If given the opportunity, who wouldn’t want to be able to tolerate more alcohol?  Just flick that switch and point me to the bar.

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