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Podcast: Coyle & Sharpe Ep. 2: Selling Children
Posted Wed, 04/04/2007 - 10:35 by Jesse Thorn
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In the early 1960s, James P. Coyle and Mal Sharpe roamed the streets of San Francisco, microphone in hand, roping strangers into bizarre schemes and surreal stunts. Today, their humor is a cultural touchstone for artists as varies as Henry Rollins and The Upright Citizens Brigade.
These recordings are from the Sharpe family archive, which is tended by Mal's daughter, Jennifer Sharpe. You can learn more about Coyle & Sharpe on their website or on MySpace. Their recent box set is These 2 Men Are Imposters.
This week, Coyle & Sharpe attempt to lease out two children. (The children will receive a portion of the proceeds.)
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Podcast: Jordan, Jesse GO! Ep. 17: Cardboard, etc.
Posted Tue, 04/03/2007 - 13:26 by Jesse Thorn
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Jordan, Jesse, Go! 
In this week's Jordan Jesse GO!, we go deep into the mind of two of America's favorite podcasters.
Introduction
Jesse and Jordan are in a shopping mall in Prague. They discuss pickup trucks which are full of flattened cardboard boxes. How can that possibly be worth it? Seriously, if you know, tell us. Or just make something up.
Movies Part 1
Jesse and Jordan discuss I Think I Love My Wife, which Jesse really liked. Orlando Jones is great in it, by the way.
Movies Part 2
Jordan discusses seeing Grindhouse, being mocked by Kurt Russel, and more.
Things Jordan Got Wrong
Jordan is corrected (as usual).
Project Breakout
We are sponsored by Project Breakout, and we discuss the videos, which range from the very funny to the bizarre and kind of awful.
Debut Contest
We announce the winners of our Debut Contest, which asked listeners to tell us stories about debuts. We also got a fully-produced story from Dan, which you can download from this link.
Outro
We have a new favorite caller. Her name is Ashley, she is 17 and from Texas. She seems like a really nice young lady, and we want to help her be a better person. Frankly, we're a little worried that we're bad influences. What can we do?
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* What's the deal with cardboard trucks?
* What can we do to help Ashley?
* The High Five Contest ends March 31st!
* What can we do to help Ashley?
* The High Five Contest ends March 31st!
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Podcast: The Human Giant
Posted Tue, 04/03/2007 - 09:10 by Jesse Thorn
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Bullseye Our guests are Rob Huebel, Aziz Ansari and Paul Scheer of The Human Giant. These three friends' popular short films, directed by Jason Woliner, landed them a deal to produce an MTV comedy series, which premiers this week.
They talk with us about making the films "The Illusionators" (above) and "Shutterbugs" (below), working with MTV, and more. Joining them on the show are friends like Jon Glaser, Patton Oswalt, Dan Mintz, Nick Swardson and Brian Posehn.
The first episode of their series is currently available free in iTunes.
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Podcast: Cornucopia!
Posted Sat, 03/31/2007 - 14:13 by Jesse Thorn
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Bullseye We hear an exclusive-to-TSOYA sketch from Clifford & Kidd, then a track from Jonathan Katz's great new album Caffeinated, and then the first episode of our newest podcast, Coyle & Sharpe: The Imposters.
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Podcast: The College Years: Lost & Found 4/4/02
Posted Fri, 03/30/2007 - 10:15 by Jesse Thorn
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The College Years 
The College Years is a look deep into the vaults of The Sound of Young America. Take a journey with us every week as we post a new program or two from our salad days.
This week, it's the first appearance of TSOYA regular Davy Rothbart, founder/editor/point guard of Found Magazine. He plays some found audio, as does Sasquatch. The urban legend, not the A Special Thing founder.
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Podcast: Coyle & Sharpe: Ep. 1: Maniacs in a Living Hell
Posted Thu, 03/29/2007 - 10:19 by Jesse Thorn
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Coyle and Sharpe
In the early 1960s, James P. Coyle and Mal Sharpe roamed the streets of San Francisco, microphone in hand, roping strangers into bizarre schemes and surreal stunts. Today, their humor is a cultural touchstone for artists as varies as Henry Rollins and The Upright Citizens Brigade.
These recordings are from the Sharpe family archive, which is tended by Mal's daughter, Jennifer Sharpe. You can learn more about Coyle & Sharpe on their website or on MySpace. Their recent box set is These 2 Men Are Imposters.
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This is a teaser post!
Posted Wed, 03/28/2007 - 11:30 by Jesse Thorn
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Coyle and Sharpe 
The tendrils of the maximumfun.org empire continue to spread ever outward...
CONSIDER YOURSELVES TEASED!
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Podcast: Scott Dikkers, Editor-in-Chief of The Onion
Posted Tue, 03/27/2007 - 07:48 by Jesse Thorn
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Bullseye
Scott Dikkers served as Editor-in-Chief of The Onion from 1989 to 2000, when he left for the warmer climes of Hollywood. He returned to The Onion in 2005.
We talk with Scott about The Onion's newest venture: Onion News Network. It's one of The Onion's most ambitious ventures into non-text media, and will feature parodies of cable news, Sunday-morning talk shows and C-Span. The network's motto is: "You'll never read again."
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Podcast: Jordan, Jesse GO! Ep. 17: Jesse and Jordan Go Blue
Posted Sun, 03/25/2007 - 15:41 by Jesse Thorn
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In this week's Jordan Jesse GO!, we work blue.
Introduction
Jesse and Jordan are in a widget factory. A listener calls to correct Jordan's allusion to Bartleby the Scrivener.
South by Southwest
A discussion of Jordan's trip last weekend to South by Southwest in Austin. Which rock stars are jerks, and which are nice? Who reacted best to Jordan's Crazy Scientist character? Find out here.
Jordan Sings
Jordan sings "Bicycle Built for Two."
Les Savy Fav
The lead singer of Les Savy Fav violates Jordan.
Personal Questions
Pat asks: how would we handle our interview with Dustin Diamond if it were conducted today?
Hang It Up, Keep It Up
Jesse tells you what to think and do.
Bachelor Party
Jordan describes his relatively chaste bachelor party.
Outro
We hear Aaron's debut story, among other things. Above: Aaron's dancing debut, in his high school's cafeteria at lunch.
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* Are you friends with a wild & crazy guy who always gets the party started? Are you that guy? What was the craziest shit that guy ever got you to do?
* Contest: call our hotline and tell us the story of a premiere or debut. You could win a This American Life poster autographed by Ira Glass!
* The High Five Contest ends March 31st!
* Contest: call our hotline and tell us the story of a premiere or debut. You could win a This American Life poster autographed by Ira Glass!
* The High Five Contest ends March 31st!
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Podcast: TSOYA Classic: A Very Magical TSOYA with Amy Krause Rosenthal and Ricky Jay
Posted Thu, 03/22/2007 - 16:55 by Jesse Thorn
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We continue our journey into The Sound of Young America's vast audio archive with this program from The Sound of Young America Classics.
Ricky Jay is a magician, actor and historian of magic. He can kill a man or slice a melon with a thrown playing card. He's also the author of a number of amazing books about the history of magic and odd performance.
Amy Krause Rosenthal is the author of "An Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life," a touching and funny memoir, presented in alphabetical order.
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