A mish-mosh of items this time around.  Lisa returns to help Steve discuss the Green primaries, Wal-Mart, Jenna's wedding, the Orioles, the U.S. Patent Office, the D.C. Madam, Fox Noise, and conspiracy theories.  And all this without getting into women's clothing!  (Well, okay, Lisa did.  And we think Mark Penn did, too, but don't hold us to that.)

• MSNBC: Kansas firm sells candid Wal-Mart videos.  Comedy gold!  In drag!
• NYT: Questions on the validity of 46 judges.  Remember that thing called "The Constitution"?  Whaddevah happened to that, anyway?
• Wikipedia: Controversy surrounding the circumstances of her (the D.C. Madam's) death.
• Crooks and Liars (not Think Progress): Working class = Low-class

Plus, some great music from Black Nite Crash (and not from an '80s movie).  Go there, and buy their new album, Array!  (It's available soon!)

It's a solo effort by Steve this time - which is enough to make anyone want to break out the chainsaws. In this episode:

• Green Party press release on how the election's going so far (not that anyone watching the MSM would know...)
• Philadelphia Daily News: Would Obama prosecute Bush administration officials?
• New York Times: Behind TV analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand by David Barstow
• Leo Strauss at Sourcewatch
• Baltimore Sun: Guess who's coming to town?
• BG&E (remember that "&"!) hikes rates yet again...and a graphic to prove it

Plus, get with the sounds of New 2 the Brain and Moral Decline! The first is self-described as "music for your brain", which we can definitely get down with; the second is...let's say "music for your gonads".

And we hate to do this, but, okay...WARNING! Moral Decline uses some of the Seven Words You Can't Say on TV in this song...and it also has the potential to cause widespread moral panic in these here United States, and may even make people stop watching reality television and start using their brains for something other than a hat rack.

"Mah Gawd, Ethel! What'll those subversive, pinko Greens think of next??"

And leave comments, people! Mahalo.

Sound samples used under a Creative Commons license from The Freesound Project:

• By Halleck: pre-show_chatter.flac
• By hazure: timber.wav

The base image used has previously been released into the public domain by Pearson Scott Foresman.

(Apologies to Dan'l Webster for the title...)

This episode, an exclusive interview with Sen. Mike Gravel, former Senator from the state of Alaska, and current Presidential candidate from the Democratic Libertarian Party!  Also, news from all four(!) parties, and a special report on unions in America (hint: we're in favor!)  All this, plus disturbingly sexy slime monsters (don't ask...)

Music for this episode by Michael Brett.  Go check 'im out!

Other notes for this episode:

• A pint of "bitter" for Obama?
  
• Tavis Smiley
  
• A Muzzle to the Texas Democrats for keeping Kucinich off the ballot
• McCain screws up on foreign policy - again
• Bob Barr for President, question mark?

Senator Gravel speaks:

• The National Initiative for Democracy
• Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change
• The Kyl-Leiberman Amendment on Iran
• Gravel challenges Clinton on her vote for the above - and Hillary laughs it off

UNION!:

• UFCW Workers approve new contract (WashPost)
  
• UAW, American Axle talks proceeding (Reuters)
  
• Hillary Clinton on the Board of Wal-Mart (NYTimes)
  

And for those who speak Odeo:

My Odeo Channel (odeo/3cdc53322531f77d)

Everybody grab a chair when the music stops!  In this episode, Mike Gravel ends up with the Libertarian Party, Harry Reid ends up in the smoke-filled room at the back of DNC Headquarters, and random Canadian conservatives end up in their basement fallout shelters, protecting themselves diligently from those durn Green "facists".  (Jonah Goldberg, call your office!  But do it on the secure Bat-phone - you never know when they might be listening!)

Also, music from Vanessa Peters and Ice Cream on Mondays (and thankfully not from Bo Bice!).  And finally, Steve delivers an Olbermannesque "special commentary", with music from Blowin' Chunks!

Our promo this episode was for One Eighteen: Migration...

Other items of note:

• The Major Leagues' answer to the Green Party!  (Though I think the Green Party can pitch better...)
• "The Hits Just Keep on Comin'" at The Hidden Message
• Let's hear it for Fair Use!  Take that, RIAA!
• GK and the Renegades have some friends on this side of the pond (besides us!)  Also, tour dates for all of you in England!

The Green Party race heats up, with a support statement by Mike Gravel for Jesse Johnson, and Nader's supporters scattering to different candidates.  Obama gains the upper hand over Clinton with a YouTube-fave speech, while McCain ponders his choice of running mate...and here at the Frequency, the cat goes ballistic and we try to hook up Lisa with a Green "dream date".  Let's just say Edward R. Murrow can rest easy.

But in this episode, we take a giant step towards professionalism by firing Magic Voice and instead hiring Dorothy to be our announcer!

Also in the show this time:

• Marc Steiner's blog and the soon-to-be-up Website of the Center for Emerging Media.  Go visit and support them!
• Green Party Podcast Directory. Add a link, you know you want to.
  
• Green Party Passions.  Face it, Greens make better lovers!
• The Spark Effect. STILL provided our closing theme.
  

It's a dark day here at the Secret Frequency, as we've run out of coffee!  Steve and Lise stumble through an eclectic mix of news stories, awaiting deliverance by Holy Mike Huckabee, riding aloft on the Ronpaulenberg.  Some of the extensive show notes to entertain and enlighten you:

Henry Rollins:
Henry Rollins tells it like it is...

The Wikileaks court decision:
Wikileaks
Cryptome
AFP/Google: Wikileaks champions whistle blowing after US court triumph

The Nader run:
Fog City Journal: Matt Gonzalez leaves Greens

Bill Buckley:
Free Silver: The Politics of Hate
The Independent: Ship of Fools: Johann Hari sets sail with America's swashbuckling neocons

Triple murder in Atlanta:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gwinnett triple slayings shock, baffle son's schoolmates

Holy Mike Huckabee, Batman!
Dallas Morning News: We recommend Mike Huckabee

Arizona Greens seek the ballot:
Arizona Green Party

Plug time!
Green Change

Football...oh, and music, too!
GK and the Renegades
Liverpool F.C. - "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Crystal Palace USA, Baltimore's Pro Soccer!
DC United
The Spark Effect

This episode's image: Refracted Moments Coffee Beans and Wikimedia Soccer Ball (by Pumbaa80) combined.

We're re-listed with Podcast Pickle (we were lost in their server crash some time within the last few weeks).   All the 'ratings' we had before the crash are wiped.

You can help us regain our lost 'cred' by going to the site and writing a review of us there.  (A note from Steve:  Heck yes!  I have a tremendous jonesing for ratings on the Pickle, and I love it when we get ahead of, say, Face the Nation.  Take that, MSM!)

We've found a lot of good music to share with you, and will be getting our next episode up sometime soon.

- Lise

When we said we wanted a Green podcast, we didn't mean it to be the color of our gills...but such was the reality of our existence for the past few weeks.  We're crawling back to experience the sun and the outdoors once again, and given the state of politics here in the U.S., we're considering just going back to bed and pulling the covers over ourselves once again.

Alas, all isn't lost, as we discuss Farpoint and our adventures bringing the Green message to the science fiction crowd...plus we cover the Green primaries and who has the lead there and in which states...plus some extended discussion of Ralph Nader.  And there's music in this episode!  Come hear the first of our acquisitions from the Podsafe Music Network, and sway to the peace-driven tones of Dan Coyle!

A big shout to our fellow podcasters at Farpoint:

• Michelle and Jason, from the Galactica Quorum...if you dig Battlestar Galactica, listen here!
• The Command Line, for the best in technology and society, and their intersection,
• Jared Axelrod, The Voice of Free Planet X,
  
• Heather Welliver, of Grailwolf's Geek Life (who really dug Lise's knitting!)
• J.R. Blackwell, and the fantastic fiction of 365 Tomorrows,
• Martha Holloway and Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios, and their terrific and eclectic ADDCast, and
• Tee Morris of podiobooks.com, author of Podcasting for Dummies!

And in other news:

• Marc Steiner fans sound off in the Baltimore Sun
• John McCain gets the treatment in the New York Times
• The Hidden Message explains how delegates are proportionally allocated - and why you should pay attention...

And be sure to leave us a comment - or better yet, click on the PayPal button and pay what you think the show's worth!

Our DemoChoice IRV poll is closed. Out of 15 votes, and 4 rounds of voting, we had 9 for Jesse Johnson, 5 for Nader and 1 for 'none of these'.  Follow the link for detailed round by round results.

Also, Jesse Johnson's campaign web page is up and running.  Please check it out.

-Lise

Now I'm beginning to recover, and Steve is running a fever.  We'll try to put together something from the cutting room floor and some podsafe music as soon as we can.

-Lise