Radio Free Burrito Episode 8

Today, it's a brief political rant (you have been warned), then it's all questions and answers, no stupid meta-talk about what I'm going to do, just getting down to it and having a good time.

A lot of people have asked if I can change the numbering of the episodes; I did that on this one. It's called 008.RadioFreeBurrito. I hope that works for ya.

Show Notes:

• This episode is long. In fact, it's way over an hour, so . . . uh . . . get comfortable, I guess. It's 25.6 MB (!)
• If I didn't answer your question here, it's not a reflection on you or your question; it just means that I couldn't think of a worthwhile answer.
• I feel like I hit my stride somewhere around the thirty-minute mark. I could feel a change in my body, and I felt more relaxed, more entertained, and happier. I think it comes across in the show, so I thought I'd comment on it.
• Also, at the 33-minute mark, where I'm talking about "Americanizing Shelly," Garageband band ran out of space, so I had to export, open a new file, and combine the two in Audacity (yeah, I forgot to set the time and tempo to allow for maximum talky-talky. It's jarring, but you didn't miss anything good, I promise.
• A picture of me posing with Pigs-n-Space can be seen at the Muppet Wiki. Oh my. Thanks, mdstudio. I think.
• Comments can be sent to podcast at wil wheaton dot net, questions can be sent to ask at wil wheaton dot net. Please use a descriptive subject line.
• The image I chose for this show was sent to me by WWdN:iX reader Shelly. Thanks, Shelly!
• Radio Free Burrito is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Thanks for listening. I hope you enjoy it.

Download 008RadioFreeBurrito.mp3

Update: Your friendly local .torrent creator, Brian shook his magic tree and look what fell out:

High (orig):
http://athena.unearthed.org/torrents/008RadioFreeBurrito.mp3.torrent

Low (mono, VBR bit rate range 0-24, 13 MB):
http://athena.unearthed.org/torrents/008RadioFreeBurrito-low.mp3.torrent

Mirror for the Low..
http://www.badmonkies.com/rfb/008RadioFreeBurrito-low.mp3

This file is one of the biggest yet, so use the mirrors and seed the .torrent, if you can. Thanks, Brian!

Updated again to add: My Odeo Channel (odeo/0d0d9ccd150172dd) (So I can claim it. Ding!)

Comments

[jslicer]

first (boobies). got nothing. yet.

[mdstudio]

Dang--just sent you a note with comments on ep#7. Ah well.
-Trevor

[mdstudio]

Oh yeah, and...
http://muppet.wikicities.com/wiki/Wil_Wheaton

[Tony Miller]

If somebody would be so kind as to point this Linux newbie to a way to create a torrent in Linux I would be glad to help seed RFB.

[jadeddo]

I haven't listened to the broadcast yet, I just thought I'd mention how this logo would make a really cool retro looking t-shirt.

[JD SoOR]

RFB008 mentions Medford! wOOt!!

Wil, I run a HS Theater Department (North)... if you'd like to come talk shop to HS students at some point, we'd love to have you!

Great to have RFB back - thanks!

[haynes94]

Wil,

Saw you tonight on I Love Toys on VH1. You were a scream! I didn't know you were such a He-Man fan!! Also, loved your gas station shirt!

[jer_]

I'm glad you let this run over the 10 minute mark. I feel like you really got a chance to just settle in a do your thing, and it really came across as genuine and funny and, most importantly, fun.

[O]

There is no sweeter revenge against a self-imposed limitation than freedom.

You sounded fitter, happier, more productive. Now make an album full of songs with incomprehensible words.

P.S. Did anyone else notice that, with the exception of the tag, there were no iterations of The Word? (not in the Colbert Report-sense, but in the OMG-I-said-it-again-ain't-that-interes-- unusual)

[pylonian]

Niiiice rant, Wil. Very nice. I like to hear you with your dander up. You'd fit right in over at the Defeatists. ;)

(http://www.thedefeatists.com)

Eric in Portland, OR

[Wyldfire00101010]

I dig it... 'nuff said.

[helcat_74]

Wow. You've just given me some thing to keep my eye on. I was unware of the situation with Iran.

Thank you.

[helcat_74]

Oops, I almost forgot why I wanted to comment.

Where's my Radion Free Burito T-shirt? Dude, that would be totaly hawesome.

Not to mention it would give you something to print those logos on.

Just an idea. I know nothing about buying printing and selling t-shirts. But I would buy and wear a Radio Free Burito tee.

[Princess Anna]

Brilliant way to end the whole thing. That was amazing. Haha.

[MacBros]

** Off topic, sorry **
I don't know if you got my e-mail Wil, but I found this site I think you may want to check out, if you havent already.
[Link removed. I'm not giving those idiots any traffic - W]

[Renee]

I emailed you about this a while back, don't know if you got it, but i have been totally in love with you since i was like 12...I found your website, got excited, read for a while, and even though you have been my main man for 16 years, I got bored. It's not what you say, it's how you say it, you're just not as funny as you used to be. I loved learning about your personality and life, but you haven't really shown it for the past year. I still love you, but I just don't run to your website every morning like I used to. Your just not as funny as you used to be.

[Joe]

Hey Wil,

Now that you've got *IT* back, maybe you should keep it around for a while. :)

Good show!

[Folk Metal]

Behold! A purple cow!

Kudos on the show, it was hawesome.

[Philip]

Much improved already.

Plus you made one listener (me), very happy by mentioning you'd been listening to Tool's "Lateralus" album. Great choice.

[ErkDude]

I'm one of the guilty ones who's sped by your blog the past few years.

Wil, it's good to have you back.

[Digital Goddess]

Great show as usual, I am really enjoying my daily Radio Free Burrito, I sure hope you keep doing this for a while, it is truly hawesome. And have a great time at the convention this weekend, as a long time Trek fan, I have never been to a convention so I am muy jealous. Oh and you were right on with what you think were suck episodes of TNG, ESPECIALLY "Angel 1" That is my least favorite ever, utter crap. Keep up the good work, and I am still rooting for your cow to be a nice chartreuse.

[akashik]

Worst episode ever: "Masks"

I can usually get through some of the bad ones but that episode just stinks. :)

[SeeJane]

Regarding the theater cell phone filter, parents of small children aside (as I am one of those), there could be a very real, very dangerous (and litigious) situation created for people who are waiting for organs (transplants).

[Ignatz]

1) Have you auditioned for the Harry Shearer's The Show? You'd fit right in.

2) Why hasn't satellite radio offered you a job? I'd pay.

3) When you talked to Riley, after mistakenly uttering the words Walk and Run, you dropped out of "Wil Wheaton: The Podcast" mode *hands on hips, chin in air* into "Wil Wheaton: the person who owns and loves his dog". And while I enjoyed virtually your entire podcast, that unexpected moment touched me more than almost anything else. Sappy, I know, and probably frustrating on your end, because I like missed the whole point of your podcast. But it was a sweet, real moment. Thanks.

[MJ]

You need to get a job in radio! You rock on the air.
(I say that too much. Rock. What does that mean?)
Anywho, I have said it before and will say it again, you just have one of those voices. One of those voices that is really easy to listen to on the radio. Someone that I'd wanna listen too regularly, because you have a smooth voice. This isn't a come-on, I sware. You're married, I'm married...I digress.
But seriously, get yer agent lookin' at radio!
And, unlike the previous poster, I will NOT pay for Satellite. Music should be free, man.