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The Ozone Nightmare covers a wide range of subjects, from gaming to politics, comics to culture. We speak our minds, for better or worse, but we also try to keep the conversation approachable for everyone.

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Passing Of A Legend Jun 23, 2008

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This morning brought some truly sad news for me, which I’m sure many of you already know: George Carlin has died. I’m not old enough to know of Carlin’s early work, instead I discovered him in the mid 80’s when he had already established himself as a legendary comic with a fantastically cutting wit.The discovery of Carlin was a major developing point in my life, one which helped shape my harsh view of the inequities of life as well as my political outlook. I really credit two comedians in forming my view of the world, Carlin being one and Dennis Miller being the other. While Miller was the mold in which I fleshed out my way of thinking, my “inside my brain” voice if you will, Carlin provided a sense of true analytical disgruntlement, a focused laser of making fun of the world while being angry with disappointment at it. The issues of class, race and poverty that Carlin often touched on have become some of the things I feel most vehemently about today.While Miller has changed his views in many ways, Carlin stayed defiantly concrete in what he felt was the failure of us as a race in general. While I occasionally found his anger a bit too dark even for my liking, in general he merely put on display the things that we all know deep down are true. While we as a people have moments of divine beauty and powerful benevolence, the shadow cast by these acts is no less black at times.One of the moments that summed up Carlin for me came during his appearance, naturally, on Dennis Miller Live. The topic was the military, and as always Carlin was being his brutally honest self. At one point he suggested to Miller that what the soldiers of the various military outfits of the world should do is simply refuse to report en masse. When Miller proposed that punishment for such an action could include death, Carlin responded with “What are they gonna do, shoot them all?” To me, this encapsulated for me the alternate view that Carlin saw everything through. He had let go the convention of a “necessary” military and instead suggested a world without armies. Naïve? Possibly, but it makes you wonder what a world free of the threat of armed conflict might be like. Certainly, we would still have problems but isn’t the notion of a planet without global conflict on the scale of a World War a good one?When I think of the hole left by Carlin, it is his mind and his ability to see things differently that I grieve for. We have not lost a great comic, we have lost a great mind.

Crouching Tiger, Smashing Hulkster Jun 20, 2008

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Another mixer of a show this week, as we tackle a wide variety of topics. We start off with the incredible performance of Tiger Woods in the U.S. Open, careen through a review of the The Incredible Hulk and then move into some new and old news items that we think are worth commenting on. A week off, but back on the rails. Enjoy!Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

No Show This Week Jun 15, 2008

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Well, I'd planned to do a solo show but time slipped right by me, so we'll just release a standard show in the coming week. Sorry for the gap, was not intended.

Sinbad And The Seven Vistas Jun 06, 2008

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Bit of everything this week, as we bounce between several different little topics. From bandwidth throttling to the new craptastic plot of Terminator 4, we're covering a lot of ground. We also throw in a little bit of listener mail and have a small request for our audience. Enjoy!Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

I Give You...KUNG FU CAT!!! Jun 04, 2008

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No words necessary

Phantom Ewok'd May 30, 2008

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This week we're starting out our movie special by taking a look down the road at some upcoming projects, both completed and proposed. "Re-imaginings," remakes and sequels alike come under our reliably harsh scrutiny. It's a mixed bag in this case, with some projects looking very good and others quite poor. After that, we're tackling two recent high profile films: Speed Racer and Indiana Jones 4. We each have very strong opinions on these films, and we're not pulling any punches in either case. Audiences seem pretty divided on these movies, so this will probably be a love-it-or-hate-it show. As always, we want to hear what you think. Enjoy! Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

Greasers Without Grease May 25, 2008

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This week Lando and I are putting out a short show talking about technology in th workplace. Where does the responsibility lie in a company when it comes to adopting technology and making sure the workers are able to use it? Who makes the decisions on when something like a new version of Office or Windows should be implemented, and what should that process look like? It's a tech-heavy episode this week with your old pals, so sit back and enjoy.Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

The Show Is Coming May 23, 2008

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Hey everyone,Power outage kinda rocked the timetable a bit, but the show will be out either late tonight or tomorrow. Have no fear, the show will be here (soon)!

Pigs May 20, 2008

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See, it's times like this I feel stupid for giving the benefit of the doubt. A few weeks ago I posted an entry where I tried to take a balanced look at 2 stories involving possible police brutality. Then I read this and have to wonder if we shouldn't outfit every cop with a helmet cam just to make sure he doesn't commit murder-by-stupidity.Just makes you angry.

Extinction Agenda May 16, 2008

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This week we're tackling the always amusing topic of "The World Is Ending" predictions. How is it that such a clearly ridiculous concept of people predicting "the end" still has such life? Before that lively mashing of a rather silly idea, we're gonna touch on Iron Man and a little GTA IV. No worries, though, this won't be a repeat of my review show since we pick up some threads I missed on my solo outing. Also, some half-ass audio experimentation by me! This one's got it all baby!Opening Music: "Alright" by Flower Of CablesClosing Music: "Blau.ton" by Rauschwerk

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