Sep
28
2011
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In this episode we discuss…
Fox News
James Bond
The evils of PowerPoint
Lazy students
Old people are an evil cartel
Solution to the nation’s financial crisis
We are great in spite of our democracy
Sniffing the bicycle seats of game show winners
A little rant about Gold’s Gym
no comments | tags: Do it yourself, Eastern Time Zone, Games, Kabam (formerly Watercooler), Politics, Video Games, World of Warcraft, WoW Insider | posted in Show Notes
Sep
7
2011
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Watercooler All-stars is a news commentary podcast hosted by Erik Groves and Adam Cochran.
Groves is a rich and powerful attorney and Cochran is a recovering computer tech. Both teach at Colorado Mesa University.
About this show:
Why has it been so long since the last show?
Apple is rich.
Nancy Grace is stupid.
Casey Anthony is almost as stupid as Nancy Grace.
Social Security = What would happen if you gave Madoff the ability to print money.
French Hondas are cool.
Fiat is back and better than ever – that’s not saying much.
Good lawyers vs. bad juries.
What is cellphone tapping and why do we care?
Reality TV stinks.
Cochran is a hippie.
Remember when special class was the class you didn’t want to go to?
no comments | tags: American Broadcasting Company, Apple, Dancing with the Stars, Fiat, Kate Gosselin, Nancy Grace, Social Security, Television | posted in podcast episode
Jan
31
2011
A new study has found a way to make their new study newsworthy.
Stress causes heart attacks in some people. A Superbowl loss can cause stress in some people. Therefore, Superbowl losses cause heart attacks.
Where’s our Nobel Prize?
Super Bowl may trigger heart attacks – CNN.com.
no comments | tags: Heart disease, Los Angeles, Myocardial infarction, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Stress, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XIV | posted in Show Notes
Jan
7
2011
This week the CDC and other health agencies concluded that the mass bird deaths are simply a coincidence. Here is a cool Google map that tracks the amazing coincidence.
Mass Animal Deaths – Google Maps.
no comments | tags: Animal, Arkansas, Death, Google, Google Map, Maps and Views, ThisNext, United States Geological Survey | posted in Show Notes
Dec
4
2010
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It’s time for another episode of the Watercooler All-stars podcast.
In this episode we discuss:
The best of he TSA stories
A woman who was locked in the bathroom for three weeks
The royal wedding
“Reality” TV
The fall of the American dollar
The constitutionality of profiling
MTVs teen moms
Much more
no comments | tags: art, Dancing with the Stars, Facebook, How I Met Your Mother, Programs, Reality-Based, Television, Watercooler | posted in podcast episode
Nov
24
2010
That’s right, we are recording a new episode of Watercooler All-stars today. This will be our 15th episode and we are excited to post it. If you haven’t heard our previous episodes, check them out below or on iTunes.
no comments | tags: art, Debbie Gibson, ITunes, podcast, Programs, Television, Twitter, Watercooler | posted in Show Notes
Nov
24
2010
We know, you are tired of all of the news coverage about pet reincarnation lately. However, we are sure that there is still one person left in the world who has not read about the topic this week.
Woman Says Pets Can Reincarnate – Atlanta News Story – WGCL Atlanta.
no comments | tags: Atlanta, Christmas and holiday season, eCard, Facebook Credits, Pet, PRWEB, Recreation, United States | posted in Show Notes
Nov
24
2010
The story if about the rescue of a stranded rafter. Here is a quote from the story.
“Hopper, nicknamed Goat Man for his ability to scale mountainsides, said he started out Wednesday morning on the Sacramento River, where he loaded a $300 inflatable raft with camping supplies, two burritos, a bag of vitamins, a Bible and a mannequin of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
via Coast Guard rescues man on Suisun Bay’s Roe Island.
no comments | tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bible, Coast guard, Roe Island, Sacramento River, Suisun Bay, United States, United States Coast Guard | posted in Show Notes
Nov
24
2010
Leave it to MTV to glamorize teen motherhood. In a sense, it is a cycle.
Girls grow up watching soap operas, girls copy lifestyle from soap operas, girls lives turn into soap operas, networks hire girls to air soap opera to young girls.
16, pregnant … and famous: Teen moms are TV’s new stars – USATODAY.com.
no comments | tags: 16 and Pregnant, Arts, Domestic violence, MTV, Soap opera, Teen Mom, Television, USA Today | posted in Show Notes
Nov
24
2010
The TSA told NPR that its policies are not inconsistent, they are unpredictable. By not creating a single policy for the TSA to follow, each TSA station creates its own policy which it is told not to follow consistently.
It’s all for your safety.
TSA: Unpredictability Is Part Of Security Process : The Two-Way : NPR.
no comments | tags: adamsavage, Airport security, National Public Radio, Policy, Security, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, United States | posted in Show Notes