Random Fandom of the Week James Blunt: Joanna expounds upon her enjoyment of James Blunt's music. We discuss James' career, recent activities over the summer, as well as his current tour in the US. Links:James Blunt's Official Website, James Blunt's MySpace Page, Official James Blunt Fansite, Official James Blunt Message Board, Watch James Blunt Videos and a Live Concert at AOL Music, SXSW Music Festival Homepage , James Blunt Tour Dates at TicketMaster, Linda Perry Fansite

Video Interviews: CBS: "Sunday Morning" show on April 2006 , With Torgen in Germany: September 2005, With Torgen in Germany: March 2006

Articles: Blunt Is Ready With New Songs For Next Album, James Blunt Set To Pen New Album in His Ibiza Hideaway, Kosovo, September 2006: Blunt plays for the troops,Blunt to Test New Material on Tour

Parodies of James Blunt's Songs: "Cross-eyed Kittens": Parody of "Good Bye My Lover", "You're Pitiful": Parody of "You're Beautiful"

The AudioPhile Reviews Joanna reviews the podcast, Anthony From Paris

Give a Little Bit James Blunt's Favorite Charity: Doctor's Without Borders. "Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent international nedical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries."

Livin' the Life in South Texas We appreciate local wildlife and discuss the protection of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles. Links: Kemps Ridley Sea Turtles lay eggs on Padre Island every year,Texas is working to protect Kemp's Ridleys, Photo: Kemp's Ridley sea turtle hatchlings running to the sea!, Sea Turtle Digital Photo and Video Gallery, Padre Island National Seashore: Sea Turtle Information

Have You Heard? The San Antonio Spurs, our favorite basketball team, is holding their 2006 Training Camp in Lyon, France. The team is having a great time in France, we discuss some of their activities, including an upcoming exhibition game. NBA Europe Live tour: NBA vs Euroleague teams) Spurs Exhibition Game in Paris, France: Sunday, October 8th: Spurs vs Maccabi Tel Aviv

Links: SpursZone: Watch videos of the Spurs in France NBA Cares,Article: The "NBA Cares" program Video:Tim Duncan and George Gervin dedicate a new basketball court to the kids of France

From PenPals to Podcasts Basketball Bloggers in France: Brent Barry, San Antonio Spurs player, Spurs Photo Journalist, David "Chance" Chancellor, Jeff Dengate of NBA.com, Spurs Official Radio Commentator, Bill Schoening

Nut of the Week We discuss the nutty people who seem compelled to gossip about celebrities, most recently - San Antonio Spur's player, Tony Parker. Links: Tony Parker's NBA Bio Page, Eva Longoria's Official Website

Funky Food Space Food Sticks

Two She's in a Pod We ramble on about podcasting and it's impact on old and new media technologies. Links: "Fossilized Media" Should Take Up Podcasting, Podcast 411:Interviews, plus tips and advice from podcasters, What is the "long tail"?, Technologies of Cooperation: Gerrit blogs about cooperation via the internet

Artist of the Week Artist: Weird Al Song Title: Don't Download This Song! Artist Websites: Weird Al's Official Website, Listen to Weird Al's Music Thanks to Weird Al for generously allowing us to play his song on Random Fandom.

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