A Little Bit of This and That
This week, I host the show by myself, giving my mom a much-deserved break. Since it's just me this week, the show is much shorter than normal, we'll be back to our regular format next week.

As always, thanks for listening! :)
- Joanna

Go Spurs Go!
My favorite basketball team, the San Antonio Spurs, are currently playing against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Play-offs.

Learn more about the Spurs at The SpursZone and Project Spurs!

Josh Groban & The African Children's Choir
Josh Groban and The African Children's Choir beautifully sang "You Raise Me Up" on the Idol Gives Back fundraiser special on April 25th. The special raised awareness about and funds for children living in poverty in Africa and the U.S.

You can watch Josh Groban and The African Children's Choir sing "You Raise Me Up" here and view pictures of Josh with the African Children's Choir here.

Festival Fun!
My mom, Laurie, and I are super excited about this: The Austin City Limits Festival will be held in Austin, Texas at Zilker Park on September 14th-16th, 2007. The line-up should include some of our favorite musicians, so we are planning to attend this awesome festival!

The Audiophile Reviews
This American Life is one of my favorite NPR radio programs, but my local NPR station doesn't carry it. Fortunately, it is offered as a podcast on the TAL website! Check out this recent show, which includes a hilarious and thought-provoking talk by John Hodgman.

Have You Heard?
Exciting news about one of my favorite bands: Lifehouse is releasing a new album, titled "Who We Are" in June! You can listen to the first single, "The The First Time," at their MySpace Page.

Starting in mid-June, Lifehouse will be opening for another of my favorite bands, the GooGoo Dolls, on tour. You can find tour dates at the GooGoo Dolls' MySpace Page.

What's on the (You) Tube?
Stephen Colbert recently challenged his viewers to take the video from an interview he'd granted and manipulate it to make it seem as if he'd said outrageous things. The winner of the edit challenge, if there's to be one, has yet to be announced on The Colbert Report; but many of the edits have been posted to YouTube. Check this one out!

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Featured Artist of the Week
Artist: Wil Deynes
Song Title: "Super Wonderful"
Links: Official Site for Wil Deynes, Wil Danes at the Podsafe Music Network

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Labels: African Children's Choir, Austin City Limits Festival, Goo Goo Dolls, John Hodgman, josh groban, Lifehouse, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

Apolo's Journey Continues
Joanna gives an update on her favorite short track speedskater, Apolo Ohno. She talks about his return to short track competition, his team's imminent move to Salt Lake City and his other recent activities.

Links: Apolo Video Interview: Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno Visits 'GDLA', Apolo To Attend White House Correspondent's Dinner, LandRoller Releases New Apolo Anton Ohno Skate, Show 3 - All About Apolo

So She Dances
Josh Groban sings "So She Dances" on Dancing with the Stars, while Apolo's dancing partner, Julianne Hough performs.

Song Credit:

Download "Eat Good Food, Get Your Rest and Excercise" (mp3) from "Musical Fitness" by Janet & Judy Kidztown Productions More On This Album

The BiblioPhile Reviews
Joanna introduces this new segment and talks about "The Google Story."

Give a Little Bit
Google.org is the umbrella term for Google's philanthropic efforts, which includes the work of the Google Foundation, some of Google's own projects using Google talent, technology and other resources, as well as partnerships and contributions to for-profit and non-profit entities. Google.org focuses on several areas including global poverty, health, energy and the environment.

Nut of the Week
We are disturbed by city bureaucracy and highlight the Troubleshooter. He intervened to help a "woman pestered by a marsupial".

What's On the (You)tube?
Joanna laughs about the Alanis Morissette parody of "My Humps".

Living the Life in South Texas
We mention two local wildlife stories, the rescue of Alice the Dolphin and the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle patrol.

From PenPals to Podcasts: Communication in Many Forms
Laurie appreciates Robby Takac, his blog and his work to support the arts in Buffalo, New York.

Have You Heard?
We talk about another of our favorite singer/songwriters, Mat Kearny, his spring tour and his live concert featured on MSN.

Funky Food
Tuna Twinkie Souffle: we wonder if this could actually be a real recipe!

Laurie offers this tasty alternative for your dining pleasure: Asian Chicken Pasta Salad.

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Featured Artist of the Week

Download "Pirates" (mp3) from "Hippo On My Head... And Other Madcap Adventures" by Uncle Ira Ill Genetics More On This Album

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Labels: alanis morissette, apolo anton ohno, Google, josh groban, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles, mat kearney, robby takac

Amos Lee 2007 Update Laurie shares exciting news about Amos Lee, his tour in Australia, and his upcoming USA tour.

Amos Lee Sings, "On My Way," a Duet with Kara Grainger Amos joins Kara Grainger on her latest album, "Grand and Green River," singing "On My Way" with her. Kara is originally from Sydney, Australia and is releasing her album on the "Craving Records" label.

Laurie Welcome's Amos Back Home to America from his tour in Australia From 2007 Australia Tour: Nice photos of Amos and Band!

For the latest information about upcoming tour of Amos Lee and Band: Amos Lee Fansite and Blog, Amos Lee Page at Squidoo

Click here to watch Amos Lee's "Shout Out Loud" performed live - March 30, 2007 on "Today" Australia.

Roots 'n All Joanna talks about a cool Australian radio program, Roots 'n All; she really likes the eclectic mix of music they play! You can listen to the show online every week in the archives.

Paolo Nutini Rocks Australia Joanna mentions that, Paolo Nutini, another one of our favorite singer/songwriters, performed at the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay.

Click here to watch Paolo Nutini's "Jenny Don't be Hasty" and "New Shoes" performed live - April 2, 2007 on "Today" Australia.

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Music Credits "Tryin' To Get Back Home," by Jim Suhler "Home," by Jim Butler "Coming Home Soon," by Adam Woodall Band "Over My Head," by Jeff Mallon "Im Going Home," by Lee Maddeford "I Tell All My Secrets To My Guitar," by High Child

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Labels: amos lee, paolo nutini

Dating Geek Girls: User Guide, v1.0 We laugh about: The Mens Guide To Dating Geek Girls v1.0. Joanna mentions a geeky t-shirt that she finds quite amusing, but, which she thinks needs a bit of updating.

Geeks Gone Wild Laurie reads "South by South-BEST!", written by Todd Levin Official Website for Todd Levin Geek-Speak Interpreter: Joanna

Give a Little Bit Laurie mentions The Architect of New Orleans, NOAHH Executive Director,James Pate. Official "Musician's Village" website.

The VideoPhile reviews Check out Supermarket 2.0 for a humorous real-life analogy of web 2.0 concepts.

The AudioPhile Reviews Joanna talks about a new podcast, from the Corpus Christi "Caller-Times": http://www.caller2.com/3n3at3/.

An example of the type of stories you can expect to hear on this podcast: Dog-sized Monster Toad.

<From Pen Pals to Podcasts: Communication in Many Forms #!/usr/bin/girl has been one of Joanna's favorite blogs for many years. The author, Zannah, was mentioned in the book "Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web", written by David Weinberger.

In the News Joanna talks about a product which might help combat the scourge of "iPod Zombies": Wearable Speakers Let you Blast Music for the World.

Have You Heard? Why You Should Fall to Your Knees and Worship a Librarian.

Funky Food Two hilarious "book reviews": Skewered Straight? Dateline: Bookstores everywhere.

Laurie mentions one of her nature-geek heroes, Euell Gibbons, author of Stalking The Wild Asparagus.

We praise the recipe by Steve Mermelstein: The Geek's Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Panda Love Josh Groban did his part to help an endangered species, by singing his "Panda Sex Song" on national television. Josh also sang "February Song," as a nice bonus for the human audience. Thanks Josh!

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Featured Artist of the Week Artist: Jonathon Coulton Song Title: "re: Your Brains" Link: Official Site for Jonathon Coulton, MySpace Page for Jonathon Coulton, Jonathon Coulton at PodSafe Music Network Thanks to Jonathon Coulton for generously allowing us to play his song on Random Fandom.

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Labels: Jonathan Coulton, josh groban, recipes

"Random Fandom" song from AfP
For this week's intro, we play a special "RF" song. Thanks to Anthony from Paris for singing it for us. The accordion playing is awesome!

The Random Fandom Playlist
We've played many excellent songs over the past seven months on our show, and have appreciated all of them. For this show, we picked out some of our favorites to share with you. Sometime in the future, we will put together another playlist with even more of our favorites!

Music Credits
"Other Side of the Morning," by Piefinger
"Sunny Days," by Eoghan Colgan
"Code Monkey," by Jonathan Coulton
"Better Than I Know," by Ashton Allen
"Keep Breathing," by Piefinger
"Fly, Fly, Fly," by Adrina Thorpe
"Best That I Can Do," by Nathan Wiley
"Crossing the Desert, Crossing the Sea," by Aaron English

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