We wrapped up a great long thanksgiving weekend with a podcast. Jessica has final exams next week and opted out to study for them. So Joanne, Josh, Emily and I did this one. We talked about thanksgiving dinner, a bunch of new and old movies, and the pain of playing football at age 44 with a bunch of big teenagers. Here's the song list: Joanne's Song - Your Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer, Emily's Song - Bowl of Oranges - Bright Eyes, Josh's Song - Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin (inspired by Jack Black in School of Rock), Fred's Song - Fancy Man Blues - The Rolling Stones

The whole family got together for this podcast after going to see the new Harry Potter movie. We reviewed the movie, talked about some concerts we saw this weekend, and heard about Emily's class trip to Williamsburg. At the end, the whole family gave me a hard time about being sick this weekend. Here's the song list: Jessica's Song - We Drink On The Job - Earlimart, Emily's Song - Always Love - Nada Surf, Josh's Song - Backstreets - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Joanne's Song - Sunken Treasure - Wilco, Fred's Song - Feltham Is Singing Out - Hard-Fi

We had Josh and Jessica with us on this one. Emily begged off so she could pack for her class trip to Williamsburg. We talked about some good and bad movies and plays. Here's the song list: Josh's Song - Twist and Shout - The Beatles, Joanne's Song - The Holy Ground - The High Dials, Jessica's Song - Shadowland - Youth Group, Fred's Song - My Own Face Inside The Trees - The Clientele, Final Song - Left of the Dial - Microdot Live at Tedstock

Joanne and I did this one without the kids. The girls had homework to do and Josh wasn't in the mood. This was one of our shortest podcasts and only features four songs. But they are good ones. Here's the song list: Our First Song - Hurry Up Let's Go - Shout Out Louds, Our Second Song - Lost In Time - Stellastarr, Fred's Song - Sick Of It All - Hard-Fi, Joanne's Song - Trouble - Ray Lamontagne

We got the whole crew back for this one. We played a lot of the new music we've discovered in the past couple weeks. Our dog Lucky got a couple barks in too. Here's the song list: Jessica's Song - The Comeback - Shout Out Louds, Emily's Song - Seven Nation Army - Hard-Fi (cover of the White Stripes), Josh's Song - Knocking On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan, Joanne's Song - Love Me Like You - The Magic Numbers, Fred's Song - The Only Answer - Mike Doughty (two versions)

The girls were all out and Josh and his friend Ben and I were watching the Jets play (and ultimately lose to) the Bills. We decided to do this week's show with Ben as our guest. It was fun even though the Jets game was a bit of a downer. Here's the song list: Four Fellas Song - Shenna Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones, Fred's Song - Like A Rolling Stone (demo) - Bob Dylan, Josh's Song - Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones, Ben's Song - Acadian Driftwood - The Band, Fred's Song - Destroyer - Crooked Fingers

We did this one at our beach house where we spent a rainy Columbus Day weeekend. The acoustics aren't great at the beach house and the kids were suffering a bit from cabin fever so there's a bit of wackiness in this one. The podcast ends with back to back Flaming Lips songs which is always a good thing. WARNING - there are a few shouts and loud moments in this podcast. If you are listening with earplugs or headphones, you may want to keep the volume lower than normal. Here's the song list: Joanne's Song - Love Grows - Edison Lighthouse (from Little Manhattan soundtrack), Jessica's Song - Unconditional - The Bravery, Emily's Song - The Sound of Settling - Death Cab (from Shopgirl soundtrack), Josh's Song - She Don't Use Jelly - The Flaming Lips, Fred's Song - Mr Ambulance Driver - The Flaming Lips

This week we got together for the podcast after coming back from a Broadway play, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. We talked about our feelings about that play. We also talked about teen clubs in NYC, a couple fundraisers that happened this past week in NYC, and reviewed The Greatest Game, a movie we saw on Saturday night. Here's the song list: Emily's Song - Love Vibration - Josh Rouse, Josh's Song - Girl You Really Got Me Now - Van Halen, Jessica's Song - Use It - The New Pornographers, Fred's Song - Laugh, I Nearly Died - The Rolling Stones, Joanne's Song - Solitary Man - Crooked Fingers - Inspired by Scott Partee and dedicated to David Goodman

The Gotham Gal and I were supposed to do this one from Austin, TX at the Austin City Limits music festival. We didn't go because of Rita, which turned out to be not much of an issue for Austin, but we did go out east to Long Island instead and had a nice weekend just the Gotham Gal and me. The kids didn't participate in this podcast because they weren't planning to do one this week with us in Austin and had no songs lined up. They'll be back next week with some new music hopefully. This podcast was heavily influenced by the Rhett Miller show we saw at Stephen Talkhouse last night and has three songs on it that came out of that show. We also talked a bit about movies (don't go see Constant Gardener) and emerging artists. Here's the song list: Joanne's Song - Question - Old 97's, Joanne's Song - Can't Help Falling In Love - The Eels, Fred's Song - Cash Machine - Hard-Fi, Fred's Song - Blankest Year - Nada Surf, Closing Song - Hover - Rhett Miller

We did this one while watching the Jets beat the Fish (Dolphins) in our family room. We had the game on mute, but you can hear a few shouts of excitement from the Jets fans. We also reviewed three movies (Just Like Heaven, Proof, and Corpse Bride) and talked a bunch about the Rolling Stones concert from last thursday night. We also did two "double shots" on this podcast from the Rolling Stones (predictably) and M. Ward. Here's the song list: Emily's Song - Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones, Fred's Song - Outta My Head - M. Ward, Jessica's Song - Concrete Bed - Nada Surf (as promised during last week's show), Joanne's Song - Let's Dance - M. Ward (David Bowie cover), Josh's Song - Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

We have a new podcasting studio. We moved the podcast from our kitchen to the family room at Jackson's suggestion. We are hoping for better acoustics. We also added a third microphone to the mix which Josh took from his band's equipment. Let me know if you think the acoustics are better. Topics of conversation include the Coldplay, Bloc Party, and Rolling Stones concerts. We also talked about some art openings, the Kitchen Confidential tv show, and other goings on in NYC. Here's the song list: Jessica's Song - Banquet (Phones Disco Remix) - Bloc Party, Josh's Song- Satisfaction - Rolling Stones, Emily's Song - Better Together - Jack Johnson, Joanne's Song - Sad Eyes - Josh Rouse, Fred's Song - Time Bomb - Goldspot

This podcast proves that we are much better and funnier with the kids than without them. Topics of conversation include Katrina and our family's plan to give to the victims, getting back to the city (including an on air change of plans), and an interruption by our friend Mark Crandall. Here's the song list: Josh's Song - Smoking In The Boys Room - Brownsville Station, Joanne's Song - Stitched Up - Herbie Hancock and John Mayer, Emily's Song - Oh No, Not You Again - The Rolling Stones, Jessica's Song - Publish My Love - Rogue Wave, Fred's Song - Registered Ghost - Portastatic. Please note that I mispelled a URL that I mentioned live on the air. The pig roasting box is available at LaCajaChina.com, not LaCagaChina.com.

This one got pretty hilarious as the kids are getting bored with summer vacation and let us hear about it live and in color. We also were treated to a critique of the fall fashions by Joanne and Jessica. Here's The Song List: Joanne's Song - My Boyfriend's Back - The Raveonette's, Josh's Song - Rock and Roll All Night - KISS, Emily's Song - Kingdome Come - Coldplay, Jessica's Song - Happy Kid - Nada Surf, Fred's Song - Hi-Fi - M. Ward

The kids are back and made an instant impact on the attitude of the podcast. Other than the fact that I still can't figure out how to get the sound right even with two microphones, it's a great podcast. Topics of conversation this week include summer camp, some new music, and color war. Song List: Emily's Song - Good Riddance - Green Day, Jessica's Song - Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson, Josh's Song - eBay - Weird Al Yankovic, Fred's Song - Busting Up A Starbucks - Mike Doughty, Joanne's Song - Kathleen - Josh Ritter

We tried something new this week. We went with two microphones, one for The Gotham Gal and one for Fred. Somehow we didn't get the dials straight because The Gotham Gal still sounds much louder than Fred. But we'll get that fixed next week. Topics of conversation this week include getting our kids back from summer camp, a couple movie reviews, and cooking. Song List: Magnetic Fields - I Think I Need A New Heart, Cake - The Guitar Man, Goldspot - Friday, The Concretes - Seems Fine Shuffle, Death Cab for Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan

We did this podcast on Sunday evening waiting for the kids to call from summer camp, after spending the weekend with our friends Steve, Ilene, Gail, and Ilan. There is some great music on this one. Gail and Ilan's Song - Werewolves of London - Adam Sandler, Joanne's Song - Thank You - The Redwalls, Fred/Jo's Song - Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie, Steve & Ilene's Song - Bullet and a Target - Citizen Cope, Fred's Song - This Modern Love - Bloc Party

We had our first guests this weekend; Ted (aka Jackson) and Deittra. Topics of discussion were payola, podcasting, New York in the summer and good and bad music, and The Stephen Talkhouse. Song List: Ted's Song - Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction, Joanne's Song - Closing Time - Semisonic, Fred's Song - I Shall Be Released - Kevin Kinney, Deittra's Song - Mean Sleep - Cree Summer, Group Song - Madeline and Nine - Mike Doughty

This show features songs contributed by the kids yesterday at visiting day. And some good disussion and reviews from of our trip to San Francisco and Napa Valley last week. Song List: Mr. Brightside - The Killers - From Josh, California - Phantom Planet - From Joanne, Mid November - Jonathan Rice - From Jessica, Who Killed Davey Moore? - Bob Dylan - From Fred, Welcome To My Life - Simple Plan - From Emily

The Gotham Gal and I feel that this one wasn't one of our best shows. We were rushed and the audio levels on the talk portion are a bit out of whack. But the music on this show is really good and I highly recommend giving it a listen. Song List: Has It Come To This? - The Streets, The Sporting Life - The Decemberists, Upon This Tidal Wave - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Goin Home - Dinosour Jr., Build Me A Buttercup - The Temptations

A lazy day at the beach was the setting for our latest podcast. Topics discussed include Shakespeare In The Park, a couple MOMA shows, buying works from young artists, the london bombings, and Amazon's 10th birhday. Songs Played: Paul Oakenfold - Starry Eyed Surprise, Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass, Amy Rigby - Are We Ever Gonna Have Sex Again, Rolling Stones - Dear Doctor, Josh Rouse - Slaveship

This was one done exclusively by The Gotham Gal and me. The kids are gone at camp and we couldn't even get them to contribute songs this time. Maybe we'll get some song ideas from them when we talk to them tomorrow night. The topics of conversation on this show include a couple reviews of broadway plays, the new IFC theater on Waverly and 6th Ave in NYC, a restaurant review, and a discussion of the Eels concert at Town Hall last Thursday night. Songs: Saturday - Josh Rouse, Babylon - David Grey, Home On Ice - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sweet Home Alabama - Jewel, Railroad Man - The Eels

The kids left for camp today but not without leaving a few songs for the podcast. Actually, we were supposed to do this podcast last night as a final family project before our 2 month separation. But in the craziness that precedes their departure for camp, we forgot to do the podcast. So the Gotham Gal and Fred did this one solo. Which is the format for the next 7 weeks. We talked about putting the kids on the bus, what we are going to do in all of our spare time, lazy summer afternoons, and lots more. Song List: Jessica's Song - Trouble Sleeping - The Perishers Josh's Song - Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Fred's Song - The Beach - Jonathan Richman Emily's Song - The Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams Joanne's Song - Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

This one was recorded in Amagansett, NY and features discussions of graduation, wedding anniversaries, new music, the NY Liberty, and Modest Mouse. Song List: Joanne's Song - It Ain't Right - The Shore Emily's Song - Fix You - Coldplay Josh's Song - Float On - Modest Mouse Jessica's Song - Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry Fred's Song - I'm Always In Love - Wilco

Emily was absent from this week's podcast as she spent the weekend with some friends upstate. This week's podcast features a bit more talk than the previous ones and comes in at 40+ minutes. We've got movie reviews (3 of them), restaurant reviews, concert reviews, and a hilarious moment when Josh cuts the cheese. Here's the song list: Josh's Song - Staple It Together - Jack Johnson Jessica's Song - Talk - Coldplay Joanne's Song - Teen Spirit - Nirvana Fred's Song - Love and Mercy - Jeff Tweedy Emily's Song (by consensus) - Let There Be Love - Oasis

I think we've finally mastered the production part of this. The blends between talk and music are good and the volume seems fine for both too. This week the topics of conversation are girls street basketball on the lower east side, how the star wars movie and josh's baseball game were similar, the upcoming keane and killers concerts, and Joanne's move to a Mac and our favorite podcasts. The music is great too: Jesssica - Spoon - I Turn My Camera On Josh - Fountains of Wayne - Mexican Wine Fred - The Sun - Must Be You Joanne - The Mountain Goats - This Year Emily - Keane - Everything's Changing

This show featured a bit more talk (which needs some amplification) and the topics included the play Pillowman, the NY Liberty, nights out in NYC, Rhapsody, and the Mass Hysteria podcast. Song list: Josh's Song - After The Goldrush - Neil Young Joanne's Song - Losing Streak - The Eels Fred's Song - Stranded - Van Morrison The Girl's Song - Don't Panic - Coldplay Fred and Jo's Finale - Crying Shame - Jack Johnson

The Gotham Gal takes over as host and we talk about concerts, rock stars, and eat chocolate cake. Playlist: Dreamgirl - Dave Matthews, Speed of Sound - Clodplay, Falling - Ben Kweller, Rebel Rebel - David Bowie, Run - Snow Patrol.

This is our first podcast. It came out pretty well. We had a few transition issues with the girl's iPods. We'll probably run all the music files through the audio software in the future. But we had a blast and sure hope you all like it. Song List: Joanne's Song - Whatever It Is - Ben Lee Emily's Song - American Baby - Dave Matthews Fred's Song - Ain't No Way - David Lindley Jessica's Song - Letters From Wasteland - The Wallflowers Josh's Song - I Like Birds - The Eels