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.