Memories of the Futurecast

Memories of the Futurecast Episode 13: The [Worst | Best]. Episode. Ever.

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast.

Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of the book lives, but from time to time, I may work in some things from the other parts.

Three important things:

1. This does not mean the book comes out in 13 weeks. It comes out much sooner than that. In fact, it is available right now! Woo!
2. These are not excerpted from an audiobook. These are recorded specifically for this podcast. I'm not sure if I'll do a full-length audiobook, yet, but I'm open to the idea.
3. Did I mention that you can get your very own copy of Memories of the Future, Volume One, right now, for $19.87, or as a $10 DRM-free PDF? Okay, just checking.

Episode Notes:

• The Memories of the Futurecast works hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag. You have been warned.
• This week should be Datalore, and it should be the end of the first series. However, I've been having so much fun with the podcast, I wanted to extend the magic by one week, and try something new and different: I went through the manuscript, pulled out stuff that made me laugh, made me smile, or a little of both, and put together a "highlights from things that have happened so far" show. I also put some Datalore in there, so if you were holding your breath waiting to hear me go "WHEEE!" you won't be disappointed.  
• I'll be honest with you: I'm not sure my idea worked out the way I thought it would. This will either be an awesome episode, or the worst. episode. ever. Oh well, at least I took a chance and committed to it, right?
• This week's theme music is excerpted from Moonlight, off the album Selection, by Domased. Released by Magnatune.com.
• The music that runs underneath the bulk of the show is called Unconscious Alliance, from the album Messys Place, by General Fuzz, also from Magnatune.com.
• BEHOLD the Memories of the Futuremug!
• Memories of the Futurecast has a little black book with its poems in.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 41MB this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast's favorite sound is the sound of silence.
• Memories of the Futurecast travels without checked baggage.
• Memories of the Futurecast rapbqrf zrffntrf sbe sha.
• Memories of the Futurecast talks in stereo.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 45 minutes long this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast loves all robots, but it loves the evil robots most of all.
• Memories of the Futurecast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike license.

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Memories of the Futurecast Episode Twelve: The Big Goodbye

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast.

Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of the book lives, but from time to time, I may work in some things from the other parts.

Three important things:

1. This does not mean the book comes out in 13 weeks. It comes out much sooner than that. In fact, it is available right now! Woo!
2. These are not excerpted from an audiobook. These are recorded specifically for this podcast. I'm not sure if I'll do a full-length audiobook, yet, but I'm open to the idea.
3. Did I mention that you can get your very own copy of Memories of the Future, Volume One, right now, for $19.87, or as a $10 DRM-free PDF? Okay, just checking.

Episode Notes:

• The Memories of the Futurecast works hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag. You have been warned.
• This week's theme music probably has an actual name, but I know it only as That Song With The Pinball Machine Where They Count To Twelve on Sesame Street.
• This is probably a good time to encourage you to support public broadcasting. KCET is my PBS affiliate in Los Angeles, and I <3 them.
• This week, we're saying THE BIG GOODBYE.
• No, no, don't worry, that's just a clever way of saying the episode's title. We're actually saying goodbye next week.
• I know I left something important out of the podcast when I recorded it yesterday, but I figured I'd just mention it in the notes. It's been about 18 hours, though, and I forgot what it was. So if you can spot the thing that's missing, you're one step ahead of me.
• I mentioned John Rogers' blog. Here's his post-game entry on my episode, The Two Live Crew Job.
• Raymond Chandler's The Simple Art of Murder is a damn fine book, Dianne.
• You can get many of Charlie Huston's books online for free (with his blessing). Start with Caught Stealing and go from there; you'll thank me.
• BEHOLD the Memories of the Futuremug!
• Memories of the Futurecast thinks you'll enjoy 85 random Star Trek facts from Random History dot Com.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 37 minutes long this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 35.5MB this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast doesn't have anything clever to add this week. Sorry.
• Memories of the Futurecast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike license.

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Memories of the Futurecast Episode Eleven: Haven

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast.

Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of the book lives, but from time to time, I may work in some things from the other parts.

Three important things:

1. This does not mean the book comes out in 13 weeks. It comes out much sooner than that. In fact, it is available right now! Woo!
2. These are not excerpted from an audiobook. These are recorded specifically for this podcast. I'm not sure if I'll do a full-length audiobook, yet, but I'm open to the idea.
3. Did I mention that you can get your very own copy of Memories of the Future, Volume One, right now, for $19.87, or as a $10 DRM-free PDF? Okay, just checking.

Episode Notes:

• The Memories of the Futurecast works hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag. You have been warned.
• This week's theme music comes from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! I encourage you to buy the DVD and the soundtrack, but in the Venn diagram of life, I imagine that there aren't a whole lot of people who are in the Futurecast zone, but not the Dr. Horrible zone. If, for some strange reason you are one of those people, I am happy to introduce you to the magic of Dr. Horrible, but sad that you don't haven't witnessed the magic firsthand before now.
• This week, set your phasers for love, because we're going to HAVEN! There will be laughter, there will be tears, there will be emo Riker, but most importantly, there will be Majel.
• If you wanted your own copy of Apollo 18, you can buy it right here.
• They Might Be Giants are touring Flood right now. Don't be a Mister Bungle like me and miss them when they come to your town!
• This is a note to myself: write the story about Flood for WWdN:iX.
• I'm not going to lie to you, Marge: of all the Futurecasts I've done, this one is my favorite.
• Memories of the Futurecast would go out tonight, but it hasn't got a stitch to wear.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 30 minutes long this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast is sets the fires while the city sleeps.
• Memories of the Futurecast shit a piece of pie.
• Memories of the Futurecast weighs in at 29.2MB this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike license.

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Memories of the Futurecast Episode Ten: Hide and Q

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast.

Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of the book lives, but from time to time, I may work in some things from the other parts.

Three important things:

1. This does not mean the book comes out in 13 weeks. It comes out much sooner than that. In fact, it is available right now! Woo!
2. These are not excerpted from an audiobook. These are recorded specifically for this podcast. I'm not sure if I'll do a full-length audiobook, yet, but I'm open to the idea.
3. Did I mention that you can get your very own copy of Memories of the Future, Volume One, right now, for $19.87, or as a $10 DRM-free PDF? Okay, just checking.

Episode Notes:

• The Memories of the Futurecast works hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag. You have been warned.
• This episode's theme music is about 25 seconds of Dancing The Night Away by The Motors. I'm pretty sure it's okay to use it the way I did, but if it's not, I'll be happy to remove it and replace it with 25 seconds of me making fart noises.
• This week, it's time to play HIDE AND Q! The elm tree on the parkway is safe, and you can't go into backyards across the street.
• That story about the LHC I mentioned is in the New York Times. (Stupid registration may be required.)
• I think the artwork is finally embedded in the podcast. It requires one additional step, but I'm happy to do it because you're worth it.
• Memories of the Futurecast doesn't have artwork embedded in the post any more, because it has its own blogitty-blog-o-bloggy-blog-blog.
• Memories of the Futurecast is just under 17 minutes this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 14.2 MB this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast has way too much fun ringing the bell.
• Memories of the Futurecast is delighted to have 955 subscribers (according to Feedburner.)
• Memories of the Futurecast wears rainbow suspenders to the deli on Friday mornings.
• Memories of the Futurecast does not have the K'lap. (Ding!)

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Memories of the Futurecast Episode Nine: The Battle

Holy crap! It's time for Memories of the Futurecast.

Memories of the Future, Volume One, covers the first 13 episodes of TNG, so each week, I'm choosing something from one episode, and performing an excerpt for you. It will mostly be from the synopses, which is where I think the real humor of the book lives, but from time to time, I may work in some things from the other parts.

Three important things:

1. This does not mean the book comes out in 13 weeks. It comes out much sooner than that. In fact, it is available right now! Woo!
2. These are not excerpted from an audiobook. These are recorded specifically for this podcast. I'm not sure if I'll do a full-length audiobook, yet, but I'm open to the idea.
3. Did I mention that you can get your very own copy of Memories of the Future, Volume One, right now, for $19.87, or as a $10 DRM-free PDF? Okay, just checking.

Episode Notes:

• The Memories of the Futurecast works hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag. You have been warned.
• Our theme music this week is Harvey Danger's Wine, Women and Song, from their third album Little by Little. HD has made the entire album available for download, for free, from their website.
• This week's show features THE BATTLE (or, "What's that Rattle? It's a Ferengi exacting his blood revenge.")
• Memories of the Futurecast finally grew up and moved into its own apartment. From now on, you can find new episodes at MemoriesOfTheFuturecast.com.
• Memories of the Futurecast has its own Podcast feed, too! For your convenience (and great justice) you can get your podcast fetcher-o-doodle and stick feeds.feedburner.com/futurecast into it.
• Memories of the Futurecast takes the A train.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 12.4 MB this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast is 26 minutes long this week.
• Memories of the Futurecast wonders if anyone even reads the shownotes it works so hard to write.
• Memories of the Futurecast gets busy ... sometimes.

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