Episode 6: Rock Star / Dad

This week, in addition to an awesome interview, since he's a rock star and all, we've included a couple songs for your listening pleasure. But also check out GottaPlay: cheaper and better than GameFly.

Safety Information:

(No recalls this week.)

Toy News:

Sorry, no toy news this week. There just wasn't anything worth reporting, and we saw no reason to report on boring stuff.

Tech News:

Interview

Johnathan CoultonThis week, we're honored to have Jonathan Coulton, rock star of the Internet, contributing troubadour for Popular Science (PopSci) Magazine, and dad. Jonathan talks about his decision to go from Code Monkey code monkey to musician and how fatherhood and his unique career complement each other and how he juggles the two. We also feature two of his songs, "Stroller TownStroller Town" and "You Ruined EverythingYou Ruined Everything" at the end of the show (Click the link--you have to read the description of "You Ruined Everything" to really appreciate it.)

JoCo fans, as you listen to the interview, how many lyrics does he work into the discussion? Speaking of which, we also used clips from "Code Monkey" and "Chiron Beta Prime".

Video Game News and Reviews:

Review

Wii Sports

Wii SportsYeah, it's included with the Wii, but we give our indepth take on the minigames.

Next week, we have a great interview with the creators and the entire cast of the Dr. FloydRadio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, as well as a special bonus surprise! Meanwhile, check out the Dr. Floyd Live Show!

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