Episode 258: PRESIDENTIAL ALERT: Voretaq Returns!

Bart, Norma and Voretaq talk about plumbing, weather people sensationalism, weight updates, and presidential updates that most people don't seem to want!

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Show Notes:

• How much some of the president's gang of thugs make (in salary only)
• Feedback
• Weather people are the worst for dealing with repercussions of sensationalism
• Public services for sale - they're not obligated to help you...
• Weather Channel yet again undermines credibility
• Voretaq talks about his plumbing problem
• Weight update
• Mold fun
• "Presidential Alert" to your phone...and you can't opt out...
• Camel rampage
• Trello has features...
• Part of the conversation was cut, but we talk about the UHS kids' run in Vestal
• Suspect taken into custody tied to Brooklyn mall fire
• Hospital bill fun

Episode 257: Trikes on the Brain

Bart and Norma discuss some trike news, a hopefully awesome apple festival, and Dear Leader doesn't like people not being enthusiastic enough!

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Show Notes:

• Voretaq has problems with his plumbing
• Feedback
• 3 hurricanes approaching?
• Weekend weather for riding...
• Endicott Apple Festival this weekend!
• Robust, puncture-proof bike tires
• Tannus tires...but having trouble even being able to try them
• Norma walked the Vestal rail trail east!
• Again, Coal House Cafe is good
• Serena Williams was in the news for arguing with an umpire
• Most dangerous jobs list
• 11 year old girl tased by officer for shoplifting
• 17 year old detained by SS for not being enthusiastic enough for Trump at Trump speech
• Fear being released 9/11/18! Trump hates it! Woodward's book has to be good!

Episode 256: Labor Day Without the Labor

Bart and Norma discuss Labor Day, the movie Searching, and throw in a few news-type items to boot!

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Show Notes:

• Labor Day: what is it?
• Ivanka doesn't know not to use her phone when scrutinized at events?
• Feedback
• Anxious students
• Discussion: Searching (the movie)
• Triking weekend recap
• Coal House Cafe
• Trump whines that Sessions should have charged Republicans AFTER elections
• Nike stands with protests, backlash causes stock slide
• Boy assaulted by teacher for not saying the pledge

Episode 255: Fate Hates Me

We (well, "me," Bart...) lost over an hour of audio when Bart looked at the display and realized that it was recording a blank track...the audio driver was dropping Voretaq. We lost feedback, some discussion, some swearing...the usual...but added some other material to make up for it (kind of...)

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Show Notes:

• Bart's had an "off" day
• Norma's parents are getting random things they didn't order
• Dude and Bart are planning some more trike riding
• Norma's teaching lyrics in literature
• Guy in charge of department preventing screwing over student loan borrowers resigns because SURPRISE Trump is terrible
• Big Bang Theory ending
• McSkillet murders child and parent in crash
• Video gamer shoots players at Madden tournament 
• NuVinci hubs are WONDERFUL
• I made a mushroom storage tube
• Propane + Statue of Liberty = evacuations
• NORMA MADE SCALLOPS
• Coal House Cafe on the Vestal Rail-to-Trail path

Episode 254: School is Starting and Life is a Zoo!

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss zoos, Shit Life Syndrome, and benefits to ignore from companies!

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Show Notes:

• School is starting!
• NY is better than PA
• Norma likes the Rosamond Gifford Zoo
• Feedback
• "It's a SOFT DRINK"
• Omarosa's book isn't hitting the sales the publisher thought it would...
• Freaky weather commentary
• Little Dude weight program followup
• Reminder: go to Tres Hermanos
• "Shit Life Syndrome"
• A commentary on SLS
• CENSORSHIP and not at all because you're too stupid to set your profile settings correctly
• Trump was great in her opinion until it affected HER family...
• Religious expression vs. state property using Baphomet as an example
• Musk/Tesla being investigated...
• Team building and company benefits (and other things that aren't what they advertise)
• Mermaids are real!
• Man charged with killing family
• Pilot suspended pending investigation after he felt the need to threaten a kid
• Florida black transgender serial killings?
• September Farm Cheese!

Episode 253: An Amish Tale

Bart, Norma and Voretaq discuss a big set of news like Vegas hotels barging into customer rooms for "security", Chris Hardwick returns, and someone decided to steal a plane, and these are in addition to Bart and Norma spending nearly a week in Lancaster!

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Show Notes:

• Hiltons in Amish country
• A simple trick to eliminate verbal fillers that isn't a $%^ trick
• Feedback, including the missed feedback last episode
• Chiropractors, continued
• Weight update - down 126.3 lbs since 1/10/2018
• Eating out, Lancaster edition
• Norma loses a soda
• Ephesians 5:21 commentary
• Stolen plane
• Alpaca trike carrier
• Breaking into hotel customer rooms for "security"
• Trump star of fame voted to be removed (sort of)
• "Artist" sticks fake Trump stars all over
• Most people don't know walk of fame stars are paid for
• Hardwick is back! And people walked off...
• Voretaq's Twitter account was locked out...but doesn't know why
• Trump can't comprehend maps and timezones?
• Omarosa tapes
• Mayo Clinic medically kidnapped someone?
• EAT AT TRES HERMANOS
• Post-closing theme: Hershey factory tour discussion

Episode 252: Recumbent Trikes and More Medical Updates

Bart and Voretaq talk about updates on cancer, heart surgery/stroke rehab, and recumbent riding, along with some of the usual TRUMP IS TERRIBLE wrapup and duckboats modified by a non-engineer!

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Show Notes:

• Minecraft updates are terrible
• Liz is getting pretty big
• Little Dude goes to the doctor for sleepy time
• Norma's father returns
• Norma's mother has the last cancer treatment
• Old people care
• RIP Charlotte Rae
• Update on our trike rides
• Exercise sucks (but is necessary)
• The big aquarium
• Trump (doesn't) go grocery shopping
• Coke raises prices (THANKS TRUMP)
• Trump is winning the war on Xmas
• Drone attack in Venezuela
• Duckboats in the news
• Chiro-craptic
• The Meg