The Sound of Tomorrow

Episode 327: Darren DeWispelaere

Today on this all new Sound of Tomorrow, we have special guest Darren DeWispelaere in the studio! Once we get the intervention out of the way, it's time to talk about allll Darren's bands up to and including Ian Downey is Famous! Jan the Actress! Veluxe! Disintegration! IDIF has a big show coming up this Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Skylark Lounge on S. Union where they'll be celebrating the release of their brand new record "Destroy Language!" Come on down and buy yourself a copy! If you're not in Rochester, head on over to https://carbon-records.bandcamp.com/album/destroy-language and get yourself one there! Jan the Actress also has a new album out so treat yourself over at https://jantheactress.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-anxious-low! Also, don't miss the Disintegration show coming up Friday, April 12 at the old Milestones, AKA Flour City Station! (Sorry--just getting all my shilling in here. I think I got it all. Phew.) PLUS! Ross presents some lady news and Darren shares a tale of illicit backroom VCR heist dealings.

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Episode 326: Smooch Smooch Horsie Sauce

It's Valentine's Day Eve and our hearts are warm but our fingers are icy.... because Rochester, NY is covered in ice. Sigh. BUT! That doesn't stop us from zipping through topics at a breakneck speed! We got period emojis! We got the last words of the Opportunity Rover and then we cry just a little bit again about it because we've already cried about it today! We got some Hot Picks! We're late on the middle break but it's "Sing You a Love You Song" by of Montreal and then we're back for... well, yeah, you know we can't just be lighthearted... we're talking about blackface and slavery myths right until we pretty much lose ever last ounce of energy in last five minutes. Happy Valentine's Day, International Crab Cakes! And remember: My battery is low and it's getting dark.

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Episode 325: 7000 Hot Listeners

Well well well, we're on the road to fame and fortune, finally!, on today's all new Sound of Tomorrow! After reveling in the great news about our big break. we're talking about.... a whole load of nonsense, to be honest. We brought topics, really, we did! But Ross talks about going to the doctor for a while and Heather may or may not have had xrays when she was a kid and oh dear. We try to bring it back with a tirade about how everyone can just stop telling women to smile but, really, it's time to hear TMBG with "The Cap'm." The second half goes just completely off the rails as we launch our new segment "Pancake Fail." Maybe we redeem ourselves with some vaccine news realness at the end? But I doubt it. Thanks to all you hot listeners out there!

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Episode 324: Polishing Our Auras

Hey, wow, it's cold in Rochester, NY and we're doing our level best to move our frozen jaws for you! In this week's show, we kick it off talking about the fun Drag Brunch we went to and then it's time for cheese. Ross fills in the last of the first segment talking about shows he's starred in and we're off to listen to "Coldest Day" by Madness. Because we can't just babble for the entire time, we're back for part 2 with trans youth studies and the new trend affecting women in the workplace. For the love of all that is holy, someone please make it less cold here! Please!

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Episode 323: Our Feet Are Wet

Yep. Before the show, our feet got wet. So we're cold and not thinking quite right! But nevertheless, it's a brand new Sound of Tomorrow! We kick it off talking about Heather's headshot gone awry (with unplanned social commentary!) and then we're on to talkin' 'bout things we've seen. But you know we couldn't ignore it so, before the slightly belated break, we managed not to call those MAGA shits anything we can't say on the air. Yay us! After taking a little listen to "Strange Weather" by Tom Waits, we're back with an article we both brought on how to talk to kids--or maybe even everyone--about body image! Now could someone please get us some dry socks? 

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Episode 323: Our Feet Are Wet

Yep. Before the show, our feet got wet. So we're cold and not thinking quite right! But nevertheless, it's a brand new Sound of Tomorrow! We kick it off talking about Heather's headshot gone awry (with unplanned social commentary!) and then we're on to talkin' 'bout things we've seen. But you know we couldn't ignore it so, before the slightly belated break, we managed not to call those MAGA sh!ts anything we can't say on the air. Yay us! After taking a little listen to "Strange Weather" by Tom Waits, we're back with an article we both brought on how to talk to kids--or maybe even everyone--about body image! Now could someone please get us some dry socks? 

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Episode 322: Virtue Signaling

It's an icy day in Rochester, NY, but that doesn't stop us from being back with an all new Sound of Tomorrow! We kept on track, miraculously, with a discussion in the first half (ish) about virtue signaling and call-out culture and and clutter/TV talk in half (ish) two! Chris Fanning, I'll be right over to wake up those books for you!

Middle break was "What a Wonderful World" by Major Organ and the Adding Machine. Huzzah! 

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Episode 321: How the Radio Sausage Gets Made

HZ here! In today's exciting episode, we're banging out of the gates with the unplanned topic of how Rochester has made the national news after a local meteorologist clearly and blatantly uttered a racial slur on live TV! For more on this, here's a link to Chris Thompson's blog post I mentioned: https://540westmain.org/2019/01/09/more-than-one-cockroach-guest-blog-by-chris-thompson. This springboards us into a tax discussion followed by more on PC Culture. Truly, I cannot wait for the people who tell me they can't say anything anymore to tell me what it is they'd like to say. After the break, we've some some food and not nearly enough on cheese. The takeaway: alcohol is health food.

Because there's nothing like a grown woman still crying over the death of a pop star, today's middle break is Dollar Days from David Bowie's Blackstar. Yes, I did cry while listening to it and I will again.  

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Episode 320: Happy 2019

It's a brand new year and the SoT is back in the studio at WAYO! Kicking it off talking about Heather's whacky party traditions and then moving into New Year's resolutions (whaaaaa? We made New Year's resolutions? Well, kind of.), there's a little blip of science news before it's time to hear Happy New Year, Baby by Jo Ann Campbell! We're back in time to talk about grudges for a bit and then Ross breaks his top-of-the-show resolution by bringing in politics. You know we can't help it!

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Episode 319: Her Affected Voice

Happy Boxing Day, Space Cadets! In this final SoT of 2018, we're talking about some feedback we (i.e., Heather) received, policing of women's voices, and internalized misogyny! So--business as usually, really. But we lighten it up at the end with a little RuPaul ReCap so all is not lost. Not yet! Happy new year and we'll be back in 2019 with more of the same old SoT nonsense you've grown to know and love! Or not..... <3

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Episode 318: The 2018 Holiday Spectacular!

Happy holidays, Space Cadets, from all of us here at The Sound of Tomorrow!

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Episode 317: XMas DJHZ

Happy Holidays, Space Cadets! As has happened in past years, we're not in the studio today because we're getting all decorated and finishing up the shopping for next week's big Sound of Tomorrow Holiday Spectacular! So, until then, please enjoy our gift to you: a special DJHZ holiday mix! CW: it gets a little maudlin. I'm so sorry. I guess it's just that sometimes *I* get a little maudlin! But y'all knew that already.

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Episode 316: Brian Barrett

Space Cadets! We have a super fun show for you today as actor Brian Barrett joins us in the studio to talk about his fantastic new movie, Book of Evil, available everywhere you get your movies on December 18, 2018! We're also talking animated gifs, acting tips, Heather's violence screen, porn (???) and much much more. For all things Brian Barrett, head on over to http://brianebarrett.com/. Get you those animated gifs. Use them to reply to everything. Your friends will thank you. 

TMBG DAS: I Am A Ring 

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Episode 315: Golden Record

Space Cadets, HZ here. So, the record wasn't the thing with the drawing of the naked people on it; the naked people are on the Pioneer Plaques from the Pioneer 10 and 11 launches. So, yeah, I'd been saying a plaque would be less weird! And I was right! BUT--credit where it's due, I'm not the one who just wanted the entire damned Voyager documentary AND bought his husband a replica of the golden record (The Sounds of Earth, it's called, turns out. Have fun building your Crosley replica, extraterrestrials!) so, ummm. ANYWAY! Today we're coming at you with Space News! Holiday decor tips from the White House! And Opinion Studies! Did we mention it's also very cold? xoxoH

TMBG DAS: Door to Door Minotaur

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Episode 314: Thanksgiving 2018

Happy Thanksgiving, Space Cadets! In today's very special cornucopia grab bag, Heather's in full critter mode and can't even play her favorite Celibate Commandos Thanksgiving carol and Ross is busy blowing up the internet with his wild talk about how it's actually going to be ok if George R. R. Martin never wraps up that Game of Thrones thing he's been doing! Also: stochastic terrorism and tips for sprucing up your TG feasty festive table! Ughhh....

TMBG DAS: "Dunkin Of Course of Course."

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Episode 313: Betty White at WAYO!

Ah, it's winter, Space Cadets..... BUT--after a brief paeon to the joys of snow and a remembrance of Stan Lee, our little hearts warm up as Betty White joins us in the WAYO studios! Due to contractual obligations, she's unable to actually speak on the air but, wow, she is sooo sweet and we really enjoyed having her there! And she really liked how we were talking about SCIENCE! That's right: we got alien probes, we got Neanderthals, we got Bone Science (Ross! Stop giggling!), and we got the kilogram! Planck challenge, anyone? 

TMBG DAS: Ampersand

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Episode 312: Catching Up

We're back in the WAYO LP Rochester studios for an all new Sound of Tomorrow! Since it's been a while, we're doing some catching up but you better believe we've got some voting talk and a few good tirades! That plus news from Rhode Island and several HOT PICKS! BTW--The Coasters did "Charlie Brown." Thanks for texting that over, John, and sorry we didn't see it during the show!

TMBG DAS: I've Been Seeing Things

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Episode 311: Spooktacular 2018

Happy Halloween, Space Cadets! We have a special treat for you: Spooktacular 2018 drops a day early FOR YOU! Tune in for the thrills, the chills, the mad radio skills and prepare to be delighted and amazed! Want to give us a Halloween treat? Go to donate.wayofm.org and make a pledge to the 2019 WAYO fundraiser! We promise we won't smash your jack o' lanterns if you do. If you don't, however? Expect some tricks from your favorite sly and canny SoT gh-gh-gh-gh-gh-GHOSTS! 

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Episode 310: DJ Halloween HZ 2018

Space Cadets! While Ross and I are back on the Spacebridge preparing for new week's Spooktacular 2018, please enjoy this Halloween spooky song DJ mix I put together just for YOU! Like what you're hearing? If so (or if not, come on, be a sport!), please go on over to donate.wayofm.org and give what you can to the WAYO 2019 fundraiser! Truly, it will mean so very much to us and we'll love you forever and ever! xoxoH

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Episode 309: Luc Thiers

Space Cadets, it's our first show of the 2019 WAYO fundraiser and we have a very special treat for YOU! Can you see him? No? Then I'll just tell you it's comedian Luc Thiers! We're so glad to have Luc with us today to kick off the fundraiser in fine style!  And do some push ups, too! We're doing challenges, we're singing songs, we're Chatting Cats (Luc's cat Coco is sooo cute!)! Luc has some gigs coming up! 10/18--Record Archive, the Halloween Comedy Olympics Roast Battle, 6:30-8:00 pm and Comedy Karaoke at The Carlson on October 26, 7:30-9:30. Go see him because he is great! And also, please, truly.... Donate to the WAYO 2019 Fundraiser, DONATE.WAYOFM.ORG. We will be so grateful and maybe even devise some perks just for you!

TMBG DAS: Applause Applause Applause

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Episode 308: Duuude

Duuuuuude, the Sound of Tomorrow has gone completely off the rails this week and, really, isn't it about time? In this fractured episode, we're talking about Alaska's fattest bears and how Heather yearns to be one, we're talking 'bout wild vacations, we're talking about book. Then, holy heck, could it be time for the TMBG DAS already! Why yes, it is!  "Flo Wheeler" here to entertain and mystify! The second act brings a wee little voting reminder and lots of great advice for raising your children courtesy of Slate.com and two childless individuals. Phew.... did we mention we're tired?

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Episode 307: Goblin Boop Boop

Welcome, Space Cadets, to an entirely off the rails and completely new Sound of Tomorrow! This one is great because we kick it off in classic SoT style talking misogyny, rape culture, and voting but, after the TMBG DAS, we're onto a segment we call "Fun Stuff We Promise!" And fun it is.... we got space junk, we got junk junk, we got Pluto in a fancy dress strutting their planet stylee, we got new friends for Planet Pluto out there plus a Mars Rover Dream Date Candidate! Plus books! How do we even do it?! 

 TMBD DAS: "Thankful for Your Service."

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Episode 306: Rape Culture

Well, Space Cadets, we have a tougie today.... Trying to kick it off light with talk if troubled dreams and a good news update about that group of disgusting anti-choice protesters we talked about last week, it's a quick and deep dive into a discussion of rape culture and the need to believe women. Just do it, ok--just believe women. If not for yourself and them, for us. Today's TMBG DAS is, appropriately, "Lake Monsters." There's no hypnosis like a mass hypnosis 'cause a mass hypnosis isn't happenin'. 

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Episode 305: La Crooooix

We got a pretty straightforward one for you today, Space Cadets! Ross is back from Hawaii so we are talking vacation time funtime! And stars, too! Let you think we've gone all soft, however, we're also pretty damned angry so.... You know.

The new TMBG DAS WAYO SoT intro is HERE! And this week's song is "The Communists Have the Music."

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Episode 304: DJHZ Redux

While Ross is away, DJ Heather will play.... some music! For you! <3

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Track List:

1. The Sound of Tomorrow Theme Song -- Squires -- 0:00
2. Song of the Night Cafe -- Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks -- 2:06
3. Everyone's in Love with You -- David Byrne 6:01 
4. Slip Away -- David Bowie -- 8:22
5. Psychotic -- Feeling Of Montreal -- 14:42
6. I'm the Greatest -- The Mabuses -- 17:42
7. Where You'll Find me Now -- Neutral Milk Hotel  -- 21:02
8. Good Morning Tucson -- Jonathan Coulton -- 25:21
9. Answer -- They Might Be Giants -- 27:45
10. Terrified -- The Squires of the Subterrain -- 31:04
11. Prescription Bottle -- Nod -- 33:58
12.  Baby H -- Jack Pedler -- 39:32
13. Play Myself Some Music -- R. Stevie Moore -- 43:27
14. I Don't Really Love You Anymore -- The Magnetic Fields -- 47:36
15. Superhoney -- Hilt -- 50:06
16. SoT Outro -- Squires -- 54:30
17. Goodbye Stephen -- The Real Tuesday Weld -- 55:49
18. Slumber 101 -- The Mabuses -- 59:16

Episode 303: Moby Dick Ain't Rock 'n' Roll

Whoa.... holy. Space Cadets. It's hot. It's so hot. So much effluvium..... so many miasma. But that's not stopping us from bringing you and all new Sound of Tomorrow today! Kicking it off with Tales from Fan Expo (Spoiler: everyone was really nice) and segueing seamlessly (nope. that's a lie) into a discussion of making spaces more comfortable for our non-binary pals, the first half even runs a week bit long! Part two is books books books and more book! Because we know you love it when we talk about books.... <3 Next week, DJ HZ returns! Got a request? Get it to me by 9/7 and I'll see what I can do! 585-542-5502 or jimmyspaceboy@gmail.com

Music: "The Boys of September" by Martin Newell.  

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Episode 302: Potpourri Part III

We're cleaning house on today's new Sound of Tomorrow, digging deep into our bags of saved-up notes and pulling out only the best leftovers for YOU! We kick it off with some follow up from past shows and then we're onto Conversational Narcissism (but aren't we always?). Note: we're not corporate shills for Olive Garden. After the TMBG DAS, Last Wave Alternate Version, we're back with books books book! Tossing out a few fun facts about weird or not so weird stuff people do in farewell, we gotta make make way for Music Matters! Because, indeed, it does. 

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Episode 301: Spacecat Spot

Hey, Space Cadet. Babe with the Power here. It's been a hell of a go lately..... But still, we solder on with a brand net SoT for you. Starting off sad (like, really sad. Like, I'm crying typing this.) with a eulogy for my beautiful Major Spot, the street cat toughie with a heart of gold. God particle, everyone is going to miss that guy.... We wipe away the tears and round out act one screaming into the void in classic SoT style. Got some leftover phone calls from 300 for the middle break and then we're off to the races with a discussion of trans men's perspectives on cultural sexism. I'll try to be not breaking down in some way next week but no promises!

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He's looking out the window he managed to bust through for his big adventure! Aw, Totsy......

Episode 300: The 300th Show!

Ah, Space Cadets, we're practically breaking our arms patting ourselves on the back in this very special nearly-all-old Episode 300 of The Sound of Tomorrow! We have music, we have live show clips, we have the first skit we ever did as bitty baby podcasters, we had a whole lot more but the show is only an hour long! And it goes pretty quickly when we're laughing at our own jokes! Won't you laugh with us, too? In Episode 300, there's only a leetle Liberal Weenie bit at the top! After that, as the song says, the fun never ends. Until the show is done, that is. 

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Episode 229.5: Almost 300

Wellll, we didn't quite make it to 300 today, Space Cadets. You know how sometimes we can't quite get our stuff together? Yeah.... it was basically that. But all is not lost (no, not yet)! Episode 299.5 is here for YOU! We're talking thirsty thirsty science news! We're talking ROGUE PLANETS! We're talking privilege galore (robot-hugs.com)! It's exactly as exciting as it sounds so tune in now!

TMBG DAS:"Unctuous Robot."

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Episode 299: Fear of a Porn Planet

Here at episode 299, we've got a big show ready to go! We kick off the hour with tales on Heather's recent adventures (mostly swearing and screaming) and we keep right on that theme of swearing and screaming right into a discussion of how it might sound were we to try have a "civil" conversation with a racist. After the TMBG DAS "John Postal," we're back with sexxy doctors and a steamy discussion of porn (Haha, it's not steamy. Come on. You've heard us talk about porn before.).

Episode 300 is NEXT WEEK (unless we pull some kind of screwy numbering shenanigans again). Wanna do us a favor? Give us a call at 585-542-5502 and leave us a message! Say whatever you want! We'll do it in pre-prod so we can even bleep your swearsies! <3

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Episode 298: Austin Rich

Ooo, Space Cadets have we got a treat for you today as we are joined via telephonic connection (which remained unbroken the entire time, thank you very much) all the way from Salem, OR by the wonderful Austin Rich, host of radio program Mid-Valley Mutations, podcasts WTBC Radio in Beautiful Anywhere, Anywhen and  Wait, We're Recording, Right, zine creator, musician, and all around great guy! We're talking community vs. commercial radio, our respective shows, and privacy and you do not want to miss one single word!

To find out more about Austin's myriad accomplishments, head on over to acronyminc.org and click here for Austin's interview with the SoT's own HZ. We're going to get Ross on there one of these days, too! 

TMBG DAS: "Best Regrets."

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Episode 297: 2018 Pride Dance Party

For the first time ever, it's The Sound of Tomorrow Pride Dance Party where we went through our music collections and brought out some of our very favorite songs by LGBTQIA+ artists to play for YOU! Want more DJ duos from us so we'll shut up for once? If yes, drop us a line at jimmyspaceboy@gmail.com or leave us a message at 585-542-5502! Also do that if no.

Happy Pride, Space Cadets!

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Tracklist: 

The Sound of Tomorrow	-		00:12
Perfume Genius	-	Queen	04:56
Janelle Monae	-	Q.U.E.E.N.	10:09
Ma Rainey	-	Prove it on Me	17:15
KooKoo Boy	-	I'm A Monster	20:42
Jobriath	-	Take Me I'm Yours	23:58
Morrissey	-	A Swallow on my Neck	29:17
Against Me!	-	True Trans Soul Rebel	33:13
The Magnetic Fields	-	When My Boy Walks Down the Street	37:26
Erasure	-	A Little Respect	40:59
The Pet Shop Boys	-	Go West!	44:48
Shea Diamond	-	I Am Her	49:49
Of Montreal	-	It's Different for Girls	53:57

Episode 296: Sorry, Thank You

We're back at the glamorous WAYO 104.3 studios with an all new Sound of Tomorrow! Kicking it off big with a discussion of A Trump Voter in Heather's Life (how angry are we all the time? Answer: very. All the time.) in Part 1, we lighten it up a little for Part 2 where we're talking about saying "thank you" instead of "sorry." It's nice idea, huh? And we wrap it all up with a big discussion of gendered voices on your GPS, your Siri, you Alexa, what have you. No--what have you? Looking for reccs.

TMBG DAS: Selectionist  

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Episode 295: Independence Day 2018

Happy Fourth of July, Space Cadets! We're off eating angel food flag cakes and burning our hands with now-legal fireworks so please enjoy this Independence Day, fun time, freedom time DJ mix!

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Tracklist

1 The Sound of Tomorrow Theme Song by The Squires of The Subterrain

2 Fourth of July by Galaxie 500

3 The Fourth of July by The Incredible Moses Leroy

4 Independence Day by Elliot Smith

5 When I win the Lottery by Camper Van Beethoven

6 Lake Monsters by They Might be Giants

7 America by Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks

8 American Music by The Violent Femmes

9 Freedom by Daniel Johnston

10 American Spring by Big Boy Pete and The Squire

11 Many Moons by Janelle Monae

12 I’m Afraid of Americans by David Bowie

13 Immigrant Punk by Gogol Bordello

14 (Let’s Play) U.S.A. by Pete Schilling

15 Queen of the U.S.A. by Jellyfish

16 SoT Outro by The Squires of the Subterrain

 

 

Episode 294: Dirty Crevices

What's that you hear? The sweet sweet Sound of Tomorrow? That's right! We're back in the studio with our usual angry tirades plus.... BUTTS! In this exciting episode, after some primary election news, we discuss the recent spate of white women calling the police on black children who are doing NOTHING wrong. It's just racism, right? The answer is that simple? But don't worry! After the TMBG DAS "The Neck Rolls Aren't Working," we're back with, yes, as promised..... BUTTS! Space Cadets, do you suffer from Polished Anus Syndrome? You will no longer once you hear Ross's tips 'n' tricks for a clean and healthy anus. Because we're us, there's just a quick little end cap of in/civility to talk about (spoiler: we're tired of being nice all the time) and we're out!

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Episode 293: Separated Families

Ah, Space Cadets.... you know we try to keep it light.... and we fail.... but we can't not talk about the thousands of children who have been ripped from their loving families are are currently being held in concentration camps. This is horrific and nauseating and, sad to say, exactly what the Trump supporters in my life wanted to happen.

Some resources on how you can help are listed here.

After the TMBG DAS "Insult to the Fact Checkers," we try to bring in a little fun with the return of SQUIRRELMOJI! Except there's not a squirrelmoji yet. Unicode!!! [shakes fist] Got a little confirmation bias politics stuff and we're out. Thanks for listening, everyone.

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Episode 292: Incel Belle

Welp, it finally happened, Space Cadets. We both forgot how to think on the same exact day. So--welcome to an all new, all tail-chasing Sound of Tomorrow! Ross has donned his best rainbow Speedo for Pride and we're off to the races with a RuPaul Recap and a brand new topic: things kind of suck for cishet men, too. You didn't think we'd say it, huh? After the TMBG DAS "Corrupted Lyle," we're bringing it down ('cause you know we can't help it) talking about depression and what "get help" can sound like at look like at times. But the good news is you don't need to scrub your recyclables!!! 

Some numbers: 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
Trevor Lifeline: 855-483-5421
Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

 

<3

 

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Episode 291: DO YOUR JOB

Starting the show off right with some classic ghosting with the mosting, it's an all new Sound of Tomorrow! Act 1 includes our new segment entitled "Rochester! You're Doing it Wrong!" and then we're on with a little voting news. We ran over the half-hour mark talking body positivity but don't worry! There's still the TMBG DAS to come! Wait? What? No? There's not? Don't worry.... we'll have more TMBG next week! Act 2, there's some sad further research into The Marshmallow Test but you'll feel better when you hear the classic Ross Rant 'n' Rave about the teacher who got fired for NOT DOING HIS JOB! Rounding it out with a little smugness, you know how we do, and we're out!

Music today from Of Montreal with "Triphallus to Punctuate!"  Can we say "Triphallus" on the air?

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Episode 290: Case-of-Beer-ia

Shut it, Mrs. G.! It's an all new Sound of Tomorrow! In today's Part 1, we're talking Roseanne and Racism which takes way longer than we'd thought it would but let to some kind of interesting ideas! Part 2: Your vote matters! (vote.gov) Did you restart your router? And rejection! Which is one thing but rejection from a food is cruel, dammit, why do I still have Morrissey lyrics in my head all the time? Shoo! Go away! Maybe it's just part of the illness brought on after I touched my lips to that foam mic thing....

TMBG DAS: "The Bullies"!

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Episode 289: Puff

Whoo-wee Space Cadets, it's another Sound of Tomorrow and another cornucopia of content! In this week's exciting episode, we're lightening up for once in our goddamned (no swearsies!) lives and taking about the royal wedding and baby names! After the TMBG DAS, McCafferty's bib, though, we're back to our usual dour selves discussing more reasons YOU need to get out and vote. Plus lava.

PS--Be sure to stay tuned for the absolute train wreck at the end! :D

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Episode 288: Men in Cars

Hi Mx Space Cadets! In this week's exciting Sound of Tomorrow, we're talking Men In Cars (Miss Craaaaane!), we've got an Anne Frank update (hot take? everyone farted.), legislation affecting the rights of trans people (please... please vote), and things your gynecologist wants you to stop doing!

Plus, are we beefin' with WAYO's beloved Our Week In Review? Stay tuned and we'll all find out!

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Episode 287: Farts

Welp, you know what? We completely forgot to give any info on how to register to vote. Ugh, can we not remember anything?! But, fear not! So your Friendly Local Babe with the Power googled around for a sec and would like to take this moment to direct you to vote.gov. It looks like this site had good info on how to register in most states so go on out and get that done! We'll be so proud of you when you do! <3

 ANYHOW--in this exciting new episode of The Sound of Tomorrow, we're taking VOTING (yeah!), how to intervene when someone's being a jerk to a worker (SHE'S CLOSED!), farts (TRASH), and things you learned in school that are now all wrong (genus? species? family? Don't ask me.).

TMBG DAS: "By the Time You Get This." Seriously--check out the video. 

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Episode 286: UNFILTERED

Boy oh boy, Space Cadets, we are rarin' out of the gates with today's new Sound of Tomorrow! Starting it off big with Ross's UNFILTERED screed against the Rochester area drivers and grocery shoppers, we're onto what's the latest video to make Heather cry (Hint: "By the Time You Get This" by beloved TMBG. Look it up. It's great. You'll cry, too.). We hardly even get those filters back on for a discussion of how Janelle Monae and Kehlani's coming out announcements were received! The filters stay only half kind of up (we're us, after all) for Act 2 in which we discuss tactics for women and other oppressed people to defuse situations with creeps and predators and we end the show with a discussion of Michelle Wolf and, oh dear, the poor lil fee-fees of powerful government officials.

TMBG DAS: "Dr. Sy Fly."

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Episode 285: Talking TMBG with Woody B

Woody Battaglia of WAYO's own Almost Tuesday (Monday nights, 9-11) is back on the SoT and we could not be gladder! After a deep dive into the origin story and provenance of Uncle Al's Coconut cookies which mysterious appeared unopened in the broadcast room DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT IN THERE and a discussion of how many teeth Heather has stashed in the secretary desk in her dining room (told you I know exactly where they are!)!!! Woody and Heather go on to recount their fabulous They Might Be Giants adventure last Thursday! They stood in the front row, they sang, they danced, Heather touched the band, it was a perfect night all around! Part 2 brings another UNSHELVED MYSTERY! We're going to need to get all up in a lighthouse one of these days....

TMBG DAS: "I Haven't Been Right Yet."

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Episode 284: Abderites! They're SO Stupid!

Do you like old timey Roman jokes? Do you like science and space news? Do you like Morrissey*? Then today's all new Sound of Tomorrow is for YOU! Actually, its for you even if you're kind of not into any of those things.

*You're going to want to rethink that one.

TMBG DAS: "Tractor."

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Episode 283: Tax Time

It's that time of year again... No, not tax time! What are you doing reading the episode title?! It's time for Ross to try to scam Heather again! But no worries.... we here at the SoT aren't terrific at scamming. But we sure are terrific at talking! So.... in the first part of the sow, we're talking about phone scams for reals, we're slagging on Millennials, and we're trying to figure out what the heck Flat Earthers really think is going on with the Earth! (Hint: we don't get it at all). Act 2 brings a little more Flat Earth chat (we'll get a jingle for that eventually) and, bringing it down as always, a discussion of the disparity in school punishments meted out to Lesbian and Bi girls as compared to their peers. Sorry. We can't be upbeat for that long!

TMBG DAS: "Burnice."

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Episode 282: The Alt-Facts of Life

Girrrls! Girrrls!!! That's right. It's an all new Sound of Tomorrow with an especially amazing skit that HAS ITS OWN THEME SONG. Yessss! It's all downhill from there, really, but in the first half of the show, we're talking windpocalypse and puns and act two is all about email! And maybe a little bit about the last dodo on the internet..... 

TMBG DAS: "This Microphone."*

*Lyric:
"Kindness is killing off my unfinished dreams
And walking away, just walking away"

See what I mean?

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Episode 281: Ross Theta

Beep boop beep boop, who is that handsome AI? Well, it's good old Ross Theta, beaming in to bring joy and cheer and aiiiiieeeee! Power down, young man. Power down. In this exciting episode of the Sound of Tomorrow, we're kind of all over the place even more than usual! Let's see how much I remember.... We're talking Facebook data, urban legends, Roseanne, dogs at the hockey game, funeral candy, the SoT All-Time Greatest Hymns Playlist, and what doctors *really* think of your WebMD searches! Phew. I think that's nearly accurate. Hm.

TMBG DAS: "Tick Tick Tick Tick"

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Episode 280: Bropropriation

All right, I'll admit, the title is just because we learned a new word today. In this all new, all true, all for you Sound of Tomorrow, Ross does indeed pass the feminism terms quiz with flying colors but ALSO, we're talking about Marlon Bundo! We do a Rupaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 finale recap! Ross continues his struggle with the idea of his own replicant! And there's even a little foreshadowing for next week. So tune in now!! Or I'll zap you with my Infinity Gauntlet!

TMBG Dial-a-Song song: "I Left My Body."

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