Welcome to episode 278 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- People use Facebook for self promotion, study shows (thanks Thorium Girl)
- Man in the SLO County Jail after impersonating a CHP officer (thanks Shawno)
- More 24/7 McDonalds in Brisbane than 24/7 Police Stations
- Sex doll racing in Russia
- Couple break into house, have sex, flee, leave camera behind (shout out to the Morning Submission Crew!)
- Lap Dancers can be S-M-R-T!
- Who thought that having a healthy vajayjay would be step 1 in getting a raise?
- $15 hotel rooms. BYO towels & TV
- UK girl, 7, cycles 965km across the US
- The plane is about to crash ….. oh no it isn’t ….. oops! (thanks Trucker Tom)
- Spiderman arrested in Sydney
- Man finds missing wife dead at home after several months
- Australian Federal Election update – not much to report!
- Erk’s trip to Melbourne for Worldcon 68 (Aussiecon 4)
- Housekeeping
Snippet/Song list
These songs were played on Erk FM episode 103 last week. All music courtesy of Ariel Publicity:
- The Girls - Lily Sparks
- Expectations - Jensen Keets
- I’m Alive - Gilli Moon
- Naked - Kalliopi
- Nothing To Wear - Danielle DeLaite
- Arrival - Nadia Kazmi
- Subway Gospel - Alyssa Anjelica James (full song)
- Goodbye New York - Amy Coleman
- I’m Sorry - Lauren O’Brien
- Finally - Maree McCrae (full song)
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Welcome to episode 276 of Erk Pod. Erk is missing his main PC and button pushing software but is carrying on regardless.
On this episode:
- Lucky escape for boy on Friday the 13th (thanks Trucker Tom)
- Man sentenced to life in jail for drink driving (thanks Trucker Tom)
- Man faces word record speeding fine (thanks Trucker Tom)
- Brain injured man wins $2.85 million payout against stun gun maker (thanks Shawno)
- Man arrested for a $1 million weed crop after calling Police after being assaulted (thanks Shawno)
- Woman not jailed for police pursuit because there was nobody around
- Sunbathing woman on beach offends mother but presumably not her teenage sons
- Great Way To Quit Your Job?
- Great way to quit your job – or is it?
- Skype has a challenger to its name
- Frisky Donald Duck sued for $50k for groping a woman’s boob
- Why has this man been in hospital for 58 years?
- Housekeeping
- Humour – Fake London Underground Announcements by Emma Clarke
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Welcome to episode 275 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Great Wall of Rudd to be blocked even if Labor wins the election?
- Sydney’s Twitter hotspots
- Drink Driving stories – both females with low range drink driving Story 1 – no penalty and Story 2 – loss of licence for 12 months. But story 2 turned into story 3 because of a refused breath test.
- The Opposition Leader is not a rabbit says PM (Is she doing it? Watch the featured mashup video here)
- Bus driver falls out of bus while vomiting, bus crashes
- Queensland mums to be paid to breastfeed at work
- Female police in the UK may be able to pee standing up soon
- Police ban unsafe paddy wagons (VIDEO)
- Man who led massive police chase jailed
- Flight attendant argues with passenger, slides down emergency slide (check out The Crew Lounge Podcast)
- I wish I had of found this story first about the emergency sliding flight attendant
- Man sprays women with semen
- Man blasts air horn at neighbours, gets arrested
- Injuries and arrests in 70 person Metro brawl (thanks Trucker Tom)
- Plane crash was only an exercise
- No Agenda iPhone app review – Pocket No Agenda
- MUSIC: Goodbye New York - Amy Coleman
- Housekeeping
- Fake announcements
Music Snippets from the Channel Erk music library of indie/podsafe music were
- Little Red Telephone – Art Linton
- Star Spangled Banner – USAF Band
- Singularity – Elisabeth Blair
- Signs Of A Taker – Elle Jay
- I Don’t Care – Wil Denyes
- The Elephant In The Room – Dan Lynch
- King of the Rode0 – Barry Holmes & The Country Express
- Long Slow Train – Mark Christopher
- You And No One Else – Cathy JJ
- Gone Home – Battery Life
- Long Way From Home – Stephen Luke
- I Will Be King – Horizon
- In The AM – Laura Cheadle
- I’m In Love With The Terminator – The Killer Bombs
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Duration: 89 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 273 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- MUSIC: Breakdown - Molly Contogeorge
- Teen breaks into fire station and steals fire engine while drunk
- Cop skips patrol to watch strippers
- Escapee adds Facebook friends while on the run
- Candidates lack online punch
- Here’s where your politicians are flying to today
- Injured possum halts monorail
- Jetskiing pilot attempts world record
- Sign of the times
- Tours to be given in Klingon
- Cossies, barbies, undies & servos feature in uni study
- Ukulele record attempt fails
- Housekeeping
- Feedback from Trucker Tom, Shawno, Jen & Jennymaid
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Duration: 61 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 271 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Size 8 teenager boned from next series of Australia’s Next Top Model for being too fat
- Generations X & Y aren’t enrolling to vote?
- Young women put Facebook before toilet
- The Great Wall of Rudd delayed until 2011
- Soon to be (hopefully) sacked NSW MPs to be going onto the gravy train thanks to taxpayers?
- New mobile speed cameras for NSW roads coming soon
- Heavy vehicle speeding on the rise
- Sydney driver commits 104 driving offences in 6 months
- Granny leadfoot (164kph in a 100kph zone) blames dog for speeding after being with her secret lesbian lover
- 46 year old female prisoner claims stopping IVF is a breach of her human rights
- Free sex for Chinese students in Japan
- When crocodiles attack
- Brains Matter live show in August in Melbourne
- Housekeeping including an appearance on episode 7 of the Gemini Dragon podcast
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Duration: 53 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 270 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Australian women like men with facial hair? ORLY?
- It’s a long way to the hospital if you want a sausage roll
- MP seriously bashed, drives 60km to report it to police
- New PM says she is not PC
- What does a Prime Minister have in her office?
- Japan bans Twitter for an election
- FIFA wives given pearl necklaces by Australia
- UK woman in trouble for loud lovemaking
- Man arrested for having sex with a cop car
- Cop sacked for asking a woman for oral sex (so reverse cowgirl’s ok then?)
- Speeding Emergency Services workers (Headline: More than 1000 Emergency Services workers caught speeding. Article: Health Dept people speed more.)
- Please give Erk $100K to visit New York twice
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Duration: 60 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 267 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- The largest family under the same roof in the world
- The most expensive paper aeroplanes in the world
- The luckiest baby in the world?
- The best fight scene & escape in the world?
- Best bus driver training aid in the world?
- Is the time for the best drivers in the world?
- Best World Cup watchers in the world!
- The gayest course in the world?
- Best case of mistaken identity in the world!
- Why in the world would anyone ram-raid a hobby shop?
- The best Flight Attendant in the world?
- The best protected child care centres in Australia?
- Housekeeping
- Song: Tribute – Tencious D
- Song: I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
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Duration: 89 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 266 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Politics FAIL: Sydney is full of FAIL
- Politics FAIL: PM Kevin Rudd could affect a State by-election?
- Paramedics FAIL: Green Paramedics use their Ambulance for recycling
- Addiction FAIL: Chinese girl gets addicted after car crash (thanks, Shawno)
- Social Networking FAIL?: Scientist says that Facebook addicts can’t relate
- Dating FAIL?: Why men judge women in milliseconds
- Twitter FAIL: Sport stars warned about fake Twitter accounts
- TV Sport watching FAIL? Aussie couch potatoes try to break TV viewing record during World Cup
- Drugs FAIL? How is Ozzy Osbourne still alive?
- Bunny FAIL? Look out, Bunny! (thanks, Trucker Tom)
- FAIL because that’s not Erk: More than 800 transit employees in NYC earn more than $100K/year Story 1 Story 2
- Housekeeping!
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Duration: 47 minutes |
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Welcome to an action packed episode 265 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Manager in charge of F3 debacle gets promoted
- Poll says you need to earn more than $100k a year to live OK in Sydney
- Extra $50K a year for Federal MP’s – worth it?
- Sydney Opera House upgrade – worth it?
- MyZone ad campaign - worth it?
- Funny customer service audio
- Sucks to be a CSI dude in this situation
- Going to hospital? BYO Food!
- Are you a doctor in the ER/ED working long hours? Caffeine is your friend!
- Being in jail is bad for your health!
- Australia is the new home of the World’s Biggest Burger
- Nude snorkllers go for world record
- Virgin Blue workers sacked for pron at work
- Pregnant or just big boned? Public Transport commuters & pregnancy – not a good mix!
- Jesus can’t walk on water or swim in it
- Drunken parrots
- Police find stolen monkeys (VIDEO)
- New Police fitness standards for recruits
- Top 100 Pop Culture characters of the last 20 years
- Housekeeping
- Thorium Girl website
- If you’ve ever done First Aid training as an instructor or a student, you need to watch this video (from Channel 9′s Sea Patrol)
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Welcome to episode 264 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Rock Spider inequality
- Guess who is now single, homeless & hungry?
- Latest figures regarding what people do while driving
- Australians don’t give a XXXX about beer
- Man calls 911 because his mum took his beer
- 14 sheep, 1 car. Guess where?
- Meaningless mottos
- Peanut of the Week is BACK!
- Housekeeping
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Duration: 45 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 263 of Erk Pod. As this episode is the final Erk Pod episode for the month, it is also a feedback episode.
- It is also close enough to the 3 year anniversary of Erk podcasting and Erk Pod so this episode will also celebrate that milestone.
- There was a big news story that will probably affect Erk at work (insert usual work disclaimer here)
- Shawno submitted a story about boobs
- Is spitting on a bus driver an assault? New York Transit authorities are looking at the issue.
- Ian submitted a story about the same train being involved in fatalities several hours apart
- Housekeeping
- There’s feedback from Shawno, Jen, Jennymaid, Ethan & Albert.
- MUSIC: I’ve Got Your Number – Cupero
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Duration: 96 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 260 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- Tracks are for trains, roads are for cars
- Do your own research when looking for work. Company mis-leads jobseekers
- Women to serve on US Navy Submarines
- Owen Zupp’s Going On A Jet Plane (well, sort of! Safe flying, Owen!)
- Great Wall of Rudd canned until after next election
- Hitler videos getting taken down makes Erk a sad panda
- Erk & Judy on 2 Schooners (NSFW)
- Portland Sucks (but not for much longer)
- New train under test (video)
- Housekeeping
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Duration: 55 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 258 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
- “No boobs for you!” – says V8 Supercars Australia.
- “No large sausage for you!” – says the Paupan Police Chief
- “No work for you!” – says the NSW State Goverment
- “No place in the Twitter Top 10 Cities for you, Melbourne!” – says a new report [Report 1] [Report 2]
- “No children’s programming for you!” – says two TV stations
- Erk’s appearance on This Reality Podcast
- Insomnia Radio: Australia episode 1
- Housekeeping!
- New Housekeeping snippet from a recent episode of No Agenda. Still waiting for the invite to the meeting, guys!
- Feedback from Shawno, Jen, Kenn & Albert from various episodes
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Duration: 58 minutes |
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Welcome to Erk Pod episode 257. In this episode:
- Daylight savings trial for southern Queensland?
- The world’s smallest train ride re-opens in LA
- Woman has headache and gets a Chinese accent
- Girl speaks German after coma, can’t speak her own language
- Woman banned from every pub in England and Wales
- Woman turns into a sex addict thanks to the Wii
- Man gets caught drink driving in a pink Barbie car
- Man chews off fingerprints to avoid ID
- Well done meat gives you cancer now?
- Hoons get to keep their cars for the weekend due to asbestos
- Last week’s major story update – F3 Freeway 12 hour blockage including opinions from Trucker Tom (episode 1321) and NSW Government says no truck drivers were issued fatigue fines.
- Last week’s “I Promise” story – Trucker Tom shares his opinions (episode 1323)
- MyZone ticketing starts in Sydney
- Housekeeping
Feature story – Volcanic ash disrupts worldwide travel industry. See videos and stories by clicking the links below.
- Europe flights to resume?
- Air closures unnecessary?
- Will passengers get refunds?
- Ryanair boss says refunds are unfair
- Impact on the aviation industry
- What an empty Heathrow Airport looks like
- Podcast: Plane Crazy Down Under
- Podcast: Airplane Geeks
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Duration: 73 minutes |
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Welcome to episode 256 of Erk Pod. Once again, Erk is trying something different. Instead of reading the whole story for you like in the past, Erk is going to summarize the story for you and give an opinion and move on to the next one. If you want to read the whole story for yourself, click on the links. The stories linked to possibly have related and follow up stories linked up. Feel free to share your opinions on these stories via leaving feedback on the show notes, email me (erkpod@gmail.com) or call the voicemail numbers (numbers below).
These stories are the ones that caught my eye while online over the last week. There will be housekeeping as well at the end of the episode.
In this episode:
- You are safer in a strip club than a church
- Security breach at major NSW airport
- Should NSW change their drink-driving limit from 0.05 to 0.02?
- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd plans to cut Emergency Department waiting times to a maximum of 4 hours
- Australia Post to get rid of posties and home deliveries?
- One iPod, one submarine, $96 million damage
- Is Tiger Airways going to charge for carry on luggage?
- Man’s porn addiction leads to rail system FAIL (and no, it wasn’t Erk)
- Woman dies while driving a go-kart
- Terrorism scare in the US involving a diplomat. Hear Erk’s new theory on terrorism
- Train stats that look bad actually are quite good
- Women try to smuggle dead man onto a plane “Weekend at Bernie’s” style
- Sydney Airport suspends Airside Tours citing 9/11 concerns in 2010
- Feature: 12 hour delay after truck v truck crash – NSW Central Coasters are not happy!
- Feature: You promise to do things on the road you should be doing anyway
- Interview with Kenn Crawford
- Housekeeping
Sources: News Limited, Fairfax, Austereo, ABC
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Duration: 119 minutes |
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Channel Erk features a series of audio podcasts & other media projects produced in Australia. Ranging from news, music, variety & more, Channel Erk is dedicated to entertaining you each and every week!
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Erk features a wide variety of subjects including serious & wacky news, Channel Erk updates, interviews & a lot more. Episodes released on Wednesdays, occasional interviews on Mondays.Echo Romeo Kilo
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Erk FM is Erk's music show bringing you great indie & podsafe music down the pipe & into your ears each & every Friday.
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Erk Pod 279 – The Worldcon Special That Never Ends
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Welcome to an extremely long episode 279 of Erk Pod. This episode was recorded at Worldcon 68/Aussiecon 4 (you will hear me alternate between thes... -
Judy’s Blast FM 61 – Judy/Judith/Jude
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Welcome to episode 61 of Judy's Blast FM. All music is supplied by the Podsafe Music Network as Judy plays songs featuring her name.
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Blast From The Past 81 – Songs From Blast From The Past IV
by Erk with No Comments
Welcome to episode 81 of Blast From The Past. On this episode, Erk & Judy replay some of the songs that featured on Blast From The Past from e... -
Erk FM 104 – Live Your Dreams With The Girl Next Door
by Erk with No Comments
Welcome to Erk FM episode 104. Music is supplied courtesy of Deuce Management & Promotion.
Song list:
Friday Feeling - Dead Cells
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Erk Pod 278 – Smart Lap Dancers, Healthy Vajayjays & Sex Doll Racers
Welcome to episode 278 of Erk Pod. On this episode:
People use Facebook for self promotion, study shows (thanks Thorium Girl)
Man in the SLO...
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Judy’s Blast FM 60 – Blues: Fiona Boyes
by Erk with No Comments
Welcome to episode 60 of Judy's Blast FM. This week, Judy features Australian blues artist Fiona Boyes. All music is supplied by AirPlay Direct.
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Blast From The Past 80 – I Like 80!
Welcome to episode 80 of Blast From The Past. On this episode, Erk & Judy do some housekeeping including Erk's birthday, lots of button pushin...
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Erk FM 103 – 100% Females IV
by Erk with 3 Comments
Welcome to Erk FM episode 103. This is another 100% female fronted episode. Music is supplied courtesy of Ariel Publicity.
Song list:
The G... -
Erk Pod 277 – Australia had an election and ….. um …. well
by Erk with 2 Comments
Welcome to episode 277 of Erk Pod. On this episode of Erk Pod, Erk analyses the Australian Federal Election that was held on the weekend, does s... -
Judy’s Blast FM 59 – Trains/Fire/Erk’s Birthday
by Erk with No Comments
Welcome to episode of Judy's Blast FM. All music is supplied by the Podsafe Music Network & AirPlay Direct as we celebrate Erk's birthday. A... -
Blast From The Past 79 – Birthday Weekend
Welcome to episode 79 of Blast From The Past. On this episode, Erk & Judy celebrate Erk's birthday this weekend.
MUSIC: Hey Birthday Boy -...
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Erk FM 102 – Erk’s not 102, is he?
Welcome to Erk FM episode 102. This week, Erk celebrates a birthday, his own! It's been a long week without his main production computer but it is...
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Erk Pod 276 – Frisky Donald Duck, A Lucky Escape & A Stupid Pothead
by Erk with 2 Comments
Welcome to episode 276 of Erk Pod. Erk is missing his main PC and button pushing software but is carrying on regardless.
On this episode:
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Judy’s Blast FM 58 – Elephants II
by Erk with No Comments
Welcome to episode 58 of Judy's Blast FM. This week, Judy presents elephant songs. Most music is supplied on this episode by the Podsafe Music Net...
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Albert:
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I meant stopped at KFC in the comment above. Why did I say Macdonalds? Brain fail.
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The article about the man who was shot driving himself to KFC is interesting. While we don't know w...
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Tee Morris:
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Thank you, Erk, for the kind words. If you would care for some fresh Sarge/Kiwi content from WorldCo...
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Shawn:
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Using Facebook for self-promotion? Who'd do that?!?!?!?!
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Jen from Inside My Head:
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Great music. I liked listening to the airline announcements. That was cool!
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The "Senior Kegger" song made me smile. That's a good one! "College Daze" was pretty cool too. Th...
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I like the fire sound effect in this episode. "Midsummer Fires" has a nice groove to it. "In the...
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Lovely, lovely, music! The more I listen to the Topp Twins, the more I like them.
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Very nice Blues sound! I especially enjoyed "When All is Said and Done". I really love the guitar ...
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@damana Good luck. I know what it is like to be plastered. Hope you don't need to be, though!
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