WANC 12: Jason’s Ancestor Review and General Geekfest

No interviews in this episode of WANC, just a review of Scott Sigler’s book, Ancestor, and some nerds getting together and generally geeking on technology, video games, and the summer movie line up.

• We begin with a struggle to acquire egos and discuss potential guest: Anne the Fan, and Steph the Geek
• Jason gets a review copy of Scott Sigler’s Ancestor (no clones of grampa Sigler were harmed in the making of this podcast)
• Jason breaks down and listens to podcast fiction
• Rooters vs. Routers
• Aaron Von Blackwolf (or as Mike says Blackwoof) drops us a line about an upcoming con where we can find Jennie Breeden.
• Sorry about the feed problems.
• Dude! It’s a clock!
• Jason is looking for a new job while the CEO of his failing company collects a hefty severance.
• Leann makes Doz a happy man.
• We talk a little about optical camouflauge.
• Action video games sharpen vision.
• Wii talk.
• SNES outsells PS3 on Amazon.com.
• The Kalimdor Marathon.
• Crafter’s Tome is the easy bake oven for WoW geeks.
• World of Whorecraft is set to sate the carnal desires of fantasy fans everywhere.
• Twelve Minute WANC
• First Life receives a “continue and permit” letter.
• Jason quits 2nd life (cancellation penalties are too steep on 1st life)
• Jason narrowly avoids an Apple rant, and instead talks about Vista.
• PROMOs: TITS and Ancestor
• Doz talks about streaming Netflix.
• Kansas is teaching evolution again.
• Top Gear visit’s Alabama and flees in terror.
• Halle Barry get’s busy in Storm costume, while Mike daydreams about Rebecca Romijn.
• Indy wants his whip
• Summer Movie Preview Extravaganza
• We’re getting ready to go see Ghost Rider.
• Black Snake Moan – will Doz get a new tattoo?
• Frank Miller’s 300 – Looks like one kick ass action movie to us …
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles staged to fight a new menace.
• Spiderman 3 will have Bryce Dallas Howard
• Jason struggles with his IMDB addiction.
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
• The Sarah Silverman Show is pretty damn funny.
• The original Buck Rogers theme song has lyrics (and you thought the Enterprise theme was bad).
• Jason’s review of Scott Sigler’s book Ancestor
• Mike and Doz pitch in about the podcast version.

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