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		<description><![CDATA[So in case you hadn&#8217;t heard, a few weeks ago we shot some guy in the eye and dumped him in the ocean, then cheered exuberantly about it for a few days. With this hefty moral conundrum we began our first ever all-Formsqueeze episode, answering a slew of YOUR questions from our Formspring account.We covered [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So in case you hadn&#8217;t heard, a few weeks ago we shot some guy in the eye and dumped him in the ocean, then cheered exuberantly about it for a few days. With this hefty moral conundrum we began our first ever all-Formsqueeze episode, answering a slew of YOUR questions from <a href="www.formspring.me/badphilosophy">our Formspring account</a>.We covered everything from Bin Laden to root beer, episode transcription to <a href="http://noms.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/05/11/funny-food-photos-triple-double-oreos/">Oreo cookie innovations</a>, and sci-fi TV to <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4632991n">overindulgent restaurants</a>. Yes, we&#8217;ve got answers GALORE, and we hope you enjoy them. After all that answering we could use a re-up though, so hit up that little white box on the right and submit your question(s) today!</p>
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<p>This Week&#8217;s Post-show Song Pimpage: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blowin-in-the-wind/id291667464?i=291667465">&#8220;Blowin&#8217; in the Wind&#8221; (Punk Cover)</a> by Me First and Gimme Gimmes</p>
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&#34;Squeezetravaganza&#34;

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Bad Philosophers: Kiki Canon, Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders

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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I hope many of you are already aware thanks to various sources around the Internet, FOX recently announced that the best sci-fi series currently on television, Fringe, will be moving to the &#8220;Friday Night Death Slot&#8221; when American Idol returns. Obviously, we here at BF are upset about this, so we assembled a panel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I hope many of you are already aware thanks to <a href="http://hijinksensue.com/2010/11/22/the-final-stage-is-acceptance/">various sources</a> around the Internet, FOX recently announced that the best sci-fi series currently on television, <em>Fringe</em>, will be moving to the &#8220;Friday Night Death Slot&#8221; when <em>American Idol</em> returns. Obviously, we here at BF are upset about this, so we assembled a panel of crack commentators to dig into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings">broken TV ratings system</a> that led to its demise. <a href="http://twitter.com/kevsaund">Kevin</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/lenire">Simon</a> played devil&#8217;s advocates, <a href="http://twitter.com/legmar">Matt Legler</a> played his 78, and I drank a little too much mead. Have a listen! And don&#8217;t forget to record this in your Nielsen journal.</p>
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<p>This Week&#8217;s Post-show Song Pimpage: Theme from &#8220;The Honeymooners&#8221;</p>
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		<itunes:summary>Bad Philosophy
Episode 078
&#34;Big Bad TV Daddy&#34;

Recorded 11-21-2010

Bad Philosophers: Stephen Torrence, Kevin Saunders, Simon Ponder, Matt Legler

As I hope many of you are already aware thanks to various sources around the Internet, FOX recently announced that the best sci-fi series currently on television, Fringe, will be moving to the &#34;Friday Night Death Slot&#34; when American Idol returns. Obviously, we here at BF are upset about this, so we assembled a panel of crack commentators to dig into the broken TV ratings system that led to its demise. Kevin and Simon played devil's advocates, Matt Legler played his 78, and I drank a little too much mead. Have a listen! And don't forget to record this in your Nielsen journal.

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		<title>Episode 057: Philocalypse How?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>StephenTorrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick! There&#8217;s an asteroid barreling toward your corner of the earth and you have no chance of escape. The world as you know it ends in 4 hours. What do you do?! Listen to the latest BF, that&#8217;s what! On this show we tackled that ever-present subject of the apocalypse. Kevin Saunders joined me alongside [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quick! There&#8217;s an asteroid barreling toward your corner of the earth and you have no chance of escape. The world as you know it <a href="http://foreversnotsolong.com/">ends in 4 hours</a>. What do you do?! Listen to the latest BF, that&#8217;s what! On this show we tackled that ever-present subject of the apocalypse. <a href="http://twitter.com/kevsaund">Kevin Saunders</a> joined me alongside the <a href="http://twitpic.com/zm5lx">recently crippled</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/linnix">Jediah Cummins</a>. We also had our FIRST EVER &#8220;caller&#8221; on BF, the lovely and entertaining vlogger <a href="http://www.youtube.com/justmargaret">Margaret Kammer</a>. So sit down, relax, and enjoy your pending doom the BF way!</p>
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<p>This week&#8217;s post-show song pimpage: &#8220;<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-end-world-as-we-know-it-and-i-feel/id548647?i=548625">It&#8217;s the End of the World As We Know It</a>&#8221; by R.E.M.</p>
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		<itunes:summary>Bad Philosophy 
Episode 057
"Philocalypse How?

Recorded 01-24-10

Quick! There's an asteroid barreling toward your corner of the earth and you have no chance of escape. The world as you know it ends in 4 hours. What do you do?! Listen to the latest BF, that's what! On this show we tackled that ever-present subject of the apocalypse. Kevin Saunders joined me alongside the recently crippled Jediah Cummins. We also had our FIRST EVER "caller" on BF, the lovely and entertaining vlogger Margaret Kammer. So sit down, relax, and enjoy your pending doom the BF way!</itunes:summary>
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