I mix politics (or the trappings of politics), cookies, and conversation on the porch.

• Punching a skylight in the studio
• Debate frenzy: 100 tickets v. 43,000 requests, presidential cookie poll, Chelsea Clinton ikes my favorite taco place, debate watching, political debates as show business, Obama-rama, and a little remote audio from a great big rally.
• Music contest, week 3
• Podcasts taking over your life
• On the porch with Frank: cats frolic, Dice and the iPod, projects proliferate, wine is good, vegetable weekends.
• Feedback city

Link-O-Rama: Truth Seekers, Barely Podcasting, Dice, Life of Spaguy’s Wife

Show segments are over-rated. The mark of a true podcaster is the ability to assemble unrelated bits into something like a show..at least that’s what I’m going to tell myself this week.

• A tech tangent: soft tech news
• Home for geriatric cats: Frank loves Ivar, Shelly loves Gremlin, queen of the universe
• Shopping in the ‘burbs, girls and boys in Breed Hardware, my drinking hobby, Costco random goodness
• Finally made it to the Rachel Maddow Show
• Music contest, week 3
• Prez candidates come to Austin
• Listener feedback

Link-O-Rama: Philosophy Guy Show, Rachel Maddow Show, The Big Show, Love Long and Prosper, For Whatever Reason, Tastes Like Burning, Borderline, Redboy Podcast, Wicked Good Podcast, Mac OS Ken

Lightning Round Music: “Skunks Meet Russians”, by B-Sea Surfers on the Podsafe Music Network

Here’s the show I made when I couldn’t sleep last night.

• Remembering birthdays
• Tail end of sickness
• Challenging work week and stress-related coughing
• Music contest: first week winner
• My film essay project: it’s done, working without skype
• Lightning Round
• Listener feedback

Link-O-Rama: For Whatever Reason, Love Long and Prosper, Mostly News, Barely Podcasting, Podcast Peer Awards, Wicked Good Podcast, The CatFish Show, The Zedcast

Lightning Round Music: “Skunks Meet Russians”, by B-Sea Surfers on the Podsafe Music Network

We celebrate the final driveway update, talk more about the iPhone and answer a question from a listener.

Frank puts the last driveway paver into place.

• A music contest
• News: Frank’s buddies lobby for a giant TV
• Driveway Update: the last one
• Ask an Austintonian, with special guest, the governator
• Tech Talk: iPhone final conflict
• Listener feedback

Link-O-Rama: AndyCast, Polar Bear Farm iPhone apps, Mostly News, PodioMedia Chat